National Guard ADRL Announces 2010 Date for Memphis

National Guard ADRL Announces 2010 Date for Memphis

O’FALLON, MO (June 30, 2009) – True to form in going its own way, the National Guard American Drag Racing League (ADRL) is already confirming the first race date for its 2010 national event tour.

“Why wait when you have good news? Everyone had such a good time a few weeks ago that we want to make sure they mark their calendars now for May 28-29, 2010, and our return to Memphis Motorsports Park (MMP) with the Quarter-Max Memphis Drags III,” National Guard ADRL President and CEO Kenny Nowling said. “Hopefully, we can make attending this event a real Memorial Day weekend tradition for Memphis race fans.”

A two-day crowd of 58,750 passed through the MMP turnstiles for this year’s National Guard ADRL event (May 22-23), including more than 38,200 for Saturday’s twin qualifying sessions followed by elimination rounds in five professional classes of 16 race vehicles each.

Track Vice President and General Manager Jason Rittenberry said it was the largest single-day attendance for drag racing that he has ever seen at the Millington, Tennessee facility. Unfortunately, wet weather cut the event short just before the semi finals for all five classes and the race had to be completed at the series’ next scheduled event two weeks later in Michigan.

“The response we’ve had to the National Guard ADRL has been unlike anything I’ve seen here before,” Rittenberry stated. “Even with the rainout we had people telling us it was the best drag race they’ve ever attended and we’re still receiving positive comments more than a month later. That alone tells me this was a very special event.”

The National Guard ADRL is the world’s leading sanctioning body for eighth-mile drag racing and presents an all-pro show with no filler classes. Current records over the 660-foot race distance are 3.66 seconds and 207.43 mph, both set at Memphis this year by reigning two-time National Guard ADRL Pro Extreme World Champion Jason Scruggs of Saltillo, Mississippi.

“The cars are incredible; the drivers are incredible and the entire ADRL race experience is incredible,” Rittenberry said. “We couldn’t be happier knowing the National Guard ADRL will be back at Memphis Motorsports Park in 2010.”

IHRA looks to make history in Edmonton

IHRA looks to make history in Edmonton

While 2009 has so far been plagued with financial woes and a variety of problems for sporting events across the globe, for the International Hot Rod Association, the start to the 2009 season has ironically been one of its most competitive beginnings in the nearly 40 year history of the sanctioning body.

For only the second time in IHRA history there have been no repeat winners through the first four races of the season as a dozen different drivers have claimed wins in three professional categories heading into the midway point of the ’09 Nitro Jam season.

If that trend continues in Edmonton this weekend, it will mark the first time in IHRA history there have been repeat winners through the first half of the schedule.

“I think this speaks volumes about the teams that compete with us. Clearly these guys are hardcore racers as these guys are racing as hard for a championship with no points fund as they were with hundreds of thousands of dollars on the line,” said IHRA Vice President of Racing Operations Skooter Peaco. “Bottom line is that they want to be a champion and that, at its core, is what our sport is supposed to be about.

“For me personally, the big rigs and big budgets are cool, but there is no better group of die-hard competitors out there than the IHRA teams.”

Even more interesting, the IHRA is also coming off of its most competitive race of the season in Tulsa. At the IHRA Sooner Nationals earlier this month all three professional winners edged their opponents by mere inches at the line in one of the closest championship rounds in drag racing history.

Through four races this season Top Fuel drivers Bruce Litton, Del Cox, Scott Weis and Tim Boychuk, Pro Modified drivers Ray Commisso, Tim Tindle, Chris Russo and Kenny Lang and Elite Motorsports Pro Stock drivers Jason Collins, Cary Goforth, Frank Gugliotta and Pete Berner have all claimed Ironman trophies.

Included in the list of victors are five first-time winners and three former champions, one from each class.

It is quite a turnaround from the days when the same handful of drivers won nearly every national event. In fact, the only other time where there were no repeat winners through the first four races of the season was 1991 when the IHRA ran its current three categories plus Alcohol Funny Car.

