Sportsman News
December 19, 2012 Summit to sponsor Jr. Drag Racing League
National Hot Rod Association officials announced that Summit Racing Equipment has been named the title sponsor of the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League, an entry-level series for kids ages 8 to 17.
October 16, 2012 Eastern TAD title caps McPhillips' career year
With a national event victory, four final-round appearances in regional competition, and his first regional/divisional championship in 20 years, Rich McPhillips had the best season of his career in 2012.
October 04, 2012 Ferro wins North Central TAFC championship
He's still looking for that elusive first Top Alcohol Funny Car national championship, but Mickey Ferro is No. 1 in one of the toughest regions in the country, the North Central, where there are enough 5.50-second cars to fill up entire eight-car fields.
August 27, 2012 McPhillips, Veney add to Eastern Region leads
East Region points leader Rich McPhillips won Top Alcohol Dragster at the final North Central regional of 2012 at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky., and Todd Veney did likewise in Top Alcohol Funny Car.
August 21, 2012 Newburgh almost all the way back from crash
After a devastating crash two years ago at the Route 66 Nationals in Chicago, where he slammed hard into the wall but escaped uninjured, Alcohol Funny Car veteran Kevin Newburgh is finally making his way back into competition.
August 07, 2012 Mopar Hemi Challenge set for The Big Go
A total purse of $18,000 will be on the line, with $15,000 for the winner, when the 12th annual Mopar HEMI Challenge, an extremely popular one-race shootout, is held during the running of the 58th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Auto-Plus, Aug. 29 – Sept. 3, at Lucas…
July 15, 2012 Foster knows drag racing is a team sport
To fans, races are won and lost by drivers, but drivers know the real truth: drag racing is a team sport. Chris Foster may be the one who's handed the trophy at the end of the race, and it's his name that's listed in the NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car…
July 12, 2012 Vegas to host JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals
NHRA announced it will move the 2012 NHRA JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals event to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Oct. 12-14.
July 10, 2012 British girl seeking American drag racing dream
For most 13-year-old schoolgirls, summer holidays might mean visits to their mates, trips around the shops, perhaps a week or two in the sun. Paige Wheeler has different plans.
June 25, 2012 Sportsman stars headline JEGS Allstars
The best Sportsman-level drivers from NHRA's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will once again converge on Route 66 Raceway this weekend for the highly-anticipated JEGS Allstars competition.
June 25, 2012 Why decide? Thompson runs TA/FC and Pro Mod
Clint Thompson doesn't know what he likes better – Top Alcohol Funny Car or Pro Mod. So he runs both, fielding an Alcohol Funny Car in NHRA competition and driving Don Carter's MBR-powered '68 Camaro in Pro Extreme on the ADRL tour.
June 23, 2012 Drag racing 'suits' Mark Billington
Mark Billington is a top executive for one of the biggest companies in America and looks the part. Clean-cut, well-spoken, the consummate professional, he goes to work each morning in a suit and tie, but unlike other "suits" across the vast spectrum of Corporate America, who golf or go boating…
June 21, 2012 JEGS Allstar unveils Top Alcohol team title
NHRA and JEGS Mail Order announced today the formation of the JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Regional Team Championship. Beginning in 2013, Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car competitors will represent their home regions in team completion against the representatives from the other three regions. The four regions are…
June 18, 2012 Factory Stock Showdown kicks off at 'Big Go'
NHRA officials announced the formation of the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown at the 2012 Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Auto Plus at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Aug. 29 – Sept. 3, adding even more excitement to the biggest, richest and most prestigious drag race in the world.
June 14, 2012 Part-timer Paul Gill has full-time speed
Paul Gill doesn't look around to see how everyone else does things. Doing it his way has made him one of the leading Alcohol Funny Car drivers of the past 15 years, with multiple national event titles and five divisional victories since the late 1990s.
June 11, 2012 Westcott Jr. triumphs in Hemi Challenge
Charlie Westcott Jr. of Parma, Mich., beat his father in the final of the Hemi Challenge on Sunday to wrap up a long, hot weekend that featured six bracket classes, a car show and a swap meet.
May 27, 2012 Big winners at Summit Sportsman Spectacular
With $5,000 on the line and a spot in the year-end Summit Racing Equipment Tournament of Champions on the line, the first Summit Racing Sportsman Spectacular of the year brought out the best of the best in south Texas and produced some great racing.
May 24, 2012 Thompson races a little, wins a lot
If he ran more races, James Thompson would probably be a Top 10 driver.
May 21, 2012 Packed house for Perry, Foster regional wins
Former U.S. Nationals winner Ken Perry claimed Top Alcohol Dragster and two-time Division 3 champ Chris Foster took Top Alcohol Funny Car at the B'laster Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, Race 2 of the North Central regional series.
May 17, 2012 Fricke makes move to Alcohol Dragster
To most drag racing fans, there are two kinds of cars: fuel cars ... and all others.
