Friday, September 30, 2011

FULL THROTTLE SERIES RESULTS FRIDAY FROM READING, PA

HAGAN, BROWN, EDWARDS AND KRAWIEC ARE FRIDAY QUALIFYING LEADERS AT THE AUTO PLUS® NHRA NATIONALS

MOHNTON, Pa. – Matt Hagan powered his DieHard Dodge Charger to the qualifying lead in Funny Car Friday at the Auto-Plus® NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.

Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also qualifying leaders at the third of six races in the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s playoffs.

NHRA Summit Racing Series, Pacific Division Finals, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY HOST NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES FINALS

LAS VEGAS (September 30, 2011) – The NHRA Pacific Division rolled into Las Vegas and The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals. The event is expected to draw upwards of 600 racers from Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and possibly a few from Hawaii, all in search of the Summit Division Championship come Sunday and final eliminations day.

Infineon Raceway out of Sonoma, Calif., is the defending Team Champion winning three in row dating back to 2008 when they took it away from Las Vegas who won the Team Championship in 2007. The individual defending champions from 2010 are Rich Nedbal, Super Pro; Dave Varner, Pro; Matt Hawk, Sportsman; and Colton Chamberlin, Motorcycle.

Racing continues on Saturday with final time trails slated to begin at 8 a.m. The division’s Race of Champions contested by the top points earners from each track is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. and run all rounds of eliminations on Saturday. Saturday's ROC winner's will advance to the NHRA Summit National Championship in Pomona, Calif., in November where they will compete against the winners from each of the other six NHRA Divisions. Sunday’s Division Finals eliminations begin at 8 a.m.

The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is located on Speedway Blvd., exit 54 off Interstate 15. For more information call the track (800) 644-4444.

Quarter Mile Foundation announces SEMA Show booth

Quarter Mile Foundation presence at SEMA Show 2011

Parma Heights, Ohio (September 29, 2011) – The Quarter Mile Foundation will have a prominent presence at the SEMA Show 2011, according to Traci Hrudka, the Foundation’s chairman.

“Thanks to the efforts on the foundation’s behalf by SEMA and CONVEXX, the SEMA Show’s management firm, particularly Peter MacGillivray (SEMA Vice President, Events & Communications) and Chuck Schwartz (Chairman of CONVEXX), we have secured an excellent location in the Grand Concourse of the Las Vegas Convention Center."

NHRA Summit Racing Series Southeast Division Finals, Silver Dollar Raceway, Reynolds, Ga.

SILVER DOLLAR RACEWAY WELCOMES NHRA SUMMIT SERIES

REYNOLDS, Ga. (September 30, 2011) – Silver Dollar Raceway welcomed the NHRA Summit Racing Series Southeast Division Finals to the track today with nearly 400 racers representing 14 tracks from states throughout the region. More than $20,000 is up for grabs in purse and contingencies for the event with racers in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, and Pro Bike battling for both team and individual honors.

Opening day consisted of time trials for all competitors with eliminations set to begin on Saturday at 9 a.m. Saturday’s winners - NHRA Southeast Division Champions, will advance to Pomona, Calif., in November where they will face off with the winners from the other six NHRA Division for the Summit Racing Series National Championship and a purse of over $100,000.

The team from South Georgia Motorsports Park are the defending champions along with Philip Owens in Super Pro; Gary Williams, Pro; Jimmy Santos, Sportsman; and Mike Lakoskey, Pro Bike who won individual championships last year.

Silver Dollar Raceway is located on State Highway 96 West, just west of U.S. highway 341. For more information call the track (478) 847-4414 or visit www.SilverDollarRaceway.com

NHRA Summit Racing Series, South Central Division Finals, Texas Motorplex, Ennis, Texas

NHRA SUMMIT SERIES KICKS OFF AT TEXAS MOTORPLEX

ENNIS, Texas (September 30, 2011) – More than 400 racers took to the track today at Texas Motorplex for the NHRA Summit Racing Series South Central Division Finals with tracks from across the region sending teams in search of both individual and team championships.

