Monday, July 06, 2009

2009 Cordova Nostalgia Dragfest Photos, Part 2


Drag Racing List - 2009 Cordova Nostalgia Dragfest Photos, Part 2
Thomas Nagy was at the 2009 Cordova Dragway Nostalgia Fest and shot hundreds of photos. Here are the second 16 of 32 shots that Thomas sent to share with Draglist.com readers.

2009 Cordova Nostalgia Dragfest Photos, Part 1


Drag Racing List - 2009 Cordova Nostalgia Dragfest Photos, Part 1
Thomas Nagy was at the 2009 Cordova Dragway Nostalgia Fest and shot hundreds of photos. Here are the first 16 of 32 shots that Thomas sent to share with Draglist.com readers.

2009 Sacramento Night of Fire Photos


Drag Racing List - 2009 Sacramento Night of Fire Photos
A few shots from the 2009 'Nite Of Fire' last week at Sacramento -- one shot of each of the 8 Nitro Cars.

Grand Bend Motorplex Results, July 4/5, 2009

Grand Bend Motorplex, Grand Bend, Ontario
ONDR- Ontario Nostalgia Drag Racers
Results – Saturday July 4, 2009

ONDR PRO ELIMINATOR
Champion – Mark Roelofs #3174, Southwood, ON – 68 Hemi Cuda
RT .038, ET 8.810, MPH 152.33, D/I 8.78
R/U – Rau Ruehle #957, Washington, MI – 57 Chev
RT .046, ET 10.878, MPH 116.80, D/I 10.72

ONDR COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Champion – Bruce McInnis #561, Walter Falls, ON – 56 Ford P/U
RT .008, ET 10.927, MPH 121.65, D/I 10.94
R/U – Brian Dilling #68SS, Sarnia, ON – 68 Camaro SS1
RT-.005, ET 10.581, MPH 124.46, D/I 10.56

ONDR GAS ELIMINATOR
Champion – Glenn Gray #953, London, ON – 69 Cuda
RT .045, ET 12.742, MPH 105.10, D/I 12.70
R/U – Wayne Kennedy #TX42, St. Catherines, ON – 70 GTO Judge
RT -.010, ET 12.102, MPH 110.64, D/I 12.04

ONDR STREET ELIMINATOR
Champion – Tom Morgan #1970, Clinton, ON – 67 Chevy
RT .205, ET 13.317, MPH 97.53, D/I 13.29
R/U – Steve Klein #313, Stratford, ON – 63 Falcon
RT .067, ET 13.167, MPH 104.23, D/I 12.99

ONDR STREET SHOOTOUT
Champion – #15
RT .387, ET 7.591, MPH 88.49
R/U – John Lane #10 – 32 Ford
RT.132, ET 8.376, MPH 85.94

Grand Bend Motorplex, Grand Bend, Ontario
ONDR- Ontario Nostalgia Drag Racers
Results – Sunday July 5, 2009


ONDR PRO ELIMINATOR
Champion – Ray Ruehle #957, Washington, MI – 57 Chev
RT .014, ET 10.823, MPH 119.42, D/I 10.80
R/U – Mark Roelofs #3174, Southwood, ON – 68 Hemi Cuda
RT .006, ET 8.852, MPH 152.59, D/I 8.81

ONDR COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Champion – Brian Bourne #1945, Barrie, ON – 48 Fiat Topolino
RT .118, ET 9.109, MPH 136.11, D/I 9.12
R/U – Jack Bond #007, Hamilton, ON – 32 Austin Bantam
RT.463, ET 10.050, MPH 126.51, D/I 10.20

ONDR GAS ELIMINATOR
Champion – Wayne Kennedy #TX42, St. Catherines, ON – 70 GTO Judge
RT .130, ET 12.103, MPH 110.57, D/I 12.11
R/U – Dave Wheeler #V377, Iona, ON – 72 Duster
RT .095, ET 12.317, MPH 105.63, D/I 12.34

ONDR STREET ELIMINATOR
Champion – Dan Morgan #171, Goderich, ON – 67 Chevy
RT .118, ET 12.986, MPH 100.11, D/I 12.99
R/U – Bob Hutnik #1966F, Windsor, ON – 66 Fairlane
RT .136, ET 12.995, MPH 104.17, D/I 13.00

