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Gaige Herrera Dominates NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Four-Wide Nationals at Charlotte

Gaige Herrera extended the perfect start to his breakout rookie season by delivering the Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki team its second consecutive Pro Stock Motorcycle class win Sunday onboard his Gen III Suzuki Hayabusa at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord, NC. Race Highlights Under the NHRA’s unique four-wide racing

Midwest Pro Stock Association Set for Rebirth with 7 Races in 2023

Motorsports pros Rick Jones, Kevin Lawrence, Dave River, and Jeff Wick have announced the rebirth of the Midwest Pro Stock Association (MPSA), a drag racing series formed by Jim Wick in the late 1980s. The series folded following the passing of Wick in 2002.  “A group of us were together at the World Series of

VP Racing Fuels’ Engine Oils Debut at NHRA Pro Stock with Camrie Caruso Team

VP Racing Fuels, Inc., regarded worldwide as the leader in racing and performance fuel, announced two debuts at the NHRA Winternationals in Pamona, CA. VP sponsored driver Camrie Caruso and her team made their debut in NHRA Pro Stock, and VP’s racing motor oil made its NHRA debut in Camrie’s engine. “We are excited to

4,500 HP John Deere Pro Stock Engine

According to Riverside Engines owner Phil Schalk, these Pro Stock John Deere builds start out with a stock John Deere block that can be as big as 680 cubic inches. That’s about the only stock thing about it! Find out what went into this build.

680 cid John Deere Pro Stock Engine

Built to realistically hit 4,500 horsepower or more, this 680 cubic inch John Deere Pro Stock engine is completely custom built by Riverside Engines. In fact, the only stock component is the block itself. Find out what goes into this diesel engine.

Angelle Sampey to Return with Vance & Hines 4-Valve Suzuki backed by Mission Foods

The Vance & Hines team has announced that Angelle Sampey, NHRA’s winningest female racer, will ride the company’s new four-valve Suzuki-powered Pro Stock Motorcycle in the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. The team’s quest for the championship in 2021 is a partnership between Vance & Hines and global food producer Mission Foods. Sampey’s

NHRA Stars Celebrate 50 Years of Pro Stock

To kick off the 50th anniversary of Pro Stock, the 2019 NHRA Breakfast will bring the superstars of this highly competitive category together to discuss “50 Years of Pro Stock.”

NHRA Announces Changes to Pro Stock Qualifying Format for 2018

NHRA has announced that the Pro Stock Car category, which will compete at all 24 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events in 2018, will feature eight-car fields at nine selected events and 16-car fields at the other 15 events.

Melling Performance Parts Returns as 2017 Associate Sponsor of Erica Enders

Melling Performance has renewed its partnership with two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders for the full 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule as a major associate sponsor.

Pro Stock Quandary

I think a book should be written about Pro Stock drag racing. Pro Stock has existed in a quandary of constant rule changes for 47 years. I was fortunate enough to have participated in Pro Stock for about 15 of those years and have more than enough stories to fill a book!

Learning To Race Pro Stock

My transition in 1975 from bracket racing a 122˝ wheelbase mid-eleven second, two-ton ’57 Mercury to racing in a low nine-second 99˝ wheelbase, Pinto Pro Stock car, was quite a jump. I was jaded with bracket racing and wanted to run heads up – all out with a door car. So, Pro Stock was it.

Blast From the Past: Learning to Race Pro Stock

My transition in 1975 from bracket racing a 122˝ wheelbase mid-eleven second, two-ton ’57 Mercury to racing in a low nine-second 99˝ wheelbase, Pinto Pro Stock car, was quite a jump. I was jaded with bracket racing and wanted to run heads up – all out with a door car. So, Pro Stock was it.