In 20 or 30 minutes, Rickie Smith will put on his helmet and drive his Pro Mod to an IHRA elapsed time World Record of 5.831 seconds. But right this minute, sitting on the back of the SUV towing his car to the U.S. 131 Motorplex starting line, his eyes...

Ronnie "The King" Davis, 66, a three-time IHRA world champion and the reigning PDRA champion in the Top Sportsman class, died Sunday from injuries he suffered a day earlier when his 1963 Corvette crashed during qualifying at Rockingham Dragway.Davis had finished his final qualifying run in 4.130 seconds at 178.19mph...