NHRA officials announced today the postponement of the 61st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, originally scheduled for April 9-11. NHRA and track officials will continue to look to state and…
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Matt Smith Wins Gatornationals
It was an outstanding start to a title defense season for Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Matt Smith, as he made multiple runs of 200 mph or faster on his Denso Auto Parts/Stockseth/Matt Smith Racing EBR, including the final round when he…
Rocky Start at Gators For Scrappers Racing
Scrappers Racing entered race day with just two vehicles in competition. Mike Salinas qualified seventh in Top Fuel and Jimmy Underdahl qualified fifteenth in Pro Stock Motorcycle. Jianna Salinas did not qualify, missing the 16- motorcycle field by 0.05 seconds.…
Angelle Sampey Clocks First PSM Suzuki 200 MPH Run
Debuting a new four-valve Vance & Hines/Mission Foods Suzuki, Angelle Sampey impressed immediately in Pro Stock Motorcycle, jumping to the top spot with a stellar debut run of 6.746 at 196.67. The three-time champion followed it up with a historic…
XDA Season Opener April 23-25
The XDA kicks off the season at Maryland International Raceway located in Mechanicsville, Maryland with the 27th annual PFR Spring Nationals and Awards Ceremony on April 23-25, 2021! Spectators are welcome! The event features the Orient Express Pro…
Matt Smith Poised to Begin NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Title Defense
Matt Smith is the defending Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion and he won in Gainesville last September, which helped spur his run to a fourth world title on his Denso/Stockseth/MSR EBR. Matt Smith Racing expanded to four bikes this off-season,…
Pro Stock Motorcycle Season To Kick Off at Gatornationals
Pro Stock Motorcycle racers will look to start the 2021 season impressively at this weekend’s 52nd annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at historic Gainesville Raceway. Matt Smith impressed in Gainesville last year en route to the world title and…
Nitro Harley Racer “Bad Apple” Tracy Kile Confirmed for Norwalk Night Under Fire
We have another name to announce for the Night Under Fire at Summit Motorsports Park , and it’s none other than Nitro Harley racer “The Bad Apple” Tracy Kile! This Nitro Harley legend has a message for Larry “Spiderman” McBridem…
Scrappers Racing Returns 15 Months After Incredible Jianna Salinas Upset
Scrappers Racing will start the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with a three team lineup at the Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida. Mike Salinas will return to the seat of the Top Fuel Dragster, Jasmine Salinas will step into…
Flyin Ryan Soars Off of The Track with Tampa Bay Race Rentals
National Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion Ryan Oehler brings the excitement of drag racing to Showtime Dragstrip this coming Spring. As the co-owner of newly founded Tampa Bay Race Rental, the general public will get to experience the thrill of the…
Man Cup Drops Pro Fuel Harley From Lineup
Man Cup motorcycle drag racing announced the Pro Fuel class will be cut from the 2021 class line-up, citing lack of sponsorship. “We thank Hawaya Racing and Sam White for their support of the Pro Fuel class through the years,”…
Hogs Gone Wild Star Racing Season-Opener Finals
Enjoy video coverage of some of the final rounds from the first race of the year, the Hogs Gone Wild Star Racing Season Opener from Reynolds, Ga., Feb 26-27. There are more videos on the Cycledrag Youtube channel (please subscribe…
Kelly Clontz Renews Sponsorship Steamfitters UA Local #602
Steamfitters UA Local #602, located in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area, renew their partnership for the fourth c onsecutive season with husband-and-wife pro stock motorcycle team, Chris and Kelly Clontz ahead of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Series season opener…
