Saturday, July 09, 2011

Today's Drag Racing News

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Mike Neff thrives in double-duty role
Chicago Sun-Times
But even with his lack of driving experience, Neff is no stranger to drag racing success. He has won two Funny Car series titles as a crew chief, including last year with Force as his driver. Neff always has enjoyed working on the cars, ...
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Racing Continues at the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Western Conference Finals
WhoWon.com
Day two for the Mopar NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Western Conference Finals presented by Lucas SlickMist and JR Race Car featured the final two time trial for all competitors at Bandimere Speedway. Hundreds of kids, ages 8 to 17, from NHRA member track ...
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Service Central Racing Teams In NHRA And IndyCar Action This Weekend
PaddockTalk
The Route 66 Nationals will be the season's 11th of 22 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series races. Over on the IZOD IndyCar Series, Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing pilot Graham Rahal and his open-wheel colleagues are headed to Canada to compete in ...
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Plenty of heart on display at Musclecar Madness
York Daily Record
The result was unveiled Friday at Musclecar Madness, the area's annual two-day tribute to drag racing history. The Camaro's latest incarnation is a painstaking imitation, from its white paint to the "Old Reliable" script -- the former nickname of ...
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Volume XIII, Issue 6
Drag Racing Online Magazine
This legend of both circle track and drag racing started grinding cams for Don Garlits at the beginning of the hot rod craze right after World War II. It was a new-design Isky cam in Chris Karamesines's dragster when The Greek made his controversial ...
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Drag Racing Online Magazine
Explosive competition for Bridgwater AFB
This Is The Westcountry
BRIDGWATER AFB Drag Racing Club have competed in several competitions this season – securing personal best times and a bike explosion. The team took part in the Auto Trader Easter Thunderball at Santa Pod Raceway where we were entered into Top Fuel ...
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NHRA in Joliet: Massey, Neff lead nitro qualifying
Chicago Sun-Times
By Tim Cronin tcronin@southtownstar.com July 8, 2011 10:14PM JOLIET — Spencer Massey is the most fastidious driver in drag racing. Like the perfect guest, he never leaves a mess. His two runs Friday at Route 66 Raceway were not only the fastest of the ...
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Grand Rapids drag racer Kevin Zaskowski races into contention for NHRA points ...
MLive.com
Zaskowski has been drag racing for the past 10 years, and he divides his time up participating in NHRA and International Hot Rod Association events. This isn't the first time he has been in the hunt for the title. He finished second in the NHRA ...
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MLive.com
ADRL to Feature Eight-Car Pro Modified Exhibition During Speedtech US Drags IV ...
WhoWon.com
The world's premier eighth-mile drag racing league is set to offer even more racing and even more standout doorslammer action. The American Drag Racing League (ADRL) announced on Thursday that it will run an eight-car Pro Modified exhibition at its ...
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