That year 14 different drivers graced victory lane through four races, with two of those events not running Top Fuel as a part of its schedule. Winners that year included Kenny Bernstein, Gene Snow, Scotty Cannon, Mark Thomas, Rickie Smith, Doug Kirk, Al Billes, Fred Hahn, Bob Newberry, Harold Denton, Wally Stroupe, Larry Dobbs, Mike Preslar and Terry Adams.

While the first four races of the 1991 season featured a different set of winners at each race, two of the drivers repeated at the very next event. With the streak coming to an end after four races, history could once again be made this weekend if there are no repeat winners at the River Cree Resort and Casino Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

And that extremely competitive start has led to some very tight points races.

By far the most competitive class this season has been Elite Motorsports Pro Stock as nearly a dozen drivers have proven they can win on any given race day.

Gugliotta currently leads the Pro Stock standings with 325 points, three markers ahead of Berner. Goforth, who lost the lead after Tulsa, is just seven points back of the leader in third.

John Montecalvo, who has had two runner-up finishes this year, is fourth (262) and Collins is fifth (219). Rounding out the Pro Stock top 10 are Richard Freeman, J.R. Carr, Mark Martino, Cale Aronson and Dean Goforth.

Top Fuel has seen similar results with over half a dozen drivers proving they are capable of winning each weekend.

Litton is currently on top of the standings with 357 points thanks to three final round appearances, while rookie Cox is 11 points back of Litton in second. Bobby Lagana Jr. (265) is third, followed by Tim Boychuk (236) and Mitch King (221).

Rounding out the Top Fuel top 10 are Terry McMillen, Scott Weis, Terry Haddock, Paul Lee and Todd Simpson.

In Pro Modified, there haven’t been nearly as many cars fighting for the top spot, but the fight at the top between Lang and veteran Ed Hoover has been one of the most competitive battles of the season.

Lang is currently first with 336 points, while Hoover has been on his heels all season long and is currently just 30 points back of the defending champ. Chris Russo is third (197), followed by Commisso (172) and Taylor Lastor (131).

Next up for the drivers of the Nitro Jam series is a pair of stops in Canada. First up is the River Cree Resort and Casino Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Paradise RV July 3-5 at Castrol Raceway followed by the MOPAR Canadian Nationals July 17-19 at Grand Bend Motorplex.

The July swing will come to a close in Martin, Mich. at the IHRA Northern Nationals July 31 through August 2 at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park.

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Dallas Raceway: TOPMA Photo Review

Drag Racing List - Dallas Raceway: TOPMA Photo Review
TOPMA returned to the awesome new Dallas Dragway (AKA the concrete palace) for a race last Saturday Night. The weather was hot but the action was hotter.

Dallas Dragway: TOPMA, June 27, 2009

Drag Racing List - Dallas Dragway: TOPMA, June 27, 2009
The TOPMA group raced at the new Dallas Raceway with a field of 14 cars running for the eight car field. Ken Thomas in the LenMar Motorsports Bad bird outlasted the heat and his teammate Gaylen Smith in the finals.

Grand Bend Motorplex Results, June 27/28, 2009

Grand Bend Motorplex, Grand Bend, Ontario
Results – Saturday June 27th, 2009

TOP
Champion – Doug Portiss #GX42, Wyoming, ON – 80 Chev Malibu
RT .015, ET 10.253, MPH 127.37, D/I 10.25
R/U – Rick Atkinson #GB82, Petroilia, ON – 97 Resse R.E.D
RT .006, ET 7.974, MPH 161.55, D/I 7.98

STREET
Champion – Dan Morgan #171, Goderich, ON – 67 Chevy II
RT .077, ET 12.696, MPH 101.48, D/I 12.60
R/U – Jason Bakker #7300, Stratford, ON – 82 S-15 P/U
RT.200, ET 13.415, MPH 100.23, D/I 13.43

MOD
Champion – Will Steckly #V79, Milverton, ON – 80 Dodge Charger
RT .034, ET 8.938, MPH 150.98, D/I 8.97
R/U – Dave Moon #WX30, Sarnia, ON
RT -.002, ET 11.683, MPH 116.67, D/I 11.66

