Author Archives: Susan Wade

Author Archives: Susan Wade
Susan Wade

WADE: NHRA’s Case Of ‘Marcus Mania’

WADE: NHRA’s Case Of ‘Marcus Mania’

Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis jumped in to sponsor the NHRA in the wake of Coca-Cola’s brazen breaking of its 19-year contract that had three more years remaining.
Author Archives: Susan Wade
Susan Wade

WADE: Highlights From A Year To Forget

WADE: Highlights From A Year To Forget

When the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31, most drag-racing fans will bid an eager “goodbye” to 2020. It was an NHRA season to forget, for so many reasons.
Author Archives: Susan Wade
Susan Wade

WADE: Professional Racers or Volunteers?

WADE: Professional Racers or Volunteers?

Two-time NHRA Funny Car champion Cruz Pedregon is a purist, a sensible businessman, stuck in an impure corporate environment.
Author Archives: Susan Wade
Susan Wade

WADE: One Way To Spice Up The Show

WADE: One Way To Spice Up The Show

With another round of personnel cuts at the end of August, NHRA has left drag-racing fans wondering what the sport will look like in 2021 and beyond. 
Author Archives: Susan Wade
Susan Wade

Line & Coughlin: The Final Go-Around

Line & Coughlin: The Final Go-Around

Across the flat farmlands of northern Illinois, furious storms can move in quickly and that’s what the NHRA officials were worried about during the final rounds of the October 2005 event at Route 66 Raceway.
Author Archives: Susan Wade
Susan Wade

Cruz: ‘I Did It My Way’

Cruz: ‘I Did It My Way’

He’s a “Cruzer,” not a crooner. But if two-time NHRA Funny Car champion Cruz Pedregon were a singer, he’d open every performance with the iconic Frank Sinatra hit “My Way.”
Author Archives: Susan Wade
Susan Wade

WADE: Tasca’s Behind-The-Scenes Mission

WADE: Tasca’s Behind-The-Scenes Mission

One of the hottest topics in the marketing industry lately has been how to maintain communication with clients and pivoting company strategies during a global business interruption.
Author Archives: Susan Wade
Susan Wade

J.R. Todd Chasing Another U.S. Nationals Wally

J.R. Todd Chasing Another U.S. Nationals Wally

NHRA drag racing greats, including Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, Shirley Muldowney, “Big Daddy” Don Garlits, and Kenny Bernstein, talk about the drag strip at Indianapolis with an element of reverence in their voices.
Author Archives: Susan Wade
Susan Wade

NHRA’s Spring Break

NHRA’s Spring Break

Mike Salinas — along with daughters Jianna in Pro Stock Motorcycle and Jasmine in Top Alcohol Dragster — hasn’t been on the drag strip since last November.
Author Archives: Susan Wade
Susan Wade

Many Surprises During NHRA’s Return

Many Surprises During NHRA’s Return

NHRA’s July doubleheader at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis was a collection of contrasts.