Sunday, May 06, 2012

Today's Drag Racing News

News
Ready to race
Chicago Tribune
The Deep South Drag Racing sanctioned event will hit the water today and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm Teams taking part in seven races, using a double-elimination format, will compete for points each day to determine the weekend champions and eventually ...
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73-year-old man breaks world record in drag racing
WJAC Johnstown
Growing up in the 1950s, Fezell said everyone was into drag racing, even the girls. He said that his love for cars and racing started when he was a young boy. "Growing up at home we had eight kids and we all worked on our own cars and trucks.
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Nostalgia drag race today at San Antonio Raceway
San Antonio Express (blog)
The event will feature some of the oldest drag racing cars from the 1950s and 1960s competing on the quarter-mile dragstrip. The race features Nostalgia Fuel Altereds and Front-engined Fuel Dragsters. The lineup will also include Fuel Dragsters, ...
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San Antonio Express (blog)
2012 NHRA: Doug Herbert Powers Up Wednesdays On MRN's 'The Straightline'
PaddockTalk
"The Straightline" covers NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing in a fresh and forthright program featuring interviews with recent winners from NHRA national events and other drag racing newsmakers whose accomplishments and exploits give fans a closeup look ...
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2012 NHRA: Schumacher Gets First Top Fuel Pole At Southern Nationals
PaddockTalk
It also is the only track on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series circuit where he has not won at title. The other Don Schumacher Racing Top Fuel teams qualified in the top five; Spencer Massey is fourth in the Prestone/FRAM dragster and right ...
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Chevy's Camaro ZL1 Joins '11-Second Club' (Video)
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Actually the car's elapsed time of 11.93 seconds was just a smidgen under the 12-seconds, but in drag racing being "in the elevens" is a big deal, especially for a factory-built car without extensive modifications. The car that set the 11.93 mark was ...
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Top Fuel dragster Massey gets taste of The Beacon
Spartanburg Herald Journal
Massey, the 332-mph driving phenomenon on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing tour, participating in a promo tour for this weekend's NHRA Summit Southern Nationals in nearby Commerce, Ga., was thoroughly impressed with Wiggleton's mettle.
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Force inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame
San Antonio Express (blog)
Force, who is a fan favorite on the NHRA Funny circuit, owns most nearly all of the major records on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series including those for final round appearances (215), tour victories (134), No. 1 starts (139) and championships ...
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San Antonio Express (blog)

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:::Drag Racing Online::: Agent 1320 - 4/30/2012
The Agent was informed that Harry Schmidt passed away this morning after a short battle with cancer. Schmidt was the original owner of the "Blue Max" Funny ...
www.dragracingonline.com/agent1320/.../1320-xiv_4-52.html