Drag Racing List - Redline Raceway: OTS Photo Extra
Danny White grabbed these shots of great Outlaw Top Sportsman action at Redline Raceway.

Drag Racing List - Redline Raceway: Outlaw Top Sportsman
The Outlaw Top Sportsman series returned to Harry Hronas' Redline Raceway in Caddo Mills, Texas. Sixteen cars appeared for action in qualifying. The rain and lightning won this one after qualifying was completed.

Plenty new in store for NHMS
Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USA
Smith, who is also involved in drag racing and is about to open a $60 million facility in Charlotte, was asked if he had plans to bring drag racing to New ...
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For the Love
Press-Register - al.com - Mobile,AL,USA
While Cummins' helmet still shows battle scars from his racing days, his car doesn't bare markings from years of drag racing and sitting in an enclosed ...
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Local Duo Get Ready for Big Race
WHIZ - Zanesville,OH,USA
Thousands of drag racing fans are expected that night. Racer Mike Coulson says drag racing is an adrenaline rush. "It's an adrenaline rush for sure and the ...
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Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Norwalk Final Results
Final eliminations results and up to date POWERAde championship points standings after the Second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio.

2008 Fuel Altered Nationals by Pete Gemar
Pete "MoreBetter99" took these shots of the 2008 Fuel Altered Nationals at Tucson Dragway.

Arfons inducted into Motorsports Hall of Fame
Suburbanite - Akron,OH,USA
Arfons had the fastest speed at 132.35 mph at the first World Series of Drag Racing. He went on to set world records on the drag racing, and clocked the top ...
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Bruton Smith On New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Hartford Courant - United States
The questions for Smith ran the gamut, from rebuilding the speedway, to a possible IndyCar return to whether or not drag racing would ever be taking place ...
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Green could trade Mundine rematch for drag racing career
LIVENEWS.com.au - Sydney,NSW,Australia
Green’s complete lack of drag racing experience didn’t worry Stevens, apparently. “I said to Brett I’d be worried about ruining his car because I imagine ...
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Alexander's perfect start earns drag win
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
Master Blaster: Former Cavalier Larry Nance did not embarrass himself in Pro Stock racing this weekend, he only continued to fuel his passion for drag ...
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Kalitta team gets heartfelt welcome back
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
Kevin Knapp of Wellington, Ohio, has taken his son, Kyle, to watch drag racing for more than 20 years. They paid respects to Scott by signing the banner ...
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NHRA releases initial findings from Kalitta crash
USA Today - USA
The drag racing sanctioning body, working with the New Jersey State Police crash investigation unit, brought in accident reconstruction expert David ...
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Drag Racing List - Vandy's Flying Fueler
This run at Indianapolis in 2003 was the highlight of Chris Vandergriff's short Top Fuel career. The rookie gave up fuelers and returned to racing Super Comp dragsters.

Davis Retires, Wolfe Takes Over At Ford Racing Technology
AHN - USA
The avid amateur drag racer lives in Plymouth, Mich., with his wife, Nancy and three children. "For me, a kid from Michigan whose father idolized Henry Ford ...
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Brian Wolfe to succeed the retiring Dan Davis as Ford Racing chief
ThatsRacin.com - USA
He's an avid amateur drag racer and still owns the 1969 Fairlane CobraJet he bought at age 15. Under Davis, Ford's racing efforts won three Sprint Cup ...
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Drag racer Gary Mykytiuk can't go too fast
Cortez Journal - Cortez,CO,USA
By Ben Webster | Journal Sports Editor Drag racing his fully customized, black and green 1985 Camaro equipped with a 550-horsepower nitrous system more than ...
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Drag racing lures Green
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
AN OFFER for Danny Green to take up drag car racing could prevent a rematch with his long-time rival Anthony Mundine. Mundine's manager, Khoder Nasser, ...
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Meals on wheels feed drag race team
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
That's how the former chef at Ziggy's Continental and the Darby House felt in 2001 when a family friend and drag-racing crew chief asked him to apply to ...
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Nebraskan jump-started his drag-racing career
Fremont Tribune - Fremont,NE,USA
In the days before electronic timing lights, Dunker waved the flag that started many a drag race between two hot rod cars. And Dunker didn't just wave the ...
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NHRA tries to get past tragedy
Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA
Furthermore, Force said he wanted to talk personally with Scott's father, drag racing pioneer and icon Connie Kalitta, before making any comments. ...
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Hight's run honors Kalitta
Topeka Capital Journal - Topeka,KS,USA
"The whole time down the race track, it was a 23-second run. I couldn't even tell my motor was running it was so quiet." The idea to use the run as a ...
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NHRA Announces Initial Findings On The Death Of Scott Kalitta ...
Hartford Courant - United States
... regarding design and make-up of runoff areas in other forms of motorsports to see if it has any useful application to the unique forces in drag racing. ...
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Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Norwalk Final Qualifying
Final pro qualifying and first round pairings from the Second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio. Plus results from the $50,000 K&N Horsepower Challenge Pro Stock event.