BIKE/SLED
Champion – Jim Bernier #RD04, Stratford, ON – 1500 Suzuki
RT .047, ET 8.316, MPH 158.20, D/I 8.24
R/U – Melissa Prong #10714, Carlisle, ON – 99 Suzuki
RT .052, ET 8.829, MPH 129.70, D/I 8.68

JR 7.90
Champion – Ryan Stack #099, Wingham, ON – 09 Stacz Outlaw
RT .190, ET 7.927, MPH 82.46, D/I 7.90
R/U – Ryan Atkinson #3779, Wyoming, ON
RT.168, ET 7.953, MPH 81.69, D/I 7.90

JR 8-12
Champion – Sarah Grennan #4296
RT .145, ET 7.991, MPH 80.20, D/I 7.90
R/U – Rory Stack #066, Wingham, ON – 05 Stacz
RT .152, ET 9.345, MPH 71.30, D/I 9.23

JR 13-17
Champion – Amanda Grennan #3296, Sarnia, ON – 08 RPC
RT .028, ET 7.962, MPH 79.64, D/I 7.90
R/U – Monica Spiering #2057, St. Catharines, ON – 08 Mike Bos
RT .079, ET 7.986, MPH 83.52, D/I 7.92

S/SS
Champion – Rick Mowat #3290, Waterloo, ON – 00 Pontiac
RT .021, ET 9.623, MPH 134.84, D/I 9.57
R/U – Rob Becker #3963, Pt. Colborne, ON – 87 Camaro
RT .092, ET 10.114, MPH 131.15, D/I 10.09

JR CONS
Champion –Gillian Bishop #1221, Sarnia, ON
RT .101, ET 8.919, MPH 74.30, D/I 8.90
R/U – #8583
RT -.188, ET 13.150, MPH 48.46, D/I 13.04

Grand Bend Motorplex, Grand Bend, Ontario
Results – Sunday June 28th, 2009


TOP
Champion – Bill Carlson #1X06, Oro Station, ON – 70 Ply. Duster
RT .032, ET 9.313, MPH 140.36, D/I 9.32
R/U – Katelyn Smith #3415, Clinton TWP, ON – 06 Diamond
RT .041, ET 8.236, MPH 159.80, D/I 8.25

STREET
Champion – Dan Morgan #171, Goderich, ON – 67 Chevy II
RT .074, ET 12.621, MPH 106.14, D/I 15.27
R/U – Rob Orr #3X09, Crediton, ON – 81 Firebird
RT-.050, ET 15.250, MPH 88.57, D/I 15.27

MOD
Champion – Steve Doornbosch #XXXX, Forest, ON
RT .003, ET 10.588, MPH 119.42, D/I 10.59
R/U – Dave Moon #WX30, Sarnia, ON
RT .031, ET 11.598, MPH 118.43, D/I 11.61

BIKE/SLED
Champion – Josie Brooks #JX15, Melbourne, ON – 85 Suzuki
RT .039, ET 8.551, MPH 136.63, D/I 8.43
R/U – Melissa Prong #10714, Carlisle, ON – 99 Suzuki
RT .124, ET 8.751, MPH 144.85, D/I 8.66

JR 7.90
Champion – Danielle Quesnelle #3822, Harrison TWP, MI – 08 Gage
RT .183, ET 7.913, MPH 82.37, D/I 7.90
R/U – Chris Herman #1007, Cambridge, ON – 05 Mike Bos
RT.128, ET 7.898, MPH 84.09, D/I 7.90

JR 8-12
Champion – Gillian Bishop #1221, Sarnia, ON
RT .107, ET 8.986, MPH 75.28, D/I 8.94
R/U – Madison Bishop #1990, Sarnia, ON
RT -.241, ET 12.984, MPH 51.39, D/I 12.90

JR 13-17
Champion – Harry Goossens #3710, London, ON
D/I 7.90
R/U – Monica Spiering #2057, St. Catharines, ON – 08 Mike Bos
RT .017, MPH 82.44, D/I 7.94

