Conrad Kalitta always has had a tough-guy reputation in drag racing, but you probably need one if you grow up being called Connie.
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She could have marketed it beyond belief, promoting her brand on the whole skimpy bikini and leaning over the race car thing. She could have followed that television reality show with her family by launching a campaign of skin and dragsters to no end.
Matt Hagan set an NHRA speed mark for a Funny Car on Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, going 313.88 mph at qualifying for the Las Vegas NHRA Nationals.
You’d think NHRA was enjoying a banner year from what you’ll see this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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Most in drag racing thought Tony Schumacher’s run of five consecutive NHRA Top Fuel championships would end this year when noted crew chief Alan Johnson announced a year ago he would be forming a new team and leaving Schumacher.
NASCAR placed driver AJ Allmendinger on probation Thursday following his arrest early in the morning on a charge of drunken driving.
When Chris Lamb introduced his 8-year-old son to driving half-scale dragsters with motorcycle engines, he wasn’t thinking that his son one day would be on the cusp of achieving a drag-racing milestone.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway and NASCAR are bringing Champion’s Week to the race fans.
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