Merrill Schrimscher doesn't subscribe to the theory that bigger is always better.Instead, the veteran racer from Lake Mary, Fla., found his quick success racing after switching to a smaller engine. He changed out the 396-cubic inch motor in his 1969 Chevrolet Camaro to a 350-cubic inch motor. And, it's hard...

Click on the link for the Facebook page of Central Ohio Insurance Services – Facebook.com/COISinsurance – and the first thing you notice is the photo in the right-hand corner of a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro performing a massive burnout.That would be the Camaro of Bill Lutz, who co-founded the Pickerington, Ohio...

Drag racing veteran Richard Hartman, a winner as a driver and crew chief in the IHRA and the NHRA, seemed particularly relaxed at the IHRA Northern Nationals at US 131 Motorplex in Martin, Mich., last weekend. And that’s precisely the goal for Hartman and the crew of the Runnin’ Wild...

In June, we reported that IHRA favorite Bill Lutz, the Pro Mod driver, had been in the hospital, unexpectedly, for weeks.But when we spoke with him them, he was confident he'd be back on his feet, and back in the cockpit, in time for the IHRA Northern Nationals this weekend...

Above: Pro Stock's John De Florian could break his own ET record this weekend at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park.Nitro Motorcycle racer and current points leader Jay Turner really likes the site of the final IHRA Drag Racing Series event of the season: U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan."It's one...

It's still early in the IHRA Drag Racing Series season, but the points battle will heat up this weekend at the IHRA President's Cup Nationals Fueled By Sunoco at Maryland International Raceway, when all four of the Pro classes – AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Mod and Nitro...

Why does Jason Rupert travel from his California home to run the full IHRA Drag Racing Series AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car schedule?"We just enjoy the people and the atmosphere so much," says the driver of the Littlefield & Rupert Rolling Thunder 1969 Chevrolet Camaro. "It's like a family. Everybody watches...

The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association's Sebring event on March 3-6 saluting the 50th anniversary of the Trans-Am series continues to attract some of the greatest racing stars of the sport. Versatile Canadian racer Ron Fellows has been entered by Dave Roberts, Executive Chairman of the Carlisle Company, to drive his...