Drag Racing List - No Hallucination
Dick Rosberg took a year or two away from racing the Fighting Irish AA/FC to drive the Hallucination Top Fueler. Thomas Nagy took this shot of the car in the staging lanes at the Gatornationals.

Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Norwalk Friday Qualifying
Friday's professional racing portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park due to a water seepage problem on the racing surface. Some Pro Stock and Pro Stock Bike numbers are available.

Ford Racing, Brian Wolfe
Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords Magazine - USA
The name Brian Wolfe carries prominence in the Mustang drag racing scene. He is often thought of as the Godfather of 5.0 Shootouts thanks to his efforts in ...
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: Audio Broadcast
NHRA.com - Glendora,CA,USA
Follow the wire-to-wire, play by play coverage from the 12th race of the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series season. For Friday's and Saturday's ...
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How will Bruton Smith’s Leadership Affect the Track?
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
Bristol, Las Vegas, Texas and Lowe’s all have dirt tracks or drag racing facilities, and I’m sure New Hampshire won’t be far behind. ...
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Nostalgia reigns supreme at NTR
The Newark Advocate - Newark,OH,USA
The track will host "Hell on Wheels," a new event the track hopes will become a staple for those who treasure drag racing's history. ...
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Merwyn Dunker jump-started his career as a flagger in the ’50s, ’60s
Fremont Tribune - Fremont,NE,USA
But Dunker is part of an earlier era of drag racing -- the forerunner of races before big name sponsors, big cash prizes and big trophies. ...
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Top Fueler adds to NHRA's diverse feat
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
"I saved up some money and went to drag racing school in Florida," said Will, 28. "I ran myself into pretty good credit card debt getting to where I am. ...
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Drag boat racer gets a new chance
Fresno Bee (subscription) - Fresno,CA,USA
Enter Workentine, a 32-year-old electrician who got the drag racing bug again after an unsuccessful three-year run driving 410 winged sprints on the Golden ...
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Tailgating Tips from the Top
AutoWeek - USA
By ROB GEIGER Racing fans looking to upgrade their tailgate parties should follow some simple advice from Team Jegs chef Nicky Morse: Be prepared. ...
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Racecar driver has fatal crash at local drag strip
North Brunswick Sentinel - NJ, USA
Kalitta, who lived in Florida, was a two-time NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Top Fuel champion and one of only 14 drivers in NHRA history to earn ...
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Drag Racing List - NHRA RELEASES INITIAL FINDINGS FROM TRAGEDY AT ENGLISHTOWN
While still conducting its investigation into the details of last week’s tragic accident that took the life of driver Scott Kalitta, NHRA announced today some of its initial findings and subsequent steps being taken to continue its efforts to make the sport safer.

Drag Racing List - Dyer's Last Hurrah!
Gary Dyer was one of the founding fathers of funny cars, but in the 70s he switched to the Pro Stock class and the Hemi Colt, the "AA/FA of the Doorslammers."

InnerVIEW - Alan Johnson Part 2
Alan Johnson is certainly one of the very best engineers, innovators and tuners in the history of drag racing. DRO Editor Jeff Burk submitted his questions and West Coast Editor Darr Hawthorne added a few of his own.

DEMANDING CHANGES – RACERS SPEAK OUT ON SHUTDOWN AREAS
The handwriting is on the wall for the NHRA and the authors, the drivers in the nitro ranks, are hoping the sanctioning body reads the message.

