The Struggle Was Real
"I think that most of us can agree that racing was, by and large, a safe haven in 2020. Personally, 2020 never felt more “normal” than when I was at the racetrack. That doesn’t mean that racing wasn’t a struggle in its own right. I know it was for me." -- two-time world champion Luke Bogacki
“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” – Sigmund Freud
To say that 2020 has been a struggle feels like an understatement of massive proportion…
2020: By the Numbers
Drag racing has always been all about the numbers, whether they're e.t., mph, reaction time, index, dial-in, horsepower, or the dozens of other data that rule our lives, but here are some interesting numbers about the 2020 season in general.
Finally, Gratefully at the Finish Line
I stood on the starting line at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 1, marveling that it was all over. The selfie photo that I took for posterity stamped the time in my phone as 4:56 p.m. In the background, above the fading…
The Parting Message
WFO Radio host and NHRA National Dragster columnist Joe Castello looks back at the challenges and successes of the 2020 season,
Here we are. December 2020. Who knew it’d be like this? I certainly didn’t. I’m lucky to have a column as we close the book on this season. Going WFO, one more time.
Most importantly, we got it in! We completed the 2020 NHRA season and champions…
Keeping Calm and Carrying On
The NHRA community pulled together as one during the COVID-19 pandemic to complete an entertaining and safe season of racing.
March 12 was the day that the drag racing world stood still after the World Health Organization declared the surging novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic.
On the advice of the governor of Florida, NHRA officials quickly…