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Gaige Herrera Wins 10th Race of the Season, In Position to Secure Title

It won’t be official until the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona, but Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Gaige Herrera moved a step closer to his first world championship by taking down teammate Eddie Krawiec in the final round with a track-record…

Sportsman Motorcycle Racers to Compete for NHRA Championship in Vegas

It’s a huge weekend for the NHRA Summit Racing Series, the world’s largest motorsports program when it comes to racer participation, as 40 of the nation’s top drivers will compete for a NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship as part…

Herrera One Step Closer to Championship With Early Vegas Lead

On a weekend where he has a chance to clinch his first NHRA world championship, Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Gaige Herrera got off to a flying start on his Mission Foods/Vance & Hines Suzuki, shattering the track record with a run…

Chris Bostick Aiming For Vegas Jackpot

Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Chris Bostick is full of optimism as he prepares to compete in the penultimate event of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. As…

Gaige Herrera Aims to Lock Up Championship in Vegas

After a dominant season in the Pro Stock Motorcycle ranks, NHRA rider Gaige Herrera could wrap up the world championship at this weekend’s 23rd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals, while reigning Pro Stock world champ Erica Enders looks to win for…

Nitro Voodoo Harley Debuts With Impressive 6.37

The Spring Nationals at the brand-new Dragway at The Bend, featuring more than 300+ Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series competitors alongside group one racers for NDRC Top Fuel, Dananni Hot Shots Top Doorslammer, Top Fuel Motorcycle and Pro Stock Motorcycle,…

Biggest Jim McClure All-Harley World Finals Ever on Tap at The Rock

The race that every Harley-Davidson drag racer the world over reveres is set to be bigger than ever this year. For the first time, Rockingham Dragway’s Jim McClure All-Harley World Finals presented by MTC Engineering and Law Tigers of North…

NHRA to Honor Veterans at Finals

 As part of a weekend-long celebration of veterans, the NHRA announced a number of special Veteran’s Day promotions that will take place during the historic 58th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals on Nov. 9-12 at legendary In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.…

Paul “Fast By” Gast Wins PDRA World Finals

Drag bike legend Paul “Fast By” Gast only attends a few Pro Nitrous Motorcycle events per season, but he makes the most of his occasional appearances. In just his second PDRA race of the year, Gast qualified No. 2 and…

2023 PDRA Pro Nitrous Motorcycle Championship to Be Decided in Virginia

The 10th season of Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) eighth-mile drag racing action will come to a close this weekend as the series crowns champions at its eighth and final race of the year, the Pro Line Racing Brian Olson…

Chris Bostick Runs Career Best and Reached Semis in Texas

Chris Bostick made his best performance of the season aboard his Pro Stock Motorcycle this weekend at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, affectionately monikered the “Stampede Of Speed.” The talented rider and team owner is in the NHRA Camping World Drag…

Gaige Herrera Wins Texas on Record-Breaking Weekend

Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Gaige Herrera won at the 19th of 21 races during the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, and the fourth of six races in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs with a historic and record-breaking…

Gaige Herrera Shatters Pro Stock Motorcycle Record

Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Gaige Herrera made the quickest run in class history on Saturday at the Texas Motorplex, setting the national record and also breaking the category mark for the most No. 1 qualifiers in a single season…

Dolamore Wins New Paint Scheme at Norwalk Halloween Classic

With every twist of the throttle on his motorcycle, Kyle Dolamore is focused on the finish line.   He knows what it takes to win, and he continues to set himself up for success.   His family of equally-exceptional riders,…

Gaige Herrera Strikes First in Texas

Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Gaige Herrera closed in on another historic mark in his spectacular 2023 season, setting the track E.T. record at Texas Motorplex with a standout run of 6.689 at 203.41 on his Mission Foods/Vance & Hines…

Australian Top Fuel Title Chase to Begin at The Bend

Dragway at The Bend’s grand opening Spring Nationals will host the opening round of the 2023/2024 NDRC Australian Top Fuel Championship, alongside plenty of other great racing from the NDRC championship openers for Top Doorslammer, Top Fuel Motorcycle, and Pro…

Chris Bostick and Malcolm Phillips Team Up for Texas Race

Pro Stock Motorcycle rider and team owner Chris Bostick is bringing out a second motorcycle for this week’s Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex, just outside of Dallas. In addition to Bostick’s four-valve-per-cylinder motorcycle, he’s enlisted Malcolm Phillips to pilot…

