Sunday, May 15, 2011

Today's Drag Racing News

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RACING, the heart WAY
San Bernardino Sun
As unlikely as that might seem, that accurately describes Jeg Coughlin's transition in drag racing. The four-time NHRA Pro Stock champion stunned the sport last fall at Pomona Raceway by announcing he was leaving the pro ranks for the immediate future. ...
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2011 NHRA: Pro Mod Drag Racing Series Results Friday From Atlanta Dragway
PaddockTalk
Mike Janis was second with a 5.894 at 242.19 in his Eaton Ford Mustang, while Mike Castellana was third in his Al-Anabi Racing ’69 Camaro with a 5.914 at 241.11. Roger Burgess sits fourth in his turbocharged ProCare Rx ’53 Corvette with a 5.939 ...
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Force Secures Funny Car Pole, In Atlanta
RacinToday.com
Spencer Massey, Mike Edwards and LE Tonglet also earned the top spots in their respective categories at the sixth of 22 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Force tied Johnson at 138 No. 1 qualifiers after his impressive run Friday ...
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Fields set for JEGS Pacific SPORTSnat'ls
Radioactive Drag Racing News
Day 2 of the NHRA JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals presented by K&N is complete and the fields are set for Sunday's eliminations in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. Nearly 400 racers made final qualifying and time runs Saturday mixed in with ...
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2011 Volkswagen Beetle EV "Black Current" Is Setting Up For the Drag Racing World
INAUTONEWS
At present, Oliver Young is trying every way possible to make his Black Current Beetle EV a grand success and also preparing for its exposure in the drag racing world, where people have never heard of this car since more than a decade. ...
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Zappia far too zippy
NTNews.com.au
TERRITORY drag racing fans got a sight they have never witnessed in the 26-year history of Hidden Valley Drag Strip when John Zappia's HQ Monaro beat the six-second mark. The first five-second Top Doorslammer pass came during the Macmahon Grand ...
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Monster truck fun revs up at 4-Wheel Jamboree
KY3
The deafening roar of 'monster trucks' and mud drag-racing filled the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. Thousands of fans from across the country were on hand to watch the action, all part of the 4-Wheel jamboree. The Jamboree, in it's 14th year in Springfield ...
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