Schumacher continues amazing NHRA streak
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton,NJ,USA
Tony Schu macher is like the Michael Phelps of drag racing. He just doesn't lose. Schumacher won his fifth straight NHRA Top Fuel race at the 24th annual ...
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Carl Edwards wins NASCAR race at Michigan
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Beckman is an instructor at Hawley's drag racing school. Jeg Coughlin and Matt Smith also won their divisions in the 17th of 24 events on the NHRA Powerade ...
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Reading: Steve Johnson final report
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
The 22-year veteran of Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing is currently 9th in the standings, and is unlikely to be bumped out of the Top 10 at the race ...
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Drag races, car show celebrate 50 years of speedway
Inside NoVA - Prince William,VA,USA
Although ODS holds drag racing every weekend, the 50th anniversary Nostalgia Race and Car Show is a big deal for the race fans who frequent the speedway on ...
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Reading: Jack Beckman final report
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
He also reached his ninth career final round (and second consecutive), capturing the fifth victory of his short pro NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series career, ...
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Reading: Doug Foley final report
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
17) -- Part-time racer Doug Foley once again proved he is fully capable of running with the elite teams in drag racing by successfully qualifying for this ...
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Reading: Antron Brown final report
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
The next NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series is the 54th annual US Nationals, Aug. 27-Sept. 1, at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis. ...
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Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Maple Grove Final Results
Final eliminations results and up to date POWERAde championship points standings after the 24th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Mohnton, Pennsylvania.

Will, Force claim NHRA top 10s
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton,NJ,USA
... will help determine the 10 drivers in each of the four professional categories who will make the playoffs to the PowerAde drag racing championship. ...
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NW: Acton Saturday summary
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
Yellowstone Drag Strip, located in Acton sits 3 miles into the beautiful open fields of MT., which roared out drag racing action this Saturday. ...
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Trailer thieves also got million-dollar race car
The Columbian - Vancouver,WA,USA
An enclosed trailer, along with the 1963 Ford lightweight Galaxy driven by drag racing legend Phil Bonner, was stolen early Saturday morning from where it ...
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NASCAR driver Ryan Newman helps lead effort to restore Waterloo ...
The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
The Ryan Newman Foundation, Racing For Wildlife, the Conservation Fund, Michigan United Conservation Clubs and Michigan International Speedway have joined ...
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Michigan: Ryan Newman NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Preview
PaddockTalk - USA
In the 2001 race, Newman had a dominant race car - he started on the outside pole, led 119 of 125 laps and won the race. • On Thursday, August 14, ...
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Lawmaker Tonya Schuitmaker tailored fuel-tax law for Torco Racing ...
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - Kalamazoo,MI,USA
On Friday, a drag-racing news Web site quoted Knoll's lawyer as saying that a Thursday raid by the IRS of Knoll's Decatur business offices was to ...
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NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series at Reading on ESPN2
PaddockTalk - USA
As the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series moves closer to its Countdown to 1 playoffs, ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will have coverage of qualifying and final ...
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Observers mystified by Evan Knoll's excessive spending on drag ...
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - Kalamazoo,MI,USA
BY ALEX NIXON DECATUR -- Evan Knoll came onto the drag-racing scene in 2005 like a ``white knight on the white horse,'' throwing money at drivers who had ...
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Todd Litton dials in at Yellowstone Drag Strip
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
He has been drag racing on and off since the 1980s, and his daughter Mariah, 18, and son Thomas, 15, also race dragsters. "I guess I've always had a love of ...
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Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Maple Grove Final Qualifying
Final pro qualifying and first round pairings from the 24th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Mohnton, Pennsylvania.