V-Rod Racer Wants Australian Title

Competition Bike racer Joe Khoury might have had a delayed start to his racing season, but he is more than making up for lost time now. “I have been very fortunate to go drag racing all over this beautiful country…

Australian Sportsman Racers Shine at Aeroflow Championship

The latest round of the Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship has been run and won at Queensland’s Benaraby Dragway, with a huge day and night of racing action delivering racers with valuable Eastern Conference points while the Aerolow Wheelstanders entertained alongside…

How Gaige Herrera Built a 99-Point Lead With 3 Races to Go

Gaige Herrera took his eighth win of the season and widened his lead in the Pro Stock Motorcycle Countdown to the Championship standings with a victory over his Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki teammate Eddie Krawiec at the NHRA Midwest Nationals…

Meshal Al-Saber Wins PDRA Galot Race

Kuwait-based Pro Nitrous Motorcycle rider Meshal Al-Saber has been chasing another win for several years after his last victory in 2016. Tuner Brad McCoy last won on the Q80 Racing Hayabusa at DragWars in 2017, so Saturday’s win was a…

XDA Champions Emerge at the DME Racing Fall Nationals

XDA’s sixth season was a success, with fourteen champions crowned at the 31st annual DME Racing Fall Nationals at Maryland International Raceway. This season showcased an electrifying display of speed and power with unmatched on-track action. XDA racers competed for…

Meshal Al-Saber Takes No. 1 Spot at PDRA Galot

Kuwait’s Meshal Al-Saber started his season as the No. 1 qualifier at the spring GALOT race. He repeated that feat on Friday night at the PDRA ProFabrication DragWars at GALOT Motorsports Park. when he lit up the scoreboard with a…

Good Times Return for AMRA at Bowling Green

In all the best ways, the PennGrade1 AMRA DC Jones Memorial Fall Nationals at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, was like a return to the old days. Full pits, full campgrounds, full bike corrals, great weather, and…

Rookie Davis and Garner-Jones to Battle for PDRA Point Lead at Galot

The two-wheel PDRA point lead is on the line when two young and talented riders it out at GALOT Motorsports Park on Oct. 5-7.   For the sixth consecutive season, the Drag 965 Pro Nitrous Motorcycle championship chase will come…

Bostick Runs Season Best Pass

 It’s all a matter of perspectives for Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chris Bostick’s team after a roller coaster weekend at the NHRA Midwest Nationals. On one hand, the talented rider powered his Chris Bostick Motorsports Suzuki to his best-performing pass…

Gaige Herrera Extends Point Lead with St. Louis Win

It was a picture-perfect weekend for Gaige Herrera in Pro Stock Motorcycle, continuing his dominant season with a run of 6.728 at 201.79 on his Mission Foods/Vance & Hines Suzuki to defeat teammate Eddie Krawiec in the final round at…

Gaige Herrera Ties Matt Smith Record on Grim Day for Pro Stock Motorcycle Class

Gaige Herrera’s dream season continued when he broke a record held by his crew chief Andrew Hines’ brother, Matt Hines, on a day overshadowed by the unfortunate high-speed crash of Angie Smith at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis…

Angie Smith Suffers Two Broken Feet and Road Rash in High Speed Crash

Standout Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Angie Smith is recovering from injuries sustained in a high-speed crash Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis at the 12th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals. The veteran racer from King, N.C. was came…

Chris Bostick Poised to Make Most of Countdown

NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chris Bostick is willing to go to any lengths to pursue his dreams of a Top Ten finish in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship. Though he may race a…

Gaige Herrera Takes Friday Top Spot in St. Louis

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Gaige Herrera enjoyed another terrific Friday night, this time putting together an impressive run of 6.716 at 201.79 on his Mission Foods/Vance & Hines Suzuki at the 12th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals. It puts the points…

How Scrappers Racing Made 300 MPH History

There is no shortage of enthusiasm or excitement within the Scrappers Racing team a few days removed from that historic accomplishment at zMAX Dragway Saturday night. Mike Salinas made history when he became the first driver in NHRA to go…

Will Gaige Herrera Keep the Point Lead in St. Louis?

