In addition to being one of the coolest dudes in history, drag racer Don “The Snake” Prudhomme has driven some extremely quick cars. To honor Prudhomme’s 40 years on the quarter-mile, the NHRA ...

Hot rodders have always been a giving group. Maybe it’s just part of the overall “We’re in this together” mentality of us as a community. Yeah, we play the “Ford hates Chevy and Chevy hates Ford, and ...

Back in November, I found myself standing inside the NHRA on Fox television broadcast booth, getting a behind-the-scenes look at eliminations during the Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las ...

Bright colors, loud engines and a slight hint of gas in the air. These were some of the sights, sounds and smells at Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum at Fairplex in Pomona Wednesday evening, Aug. 6 ...

The NHRA Museum’s Twilight Cruise Nights happen on the first Wednesday of the month from April through December, with a break in May due to the Los Angeles County Fair. Free to spectators and $5 for ...

WHY, YOU MAY ASK, is the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum featuring a “Salute to Parnelli Jones” through Aug. 31? The answer reaches further back in history than the Vel’s Parnelli Jones-sponsored ...

I’ve been told that speed is almost as addictive to some people as alcohol, drugs or gambling. I’m glad that I’m not one who has been so attracted, although I can still remember my fastest time on the ...

Wally Parks, founder of the National Hot Rod Assn. and chairman of the board of the NHRA Motorsports Museum, turned 90 on Jan. 23. Still as ramrod straight as he was when he raced hot rods on desert ...