GAMBLER
Champion – Ray Ruehle #957
RT .032, ET 10.835, MPH 115.47, D/I 10.82
R/U – Doug Hunt #9048
RT.132, ET 11.729, MPH 113.63, D/I 11.78

Today's Drag Racing News

Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
'Pinks All Out' lets drag racers dream big
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - Kalamazoo,MI,USA
The popular amateur drag racing event has been a staple on Speed TV in recent years and the network, with host Rich Christensen, will be on hand to tape ...
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Drag racer dies
Lihue Garden Island - Lihue,HI,USA
By The Garden Island MANA — Long-time Kaua'i race car driver Rudy Ramos died from injuries sustained in a drag-racing accident around 6 pm Friday at Kaua'i ...
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Media Matters: Inside tips for iconic sips
Radioactive Drag Racing News - Houston,TX,USA
The world of drag racing is fortunate to have a title sponsor with the coolest brand name going, fitting the sport like a supercharger bolted on a dragster, ...
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Local drag racer blazes to records
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
Drag Racing - Calgary's Roger Bateman reset both track records at Castrol raceway in edmonton in the alcohol Funny Car division on saturday night. ...
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Racing software to track time slips
By dreamr
Hi I am drag racing a sn95 and was wondering if anyone uses any software to track all their time slips and weather etc. I looked at Crew Chef and.
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Trustar Vibrations: Fast & Furious 70's Style
By Trustar
Making their acting debuts, musicians Dennis Wilson and James Taylor play a pair of drag-racing drifters who battle against willing competitors all along the back roads of America, encountering a wild cast of characters. ...
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Inside Track Breaking News Blog: IHRA EDMONTON: Friday Notebook ...
By GREGM
For drag racing fans that means more racing at a track near you, but for the drivers that expansion means more miles logged on the trucks and trailers hauling the rigs from one stop to the next across the U.S. and Canada. ...
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Randy Ford Author- I'M NOT DEAD YET, a new novel, 43rd installment ...
By Randy Ford
Between working in a Safeway store and drag racing, I never had time to read the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, or the Bill of Rights. I also knew nothing about the John Birch Society and very little about communism and ...
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Drag Racing vs Islamic Civilization Daniel Pipes
The most important figure in drag racing this year isnt some goodol boy who grew up hotrodding around the sport's birthplace in southern California A ...


Sunday, July 05, 2009

2009 IHRA Edmonton Final Results


Drag Racing List - 2009 IHRA Edmonton Final Results
Final round-by-round results and updated championship points standings from the 2009 IHRA River Cree Resort & Casino Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Paradise RV at Castrol Raceway, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Today's Drag Racing News

ADRL, HPT hitched a while
Topeka Capital Journal - Topeka,KS,USA
Jason Scruggs is one of many racers competing at this weekend's American Drag Racing League event at Heartland Park Topeka. ...
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Edmonton: Series Saturday notebook
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
Big in area but small in fan base, Alaska is not usually known for its drag racing. Growing up in Anchorage, Childs has been around racing his entire life ...
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State Journal
Thousands Turn Out For Elkins Drag Races
State Journal - Charleston,WV,USA
Today's participation shows that drag racing is going to be a big hit in Elkins. "Basically, it's set up just like street racing," explained spokesman Steve ...
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Education For The Driving Masses: Drag racing in North Winnipeg ...
By Cindy Smith, Editor
"There was actually a guy last year or the year before who was drag racing and it was just getting dark and he was on a motorcycle with another guy and they were racing and he was doing a wheelie," she said. "He ended up crashing right ...
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Just a Car Guy: Vintage drag racing photos
By jesse
Vintage drag racing photos · Continental kits on Swedish · Dr Oldsmobile ads for the 1969 W Machine · rare mustangs I've never heard of, and a couple th... El Camino 50th anniversary celebrated at the Rivie. ...
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NitroJam.com
Hoover's numbers were good enough to reset all of the track records at Castrol Raceway, joining a pair of Alcohol Funny Car drivers who also set new marks as records seemed to fall at will under the pristine drag racing conditions at ...
IHRA Motorsports - http://www.ihra.com/


2009 IHRA Edmonton Final Qualifying


Drag Racing List - 2009 IHRA Edmonton Final Qualifying
Final pro qualifying results and first-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 2009 IHRA River Cree Resort & Casino Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Paradise RV at Castrol Raceway, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

2009 Rocky Mountain Nationals – Saturday Notebook


Drag Racing List - 2009 Rocky Mountain Nationals – Saturday Notebook
Some behind the scenes stories about the racers making up the 2009 IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton.

