Last year’s winner of the main event was “Johnny Bracket Racer” Ezell of Lafayette, LA.  (Chris Simmons photo/Drag Illustrated)

One of the longest running Big Buck bracket races in the USA will run Saturday, Oct. 20, at Montgomery (AL) Raceway Park. "The Million" was founded 23 years ago by the legendary race promoter George Howard. Several years ago Randy Folk obtained the rights to the event and it has continued to grow under his leadership.

Triple 25’s paying $25,000 to the winner run Thursday, Friday and Sunday.  [10/19/18]

Track-prep specialist Tyler Crossnoe has been named track manager at Virginia Motorsports Park by owner Tommy and Judy Franklin. Crossnoe has also signed on for another season as the track prep director for the PDRA. Crossnoe will relocate to Virginia from Tennessee and begin working at VMP in December after fulfilling the rest of the obligations on his 2018 schedule.

“What we’re most excited about is having someone with his passion and vision for drag racing,” said Tommy Franklin. “It’s another step in the direction we’re trying to take the track. We’re making a lot of changes and adding talented people to our staff so we can be better prepared to put on big, successful events.”

The PDRA runs its 4th annual Brian Olson Memorial PDRA World Finals Oct. 18-21 at VMP.  (Tara Bowker photo)   [10/19/18]

This year’s NHRA Breakfast at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas will showcase drivers who have been on the road to “Fifty Years of the NHRA Gatornationals.”

The NHRA Breakfast will feature drag racing legends Kenny Bernstein, Joe Amato, Don “The Snake” Prudhomme as well as current NHRA driver John Force. FOX broadcast announcer Brian Lohnes will serve as the panel moderator.

The NHRA Breakfast at the SEMA Show will be held Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. at the Westgate Las Vegas Casino Paradise Events Center. The NHRA Breakfast is open to all registered SEMA Show attendees at no cost -- however tickets are required. A continental breakfast will be served. To order your event ticket or register for the show, visit www.SEMAShow.com/register and click Add Event Tickets.  [10/19/18]

Jerry picked up former “Seinfeld” co-star Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a silver 1964 Aston Martin DB5 with an all-aluminum 280 horsepower straight-six engine, a car most famous for being driven by Sean Connery in the classic James Bond film Goldfinger. So far it is the most expensive car seen on Seinfeld’s new show.

Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" is one of the more popular shows on Netflix and has been running for ten seasons. In the show, famous comedian Jerry Seinfeld has coffee and a fun discussion with another famous funny person, such as Jay Leno, Dave Chappelle, or Ellen DeGeneres.

The car Jerry drives to pick up his guest usually is the star of the show. Black Book, which tracks valuation histories on collectible autos, recently conducted an analysis of the value of each of the cars that have been showcased on Seinfeld's show. Below are the top-ten most-valued autos that have been featured on the show, according to Black Book.

• 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible: $225,000

• 1970 Mercedes 280 SE Cabriolet: $240,000

• 1970 Plymouth Superbird 426 Hemi: $300,000

• 1973 Porsche Carrera RS: $650,000

• 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona: $825,000

• 1976 Lamborghini Countach: $1,000,000

• 1973 Porsche Carrera RS Lightweight: $1,000,000

• 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Coupe: $1,250,000

• 1969 Lamborghini Muiura P400S: $1,35,000

• 1955 Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing: $1,600,000

• 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible: $2,600,000  [10/19/18]