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Motul Partners with Vance & Hines in Numerous Racing Series

Motul’s oils and lubricants will be used by Vance & Hines in King of the Baggers, Twins Cup, and NHRA.

VP Racing Partners with Ida Zetterstrom for 2024 NHRA Season

VP Racing Fuels, Inc., a leader in performance fuels, lubricants and additives, announced it will be an associate partner of Ida Zetterström and JCM Racing for the 2024 NHRA season, as Zetterström chases the Rookie of the Year honors in the 21-race NHRA Mission Foods Series season. “We’re excited to be part of Ida Zetterström’s

Race World Has Lost Don Schumacher at Age 79

Schumacher had spent the past several months privately battling lung cancer.

Dayco and Tony Stewart Racing Continue Partnership

After a successful partnership in 2023, Dayco, a leading engine products and drive systems supplier in the automotive, industrial and aftermarket industries, has announced Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) has signed on to use its blower belts again during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. Both Matt Hagan, 4-time Funny Car champion, and Tony Stewart, NASCAR,

New Additions to NHRA’s 2024 Top Fuel Class

Last week during the 2023 PRI Show, four drivers announced their intent to race in NHRA’s Top Fuel class in 2024. Among those four drivers was Tony Stewart, who will take over for wife Leah Pruett behind the wheel of the Tony Stewart Racing dragster as Pruett goes on hiatus to focus on starting a

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series 2023 Schedule

Officials with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, which features some of the top Sportsman drivers in drag racing, have announced the schedule for the 2024 season features stops at standout racing facilities across the country, including a pair of new facilities. Beginning on February 16-17 at Orlando Speed World Dragway (Orlando), the upcoming

Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki Storm to Pro Stock Motorcycle World Championship

Gaige Herrera won his first NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle World Championship and 11th race of the season as he faced off against his Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki teammate Eddie Krawiec for a fourth-straight race at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona, CA, on Sunday. Race Highlights Riding a

500 cid Top Fuel Hemi Engine

Boasting 10,000-12,000 horsepower, Top Fuel dragsters run a supercharged, nitro-breathing, billet Hemi engine. To keep these engines living throughout the season, shops like Pro Motor Engines are part of the engine program. Shop owner Dennis Borem walks us through how he helps Rick Ware Racing and Clay Millican’s Top Fuel Hemi engines.

Clay Millican’s 12,000-HP Top Fuel Hemi Engine

During a visit to Pro Motor Engines in Mooresville, NC, we were fortunate to line up our time at the engine shop while one of Clay Millican’s Top Fuel Hemi engines was in for machine work and a rebuild. PME Owner Dennis Borem walked us through the details of this 12,000 HP Top Fuel engine

NHRA Announces Mission Foods as New Title Sponsor

NHRA officials have announced that Mission Foods—a leading producer of tortillas and wraps—will be named the title sponsor of the NHRA’s premier professional series. Starting in the 2024 season, it will be known as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. The multiyear title series partnership begins next year as the NHRA celebrates its 73rd year in

Gaige Herrera Wins Eighth Pro Stock Motorcycle Race at NHRA Midwest Nationals

Gaige Herrera took his eighth win of the season and widened his lead in the Pro Stock Motorcycle Countdown to the Championship standings with a victory over his Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki teammate Eddie Krawiec at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis on Sunday. Race Highlights Continuing to display

Tales of NHRA Drag Racing with Clay Millican’s Crew Chief Jim Oberhofer

Better known by many as simply Jim O, we got the chance to speak with Jim Oberhofer, Clay Millican’s NHRA Crew Chief with Rick Ware Racing, during a visit to Pro Motor Engines in Mooresville, NC earlier this year. Jim O was there along with another member of Clay’s team as one of the team’s