Monday, October 31, 2011

Today's Drag Racing News

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Drag racing icons were Hot Wheels pioneers
Las Vegas Review - Journal
Prudhomme and fellow drag racing legend Tom McEwen are grand marshals of today's Big O Tires Nationals. » Buy this photo Had it not been for Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen -- and that "SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! ...
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Jason Line wins Pro Stock title
ESPN
AP LAS VEGAS -- Jason Line won his second Pro Stock championship Sunday when he advanced to the semifinals of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. "At this point in my life, I'll appreciate this one ...
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Worsham, Capps, Edwards, Krawiec win on drama-filled day in Vegas
NHRA.com
Del Worsham, Ron Capps, Mike Edwards and Eddie Krawiec raced to wins in their respective categories at the penultimate race of the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season. Line entered the 2011 NHRA Countdown to the Championship second in the Pro ...
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Oh, chute! Calamity at drags
Nelson Mail
The Motueka monster has returned to mar the opening of the Nelson drag racing season. Saturday's summer starter at the Rock 94.4FM Dragway was spoiled by a violent crash that wrecked Craig Griffith's Motueka-based supercharged dragster. ...
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Nelson Mail
Sunday's View From Vegas II
NHRA.com
Jason Line could become the first Full Throttle Drag Racing Series driver to clinch a championship today. If Line reaches the final round — which he has done eight times this year — he will clinch his second Pro Stock championship. If he falls early, ...
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HKS dominates
Manila Bulletin
In both grip and drift categories and even in drag racing. In the Lateral Drift Series, Team FERN-C's Audel Sison aka Dr. Drift, driving his Nissan Silvia named "Jawbone," captured the 2011 Overall Lateral Drift Champion with a fantastic performance ...
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Big O Tires NHRA Nationals results
Tucson Citizen
The race is the 21st of 22 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Top Fuel: Del Worsham, 3.823 seconds, 318.77 mph def. Spencer Massey, 3.834 seconds, 323.74 mph. Funny Car: Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 4.109, 311.34 def. ...
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