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College degree gives drag-racing alum a boost Illinois State University Stories Not many Illinois State alumni become professional drag racers. And not a lot of drag racers are college grads. T.J. Zizzo '97 is a rare breed – and not just because he enjoys going from zero to 330 miles per hour in 4 seconds. Instead of joining his ... See all stories on this topic » Illinois State University Stories

2012 champions honored at NHRA Full Throttle Awards Ceremony in Hollywood NHRA.com A trio of first-time world-championship winners --Antron Brown, Jack Beckman and Allen Johnson -- headlined those drivers crowned Monday evening during the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom at the ... See all stories on this topic » NHRA.com

2012 season ends for NHRA's Alexis DeJoria Examiner.com The closing event of the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing series was held in Pomona, California this past weekend. After qualifying in the fourteenth position, Alexis and the Patrón team faced Championship-contender Jack Beckman in the opening ... See all stories on this topic »

Antron Brown overcomes fire, challenge from teammates to win Top Fuel ... Motorsport.com The next time Brown walks into the impressive collection of NHRA drag racing history, he, too, will be part of the sport's 61-year history as the first African-American to own a major American auto racing season championship. "I never sat back and ... See all stories on this topic »

Antron Brown Started The Day On Fire And Ended It As The First African ... Jalopnik Drag racing is the American motorsport that's always been the most diverse, going all the way back to Mr. Pitiful and his rocket-powered Beetle. There are credible female drivers who win races, too. It should be no surprise then that the first major ... See all stories on this topic »

ANDRA Nationals at Sydney, Australia Drag Racing Online Magazine The 47th ANDRA Nationals, held at Sydney Dragway, celebrated the opening of a new season of drag racing, and strangely enough is the event is the same one that will finish it next November as the organisation changes back to a calendar year format. See all stories on this topic » Drag Racing Online Magazine

Antron Brown 1st Black To Win Major Auto-Racing Title Atlanta Black Star Brown held a 70-point lead in drag racing going into the day and was able to hold on to that advantage even as he lost his race first-round when his car caught fire, burning his hands. He had to stand and watch the final round with bandages on his ... See all stories on this topic »