Della Woods: This Funny Honey Never Lost Her Groove!

During her early Funny Car career Della Woods drove this Dodge Charger named “Bernella’s Funny Honey”. Della’s brother Bernie Woods tuned the blown, 426 nitro hemi to 200 mph speeds. Together, their combined names formed the team name, “Bernella”. Here Della smokes ‘em on a burn-out in California. (Tom West photo) Della Woods poses with […]


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Ray Price, Top Fuel Motorcycle Champion 1937-2015

Smoke, flames and thunder, Ray Price’s Top Fuel Harley-Davidson motorcycles were amazing for their craftsmanship as well as their brute power. Ray’s skills as a racer were known and respected across the drag racing world. Ray Price and his wife of 57 years, Jean pose with Ray’s plaque after being inducted into the 2012 East […]


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Roger Gustin, 2012 East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Member, Jet Dragster Pioneer and Super Chevy Shows Passes Away at 76

Roger Gustin began his driving career in nitro Funny Cars, then in 1971 he moved to jet dragsters. Daily-C, a vitamin C supplement was among several mainstream consumer companies he signed. Roger Gustin (left), Cleveland, Ohio racer and chassis builder Joe Schubeck (Lakewood Industries) and “Papa Kook” George Kryssing (Kook’s Headers) share memories during Roger’s […]


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Frank LeSueur: Drag Racer, Promoter, Entrepreneur, Visionary

2015 HOF inductee Frank LeSueur’s career included being a drag racer, track manager, promoter, booking agent and for securing a reliable source for nitromethane. Frank’s son Steve LeSueur was on hand in Henderson, NC, Oct., 18, to receive his Hall of Fame plaque. Photo by Al Crews Frank LeSueur is best remembered as the founder […]


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Ed Kowalski: Keystone of Pennsylvania Drag Racing

Ed Kowalski’s son E.J. Kowalski accepted the 2015 East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame plaque for his dad. Presenting is Hall of Fame board member and 2004 inductee “Jersey John” Anselmo. Ed Kowalski’s 50’s era A/Fuel Dragster featured a Lynwood Welding Chassis with a nitro burning, fuel injected 392 Chrysler Hemi for power. Notice […]


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Mike Kosky: Alcohol Runs Through This Hall of Fame Member’s Veins

Mike Kosky’s career as weekend Sportsman racer has earned him several wins in NHRA Divisional racing as well as on the major event circuit. He’s known as a serious and inventive racer with tremendous engineering, fabrication and welding skills plus tuning and driving talents. Kosky has remained with the supercharged Hemi-based, alcohol fueled TAD combination […]


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