Happy Independence Day!


Drag Racing List - Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day to all our fellow Americans. Hope your 4th of July is filled with family, friends, and good times.

Today's Drag Racing News

Drag Racing a Family Affair for Hyde Family
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
by Bruce F. Mehlenbacher STRATFORD, Ontario, Canada -- Most families in drag racing have been long involved in the sport, with several generations ...
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AUTO RACING: Consistency has Wagner at top top of Legends points race
Bismarck Tribune - ND, USA
I had been in drag-racing for five, six years, but I was ready for a change. I sold the dragster and not long after that I bought a Legends car that I had ...
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Team Matsuda: 40 years of speed
Lihue Garden Island - Lihue,HI,USA
"The trick to drag racing is you must do as much as you can with what you have," said Bobby Matsuda. We have three cars we use for drag racing at Mana that ...
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San Antonio Raceway gears for July 4th Shootouts
San Antonio Express - San Antonio,TX,USA
San Antonio Raceway will help celebrate the Independence holiday weekend by hosting two different drag racing shootouts on Friday and Saturday night at the ...
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GooseHead Drag Racing - Fun Flash Games
GooseHead Drag Racing, Action games, online games, free online games, video games, download games,free download games, arcade games, shooting games, java games, flashgames.
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Worst Drag Racing Accident | World of vehicle
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Drag Bike Manager | Free Flash Games Online
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You are a drag bike manager, trying your luck in the world of street drag racing in the city. Buy and upgrade your motorbike, hire bikers, and win all the races to become the Best Drag Bike Manager!
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Weekly Car Event and Racing Calendar | RALLYSPORT.CA ... Racing Blog
By Shawn
Fans or Racers – there is something for everyone! Its STAMPEDE time in Calgary, but still lots of motorsports action to take in! Drag Racing Fans should consider the IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals Event in Edmonton this weekend! ...
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Rick Moliterno Drag Bike Career - Standard Byke Company
By Sean
Not to ever be outdone by Davey Mirra, Rick has thrown himself into the world of drag racing motorcycles. The color is this bike is a shout out to the Hutch days of 1985-86. Bookmark and Share · banner ad. Leave a Reply ...
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2009 IHRA Edmonton Friday Qualifying


Drag Racing List - 2009 IHRA Edmonton Friday Qualifying
Friday qualifying for the River Cree Resort & Casino Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Paradise RV at Castrol Raceway, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Friday, July 03, 2009

2009 Lebanon Valley LODRS Friday Qualifying

Drag Racing List - 2009 Lebanon Valley LODRS Friday Qualifying
Friday's final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division LODRS 1-4 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Presented by Diamond RV and NBT Bank at Lebanon Valley Dragway.

2009 Rocky Mountain Nationals – Friday Notebook


Drag Racing List - 2009 Rocky Mountain Nationals – Friday Notebook
Some behind the scenes stories on the racers who made the 2009 IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals at Edmonton.

Green Scores 5th NHRR Win for High Speed Motorsports

7th Annual NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion - Green Wins Top Fuel
Bowling Green, KY: Under some of the worst of conditions Troy Green driving the potent High Speed Motorsports top fueler, captured an unprecedented 5th Top Fuel win in the seven year history of the NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion. Under thee days of very hot, very humid Kentucky skies, Green went low in all three rounds of qualifying and ultimately capped the weekend with a thrilling pedalfest final with Denver Schutz.




