Friday, May 04, 2012

Today's Drag Racing News

News
Motor sports notebook: Drag racing event turns back the clock to pre-1972
Houston Chronicle
HMP will take drag racing back to the 1950s with Nostalgia Drag Racing, where the drop of the flag will send the racers down the 1⁄8-mile drag strip. "This is going to be a great night for all involved - racers and fans," said John Mandabach, ...
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Grime Boss enters NHRA Drag Racing with Jim Dunn Racing
NHRA.com
Grime Boss is familiar with motorsports and found the right fit in drag racing with Jim Dunn Racing to further its product awareness and create additional retail exposure. Jim Dunn Racing also has already connected Grime Boss to new retailer partners.
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Michigan Madman EJ Potter of Ithaca dies at 71
The Morning Sun
Even in the bigger-than-life world of drag racing, Potter was a pioneer ahead of his time. "My recollection is seeing him with that first motorcycle in the early days, and nobody had ever done what he did – putting a V-8 in a motorcycle," said Daniel ...
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Force will make it a family affair
Chicago Tribune
1 While he was first forging a name for himself in drag racing, John Force was seldom surrounded by his young family, an issue he later wrestled with. Today, when Force is inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, Ala., ...
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Life's no drag in the fast lane for Magnolia mom, Hot Rod driver
Your Houston News
The Magnolia native and mother of two is in her third year of drag racing, and her second with the International Hot Rod Association's professional division, Nitro Jam. Although she's new, Dennis has become a Texas icon for drag racing enthusiasts and ...
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Pro Stock - Coughlin Preview Atlanta
Autochannel (press release)
Atlanta, May 3, 2012: Jeg Coughlin Jr. is making his return to the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series after a one-year hiatus. Jeg Jr is driving the all-new JEGS Mopar Dodge Avenger in the Pro Stock class. In his first outing since his return, ...
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Autochannel (press release)
Chevy High Performance to Host X275 Drag Racing
Hot Rod Magazine (blog)
NMCADigital.com For those who are not familiar with the X275 brand of drag racing, the cars feature 275/60-15 drag radials and are limited to certain small-block and big-block engine sizes with limits on the turbocharger, supercharging, ...
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Hot Rod Magazine (blog)
DieHard Race Week Start-Up
NHRA.com
The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series is heating up, both literally and figuratively. Fresh on the heels of a steamy Houston event, we head east to where the peaches grow, Georgia, and more specifically to a place we like to call Hotlanta.
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Drag strip improvements begin this weekend
Kent Reporter
"We are making every effort to insure the racing surface will be able to withstand our Northwest weather for years to come," she said. The drag racing schedule will resume on Saturday, June 2 with the Auto Max USA Drag Race Series event.
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Web
Drag Racing News Daily: NHRA NEWS: PRO MOD DRAG RACING ...
3 qualifier Danny Rowe earned his first NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by ProCare Rx victory of the 2012 season Sunday at the O'Reilly Auto ...
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Global Race Club to Host Drag Racing Competition - Business ...
LANGHORNE, Pa., April 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Social and casual game developer and publisher Entertainment Games, Inc. (Pink Sheets:EGAM), ...
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