As part of NHRA”s 75th anniversary during the 2026 season, a special commemorative ticket will be available for fans to purchase online, highlighting some of the biggest moments and legends in NHRA history.NHRA announced today the commemorative tickets for the first five races have been released, honoring legends Kenny Bernstein...

Dragster Genesis is the story of drag racing’s formative years, told through the feats of the people and cars involved.The simple format on a dragstrip was, and remains, two cars lining up in separate lanes to race over a straight course stretching a quarter of a mile, with the first...

When you think about rivalries in motorsport, Shirley Muldowney vs Don Garlits is right up there with Alain Prost vs Ayrton Senna. But neither Prost nor Senna ever got to the point of having have to race while their two main crew members were handcuffed in the back of a...

It’s VM’s May/June issue and that means we always celebrate the Indianapolis 500 with several related feature stories.Almost Immortal! That’s the title of our 7-page Salon feature. The 1981 Wildcat-Cosworth Indy car we focus on is the chassis Mario Andretti piloted to win the 1981 Indy 500…for 138 days. But...

Daytona Beach, FL -- Until the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Museum reopens, you can get a glimpse of it through a three-minute video preview created by Thomas R. Miller Photography and unveiled May 1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioeRqs8menQ“The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Museum is the only place in the world...

How many of us, when all is said and done, will be able to say that during our life we had a big idea to which we committed ourselves totally, worked on selflessly and tirelessly, and, in so doing, left something of real value to the world?My friend Ron Watson...

San Diego, CA -- Bruce Crower, founder of Crower Racing Cams & Equipment Company, passed away July 17 in San Diego. Photo: Crower Racing ProductsHe had been selected as a member of the SEMA Hall of Fame Class of 2019 and will be inducted posthumously today at the SEMA Installation...

Eagle, ID -- Three years after owners of Idaho’s Firebird Raceway first met with the Idaho State Historical Society, the state agency recently announced the raceway’s listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It’s the first drag strip to receive the designation.Photo: Firebird RacewayThe National Park Service added Firebird...

Continuing their new-for-2018 format of releasing a smaller “batch” of episodes periodically throughout the year, “Dinner with Racers” has unveiled their final group of 2018 recordings, including eight new episodes available for download now.Based on a series of cross-country road trips in which hosts Ryan Eversley and Sean Heckman sit...

Today at the 49th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, drag racing legend "Big Daddy" Don Garlits helped NHRA announce the launch of a year-long celebration leading up to the 50th year of this iconic event in 2019. The NHRA Legends Tour will feature some of NHRA's most beloved figures...