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, it was back to business as usual – at least in 2023 – for Gaige Herrera, as the points leader won for the seventh time this year, taking a 52-point lead over Matt Smith with his…

Gaige Herrera Regains Point Lead With Charlotte Win

In the 500th career race in the Pro Stock Motorcycle category, Gaige Herrera earned his first career victory in the Countdown to the Championship, going 6.726 at 201.34 on his Mission Foods/Vance & Hines Suzuki to win against a red-lighting…

Bostick to Persevere Despite Charlotte Setback

Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chris Bostick is an inspiring example of perseverance as he continues to vie for positioning in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship. Despite a number of early setbacks with new engines,…

Gaige Herrera Takes Friday Pole at NHRA Carolina Nationals

Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Gaige Herrera shrugged off his surprising second-round loss from last weekend in strong fashion on Friday, distancing himself from the rest of the field with a run of 6.731 at 200.44 on his Mission Foods/Vance & Hines…

Pivotal Points Battle at Pro Stock Motorcycle’s 500th Race

Reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Matt Smith wasn’t at the first race in the class, but the six-time champ will be at the 500th official race for the category, which takes place at this weekend’s 15th annual betway NHRA…

After Setting Track Record at Maple Grove, Herrera Poised to Regain Point Lead

Gaige Herrera set new track records for elapsed time and top speed on his Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki Gen 3 Hayabusa Pro Stock Motorcycle at Maple Grove Raceway en route to his ninth top qualifying performance this season at the…

AHDRA Beats Biblically Proportioned Deluge at Cecil County

Lightning flashed overhead as the last finals were run at AHDRA/AMA’s Zipper’s Performance Mid-Atlantic Nitro Showdown at Cecil County Dragway. Bikes and teams lined up for winners circle photos as a solid wall of downpour advanced ominously up the track.…

Confidence is Key as Bostick Enters Second Countdown Race

As he enters the second race in the Countdown to the Championship, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chris Bostick is optimistic. This is the first time Bostick has qualified for the Countdown, NHRA’s version of the playoffs and he’s determined to…

XDA’s Season Finale will be a Heartbreaker in Maryland

On Sept 29 – Oct 1, the XDA will hold its fifth and final event of the season with the 31st annual DME Racing Fall Nationals at Maryland International Raceway to conclude the 2023 motorcycle drag racing season. This race…

Larry “Spiderman” McBride to teach “Nitro School” Friday at ZMax

The action on the track at zMAX Dragway will heat up on Friday through Sunday when the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series hosts the betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, the second of six playoff races in the Countdown to the…

Matt Smith Takes Pro Stock Motorcycle Point Lead at Maple Grove

The weekend couldn’t have ended any better for defending Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Matt Smith, as he took down teammate Chip Ellis in the final round with a run of 6.807 at 198.50 on his Denso Auto Parts Suzuki…

Birthday Boy Bostick Leaves Reading With Positive Momentum

Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chris Bostick made his Countdown debut this weekend at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. The talented up-and-comer left the race with an improved points standing and the best elapsed time he’s made…

Can’t Miss Attractions in Charlotte This Weekend

The Bellagio of drag strips is revving up to deliver a weekend of excitement that extends far beyond the thunderous roar of on-track action. From fiery Friday nights to jaw-dropping motocross stunts, this nitro-fueled thrill of NHRA drag racing promises…

Teammates Smith as Ellis Move to Rain Postponed NHRA Final

Due to inclement weather, the semifinals and finals of Sunday’s Pep Boys NHRA Nationals were postponed to Monday at Maple Grove Raceway and the action began at 10 a.m. ET with the completion of the semifinals in the NHRA Camping…

Garner-Jones Wins PDRA Carolina Nationals

Chris Garner-Jones set two goals for race day after qualifying No. 1: run in the 3-second range and win the race at the PDRA Red Line Oil Carolina Nationals at Darlington Dragway. By just ten-thousandths of a second, Garner-Jones earned…

Gaige Herrera Goes 203 MPH!

Gaige Herrera ended qualifying on another massive note in Pro Stock Motorcycle, tying his mark for the quickest run of the year with a strong 6.672 at 202.94 on his Mission Foods/Vance & Hines Suzuki. That lowered the track E.T.…

Gaige Herrera Attacks First Countdown

A dominant and incredible regular season was one to remember for relative Pro Stock Motorcycle newcomer Gaige Herrera. Now, the second-year rider hopes to enjoy the same success in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, which opened at this past…

Dream Realized as Chris Bostick Enters First NHRA Countodwn Race

Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chris Bostick is having the time of his life aboard his Chris Bostick Motorsports Suzuki. For the first time in his career, the talented entrepreneur has qualified for the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown…

Rapidly Improving Jianna Evaristo Ready for First Appearance

This weekend’s Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway marks the kickoff to the 2023 NHRA Countdown to the Championship. For Scrappers Racing, it will be the fifth appearance in the post-season by Mike Salinas in the Top Fuel…

McBride, Vantine and Wills Set to Rock NHRA Charlotte

As the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to zMAX Dragway for the Countdown to the Championship playoffs for the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals on Sept. 22-24, a trio of talented and experienced Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle racers are…

Can Rookie Brayden Davis Keep the PDRA Point Lead in Darlington?