Competitors in Super Pro, Pro, No-Electronics Quick, No-Electronics-Street, and Motorcycle made time-trials today in preparations for eliminations set to begin on Saturday afternoon. Thunder Valley Raceway Park is looking to defend their Team Championship from a year ago as is Jeff Hefler who took home two trophies last year winning both the No-E Quick and the No-E Street classes. Also on hand to defend their titles are Sandra Marshall in Super Pro, Brad Young in Pro, and Tony Davis in Motorcycle.

Saturday gets underway at 9 a.m. with final time trials followed by the Race of Champions competition and High School class time runs. The Race of Champions pits the top points earners from each track in head to head competition. Round 1 of the South Central Division Championship will follow the Race of Champions final rounds.

Texas Motorplex is located on Hwy. 287, two miles west of Ennis between Interstates 35 and 45. For more information call the track (972) 878-2641 or visit www.TexasMotorplex.com

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NEW: Farwell drag racer Chuck Reynolds wins prestigious NHRA award
The Morning Sun
In winning that event, Reynolds also won "The Wally," drag racing's most prestigious trophy and named for the late NHRA founder Wally Parks. The award is given to winners of an NHRA national event, Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events, and such as in ...
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Life's a drag for Hants family: Three generations share strong passion for ...
TheChronicleHerald.ca
By Mark Roberts - Thu, Sep 29 Three generations of a Hants Co. family are competing at various drag racing tracks in the Maritimes. From left are Super Pro drag racer Michelle Smith and her father, crew chief and former racer, Vince Hazel. ...
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Back when the combustible engine met rock 'n' roll
Vancouver Sun
Inductees are judged to have had a major historical influence on the hot rod and custom car scene, drag racing and land speed, sports car and road racing, oval racing, motorcycling and boat racing. It takes only a $10 donation to attend and lunch is ...
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NHRA: Ford interview: BobTasca III & John Force
Motorsport.com
Bob Tasca III, Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang Funny Car driver has now pushed himself further ahead in standings in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Championship putting himself in seventh place after the race at the Texas Motorplex in Dallas, ...
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Wet pits change some sportsman classes at Reading NHRA race; Four classes ...
Drag Racing Online Magazine
Competition Eliminator, Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car and all four of the categories in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Pro Stock Motorcycle, Pro Stock, Funny Car and Top Fuel will compete at Maple Grove Raceway this weekend. ...
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The Chevrolet Camaro could get a track-only Mustang Cobra Jet fighter
Torque News
Since the Ford Mustang Cobra Jet FR500CJ was introduced by Ford Racing, it has been making short work of the factory drag racing classes with all sorts of records but next season, there could be a new Chevrolet Camaro drag racing package from GM ...
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NHRA visiting Norwalk for holiday show
Mansfield News Journal
The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will return to Summit Motorsport Park in Norwalk for 2012, but will do so a little later than it has the last five years. The Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals will take over the track July 5 to 8, ...
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LOUIS BREWSTER on MOTORSPORTS: Bernstein, Force get hall passes
Los Angeles Daily News
It's quite an honor for Force, still competing on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series at age 62. He's the all-time wins leader in the sport and holds virtually every meaningful record, but that doesn't mean he's through. ...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011

POPULAR NHRA BREAKFAST AT 2011 SEMA SHOW TO FOCUS ON NHRA "NITRO GENERATION"

GLENDORA, Calif. (Sept. 29, 2011) – The names represent generations of NHRA drivers and participants: Bob Tasca and Bob Tasca III; LE, GT and Gary Tonglet; Jeg Coughlin Sr. and Jeg Coughlin Jr.; John and Courtney Force.   They are part of the NHRA “Nitro Generation,” which includes NHRA’s multi-generational fan base and participants at all levels of the sport.  These multi-generational drivers will be the featured panelists at this year’s NHRA Breakfast at the SEMA Show, Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 7:30 – 9 a.m. in the Las Vegas Hilton Ballrooms A&B.  

