Sunday, July 29, 2012

Today's Drag Racing News

News
Kalitta blisters Sonoma strip in NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series qualifying
The Spokesman Review (blog)
Doug Kalitta, a five-time winner at Sonoma, covered the distance with a track record time of 3.785 seconds at 321.65 mph in his Technicoat dragster to lead the 16-car field. If Kalitta's time holds through Saturday's two qualifying sessions (11:30 a.m. and 2 ...
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Speed on display: Drag racing action returns
Jamestown Sun
Area drag racers get to scratch the proverbial racing itch just once a year in Jamestown, and the annual two-day event hosted by the Jamestown Drag Racing Association (JDRA) kicks off this morning at Jamestown Regional Airport. By: Michael Savaloja, The ...
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Kalitta, Pedregon Hold Onto Top Spots At Sonoma
RacinToday.com
1 qualifiers and will lead their respective categories into Sunday's 11 a.m. eliminations at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event. No one was able to improve on Pedregon's track record time of 4.028 seconds at 307.30 mph from Friday's evening ...
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Champions crowned at Eastern Conference Finals
NHRA.com
... to the list of NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League National Championships/Conference Finals champions when they scored top honors at the 2012 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals presented by ViperizerRacing.com at Bristol Dragway.
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Kalitta, Pedregon, Johnson, Krawiec will lead Sonoma fields into battle
NHRA.com
Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Allen Johnson (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were No. 1 qualifiers and will lead their categories into Sunday's 11 a.m. eliminations at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event.
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Sonoma raceway holds special meaning for NHRA's John Medlen
San Jose Mercury News
Medlen is credited with creating some of drag racing's most important safety advances in recent years, but there's nothing like the competition of a race weekend. And the raceway in Sonoma is the scene of some of the most emotional moments of his storied ...
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Qualifying races at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals
News in photos
Funny Car driver Mike Neff prepares before the second session of qualifying of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing at Sonoma raceway in Sonoma, Calif. on Friday, July 27, 2012. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Staff). NHRA Sonoma Nationals qualifying. 5 of 24 ...
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MOTORSPORTS: Junior Dragsters converge on Bristol Dragway
TriCities.com
After eight years of developing his skills on small tracks near his home, the 16-year-old resident of Stockholm, Sweden, decided to make his American racing debut at Bristol Dragway this week in the National Hot Rod Association Junior Drag Racing Eastern ...
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NHRA: Courtney Force Fastest For JFR on Friday at Sonoma
Auto Racing Daily
In four Full Throttle Drag Racing Series professional categories all eight track records, four elapsed time and four speed records, were reset today. In the first session the youngest racing Force was the quickest Funny Car of the session with a then career best ...
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Kalitta Lights Up Sonoma
RacinToday.com
Friday's results after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for the 25th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Raceway at Sonoma, 14th of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday's final eliminations.
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Web
ADRL Dragstock IX Celebrates History of Drag Racing in the Carolinas
In a little over a week, the drivers of the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) will take to zMAX Dragway and put on a show featuring some of the quickest and ...
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