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NHRA sets 2012 dates for Topeka and return to St. Louis Kansas City Star By RANDY COVITZ The NHRA announced its 2012 Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule Thursday, highlighted by a return to Gateway International Raceway outside St. Louis and including its annual stop in Topeka. As part of its expanded schedule to 23 ... See all stories on this topic »

Is the Big Go the Big Went? Drag Racing Online Magazine Too bad the fans of NHRA drag racing don't seem to share their enthusiasm for the race. For the first time in my experience with this iconic sports event, which began around 1961, there wasn't a single day this year that the place was filled to capacity ... See all stories on this topic »

Division 6 Summit ET Finals Drag Racing Online Magazine Hale was celebrating his 60th year of drag racing, which dates back to when he first started racing in southern California in 1951 (at the age of 17). A little extra pressure was volleyed on the Firebird racers last November when track general manager ... See all stories on this topic » Drag Racing Online Magazine

Super Comp - Samantha Coughlin Beats Stinnett Autochannel (press release) 8, 2011: In her first race as a member of the renowned drag racing Coughlin family, newlywed Samantha Coughlin survived five cutthroat rounds of Super Comp racing before red-lighting against Britt Cummings in the semifinals of drag racing's longest ... See all stories on this topic » Autochannel (press release)

Then and Now - Dave Smith Engineering, aka Precisioned Speed & Marine Drag Racing Online Magazine Alton, Ill. Alton Dragway, April 1960: The slender young man with the green flag high over his head is Track Starter Dave Smith, who continues to this day as a driving force in major drag racing events! The timed run being started? ... See all stories on this topic »

Inman's Stott reminisces about Pro Modified title Spartanburg Herald Journal This sentimental drag strip run was staged at Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham, NC, site of this weekend's American Drag Racing League Dragstock VIII event. "He was a special kind of dad … a one of a kind," said Quain, who will be racing in the Pro ... See all stories on this topic »

21st Annual Pontiac Uprising High Performance Pontiac Magazine The Uprising's drag racing program drew everyone from first-time racers to those who have been doing it for decades. Taylor Allen from Derby, Kansas, took her '98 Grand Prix out for her first time down the track. "It was really exhilarating and scary," ... See all stories on this topic » High Performance Pontiac Magazine

The Countdown to the Championship: Funny Car Examiner.com The four fields of ten are set for the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship, the six-race "playoff" set to start September 15th through 18th at the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, ... See all stories on this topic »

NEW: 'Battle by the Bay' two-day event begins Friday at Tri-City Motor Speedway The Morning Sun "It's something I heard about in drag racing and I wanted to do something different on Friday for the fans," Puvalowski said of the grudge races. Saturday starts at 6:30 pm with heat races, and all racing lineups done by a draw/redraw system. ... See all stories on this topic »

Dragon boat organizer encourages locals to watch BCLocalNews By Emanuel Sequeira - Penticton Western News Watching dragon boats sprint across 500 metres of Skaha Lake will be like taking in drag racing on water. That was the sentiment expressed by Raymond James Penticton Dragon Boat Festival organizer Don ... See all stories on this topic »