DRAG RACING

With the popularity of Nostalgia Drag Racing bigger than ever, here's a list of the top six events in the U.S.

Rainouts are a pain in racing. There are answers to rainouts in drag racing. Look at baseball.

Often times it happens that we read about terrible crashes associated with drag racing when in reality, it isn't drag racing at all - it's street racing.

History, knowledge and perspective (and perception) of when drag racing started is sometimes lacking. When did it start? Why did it start? How, who etc. Here's the short version.

Drag racing is one of the most popular sports in the world. And the fans in-turn are some of the most loyal in all of marketing, but what makes them come back for more when they are so badly abused?

Exceptional cars in the early years of drag racing showed creativity and innovation

Nostalgia drag racing was started, to bring back "drag racing the way it used to be". Rear-winged rear-engine Top Fuel dragsters aren't nostalgia, so we don't need them.

I'm sure you will be surprised, how my family used drag racing as a form of emotional therapy. Drag racing has literally, changed our lives. My dad and brother overcame so many fears, by drag racing.

Should drag racing be considered a major league sport? Well, there's many things that go into what makes you major league but here are some surprising facts.

Do you love the sting of nitro in the air and the heat of an engine close by? Do you crave any information for shaving a few thousands of a second off your time? Then you have the drag racing bug and it only has one cure

New York is known for many things- lattes, bagels, taxicabs; but drag racing doesn't seem to be one of them. Drag racing is more typically associated with the south than hustling bustling New York

California is known for many things, but drag racing doesn't seem to be one of them. Drag racing is more typically associated with the south than sunny California.

Drag racing is a wonderful mix of science, adrenaline, and pure luck

Known later in his life as a great high end classic car custom upholsterer to the rich and famous, Tony Nancy was first and foremost, a great drag racer. His single-mindedness when working, made him "The Loner".

The brave men and women who call this both a hobby and a career are blessed to see that Pennsylvania has quite a few good drag strips in the area.

Since drag racing was born, it has been raced at a 1/4 mile. Due to accidents and death, it has been conceived that the tracks are too short after the finish line for safety reasons. But now we're missing 320 feet.

Scott Kalitta, 46, was killed during the qualifying round of the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals on Saturday, June 21, 2008 at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

If you have the need for speed this weekend, here are the places where you can find relief inside of South Carolina.

Nostalgia Top Fuel is one of the most dynamic racing classes in existence, but costs are killing it.

College football has the Rose Bowl, Major League Baseball has Yankee Stadium and drag racing Famoso Raceway - Which is where the first big meet was and is: The March Meet

Auto racing schools are a natural progression for the licensed driver who has auto racing in the blood. While street drag racing is illegal, going as fast as you can at auto racing schools is encouraged. Are you ready to sign up?