Nothing says love like a pair of his/her Mountain Motor Pro Stockers. 

For the first time in a national competition since the Mountain Motor Pro Stock style of drag racing began in 1977 at the IHRA Winter Nationals in Darlington, SC, a husband and wife will attempt to race in the large displacement factory hot rod division. 

Bo Butner, a past world champion in the 500-inch Pro Stock arena, and his wife Randi Lyn [RL] Butner, a Stock Eliminator standout herself, will make history at this weekend's NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at Charlotte's zMAX Dragway driving twin JHG Chevrolet Camaros.

Buddy Hull’s dream of becoming a professional drag racer began in Charlotte four years ago at zMax Dragway, the palatial dragstrip built on the hallowed grounds of Charlotte Motor Speedway. Hully was definitely in another place in his nitro racing life. 

Today, Hull is a Funny Car driver, piloting a Funny Car for drag racing icon Jim Dunn. 

Larry Dixon Jr., the three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion and 62-time race winner, was irritated, and as he sees it with good reason. The source of his ire was something others might have found humorous as it was a back-handed compliment delivered by his dad, Larry Sr.

The elder Dixon would sign autographs as "Larry Dixon's Dad."

The simple act of a father respecting his son irritated Dixon wasn't in the spirit it was intended.

Apparently, the experience of watching drag racing from outside the car is better for Fernando Cuadra Sr. 

The Mexican drag racing champion has announced this weekend’s NHRA Fout-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, NC., will be his final event as he plans to retire. The elder Cuadra has been waiting on a new car, which he will race this weekend. 

“It’s all perfect timing. With the businesses, it’s in the by-laws. It’s no surprise; we’ve been preparing. My boys will be taking over,” said Fernando Sr. of his sons taking over the responsibility of 34 factories and 12,000 employees as well as partnerships around the globe. “Each of the boys will have equal say in the company. They will have to unanimously agree on decisions. They’ve been involved for a long time; this is just the next step.”

One cannot easily put a price on supporting a good cause, but Pro Stock Motorcycle racer John Hall has. 

Hall has confirmed he will donate signage on his Buel Pro Stock Motorcycle to B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe), Doug Herbert’s national proactive teen defensive driving program.

Hall runs under the Matt Smith Racing banner and says B.R.A.K.E.S. aligns with his deep passion for the life-saving program established by Herbert, a multi-time Top Fuel champion.
 

When it comes to making the most of opportunities, JCM Racing team owner Joe Maynard has learned to be efficient. 

Maynard revealed he has acquired an ownership stake in Michael Waltrip Brewing Co., ensuring Michael Waltrip Brewing Co.’s presence expands on JCM Racing’s Top Fuel dragsters driven by NHRA star Tony Schumacher and upcoming talent Ida Zetterström.

In many circles, Shuffletown Dragway, the former drag strip located outside of Charlotte, NC, was known for its role in helping to develop the Pro Modified movement back in the late 1980s.

However, on one Sunday afternoon in 1984, the film crew for the Showtime series Rich Hall's Vanishing America made a stop at the drag strip located off of Mt. Holly/Huntersville Road.

Jeff Taylor has seen a lot in his drag racing career. But there is one thing he never saw happening on Saturday evening at the NHRA Division 4 event at Thunder Valley Motorsports Park outside of Oklahoma City, OK. This event also served as the first race of the $750,000 Rooftec Competition Eliminator Bonus Fund series. 

Taylor didn't see any way he would get past the first round of Sunday's eliminations, much less win the event. 

It's not as if Taylor isn't capable of winning, considering he has won 50 NHRA national event titles and countless divisional events. But on this weekend, Taylor believed he was as far away from being the iconic drag racer he's proven to be. 

It would take more than a challenging, temperamental new combination to hold down 50-time NHRA national event winner Jeff Taylor and team owner/crew chief David Nickens at the second stop on the NHRA Division 4 schedule. 

Taylor stopped Rick Brown in the Competition Eliminator final round at Thunder Valley Raceway Park in Noble, Oklahoma. This was also the first event in the Rooftec Competition Eliminator Bonus Fund Series. 

 
The PDRA Mid-Atlantic Nationals was billed as an event full of starpower. And when the last cars crossed the finish line they didn't dissapoint. 

When it comes to starpower, there's little that can top a Jim Halsey versus Tommy Franklin Pro Nitrous final. Halsey lived up to the hype, as the four-time PDRA champion beat Franklin on a holeshot.

Also scoring wins in the second stop on the Red Line Oil Drag Racing Series was Spencer Hyde (Pro Boost) and Johnny Pluchino (Extreme Pro Stock).