After over a month off, the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) is resuming its 10th season of eighth-mile drag racing with this weekend’s Red Line Oil Carolina Nationals, Sept. 14-16, at Darlington Dragway. The historic South Carolina track will play…

Former Pro Stock Motorcycle Great Antron Brown in Pursuit of 4th Top Fuel Title

Antron Brown has come a long way since his two-wheel days in Pro Stock Motorcycle. Brown won’t start the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs with the Top Fuel points lead. That honor goes to…

Who Will Strike First in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Playoffs?

Heading into the opening race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, this weekend’s 38th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Pro Stock Motorcycle racers understand the challenge that awaits. Gaige Herrera enjoyed a dominant regular season,…

Will Gaige Herrera’s Top Spot in NHRA Countdown lead him to Championship

Gaige Herrera saw his hefty point lead get reduced by more than 250 points with the Countdown reset, but he’s still the No. 1 seed nonetheless. Will it be a position Herrera rides to a first career NHRA Championship?  After…

NHRA Countdown Fields Set, Herrera’s Lead Shrinks

The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series regular season came to a thrilling conclusion on Monday at the world’s biggest drag race, the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, setting the stage for an epic Countdown to the Championship. The…

XDA Battles Mother Nature at FuelTech Bike Bash

Mother Nature may have knocked out a day of racing at the FuelTech Bike Bash, but XDA still made the best of the weather that was given to them at Virginia Motorsports Park. With a continually changing forecast, the Miller…

Matt Smith Wins U.S. Nationals for 3rd Time in His Career

A challenging year got a whole lot better for Matt Smith in Pro Stock Motorcycle, as the defending world champion won for the second straight year at The Big Go, clinching the victory when Hector Arana Jr. went red. Smith…

Herrera Gets 8th Pole Position in 9 Races

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Gaige Herrera wrapped up his eighth No. 1 spot in nine races in 2023 on the strength of his track record run of 6.746 at 198.96 from Friday on his Mission Foods/Vance & Hines Suzuki at…

Gaige Herrera Wins Mission Challenge for the 4th Time

Gaige Herrera cemented his dominance in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, winning for the fourth time in six Pro Stock Motorcycle races by defeating Eddie Krawiec in the finals on Saturday with a run of 6.759 at 199.11 on his…

Gaige Herrera Takes Top Spot at Big Go

Back in action for the first time in a month, Pro Stock Motorcycle continued to belong to Gaige Herrera, as the points leader blistered the track record on his Mission Foods/Vance & Hines Suzuki with an impressive run of 6.746…

Jasmin Salinas to Go Top Fuel Racing in 2024

Jasmine Salinas, the 31-year-old daughter of NHRA Top Fuel driver Mike Salinas, has earned her NHRA Top Fuel license after various test sessions throughout the 2023 season.  She will officially make her first start in the Top Fuel ranks racing…

AHDRA Bringing Nitro Harley Madness Back to Cecil County

You’ve seen them here before and you love them. AHDRA/AMA is bringing their ground-pounding, flame-throwing Nitro Harley-Davidson motorcycle drag racing show back to Cecil County Dragway on September 9-10. The third annual Mid-Atlantic Nitro Showdown will ignite the scenic Rising…

How “HoneyBun” Became the Hottest Bagger Drag Racing Team in the World

For the second consecutive event the “Honeybun” supercharged Harley bagger took home the win against some fierce competition. Two weeks after winning the Bagger Shootout at the Darlington Night of Fire, “Honeybun” struck again winning the All Harley World Shootout…

NHRA’s “Big Go” Quickly Approaching

The prestigious 69th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals lives up to its name as the world’s biggest drag race, offering a full slate of special events, attractions, autograph sessions and more during the race weekend on Aug. 30-Sept.…

300 mph Women Drivers Headline FIA/FIM European Finals

Former Pro Street Motorcycle racer Ida Zetterström, Susanne Callin, Jndia Erbacher – three women with one thing in common: they are Europe’s fastest-ever racing drivers.   The trio all drive 10,000-horsepower Top Fuel Dragsters. Finland’s Zetterström holds the European speed…

