Saturday, June 01, 2013

Today's Drag Racing News

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Drag racing car on display at soapbox derby
Paris Star
A Top Fuel Dragster will be on display for young racers to see the extreme side of racing at the Legends Soapbox Derby on Saturday. The Paton Racing Top Fuel Team races in the Top Fuel Class in the NHRA Mellow Yellow Drag Racing series, drag racing's ...
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Drag racing in KL set for June 14
Timmins Press
A few weeks remain before drag racers will fire up their engines at the Kirkland Lake Airport. Despite a major reorganization, the committee has announced it is ready to go through with the annual event, which draws thousands of spectators. "It's ...
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Thornhill track fights injunction to keep racing
Cincinnati.com
MORNING VIEW — Many drag racing fans love the roaring engines, squealing tires and the smell of burning rubber hanging heavily in the air, but Thornhill Drag Strip's neighbors do not. Cars began thundering down the track in the 1950s, after local ...
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Coughlin back in championship hunt as NHRA Pro Mod Series heads to ...
NHRA.com
Defending NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series world champion Troy Coughlin enters the Toyota NHRA Summernationals, May 30-June 2, with much confidence since scoring his first season win in Charlotte in mid-April. The Delaware, Ohio, native was ...
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Gearhead Publishing Adds History to Sturgis
MotorcycleUSA.com
The Western Motorcycle Drag Racing Association (WMDRA) is pleased to welcome Gearhead Publishing as a contingency sponsor for the 2013 AMSOIL Sturgis Nationals. Gearhead will provide all class winners with their book Motorcycle Drag Racing: A ...
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Area weekend car shows kick off Friday
WNDU-TV
Drag racing for a good cause, that's the theme of the international "Beat the Heat" organization, using safe drag racing to promote education and drug awareness in schools. Friday night will be the first time the group will race in Osceola, and they ...
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New Jersey's Noisiest Neighbor
Wall Street Journal
There are other races to watch here, but the Napps built their reputation over 48 years on drag racing: the thunderous rush of nitromethane-fueled, 10,000-horsepower, top-fuel dragsters and funny cars tearing down a paved strip at more than 300 miles ...
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Hagan wants to use Englishtown as springboard in early season points battle
Motorsport.com
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (May 28, 2013) - With two-thirds of the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season remaining, Matt Hagan believes it's never too early to count points toward the Countdown to the Championship. Hagan sits third in NHRA Funny ...
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Ernie Saxton on auto racing: Wingless sprint cars ...
The Times Herald
Drag racing fans may want to head over to Old Bridge Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J., to see the NHRA Toyota Summernationals going on today, tomorrow and Sunday. This is a chance to see the big names in big league drag racing such as John Force, ...
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