Sunday, February 12, 2012

Today's Drag Racing News

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Drag racing makes some people grimace and others grin in La Verne
Contra Costa Times
LA VERNE - A painted building near D Street and Arrow Highway reads "La Verne California Heart of The Orange Empire." Perhaps "Heart of The Noise Empire" might be more appropriate when the National Hot Rod Association takes over Fairplex in neighboring ...
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Drag racing's Courtney Force makes impressive first run in Pomona
Los Angeles Times
Courtney Force, daughter of drag-racing icon John Force, made an impressive run in her first trip down the drag strip Thursday driving in the sport's elite funny car series. In the first day of qualifying for the NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club ...
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Winternationals to begin NHRA racing season
StandardNet
By Jim Peltz LOS ANGELES -- Drag racing's best return to Pomona, Calif., this weekend to kick off their season with the NHRA Winternationals. In the sport's two elite divisions, top fuel and funny car, the racing is expected to be just as close as when ...
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IHRA adds Yellowstone Drag Strip
Drag Racing Online Magazine
Yellowstone Drag Strip is one of four major drag racing facilities in the state of Montana. Under the new management of Bret McKenney and CW McCarthy, Yellowstone Drag Strip, built in 2003, will begin immediate competition with the Division 6 Border ...
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March Meet can't come fast enough for drag race fans
Bakersfield Californian
BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer Nitromethane fumes are wafting over the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds this weekend as the Winternationals kick off the NHRA Full Throttle drag racing season which means the March Meet is just around the corner ...
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Bill Reichert and Cassie Simonton Enters Spring Spectacle of Speed Lucas Oil ...
WhoWon.com
by Scott Smith BROWNSBURG -- The Spring Spectacle of Speed featuring the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series returns to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis on April 27-29 and Top Alcohol Dragster legend Bill Reichert and up and coming Top Alcohol Funny Car ...
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NHRA Kicks Off 2012 At Pomona This Weekend
RacinToday.com
(RacinToday/HHP file photo by Christa L Thomas) By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor The 2012 NHRA Full Thottle Drag Racing Series season gets under way today with the start of the 52nd annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Winternationals in Pomona, Calif.
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NHRA drivers Enders, Brogdon seek breakthrough
Houston Chronicle
By Russ Goodall 4/29/2011 : Pro Stock driver Rodger Brogdon, from Tomball, Texas before his qualifying time at the O'Reilly Auto parts Spring Nationals NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series at Royal Purple Race Track in Baytown, Texas.
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Flo Rida Skydives, Drag Races in 'Wild Ones' Video
PopCrush
For Flo Rida, being one of the 'Wild Ones' means skydiving, drag racing, driving an ATV and partying in the club. The rapper does all of the above in his latest video, which premiered online today. The clip opens with Flo and several friends in their ...
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