People & Products: Harleys to race at Woodburn
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
Salem Harley-Davidson is sponsoring a weekend of motorcycle drag racing, Aug. 23 and 24 at the Woodburn Drag Strip. The competition is the All Harley Drag ...
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Magic City International Dragway is
Minot Daily News - Minot,ND,USA
We had formed an organization almost two years ago called the Minot Drag Racing Association, which was basically a bunch of us drivers getting together to ...
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Martino father-son team hope for good weekend at Quaker City
Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown,OH,USA
By John Kovach SALEM — The father-son drag-racing team of Tom and Ryan Martino of Youngstown will try to climb the ladder on the International Hot Rod ...
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Points leader Tony Schumacher leads Top Fuel qualifying
The Canadian Press - MOHNTON, Pa.
Cruz Pedregon, Jason Line and Matt Smith also led their divisions in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series event. Schumacher drove his dragster to a ...
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Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals
NHRA.com - Glendora,CA,USA
... a doubly-important race of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series as it’s not only the next-to-last event in the 18-race regular season before the ...
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For motorsports' only totally blind crew chief, the sky's the limit
Examiner.com - USA
After that I bought my first race car, and here we are.” And so Blake combined his passion for drag racing with his desire to spread his true-life success ...
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Purdue senior at home on the drag strip
Journal and Courier - Lafayette,IN,USA
Brina Splingaire, 21, has been drag racing since she was 8 years old. For the past five years, she's been a competitor in the National Hot Rod Association. ...
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Drag racing action Saturday at old Almy airport
Uinta County Herald - Evanston,WY,USA
Drag racing action will be held at the local facility, located at the old Almy airport, approximately five miles north of Evanston on Highway 89. ...
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NASCAR driver takes aim at projects to promote outdoors
MLive.com - MI,USA
By Erik Holladay / Citizen PatriotBobby Allison shoots a clay pigeon during the Racing for Wildlife Charity Trap Shoot at the Chelsea Rod & Gun Club. ...
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Airport Drags - excitement on wheels
Red River Valley Echo - Altona,Manitoba,Canada
By Greg Vandermeulen Airport Drags organizers are expecting up to 5000 people at the Altona Airport this weekend for some exciting drag racing action. ...
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Nostalgia Funny Car Nationals at Marion County This Weekend
The first annual Nostalgia Funny Car Nationals will take place at Marion County International Raceway on Saturday, August 16. Featuring the Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit, over 20 Funny Cars will do battle. In addition, 4 Nitro Dragsters will shake the rafters, plus Quick 16, Double Points, Bonus $$ and FIREWORKS. This show will be a barnburner. I will be announcing the event along with John Shapiro of Crusin' Times magazine. Come join us for this killer event. - Bill Pratt

Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Maple Grove Friday Qualifying
Day one pro qualifying from the 24th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Mohnton, Pennsylvania.

2008 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series Top Fuel Points

Financial woes mount for Decatur-based business Knoll Gas Motorsports
A year ago, Evan W. Knoll was a national finalist for accounting firm Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award. Today, his Decatur-based business enterprise appears to be struggling.

