The performance by Jay Turner at the Mopar Rocky Mountain Nationals at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was so dominating that you'd think Turner had won every IHRA Drag Racing Series Nitro Motorcycle event.He hasn't. And even when he has, such as his win at Grand Bend in the...

The points battle in the IHRA Drag Racing Series tightened considerably in the AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car class following the Mopar Rocky Mountain Nationals at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, as the series completed the final half of its two-race Canadian swing.While Jay Rupert dominated qualifying and eliminations, as he...

The IHRA Drag Racing Series has been pretty lucky this season when it comes to the weather – especially compared to other series – but that luck ran out at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada last weekend during the Mopar Rocky Mountain Nationals.The three-day show turned into a four-day...

Jay Turner is the first to tell you the weekend wasn't perfect, but compared to the myriad of problems suffered by his competitors, it sure looked that way as the racer took the Nitro Motorcycle win in the Mopar Rocky Mountain Nationals at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.His third...

It's hard to call Shawn Bowen an underdog, but with Jason Rupert so dominant this season in the AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car class of the IHRA Drag Racing Series, everybody has had to take a back seat to the Rupert & Littlefield Chevrolet Camaro.Except in eliminations, where Rupert has failed...

The records show that Edmonton, Alberta, Canada can expect rain during July on 42 percent of the days, but for the finals of the IHRA Mopar Rocky Mountain Nationals at Castrol Raceway on Sunday, it was 100 percent – total rain delays topped six hours, pushing the show's last race...

With only one race left to decide the season champions in the IHRA Drag Racing Series after this weekend, Sunday's eliminations in the Mopar Rocky Mountain Nationals at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada are crucial.And judging from the ultra-close qualifying Friday and Saturday, the races should be impossible to...

What makes it possible for an IHRA Drag Racing Series competitor to set a new record?Lots of variables – it's almost a perfect storm. It takes a competitor and a crew who are on the top of their game, and a machine – two-wheeled or four – that has been...

Make no mistake, every competitor on the IHRA circuit – from the rookie weekend racer to the seasoned pro – loves to win. But if there's one driver who maybe loves to win just a tiny bit more than the other racers, we nominate Mark Sanders.He's the driver and owner...

With the word that the 2016 IHRA Drag Racing Series will hold its final Pro points event at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan, on August 12-13, there are some dramatic implications for the points championship.The final race was scheduled for Dragway 42 in West Salem, Ohio, but unforeseen...