Motorcycle Winners Shine at Australia’s National Drag Racing Championship

The first Eastern Conference event of the Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship, part of the recently established National Drag Racing Championship, has delighted racers and spectators alike in picture perfect weather conditions at Springmount Raceway. Racing for seven NDRC brackets was…

Five Pro Stock Motorcycle Countdown Spots Remain Heading Into Indy

Heading into the final NHRA regular season race, the world’s biggest drag race, the prestigious 69th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, Aug 30-Sept 4, five Pro Stock Motorcycle racers have clinched Countdown berths while five spots remain. Gaige…

It’s Crunch Time as XDA Racers Head to VMP

From August 25-27, Virginia Motorsports Park will host the 5th annual FuelTech Bike Bash, featuring the XDA Motorcycle Drag Racing series. This is the fourth race in the five-event drag racing series on the East Coast that you won’t want…

Baker Drivetrain Free Night at the Motorcycle Drags

In a tremendous act of generosity and appreciation to the industry, each year Bert Baker and his family of Baker Drivetrain host a free race at Sturgis Dragstrip as part of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. It’s free to race and…

How “HoneyBun” Won The Bagger Race at the Darlington Night of Fire

A full field of some of the quickest nitrous, turbo, supercharged and all-motor Harley-Davidson Bagger drag bikes gathered at Darlington Dragway as part of the track’s big Night of Fire. In this final round video coverage courtesy of V-Twin Powersports…

Australia’s Newly-Established NDRC Ready to Hit the Track

North Queensland’s drag racers are set to take on droves of travelling racers at their home-track of Springmount Raceway this weekend, as the venue hosts the first ‘Eastern Conference’ round of the new Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship. Part of the…

Is Gaige Herrera Headed for a NHRA Championship?

Continuing to show dominance in his history-making rookie season with Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki rider Gaige Herrera raced his Gen 3 Suzuki Hayabusa to a sixth victory of the season Sunday at the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway…

How Gaige Herrera Assembled His Second Win Streak of the NHRA Season With New Team

The final stop of the NHRA Caming World 2023 Western Swing took place at Sonoma Dragway in Sonoma, Calif., home of the 35th annual DENSO Sonoma Nationals. It featured the usual Top Fuel and Funny Car class, but the race…

AHDRA’s Thrilling Milan Race Sets Stage for Cecil Showdown

AHDRA/AMA brought their ground-pounding, Nitro Harley-Davidson motorcycle drag racing show to Milan Dragway on July 29-30 for the Second Annual Southern Michigan Bikefest and gave the Michigan fans some thunderous competition they won’t soon forget. Top Fuel NHRA U.S. Nationals…

Top Fuel Motorcycles to Give Topeka Proper Send Off

The crushing property tax burden on Shelby Development, owner of Heartland Motorsports Park, has resulted in the track announcing that it will host its last and final NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series national event on Aug. 11-13. Those lucky…

Gaige Herrera Sweeps the Western Swing

Points leader Gaige Herrera became the first rider in Pro Stock Motorcycle history – and the first NHRA competitor since 2009 – to sweep the three-race NHRA Western Swing, racing to the victory on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway at the…

Gaige Herrera Wins NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Call Out

Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Gaige Herrera continued his dominant season on Saturday at Sonoma Raceway, winning the first-ever NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle All-Star Callout as part of this weekend’s 35th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals. In the Mission #2Fast2Tasty…

XDA Fueltech Bike Bash Quickly Approaching

The XDA heads to Virginia Motorsports Park located in Dinwiddie, Virginia for the 5th annual FuelTech Bike Bash on August 25-27, 2023! The event features the Orient Express Pro Street class that run speeds over 230 mph in only 6-seconds,…

NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Call Out Press Conference

Check out the press conference for the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Call Out that will take place in Sonoma. There are more videos on the Cycledrag Youtube channel (please subscribe here) and the Cycledrag Facebook page (Please like here) and…

How Gaige Herrera Got His 5th Win of the Season

A week after becoming the last-ever Pro Stock Motorcycle race winner at Denver’s Bandimere Speedway, Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki rider Gaige Herrera became the first-ever Pro Stock Motorcycle winner at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in Kent,…

AHDRA Nitro Harleys Return to Light Up Milan

AHDRA/AMA Harley-Davidson motorcycle drag racing is bringing their ground-pounding, flame-throwing Nitro Harley show back to Milan Dragway in Milan, Michigan on July 29-30 for the Second Annual Southern Michigan Bikefest.   The men and women of AMA/AHDRA will hustle their…

