Author: Mike Haag

This week’s TrackSmack radio show and podcast features NASCAR on FOX’s Larry McReynolds and NHRA Top Fuel driver Antron Brown. Dawn Hall and Mike Haag also preview Sunday’s NASCAR race at Talladega Superspeedway. Click on the link below to hear the show/podcast. Click here to listen on iTunes. Click here to listen at TrackSmackRadio.com.

By Mike Haag BAYTOWN, Texas – It was a John Force Racing kind of day Sunday at the 32nd annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park. And it was pure domination at its best for Brittany Force and her brother-in-law Robert Hight as they both swept the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel and Funny Car classes. “All of John Force Racing was on a mission this morning,” Brittany Force said. “My dad and I were No. 1, the first time father and daughter have ever qualified No. 1 at an…

By Mike Haag BAYTOWN, Texas – For the first time in NHRA history a father-daughter duo will start No. 1 on Sunday at the 32nd annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway. Sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force, along with his daughter Brittany Force, winner of the 2017 NHRA Top Fuel championship, both became the first father and child to ever qualify No. 1 together at NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event. “In my career I’ve done a lot of things, won a lot of specialty races but anytime this sport brings we…

By Mike Haag BAYTOWN, Texas – It was a father-daughter duo that stole the show in the early rounds of Nitro qualifying on Friday at the 32nd annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil. Brittany Force, who is the 2018 Top Fuel dragster world champion, along with her father John Force, a 16-time Funny Car world champion, both topped the leaderboard in their respective classes. Never before in NHRA history has this father-daughter duo been the low qualifier at the same event. They will attempt to secure their provisional No. 1 qualifying positions when the final two rounds…

By Mike Haag BAYTOWN, Texas – Life on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car circuit is fast and furious. For defending NHRA Funny Car champion J.R. Todd, embarking on a 330 mph journey down the dragstrips across America is a life he is loving and savoring. Todd, who drives the DHL Toyota Funny Car for Kalitta Motorsports, returns to Texas this weekend at Houston Raceway Park for the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil. He is riding a wave of success after having recently won the DENSO Spark Plugs Four-Wide Nationals last Sunday at The…

FORT WORTH, Texas – A photographic look at Sunday’s NASCAR racing action at Texas Motor Speedway. All photos are provided courtesy of NASCAR, Texas Motor Speedway and Getty Images. Click on the image below to scroll through the photo gallery.

FORT WORTH, Texas – The pre-race show at Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway featured a wild event showcasing the Outdoor Powersports Offroad Rumble Stadium SUPER Trucks. Photographer Michael C. Johnson captured the thrills and spills of the drivers on the race course during the race.

FORT WORTH, Texas – A photographic look at Saturday’s NASCAR racing action at Texas Motor Speedway. All photos are provided courtesy of NASCAR, Texas Motor Speedway and Getty Images. Click on the image below to scroll through the photo gallery.

AUSTIN, Texas – A photographic look at Sunday’s racing action at Circuit of The Americas. All photos are provided courtesy of the NTT IndyCar Series. Click on the image below to see all photos.

AUSTIN, Texas – A photographic look at Saturday’s racing action at Circuit of The Americas. All photos are provided courtesy of the NTT IndyCar Series. Click on the image below to see all photos.