Gadson and Beland Take Turbo Bagger to a 8.07
The race to the first FLH frame, Harley Bagger seven-second run is heating up and Michael Beland and his team are trying to get it done at the first race of the year. After Beland went 8.14, under the official…
Hogs Gone Wild Set to Kick Off Motorcycle Drag Racing Season
It’s a new day. 2020 will forever be remembered as the year of the pandemic. It was a brutal and devastating year for so many, especially those in motorsports, which falls under the nearly-squeezed-to-death live event umbrella. Yet there is…
Pablo Gonzalez to Race Pro Stock Motorcycle at Gators on Shawn Gann Tribute
Motorcycle bracket racing standout Pablo Gonzalez of Orlando, Fla. is stepping up to the pro ranks and will compete in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals from Gainesville, Fla., March 11-14. Gonzalez will honor his late friend, longtime…
Roy Hagadorn to be Inducted Into NHRA Div. 2 Hall of Fame
The man with more than 40 track championships and more than 100 event victories, bracket racing ace Roy Hagadorn, 61, of Venice, Fla. will be inducted into the NHRA Div. 2 Hall of Fame at the upcoming Gatornationals. “It’s unreal.…
Sam Wills Recovering After Successful Surgery, Aims to Race This Season
Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Sam Wills remains in Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City following a surgery this past Saturday to repair a fractured fibula, suffered in a shop accident. Wills says he is “hurting” but takes solace in hearing doctors…
NHRA Atlanta National Rescheduled
NHRA and Atlanta Dragway have teamed up to announce the new dates for the 40th annual NHRA Southern Nationals. The fan-favorite event will be moved to April 30-May 2. “We are looking forward to celebrating the 40th NHRA Southern…
2021 XDA Program Changes Announced
The XDA’s Jason and Chris Miller released the following letter, outlining some changes to the XDA program – Dear XDA Racers, Fans, Sponsors, Media and Staff, We are excited to kick-off the 2021 XDA Season in just a few short…
Angelle Sampey to Return to NHRA PSM on a Suzuki
Don’t call it a comeback. The NHRA’s winningest female, Angelle Sampey announced she will return to teh NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class to ride Vance & Hines’s new four-valve Suzuki-powered race bike in the 2021 Camping World series. Sampey’s quest…
PDRA Announces Summit Racing Equipment ProStars Specialty Race
The best racers in the PDRA’s professional and sportsman classes will get the chance to square off in a brand-new event, the Summit Racing Equipment ProStars, series officials announced today. The specialty race will take place during Virginia Motorsports Park’s…
Travis Davis Collects Third PDRA Pro Nitrous Motorcycle World Championship
It was an unusual year for the PDRA’s Drag 965 Pro Nitrous Motorcycle class, with short fields at most races and an entire race taken off the schedule. But what wasn’t out of the ordinary was Travis Davis putting on…
Florida Nitro Harley / Bagger Test Yields Amazing Results
“Hard work pays off” is a cliche that certainly rings true in the world of Top Fuel Harley and motorcycle drag racing as proven by this top secret NHRA Nitro Harley and turbo Harley Bagger winter test session at IHRA’s…
Sam Wills Confirmed for Norwalk Night Under Fire
The list of motorcycle racers confirmed for the big Cycledrag motorcycle shootout at the Norwalk Night Under Fire, Aug. 7, now grows to five with the addition of nitro legend Sam “Nitro Conspiracy” Wills. The veteran rider joins a field…
Hawaya Backing AHDRA Pro Fuel and Nitro Funnybike
AHDRA Pro Fuel racers will have some extra financial security this year, and Nitro Funnybike racers will have a class sponsor—all courtesy of Johnny Vickers and Hawaya Racing. Pro Fuel (formerly called Pro Dragster) racers will know before their trailers…
Jimmy “Hulk” Brantley First Top Fuel Motorcycle Fire Up!
After several years of hard work by Larry and Steve McBride, Jimmy “Hulk” Brantley’s Top Fuel Motorcycle is ready to roar to life. Watch the brothers crank up their masterpiece for the very first time. There are more videos on…
Mitch Brown Confirmed For Norwalk Night Under Fire
Following the confirmations of Top Fuel Motorcycle greats Larry “Spiderman” McBride, Dave Vantine and Chris Hand, 2020 Man Cup Top Fuel champion Mitch Brown has now brought the total up to four confirmed racers for the Kelly Night Under Fire…
NHRA Cancels Arizona Nationals
NHRA and Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park have made the difficult decision to not host the 2021 NHRA Arizona Nationals, leaving an opening on the 2021 schedule which NHRA is optimistic will be filled with an event at a facility…
Dave Vantine Confirmed For Norwalk Night Under Fire
We now have our 2nd rider confirmed for the Cycledrag motorcycle shootout Aug. 7 2021 at Summit Motorsports Park and it’s the 4th quickest man of all-time, Dave Vantine! Look out, here comes the “Yellow Bullet” to the Night Under…
Vreeland Reflects on AHDRA Top Fuel Championship
“When I got my first AHDRA license in 1992, I never dreamed I would be Top Fuel champion 28 years later!” said Pennsylvania Harley-Davidson dealer and Top Fuel Motorcycle pilot, Rich Vreeland. At that time, Vreeland and his brother Ray…
Chris Moore Gets DQed from $90K Grudge Race in Controversial Decision
The richest purse in grudge bike racing history, the $90K Kings of Grudge Grinchmas at Orlando Speed World drag way was bound to have some motorcycle drag racing fails, smack talk, fighting and controversy when 16 of the fastest, yet…
Fastest Grudge Bikes Show Out in Orlando for $90K
Grudge bike racing went to a whole new level in 2020 as Kings of Grudge and Orlando Speed World Dragway posted the largest single class purse in motorcycle drag racing / grudge racing history at astounding $90,000. The race unprecedented…
NHRA to Sell Atlanta Dragway
On a conference call today NHRA President Glen Cromwell revealed the series’ plans to sell Atlanta Dragway. Currently the NHRA owns three tracks, Atlanta, Gainesville and Indy, and leases one, Pomona. Cromwell says various improvements are planned for Gainesville and…
Larry “Spiderman” McBride Confirmed for Norwalk Night Under Fire Motorcycle Shootout
As it has for so many events, the pandemic of 2020 cancelled the popular Kelly Night Under at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. It’s the largest independent drag race in the world and regularly includes mega stars like John…
New Speed Record to Close Out 2020 for Larry “Spiderman” McBride
For Top Fuel Motorcycle legend Larry “Spiderman” McBride a new world record of 265 mph and a commanding victory at the Man Cup Finals from South Georgia Motorsports Park could not have been a better crescendo to what was a…
Back in the Saddle for World’s Quickest Motorcycle Racer
As is the case for most everyone in the world, 2020 has been chock full of the unexpected for the world’s quickest and fastest motorcycle drag racer Larry “Spiderman” McBride. There is light on the horizon as the veteran is…
AHDRA Gainesville Spectacular Finishes Off 2020
When Bill Rowe purchased the assets of the inert AHDRA All-American motorcycle drag racing series late in 2019, the challenges before him and his family staff were daunting enough. But when 2020 came along and the event landscape went haywire,…
Harley-Davidson Pulls Out Of Vance & Hines NHRA Pro Stock Program
It was announced this week that Harley Davidson will no longer field factory teams in American Flat Track and Drag Racing. The announcement ends a two-decade relationship between Harley and Vance & Hines, that saw the duo revolutionize the once…
FuelTech World Finals Pro Stock Bike Field Preview
When ManCup, in conjunction with South Georgia Motorsports Park added Pro Stock Bike to the 44th annual FuelTech World Finals presented by Wiseco lineup, it was hoped that a solid field would attend. As the NHRA season ended earlier than…
Racing Icon TT Jones to be Memorialized at FuelTech World Finals
ManCup will honor the late TT Jones by declaring the JE Piston Pro Mod class at the Finals to be dedicated in the memory of TT Jones. Mr. Jones, a longtime and fierce competitor in the uber competitive JE Piston…
Chris Moore Reacts to Breaking Street Tire World Record
Pro Street drag bikes continue to advance at a staggering pace and that trend continued at the Hail Mary Derby exhibition race from Maryland International Raceway Nov. 4-8, where Chris Moore took over the top spot in the no-bar, street…
