The short and colorful history of Stardust Raceway is chronicled in a new book by Randall Cannon, a freelance author from Henderson.
Motor Sports
Steve Torrence finally bagged the trophy he had been stalking since breaking into professional drag racing, clinching his first NHRA Top Fuel championship during the NHRA Toyota Nationals.
Antron Brown envisions a series in which the NHRA’s regular season would mean as much as the Countdown to the Championship, which continues Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Robert Hight and J.R. Todd have fought back from adversity in pursuit of NHRA’s Funny Car championship. They are racing this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Steve Torrence has won four straight races and is on the verge of winning his first NHRA Top Fuel championship. He could clinch the title this weekend in Las Vegas.
When NASCAR CEO Brian France Jr. was arrested and charged with DWI and criminal possession of a controlled substance in New York, his bizarre behavior at last year’s awards ceremony in Las Vegas suddenly had context.
Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen, who died Monday at age 81, was a champion drag racer whose career spanned four decades. He was an even better self-promoter.
It was billed as twice as wide and twice as loud but it was 10 times the fun for DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals winners Steve Torrence, J.R. Todd and Vincent Nobile.
Richie Crampton was driving for well-heeled Morgan Lucas Racing and appeared headed for NHRA stardom when the team folded, leaving him to watch drag racing on TV.
NHRA champion Antron Brown was ready with high-octane analogies during Thursday’s news conference introducing four-wide drag racing at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
IndyCar racing is moving under one televised umbrella. And for the first time since 1965, it won’t feature the ABC logo.
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