Portland International Raceway: Drag Racing
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
Super Pro -- Winner: Dave Sattem, Vancouver, 5.38 ET, 125.03 MPH, 5.36 DI. Runnerup: Steve Loskowske, Tigard, 6.46, 105.31, 6.47. ...
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Let's Drag
HardcoreRaceFans.com - Kannapolis,North Carolina,USA
I don’t know about you, Hardcore Race Fans, but I’m EXCITED about this caliber of drag racing coming to Race Country USA. I remember watching NHRA/IHRA ...
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Drag racing: NHRA in Norwalk just a week after stunning death
Mansfield News Journal - Mansfield,OH,USA
Kalitta Motorsports, owned by Scott's father, Connie (also a drag racing legend), will compete this weekend in Norwalk. "We're a race team, and that's what ...
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Kalitta was not only a good racer, but good man
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
Father Connie was an icon in drag racing, as much for his efforts off the track as on it. Years ago, when Shirley Muldowney was a rank outsider – as all ...
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Norwalk: G2 Motorsports preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
... here will be a success for the team, but is still shaken like all members of the NHRA POWERade drag racing family following last week's events. ...
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Chef Nicky Morse keeps pro drag team Jegs eating right at the track
AutoWeek - USA
"I didn't want to flip burgers at some drag race. I didn't even know what drag racing was." At his brother's urging, Morse attended an NHRA race and was ...
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Norwalk: Jack Beckman preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
As an NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Funny Car driver, he has enjoyed both victory and defeat on the nation's most famous quarter-mile tracks. ...
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SCOTT KALITTA 1962-2008 Racing mourns fallen friend
Detroit Free Press - United States
Muldowney, 70, is known as the First Lady of Drag Racing. She was the NHRA Top Fuel champion three times and the subject of the 1983 movie "Heart Like a ...
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A deadly difference
Canoe.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Scott came by his craft honestly, as the son of Connie Kalitta, one of drag racing's true pioneers. Crescentini was an amateur who took part in vintage ...
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Racers understand why Kalitta family carries on
Royal Oak Daily Tribune - Royal Oak,MI,USA
By George Pohly Doug Kalitta will drive in drag racing competition this weekend despite the death Saturday of his cousin, Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta. ...
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Drag Racing List - Hyder's Hot Rods
Glen Hyder raced a series of altereds with various partners and drivers. Here are a few of his best remembered race cars.

Heather Williams
A surf around Heather's site will convince you that this is one krazy chick.

Drag Racing List - The Loner
Here are three photos of Tony Nancy's last Top Fueler. The racer known as the Loner was also the car upholsterer to the stars with his trademark sea horse logo. He also was a great drag racing ambassador, making several trips overseas to race. Tony remained a hot rodder to the end.

Cayuga to host full weekend of drag racing
Dunnville Chronicle - ON, Canada
Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park will be presenting a weekend filled with a variety of top drag racing action as it presents the KC Auto Parts ...
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Meals on wheels
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
At the time, personal chefs were uncommon in drag racing, so the crew had to weigh the cost of such a decision. "It sounded a little extravagant," Coughlin ...
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Kalitta's teammates plan return to racing this week
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
"Scott was a drag racer to the core, and he would want us to compete in Norwalk, so we're going to go racing this weekend." Kalitta, 46, died when the ...
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Earwood: Cars need to be slowed down
Richmond County Daily Journal - Rockingham,NC,USA
At the time the car caught on fire he was going approximately 300 miles per hour — a speed which has become commonplace in drag racing recently. ...
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Bobby Martin preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
Hard work by Frank and Dan Parker's crew, and savvy driving by Bobby Martin, put the Mopar Hemi-powered car in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Winner's ...
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Norwalk: Pre-race notes, schedule
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
WHAT: Second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, the 12th of 24 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Drivers in four categories - Top ...
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Norwalk: Round 12 preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
Nance began his drag racing career as an owner in 1986, farming his Camaro out to a driver who was willing to compete with it while Nance played for the ...
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GOODYEAR-SHOD CARS WIN SEVEN TIMES AT ENGLISHTOWN
RacingWest.com - Thousand Oaks,CA,USA
ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – Tony Schumacher crossed a name off a dwindling list of tracks where he has not won in drag racing’s premier series when he won the Top ...
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NHRA, Pro Stock, Drag Racing, Mustang
Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords Magazine - USA
The road less traveled in drag racing is often times the harder one, just ask Jim Cunningham. This die hard racer continues to be the lone entry in Pro ...
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2008 NHRR CACKLEFEST
Full coverage from the 2008 National Hot Rod Reunion on Cacklefest.com. Three pages with hundreds of photos. Enjoy. DE

Goyda/Kennedy Memorabilia Show Canceled
Mike Goyda and Brian Kennedy have announced that due to a lack of vendors they must cancel the Memorabilia Show that was scheduled during the NHRA Nationals in Indianapolis.

