Chevrolet's COPO Camaro drag racer is under construction, and this is an inside look at the cars as they undergo conversion from run-of-the-mill Camaro bodies-in-white into full-on race cars. The photos, from The Block, a Chevrolet Performance website, show the cars in various states of completion...
When Steve Torrence won the NHRA Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Dragster national championship in 2005, he began to set his sights on being a winning driver in the Top Fuel category... May 8, 2012 by Anne Proffit
After the 25th annual NHRA O'Reilly Auto Parts Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway outside Houston, TX one streak ended but another continued. Robert Hight wasn't able... April 30, 2012 by Anne Proffit
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Car driver Robert Hight came oh so close to taking the first quarter voting for DRIVER OF THE YEAR, voted by an elite panel of 21... April 25, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Matt Hagan is a soft-spoken, blue-eyed cattle farmer (his term) from Virginia who also happens to be the reigning NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Car champion... April 21, 2012 by Anne Proffit
With three in the class of 2012 hailing from the Southern California area, it was appropriate for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America to announce this year's inductees... April 13, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Four races into the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, three names just seem to stand out from the crowd: Lucas, Hight and Line. These three drivers just seem to... April 1, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Bill Jenkins, known to everyone in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) community as "Grumpy" has passed. He was 81. A master of the internal combustion engine... March 29, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Apparently, the National Hot Rod Association might listen to some complaints from its competitors. Following the start of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock... March 23, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Proof that all-wheel drive cars can be upset by too much power, even in a straight line, is this video footage of a drag race between two highly-modified Nissan GT-R... March 20, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Bob Tasca III hasn't had a great three-race start in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series 2012 season. Driving his Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang Funny Car... March 19, 2012 by Anne Proffit
In 2010, LE Tonglet won the NHRA's Pro Stock Motorcycle championship in the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. He did it with his father/team owner Gary tuning his older... March 16, 2012 by Anne Proffit
The Tire Kingdom NHRAl Gatornationals were plagued by rain this year that stopped Sunday eliminations after the quarterfinals and forced NHRA to complete the third race of... March 13, 2012 by Anne Proffit
They say the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season really starts in Gainesville, FL. If qualifying results for the 43rd annual Tire Kingdom Gatornationals at Auto-Plus... March 10, 2012 by Anne Proffit
At last year's SEMA show, Chevrolet showed off a concept version of the 2012 Camaro in COPO drag racing trim. Now, the company has announced it will produce it--but in very... March 8, 2012 by Nelson Ireson
The Firebird International Raceway dragstrip outside Phoenix, Arizona is known to be tough on competitors. Nestled south of the city on a plain, it's desert pure and simple... February 20, 2012 by Anne Proffit