It takes someone special to win drag racing's biggest event
Autochannel (press release) - USA
The event, the longest running and most prestigious in all drag racing, can make a racer's season, or career for that matter, and the list of former ...
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Crash won't keep Creasy from the Bend

London Free Press - Canada
The Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series is in the Bend this weekend, but its current points leader underwent five hours of surgery to piece together his ...
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Doing the Cha Cha
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
There's quite a lot of ladies in drag racing right now," she said yesterday during the first day of the Canadian Nationals at Grand Bend Motorplex. ...
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Spierings ready for Grand weekend
Toronto Sun - Ontario, Canada
Carl Spiering and his racing daughters Lisa and Monica, coming off a win at Edmonton last month, expect to bring home a championship in the Pro Modified ...
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Second Lady lauds pioneer Muldowney
London Free Press - Canada
By JIM CRESSMAN GRAND BEND -- Laurie Cannister blushed when it was suggested she's the Second Lady of drag racing. "I'm not sure if that's fair. ...
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Drag Fink
Jeff DeGrandis' excellent drag racing artwork and blog.

Drag Racing List - 2008 IHRA Grand Bend Friday Qualifying
Day one pro qualifying results from the 2008 Mopar Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol at Grand Bend Motorplex, Ontario, Canada.

Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Seattle Friday Qualifying
Day one qualifying results from the 21st annual Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals at Pacific Raceways, Kent, Washington.

NHRA determined to bolster driver safety in wake of Kalitta's ...
ESPN - USA
"I love drag racing,'' Schumacher said. "We all do. But we get in these cars and risk our butts for entertainment. We all have kids at home. ...
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Georgia Stock Car Racing July 17-24, 2008
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
This week’s AMS Friday Night Drags will feature backwards drag racing as competitors gear up in reverse to compete on AMS’ eighth-mile drag strip. ...
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Southern Ariz. man drag races on Speed TV channel
KTAR.com - Phoenix,AZ,USA
It's surprising, considering Rohlinger's life in Whetstone, like the show, is centered on drag racing. ``Pinks All Out'' is a show on the Speed channel that ...
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Faster Pastor Thursday, Backwards Drag Racing Friday
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
If you can drive in reverse gear, in a straight line and at a high rate of speed, you may be the first person to ever win the AMS Backward’s Drag Race! ...
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Drag Racing | Tony Schumacher needs 5 more wins to catch all-time ...
Seattle Times - United States
Ever since Tony Schumacher began driving a Top Fuel dragster in 1996, he has been so fast and so dominant that his closest race now is against history. ...
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'I do' taken to extreme on drag strip
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
They are drag racing in the same class and have yet to go head-to-head, but could this weekend at the Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals at Pacific ...
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Shorter proves safer, so far
USA Today - USA
As the Powerade Drag Racing Series continues its three-week Western swing with this weekend's Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals outside Seattle, ...
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Father, son might face-off at Martin track
MLive.com - MI,USA
Rick Wanamaker and his son Justin live in their own little Hemi-sphere when it comes to drag racing. They pit together, race in the same class, are fiercely ...
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Racing never a drag to Spierings
London Free Press - Canada
Perhaps one or both will end up in a top fueller, following in the path blazed by the legendary Shirley Muldowney, the First Lady of Drag Racing. ...
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Drag Racing List - Draglist Nationals This Weekend!
Please join us for the 1st Annual Arnold Motor Supply Nostalgia Drags and Des Moines Dragway Reunion at Eddyville, Iowa this Saturday. Of course, we will hold our 3rd annual DragList Nationals, too!

Vintage Fuel Magazine
Looks great. Check it out.

Most Racing Accidents Can Be Avoided With Proper Training
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
Daniel Charles, CEO of Global Racing Schools, feels that proper training can help prevent many of these accidents. "In drag racing, (involving the fastest ...
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Brian Wolfe, Living The Dream as Director of Ford Racing
Prdomain Business Register (press release) - Navi Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
As his sportsman drag racing career was flourishing, so was his career at Ford. Wolfe moved from engineer to supervisor and eventually was tapped as Manager ...
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Ten Questions with Ford's New Head of Racing
Prdomain Business Register (press release) - Navi Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Hours after I picked up my license, I was racing. Drag racing is near and dear to your heart. You have been an avid amateur racer since the age of 15 when ...
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Humboldt car club seeks entries for hot rod show, race
Daily Triplicate - Crescent City,CA,USA
Major attractions are as follows: •Hot rod drag racing on the Samoa Drag Strip (Draggin' North is the only car show in Northern California which allows ...
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Atlanta Motor Speedway's Friday Night Drags Week Five Notes
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
For the first-time ever at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Friday Night Drags will feature backwards drag racing as competitors gear up in reverse to compete on ...
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War Wizard Ready for Aug. 16 Circle K Monster Truck Bash
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
"When I was in drag racing we had the world's fastest Pro-Modified car for 18 months," Moore said. "I thought it would be distinctive to have that record in ...
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Race track neighbors put sale in doubt
Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery,AL,USA
Crawford said he plans to solve the problems at the drag strip by not renting the property. Any drag racing events will be monitored and controlled by his ...
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Mopar Reveals Details on Dodge Challenger Drag Race Package
Edmunds.com/Inside Line - Santa Monica,CA,USA
Chrysler took the Dodge Challenger drag racing package car out for a spin at the Mopar Mile-High Nationals this past weekend. (Photo courtesy of Chrysler ...
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Drag Racing Online Agent 1320
Our pals at DRO have a nice piece about the Des Moines Dragway Reunion/Draglist Nationals. Thanks, guys.

