Drag racing: Coughlin revved up for return

When Jeg Coughlin Jr. stepped away from pro stock drag racing after the 2010 season, there was no retirement speech. He never meant it to be more than a sabbatical.

Winternationals begin NHRA racing season Thursday at Pomona

The event has three days of qualifying, followed by final eliminations on Sunday. Drag racing's best return to Pomona this weekend to kick off their season with the NHRA Winternationals.

Courtney Force is making the climb in family business

The 23-year-old youngest daughter of drag-racing legend John Force will make her debut in premier Full Throttle Series at NHRA Winternationals. She knows comparisons to sister Ashley are inevitable. Drag racing has a new Force to be reckoned with.

Winternationals to begin NHRA racing season

LOS ANGELES - Drag racing's best return to Pomona, Calif., this weekend to kick off their season with the NHRA...

Alexis DeJoria is another force to reckon with

She stands to give Courtney Force plenty of competition for rookie to watch on the NHRA funny car circuit this year. Courtney Force, a daughter of drag racing legend John Force, isn't the only funny car rookie who figures to get a lot of attention on the National Hot Rod Assn. circuit this year. There's also Alexis DeJoria, whose father is businessman John Paul DeJoria.