Drag racing: Coughlin revved up for return
When Jeg Coughlin Jr. stepped away from pro stock drag racing after the 2010 season, there was no retirement speech. He never meant it to be more than a sabbatical.
NHRA Pro Stock - Jeg Coughlin Jr Pre-race Notes - 52nd Annual NHRA Winternationals
In 2012, Jeg Coughlin Jr. will be making his return to the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series after a one-year hiatus. Jeg Jr will be driving the all-new JEGS.com / Mopar - Dodge Avenger in the Pro Stock class.
March Meet can't come fast enough for drag race fans
Nitromethane fumes are wafting over the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds this weekend as the Winternationals kick off the NHRA Full Throttle drag racing season which means the March Meet is just around the corner.
Drag racing pioneer passes away
Jim Hullinger, drag racing pioneer and founder of Indiana’s first permanent drag strip in Bunker Hill, died Jan. 23 after a brief illness.
Local auto racing column: PGS awards banquet set for Saturday
With the 2012 racing season under way, drivers and officials at Punta Gorda Speedway will take a look back at the 2011 season this weekend. The track itself will be closed as racers celebrate the past year at the annual awards banquet at Benedetto’s Steakhouse at the Best Western Hotel in Punta Gorda.
Parity reigns as NHRA opens season with Winternationals
An era of parity — brought on, in part, by the six-year-old Countdown to the Championship — has settled into Top Fuel and Funny Car.
Fan’s View: NHRA Kicks Off 2012 Season at Pomona
It's time for auto racing season to kick into high gear, and the action starts this weekend, February 9 th through 12 th, at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, California with the 52 nd running of the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals.
CAPPS HOPEFUL AS NHRA SEASON OPENS IN POMONA
On any given Sunday, a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver could spend more than four hours in his car.
Audio tapes released in Unser Jr arrest
Audio recordings of the drunk driving arrest of racing legend Al Unser Junior shows his frame of mind when deputies clocked him doing more than 100 mph on Paseo Del Norte.