This 41-year old video focuses on Mickey Thompson's classic 1969 Mustang Funny Car powered by a nitro-burning 427 SOHC Ford. A large majority of the footage was shot at the 1969 AHRA Springnationals in Bristol, Tenn. There's a neat collection of other race cars in this video as well as a few nostalgic hair styles. This five-and-half minute video is well worth the investment of your time.

Nitro was in the air and three new champions were crowned during the third straight sold out Nitro Jam event Saturday night at State Capitol Raceway in Louisiana.

Reigning Top Fuel World Champion Del Cox rebounded from a late arrival to the track to win his first race of the season while Mike McIntire (Prostalgia) and newcomer Buddy Dominigue (Pro Fuel) bested defending race winners to claim their first wins of the year.

Cox, who missed his flight to Louisiana the night before, arrived at the Baton Rouge airport roughly an hour before his run on Saturday. Once at the track Cox had just enough time to throw on his suit and jump in the dragster as the pair in front of him were warming up.

Modern day Funny Car legend Ron Capps and Nostalgia Top Fuel barnstormer Jim Murphy head into Sunday's eliminations as the No. 1 qualifiers of the premiere nitro divisions at the 52nd annual Bakersfield March Meet in Bakersfield, Ca.

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Radio Nitro with Will Hanna and the Harker Twins will feature another great lineup for show No. 2 this Monday night at 8 PM EST on RaceFanRadio.com. 

The guest line-up for Monday's show will include Tim Wilkerson, driver of the Levi, Ray & Shoup Nitro Funny Car along with Todd Veney, the new driver of Jay Blake's Permatex/Follow A Dream Top Alcohol Funny Car.  Capping the show off is one of the greatest sportsman racers of all-time, David Rampy.

Listen to the show at RaceFanRadio.com.

Angie Smith’s first full season of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racing will include a marketing partnership with Doc’s Harley Davidson in Kirkwood, Mo., near St. Louis

Smith has been impressive while riding in selected races over the last two seasons.  She was a semifinalist twice in only seven events a year ago and made the semifinals twice in 2008.   She has qualified for her last 14 races in the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series – including the final seven outings in 2008.

“This is our second year with Doc’s as a marketing partner,” said team owner Karl Klement.  “We feel very fortunate to have them on board with us.  They are one of the top Harley Davidson dealers in the United States and have been involved in drag racing and flat-track racing.  Patty Bush of Doc’s has even drag raced motorcycles.”

Top Alcohol Funny Car standout Mick Snyder announced in January his intention to race the ADRL's Pro Extreme division during the 2010 season. His intentions became crystal clear yesterday when he unveiled his new Powersource Transportation Corvette. The car will use a Lencodrive and Coan converter.

Back in early 2008, Denny Savage had a face-to-face meeting with Donald Long.

During their conversation, Long drove home the point that he wanted put on a race or races to “give back to the racers.”

Long and Savage began organizing the first event and the Outlaw Radial Tire Championship sanctioning body was formed. Long is the current mayor of Outlaw/Small Street Tire Racing. The ORTC’s founders are Donald and Amanda “Puddin” Long, his wife.

“We had our first ORTC race in October of 2008, and it paid $15,000 to win,” said Savage, who is the ORTC race coordinator and he has been involved with drag racing for nearly 50 years. “That was unheard of.”

2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kurt Busch will return to his drag racing roots during the 41st running of the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals March 11-14 at historic Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway.

The driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge for Penske Racing is set to get behind the wheel of his rebuilt 1970 Dodge Challenger next weekend to compete against a field of between 70 and 90 veteran “Super Gas” racers who no doubt will be chomping at the bit to line up against one of the biggest names in motorsports.

Busch will make a minimum of three “time trial” passes on Thursday March 11 and the field will return Friday morning, pair off, and begin eliminations.