Drag racer Billy Glidden, winner of the 2016 IHRA Northern Nationals Pro Mod class at U.S. 131 Speedway in Martin, Michigan, was injured in a practice crash Tuesday at Orlando Speed World in Florida.According to accounts published by Competitionplus.com and Dragzine.com, Glidden's 2010 Ford Mustang (pictured), painted white with red...

Longing for some racing weather? It will be here before you know it.Meanwhile, take a look at MotorMania's highlights of the 2016 IHRA Northern Nationals from the US 131 Dragway in Martin, Michigan (where, at this very moment, it's 18 degrees).It's the season finale for the IHRA, and it was...

It was big news this summer when it was announced that Billy Glidden, drag racing's ultimate loner, was actually teaming up with Harry Hruska and his Precision Turbo/Mickey Thompson Pro Modified Camaro.Eyebrows were raised. Billy Glidden in a Camaro, instead of his trademark Ford Mustang which, in various forms, has...

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...

The preliminary entry list for the IHRA Northern Nationals at U.S. 131 Motorplex at Martin, Michigan, is out, and judging from who's coming to the final points race in 2016, the championship order in all four classes will be decided in this event.The closest battle is in Pro Stock, which...

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...

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...

For years, many of us hankering for motorsports on television waited for the weekend to arrive so we could hear these words: "Diamond P Sports presents ... the American Sports Cavalcade. A panorama of speed, color, drama, and excitement!"American Sports Cavalcade, airing on The Nashville Network, ran from 1983 to...