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It didn’t take long to establish an early favorite for the Funny Car race of the year after Bob Tasca III defeated reigning Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan in round one. Hagan, the No. 8 qualifier, left first by .002-second but Tasca was .002-second quicker down track and turned on the win light with a 3.920 to 3.922. The final margin of victory at the finish line was just .0001-second, or about one inch. Hagan had previously been 18-11 against Tasca in 29 head-to-head meetings. A round ...

The 2020 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals was held just months ago due to the pandemic, but we’re back at Gainesville Raceway for the traditional March date of the East Coast season opener, which now marks the kickoff of the new season. For all the things that have changed in the last year, there are a few that have not, including the performance of NHRA’s reigning Professional world champions. Last season, Steve Torrence, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders, and Matt Smith captured titles in th...

In the rich soil of Central Florida’s Lake County, traditional citrus crops and sweet berries take root and prosper in “the Golden Triangle” named after the yellow color of the clay beneath the fertile sandy earth. The Treadwell family has been farming the land there for more than 100 years, and the tropical foliage plants that for the last 40 years have sustained not only Glen and Sharon Treadwell and their three daughters have also nourished a racing team that likewise was being cultiva...

NHRA and Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park have made the difficult decision to not host the 2021 NHRA Arizona Nationals, leaving an opening on the 2021 schedule, which NHRA is optimistic will be filled.

Yamaha Announces 2021 Side-by-Side and ATV bLU cRU Race Support Yamaha Factory-Supported Racers and Increased Championship Payouts Yamaha Motor Corp., USA Marietta, UNITED STATES MARIETTA, Ga., Jan. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, pledges over $130,000 in Side-by-Side (SxS) and ATV bLU cRU championship racing bonuses for the 2021 season. Yamaha’s bLU cRU program offers championship contingencies ranging from $500 ShopYamaha.com gif...

In the world of competition diesels, it doesn’t get any more extreme than this. Cutting-edge technology, engines living at 150-psi of boost and thinking outside the box are the norm here, and (thankfully) there are no indications that that will change any time soon. So come along for the ride below. From truck and tractor pulling to drag racing to dyno cells, we’ve got 4,000hp fuel systems to tell you about, single, triple and sextuplet turbo setups making insane boost and some engine eye c...

Lawsuit, Defections, Camping World Highlight Tumultuous Year for NHRA COVID-19 kept a top team on the sidelines, played a role in loss of series long-time title sponsor. By Susan Wade Anderson Studio NHRA President Glen Cromwell really didn’t have a big picture or blueprint once coronavirus barged in by mid-March. Instead, he had a kaleidoscope. The slightest twist of circumstance gave his potential season a constantly changing pattern. Somehow he and his drastically pared-down staf...