Drag Racer Carly Jo Ellingson Wins 2015 ‘Search for a Champion’ Contest
Carly Jo Ellingson has won dozens of races during her comparatively brief drag racing career, but her latest victory tops them all. The 20-year-old Rapid City, S.D., native is the winner of the $50,000 grand prize racing sponsorship in the Champion Spark Plug brand’s annual “Search for a Champion” contest.
1,500 HP Turbo Mustang Runs 8-Second Quarter Mile
This Mustang is a freak of nature pushing out more than 1,500 hp. The car uses an improvisation of Ford’s 5.0L Coyote V8.
WIX Filters Renews Cruz Pedregon Sponsorship for 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
WIX Filters has become a major associate sponsor of two-time NHRA Funny Car Champion Cruz Pedregon for the 2015 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. Pedregon’s record-setting Toyota Camry will don WIX’s colors and iconic logo for all twenty four races this season.
Gumout Partners with Top Fuel’s Leah Pritchett and Dote Racing
Gumout Performance Additives has announced the sponsorship with young drag racing star, Leah Pritchett and the Dote Racing Top Fuel dragster team, for the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Gumout, a brand that has offered drivers numerous automotive performance products for nearly 70 years, returns to the NHRA professional drag racing ranks with
Garrett Develops New SFI Spec Turbos for Drag Racing
The company is also providing a conversion program to allow drivers to upgrade current turbos to meet new SFI specs. Building on the success of its popular drag racing turbochargers, Honeywell Turbo Technologies, through its Garrett Aftermarket Performance division, has created a range of new SFI 61.1 Spec turbochargers for use in accordance with new
Super Comp Drag Racing
There are no rules for engine size, but engine builders should look to build for consistency in this class What does it take to build a winning engine for Super Comp drag racing? The Super Comp drag racing class runs on a 8.90 time limit, with essentially no rules regarding engine displacement, carburetion or type
