On Wednesday, we reported on drag racer Billy Glidden's crash during practice at Orlando Speed World Dragway, where he experienced severe tire shake from his Pro Mod Ford Mustang, sending him up on two wheels, then hard into the right-side barrier, then even harder into the left-side barrier.Glidden was unconscious...

Few who were there will forget it: Seeing that 4.990 light up on the sign at the end of the Texas Motorplex's quarter mile – the first time anyone had run under 5.00 – and saluting Eddie and Ercie Hill as the white-haired, white-bearded driver made his way back up...

It was one of the best-kept secrets in all of drag racing: At the end of 1987, 33-year-old Funny Car racer Billy Meyer bought the IHRA from founder Larry Carrier. But those who knew Meyer weren't surprised – it was the sort of thing he'd done his whole career. Meyer,...