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DRAG RACING: Series championships, Wally trophies on line at BIR
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Kelly Gjovig, the points leader in the Pro class, will compete in the final event of the five-race Bracket Drag Racing Series this weekend at Brainerd International Raceway. The final showdown of the five-race Bracket Drag Racing Series is scheduled ...
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MOTORSPORTS: NHRA Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals fact sheet
The Mercury
WHAT: 27th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals, 19th of 22 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series and the third of six races in the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship. The top 10 drivers in four categories (Top Fuel, Funny Car, ...
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Chevy Working On ZL1-Based Cobra Jet/Drag Pak Fighter For The Straight Strip?
Motor Authority
Dodge has offered its Challenger Drag Pak, a heavily modified production car built for several stock-esque divisions of drag racing, for years now. Likewise, Ford Racing has put together a Mustang Cobra Jet package for the same purpose. ...
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It's rumble in the valley time in the South Okanagan
BCLocalNews
Members from the Kelowna Kustoms Car Club, the Okanagan Rodtiques from Penticton and Oliver's Coach Masters car club will be cruising into Osoyoos' drag racing strip on Sunday, October 2 to grudge it out all over again. ...
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Fans get two chances to meet drivers in Vegas
Radioactive Drag Racing News
The Oct. 27-30 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series national event is the next-to-last on the 2011 schedule and the LVMS meet is crucial for all championship contenders. The Fremont Street Experience's Third Street Stage will host the first session, ...
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Warrnambool drags running on empty
Warrnambool Standard
DRAG racing enthusiasts will enjoy what could be one of the last summer programs at Warrnambool Airport after an extension of permits to use a section of the runway. It's a reprieve for Warrnambool and District Drag Racing Club, which is still awaiting ...
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Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s blog: Bracket summer
Racer (blog)
The fun thing about Samantha is she loves drag racing as much as I do and we've been able to compete together quite a bit. She's already won a national event in SuperComp and this year we got her more involved with some of the high-dollar bracket races ...
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Second Season Of Open Drag Nights Kick Off At Yas Tonight
Abu Dhabi City Guide
Following the success of the first season of Open Drag Nights held at the Yas Drag Racing Centre over the winter of 2010/11, Yas Marina Circuit will be again hosting a series of drag racing evenings that will allow people to come and race their own ...
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Grand Junction - Drag Racing Saturday at Western Colorado Dragway King of the Track 1. Brandon Umberger, Grand Junction, 1977 Chevette, 9.457 seconds,
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

SUPER COMP, SUPER STOCK, STOCK AND SUPER GAS CATEGORIES AT AUTO-PLUS(r) NHRA NATIONALS RESCHEDULED FOR OCT. 7-8

MOHNTON, Pa. (Sept. 28, 2011) – Due to extremely wet ground conditions in the sportsman pit area, Super Comp, Super Stock, Stock and Super Gas will not compete at Maple Grove Raceway during the Auto-Plus® NHRA Nationals this weekend.  Those four categories will be contested next week, Oct. 7-8, at the facility with parking starting on Thursday, time runs on Friday and eliminations on Saturday.

Competition Eliminator, Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car and all four of the categories in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Pro Stock Motorcycle, Pro Stock, Funny Car and Top Fuel will compete at Maple Grove Raceway this weekend.

ADRL Releases Official Schedule For Three-Day LenMar Motorsports World Finals VII


O'FALLON, MO (September 27, 2011) – The American Drag Racing League (ADRL) announced the official schedule for the LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals VII on Wednesday, as the event continues to shape up as one of the biggest events in ADRL history.

The 2011 season-ending race will take place Friday through Sunday, Oct. 21-23 at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas, and the weekend is already chocked full of storylines. In addition to the individual event, the "Battle For The Belts," featuring the top eight competitors in six classes, will be the featured event on Saturday, and world championships will be officially awarded on Sunday to the points champion in Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Extreme 10.5, Pro Extreme Motorcycle, Extreme Pro Stock and Pro Junior Dragster.

Bracket Drag Racing Series wraps up at BIR this weekend

Series championships, Wally trophies are on the line this weekend during final Bracket Drag Racing Series event

BRAINERD, Minn. – The final showdown of the five-race Bracket Drag Racing Series is this weekend at Brainerd International Raceway, where racers will be battling for series championships in 11 classes.

More than 300 dragsters, cars, trucks, bikes, snowmobiles and junior dragsters are expected again to compete on BIR’s quarter-mile drag strip, starting with qualifying on Saturday and elimination rounds on Sunday.