NHRA drag racing returning to Pacific Raceways
HeraldNet - Everett,WA,USA
When the light turns green, the roar of two drag racers jumping off the line is so loud you won’t be able to hear yourself screaming. ...
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Hillary Will Upset In Round One In Denver

Auto Racing Daily - USA
... place in POWERade championship points. The Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals was the 13th of 24 national events in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.
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NHRA points leaders prevail on Thunder Mountain
AutoWeek - USA
This was Brown's fourth final in a Top Fuel dragster and he squared his record to 2-2 in drag racing's elite category. Including his Pro Stock Motorcycle ...
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Mopar(R) Reveals Dodge Challenger Drag Race Package Cars at the ...
MarketWatch - USA
Mopar revealed two Dodge Challenger Drag Race Package Cars at the 29th Annual Mopar Mile-High Nationals today before thrilled fans at Bandimere Speedway in ...
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Denver: Doug Kalitta final report
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
... Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster, became the first elimination-round winner in the new era of 1000 ft. drag racing in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. ...
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DOVER DRAG STRIP GETS REMEMBERED WITH WEBSITE

It's been almost 33 years since the last drag racer roared down the famous quarter mile track in Wingdale, N.Y. If former announcer, Dean"Dino" Lawrence has any thing do with it, the memories will live on. He has just put online a new website dedicated to do just that. At www.doverdragstrip.com visitors can even hear as well as see just the beginning of his memorial to the famed track that was a Mecca for drag racers in the little town of Wingdale. Along with self appointed "track Historian", Brian Marasco of Kinston, N.Y., the two have already rescued a collection of over 1400 photographs doomed to be destroyed. While Lawrence coordinates the site from his Rockingham, N.C. location, Brian tracks down leads locally of nostalgic Dover relics. His journeys have uncovered unbelievable finds, such as photos, trophies, decals, old movies, and actual old rusting race cars.

The track was opened in 1961 by partners Chet Anderson and Joe Archeri, both from Connecticut. It was a time when efforts across the nation were being made to take the dangerous, growing practice of "street racing" off the public highways ,and onto safe, governed Drag Strips .Already Lawrence has heard from former racers, checking into his site from as far away as Hawaii. Drag Racing has now grown into a multi billion dollar sport, but way back then it was the small local tracks like Dover that built the following. Related to Lawrence's efforts, is the fact that every year, a Dover drag Strip reunion is held in Danbury, C.T. This will be the 18^th annual get together, coming up on August 31, at Marcus Dairy, just off I-84 (exit 3)

FOR MORE INFO CONTACT:

Brian Marasco 845-383-1134 Dover "Historian"

Dean Lawrence 910-997-4444 Website

REUNION INFO: Mark Mastriani 203-743-1245

Autodromo DISA
Get ready for drag racing in Mexico on July 20, 2008.

2008 York US 30 Muscle Car Madness Photos
Bill Pratt traveled to York for Darwin Doll's annual Musclecar Madness event and saw lots of neat people and cars.

Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Denver Final Results
Final eliminations results and up to date POWERAde championship points standings after the 29th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado.

Arm Drop Live with Speed TV's Rich Christensen stops in at Toronto ...
Welland Tribune - Ontario, Canada
You being here today, you're doing your part to keep drag racing alive." The 'thing' Christensen was talking about was his newest venture in the drag racing ...
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Drag Racing - College Style
News Dispatch - Michigan City,IN,USA
While he plans on going to medical school, Parkes is hoping to return to drag racing after becoming a physician. Williams, a junior recreation and sports ...
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Drag racer 'can't face victims' families'
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
AN Australian man who may spend the rest of his life in a US jail after a fatal drag racing accident says he isn't strong enough to meet the families of his ...
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HOBBIES FEEL THE PINCH
Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown,OH,USA
By HOLLY SCHOENSTEIN YOUNGSTOWN — Whether hobbyists prefer drag racing, boating or golf, they have one thing in common — battered wallets. ...
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Winterport drag racing features King-Helger battle
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
King raced and beat drag racing legends Don Garlits and Don Purdhome in 1970. Ray Helger of Little Compton, RI, bought one of King’s old cars and invited ...
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PainterTom
Custom paint by Tom Morris.

