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...
by Payton Pillinger | Jun 2, 2026 | $75K bracket race, Bracket Racing, Brian Whitworth, Darana Raceway, Door Cars, drag racing, drag racing event, Drag racing flyer, dragsters, featured 1, junior dragsters, laris motorsports insurance, National Trail Raceway, TB Promotions, TB Promotions $75K, TB Promotions $75K race, tyler bohannon, zac fulcher, zach smith
Smith, Matty, Hastings, Sowers, Fulcher, Sturgill, and Walker capture wins at the TB Promotions Laris Motorsports Insurance $75K, presented by Vintage Trailers at Darana Raceway in Hebron, Ohio. Recap & photos provided by TB Promotions. HEBRON, OH- TB...
by Brad Anderson | Jun 2, 2026 | Chevrolet, Chevrolet Videos, Corvette, drag racing, Lucid, Lucid Air, Lucid Videos, News, Video
While the ZR1X has more power, the Lucid has the torque advantage. During these races, the Air sprinted down the quarter-mile in 8.99 seconds. The Lucid’s all-electric power gives it a traction advantage off the line. A week is a long time in performance...
by Brad Anderson | May 27, 2026 | Bugatti, Bugatti Chiron, Bugatti Videos, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Videos, Corvette, drag racing, Hypercars, News, supercar, Video
The ZR1X out-launched the Chiron despite giving up 250 horsepower. Bugatti’s quad-turbo W16 spun all four wheels off the line in Arizona heat. Chevy’s hypercar killer costs less than a tenth of what the Bugatti does. The drag-race format thrives on...
by Stephen Rivers | May 7, 2026 | drag racing, Ford Explorer, News, Police, Police Cars, Tesla, Tesla Model Y, Video
Tesla’s family crossover crushed a police-spec Ford Explorer in a drag race. The Model Y ran nearly three seconds quicker in the quarter mile. Modern EV crossovers are now faster than many dedicated pursuit vehicles. A couple of decades ago, owning a police...
by Brad Anderson | Apr 27, 2026 | drag racing, Electric Vehicles, ford, Ford Mustang, News, Record, Video
A pair of electric motors combine for 2,200 hp in this racer. Ford Racing has also shed 1,100 lbs from the Cobra Jet 1800. Drag racer includes a centrifugal clutch and a 2-speed gearbox. Ford has made a habit of creating wild all-electric performance machines, such as...