It took until the last run of the night – just shy of midnight ET – for Jason Rupert to make his final pass of the day's action at the IHRA President's Cup at Maryland International Raceway, but the Rupert & Littlefield Chevrolet Camaro's 5.635-second, 255.39mph run set a new...

A potent field of Pro Stock cars are on the entry list for the President's Cup Nationals Fueled by Sunoco at Maryland International Raceway in Mechanicsville, Maryland, this weekend, with the major players from the first two races of the season looking to improve on their points standings.It will be...

We received a note from a reader over the weekend that asked: "When are IHRA events going to be live on television?"When the International Hot Rod Association has a major event, you can count on RACER.com to bring you the highlights. But there's another way to check out the action,...

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...

Talk about baptism by fire: Shawn Bowen's first drag race came behind the wheel of an alcohol dragster.More surprising?"I won," he said. "No one was expecting me to, including me!"Racing has always been a family affair for Bowen. His father, Mike, drove their dragster until he had neck surgery, so...

If you think the Nitro Harleys are the most extreme form of drag racing on the circuit – well, you're right. In what other class do the riders wear ballistic vests to protect themselves against engine explosion? Loud, long and very heavy compared to other drag bikes, the IHRA Nitro...

For years, the U.S. Male Funny Car was a familiar sight at drag strips around the country, and it still is – but who's behind the wheel will take some getting used to. Originally built in 1971 by Nick Boninfante Sr., the U.S. Male ran as an alcohol car throughout...

Why does John Robinson's Top Dragster have a diesel engine? Easy. "I own Texas Diesel Power, a diesel repair shop," he says, "and I don't know how to work on anything else!" Obviously, Robinson, of Weatherford, Texas, knows his diesels, though. At the Good Vibrations Texas Nationals at San Antonio...

Drag racing legend Raymond Beadle died in 2014 at age 70, but to look at the fans surrounding the Blue Max AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car at the Good Vibrations Texas Nationals Fueled by Sunoco at the San Antonio Raceway last weekend, you'd think it was Beadle himself behind the wheel....

A fan at the Good Vibrations Texas Nationals Fueled by Sunoco at San Antonio Raceway perhaps said it best: "These cars remind me of some of my best times at the drag strip." She is not alone – the IHRA's AMSOIL Nitro Funny Cars are consistently one of the most...