Pro Stock Motorcycle Call Out Set For Sonoma

The eight-bike field is set for the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle All-Star Callout are set, with the standouts in the first callout specialty for the two-wheeled category set to grab the spotlight as part of this weekend’s 35th annual Denso…

Back on a Win Streak, Herrera Wins Seattle

The first-ever weekend in Seattle for Pro Stock Motorcycle simply meant another dominating weekend for points leader Gaige Herrera, as he wrapped up a flawless weekend at Pacific Raceways with a winning run of 6.764 at 198.99 on his Vance…

Gaige Herrera Strikes First in Seattle

In the first appearance for Pro Stock Motorcycle at Pacific Raceways, points leader Herrera made a great first impression, going to the top spot with a run of 6.767 at 198.09 Vance & Hines/Mission Foods Suzuki on Friday at the…

How Gaige Herrera Won Yet Again, This Time at Final Bandimere Event

Rebounding from disappointing losses at the last two races, Gaige Herrera reclaimed his Pro Stock Motorcycle championship-leading form to put his Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki Gen 3 Hayabusa back into the winner’s circle at the NHRA Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere…

XDA Racers Hit Milestones Despite Mother Nature’s Wrath

The XDA encountered unfavorable weather conditions for the second time this season. Despite this, dedicated XDA racers arrived at the track on Thursday night to prepare for the 23rd annual WPGC Bike Fest. These racers put on an impressive display…

Pro Stock Motorcycle Call Out Set for Sonoma

For the first time since 2009, the NHRA’s annual trek to Northern California’s wine country will close out the famed three-race Western Swing when the 35th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals take place on July 28-30 at picturesque Sonoma Raceway.…

Herrera Wins Final NHRA Race at Bandimere Speedway

Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Gaige Herrer picked up the victory for Mission and Vance & Hines at the final NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series race at Bandimere Speedway, powering past Angie Smith in the final round on Sunday…

Arana Takes No. 1 Spot in Denver, M. Smith Wins Challenge

Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Matt Smith continued to impress on Thunder Mountain, beating Steve Johnson in the final round of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge with a pass of 7.150 at 196.98 on his Denso Auto Parts Suzuki.…

Can Matt Smith Make it 3 in a Row in Denver?

It’s one of the most important events of the season for Matt Smith and the Pro Stock Motorcycle star couldn’t be entering this weekend’s 43rd annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals at legendary Bandimere Speedway on a better note.…

Vincent Testa Crashes Into Wall on Turbo Hayabusa Drag Bike

The action got a little wilder than expected on Saturday at the 10th Annual James Surber All Bike Shootout at Somoa Drag Strip in Northern California when turbo Hayabusa veteran Vincent Testa crashed into the wall. The video can be…

Motorcycle Drag Racing Mourns the Loss of Derrick Milbourne

Motorcycle drag racers are mourning the loss of one of the greatest hand-clutch bracket racers, Derrick Milbourne of Manassas, Va,. who passed away unexpectedly on July 3rd.  There were two things Milboune loved dearly, his family and motorcycle drag racing.…

How Rob Cassar Won Australian Top Fuel Championship on a Nitrous Bike

Rob Cassar locked down his maiden ADRC Top Fuel Motorcycle Championship at the Hidden Valley Drag Strip in June, taking out the title over runner-up, Benny Stevens. After securing the title with a round two win over Stevens, Cassar ensured…

XDA’s WPGC Bike Fest Set to Electrify Maryland

The biggest motorcycle drag racing event of the year returns on July 14-16, as the XDA’s 23rd annual WPGC Bike Fest electrifies Maryland International Raceway (MIR) located in Mechanicsville, Maryland.   The WPGC Bike Fest will feature over 700 Professional,…

NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycles Head to Denver’s Final Mile High Nationals

The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series heads to legendary Bandimere Speedway for the last time, as the final Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals is set to take place July 14-16 on famed Thunder Mountain. Marking the 10th of…

Herrera Continues No. 1 Qualifying Streak

Despite a strong start to the race, including a fifth-straight lockout of the top qualifying spot, a pair of upset second-round losses brought an early end to the competition for the Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle team at…

Hector Arana Jr. Wins Norwalk

Hector Arana Jr. put together a consistent Sunday in Norwalk and ended it with his first Pro Stock Motorcycle victory of the season, going 6.821 at 199.82 in the final round on his GETTRX Suzuki to get past Steve Johnson…

Angie Smith Wins Mission Challenge

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, as part of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park., Angie Smith enjoyed the biggest moment of her season thus far, defeating Hector Arana Jr. in the final round of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty…