Jianna Evaristo Salinas has shown remarkable improvement on her NHRA Pro Stock Suzuki over the past five seasons. At the end of the 2023 season her team, Matt Smith Racing, decided to make the switch from Suzukis to v-twins in…
Jianna Salinas Shows Rapid Pro Stock Motorcycle Improvement with Career Best 6.78
Pro Stock Motorcycle up-and-comer Jianna Evaristo experienced a stellar performance all weekend long. In qualifying, she achieved a new personal best elapsed time with a powerful run of 6.789 at 198.61, qualifying her in the top half of the field…
Jianna Salinas Evaristo Continues Rapid Pro Stock Motorcycle Improvement
Clearly Jianna (Salinas) Evaristo loves a challenge. Evaristo, the winner of the 2019 NHRA Finals, one of the most remarkable and improbable wins in NHRA history, has not listened to the critics who say she doesn’t have enough motorcycle experience…
Jianna Salinas Evaristo Returns to Pro Stock Motorcycle With New Name
Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Jianna Evaristo (formerly Jianna Salinas) is returning to NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series action this weekend at the Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. Evaristo sustained injuries from an on-site incident during testing prior…
Salinas and Underdahl Pro Stock Motorcycle Team to Sit Out Remaining 2021 Events
Jianna Salinas and Jimmy Underdahl, both Pro Stock Motorcycle riders for Scrappers Racing, will sit out the remaining events of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. As team owner, Salinas made the decision to end her season three…
Jianna and Jasmine Salinas Put in Solid Indy Effort
The Pro Stock Motorcycle class was stacked with 22 entries at the biggest race of the year, the U.S. Nationals and Jianna Salinas qualified thirteenth in the class with her single qualifying run of 7.057. In eliminations Salinas ran close…
Jianna Salinas Helping Make a Difference
Earlier this year, Scrappers Racing and Jianna Salinas learned about a courageous fifteen-year-old girl and her father from the Bay Area. Scott Radabaugh suffered a heart attack at age 43 and recovered from a quadruple bypass surgery. This event led…
Jianna Salinas and Jimmy Underdahl Looking for Charlotte Wins
The NGK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals will be the second time Jianna Salinas enters the Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. The first effort she made was in 2019 and it was just the third race in her rookie season. With many more…
Scrappers Racing to Miss Las Vegas
Shortly after the Gatornationals, the Salinas family contracted COVID-19 and suffered many of the typical symptoms. Although they have begun to feel better and have returned to work, the family decided to stay home another weekend before continuing their race…
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…
Jianna Salinas Victory Marks First Latina Win in NHRA Professional Class
Jianna Salinas navigated through some of the toughest matchups on race day to claim her first career win at the NHRA Auto Club Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. She defeated three former World Champions in Andrew Hines, Matt…
Rookie Jianna Salinas Scores First Win in Dramatic Fashion, Andrew Hines Wins Title on Unpredictable Race Day
The 55th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona had more twists and turns than a curly fry. On a wild day in Pro Stock Motorcycle, Andrew Hines ended up with his sixth world championship in…