Organized drag racing celebrates its 70th birthday on July 2, 2020. On that day in 1950 the first "official" drag race took place at an out-of-commission Army airbase in Santa Ana, California. Soon ...

The 1970s was a golden era for drag racing, a time when legends were made on the quarter-mile strip. This period saw the rise of several icons who left an indelible mark on the sport, driving some of ...

One of Berks County’s longtime establishments is changing hands. The International Hot Rod Association has bought Maple Grove Raceway, which has been a county racing institution since the early 1960s.