Dragster Genesis is the story of drag racing’s formative years, told through the feats of the people and cars involved.The simple format on a dragstrip was, and remains, two cars lining up in separate lanes to race over a straight course stretching a quarter of a mile, with the first...

When you think about rivalries in motorsport, Shirley Muldowney vs Don Garlits is right up there with Alain Prost vs Ayrton Senna. But neither Prost nor Senna ever got to the point of having have to race while their two main crew members were handcuffed in the back of a...

Although the original Trans-Am Series from 1966 to ’72 is highly revered, we’d argue that the mid-’80s saw equally exciting racing in the Trans-Am and IMSA GT series, with a more interesting mix of race cars.One such machine graces our Sept/Oct cover and the 7-page Salon feature, the 1986 Roush...

Alan Reinhart is the voice you hear when it comes to the NHRA, either over the PA system at the racetrack or if you’ve watched NHRA.TV. Reinhart takes us through the journey of being in the right place at the right time to start announcing and the knowledge and one-liners...

The very first sports car race I saw was the 24 Hours of Daytona in the early 1970s, and besides seeing superstars like Mark Donahue, Mario Andretti, Pedro Rodriguez, and Roger Penske, I remember seeing this incredible Inaltera-sponsored racing car being driven by women racers Christine Beckers from Belgium and...

March is annually recognized as Women’s History Month; an opportunity to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom, with International Women’s Day falling on March 8. This year will have extra significance, with...

Eagle, ID -- Three years after owners of Idaho’s Firebird Raceway first met with the Idaho State Historical Society, the state agency recently announced the raceway’s listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It’s the first drag strip to receive the designation.Photo: Firebird RacewayThe National Park Service added Firebird...

Today at the 49th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, drag racing legend "Big Daddy" Don Garlits helped NHRA announce the launch of a year-long celebration leading up to the 50th year of this iconic event in 2019. The NHRA Legends Tour will feature some of NHRA's most beloved figures...

It's the oldest operating purpose-built drag strip in the United States, but folks are still confused with two facts about Great Lakes Dragaway.Yes, the International Hot Rod Association member track's name is Dragaway, not Dragway, and it is in Paris, Wis., instead of nearby Union Grove.It was track founder Marge...

John Muldowney, the only child of drag racing icon Shirley Muldowney and her first husband Jack, died from a blood clot Thursday in Springfield, Missouri. He was 59.John Muldowney worked on his mother's dragsters throughout her driving career as well as a variety of other teams, machines shops and fabricators.In...