Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Today's Drag Racing News

News
Bill Jenkins, 81, Drag Racing Driver and Innovator, Dies
New York Times
Bill Jenkins, an influential and revered figure in drag racing who helped lift the sport from the streets to the professional track while introducing a host of technical innovations, died on Thursday in Paoli, Pa. He was 81. The cause was heart failure ...
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Mac Tools US Nationals Tickets on Sale Now
WhoWon.com
3 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis and will showcase all four classes in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series including Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle. Tickets range from $10 to $61 and can be purchased by visiting ...
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Grassroots Ohio Drag-Racing Duo Wins $50000 Champion Racing Sponsorship
Auto Service World
Grassroots drag racers Corey and Kyle Michalek of Ohio-based Michalek Brothers Racing are the winners of the $50000 grand prize racing sponsorship in the Champion brand's 2012 "Search for a Champion" video contest from Federal-Mogul Corporation.
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ADRL Dragpalooza VIII in Baytown, TX
Drag Racing Online Magazine
The American Drag Racing League kicked off the 2012 season March 30-31 in Baytown, Texas, at Royal Purple Raceway with the eighth annual Dragpalooza event. It was the highest total car count in the ADRL's history but the recently added Top Sportsman, ...
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Nobile Shakes Early-Season Woes At Las Vegas
RacinToday.com
(Photos courtesy of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series) By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor Driver Vincent Nobile and his Mountain View Racing Pro Stock team was not just one of the best feel-good stories in the NHRA last season, they were one of ...
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RacinToday.com
NHRA racers look forward to mixing things up at Charlotte's Four-Wide
Racer
The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series is gearing up once again to break from its traditional one-on-one format for the third annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, April 13-15, at zMAX Dragway. Robert Hight (LEFT), who claimed his third consecutive Funny ...
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Racer
Traxxas Funny Car EXCLUSIVE
Radio control Car Action (blog)
Cubic-inch for cubic-inch, no motorsport offers as much sheer power and performance as NHRA drag racing. A single funny car produces more horsepower than the first 8 rows of cars in a stock-car race. Drivers pull more than five Gs when they launch, ...
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Support The Auto Club Speedway
Motorcyclist Magazine (blog)
The speedway has expressed their desire to see drag racing continue at their facility and are currently determining their best options for moving forward on this matter. In an effort to help facilitate the return of drag racing to ACS we need to show ...
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Hall looking to drag Easter weekend out on track
News Shopper
DARTFORD drag racer Steve Hall begins his second season in the MSA British drag racing championship this weekend with high hopes. Like most of his peers in the pro-modified class, Hall endured a tricky first year, blighted by engine damage and new-car ...
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Grassroots Ohio Drag-Racing Duo Wins $50000 Champion ...
From Yahoo! Finance: SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Grassroots drag racers Corey and Kyle Michalek of Ohio-based Michalek Brothers ...
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