Hemi Hunter Racing
Fans of the famous Chevrolet Powered Nostalgia Top Fuel Dragster and 1971 NHRA Division 1 Points Champion will be happy to know the team has republished their website.

After 40 years, Tuscaloosa drag racer showing no signs of slowing down
Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - Tuscaloosa,AL,USA
The two have been involved in drag racing for several years, and put extensive work in the car. TUSCALOOSA | Drag Racer Glenn Noland and his girlfriend, ...
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Drag-race tickets to aid spinal cord injury center
Baltimore Sun - United States
The American Drag Racing League gave 2000 tickets to the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury for the league's July 25-26 event at Maryland ...
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No generation gap for these competitors
Indianapolis Star - United States
Latimore said he hopes to show others in his hometown of St. Louis that drag racing is a safer alternative to street racing and a good way to stay away from ...
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The Racing Chef - At Infineon Raceway- NHRA Nationals- July 25-27
NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA
The NHRA POWERADE Drag Racing Series is the premier series for the sport of drag racing in the United States and is one of the most popular forms of auto ...
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Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Denver Final Qualifying
Final qualifying results and first round pairings from the 29th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway, Morrison, Colorado.

Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Denver Friday Qualifying
Day one pro qualifying results from the 29th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway, Morrison, Colorado.

Drag Racing List - 2008 Englishtown & Milan Performance Improvements
Steve Klemetti continues to keep us up to date on the latest personal best performances for drag racers with the results from 2008 NHRA Englishtown and Norwalk, and IHRA Milan.

Drag Racing List - CHANGES, Part 2 -- TF Changes under scrutiny
A reprint of Phil Elliott's July 27, 2004 draglist.com article on safety issues raised by the dealth of Top Fuel racer Darrell Russell. In light of the recent death of Scott Kalitta, it's time to revisit some of these thoughts to spark additional dialogue.

NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Returns Twice to The Strip ...
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
by John Bisci LAS VEGAS -- The NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series will be known as the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series in 2009. ...
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Racing team to build in Brownsburg
Indianapolis Star - United States
Some of the biggest names in drag racing now call Brownsburg home including David Powers Motorsports, Don Schumacher Racing and Kenny Bernstein Racing. ...
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Musclecar Madness: Drag racing show set today and Saturday
The Evening Sun - Hanover,PA,USA
The Seventh Annual Musclecar Madness at the York Reunion drag racing show is scheduled today and Saturday at the York Expo Center's Toyota Arena. ...
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NHRA acts quickly to slow down cars after death of Scott Kalitta
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
For the first time in its history, the drag racing organization has temporarily shortened top-fuel and funny car races to 1000 feet from the traditional ...
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JEFF WOLF: NHRA drags feet with failure to reduce speeds
Las Vegas Review - Journal - Las Vegas,NV,USA
If the hierarchy of the National Hot Rod Association were running NASCAR in 1989 when stock cars needed to be slowed, the drag racing czars would have coned ...
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Rain Stops Racing Action But Not Fun
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
Thundering slate grey skies halted the racing action today at the NHRA O'Reilly Auto Parts Junior Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals presented by ...
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Motorsports: Second-generation driver still has sights set on title
Danville News - Danville,PA,USA
Of course, Sabo will have to call upon the lessons that have gotten him into the top ranks of the Summit Series drag racing. Through both an active tutelage ...
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Racing's big slowdown
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
Also, he feared that the track's future neighbors wouldn't like the noise associated with drag racing. However, Bandimere III, a third-generation manager, ...
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More News
News Item - Shamokin,PA,USA
‘Beaver Bob’ McCardle and former NHRA Northeast Division One Director Darwin Doll have worked to make this one of the must-see events on the drag racing ...
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Drag Racing List - NHRA ANNOUNCES SAFETY TASK FORCE
NHRA announced today the members of its safety task force created to investigate, analyze and determine ways to implement the initiatives recently outlined by NHRA to continue to enhance safety.

Dover Dragstrip
Dino from Carolina Signworks just put up this outstanding tribute site to Dover Dragstrip that operated in Wingdale, New York, from 1961-1975.

CNBC on NHRA: 'Attractive' and 'affordable' advertising buy
The NHRA POWERade Series has announced a series of bold business initiatives in the first half of 2008, and it hasn't gone unnoticed by the news media.

Drag Racing Faces Fundamental Changes
For as long as anyone can remember, the official length of a professional drag race has been a quarter of a mile, or 1,320 feet (though eighth-mile tracks exist as well). But because of the dangers associated with the increasing speeds of Top Fuel and Funny Car drag race cars, that’s about to change.

