Sunday, February 12, 2012

Today's Drag Racing News

News
Drag racer survives scary crash at Winternationals in Pomona
Los Angeles Times
Drag racer Mike Austin escaped injury Saturday when his dragster skidded out of control and crashed at the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona. Austin, of Medford, Ore., drives a top-alcohol dragster in one of the National Hot Rod Assn.'s second-tier series ...
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Local group works to educate youth about dangers of street racing
Gainesville Sun
Beat the Heat, an organization that was represented Saturday at the Rotary's Drag Race for Heroes benefit at the Gainesville Raceway, strives to educate young people about the dangers of illegal drag racing on public streets. The group visits schools ...
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Rotarians race for a cause
Gainesville Sun
A jet dragster from Embry-Riddle Aeronautics University has its engines fired up by driver Marisa Faulk before making a run down the track during the Drag Racing for Heros event held at the Gainesville Raceway, in Gainesville, Feb. 11, 2012.
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Terrific trio
San Bernardino Sun
Force is part of drag racing royalty as her father John is a 15-time Funny Car champion. She's following in the footsteps of sister Ashley Force Hood (out of the car to concentrate on her family) and is the sister-in-law of another John Force Racing ...
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Big changes at Fernley track
Nevada Appeal
For you drag racing fans, NHRA's Full Throttle Drag Racing Series kicks off this weekend with the O'Reilly Auto Parts Winternationals in Pomona, Calif. The event will be televised on ESPN2 on a delayed coverage basis, with qualifying at 8 pm today and ...
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Blogs
VIDEO: Mike Austin's Crash A Reminder Drag Racing Is Insane ...
By Brian Floyd
Crazy dragster crash video from Pomona and an amazing photo of it all.
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Web
Celebrating 25 Years of NHRA Drag Racing in ... - Infineon Raceway
It's been a long time since Joe Amato defeated Dick LaHaie in the Top Fuel final of the inaugural NHRA Nationals at then-Sears Point Raceway. Twenty-five ...
www.infineonraceway.com/media/news/602364.html