The Final Weekend of August Finds a Couple Familiar Names in Drag and Drive Scoring Wins in Indiana, and a Top Competitor in Modified Invades the 6-Second Range in Testing!
With nearly eight months and two-thirds of the 2025 drag and drive schedule in the rear view mirror, some competitors are getting some testing in for the final stretch of the year, while others are making changes and looking towards 2026.
A couple of drag and drive competitors recently visited Muncie Dragway and left with class wins, while a pair of station wagons found new personal bests tuning up for a Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive appearance in 2026.
David Diehl Clocks First Six-Second Pass In Super Street, Bryant Goldstone, Nick Cryer and Brian Acton Tame the Heat for Class Leader Spots On Day One of Sick Summer Presented By Motion Raceworks
Following a busy day of tech and testing, 342 rides returned to the staging lanes for Day One activities at Sick Summer Presented By Motion Raceworks.
The crowd was once again massive for a summer Monday, and they were treated to some stellar runs and close competition, as the classes got assembled on standings for the first time this week.
Jeremy Ortiz Leads Friday Results with ‘Lil Gangsta’s 5.30 No-Time Class Win, Big 3 Racing Puts Fours on the Board, and Seven Classes Get Qualifying Underway on Day Two of Sick On The Green!
Beginner’s luck is used to describe someone that rolls to success in a class, sport or otherwise contest with no experience in the class.
And although Sick Summer competitor Jeremy Ortiz would participate in his first ‘Lil Gangsta’s 5.30 No-Time class for the first time during Sick On The Green, his recent results label him as anything but a beginner or lucky.
Following a solid pair of outings where Ortiz captured an Extreme Radials class win at Muncie Dragway, then claimed the ‘biggest win of my racing career’ at Street Car Braggin Rights a couple weeks ago.
He came to Sick On The Green to do battle in the Street race 8.60 index class, and double down on the ‘Lil Gangsta’s class. “We didn’t have any data, so I ran the test and tune Thursday,” said Ortiz. “We had a game plan for Friday, and I just managed to execute well. I still can’t believe how this month is going; hope to keep the wins coming Saturday.”
A Close Final Between Two Street Race Entries at LS Fest, A Former Dial-Your-Own Winner Makes a Final in An 8-Second FE Ford, and Adam Dorey Gets His Malibu Back on the Road for Race Week
As we roll into the last part of summer, and the last third of the drag-and-drive season, we’re also seeing several competitors seeing success at standalone events.
We have a trio of big drag-and-drive events coming next week, but here's a few stories from the drag-and-drive community last week.