Drag Racing Faces Fundamental Changes
New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA
By Richard S. Chang For as long as anyone can remember, the official length of a professional drag race has been a quarter of a mile, or 1320 feet. ...
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NHRA’S Top Jr. Racers Head to Bristol Dragway for Eastern ...
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
The “Wally,” the most coveted trophy in drag racing, is the same trophy given to event winners in NHRA’s professional categories. ...
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Mike Griffith: Shorter track won't drag down NHRA drivers' enthusiasm
Bakersfield Californian (subscription) - Bakersfield,CA,USA
It's a mere 320 feet, just a tad longer than a football field, but the biggest change in the history of drag racing takes place this weekend in Denver as ...
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BMS Officials Roll Out Recent Economic Impact Numbers
Bristol Herald Courier - Bristol,TN,USA
The AMA Dragbike Summer Nationals, which took place June 20-22, through this week’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Junior Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals ...
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2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule released; more ...
NHRA.com - Glendora,CA,USA
NHRA has released its 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule today featuring 24 events. In addition, NHRA announced an event purse increase in ...
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Cometa batteries spark Dominican drag-racing at Mobil 1 track
Dominican Today - Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic
The battery company Cometa announced its support for drag racing organized by the company Fever Entertainment in the Mobil 1 speedway, becoming an official ...
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Humphreys is on his way to stardom
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD,USA
Having conquered the sport compact ranks, Humphreys announced his intention to delve into the major leagues of drag racing following the 2006 season. ...
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Kuna High drag racing team on top in the standings
Kuna Melba News - Kuna,ID,USA
By Kassi Nelsen The Kuna High School drag racing team is way ahead of the pack in this year’s high school racing season at Firebird Raceway. ...
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When When outclasses male rivals
ABS CBN News - Philippines
... as she ruled the Pro class recently in the seventh leg of the 2008 San Mig Coffee Drag Racing Championship at the Batangas Racing Circuit Drag Strip. ...
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Drag Racing List - OIL DOWN POLICY MODIFIED FOR REMAINDER OF 2008 NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES SEASON
NHRA announced that beginning in Denver, the monetary fines imposed on the professional categories associated with the current oil down policy will be eliminated until further notice.

Drag Racing List - A Gathering of Long Trailers
Todd Hutcheson shares his experiences from the golden days of top fuel racing in Southern California.

The Tricky Tipster has set the morning line odds for Top Fuel at the upcoming Boise Nightfire Nationals. This is the third of five events in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series that will ultimately crown the inaugural series champion.

Troy Green is the current points leader with Brad Thompson and Adam Sorokin sitting second and third.

2008 Nightfire Nationals Top Fuel Tricky Tipster Odds

2008 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series,Top Fuel Points

Shorter drag races begin this week
USA Today - USA
"The way I see it, we have been racing to 1000 feet for years and hanging on for the last 320 feet," Coil said. "This change is nothing but good. ...
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NHRA Makes Major Changes For Mopar Mile-High Nationals
Auto Racing Daily - USA
“At some point, it has its setbacks when it comes to the fact that drag racing was based on 1, 320 feet, but the word everyone can’t forget is…interim. ...
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Bristol Dragway Competitors Seek To Add Walleys To Collection
TricitiesSports.com - Kingsport,TN,USA
The duo from Richlands, Va. will try to add to their collection during the July 7-12 NHRA O’Reilly Junior Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals ...
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No drag on equality
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
With Shirley Muldowney pioneering the way in the 1970s, it's not a new phenomenon for women to win in drag racing or to see women participating in the sport ...
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New name, same game
Minot Daily News - Minot,ND,USA
We want people to know all new, totally different group that is really trying hard to promote drag racing in Minot. We think we have an advantage on them ...
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Denver: Melanie Troxel preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
The temporary mandate that lopped 320 feet off the traditional distance was made last week as the drag racing community searches for ways to make the cars ...
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Q&A With Gary Scelzi
Auto Racing Daily - USA
You’re still going to have side-by-side drag racing, the eight-foot flames are still coming out of the headers, you can still get an autograph and all the ...
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Drag Racing List - Ashley Force Rookie of the Year Die-cast Available For Pre-Order
The 2008 Ashley Force Castrol GTX Ford Mustang die-cast from Motorsports Authentics commemorating her fantastic rookie season will be available starting tomorrow, July 9th.

Drag Racing List - 2nd annual Shelor Motor Mile Independence Drags
The ADRL was racing on the track and against the sky today at Motor Mile Dragway in Radford, Virginia, as ominous storm clouds appeared on the horizon just as the final rounds were about to be run at the 2nd annual Shelor Motor Mile Independence Drags.

Drag Racing List - ADRL Adds Pro Stock Challenge
The Flowmaster American Drag Racing League (ADRL) presented by the National Guard announced today that it has added mountain-motor Extreme Pro Stock as an experimental class for two of its remaining races in 2008, with the possibility of making it a full-time class in 2009 and beyond.

