Thursday, February 16, 2012

Today's Drag Racing News

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Force off to strong start
Topeka Capital Journal
After a tough end to the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle season, drag racing legend John Force is off and winning in '12. Force, ninth in the 2011 standings, raced to his 134th career Funny Car victory Sunday at the season-opening O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA ...
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Underdog Allen looking for upset in Gainesville
Gainesville Sun
Artie Allen of Jacksonville will put his nitro-burning, 270-mph dragster to the test this weekend against some of the top names in the sport of drag racing at Gainesville Raceway. (Todd Veney/Correspondent) By Todd Veney Friday and Saturday at ...
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Brogdon joins Bernstein under MavTV and Lucas Oil umbrella
NHRA.com
The Lucas Oil drag racing family has a new member with Pro Stock driver Rodger Brogdon joining the fold with his MavTV/Lucas Oil/Charter Communications Pontiac GXP. "It's very exciting for us to be joining with Forrest, Charlotte, and Morgan Lucas," ...
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Artie Allen set for aggressive 2012 campaign
Radioactive Drag Racing News
For former Division 2 Top Alcohol Dragster champ Artie Allen, this weekend's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at his home track of Gainesville Raceway is just the start. The Jacksonville, Fla., driver, who edged Bill Evans for the 2008 Division 2 ...
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Raceway set for action
Gladstone Observer
Gladstone Drag Racing vice president Glenn Williams, left and racer Scott Sorrensen are getting ready for the car racing. BENARABY raceway has received a make-over and will light up this weekend with the first round of racing in 2012.
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Facebook Video Contest To Give One Fan VIP Experience At NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
PaddockTalk
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Top Fuel driver Antron Brown did more than a dozen tasks in less than four seconds for a 2010 zMAX Dragway PR campaign, "What Can Antron Do in Four Seconds?" He offered this advice: "Just get creative and go for it ...
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Adrenaline junkie gets high on ride
The Nelson Mail
Craig and his wife, Joanne, were amazed by the support they got from the public following the crash, with even those outside the drag racing fraternity offering to help get him back on the start line. Craig has a busy mobile hydraulic engineering ...
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The Nelson Mail
Top-Grossing Android Games: Updated Zynga Poker heads chart rankings
Gamasutra
This week's US revenue charts see Zynga Poker and Tap Fish leading today's rankings, as Drag Racing and Cartoon Wars also report top earnings. These charts allow end users to see who is making the most money in the Android Market that day.
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FayObserver.com - Drag racing: John Force gets 134th Funny Car ...
Spencer Massey (Top Fuel) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) also were winners of the season-opening NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event. Massey ...
fayobserver.com/articles/2012/02/13/1157052