TOP SPORTSMAN
Champion – Dave Mongeon #1987, Guelph, ON – 87 Buick
RT .069, ET 7.994, MPH 168.88, D/I 7.99
R/U – Les Sherwood #7982, Centralia, ON – 90 Camaro
RT .041, ET 8.661, MPH 157.56, D/I 8.62

TOP DRAGSTER
Champion – Kevin Knight #QX66
RT .032, ET 7.972, MPH 168.25, D/I 7.95
R/U – Rob Laing #1834, Moffat ON – 27 Roadster
RT .000, ET 8.203, MPH 157.56, D/I 8.23

S/SS
Champion – Kirk Vanni #3713, ON – 88 Camaro
RT .075, ET 10.761, MPH 124.00
R/U – Ross Hutchison #4267, Otterville, ON – 67 Belevedere
RT -.083, ET 9.486, MPH 143.17

Q32 SPORTSMAN
Champion – Gerry Hishon #1941, Sebringville, ON – 55 Chev
RT .015, ET 7.948, MPH 169.30, D/I 7.95
R/U – Darrin #3007, Kincardine, ON – 04 Cavalier
RT .034, ET 7.596, MPH 180.39, D/I 7.59

Q32 DRAGSTER
Champion – Jim Rubino #124, Buffalo
RT .017, ET 6.997, MPH 190.15, D/I 6.99
R/U – Jamie Bridge #191F, Napanee, ON
RT .027, ET 7.247, MPH 179.89, D/I 7.28

Q32 RUNOFF
Champion – #124
RT .022, ET 7.233, MPH 153.68
R/U – Darrin Grubb #3007, Kincardine, ON – 04 Cavalier
RT .217, ET 7.631, MPH 179.17

JR CONS
Champion – Ryan Stack #099, Wingham, ON
RT .064, ET 7.938, MPH 82.53, D/I 7.91
R/U – #9
RT .074, ET 7.886, MPH 81.69, D/I 7.90

July Nitro Jam events packed with extra thrills

July Nitro Jam events packed with extra thrills

As if Top Fuel dragsters, door cars and sportsman racing weren’t enough to keep race fans busy, the three Nitro Jam events in July will have a ton of extras thrown in to help add a little more bang for the buck.

As the IHRA Nitro Jam tour shifts its focus to the north with two races in Canada at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta and Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario and one race in Michigan at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park, the IHRA has worked with each facility to add a few extra thrills to help create a unique, one-of-a-kind show at each of the three national events held during the month of July.

“We love to entertain and that is exactly what we are going to do in the coming month,” said IHRA President Aaron Polburn. “Drag racing is an entertainment business. From the sights, sounds and smells of the nitro-burning Top Fuel dragsters to our always exciting door car classes, we love to keep our fans on the edge of their seat not knowing what they are going to see next.”

Beginning with the first trip into Canada, the River Cree Resort and Casino Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Paradise RV will pack nearly every form of drag racing on the planet into a three-day event at Castrol Raceway.

Along with Top Fuel and Pro Modified classes, the Rocky Mountain Nationals will also feature Nitro Funny Cars, Alcohol Funny Cars, Pro Nostalgia, Pro Stock Motorcycles, Nitro Harleys, wheelstanders and the 20,000 horsepower “X-Treme Machine” jet semi.

The IHRA will stay in Canada for race No. 6 of 10 on the 2009 Nitro Jam schedule with a stop at the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario two weeks later for the annual MOPAR Canadian Nationals.

Pro Stock will return to the fold in Grand Bend, while the field of Pro Modifieds will be one of the biggest of the year. Members of the PMRA will hold an extra race in conjunction with the Canadian Nationals as dozens of the worlds best Pro Mods battle for supremacy on the Canadian quarter mile.

Also featured in Grand Bend will be the “King of Canada” match race between Alcohol Funny Car stars Paul Noakes and Rob Atchison, Top Fuel dragsters, Nitro Harleys, the Ballistic Eagle jet motorcycle and the “X-Treme Machine” jet semi which will close out IHRA’s trip through Canada.

Two weeks later the Nitro Jam tour will make a short trip over to U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Mich. for the annual Northern Nationals.

