Mar 23, 2023 | Featured, Julie Nataas, Pre-Race Releases
Randy Meyer debuted his nitro-injected Funny Car at last year’s Funny Car Chaos Classic with driver Julie Nataas. Although Randy wasn’t able to make a full pass down the drag strip, their spirits stayed optimistic. After making changes to the centrifugal...
Nov 8, 2022 | Featured, Pre-Race Releases, Special Announcements
40 years after his father Tripp’s upset Funny Car win at the 1982 World Finals, Travis Shumake will return to southern California with the same goal; play spoiler. In 1982, the elder Shumake was brought in by Funny Car legend Billy Meyer as a “blocker” to defeat...
Nov 2, 2022 | Featured, Pre-Race Releases, Special Announcements
The day following the conclusion of the NHRA Nevada Nationals in Las Vegas, Lyle Barnett and Jacob Mcneal jumped in the pair of Top Alcohol Dragsters (TAD) owned and tuned by Randy Meyer to earn their NHRA TAD licenses. Lyle Barnett, current Pro Modified driver...
Sep 23, 2022 | Featured, Julie Nataas, Pre-Race Releases
Following a semifinal finish at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals last weekend Top Alcohol Dragster racer Travis Shumake will bring his Sheetz backed, Randy Meyer owned and tuned 270 mph dragster to zMax Dragway this weekend. The two race Sheetz marketing program is a first...
Sep 12, 2022 | Featured, Pre-Race Releases, Special Announcements
Travis Shumake announced Sheetz, a family-owned convenience store chain based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, as primary sponsor on the Randy Meyer Racing owned Top Alcohol Dragster for the upcoming NHRA Pep Boys Nationals in Reading, PA and NHRA Betway Nationals in...
Aug 10, 2022 | Featured, Pre-Race Releases
Visit Topeka and Pride Kansas announced its partnership with the first openly gay professional drag racer, Travis Shumake. Shumake will make his racing debut during the Menards National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals on August 12-14 at Topeka’s Heartland...