Drag Racing List - 2008 Cordova Heritage Race
Rapid Randy Baker did double duty at Cordova, shoeing the legendary Nanook AA/Fuel Altered of Dave Hough as well as the Plastic Fantastic Ford Maverick Funny Car of Danny Miller. As always, Randy makes us feel as if we were there with him.

NJ State Police And NHRA To Conduct Investigations Of The Accident
Auto Racing Daily - USA
The Napp family posted a message, calling Saturday a sad day in the world of drag racing. “Today, everyone who is a drag racing fan is grateful to have been ...
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Vintage drag racing card set July 12
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
In a push-start, used in the early days of drag racing, a pickup truck will push each car down the eighth-of-a-mile track before they peel off and are ...
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Crashes take too many racers’ lives
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
He had quit drag racing twice, only to be drawn back by the same enchantress that lured the late Neil Bonnett back to NASCAR when he had been given a second ...
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A DRAG RACING TRAGEDY
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton,NJ,USA
Scott Kalitta's drag racing career began at Englishtown in 1982. At the same place, 26 years later, his career and his life ended in about 10 seconds. ...
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Drag racing results in crash
Valley Courier Online - Alamosa,CO,USA
By ERIC MULLENS ALAMOSA — An alleged drag race in Alamosa County during the very first evening of summer 2008 resulted in a traffic accident that sent one ...
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Kalitta's death leaves void in drag racing
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
They (Scott and his father, Connie Kalitta) taught me more than just racing, too. They taught me how to be a good person, honest and straightforward. ...
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Drag racer dies in crash
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Photo: AP NEW JERSEY: Two-time American drag racing champion Scott Kalitta died on Saturday when his "funny car" burst into flames and crashed during the ...
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Scott Kalitta Dies in Fatal Drag Racing Crash
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
Interestingly, the NHRA was started by Wally Parks as a way to get drag racers off the streets and into a safe racing arena. (NHRA.com) There have been ...
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Even death doesn't stop drivers from driving
FOXSports.com - USA
And Berrier has watched his own driver's interest in drag racing grow to the point where he considered ownership possibilities. On the Cup side, ...
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Confident Coughlin cruises into home state race
Autochannel (press release) - USA
Throughout his college years, the youngest of four sons of noted Top Fuel racer Jeg Coughlin Sr. was honing his drag racing skills, routinely powering down ...
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Drag Racing List - Bartone's Record Holder
Current AA/FC racer Tony Bartone made his mark in TA/FC racing in the nineties. Bartone hit his highpoint with this Trans Am that set the record for consecutive round wins.

NHRA Heritage Series 2008 Cordova photos
Nice shots from the NHRA Heritage Series event at Cordova.

Drag Racing List - Bryant's Bad Camaro
Sonny Bryant was one of the small group of Pro Stock racers who continued to race the big block Chevy Camaro when most bowtie guys went to the shorter wheelbased Monzas and Vegas. HIs Camaros were always a serious threat to win in West Coast races.

Scott Kalitta remembered as NHRA races on
AutoWeek - USA
I wouldn't be alive without drag racing. When I get in the car I become alive and I know Scott felt the same way. I didn't want to wake up and do this today ...
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ENGLISHTOWN, NJ (June 21, 2008) Tragedy marked Saturday's ...
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
Scott Kalitta, a long time competitor in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing series, succumbed to injuries sustained in a crash during the fourth funny car ...
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NHRA Drag Racer Scott Kalitta Remembered During AMA Dragbike Event ...
TriCities.com - Johnson City,TN,USA
>From weekly sportsman racers to the stars of the NHRA, drag racing has often been described as an extended family where even rivals cooperate and socialize. ...
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Teammates Pull Out of Drag-Race Meet After Scott Kalitta Killed
Bloomberg - USA
By Gene Laverty June 22 (Bloomberg) -- Teammates of Scott Kalitta, who was killed in a drag-racing accident yesterday at the age of 46, won't contest their ...
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Englishtown: Cruz Pedregon final
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
ENGLISHTOWN, NJ (June 22) -- The list of Funny Car racers on the POWERade Drag Racing Series that have successfully qualified for every race this season is ...
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Western Sydney Int'l Dragway on
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
This news hits the Australian Drag Racing fraternity very hard, as Scott Kallita had been a repeat visitor to our shores, racing a Top Fuel Dragster at ...
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Friends, family remember drag racing star
ABC Action News - Tampa,FL,USA
Kalitta had been racing for more than 20 years. He was known as a legend in the drag racing arena, but he was known not only on the race track, ...
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Drag Racing List - Scott & Connie Kalitta
A great photo of Scott and Connie Kalitta taken by Gerrard Ogiba at Englishtown in the early 90s.

Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Englishtown Final Results
Final eliminations results and up to date POWERAde championship points standings after the 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, New Jersey.

The NHRA Site
NHRA Driver Videos, Talk, and NHRA Collectibles.

2008 NHRR Photo Coverage
With a short car count everybody got their share of photo coverage and more. 2 pages, 400 photos. Cacklefest coming soon.

Drag Racing List - Farewell, Scott Kalitta
Artist Chuck Carman and photographer David Hapgood offer tributes to fallen world champion drag racer Scott Kalitta, who lost his life in a tragic top end accident at Englishtown, New Jersey, on June 21, 2008.

Drag racing mourns death of Funny Car driver for second straight season
Bill Stevens has a nice piece on Scott Kalitta at ESPN.

When Is a Drag Strip Too Short?
Some sobering thoughts on the loss of Scott Kalitta.

Robbed of His Sight, N.H.R.A. Owner Maintains His Vision
Jay Blake and his Follow a Dream Top Alcohol Funny Car team is featured in the NY Times.

Drag Racing List - Texas Back Half Outlaws at Northstar
Summer provides results from Saturday night's event at Northstar Raceway.

Drag racer Kalitta killed in fiery crash
Detroit Free Press - United States
Kalitta, 46, was the son of 70-year-old drag racing legend Connie (The Bounty Hunter) Kalitta, a former driver and current owner of Kalitta Motorsports, ...
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Drag racing mourns death of Funny Car driver for second straight ...
ESPN - USA
By Bill Stephens ENGLISHTOWN, NJ -- He was strong and determined, wearing a name that exemplified the tough and unforgiving attitude drag racing demands ...
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Drag racer Kalitta dies in crash at Raceway Park
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton,NJ,USA
BY BILL HUNEKE OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP -- What started out as a beautiful day of drag racing on the first full day of summer turned tragic yesterday as veteran ...
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Kalitta's synonymous with drag racing
FOXSports.com - USA
Doug, the nephew of Conrad Kalitta, was the 1994 USAC National Sprint Car champion before moving over to drag racing in 1998 when he replaced cousin Scott ...
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Drag racer Kalitta killed at Englishtown
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
Don Prudhomme, a legendary figure in drag racing, witnessed the scene and said Kalitta's car "went into a million pieces.'' "I haven't witnessed anything ...
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NHRA driver Scott Kalitta killed at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
AP ENGLISHTOWN, New Jersey (AP) - Two-time American drag racing champion Scott Kalitta was killed Saturday when his «funny car» burst into flames and ...
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NHRA driver Scott Kalitta killed at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
International Herald Tribune - France
AP ENGLISHTOWN, New Jersey: Two-time American drag racing champion Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his "funny car" burst into flames and crashed during the ...
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NHRA Winner Among The AMA Dragbike Competitors at Bristol Dragway
Bristol Herald Courier - Bristol,TN,USA
With the success of Phillips, Top Fuel competitor JR Todd and Pro Stock motorcycle rider Peggy Llewellyn, drag racing is far ahead of other forms of ...
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NHRA driver Kalitta killed in fiery crash in NJ
Herald Zeitung - New Braunfels,TX,USA
"Scott shared the same passion for drag racing as his legendary father, Connie. He also shared the same desire to win, becoming a two-time series world ...
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REVVING UP AN APPETITE
Ask professional chefs if they often feel as if they are competing in a race — always struggling to keep up — and they probably would say yes. But Nicky Morse actually is part of a real race.