The Northern Nationals will feature the usual batch of IHRA professional and sportsman racing along with a few Fuel Altereds, the “X-Treme Machine” jet semi and the Moser Axle Mania Sportsman Showdown.

With that much action crammed into one month, fans of drag racing and motorsports entertainment alike should find something to enjoy at one of IHRA’s premier Nitro Jam national events.

“The racing on the track is as good as it has ever been and when you throw in extras like jet trucks, jet motorcycles, wheelstanders and some of the other nitro-fueled classes like Nitro Funny Cars and Nitro Harleys you have an event that provides a little something for everyone,” Polburn said. “I love drag racing and I love to entertain and to be able to combine the two into one show really is an event that must be seen to be believed.”

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2009 NHRA Norwalk Final Results

Drag Racing List - 2009 NHRA Norwalk Final Results
Sunday's final results and updated Full Throttle championship points from the Third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio.

2009 LODRS Great Bend Final Results

Drag Racing List - 2009 LODRS Great Bend Final Results
Final results from the 2009 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division event at SRCA Dragstrip, Great Bend, Kansas.

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Red Line Raceway: OTS, June 20, 2009

Drag Racing List - Red Line Raceway: OTS, June 20, 2009
It was a very hot day in Caddo Mills at Red Line Raceway when the Outlaw Top Sportsman group pulled into the gates for their race June 20. A total of thirteen cars showed to race Saturday with Melvin Goss taking the win.

Texas Back Half Outlaws: Dallas Raceway

Drag Racing List - Texas Back Half Outlaws: Dallas Raceway
It was definitely a hot day in Texas and the Texas Back Half Outlaws had 16 teams roll in for their 1st Organized race at Dallas Raceway. The track is an amazing place and to be one of the organizations running there is a high compliment.

2009 NHRA Norwalk Final Qualifying

Drag Racing List - 2009 NHRA Norwalk Final Qualifying
First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the third annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio. Plus Saturday's final round-by-round results from the 25th annual K&N Horsepower Challenge.

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Texas Raceway: OTS June 19, 2009

Drag Racing List - Texas Raceway: OTS June 19, 2009
The Outlaw Top Sportsman group came back to Texas Raceway to battle Friday night. The killer small block of CTS Racing with Barry Williams driving won his second in a row over David Baldwin.

2009 NHRA Norwalk Friday Qualifying

Drag Racing List - 2009 NHRA Norwalk Friday Qualifying
Results Friday after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for the 3rd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio.

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The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com Economy not affecting NHRA: Drag Racing The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA Bill Bader Jr., president of Summit Motorsports Park, said this season of drag racing has not suffered much with the economy. "Corporate sales are soft," he ... See all stories on this topic

Lehi drag racer loves to feel the need for speed Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA Drag racing is a different animal from the racing that shaped Strasburg. His father Allen began building cars to run on the salt flats when Strasburg was a ... See all stories on this topic

NMCA'S Xtreme Street Bracket - Inside The Best Damn Class In Drag ... Chevy High Performance Magazine - USA Third and perhaps the most important of all, NMCA has the best marketing organization in sportsman drag racing today. The association promotes itself well ... See all stories on this topic

Texas Motor Speedway to launch Drag-N-Brag San Antonio Express - San Antonio,TX,USA On Saturday night SAR will host the NHRA National Dragster Challenge for ET bracket racers and the NHRA Junior Drag Racing League Challenge for the ... See all stories on this topic

Get drag racing onto tracks Baltimore Sun - United States In response to the recent deaths from street racers on I-70 ("Drag racing frequent event at death site," June 24), there are plenty of National Hot Rod ... See all stories on this topic

Drag racing duo's Santa Pod delight Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - Norwich,England,UK Norwich duo Les Harris and Andy Watson are celebrating a unique double in the world of drag racing after a hugely successful weekend at the Santa Pod ... See all stories on this topic

Edmonton: Series spotlight - Tim Boychuk Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA Traveling with his longtime friend and neighbor -- an avid drag racing junkie -- Boychuk decided that night to give up his days of making left turns and try ... See all stories on this topic

