Monday, June 20, 2011

Today's Drag Racing News

News
Millet, Dural crowned drag-racing champs
Manila Standard Today
ARVIN Jay Millet of Astrago Racing Works bagged a crucial win to earn a tie for the overall expert crown recently in the championship round of the Petron Northern Series-2011 National Drag Racing Championship at the Clark International Speedway. ...
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Martin, Castellana Both Get Second Straight Win At ADRL
WIBW
The confident American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Pro Extreme standout battled parts malfunctions all weekend Heartland Park Topeka (HPT), but he overcame those at the ideal time and then delivered a perfect performance in the finals of the Kansas ...
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NHRA: Mike Neff back behind the wheel
TriCities.com
By Allen Gregory One year after guiding John Force to his 15th NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Car world championship, Neff has returned as the driver of the Castrol Ford Mustang. "It's fun to be driving this monster again, for sure," said ...
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Johnny Gray Bristol Dragway Saturday Report
Motorsport.com
The Artesia, NM, native and resident is tied for ninth in the Funny Car championship heading into this, the ninth race of the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season. Remaining within the top 10 is crucial as these drivers qualify for the ...
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Motorsport.com
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Bochrim Drag Racing Involved In Major MVA On 13th Ave – Cops ...
Yeshiva World News
Two Bochrim drag racing down 13th Avenue, barreled through a red light, and collided with a vehicle driving down 52nd Street, early Sunday morning. Residents said the collision sounded like a bomb exploded – as a total of eight cars were struck. ...
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Yeshiva World News
The versatile Tom Raley
Bowling Green Daily News
One of the more versatile drivers in drag racing history, Raley's racing life spanned a fruitful career in NASCAR's former Grand National series (now the Sprint Cup) against legends like Richard Petty, a stint in the former Autolite 250 Sportsman ...
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Bowling Green Daily News
Drug trials pose dilemma for some hospitals
The Tennessean
He also has resumed drag racing. / Sanford Myers / The Tennessean Melanoma makes up only 5 percent of skin cancer cases but causes the most deaths. Overall, the lifetime risk of getting melanoma is 1 in 50 for whites, 1 in 200 for Hispanics and 1 in ...
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Florida driver winner at ADRL drags
Topeka Capital Journal
By Rick Peterson Martin, driving a 1955 Nomad, picked up his second straight American Drag Racing League Pro Extreme championship late Saturday night at Heartland Park Topeka, beating Jason Hamstra in the finals of the Kansas National Guard ...
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GREGORY COLUMN: Bernstein remembers Jeff Byrd
TriCities.com
Kenny Bernstein has played a pivotal role in the growth of drag racing. As a driver, he won six NHRA championships, claimed 69 national event victories and became the first competitor to reach the 300 mph barrier. But in terms of memories, ...
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How one person's incredible journey ended in Victory Lane Sunday
The Virginian-Pilot
That's when Krizmanich, who done some local drag racing near his Kenosha, Wis., home, decided he wanted to work in NASCAR. So began a journey where he lived for about four years in a trailer and worked as a waiter while in school. ...
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The Virginian-Pilot