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EVTV Announces Winner of the $2500.00 "Winner Takes All" EV Cup Drag Race at ...
Sacramento Bee
"It was exhilarating to see so many people, some for the first time, enjoying drag racing." Brian Noto, co-producer of the EVCCON said, "Having Ron here was a real coup. His car attracts a lot of attention and is really a crowd pleaser. ...
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Girl, 8, is world's youngest drag racer
The Nation, Pakistan
Belle Wheeler passed her drag racing driving test a day after she turned eight - the minimum legal age for youngsters to get behind the wheel. The pint-sized dragster then went onto compete against youngsters more than twice her age and qualified for ...
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Get Your Heart Racing on Ford's Test Track
Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords Magazine
Drag racing – a two-car race on a short course. Highway Driving Simulation – choose from a wide selection of Ford vehicles. Wet Pad – a helmeted ride with a professional driver on a skid pad, for a demonstration of extreme handling. ...
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Media Matters: Texas race yields iconic images
Radioactive Drag Racing News
Explosions often make great drag racing television, like when Alexis De Joria debuted her Tequila Patron Toyota Funny Car at the AAA of Texas Fall Nationals. Tempers can, too, such as Matt Smith steaming over a stuck throttle cable on his Buell. ...
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Essex drag racers take UK Championship
Dunmow Broadcast
Little Dunmow's Adam Price was crowned UK Drag Racing Champion at Santa Pod despite going into the final week with an untested car. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. The message will include the name and ...
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NHRA Competition Heats Up In Dallas
Motor Authority
Read More Competition for Full Throttle Drag Racing Series four titles heated up this past weekend on the concrete Texas Motorplex dragstrip. The second race in the six-contest Countdown to One provided action from start to finish in three days of ...
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Bike racers or death dealers?
Daily Bhaskar
It was in 2003 that drag racing and stunt-biking gained popularity in Bangalore. This was when Speed Run, the first drag-racing event, was organised in the city at the Jakkur airstrip after it made waves in Mumbai. Since then, modifying bikes and cars ...
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Thrilling climax in night's last event
NTNews.com.au
THE 2011 drag racing track championship series climaxed in a big way at Hidden Valley Drag Strip on Saturday night. The leading contenders in the modified bikes and outlaw brackets were separated by only five points coming into the last event of the ...
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RK Motors Charlotte to Host a Cruise from Charlotte to the Rockingham Super Chevy Show

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – This year’s Super Chevy Show presented by GM Performance Division at Rockingham Dragway will blast off with a cruise from RK Motors Charlotte to one of the largest Chevy events on the east coast. The cruise will be Saturday, Oct. 22, beginning at RK Motors Charlotte (5527 Lakeview Rd. Charlotte, NC 28269).

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Fields Set For “Battle For The Belts” At The LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals VII


O'FALLON, MO (September 26, 2011) — The American Drag Racing League (ADRL) has released the matchups in all six classes for the Speedtech "Battle For The Belts."

The innovative, one day, eight-spot shootout will take place in the following classes: Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Extreme 10.5, Pro Extreme Motorcycle, Extreme Pro Stock and Pro Junior Dragster on Oct. 22 at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, TX as part of the LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals VII.

JEGS support of Quarter Mile Foundation announcement

JEGS High Performance adds support to the Quarter Mile Foundation and PROJECT 1320

Parma Heights, Ohio (September 27, 2011) – Traci Hrudka, Chairman of the Quarter Mile Foundation, and John Coughlin, Vice President of JEGS High Performance of Delaware, Ohio, announced the well known retailer of aftermarket performance parts has made a generous contribution to the Foundation, in support of the ongoing PROJECT 1320 documentary.

Quaker City, Carolina win Summit Team Finals events


Quaker City advances pair of drivers to Summit SuperSeries championship

NORWALK, Ohio (September 27, 2011) – It is hard to believe, but as little as one year ago no one was quite sure if Quaker City Motorsports Park would even be open to enjoy the 2011 racing season.

Now the little track in Salem, Ohio is a track champion having won the Division 3 North Stars Summit Team Finals event at Pittsburgh Raceway Park over the weekend.

Quaker City Motorsports Park won the D3 Team Finals by 10 points over host Pittsburgh Raceway Park thanks to a strong showing by its racers. Skyview Drags was third, followed by Dragway 41 and Thompson Raceway Park rounding out the top five.