Drag Racing List - Matter wins North Star Match Race over Phillips
Nancy Matter beat Jim Phillips in a best 2 out of 3 match race at North Star Raceway last Saturday night. Nancy ran a 4.04, 186.41 best in the race.

Drag Racing List - Nancy Nails It
Gena White caught Nancy Matter in action last Saturday night at North Star Dragway Birthday Race. Matter won her match race running a 4.04, 186 best.

Drag Racing List - Aaron Tatum vs. Kate Harker A/ Fuel Dragster Match Race!
Aaron Tatum beat Kate Harker in their match race at North Star Raceway. Tatum ran a best of 3.637 217.29 to beat the Aussie at the wheel of Brandon Lewis' A/FD.

Lost Dragway
If you're like us, you really miss the the great old dragstrips and racetracks that have closed down over the years.

Drag Racing List - Classic Funnies at Eddyville Night of Fire
The Plastic Fantastic Nitro funny car had a match race with Justin Grant's Wonder Wagon Nitro funny car this past weekend at Eddyville Raceway Park and Rapid Randy Baker fills us in on the action.

Will Mansfield drag racing track be ready soon?
Mansfield News Journal - Mansfield,OH,USA
Mansfield racers want to know when our quarter-mile drag strip is going to be built. It would be a blessing to many who travel out of town to do what they ...
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Denver: Pre-race notes, schedule
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
WHAT: 29th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, the 13th of 24 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Drivers in four categories - Top Fuel, ...
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Mike Bos Racing.Com Junior Dragster Event Provides Final Tune-Up ...
TricitiesSports.com - Kingsport,TN,USA
With the O'Reilly Junior Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals presented by Gaged Engineering scheduled for this week, several Jr. Dragster racers ...
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Denver: Round 13 preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
Herbert, his father Chet, a drag racing legend and one of the original drivers in Southern California, and assorted friends intend to attack the world land ...
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Edmonton: Final results
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
The race is the fifth of 10 in the 2008 Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series: Top Fuel -- Kevin Jones, 5.271 seconds, 280.84 mph def. ...
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Denver: Jeg Coughlin Jr preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
I love drag racing and I love having three races in a row because you stay in the groove. I expect a big month, quite honestly." At the midway point of the ...
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New Dodge Challenger debuts
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
A watershed moment in drag racing history, they were also a major milestone in the evolution of the second-generation HEMI powerplant (426 HEMI engine). ...
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Mopar To Unveil Its Dodge Challenger Drag Race Package
Inside Track Motorsport News - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the factory-built drag race package cars from Dodge and Plymouth. To commemorate those HEMI®-powered drag cars, ...
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IHRA: Spiering wins rain delayed Edmonton event!
Inside Track Motorsport News - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
... and took a resounding victory in the race, the fifth in the 10-round International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Knoll - Gas Nitro Jam™ Drag Racing Series. ...
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Drag Racing List - Dale Creasy Jr. Recovering from Surgery
After five hours of successful surgery to repair the severe leg injury suffered Sunday at the Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton, two-time defending IHRA Nitro Funny Car World Champion Dale Creasy Jr. is recovering at Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton.

Drag Racing List - Nitro Nights Under the Lights at Yakima, Part 2
The second installment of David Hapgood's visit to Yakima.

Drag Racing List - Nitro Nights Under the Lights at Yakima, Part 1
Draglist senior field editor David Hapgood took a spin up to Yakima this past weekend to check out the big race.

Drag Racing List - 2008 IHRA Edmonton Final Results
Final eliminations results and up to date championship points standings from the rain delayed CARS RV & Marine & Motorsports Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Local drag racer says sport is safe despite recent tragedy
Milton Daily Standard - Milton,PA,USA
By Kevin Mertz MAN AND MACHINE — Rod Holtzapple of Mifflinburg is proud of his drag racing car, a 1968 Camaro with a modified pro stock chassis. ...
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Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
SFCPressPoint (press release) - Tampa,FL,USA
The NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series moves to Bandimere Speedway near Denver this weekend, and ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will have coverage of qualifying and final ...
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Mopar(R) Will Unveil Its Dodge Challenger Drag Race Package Car at ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
CENTER LINE, Mich. , July 7 -- This year marks the 40th anniversary of the factory-built drag race package cars from Dodge and Plymouth . ...
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Busch nips Edwards to win under caution at Daytona
Olberlin - Oberlin,KS,USA
Edwards darted to the outside to move around the action and, with a push from Kenseth, pulled alongside Busch to set up a thrilling drag race. ...
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Drag Racing List - 2008 IHRA Edmonton Sunday Partial Results
Just as it had on Friday and Saturday, the weather took charge at Edmonton on Sunday. Just after the Alcohol Funny Car final was in the books, and Laurie Cannister had secured her fourth Ironman of the season, the rain returned to Castrol Raceway. The balance of the program was postponed until Monday at 9 AM.