Today's Drag Racing News

For One Local Youngster, Nothing Beats the Need for Speed
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
Because the Mike Bos Junior Dragster Nationals take place before the week-long NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals, the Browns will use ...
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National Guard ADRL and Summit Racing Equipment Partner for Drag ...
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
In what National Guard American Drag Racing League (ADRL) President and CEO Kenny Nowling referred to as "a major step in the continued growth of our ...
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MLive.com
Belding man breaks through on drag racing circuit
MLive.com - MI,USA
by Steve Kaminski | The Grand Rapids Press Then came last month's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series race at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill. The Super Stock ...
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Mike Bos Racing.com Event Kicks off Week of Junior Dragster ...
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
This classic event is a hit with every racer because participants gain more time on the track in preparation for the July 6-11 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League ...
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Racing is a 'drag' for the Rosberg family
Richmond County Daily Journal - Rockingham,NC,USA
Veteran dragster Dick Rosberg's name is synonymous with drag racing, but his son, Terry, is beginning to make his mark in the sport. ...
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E92 M3's Drag racing...WOW - 6speedonline.com Forums
By Autoscope
Good afternoon guys and girls.... I recieved a phone call that a special M3 is headed our way for some dyno action... We did 2 power pulls per car + 1/
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Racing on TV, July 2-5 | Racer.com
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7:00pm SPEED: IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing, Rockingham 8:00pm TNT: NASCAR Sprint Cup race, Daytona (L). SUNDAY, JULY 5 12:30pm SPEED: KONI Challenge Series, Mid-Ohio 1:00pm ABC: IndyCar Series Race, Watkins Glen (L) ...
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An Interview With Vintage Motorcycle Author Darwin Holmstrom ...
By Jessica
For many years, Harleys were competitive in drag racing—they have the All Harley Drag Racing Association. In 1994, they released the Dragster, and then in 2006, there was the Harley-Davidson V-Rod Destroyer. ...
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IHRA, Castrol Raceway celebrate RMN with huge pre-race celebration

Party at the Cree: IHRA, Castrol Raceway kick off Rocky Mountain Nationals with huge celebration


In anticipation of this weekend’s River Cree Resort and Casino Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Paradise RV, one of the largest drag races in North America, Castrol Raceway and the IHRA teamed up for a party fit for royalty Thursday evening at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.


“This is one of the biggest races of the year and we wanted to celebrate that fact by throwing a huge party for the Edmonton race fans and for the media,” said Castrol Raceway owner Kimberly Reeves.


Hundreds of fans, drivers and media packed the River Cree Thursday as the Edmonton area braces for the biggest drag race of the year this weekend at Castrol Raceway. Racing action gets underway early Friday morning and runs through Sunday evening as hundreds of drivers from all over the globe converge on Alberta for three days of edge-of-your-seat drag racing action.


Among the VIPs at Thursday’s fan bash were Top Fuel drivers Tim Boychuk, Bruce Litton and Terry McMillen, Nitro Funny Car driver Dale Creasy Jr. and Pro Modified racer Kenny Lang. Castrol Raceway owners Rob and Kim Reeves and IHRA President Aaron Polburn were also on hand to celebrate with the diehard Canadian race fans in anticipation of this weekend’s event.


“We absolutely love coming to Edmonton. It is always a fun atmosphere and the race fans here are among the best in the world. This celebration was a perfect way to kick off this weekend’s festivities,” Polburn said.


Along with loaded Top Fuel and Pro Modified fields, the jam-packed Rocky Mountain Nationals will also feature Nitro Funny Cars, Alcohol Funny Cars, Pro Nostalgia, Pro Stock Motorcycles, Nitro Harleys, wheelstanders and the 20,000 horsepower “X-Treme Machine” jet semi.