Raceway Park is Dixon's favorite track
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
"This is a place that's been very dear to me, really, since I started racing,'' said Dixon, one of the premier Top Fuel drivers in drag racing. ...
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Drag Racing gets the Green Light
KFYR-TV - Bismarck,ND,USA
The track is a 1/8-mile asphalt drag strip and speeds top out at over 100 miles per hour. June 21st, is the Jackpot Race for a cash prize. ...
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Porterville dragster driver racing for gold
Porterville Recorder - Porterville,CA,USA
By ALEX KW SCHULTZ Huckleberry, a local mechanic and owner of Hucks Automotive, is wrapped up in the world of drag racing. Quick reaction yields glory in ...
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Payne, Swims to join Georgia Racing Hall of Fame
Rome News-Tribune - Rome,GA,USA
A pair of local legends in the racecar circuit have been chosen to the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame's Class of 2008. Drag racing pioneer Randy Payne of Rome ...
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Cavanaugh becomes adrenaline junky
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
Motorcycle drag racing instantly became a passion for Cavanaugh, who found it to be a fun and enjoyable hobby that requires practice and some talent. ...
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Drag Racing List - Don Carlton
A selection of photos of the machines of Don Carlton, one of the toughest Pro Stock racers in the early years of the sport who was taken from us too soon.

Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Englishtown Friday Qualifying
Day one pro qualifying results from the 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, New Jersey.

Hot Rod Comics and Drag Racing Cartoons of Pete Millar on View in Pasadena
Our late pal Pete Millar gets his own big time art show in a fancy Pasadena, California, gallery. Congrats to Ora Mae and Robin for this honor.

Drag Racing List - Two Shades of Debris
Kevin Siefert ran the Karmic Debris out of the Midwest in the mid-seventies. The low slung Olds Starfire ran mid sixes at will, but also is remembered for its wild lettering that was beautiful up close, but nearly unreadable at a distance!

Motoring news: Salon Privé, Skoda Superb prices
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Good news: more attractions have been added to the annual Silverline Power Tool Drag Racing Day, which takes place on August 10 at the Haynes International ...
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Antron Brown excels in Top Fuel
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
By DAVE TREFFINGER • Courier-Post Staff • June 20, 2008 Since the day he starting drag racing, the 1994 graduate of Northern Burlington High School in ...
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RENAISSANCE GIRL
Pittsburg Morning Sun - Pittsburg,KS,USA
Elizabeth Fornelli, 9, of Cherokee, races her dragster all around the four-state area through the Central Drag Racing Association. ...
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His sport's a drag
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA
Should it add drag racing (highly unlikely), the Sandston school would have a bona fide marquee attraction. Rising eighth-grader Chris "CJ" Fiorillo is a ...
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Englishtown: Doug Foley preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
"We made a few passes down the same track we'll all be racing on this coming weekend so that has to be an advantage. Plus, we had a chance to shakedown our ...
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The Hot Rod Comics and Drag Racing Cartoons of Pete Millar on View ...
Art Daily - USA
Pete Millar (1929 - 2003) is considered to be one of the greatest satirical cartoonists, working within the hot rodding and drag racing communities. ...
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SPORTS: Local 10-year-old girl into her second season drag racing
Sarnia Observer - Ontario, Canada
This year's Junior dragster programs is a 21 race points schedule, with races run primarily at Grand Bend. Bishop is currently running in the 2004 KCS ...
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Englishtown: Antron Brown preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
To come back to Englishtown, where I grew up watching the Summernationals, is like a dream come true to race in Top Fuel. There will be a lot of family and ...
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Englishtown: Rod Fuller preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
"Englishtown is always an exciting race. We won there a few years ago and it's a great race to win. We have HO Penn on the car this weekend and we always ...
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Englishtown: Tony Schumacher preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
The defending NHRA POWERade world champ is hoping this will be the year he notches his first win at the historic drag strip. He figures the percentages are ...
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Drag Racing List - Mile High Wedge
The team of Kenz and Leslie were famous for their Ford powered dragsters and funny cars with Ron Leslie at the wheel. Here is their 427 wedge fueler at Continental Divide Raceway.

MIR Immortalizes a Racing Icon
Bunny Burkett, who made Maryland International Raceway her home track, came back on June 12 to see her beloved Chrysler Laser Funny Car hoisted atop the newly renovated Hot Rodz concession area at the track.

Bailey Bros Racing
Bailey Bros. nitro funny car from down under.

Chris Graves
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Brown making move to Top Fuel look easy
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
By Don Wilno • AUTO RACING WRITER • June 18, 2008 Antron Brown leaned against the fence at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, straining to see drag racing's ...
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Englishtown: Robert Hight preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
"It is so rich in history as far as drag racing. There have been lots and lots of drag races in New Jersey. We used to go there on Wednesday nights and do ...
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Winning’s never a drag for Nino
Berwick News - Pakenham,Victoria,Australia
By Marc McGowan Narre Warren North speed demon Nino Cavallo won the Super Stock Australian National Drag Racing Association championship in his Dodge ...
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National Hot Rod Reunion 2008 Photo Gallery by Jerry Gilles
Our pal Jer does Bowling Green and uploaded several pages of shots.