NHRA Announces Complete 2021 Class Schedule
NHRA officials announced the details of the 2021 Camping World Drag Racing Series 23-event season, revealing national event pro category qualifying days and specialty series schedules. Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories will be contested at all national events. …
First-Time Stops at Norwalk, Maple Grove and Bowling Green Highlight 2021 PDRA Schedule
The Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) will hold eight championship events during its eighth season, as the all-eighth-mile drag racing series revealed its 2021 event schedule today. The season will kick off at GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, North Carolina,…
Robert A. Tull Inc. to Sponsor Pro Stock Bike Class at Man Cup Finals
Robert A. Tull Inc. has committed funding for the Pro Stock Bike category at the upcoming 44 th annual FuelTech World Finals presented by Wiseco. The NHRA Pro Stock Bike season closed out this past weekend with Matt Smith winning…
Matt Smith Reflects on Capturing 4th NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship
Matt Smith Racing blazed to victory this weekend at the Dodge NHRA Finals in Las Vegas, with Matt Smith crowned the 2020 Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion, the fourth time he has captured the prestigious trophy. After Matt Smith was…
Matt Smith Wins NHRA Title! Wife Angie Smith Wins Race
All four points leaders in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series finished the job on Sunday, as Steve Torrence, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders and Matt Smith claimed world championships during the 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil…
Eddie Krawiec Grabs Top Spot as Championship Hangs In Balance in Vegas
Eddie Krawiec powered to the top spot on Saturday during qualifying at the 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Following his win last weekend, Krawiec continues to stay hot in…
Sportsman Motorcycle National Champion to Be Crowned in Vegas
The top Super Pro Motorcycle racers from NHRA’s seven geographical divisions will journey to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to vie for national titles in the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship. The national champion will be decided…
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship Rolls Into Vegas
In what has been a remarkably successful year for Matt Smith Racing in Pro Stock Motorcycle, the team knows it will have a great shot at a 2020 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series world title. But it will take…
AHDRA Nitro Keeping the Florida Autumn Blazing Hot!
All-American motorcycle drag racing series AHDRA is keeping it hot with some serious action in the Sunshine State. October 17-18 saw AHDRA’s MTC Engineering Sunshine Nationals at Florida’s Orlando Speed World, which will be followed up by the MTC Engineering…
$5,000 to win Liska Racing Street ET added to Man Cup FuelTech World Finals
Not to be outdone by big brother MPS Racing Pro ET, Liska Racing Street ET riders will be vying for a cool five thousand dollars to win at the 44 th annual FuelTech World Finals presented by Wiseco. That is…
Man Cup FuelTech World Finals Paying 10,000 to win MPS Pro ET
Here are ten thousand more reasons for you to attend the 44th annual FuelTech World Finals presented by Wiseco. MPS Racing Pro ET will feature a Ten Thousand dollar to win purse! As well, it, and all ManCup classes, will…
SDBA Rob Bush Motorsports 190Hookup.com Finals Results
The Southeastern Drag Bike Association, presented by Rob Bush Motorsports 190HookUp.com, hosted the Allstate Down Home Agency Scenic City Rumble at Brainerd Motorsports Park in Ringgold Georgia on October 25th 2020. At 696 ft elevation, the air density was set…
Eddie Krawiec Wins Houston
Multi-time NHRA world champion Eddie Krawiec picked up his first victory in more than two years, powering to the win in a thrilling side-by-side duel with Ryan Oehler in the final round of Sunday’s 33rd annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA…
Matt Smith Builds on Point Lead With 4th Straight Pole
Looking for a Texas sweep, Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Matt Smith made the quickest run on Saturday, powering to the No. 1 spot at the 33rd annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park. …
Ashely Owens Takes Top Spot at PDRA Finals
