Earlier this week we covered the IHRA records that were set in 2016. With Top Fuel returning to the series in 2017, it's worth a look at the king of IHRA Top Fuel – Clay Millican, who owns the ET record (4.484 seconds in 2006 at Rockingham) and the top...

In March of 1985, Lee Shepherd, who many thought was the best Pro Stock driver, racing for arguably the best Pro Stock team, Reher-Morrison, was killed when he was testing a new car at the Ardmore, Okla. track. A severe crosswind was blamed for sending Shepherd's car airborne, and after...

Remember Scotty Cannon? Gene Snow? Rickie Smith's Richard Petty-style STP paint job? Ronnie Sox's 1965 Mercury Comet? The Playboy rabbit cut into the side window of Bunny Burkett's alcohol funny car?If you do, great – you'll have a blast watching this 38-minute wrap-up of the 1991 IHRA season.And if you...

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...

Born on Christmas day in 1953 in Walnut Cove, North Carolina – right in the heart of NASCAR country – it's no big surprise that Rickie Smith ended up making his living in motorsports. But it might be surprising that he chose drag racing.We caught up with one of the...

Despite intermittent rain that cut Friday's two Pro qualifying sessions to one, that single session at the IHRA Northern Nationals suggested that Saturday's racing is going to be a suitable season finale for the IHRA Drag Racing Series.Billy Harper has already locked up the Pro Modified championship, which is good...

This race had it all: great record-setting weather, solid competition and a little slice of history. IHRA Top Fuel Dragster pilot Clay Millican was having one of the best years of his career as he entered the 2004 IHRA Delco Nationals Presented by Chevrolet at Virginia Motorsports Park in Richmond.Millican...

Things were different in 1987, including haircuts and mustaches, as you will see in this ESPN SpeedWorld presentation hosted by Bob Jenkins and Ted Jones from Bristol International Dragway.IHRA National Champion Rickie Smith leads the field, but we're not going to tell you how it comes out – it's a...