This is a story of a lifelong personal and business relationship. Two Southern California young men, Jim Nelson and Dode Martin, each with slightly different personalities and talents, partnered to ...

His chassis company, co-founded with ex-NHRA tech inspector Jim Nelson in 1959, became famous for its Dragmaster "Dart" slingshot chassis, which saw success at the hands of many racers including ...

A historic building, once the hub of drag racing in the U.S., is getting a facelift in the downtown village of Carlsbad. The old auto-mechanic shop and quonset hut in the 2700 block of State Street ...