The Pro Nitrous Motorcycle riders are racing for win lights, records and a trophy without championship pressures, as Timblin Chassis backed Travis Davis clinched his third title at the last race. Ashley Owens almost set a new E.T. record on…
Motorcycle Drag Racing Community Asking For Prayers For Burn Victim James Rogers
On October 11, James Rogers, son of longtime motorcycle drag racer Jay Rogers, was life flighted to the University of Iowa burn ward after being involved in a serious burn accident and is currently in a medically induced coma, but…
Travis Davis Rides Another Timblin Chassis Championship into PDRA Finals
A 2020 season shortened and shifted by the COVID-19 public health crisis will conclude this weekend as the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) will crown its world champions at the Proline Racing Brian Olson Memorial World Finals, Oct. 22-25 at…
Angie Smith Reacts to Breaking the 200 MPH Barrier
Racer Angie Smith roared into motorsports history Saturday as the first woman to break the 200-mph barrier in NHRA’s Pro Stock Motorcycle class. Smith rocketed into the coveted DENSO 200-mph Pro Stock Motorcycle Club in the first qualifying round of the AAA Texas FallNationals, tearing across the finish line at 200.89 mph in 6.809 seconds. “My heart is still racing!’ said Smith, after burning…
Jerry Savoie Wins NHRA Fall Nationals
In Pro Stock Motorcycle on Sunday at the 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, Texas Motorplex continued to be very good to Jerry Savoie, as he picked up his second straight win at the track by going 6.910 at 191.16…
AHDRA Bringing Nitro to Orlando
AHDRA is bringing all-American motorcycle drag racing and the smell and fury of nitro to Florida’s Orlando Speed World with their MTC Engineering Sunshine Nationals on October 17-18. That follows up a successful weekend of V-twin drag racing…
Travis Davis Wins Another Championship For Timblin Chassis
Defending PDRA world champion Travis Davis was dealing with a gremlin in Friday qualifying at DragWars presented by Modern Racing, but the Georgia rider got his Timblin-built Suzuki figured out for race day. A little luck helped, too. Davis ended…
McKinney Motorsports Ashley Owens Takes No.1 Spot at PDRA Drag Wars
In just his second appearance of the season, veteran rider Ashley Owens rode his self-tuned, McKinney Motorsports Hayabusa to a class-leading 4.037 at 176.21 Friday night at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) DragWars presented by Modern Racing at GALOT…
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Battle Moves to Texas
The upcoming 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, which takes place Oct. 14-18, will provide drag racing fans with plenty of excitement. In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Andrew Hines is still looking for his first victory of 2020 on his Harley-Davidson…
Big Payback Caps Off Short-but-Awesome NHDRO Season
NHDRO’s 2020 season was short on events but huge on Big Money payouts. The Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series finished off this strange year with the CC Powersports NHDRO World Finals and Big Payback on at October 2-4 at…
2021 NHRA Schedule Released
NHRA officials announced a 22-race 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule. Details on Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying days as well as special exhibitions and specialty series that compete at national events…
How Matt Smith Took The Wally at the NHRA Gatornationals
Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Matt Smith rocketed to his latest victory Sunday at the Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida. The Sept. 25-27 contest marks the three-time world champion’s first win at Gainesville Raceway out of 25 wins in NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series finals. Sharing the spotlight with this father, Rickie Smith, who captured the…
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship Chase Revs Up in St. Louis
With only four races remaining in the 2020 season when the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series arrives at World Wide Technology Raceway on Oct. 2-4 for the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil, championship contenders know…
NHDRO Finishes Off 2020 with the Big Payback
NHDRO—the Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series—follows up their wildly successful $62,000 BB Racing Bracket Shootout—the biggest-ever payout in motorcycle drag racing history—with the CC Powersports NHDRO World Finals and Big Payback on at October 2-4 at Lucas Oil Raceway…
Matt Smith Wins NHRA Gatornationals in September