The Daly Planet: Carl Edwards' Excellent Drag Racing Promo By Daly Planet Editor I missed the drag racing promo. I guess it doesn't really matter if BSPN mentions the CUP race or not. True fans know when it's on. NASCAR/BF catering to the casual fan really paid off, didn't it? Where are they now? ... The Daly Planet - http://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/

NitroJam.com Traveling with his longtime friend and neighbor – an avid drag racing junkie – Boychuk decided that night to give up his days of making left turns and try something a little more exciting – and a lot faster – when he purchased a car ... IHRA Motorsports - http://www.ihra.com/

The Frontstretch: This Week in Ford Racing posted by Kim DeHaven ... By Kim DeHaven Derek's teacher has a drag-racing background and, as I understand, is one of our fans. He's watched races over the years. It was just a pleasure for me to walk into the scene and introduce myself, and about that time Derek comes hauling ... The Frontstretch - http://www.frontstretch.com/

Motorsports Journal: Norisring race under theme of 100 years of Audi By Motorsports Journal Find Racing Schools FindRacingSchools.com. Racing Schools: Drag Racing, Formula Cars, Karting, Motorcycles, Motocross, Performance Driving, Rally Driving, Sprint Cars, Stock Cars, Aviation, Boating and more! ... Motorsports Journal - http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/

CPJ testimony focuses on Russian impunity - Blog - Committee to ... By Committee to Protect Journalists Pavel Makeev, 21, a cameraman for the television station Puls in the town of Azov , was struck and killed by a car while filming illegal drag racing on May 21, 2005. Evidence showed that the car dragged Makeev's body 50 feet, ... Blog - http://cpj.org/blog/

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Top Fuel driver Tim Boychuk returns home for Rocky Mountain Nationals

Rising star Tim Boychuk returns home for Rocky Mountain Nationals

It was the summer of 2003 when a circle track driver by the name of Tim Boychuk first remembers putting four wheels on a drag strip.

As part owner of Castrol Raceway in Edmonton a few years back, Boychuk vividly recalls the thrill of driving his first vehicle – a slow, bulky track grinder – down the Canadian quarter mile in preparation for the IHRA’s first trip to Edmonton for the Rocky Mountain Nationals nearly seven years ago.

“I remember for the first Rocky Mountain Nationals weekend on Wednesday and Thursday I was out there with a grinder making the track smooth and wondering what the heck I am doing out here. I am an oval racer so what am I doing at a drag strip at midnight in the pouring rain grinding the track,” Boychuk recalled.

While Boychuk’s first trip down a drag strip wasn’t the most exhilarating experience, as it turns out, it wouldn’t be the last time he would make a pass on the two-lane asphalt strip.

A few years later on a routine trip to Phoenix to watch a NASCAR race with a friend, Boychuk was presented with an opportunity he simply could not refuse. Traveling with his longtime friend and neighbor – an avid drag racing junkie – Boychuk decided that night to give up his days of making left turns and try something a little more exciting – and a lot faster – when he purchased a car from his friend.

“He had a funny car and we helped sponsor him. We ended up in Phoenix to watch a NASCAR race and that night we started chatting and by the end of the night I ended up owning his drag car,” Boychuk said. “I never dreamt this, it is not something I grew up with an aspiration to do, it just more or less happened by accident.”

Boychuk spent the next few years having all kinds of success in the funny car ranks before finally deciding to step it up a notch early last season and jump into one of the world’s fastest racing machines, a Top Fuel dragster.

In February of 2008 another chance meeting between himself and Barry Paton at a racetrack in Arizona led to Boychuk getting his first Top Fuel ride in Paton’s Tim Horton’s backed dragster at select IHRA and NHRA events.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

Boychuk finished out the 2008 season winning the final two races of the year in IHRA competition while also qualifying for a handful of NHRA races. This season Boychuk has already claimed a win in Tulsa and was the No. 1 qualifier two weeks prior in Dallas.

With the Tulsa victory Boychuk has now won nearly a third of the races he has entered including winning a remarkable three of the last six IHRA events.