Hillary Will to visit
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
Will and the rest of the stars of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series will be competing this weekend, June 19-22, in Englishtown, NJ, at Old Bridge ...
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Quarter-Mile Romance
The Morning News - Springdale,AR,USA
Maryann, who no longer participates in drag racing, posted a career-best time of 7.01 seconds, while Michael has won three of the last four division ...
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Power tool drag race event takes off
Easier (press release) - Chester,UK
Many more attractions have been added to the third ever dedicated Silverline Power Tool Drag Racing day, taking place on Sunday 10 August 2008 at Haynes ...
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Corner Carving or Drag Racing
Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords Magazine - USA
As we have come to realize, the majority of our readers like to visit the drag strip to have fun behind the wheel of their pony car. ...
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Nothing like a little good, clean fun
McMinnville News-Register - McMinnville,OR,USA
By CAMERON CLOW SHERIDAN — It is no secret that mud drag racing is not the most popular sport out there, but don't tell that to the crowd at the ninth ...
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Pattersons revved up through engines
Augusta Daily Gazette - Augusta,KS,USA
Now that love of drag racing and the business continues on to Todd’s oldest son, AJ, an Augusta sophomore who works part time at the business and got his ...
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Coker Takes on M&H Drag Lines
Tyres & Accessories - UK
Coker Tire has taken over as the distributor of M&H Racing Tires drag racing lines. Some 80 M&H Racemaster car and motorcycle tyres will now be offered ...
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Local race car driver honored
Chambersburg Public Opinion - Chambersburg,PA,USA
"It's the biggest honor I've ever had," the 79-year-old Faubel said of the recognition by the House of Representatives during Muscle Car and Drag Racing Day ...
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Orillia drag racer's passion for sport began at early age
Orillia Packet & Times - Orillia,Ontario,Canada
There was a time in Melanie Simmons's life when she was forced to decide between a dance recital and going drag racing. But, really, the decision was simple ...
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DragRacingSpots
Radio & TV commercials for tracks & promoters across the country.

Drag Racing List - Rapid Randy of the North
After months of anticipation, Rapid Randy Baker finally was able to drive one of the most famous Fuel Altereds of all time.

Orillia drag racer’s passion for sport began at early age
Orillia Packet & Times - Orillia,Ontario,Canada
There was a time in Melanie Simmons’s life when she was forced to decide between a dance recital and going drag racing. But, really, the decision was simple ...
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Gas pains not likely to hurt Dragway
The North Bay Nugget - North Bay,Ontario,Canada
There will also be the return of the JCB Drag Racing Backhoe this year, the classic car show and two jet cars which will participate in a Night of Fire ...
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Blasts from the past
Bowling Green Daily News - KY, United States
By BURTON SPEAKMAN, The Daily News, bspeakman@bgdailynews.com While some of the legends of drag racing were being honored Friday, an outhouse on wheels was ...
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AUTO RACING: Like father, like son, like grandson
The Saginaw News - MLive.com - Saginaw,MI,USA
This is nothing new for Don Lichnovsky and his son Jason, 35, who have been spending weekends drag racing since Jason started racing at age 17. ...
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MCCLENATHAN PRIMED TO QUALIFY WELL AND WIN ROUNDS IN ENGLISHTOWN
RacingWest.com - Thousand Oaks,CA,USA
... weekend's NHRA SuperNationals at historic Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the 11th stop on the 24-race 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series schedule. ...
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Drag races return to Maplegrove this August
Tri County Record - Morgantown,PA,USA
Mike Lewis started his impressive 35-year career in drag racing at the age of 14 at Maplegrove, summoned to the announcers stand by his grandfather not ...
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Ford Racing Invitational '08: The aftermath
Autoblog - Santa Monica,CA,USA
I went into the Ford Racing Racing Invitational drag race this weekend with only a cursory knowledge of drag racing. Sure I was aware of all the usual ...
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‘Baddest’ rides in town
SalemNews.net - Salem,OH,USA
They were both heavily into drag racing, but Bonfert never soared into national event victory circles like Crider did five times when he raced in the ...
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Stolen car
One of the racers from the Bowling Green event had his entire race operation stolen from the Springhill Suites west of Knoxville, TN. The truck is a burgundy color Ford F250 Super Cab with Virginia plates. The trailer is a white 26' plain trailer also with VA plates with a golf cart inside. The race car is a 40-41 Willys coupe bright yellow with VA plates saying LOWET.

