by Bobby Bennett | Jun 4, 2026 | Bandimere family, bandimere speedway, Bandimere Speedway demolition, Bandimere tower demolition, Breaking News, Colorado drag racing history, drag racing, drag racing championships, drag racing crashes, drag racing heritage, drag racing highlights, drag racing landmarks, drag racing live stream, drag racing news, drag racing points standings, drag racing results, drag racing today, Drag racing videos, Funny Car, Gainesville Gatornationals, ihra, John Bandimere, Lorraine Bandimere, Morrison Colorado drag racing, NHRA, NHRA 2026 Season, NHRA history, NHRA Mile-High Nationals, nitro drag racing, Phoenix Arizona Nationals, Pro Modified, Pro Stock, Thunder Mountain, Thunder Mountain closing, Thunder Mountain farewell, Top Fuel
Lorraine Bandimere couldn’t take her eyes off the eagle.The tower at Bandimere Speedway was coming apart piece by piece. Workers were removing glass, counters and decades of memories from the structure that had become the visual centerpiece of one of drag...
by Bobby Bennett | Jun 4, 2026 | Bert Jackson, Breaking News, Darryl Cuttell, drag racing, drag racing championships, drag racing crashes, drag racing highlights, drag racing live stream, drag racing news, drag racing points standings, drag racing results, drag racing today, drag racing underdog story, Drag racing videos, Enoch Love, Enoch Love Motorsports, Funny Car, Gainesville Gatornationals, ihra, IHRA Drag Racing, IHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock, IHRA Spring Nationals, Jerry Tucker, Lenco transmission, Matt Giangrande, Matt Giangrande IHRA win, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, Mountain Motor Pro Stock racing, NHRA, NHRA 2026 Season, nitro drag racing, Phoenix Arizona Nationals, Pro Modified, Pro Stock, Pro Stock drag racing, Top Fuel
Mountain Motor Pro Stock isn’t supposed to work like this anymore.The class is deeper than it’s been in years. The competition is tougher. The costs continue to rise. Conventional wisdom says the teams with the biggest budgets should eventually separate...
by Bobby Bennett | Jun 4, 2026 | Breaking News, Chris Blair, drag racing, drag racing championships, drag racing crashes, drag racing highlights, drag racing live stream, drag racing news, drag racing points standings, drag racing results, drag racing television audience, drag racing today, Drag racing videos, FOX football lead-in, Funny Car, Gainesville Gatornationals, ihra, Maryland International Raceway, NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals, NHRA, NHRA 2026 Season, NHRA 75th anniversary, NHRA Countdown to the Championship, NHRA FOX ratings, nhra midwest nationals, NHRA on FOX, NHRA playoffs, NHRA Potomac Nationals, NHRA television ratings, NHRA viewership, nitro drag racing, Phoenix Arizona Nationals, Pro Modified, Pro Stock, Top Fuel, world wide technology raceway
When the NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship reaches its midpoint this fall, NFL football will be in full swing, creating another opportunity for drag racing to capture the attention of an audience far larger than the sport traditionally reaches.NHRA announced...
by Bobby Bennett | Jun 3, 2026 | Breaking News, drag racing, drag racing championships, drag racing crashes, drag racing engineering, drag racing highlights, drag racing innovation, drag racing live stream, drag racing news, drag racing points standings, drag racing results, drag racing surface preparation, drag racing technology, drag racing today, drag racing track prep, Drag racing videos, dragstrip traction specialist, Funny Car, Funny Car track prep, Gainesville Gatornationals, ihra, Indianapolis Raceway Park, Kurt Johnson, NHRA, NHRA 2026 Season, NHRA track preparation, nitro drag racing, Norwalk dragstrip, Phoenix Arizona Nationals, Pro Modified, Pro Stock, race track maintenance, race track traction compound, Top Fuel, Top Fuel traction, Total Venue Concepts
If a crew chief is the key spoke in a wheel for a race team, a traction specialist would hold the same role for a national event facility. And when it comes to preparing a race track for high-horsepower vehicles, the process is an art.Kurt Johnson, the driving force...