In addition to a team championship, Quaker City also sent a pair of drivers to the Summit SuperSeries World Championship next month in Virginia led by Box winner J.P. Schuster. Schuster defeated Mark Talmadge of Dunn Tire Raceway with a 7.953, 159.52 on a 7.92 dial while Talmadge took too much at the stripe. Quaker City's other Summit SuperSeries qualifier is Chris Black who finished runner-up to Ted Miller of Thompson Raceway Park in No Box when Black broke out by nearly a tenth of a second.

All four finalists from PRP advanced to the Summit SuperSeries championship.

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Racing obsession
Dothan Eagle
"Drag racing is basically an acceleration contest," Steensma said. "From a standing start, from zero to as fast as you can go, as quick as you can go." Ultimately, it's a race against an opponent in the other lane, with the winner advancing to the next ...
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Worsham driven to win Top Fuel championship
Reading Eagle
Worsham has been at or near the top of the standings all season as he attempts to win the first national title of his professional drag racing career. "I've waited 21 years for this and it's sitting right in front of me right now," Worsham said. ...
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Final NAPA Friday Night Rage Presented By VP Fuels this Week
WhoWon.com
This series of events have featured thrilling heads-up drag racing that pits driver against driver during the course of the night. When the cars pull up to the starting line it turns into a no holds barred grudge match with horsepower reigning supreme. ...
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ROCKETS FIRING UP NORTH
Australian National Drag Racing Association
This weekend Palmrya Dragway is conducting its pinnacle drag racing event "The Sunstate Nationals" that hosts round two of the ANDRA Rocket Allstars Racing Series, plus an extra feature of this years event is Nostalgia Nitro cars doing match races on ...
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Greece motorcyclist seeks help for engineering projects
Greece Post
Lucisano, a one-time national record holder in motorcycle drag racing and former artist for Kodak, has made a lifelong passion of building and racing bikes into a substantial operation. His 1938 vintage motorcycle, primed for participation in the ...
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First Time Winners Highlight JEGS Sportsnationals
WhoWon.com
by Eric Lotz HEBRON, Ohio -- The NHRA JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals produced several first time winner's this weekend at National Trail Raceway and the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series led by Jeremy Duncan and Steven Dziorny in Super Stock and Stock ...
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Caswell wins it all in Edmonton
BCLocalNews
By Ian Webster - Merritt Herald It's been quite a drag racing season for Rae Caswell, a season that the long-time resident of the Nicola Valley won't soon forget. Caswell's 'year to remember' culminated on the September 17-18 weekend in Edmonton, ...
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Longtime racing contributors honoured
Vancouver Sun
This includes hot rodding, custom car building, drag racing, land speed racing, sports car and road racing, motorcycling, and power boat racing, as well as car collecting and restoration. The GVMPS, which has already inducted 165 pioneers, ...
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Monday, September 26, 2011

Greatest Moment No. 9 Announced; Voting Continues for NHRA's Greatest Moment

Force’s 100th victory is the pick for Moment No. 9; Voting continues for the Greatest Moment in NHRA History on the NHRA Facebook page

GLENDORA, Calif. (Sept. 26, 2011) – It took John Force awhile to get that elusive first victory – 10 years and nine final rounds – but when he got it the floodgates then opened to the tune of a record 133 victories and an incredible stretch of 22 consecutive seasons with at least one win.

In the midst of that historic run, Force won double-digit races five times and, at Houston in 2002, he celebrated his 100th career victory, a milestone that has yet to be equaled in NHRA Full Throttle Series history. It was recognized as one of NHRA’s 60 Greatest Moments at the beginning of NHRA’s 60th anniversary season and fan voting has identified it as the No. 9 Greatest Moment in NHRA history.

AUTO-PLUS® NHRA NATIONALS PREVIEW (COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 3 OF 6)

WHAT: 27th annual Auto-Plus® NHRA Nationals, 19th of 22 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series and the third of six races in the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship. The top 10 drivers in four categories - Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle - earn points leading to 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series world championships.

WHERE: Maple Grove Raceway, Mohnton, Pa. Track is located off the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Exit 298), 10 miles south of Reading, Pa.