Drag Racing List - The AWB California Flash
Drag racing artist Chuck Carman's latest is Butch Leal's altered wheel base Plymouth.

Drag Racing List - 2008 IHRA Budds Creek Final Results
Final eliminations results and up to date championship points standings after the 2008 Torco Racing Fuels President's Cup Nationals at Maryland International Raceway, Budds Creek, Maryland.

DOWN MEMORY LANE
These pictures are from my memorabilia. They were taken from the sixties through the seventies. Hope you enjoy remembering the good old days. Julio Marra.

Gas prices hurting race fans
Detroit Free Press - United States
The local dirt track and the drag racing, we didn't go to any of that, to save money for this trip." The Roushes are no relation to NASCAR team owner Jack ...
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Junior drag racing puts kids behind the wheel
Online Athens - Athens,GA,USA
For guys like Brett, now 17, junior drag racing was a way to get involved with his family's life at the race track. His father has worked on drag cars since ...
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Drag Racing Draws Big Crowds at Holley NHRA Reunion
WBKO - Bowling Green,KY,USA
The smell of burnt rubber filled the air, as hundreds of racers from across the country put the pedal to the metal at the Beech Bend drag strip. ...
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Top Gun has test-and-tune before main drag races
Lahontan Valley News - Fallon,NV,USA
That's because drag racers from all over the West have come to Fallon for the NHRA Pacific Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, the signature event of ...
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Drag Racing List - 2008 IHRA Budds Creek Final Qualifying
Final pro qualifying results and first round parirings from the 2008 IHRA Torco Racing Fuels President's Cup Nationals at Maryland International Raceway, Budds Creek, Maryland.

Drag Racing List - 2008 IHRA Budds Creek Friday Qualifying
Day one professional qualifying results from the 2008 Torco Racing Fuels President's Cup Nationals at Maryland International Raceway, Budds Creek, Maryland.

Fallon flooded with Octane Fest events
Reno Gazette Journal - Reno,NV,USA
Also on Sunday, gates open at 8 am for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Race at Top Gun Raceway. Eliminations are at 8:15 am, secure track, 6 pm Cost is $15 for ...
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Drag Racing Car - Is It For You
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Do you find yourself on Friday evenings in stead of going out watching drag racing videos. Do you turn around and watch drag racing meets on Saturday and on ...
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Lucas Oil Drag Racing revs up today
Lahontan Valley News - Fallon,NV,USA
Three women lit up the track, defying that drag racing is a "man's game." Hillary Wills, Brittany and Courtney Force followed in their fathers' footsteps ...
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HECHO EN TEXAS: Green Valley Raceway
An auto blog is dedicated to the early Dragstrips & Drag Racers of Texas.

Funny Cars!
Wow, check out these cool funny car models (and the many other pages on this site).

Sand drag fundraiser set for June 21
MLive.com - MI,USA
Phil Bartos and Ed Gottschalk pull their trucks up to the starting line of the 300-foot drag-racing track in Bartos' backyard in Iosco Township. ...
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Cody's future is no drag
Bundaberg NewsMail - Australia
The win capped off a stunning Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) debut season for Grohn, who only started racing last year. ...
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Fuelies and Dragsters: Nicole's Magnificent Adventure at the Drag ...
Design News - Newton,MA,USA
Drag racing is truly a team sport and Fuller's team is a great example of that. I watched them tear down the engine after the first race. ...
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Fourth Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Event
NHRA.com - Glendora,CA,USA
RBS Trailer Sales to host Race of Champion - The NHRA Northeast Division Summit ET Series member tracks, in conjunction with RBS Trailer Sales, ...
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Hot Rod Reunion Sparks Flame Nostalgia
The Santa Barbara Independent - Santa Barbara,CA,USA
Don “Big Daddy” Garlits was there, with a lovingly restored “Swamp Rat VIII” from his Museum of Drag Racing in Ocala, Florida. Big Daddy has come a long way ...
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1320x Grassroots Drag Racing Series Kicks off July 4th
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
by Jay Hopkins LOS ANGELES -- Celebrating the American muscle car and capitalizing on the booming popularity of grassroots drag racing, Pullin TV—producers ...
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