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NHRA driver with local ties tearing up the track Gainesville Sun DeJoria is a tattooed mom, an heiress to a billion-dollar empire has been drag racing competitively since 2005. (The Associated Press/File) The Associated Press JUPITER — Alexis DeJoria remembers the first time she was speeding — and she did it with ... See all stories on this topic »

Etobicoke drag racer set to take on the world Toronto Star Mark Zwolinski Toronto Star Jerry Mitrovic didn't exactly research builders or pour over manufacturers when he needed to build a new Outlaw 10.5-inch tire car for the drag-racing wars in Canada and the US Neither did the Etobicoke resident import the ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

Alexis DeJoria driven to be one of the top female drag racers in country AutoWeek DeJoria is one of a handful of women who have competed in drag racing since Shirley Muldowney, who started as a street racer in the late 1950s and in 1965 became the first woman licensed by the NHRA to drive a gasoline-powered dragster in a ... See all stories on this topic »

Maple Grove set to induct four into its Walk of Fame Reading Eagle The ECCA and three other drag racing legends - Don "The Snake" Prudhomme, Raymond Beadle and Frank Hawley - will be inducted as Maple Grove Raceway's Walk of Fame Class of 2012. The induction will be part of the 50th Anniversary Spectacular June 23, ... See all stories on this topic »

Racers' message: embrace safety ESPN "Nobody is more macho than a racer or a football player," said John Force, the all-time wins leader in NHRA drag racing and a former junior college quarterback. "But you hear these football guys saying, 'I'm going to tackle with my head, man, ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN

West Michigan auto racing preview HollandSentinel.com The Thunder Nationals drag racing event is coming to 131 Motorsports Park in Martin this weekend. By LEE LAMBERTS A look at what auto racing events are happening this weekend in West Michigan. WHO'S RACING The popular Thunder Nationals roars into ... See all stories on this topic »

Horne nips Grimes for Top Fuel title in Rockingham AHDRA Classic Drag Racing Online Magazine The highlight of the two-day, two-wheel speed-fest was a classic final round battle for the Top Fuel championship between reigning All-Harley Drag Racing Association champion Douglas Horne and No. 1 qualifier Tommy Grimes of Pfafftown, NC Horne, ... See all stories on this topic » Drag Racing Online Magazine

Burn Box Bob returns, still center of attention at Martin's US 131 Motorsports ... MLive.com Date Shot 5-11-2012 (Matt Gade | MLive.com) Burn Box Bob gallery (4 photos) MARTIN – Drag racing is a sport dominated by loud, colorful, exciting cars that can rip down the quarter-mile dragstrip at more than 300 mph. But when those hotrods pull up to ... See all stories on this topic » MLive.com

Made in Texoma: Performance Engines KXII-TV POTTSBORO, TX-- Kevin Self has been drag racing since he was 17, but even before he got behind the wheel, he knew how to build an engine that wins those races. "I just kind of grew up in this. My dad was a racer and engine builder and has been ever ... See all stories on this topic »

Blogs

Tim Blake Nelson Cast In Drag Racing Movie 'Snake And Mongoose' By MIKE FLEMING Tim Blake Nelson will play drag racing announcer McAllister in Snake And Mongoose, an indie feature that's getting underway with Wayne Holloway directing. Deadline.com

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Jim Nelson, drag racing pioneer, dies | Hemmings Blog: Classic and ... The living heritage of drag racing got considerably smaller this week when Jim Nelson of Oceanside, California, an early chassis designer and builder who ... blog.hemmings.com/.../jim-nelson-drag-racing-pioneer-dies/

Watch The Greatest Drag Racing Comeback Victory We've Ever Seen ... Watch The Greatest Drag Racing Comeback Victory We've Ever Seen [Video]. Full story: Jalopnik. When the driver in the silver Mustang on the left slides into the ... www.topix.com/forum/autos/T1B78N75K3UBO332R