Above: Jason RupertThe tally is in for the IHRA Drag Racing Series four Pro categories – Pro Stock, Pro Mod, Nitro Motorcycle and AMSOIL Nitro Funny Cars. Here's how the season shaped up:PRO STOCK: It came right down to the final race, the Northern Nationals at US 131 Motorplex in...

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...

Your town might need rain, but precipitation seems to follow the IHRA as it travels – and that was the case Friday and Saturday at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan on Friday and Saturday.That said, the IHRA and U.S. 131 crew did an exemplary job of working in...

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...

Frequent bridesmaid Trevor Eman, the 29-year-old driver of the Aruba.com Ford Mustang Pro Stock, put it all together Sunday in the IHRA finals for the Mopar Canadian Nationals Presented by Williams Racing at Grand Bend Motorplex in Ontario."It feels great," said Eman about his first ever IHRA win. "It was...

Billy Harper is well on his way to making up for a miserable performance last weekend at Maryland International Raceway, with a dominating run during first-round qualifying at the Mopar Canadian Nationals Presented by Williams Racing at Grand Bend Motorplex in Ontario.Last week, Harper set fast time in the Pro...

The second round of qualifying for the IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals presented by Mopar ran during the heat of Saturday afternoon – and even in Canada, at the Grand Bend Motorplex, it's pushing 88 degrees – and while several drivers improved their times from the coolness of Friday night, there...