Drag Strips

The Street Car Super Nationals 21 put on one heck of a show. Here's who picked up the win at The Strip in Las Vegas. View the full article

The S650 Differential Brace from Livernois Motorsports uses a 3-piece billet design to eliminate wheel hop in the new Mustang.View the full article

Drag Illustrated announced today that Larry Jeffers Race Cars has signed on as a major sponsor of the 2025-26 Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service, bringing one of the most prominent chassis builders in Pro Modified drag racing into a significant role for the upcoming three-race championship. Known for producing championship-winning, world-class race cars from their facility in House Springs, Missouri, LJRC’s involvement adds yet another heavyweight supporter to the growin

In early May, former DI contributor Craig Cook sat down four of the original Street Outlaws cast members for a roundtable interview at Mo-Kan Dragway’s inaugural 405 Shootout. Cook spoke with James “Doc” Love, Joe “Dominator” Woods, Sean “Farmtruck” Whitley, Jeff “AZN” Bonnett to discuss the early days of the show, how it evolved over time, and what the future holds after 15 seasons of the original show and numerous spinoffs.  At the time, many of the drivers were at a crossroads: with no te

The first year of the century’s second decade couldn’t have started much worse for NHRA Pro Stock star Greg Anderson. With his team owner and close friend, Ken Black, fighting for his life in a Las Vegas hospital after suffering a stroke last December, Anderson’s Mooresville, North Carolina, home was gutted by fire just one month later. Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared as the cover story in DI #47 in November of 2010. Fortunately, no one was injured in the blaze, but Anders

BendPak just announced their new APEX Ramps. A budget-friendly line for home mechanics. The design handles loading without damaging floors.View the full article

The rumor has been confirmed, Austin Prock is leaving John Force Racing. Prock's father is also leaving the team as well. View the full article

John Force Racing and Austin and Jimmy Prock have ended the racing partnership that produced NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car championships the past two seasons for the 24-time championship organization. “John Force Racing has been doing what we do for more than 50 years and all the hard work preparing for the 2026 NHRA season continues as planned with four race teams and the Force American Made machine shop,” said 16-time NHRA Funny Car Champion and team owner John Force. “We

Episode 3 of the C10 Shootout covers nearly the entire Big 10 build at Big 3 Racing. Check out what they did to their C10. View the full article

In early May, former DI contributor Craig Cook sat down four of the original Street Outlaws cast members for a roundtable interview at Mo-Kan Dragway’s inaugural 405 Shootout. Cook spoke with James “Doc” Love, Joe “Dominator” Woods, Sean “Farmtruck” Whitley, Jeff “AZN” Bonnett to discuss the early days of the show, how it evolved over time, and what the future holds after 15 seasons of the original show and numerous spinoffs.  At the time, many of the drivers were at a crossroads: with no te

Texas Speed has added Gen 3 HEMIs to its lineup. Check out the Gen 3 HEMI short blocks that Texas Speed offers. View the full article

A lot of work goes into building a great Super Stock race car. Here's a look at what goes into creating an awesome Super Stocker. View the full article

This quarter-mile drag strip opened in 1961 and is famous for hosting the NHRA’s Circle K Winternationals and Automobile Club of Southern California Finals (as well as being operated by the NHRA directly). It can accommodate up to 40,000 spectators and since 1984 has included Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock races. You might also know it as: Auto Club Raceway at Pomona or The Fairplex

Gainesville Raceway opened in 1969 and held its first Gatornationals event in 1970. Long considered one of the fastest tracks on the NHRA circuit, it was from this legendary launch point that drivers clocked the first 260-, 270- and 300-mph Top Fuel runs. Fun fact: During the 2000 Mac Tools NHRA Gatornationals, eight of 10 national records were set in the professional classes.

Bristol International Dragway (as it was known then) opened in 1965 under National Hot Rod Association sanction. At the time it was considered a state-of-the-art super dragway, the best in the country. Did you know? The dragstrip sits between two mountains so the strip earned the name "Thunder Valley" because of the thundering noise cars made when they traveled down the strip.