Whether it's roofing or racing, Vernon Rowland has it covered.The 48-year-old owner of a commercial roofing business in Oklahoma was one of the leading drivers in the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Summit Sportsman National Championship all season.With three wins and four final-round appearances, Rowland became the IHRA Super Rod...

When the 2017 International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) season began, Christopher Webb approached the season like any other – hoping to run well enough to compete for a championship. Little did he know that things would work out just right for him and that after a terrible tale on their...

If ever something was meant to be, perhaps it was the IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship Troy Williams Jr. won in Top Sportsman this year. Williams had won multiple championships but none when he faced a significant health challenge and missed a large part of the season like he did...

It happens to Dave Marcus Jr. nearly every time he comes to the racetrack.The 2013 International Hot Rod Association Super Rod world champion is asked if he's the son of former NASCAR star Dave Marcis.The different spellings of their last names should clue in fans that they're not related. However,...

It's been a while since his last update, but Danny Thompson and his small team of craftsmen continue to make progress toward restoring the late Mickey Thompson's Challenger II Land Speed Record car for another run at a world record. To read earlier chapters in the story, click here. -Ed....

Funding the restoration of my dad's streamliner has always been a challenge. Large sponsors are primarily interested in exposure, and Bonneville racing, while thrilling, is not the world's best spectator sport.From the outset, we got a lot of help from the team at Mickey Thompson Tires, to whom I'm very...