Not bad for a driver who grew up wheeling Late Models and Sprint Cars around dirt tracks across North America.

“Our drag racing career has started out really well and has continued to grow,” Boychuk said. “It is so surreal because I never expected the success we have had, but it has been wonderful and we are really enjoying it.”

From a track grinder to a Top Fuel dragster, Boychuk’s rise through the drag racing ranks has been an unexpected yet highly successful venture for the Edmonton native.

Now, exactly one year after making his IHRA debut, Boychuk will return to his hometown with a ton of momentum and plenty of support for the fifth race on the IHRA Nitro Jam schedule, the Rocky Mountain Nationals located in the heart of Alberta, Canada.

“It is like a dream come true. I can’t believe we are where we are,” Boychuk said. “We are very happy about coming into Edmonton with a win behind us. It will give us the momentum that I am pretty sure we will be able to carry throughout the weekend and maybe get another one.”

And what a moment it would be for the Edmonton native if he could get a victory in front of his hometown crowd.

“That would be the highlight of my career. If I never raced again after that it would be enough,” Boychuk said. “There would simply be nothing better.”

Boychuk almost got his wish at last year’s Rocky Mountain Nationals when he qualified third and took down Terry McMillen en route to a semifinal appearance in his very first IHRA start. Despite a great run – Boychuk’s first trip into the four-second zone – he couldn’t overcome Kevin Jones’ low E.T. of the event at 4.797 seconds in the semis.

Jones went on to defeat Bobby Lagana Jr. in the final.

Boychuk followed up his first semifinal run with two first round losses before finally breaking through with his first ever Top Fuel win in only his third start at New England Dragway in September of last year. He followed that up with his second straight win a few weeks later in Rockingham.

This year Boychuk had a bit of a slow start, qualifying in the bottom half of the field at the first two national events while never making it out of the first round.

He began to get things turned around in Dallas, taking his first No. 1 qualifying spot and claiming his first round win of the year, but his big breakthrough came a few weeks ago at Tulsa with a win over veteran Bruce Litton at the Sooner Nationals.

With the victory Boychuk leaped from sixth to fourth in the Top Fuel standings and is now just 111 points back of leader Litton. Boychuk also has a remarkable 11-6 round win-loss record in his first nine starts.

“The guys are doing an excellent job on the car. The first couple of races we had some gremlins, but we looked after it and got if fixed,” Boychuk said. “The car is working about as good as it can be.”

Now it is off to Edmonton, Boychuk’s home track and the same facility that is home to almost every first in Boychuk’s drag racing career.

“Edmonton is a great track. Going from part owner to now being able to come back here and race is a great deal,” Boychuk said. “To be able to come back here with all our friends and family and with all of the support we have will be awesome. And to win in Edmonton would just be the ultimate.”

From a regional oval racer to now a three-time IHRA national event champion, Boychuk has come a long way from his days making left turns. And none of it, as he will quickly point out, would be possible without the support of many who have helped him over the years.

“We have a pretty good group of people out here supporting us. And we will have even more support for the Rocky Mountain Nationals with media tours, displays and all sorts of neat deals in the days leading up to the race,” Boychuk said. “I look forward to the next couple weeks as we get ready for the biggest race of the year.

“And none of this would be possible without the support of great companies like Tim Horton’s, Crosby Industrial, Red Line Oil, Gates Canada, Chatterson Machine and Tool, Fast Eddie Racewear, Rosenau Transport, Ashton Transport, The Iron Garage, MHK Insurance, Igloo Building Supplies, Nelson Brothers, Blue Steel Chemicals, Redneck Promotions, AFD Racing, Makloc Buildings and Construction, Ron Hodgson Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Paradise RV, Racepak, Ranger Distributors and the many others who support us all over North America.”

The River Cree Resort and Casino Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Paradise RV will take place July 3-5 at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta.

And you can be sure that of the thousands of fans that annually flock to Castrol Raceway for the IHRA’s biggest race, more than half will be rooting on Edmonton’s own rising star – Top Fuel driver Tim Boychuk.