The Byron Dragway World Power Wheelstand Contest is the best show on a dragstrip anywhere. On the first weekend of October, masses of like-minded people invade Byron, Illinois, looking for excitement ...

Tiny Byron Dragway is cut into the thick northern Illinois woods the way the Germans would carve out a chunk of the Black Forest for a World War II prison camp—an island in a sea of trees. Think of it ...

Byron Dragway officials are expecting more competitors and fans for their annual World Power Wheelstanding Championships on Sunday. As many as 30 cars are expected to compete for a purse exceeding $35 ...

Extreme weather, wheelstands and wrecks. The 14th annual World Power Wheelstanding Championship had it all Sunday at Byron Dragway. The event, which was rained out Oct. 5, had less than ideal weather ...