Author: Mike Haag

Courtesy of the NHRA NORWALK, Ohio – Greg Anderson is happy to have the Pro Stock points lead in what has been an ultra-competitive year during the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. To have it without recording a win through the first 11 events speaks to Anderson’s consistency, but having zero wins thus far also isn’t something that pleases the four-time world champion. Anderson can change that in a fitting way at his sponsor’s race and his sponsor’s track during this weekend’s 12th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. It marks…

Courtesy of the NHRA NORWALK, Ohio – Never one to shy away from a challenge, first-year Funny Car driver Shawn Langdon has a big one in front of him heading to this weekend’s 12th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Langdon, a former Top Fuel world champion, has jumped into the loaded Funny Car class for the first time and finds himself in the midst of a talent-filled duel. Six drivers from eighth to 13th in the points standings are separated by just 94 points, with Langdon currently sitting 11th in his 10,000-horsepower Global…

Courtesy of the NHRA NORWALK, Ohio – A year after winning eight races during a banner 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Steve Torrence has gone to several events this year as the defending event winner. It’s something that doesn’t get old for the Top Fuel standout and will include this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Torrence has kept up that impressive pace from last season in his 10,000-horsepower Capco Contractors dragster, winning four races and holding the points lead through the first 11 events. As 2018 hits the halfway mark…

Courtesy of the NHRA BRISTOL, Tenn. — Tony Schumacher was able to lock down his first Top Fuel victory of the season Sunday as he emerged victorious at the 18th annual Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) were also victorious in their respective categories at the 11th of 24 events on the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. Schumacher powered to the Winner’s Circle with a run of 3.946-seconds at 313.58 mph in his U.S. Army dragster to take down Mike Salinas in the final round. This…

By Rob Gray, NASCAR Wire Service NEWTON, Iowa — The green flag would soon wave, but before Justin Allgaier went elbows up, he draped his arms around his four-year old daughter, Harper Grace. The tender embrace painted a poignant Father’s Day image moments before the outset of the hotly-contested eighth annual Iowa 250 presented by Enogen at the .875-mile Iowa Speedway. But another stirring photo op developed two and a half hours later, as dad exulted amid strands of confetti in Victory Lane — and this time the triumph came with vital playoff-sealing points attached. “Our (No. 7) BRANDT Professional Agriculture…

By Rob Gray, NASCAR Wire Service NEWTON, Iowa — Heat and humidity. Three-wide action. One race-changing wreck — and a rousing triumph for a local favorite. The wild, competitive and unpredictable M&M’s 200 Saturday at Iowa Speedway certainly showcased the drama the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series delivers from week-to-week. But once the dust settled and the sun sank low in the sky, a relative sense of calm swept over speedway veteran Brett Moffitt. Why relative? Because Moffitt — who grew up on Iowa dirt tracks before climbing NASCAR’s ranks — had to hold off a hard-charging Noah Gragson in…

Courtesy of the NHRA BRISTOL, Tenn. — Clay Millican’s success at Bristol Dragway continued Saturday as he locked in the Top Fuel No. 1 qualifier position at the 18th annual Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Courtney Force (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) are also No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the 11th of 24 events on the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. Millican powered to the top spot with a run of 3.817-seconds at 322.88 mph in his Great Clips/Strutmasters dragster during his second qualifying pass on Friday. The defending event winner…

Courtesy of the NHRA BRISTOL, Tenn. — Courtney Force continued to outrun the field in the Funny Car class by earning the preliminary No. 1 qualifier position at the 18th annual Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. Clay Millican (Top Fuel) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) are also preliminary No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the 11th of 24 events on the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. Force jumped atop the category lead with a pass of 3.993-seconds at 325.92 mph in her Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro recorded during her second…

Courtesy of the NHRA BRISTOL, Tenn. – The victories continue to pile up for Courtney Force during an impressive 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season and another one at this weekend’s 18th annual Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway would provide a noteworthy first for the surging Funny Car star. With her win over her legendary father, John Force, last weekend in Virginia, Force now has four victories in 2018 and strengthened her points lead in the loaded class in her 10,000-horsepower Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS. But what she doesn’t have in her…

Courtesy of the NHRA BRISTOL, Tenn. – In what was one of the most thrilling moments of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Clay Millican captured his first career Top Fuel victory a year ago with his win at Bristol Dragway. Headed back to his first race as defending champ, Millican is full of excitement approaching this weekend’s Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Millican has since made the quickest run in Top Fuel history and also won two races in the past month in his 10,000-horsepower Parts Plus/Great Clips dragster. Sitting second in Top Fuel points headed…