WHEN: Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 29-Oct. 2

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British schoolgirl, 8, becomes one of the world's youngest dragster drivers
Daily Mail
Petite Belle Wheeler, whose favourite colours are pink and purple, qualified for today's UK National Finals less than 24 hours after taking her drag racing driving test. She will be competing against youngsters more than twice her age. ...
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Bernstein, Force, Childress Elected To IMHOF
RacinToday.com
(Photo courtesy of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series) The International Motorsports Hall of Fame announced Sunday that NHRA greats Kenny Bernstein and John Force will be inducted into the Hall along with NASCAR's Richard Childress. ...
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Pedregon Races Up In The Funny Car Standings In Texas
RacinToday.com
(Photo courtesy of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series) Cruz Pedregon raced to his first win of the season and moved into the third spot in the Funny Car point standings as racing came to an end Sunday at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at ...
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Girl, 8, is world's youngest drag racer
Mirror.co.uk
Belle has been watching drag-racing for three years at Santa Pod raceway, Northants.Until her eighth birthday, she had never even driven a dragster but, after just an hour's tuition, aced her test. She is following 12-year-old sister Paige, ...
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NHRA: Gray Dallas final report
Motorsport.com
Gray has adopted the role of spoiler for the remainder of the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season as the Service Central Team continues to improve and prepare for next season. "It's a shame we didn't make the Countdown, but as I've said, ...
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Crazed Drag Racing Video: Out of Control and Going the Wrong Way Up the StripBy Brian Lohnes Posted 09/21/11. Imagine a drag race where car launch from ...
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Clay Millican and Al Carpenter on Racin and Rockin September 26!

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Racin' and Rockin': Clay Millican and Al Carpenter on Racin and Rockin September 26! by Bill Pratt. Join us on September 26 as we welcome six time IHRA world champion and current NHRA top fuel racer Clay Millican! Also joining us is Al Carpenter, who filled a a racing career as a national record holding sportsman racer, announcer, Hurst Performance PR guy, and founder of the United States Racing Team 70s Pro Stock events. Plus John Bockelman will pick some great songs to discuss and play at our three-hour Racin & Rockin After Party! BE THERE!

Sunday, September 25, 2011

NHRA JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals, Final Results from National Trail Raceway, Hebron, Ohio

FIRST TIME WINNERS HIGHLIGHT JEGS SPORTSNATIONALS

HEBRON, Ohio –The NHRA JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals produced several first time winner’s this weekend at National Trail Raceway and the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series led by Jeremy Duncan and Steven Dziorny in Super Stock and Stock Eliminator.

FULL THROTTLE SERIES RESULTS SUNDAY FROM DALLAS

PEDREGON RACES TO FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON; VANDERGRIFF, LINE, PHILLIPS ALSO WINNERS IN TEXAS

ENNIS, Texas – Cruz Pedregon raced to his first win of the season and moved into the third spot in the Funny Car point standings as racing came to an end Sunday at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex.

Bob Vandergriff, Jason Line and Michael Phillips were also winners in their respective categories at the second of six races in the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship, the six-race playoffs to determine the world championships.

NHRA Summit Racing Series Northeast Division Finals, U.S. 13 Dragway, Delmar, Del.

NUMIDIA DRAGWAY TAKES TEAM TILE

DELMAR, Del. – Numidia Dragway dominated the Team Championship this weekend taking the trophy home to Numidia, Pa., for the NHRA Northeast Division Summit Racing Series Finals at U.S. 13 Dragway in Delmar, Del. Numidia racers racked up 90 points during eliminations for the championship

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Castellana Leads Winners List At ADRL Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags V, Closes In On Championship


NORWALK, OH (September 24, 2011) – A year ago, Mike Castellana wasn't sure he would be racing in 2011.

Now, the Pro Nitrous standout is on the verge of a world championship in the American Drag Racing League (ADRL).

Castellana had another race to remember on Saturday, running 3.799 at 197.42 miles per hour to knock off Stan Allen in a great side-by-side race during the finals of the Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags V at Summit Motorsports Park.

A year after being diagnosed with cancer, Castellana is now cancer-free and has four wins in 2011. The Al-Anabi Racing driver also maintains a near-insurmountable points lead heading into the final event of the season, the LenMar Motorsports World Finals, which takes place Oct. 21-23 at Texas Motorplex.

