Friday, August 27, 2010

Today's Drag Racing News

News
NHRA's 2011 Full Throttle Drag Racing schedule features five big changes
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
The Mac Tools US Nationals in Indianapolis, which is regarded as the Super Bowl of drag racing, is the first race of the Countdown this year. ...
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Gateway loses NHRA for 2011
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The drag racing facility seats about 20000 fans. "Given the uncertainty of the facility, we decided not to put a date on the schedule for next year," NHRA ...
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Ackerman: Geezers and daredevils star in weekend races
Omaha World-Herald
Grand marshals will be introduced Saturday: Bill "Speedy Bill" Smith, founder of Speedway Motors in Lincoln, and local drag racing legends George Crowe, ...
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Drag race to be on Speed Channel
Mansfield News Journal
"Back in the late '60s and '70s, the manufacturers competed in everything from drag racing to road racing," Bossone said. "All the big three were in ...
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Racing a family affair at Cordova
Quad City Times
This weekend, the Wilkersons are teaming up as the highlight of the three-day World Series of Drag Racing at Cordova Dragway Park. They'll race head-to-head ...
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Motorsports Hall of Fame honors NASCAR legend Wendell Scott
Detroit Free Press
Starry night: The gala at the Fillmore was a who's who of racers and motor sports industry leaders, including drag racing legend Shirley Muldowney, ...
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Sonoma drag strip dressing up for hot PINKS
Vallejo Times-Herald
Drag racing intensity returns to Sonoma with the one of a kind hit series PINKS All Out. Rich Christensen and his crew return to Infineon Raceway, Sept. ...
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Shangri-La II Motor Speedway
WhoWon.com
"Our oval track fans enjoyed the variety in July, and we know some of the drag racing spectators took the opportunity to see the stock car features, ...
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Napa driver races Mazdas at Infineon
Napa Valley Register
After he was discharged from the military in 1971, he started drag racing a Top Alcohol Dragster. Primarily he raced at Baylands in Fremont, Portland, ...
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Blogs
Motorsports Journal: NHRA ANNOUNCES FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING ...
NHRA announced its 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule today, featuring 22 national events. The most significant change to the schedule is the move of the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird International Raceway to the ...
Motorsports Journal - http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/
Motor City Muscle: NMCA Drag Racing at Milan Dragway
By SuperSport
Well, I offered up two of the tickets I had to him and his wife, and perhaps I'll give him a ride around the block in the Camaro, to lay the ground work. This will be some good racing, check it out! NMCA Drag Racing · Milan Dragway ...
Motor City Muscle - http://motorcitymuscle.blogspot.com/