In an echo of his days traveling with the NHRA Safety Safari, Petersen photographer Eric Rickman was on the road in the summer of 1967. One of his assignments was to cover the AHRA's Grand National ...

Larry Carrier's name resides high above the picturesque Bristol Dragway, firmly entrenched amongst the Legends of Thunder Valley. For the new to drag racing crowd, it must be noted Carrier was not ...

Drag race cars come in Dmany shapes and sizes, but mostly they come with doors. In the beginning we. called them the Stockers; later, little guys, doorslammers, sportsman racers. Although the prize ...

The GSTA Rod and Custom Spectacular, which fills the State Fairgrounds Coliseum next weekend, will have a big surprise - the return of Minnesota drag racing legend Doc Halladay. GSTA- Gopher State ...

Back in 1969, General Motors built exactly 69 “Central Office Purchase Order” Chevy Camaros, featuring a 427 cubic-inch (7.0L), all-aluminum race engine, and bought enough of them to make them legal ...

Palm Desert resident Gas Ronda, a renowned 1960s-era drag racer, will be inducted Thursday into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame in Florida. Ronda, 89, won’t be able attend due to health ...

The year was 1974, and a young kid from New York City was putting the finishing touches on a 351 Cleveland engine. The small-block Ford powerplant was designed for action in Pro Stock and Comp ...