Three-time NHRA world champion Matt Smith vaulted into the points lead on Sunday at Gainesville Raceway, powering past Andrew Hines in the final round to win the AMALIE Motor Oil Gatornationals. Smith finished off a dominant weekend with his first…
Gatornationals – Take 2! Pro Stock Motorcycle Racers Ready to Battle
The way Scotty Pollacheck sees it, he has a chance to score big in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series at the upcoming 51st annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, which takes place Sept. 25-27 at historic Gainesville Raceway.…
2021 Drag Bike Racing Schedules
While not all the organizations have released their 2021 schedules, drag bike racers are starting to get a picture of what next season will look like with the XDA, SDBA and Man Cup schedules. Here’s hoping 2021 is a much…
XDA’s Season Finale Delivers New Winners and Champions
The 28th annual DME Racing Fall Nationals concluded the 2020 race season, crowning twelve champions at Maryland International Raceway (MDIR). The third year of XDA faced a pandemic, mother nature, and decrees that did not allow spectators at two of…
Coca-Cola Ends Relationship With NHRA, Lawsuit Filed by NHRA
In yet another example of the unprecedented and destructive nature of 2020, NHRA’s longtime sponsor Coca-Cola, who has been with the drag racing organization since 2002, has notified NHRA it will immediately end its sponsorship deal that was contractually slated…
SDBA Round 4 Thrills, Dustin Lee Becomes First No Bar Racer to Win Top Gas on 1/8th
The Southeastern Drag Bike Association, presented by Rob Bush Motorsports 190HookUp.com, hosted the BB Racing Fall Smackdown at Crossville Dragway on September 5th 2020. At 1854 ft elevation, the air density was over 3000 at times but it didn’t stop…
70-Year-Old Gast Leads Man Cup Rockingham Winners
Defending champions Sam White and Mark Rendeluk came up short in their bids to repeat but Pablo Gonzalez and a seemingly ageless Paul Gast avoided similar fates in the 39th running of the 190Hookup.com Nationals Sunday at Rockingham Dragway. https://www.cycledrag.com/…
Turbo Hayabusa Racer Craig Brown Holds Off Nitrous Bikes to Win West Title
On the strength of a win at the season-ending Western Pro Extreme Race in Sonoma, Calif., turbo Hayabusa racer Craig Brown claimed his first championship, holding off the fast-charging nitrous Pro Mod drag bikes of No. 2 Mike Ramirez, and…
2021 XDA Schedule Released
The XDA’s Jason Miller writes, “It is with great pleasure that we release our 2021 XDA Season Schedule. Racers have been asking XDA for an October event, and that is exactly what they are going to get. We have added…
SDBA Round No. 4 4.60 Drag Bike Racing Thriller
Join us at Crossville Dragway for round No. 4 of the Southeastern Drag Bike Racing Association as the top nitrous oxide 4.60 drag bike racers from around the region battle in this thrilling full event motorcycle drag racing coverage. We…
Hogs Gone Wild Pittsburgh Live Race Videos
Enjoy some of the many hours of live coverage from the Big Hogs Gone Wild motorcycle drag race at Keystone Raceway Park. The event featured the world’s fastest Harley Davidson Bagger motorcycles and a $4,000 ET race. Additional race coverage…
SDBA Fall Smackdown Live Video Coverage
Enjoy some of the many hours of live coverage from the SDBA BB Fall Smackdown at Crossville Dragway in Tenn. The event featured Super Stock, 4.60, Top Gas and many other loaded classes of racing. Additional race coverage can be…
How Scotty Pollacheck Won Indianapolis Riding on DENSO Spark Plugs
Flying at a head-spinning 200.53 mph in the final round, Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Scotty Pollacheck rocketed to the winner’s circle for the first time in his career at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. Pollacheck captured…
XDA Season Finale Guaranteed to be Saucy
The Xtreme Dragbike Association (XDA) concludes its season of motorcycle drag racing on September 18-20, at Maryland International Raceway (MDIR) for the 28th annual DME Racing Fall Nationals. This will be the third and final event of a shortened year…
Scotty Pollacheck Wins NHRA US Nationals
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Pollacheck capped off his dream weekend with his first career victory in the class, beating Andrew Hines in the final round with a 6.790 at 200.53 on his Strutmasters.com EBR, breaking the track speed record he…
Malloy and Winters lead AHDRA Harley Drag Racing Numidia Winners