Thursday, July 02, 2009

Today's Drag Racing News

MiamiHerald.com
Homestead-Miami Speedway now hosts Friday night drag racing
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
In fact, less than 12 hours after Friday's event, Santangelo said investigators were looking to see if drag racing played a role in the deaths of two men on ...
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Glidden likes life on ADRL circuit
Topeka Capital Journal - Topeka,KS,USA
Billy Glidden, son of NHRA legend Bob Glidden, says life in the lesser known American Drag Racing League, which will run at Heartland Park Topeka this ...
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1969 Mustang Drag Car - Sam's Back!
Mustang Monthly Magazine - USA
Based in Maryland, Sam and his red, white, and blue fastback match-raced all over the northeast, taking on big names in drag racing like Bill "Grumpy" ...
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Need for speed: local events this weekend
Examiner.com - USA
Jet Car Nationals and Family Fest - Fireworks, jet cars, drag racing, troop salute, games rides and more - at Bandimere Speedway Sunday 7/4 - more details. ...
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BoatTEST.com
2008 Pro-Eliminator Champ Augers-In
BoatTEST.com - Stamford,CT,USA
Jim Tucker from Kinsbury, Texas, a 20-year veteran of competition drag racing died Saturday June 20th on a lake near St. Louis, Mo. ...
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Five seconds of fury as Drag Series hits LVD
Bennington Banner - Bennington,VT,USA
WEST LEBANON, NY — The National Hot Road Association (NHRA) Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will invade the Lebanon Valley Dragway in West Lebanon, NY, ...
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» Video: Lamborghini LP 670-4 vs Mercedes Benz SLR 722 - DragTimes ...
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Glidden likes life on ADRL circuit | CJOnline.com
By Rick Dean
American Drag Racing League star Billy Glidden, the son of NHRA legend Bob Glidden, scoffed at the notion that he's been involved in drag racing from the moment he first learned to walk. "It was well before then,'' said Glidden, ...
Topeka Capital-Journal - Sports - http://cjonline.com/RSS/local_sports.xml
Nitto Automotive Tires Make Your SUV Look Genuine For Racing ...
By Mike
Nitto NT555R Drag Radial gives the advantage to compete with front wheel drive in drag racing. They can also be put in cars for driving in normal roads and freeways. Nitto NT555R 11 Extreme has a special combination of extreme drag ...
Motionopia - Moving About - http://motionopia.com/
Greeting from NJ! - Classic Harley & Indian Motorcycle Magazine ...
By Motor Speedway
And saturdays we have drag racing, all out run-what-ya-brung no bracket, no BS grudge match drag racing... The entry fee to raace is 20 dollars but you arent limitted in how many times you can run down the track as long as you pass a ...
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North Country Gazette » Drag Race Brings Felony Charges For Delmar Man
By North Country Gazette
DELMAR—An alleged drag racing incident which ended when one of the drivers lost control and crashed into another vehicle has resulted in a Delmar man being charged with four felony counts of first degree reckless endangerment. ...
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Texas Motor Speedway Hosts Scion Drag-n-Brag


Texas Motor Speedway Hosts Scion Drag-n-Brag
Texas Motor Speedway and their Scion Drag-n-Brag events have joined Draglist.com as a sponsor! Thanks, guys! Check 'em out at the link! bp

Today's Drag Racing News

MiamiHerald.com
Homestead-Miami Speedway now hosts Friday night drag racing
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
In fact, less than 12 hours after Friday's event, Santangelo said investigators were looking to see if drag racing played a role in the deaths of two men on ...
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Glidden likes life on ADRL circuit
Topeka Capital Journal - Topeka,KS,USA
Billy Glidden, son of NHRA legend Bob Glidden, says life in the lesser known American Drag Racing League, which will run at Heartland Park Topeka this ...
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1969 Mustang Drag Car - Sam's Back!
Mustang Monthly Magazine - USA
Based in Maryland, Sam and his red, white, and blue fastback match-raced all over the northeast, taking on big names in drag racing like Bill "Grumpy" ...
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Need for speed: local events this weekend
Examiner.com - USA
Jet Car Nationals and Family Fest - Fireworks, jet cars, drag racing, troop salute, games rides and more - at Bandimere Speedway Sunday 7/4 - more details. ...
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BoatTEST.com
2008 Pro-Eliminator Champ Augers-In
BoatTEST.com - Stamford,CT,USA
Jim Tucker from Kinsbury, Texas, a 20-year veteran of competition drag racing died Saturday June 20th on a lake near St. Louis, Mo. ...
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Five seconds of fury as Drag Series hits LVD
Bennington Banner - Bennington,VT,USA
WEST LEBANON, NY — The National Hot Road Association (NHRA) Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will invade the Lebanon Valley Dragway in West Lebanon, NY, ...
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» Video: Lamborghini LP 670-4 vs Mercedes Benz SLR 722 - DragTimes ...
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Glidden likes life on ADRL circuit | CJOnline.com
By Rick Dean
American Drag Racing League star Billy Glidden, the son of NHRA legend Bob Glidden, scoffed at the notion that he's been involved in drag racing from the moment he first learned to walk. "It was well before then,'' said Glidden, ...
Topeka Capital-Journal - Sports - http://cjonline.com/RSS/local_sports.xml
Nitto Automotive Tires Make Your SUV Look Genuine For Racing ...
By Mike
Nitto NT555R Drag Radial gives the advantage to compete with front wheel drive in drag racing. They can also be put in cars for driving in normal roads and freeways. Nitto NT555R 11 Extreme has a special combination of extreme drag ...
Motionopia - Moving About - http://motionopia.com/
Greeting from NJ! - Classic Harley & Indian Motorcycle Magazine ...
By Motor Speedway
And saturdays we have drag racing, all out run-what-ya-brung no bracket, no BS grudge match drag racing... The entry fee to raace is 20 dollars but you arent limitted in how many times you can run down the track as long as you pass a ...
Classic Harley & Indian Motorcycle... - http://www.caimag.com/forum/


Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Today's Drag Racing News

Quilts for a cause: Husband's T-shirts benefit racing programs
Ravenna Record Courier - Ravenna,OH,USA
Maynard, who shared Rillis' enthusiasm for drag racing, started Mayday Racing in 1994 and recruited Rillis to be the team manager. While traveling with the ...
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Drag racing: Riding high on the hog at Rocky Mountain Raceways
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Polburn gave these honors to Timmons in the sport of motorcycle drag racing. What was Timmons to do in response? He tore off the starting line with so much ...
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RINGERS GLOVES RACING
RacingWest.com - Thousand Oaks,CA,USA
Indianapolis (June 30, 2009) - The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series visited the Bader family's track in Norwalk, Oh., for the 12th stop on the 2009 ...
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Joey Logano….And The Rains Came | FanZone Sports - Racing
By Sal Sigala, Jr., FanZone Sports
Ive been a fan of NASCAR as well as drag racing, and also Indy cars for over 20 years now since I am centrally located to Pomona, Fontana, and Irwindale. Alan Kulwicki, The Alabama gang, Tim Richmond, Harry Gant, Ernie Ervin, ...
FanZone Sports - Racing - http://fanzonesports.net/nascar/
The Frontstretch: Capps snags No. 4 in Norwalk qualifying posted ...
By Beth Lunkenheimer
NORWALK, Ohio (June 27, 2009) - On probably the hottest race track the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series has seen all season, reaching temperatures of approximately 130 degrees, Ron Capps qualified the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge ...
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Superheros & Airplanes @ Flog.ElPezCore.com » Blog Archive » Hand ...
By William Paide
We know, the permission for this work was hard fought, it takes guts to place a Hemi drag racing motor on rod power pyramids (like my parents picked-up at the crystal-hopped new age store when I was a kid) as Jackson does in Heart of ...
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NitroJam.com
At the IHRA Sooner Nationals earlier this month all three professional winners edged their opponents by mere inches at the line in one of the closest championship rounds in drag racing history. Frank Gugliotta ...
IHRA Motorsports - http://www.ihra.com/
Jalopnik - Top Gear Abuses Lamborghini LP670-4 SV In Abu Dhabi ...
By The Auto Insider
During Sunday's episode of Top Gear, Richard Hammond let loose for a spirited drive through the Abu Dhabi desert, drag racing a Mercedes-McLaren SLR 722 in Sant'Agata's newest "snot-nosed kid," the raucous Lamborghini LP670-4 SV.
Jalopnik - http://jalopnik.com/


Tuesday, June 30, 2009

IHRA looks to make history in Edmonton


IHRA looks to make history in Edmonton

While 2009 has so far been plagued with financial woes and a variety of problems for sporting events across the globe, for the International Hot Rod Association, the start to the 2009 season has ironically been one of its most competitive beginnings in the nearly 40 year history of the sanctioning body.

