Sacramentan, 65, dies in drag race

Tragedy struck Saturday at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield when nostalgia Top Fuel racer John Shoemaker of Sacramento was killed in a high-speed crash. Shoemaker, 65, had just finished a qualifying run at 6.11 seconds and 249.93 mph when his dragster failed to slow after powering past the finish line… Read full story at … Read more

Dragsters For Sale

Sportsman level dragsters for sale. They don’t run on nitro, but they are a great place to start if you want to work up to Pro class level drag racing or just have a blast at your local track. These cars are 196″ to 240″ wheelbase dragsters and include rolling chassis, to turn-key ready race … Read more

SPECIAL EVENT (DELAWARE, OH.) – Pro Stock champ Coughlin to start new season in a bobsled… (The Auto Channel)

POWERade Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. isn’t wasting any time to return to racing in 2008 as the 51-time national event winner was chosen to be a part of Team NHRA at the third annual Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge, Jan. 3-5, in Lake Placid, N.Y. Coughlin and four fellow drag racers will take on … Read more

SPECIAL EVENT (DELAWARE, OH.) – Pro Stock champ Coughlin to start new season in a bobsled… (The Auto Channel)

POWERade Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. isn’t wasting any time to return to racing in 2008 as the 51-time national event winner was chosen to be a part of Team NHRA at the third annual Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge, Jan. 3-5, in Lake Placid, N.Y. Coughlin and four fellow drag racers will take on … Read more