The revived AHDRA all-American motorcycle drag racing series thundered into the bucolic countryside of Numidia, Pennsylvania this past weekend, August 29-30, for the Numidia Nitro presented by Vreeland’s Harley-Davidson. Delaware legend Bob “Opie” Malloy led pro class winners, while Illinois…
NHRA Cancels Charlotte, Bristol, Pomona – Releases Revised Schedule
NHRA announced today the remainder of the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. In collaboration with all stakeholders, NHRA plans to hold six national events to complete the 2020 season. The 2020 NHRA season has looked very different…
Pro Stock Motorcycle Racers Poised for Big Go Battle
It’s the biggest weekend of the NHRA Mello Yello Series season and defending event champion Jerry Savoie is feeling plenty of momentum as he prepares to race on the sport’s grandest stage. The former Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion is…
XDA Orient Express Pro Street Rule Revisions
Over a decade ago the Pro Street class was run almost exclusively by Hayabusas. The class needed some diversity and class rules for the liter bikes were opened up to try and encourage liter bikes to join the party. This…
Gast Races to Victory at PDRA Summer Shootout
Two-time and defending world champion Travis Davis has owned Pro Nitrous Motorcycle this season with wins at both races the class attended before the Summer Shootout. Drag bike veteran Paul Gast broke the streak, though, earning a wire-to-wire victory over…
Paul Gast Shoots to No. 1 Spot at PDRA Summer Shootout
70-year-legend Paul “Fast by”Gast secured the Professional Drag Racers Association’s (PDRA) low qualifier award Friday night when he topped the field at the PDRA Summer Shootout presented by Callies Performance. A computer gremlin prevented Gast from putting up representative…
XDA Delivers Proven Records at VMP
The Xtreme Dragbike Association’s 2nd Annual MTC Engineering Bike Bash at Virginia Motorsports Park was nothing short of legendary. The world-renowned facility owned by Tommy and Judy Franklin, along with VP Tyler Crossnoe, welcomed the XDA for what was to…
How the Nitrous Bikes Owned the Turbo and Nitro Boys on the West Coast
Join us for full event coverage of a special motorcycle drag racing $10,000 West Coast shootout featuring incredible diversity with one four-Cylinder Top Fuel Nitro Motorcycle of Ron Meyer, one Top Fuel Nitro Harley of Greg Justice, three wheelie bar,…
NHRA Maple Grove Canceled, Series Says Optimistic on Rest of Season
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NHRA and Maple Grove Raceway have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. “We are extremely disappointed to announce the cancellation of the September national event,…
XDA Royal Rumble Predicts Staggering Performance at VMP
The Xtreme Dragbike Association (XDA) takes Motorcycle Drag Racing to Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP) for the 2nd Annual MTC Engineering Bike Bash on August 21-23, 2020 and all spectators are welcome! With only one event in the books for…
NHRA Atlanta Southern Nationals Canceled
The NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, scheduled for Aug. 28-30, has been canceled due the current COVID-19 pandemic. NHRA made this difficult decision after exhaustive deliberation with track representatives, health officials and government authorities. NHRA and Atlanta Dragway came…
Angelle Sampey Reaches Winner’s Circle For First Time on Harley
The winningest female NHRA racer Angelle Sampey picked up her first career win on a Harley-Davidson at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, racing to the Pro Stock Motorcycle winner’s circle on Sunday at the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by…
Turner, Beland and AHDRA Beat the Heat at The Rock
The new AHDRA all-American motorcycle drag racing series returned to its former North Carolina home this past weekend for the Nitro Spring Nationals, presented by Cox Double Eagle Harley-Davidson. And when the nitro smoke had cleared and the thunder receded…
Hall of Famer Hagadorn Cashes NHDRO’s Biggest Check
It was a straight-up bracket hustler’s convention. The most dangerous motorcycle bracket racers in the nation converged on Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, Indiana, for the $62,000 BB Racing Bracket Shootout—the biggest-ever payout in motorcycle drag racing history. It was…
NHDRO “Big Show” $50K Race Video Coverage
It s the richest price in the history of sportsman motorcycle drag racing – $50,000 to the winner of a 128 competitor field, slit evenly between box and no box. The race initially called for a 64-bike field, but after…