For only the second time in IHRA history there have been no repeat winners through the first four races of the season as a dozen different drivers have claimed wins in three professional categories heading into the midway point of the ’09 Nitro Jam season.

If that trend continues in Edmonton this weekend, it will mark the first time in IHRA history there have been repeat winners through the first half of the schedule.

“I think this speaks volumes about the teams that compete with us. Clearly these guys are hardcore racers as these guys are racing as hard for a championship with no points fund as they were with hundreds of thousands of dollars on the line,” said IHRA Vice President of Racing Operations Skooter Peaco. “Bottom line is that they want to be a champion and that, at its core, is what our sport is supposed to be about.

“For me personally, the big rigs and big budgets are cool, but there is no better group of die-hard competitors out there than the IHRA teams.”

Even more interesting, the IHRA is also coming off of its most competitive race of the season in Tulsa. At the IHRA Sooner Nationals earlier this month all three professional winners edged their opponents by mere inches at the line in one of the closest championship rounds in drag racing history.

Through four races this season Top Fuel drivers Bruce Litton, Del Cox, Scott Weis and Tim Boychuk, Pro Modified drivers Ray Commisso, Tim Tindle, Chris Russo and Kenny Lang and Elite Motorsports Pro Stock drivers Jason Collins, Cary Goforth, Frank Gugliotta and Pete Berner have all claimed Ironman trophies.

Included in the list of victors are five first-time winners and three former champions, one from each class.

It is quite a turnaround from the days when the same handful of drivers won nearly every national event. In fact, the only other time where there were no repeat winners through the first four races of the season was 1991 when the IHRA ran its current three categories plus Alcohol Funny Car.

That year 14 different drivers graced victory lane through four races, with two of those events not running Top Fuel as a part of its schedule. Winners that year included Kenny Bernstein, Gene Snow, Scotty Cannon, Mark Thomas, Rickie Smith, Doug Kirk, Al Billes, Fred Hahn, Bob Newberry, Harold Denton, Wally Stroupe, Larry Dobbs, Mike Preslar and Terry Adams.

While the first four races of the 1991 season featured a different set of winners at each race, two of the drivers repeated at the very next event. With the streak coming to an end after four races, history could once again be made this weekend if there are no repeat winners at the River Cree Resort and Casino Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

And that extremely competitive start has led to some very tight points races.

By far the most competitive class this season has been Elite Motorsports Pro Stock as nearly a dozen drivers have proven they can win on any given race day.

Gugliotta currently leads the Pro Stock standings with 325 points, three markers ahead of Berner. Goforth, who lost the lead after Tulsa, is just seven points back of the leader in third.

John Montecalvo, who has had two runner-up finishes this year, is fourth (262) and Collins is fifth (219). Rounding out the Pro Stock top 10 are Richard Freeman, J.R. Carr, Mark Martino, Cale Aronson and Dean Goforth.

Top Fuel has seen similar results with over half a dozen drivers proving they are capable of winning each weekend.

Litton is currently on top of the standings with 357 points thanks to three final round appearances, while rookie Cox is 11 points back of Litton in second. Bobby Lagana Jr. (265) is third, followed by Tim Boychuk (236) and Mitch King (221).

Rounding out the Top Fuel top 10 are Terry McMillen, Scott Weis, Terry Haddock, Paul Lee and Todd Simpson.

In Pro Modified, there haven’t been nearly as many cars fighting for the top spot, but the fight at the top between Lang and veteran Ed Hoover has been one of the most competitive battles of the season.

Lang is currently first with 336 points, while Hoover has been on his heels all season long and is currently just 30 points back of the defending champ. Chris Russo is third (197), followed by Commisso (172) and Taylor Lastor (131).

Next up for the drivers of the Nitro Jam series is a pair of stops in Canada. First up is the River Cree Resort and Casino Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Paradise RV July 3-5 at Castrol Raceway followed by the MOPAR Canadian Nationals July 17-19 at Grand Bend Motorplex.

The July swing will come to a close in Martin, Mich. at the IHRA Northern Nationals July 31 through August 2 at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park.

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