Saying “What’s important to me isn’t male or female but rather who is best for the job,” International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) CEO Darryl Cuttell nevertheless made history by naming Leah Martin as ...

The West name garners national acclaim today, but so too did the names of the city’s drag progenitors in their day—dating ...

Long before corporate sponsorships and wind-tunnel aerodynamics, drag racing was raw, dangerous, and fiercely personal. The quarter mile became a proving ground where unknown mechanics turned beat-up ...

The Straight Line Speed event will look at the history of drag racing in Western New York. Former Niagara Dragway promotor Dean Johnson and drag racing legend Jim Oddy, a member of the NHRA and ...