Drag Racing List - Fuel Funny Car Match Racing 2008
Here's Jack Wyatt in the near lane and Tim Wilkerson in the far lane at Eddyville, Iowa, July 5, 2008. Some die hards are still match racing fuel funnies!

Kandy-Koating Comes Of Age
A great article in Street Rodder magazine on a history of automotive finishes.

Kyle Busch wins drag race with Carl Edwards to take wreck-filled ...
ABC News - USA
Busch bested Carl Edwards in a door-to-door drag race Saturday night that ended under caution with Busch earning his Sprint Cup Series-best sixth victory of ...
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'Saucy' Laurie
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
"I started into drag racing when I was 35 years old, back in 1995. My husband (Dale) and I decided to go drag racing with my '83 Cutlass Supreme. ...
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John Force on shorter track
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
Drag racing icon John Force said Thursday that, for now, he supports the unprecedented step taken by the NHRA on Wednesday when it announced that starting ...
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Busch holds on to win under caution at Daytona
The Associated Press -
Busch and Edwards were drag racing with a little over a lap remaining when a multicar accident brought out the caution behind them. The field was frozen, ...
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HOT ROD FULLER 2008 NHRA MIDSEASON RECAP
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
My favorite years of watching Top Fuel racing was when they ran in the high fours at around 300 mph. Everything in the history of drag racing is based on ...
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NHRA changing priorities in wake of tragedy
Baltimore Sun - United States
The drag parachutes deployed but did not open. Graham Light, senior vice president of racing operations for the NHRA, told The Associated Press in a ...
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Mac's Picks of the Week
Mac listed Draglist.com in March of this year. Thanks, Mac!

Drag Racing List - Funny Car Curb Feelers
After bending two zoomie headers in recent outings, the Danny Miller Rear Gears nostalgia funny car team has come up with a novel way to keep driver Randy Baker on track.

Drag Racing List - 2008 IHRA Edmonton Final Qualifying
Final qualifying results from the 2008 CARS RV & Sport & Marine Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Middletown's Sears finds his quarter-mile ride exhilarating
Hamilton Journal News (subscription) - Hamilton,OH,USA
By John Bombatch MIDDLETOWN — While most people would be terrified, Middletown drag racing veteran Wayne Sears calls his methanol-induced ride down a ...
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Drag Racing List - Texas Back Half Outlaws Declare Independence
July 4th had its own Fireworks going on at Texas Raceway Friday night! Cars came from Louisiana and East Texas to run with us the Back Half Outlaws, so, it made for a whole new mix.

Drag Racing List - 2008 IHRA Edmonton Friday Qualifying
Day one qualifying results from the ARS RV & Marine & Motorsports Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by TORCO Racing Fuels at Castrol Raceway, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Drag Illustrated Magazine
The new drag racing newspaper has a great new website.

Custom Bike Photos
Motorcycle Photography by Matt Polito. Now in the San Francisco Bay Area!

NHRA Cuts Funny Car, Top Fuel Race Distance to 1000 Feet
Edmunds.com/Inside Line - Santa Monica,CA,USA
The death of Scott Kalitta hit the drag racing community hard, and in response, the NHRA is shortening the race distance for Funny Car and Top Fuel. ...
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Blake didn’t let accident keep him from fulfilling dream
Schenectady Gazette - Schenectady,NY,USA
Anyone attending the Lucas Oil NHRA Drag Racing Series regional this weekend at Lebanon Valley Dragway should keep an eye out for the Permatex-sponsored ...
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Safety concerns dominate as NHRA looks for more answers
San Bernardino Sun - San Bernardino,CA,USA
A day after NHRA's change to its core value, the drag racing industry is still digesting the impact of the decision of deleting 320 feet of history. ...
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Son of Rocky Grimsley excited for race that honors his late father
Grand Junction Sentinel - Grand Junction,CO,USA
The Wally is the most highly regarded drag racing trophy a driver can earn. It is named after the National Hot Rod Association founder Wally Parks. ...
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Drag racers fly into Kingston
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA
Though only in the beginning stages of development, the motor is 60 percent cheaper on fuel than the average drag-racing boat, Vanderwall estimates. ...
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Roan Mountain Siblings Ready To Take On Competition At Mike Bos ...
TricitiesSports.com - Kingsport,TN,USA
For more information about the Mike Bos Racing.com Jr. Dragster Nationals or the O’Reilly Auto Parts Junior Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals, ...
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Cordele’s Churchwell helps develop new racing engine to be ...
Cordele Dispatch - Cordele,GA,USA
G2 Motorsports stocks a full line of S&S Cycle engines and support parts for drag racing enthusiasts as well as for other motorcyclists, ...
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World famous Black Sunday coming to Indy
Noblesville Daily Times - Noblesville,IN,USA
Indianapolis, IN – The United Black Drag Racers Association (UBDRA), organizers of the one-of-a-kind Black Sunday drag racing event announces that the race ...
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Drag Racing List - Happy Independence Day!
Chuck Carman celebrates the 4th of July with this patriotic Mustang II.