"I wasn't even sure I was going to race this year," Castellana said. "I was just happy to be here racing, and I came out and enjoyed myself all year. This team has just been unbelievable."

Several other teams were just as impressive on a nearly-flawless day at Summit Motorsports Park where fans were treated to frenetic action and two world records. After rain wiped out the first day of the Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags V, Saturday started with two qualifying rounds and ended with unbelievable performances in eliminations.

Other winners included Alex Hossler (Pro Extreme), Grant McCrary (Extreme 10.5), Jeremy Teasley (Pro Extreme Motorcycle), Cary Goforth (Extreme Pro Stock), Scott Wasko (Summit Racing Equipment Top Sportsman) and Lee Adkins (Penske Truck Leasing Pro Modified).

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Houston's Erica Enders on the verge of NHRA Pro Stock stardom
San Antonio Express (blog)
By Mike Haag – San Antonio Express-News DALLAS – NHRA Pro Stock driver Erica Enders is on the verge of making history in the ranks of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. In fact, if the 27-year old Houston native and current New Orleans resident ...
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San Antonio Express (blog)
NHRA Fall Nationals qualifying: Schumacher earns sixth number one of season
Examiner.com
Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel) earned his sixth number one qualifier of the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season on Saturday at the NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex. Also qualifying at the top of their respective ladders: Cruz Pedregon (Funny ...
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Saturday, September 24, 2011

NHRA JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals, Saturday from National Trail Raceway, Hebron, Ohio

ADKINS, WESTCOTT LEAD SATURDAY WINNERS FOR JEGS SPORTSNATIONALS

HEBRON, Ohio (September 24, 2011) – Ricky Adkins, Milan, Mich., took the win for the JEGS Top Dragster Shootout today at National Trails Raceway and the NHRA JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals. Adkins went 6.717 seconds and 6.682 in rounds one and two to defeat Jim Prevo, Mundelein, Ill., and James Monroe, Bloomington, Ind., then had a bye run in the final when Michael Smith broke his motor in his semifinal win over Troy Stone. Adkins took home $3,000 of the $5,000 purse for his win.

FULL THROTTLE SERIES RESULTS SATURDAY FROM DALLAS

SCHUMACHER, C. PEDREGON, LINE AND ARANA JR. EARN NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITIONS AT AAA TEXAS NHRA FALL NATIONALS

ENNIS, Texas – Tony Schumacher raced to the No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel Saturday at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals and will try to end one of the longest winless droughts of his career on Sunday.

Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also will lead their respective categories into tomorrow’s 11 a.m. eliminations as the No. 1 qualifiers at the second of six events in the Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s playoffs.

Today's Drag Racing News

News
NHRA drag races begin today at the Texas Motorplex
San Antonio Express (blog)
By Mike Haag – San Antonio Express-News DALLAS – The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series returns to Texas this weekend for the AAA of Texas Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex near Ennis. The event will feature professional drag racing in the Top ...
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San Antonio Express (blog)
Bay City Rollers' cars ready to show and go drag racing this weekend
The Bay City Times - MLive.com
"I love drag racing," Spencer said. "It's an instant rush." This is the first time in a few years Spencer is going to have his Camaro for the event. His friend Andy Wilson drove it last three years as Spencer was busy working on a 1963 Chevrolet ...
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The Bay City Times - MLive.com
Exclusive Q&A: Eddie Krawiec, Motorcycle Drag Racing's 199 MPH Man
About - News & Issues
I sat down with Krawiec at this year's Indianapolis MotoGP event and picked his brain about everything from the peculiarities of motorcycle drag racing to what makes a winning team; get to know the man behind the fire-breathing bike in this Exclusive ...
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Cedar Springs drag racer gets unexpected pleasant surprise with IHRA victory ...
MLive.com
By Steve Farmer Kathy Lipscomb has rolled up 35 years of drag racing memories, but what happened this past Saturday topped them all. Lipscomb ripped through six rounds of eliminations at her home track, US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, ...
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MLive.com
Del Worsham leads qualifying
ESPN
Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were qualifying leaders at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event. Pedregon, a two-time world champion, posted a 4.086 at 307.86 in a Toyota Solara ...
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