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2012 SEMA SHOW: Ford Racing Debuts Twin Turbo Mustang Cobra Jet AutoSpies.com "When a new generation of Cobra Jets arrived four decades later, they immediately began winning with a modern, fuel-injected 5.4-liter V8 topped with a belt-driven supercharger," recalls Jesse Kershaw, Ford drag racing competition manager. "Over the ... See all stories on this topic » AutoSpies.com

Strong Start, Finish Leads Abruzzi to Summit Racing Top Sportsman World ... WhoWon.com Known for fast starts and strong finishes throughout his standout drag racing career, Marco Abruzzi once again relied on that method in 2012 in the American Drag Racing League's (ADRL) Summit Racing Equipment Top Sportsman class. The end result was ... See all stories on this topic »

PPG Partners With John Force Racing Team BodyShop Business The team, led by one of the most successful racers in the history of drag racing, is a dominant presence in the NHRA with a long list of wins and championships to its credit. For its funny cars and high-powered dragsters, John Force Racing chose to use ... See all stories on this topic »

NMCA West at Bakersfield Drag Racing Online Magazine A great script played out at Auto Club Famoso Raceway the weekend of Oct. 26-28 as racers completed the inaugural season of the NMCA West Flowmaster Drag Racing Series featuring NHRA Unleashed presented by Aerospace Components. See all stories on this topic » Drag Racing Online Magazine

Motorcraft's new look will unite NHRA and NASCAR programs NHRA.com For the first time in 20 years, Motorcraft will unite its NHRA Drag Racing and NASCAR Sprint Cup programs with a uniform paint scheme in 2013. Both the Ford Shelby Mustang Funny Car driven and owned by Bob Tasca III and the No. 21 Ford Fusion owned ... See all stories on this topic » NHRA.com

2012 NHRA: Goodyear-Shod Sportsman Cars Win Three Times At Las Vegas PaddockTalk Bob Vandergriff (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Allen Johnson (Pro Stock) were the Goodyear-shod winners in the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series for professional teams. "I won the Wally," Apted said of his trophy. "It's the first one in 35 years ... See all stories on this topic »

Street Car Super Nationals VIII Shaping up to be Best Ever WhoWon.com In addition, NHRA Pro Mod stars such as Troy Coughlin, Jay Payne, and Steve Matasek have also confirmed they will participate in the eighth-annual drag racing extravaganza at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. "This is going to be huge!" said PSCA ... See all stories on this topic »

Troy Coughlin wraps up Pro Mod championship Examiner.com Troy Coughlin, older brother of NHRA Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr., wrapped up his first NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by ProCare Rx championship on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Coughlin won the event, his ... See all stories on this topic » Examiner.com

Twin Turbo 5.0L Ti-VCT Cobra Jet Concept Car Debuts at SEMA YouTube With more NHRA records and wins than any other late-model vehicle, the Cobra Jet is the standard in production drag racing and the Twin Turbo concept provides a glimpse of what the future may hold through Ford Racing. Others may build race cars, at ... See all stories on this topic »