Huge Advance Sale for Biggest Race in Nitro Jam Schedule
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
There was no shot we were going to get any racing in for hours but they were there having a blast. You just don’t find passion for drag racing like that ...
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Caution laps halt inspection at Motorplex
My Tennessean.com - Nashville,TN,USA
Drag strip celebrates 50th: Music City Raceway is celebrating its 50th year of drag racing Saturday at the Goodlettsville track. ...
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Coming Soon: Drag-Race Version of Dodge Challenger
Edmunds.com/Inside Line - Santa Monica,CA,USA
Get ready to see more of this kind of smoke from Chrysler as the Mopar drag-racing package for the Dodge Challenger rolls out. ...
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What a drag
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
Mike Loboda, a racer and president of a manual-transmission drag-racing circuit, said it's little tracks, such as Pacemakers, that are taking the biggest ...
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Abingdon's Dixon Looks to Stand Tall at MikeBosRacing.com Event
TricitiesSports.com - Kingsport,TN,USA
Her father explains that the family-friendly atmosphere of drag racing is what excites him the most about Lexi’s favorite hobby. “We enjoy it,” said Chris. ...
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NHRA to shorten race distances
Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
By Louis Brewster, Staff Writer Wally Parks did not create the quarter-mile sport that has evolved into today's NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series, ...
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Drag racing: Finke returning to home turf
Schenectady Gazette - Schenectady,NY,USA
“I’ve been racing there since I was small, and I know the staging area and know where the finish line is. It makes it easier to make good passes. ...
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Arias Hemi Engine Build
Truckin Magazine - USA
The engine I was interested in was an Arias engine combination Nick introduced to the boat drag racing and tractor pulling competitors a couple of years ago ...
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Thrills ahead
Gulf Daily News - Manama,Bahrain
Further, on the strip, the Bahrain Drag Racing Championship organised by the Bahrain Drag Racing Club (BDRC) and Bahrain Motorcycle Club (BMC) will be ...
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Drag Racing List - Redline Raceway: Test and Tune
Here are some photos by Gena White from the test and tune at Redline Raceway last weekend.

Woodburn Dragway Results, June 29

Woodburn Dragway Results, June 29

Action was hot-n-heavy throughout the entire day, as only three dates remain in the VP Fuels Championship Series. Roger Wolff and Steve Kelly each picked up another win. Dave Fowler and Rich Mauch each earned their first victory. Benjamin Hilton took the gold in High School class. Listed below are the final results with names, city, car, RT, ET, MPH, and dialin.

High School
W: Benjamin Hilton, Vancouver, WA ('27 roadster) .084, 11.263, 111.13 (11.19 dial).
R/U: Sadie Floyd, Happy Valley, OR ('05 Toyota Pickup) .106, 18.419, 74.99 (18.30 dial).
Semi's: Josh Wilson, Vancouver, WA ('07 Mustang); Jessica Miller, Dundee, OR ('07 Chevy).

Bike/Sled
W: Roger Wolff, Dundee, OR ('06 Kawasaki) .020, 9.649, 123.28 (9.45 dial).
R/U: Jack Britton, Salem, OR ('04 Suzuki) .216, 9.907, 130.64 (9.82 dial).
Semi's: Eric Johns, Milwaukie, OR ('05 Kawasaki); Van Smith, Portland, OR ('77 Kawasaki).

Sportsman
W: Dave Fowler, Springfield, OR ('90 Chev S-10) .051, 13.190, 91.52 (13.16 dial).
R/U: Karl Hart, Woodburn, OR ('84 Pontiac) .076, 14.009, 92.73 (13.95 dial).
Semi's: Jerry Durant, Jr, Oregon City, OR ('08 Charger); Jerry Durant, III, Oregon City, OR ('93 Dakota).

Pro
W: Steve Kelly, Ridgefield, WA ('67 Camaro) .041, 10.436, 119.58 (10.40 dial).
R/U: Steve Stuart, Estacada, OR ('66 Chevelle) .020, 10.065, 129.32 (9.96 dial).
Semi's: Richard Potter, Oregon City, OR ('68 Camaro);

Super Pro
W: Nick Bresaw, Beaverton, OR ('07 Undercover) .069, 8.755, 167.09 (8.73 dial).
R/U: Danny Wargnier, Keizer, OR ('72 Vega) .113, 9.268, 146.31 (9.25 dial).
Semi's: Jeremy McGhee, Vancouver, WA ('01 Mullis); Donny Richards, Gladstone, OR ('66 Nova).

Run Tuff
W: Rich Mauch, Vancouver, WA ('80 El Camino) .054, 10.596, 110.11 (10.28 dial).
R/U: Todd McLeod, Astoria, OR (Pontiac) .059, 11,354, 127.85 (10.46 dial).

Green could trade boxing rematch for drag racing career
Ozzie boxer Danny Green may spurn a $5 million offer to take on Anthony Mundine in the ring again, with another offer also tempting the champion boxer – a new career as a drag racer.

Official Scott Kalitta tribute decals and T-shirts now available for purchase

YPSILANTI, Mich., (July 2, 2008) –The official Scott Kalitta tribute decal and Scott Kalitta tribute T-shirt are both now available for purchase from the Kalitta Motorsports Web site, www.teamkalitta.com.

All proceeds from the sale of the Scott Kalitta tribute decals and T-shirts will go to Racers For Christ and B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe). The tribute decals and T-shirts will also be available for purchase at the track-side Kalitta Motorsports apparel trailer beginning at the next NHRA national event in Denver.

ProCal Professional Decals, Inc., is producing the tribute decals. Fellow competitor and family friend Doug Herbert and Doug Herbert Performance Parts are producing the T-shirts.

Kalitta, a two-time former NHRA Top Fuel champion and one of just 14 drivers to have won in both of NHRA's nitro categories, died June 21, 2008, as the result of multiple injuries suffered in a qualifying accident at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J., during the running of the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals. He was 46.

Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Nancy Matter will be on Racing Sports Live this weekend!

Chris Graves from maxcacklephoto.com took these shots at Texas Motorplex's O'Reilly Chevy Spectacular. Check them out at http://www.pbase.com/fuelcarfan/08chevyspectacular

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Niagara Falls Review - Niagara Falls,Ontario,Canada
Goodbye, NASCAR. I'll go back to drag racing, where the object of racing is to go fast and win. Thanks for letting us know how you feel.
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Power Shift salutes NHRA legends tonights
NHRA.com - Glendora,CA,USA
XM Satellite Radio's Power Shift, hosted by Joe Castello, pays tribute to the history of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing series with a special “NHRA Legends” ...
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NHRA releases findings, continues to examine safety factors
Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA
Kalitta, 46, son of drag racing pioneer and icon Connie Kalitta, died in a crash during qualifying at Englishtown, NJ on June 21. In a news release, ...
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Terry Mosher: Drag Racer's Death Hits Home for Herm Peterson
Kitsap Sun (Subscription) - WA, United States
... Scott Kalitta, had been killed in his Funny Car dragster at Englishtown, NJ He e-mailed back to his wife Sandy, "It's a sad day for drag racing. ...
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Drag Racing List - Farmer John
Famed Stock racer Tom Kasch caught seventies Top Fuel racer Farmer John McNew in action at Milan, Michigan. McNew ran TF from the late sixties into the seventies. This dragster is the car he is best known for before switching to funny cars.

Midseason review: Schumacher builds impressive early lead, Brown ...
NHRA.com - Glendora,CA,USA
... 2 nd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, marked not just the halfway point of the 24-event NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, ...
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Racing group hosts car show to raise money for drag strip
Farmington Daily Times - Farmington,NM,USA
By Cornelia de Bruin The Daily Times FARMINGTON — Hoping to entice Fourth of July crowds into its event, Four Corners Drag Racing Association will host a ...
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Drag racing community farewells Big Al
ABC Regional Online - Australia
The drag racing community of central Australia is mourning the loss of Big Al Stainer who passed away. Big Al was a founding member of the quarter mile drag ...
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Coke Adds Coffee Kick to Full Throttle Energy Line
Promo Magazine - New York,NY,USA
Meanwhile, Full Throttle is gearing up to assume sponsorship of the National Hot Rod Association’s professional drag racing competitions in January 2009, ...
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Drag racing event rolls into Miramichi
Times and Transcript - Moncton,New Brunswick,Canada
3, the Extreme Drag Race Shootout will take place at Miramichi Dragway Park. The weekend-long event features everything from the second World Street II race ...
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A racer’s heart: Remembering Scott Kalitta
Times Record News - Wichita Falls,TX,USA
Editor’s note: Ercie Hill of Wichita Falls worked in drag racing for many years with her husband Eddie Hill, an award-winning NHRA racer. ...
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Krawiec scores in performance motorcycle racing series
Clutch and Chrome - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
After seven rounds in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Hines has 613 points to lead the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. Chip Ellis is second with 532 ...
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Drag Racing List - Chief Chilly Willy's Astre
Bert Straus ran this neat Pontiac Astre from north of the border in various classes. Straus usually ran in Pro Stock. The low-slung Astre featured real Pontiac power -- no corporate stuff here!