Weekend full of thrills and chills
Coast Reporter - Tsawassen,BC,Canada
Starting Friday night with the 13th annual Sleepy Hollow Rod Run presented by the Coasters Car Club and finishing with the Kickin’ Asphalt drag racing event ...
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Drag racer Troy Critchley apologises to victims' families
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
In a US court before the families of the six people killed by Critchley’s car at a drag racing charity event last year, the visibly upset Australian asked ...
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Super Quick Series set at Chandler
Evansville Courier & Press - Evansville,IN,USA
"In drag racing, from a standing start, we cover 660 feet from 4.5 to somewhere around 4.7 seconds," Strassweg said. "It might be from 143 to 155 mph. ...
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Busy weekend at local race tracks
Grand River Sachem - Caledonia,ON,Canada
The event is hosted by Eaton Electrical and gives the Quebec drag racing fans a chance to see the world's fastest door slammers. While on the subject on the ...
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Drag racers geared up for stretch run to playoffs
USA Today - USA
With only two races remaining in the regular season, the playoff picture has come into focus for the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series drivers, ...
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Walker Racing '74 El Camino
Truckin Magazine - USA
The sights and sounds of drag racing is a true adrenaline rush. Sure there are the big guns of the NHRA. But what about the minor leagues? ...
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IRS raids office of Torco Racing Fuels' Knoll
International Herald Tribune - France
Internal Revenue Service agents raided the business office of Evan Knoll, president and chief executive of Torco Racing Fuels Inc. and one of drag racing's ...
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IRS raids office of Torco Racing Fuels' Knoll
MLive.com - MI,USA
... on Thursday raided the business office of Evan Knoll, president and chief executive of Torco Racing Fuels Inc. and one of drag racing's biggest names. ...
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WJ is Driven to Return to Winning Form in Reading
Autochannel (press release) - USA
Eldora, CA., August 14, 2008 - With that in mind, it can be argued that the 2008 POWERade Drag Racing season may prove to be one of the six-time champion's ...
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Grandfather takes delight in watching grandson race
Daily Comet - Thibodaux,LA,USA
His grandson started drag racing in a 1970 Chevelle three years ago at No Problem Raceway in Assumption Parish. Loring asked him if he was serious about the ...
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Drag Racing List - Speed Merchants AA/FD at North Star Dragway
The Speed Merchants AA/FD driven by David Pace will face off against Bill Morando's AA/FD driven by Daryl Modesto Saturday August 16th at Northstar Dragway in Denton, Texas.

Weather Cuts Roush Drag Team Outing Short; Status of NMRA Race at ...
WhoWon.com (press release) - Lincoln,NE,USA
by John Clark, Roush Racing ATCO, NJ -- The ROUSH Drag Racing Team made the long trek across the Pennsylvania Turnpike to end up at Atco (NJ) Raceway this ...
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Bridgewater/Beaver County River Regatta opens Friday
Beaver County Times - Beaver,PA,USA
The races, he said, should feature eight boats from the Kentucky Drag Racing Association competing for the best time in an approximately 950-foot stretch of ...
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Friday Night Drags, Show-n-Shine Update
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
Drag racing and show-n-shine will also be a part of the AC Delco Street Drag Nationals weekend and the Super Chevy Show weekend. Motorcycles have been added ...
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Beckman On Precarious Perch Heading Into Reading
Autochannel (press release) - USA
13, 2008) - Although he's moved into ninth place in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Funny Car point standings following his runner-up finish in ...
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PHR's Top Ten Drag Strips
Popular Hot Rodding Magazine - USA
Fan-friendly covered grandstands make it a one-of-a-kind in the drag racing world. Gateway/East St. Louis—They love their racers and go out of their way to ...
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Cory McClenathan Looks To Move Up In Standings In Reading
Auto Racing Daily - USA
With only two races to go until the beginning of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series’ Countdown to 1 playoffs, Cory McClenathan has already clinched a ...
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RacingJunk.com Partners with Lebanon Valley Dragway
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
"This is a well-operated dragstrip with terrific drivers and fans -- the people who are at the heart of drag racing. These are the same people who have made ...
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Drag racers to play softball for charity
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
The Reading Phillies' FirstEnergy Stadium will play host to some fast company tomorrow night, when drag racing's 300 mph stars take the field for the NHRA ...
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As we all know, drag racing is a risky business and accidents happen. When they do it had been our history, as the drag racing family, to help any way we can - albeit with financial, physical or emotional support.

The All American Fuel Dragsters organization has set up a much needed Brad Thompson Recovery Fund. Brad faces a long and painful recovery period and as part of the AAFD family we realize that racers and fans alike would like nothing more than to see the current World Champion back in action as soon as possible. In the mean time his family can use all the help they can get.

The High Speed Motorsports team has started the ball rolling with a check for $1,000.00.

Brad Thompson Recovery Fund

All American Fuel Dragsters

Send checks to:
Brad Thompson Recovery Fund
2124 W. 146th Place
Gardena, CA 90249

Please share this with your friends.

On behalf of Brad and his family, thank you so much in advance for your support.

Drag-race deaths driver avoids jail
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
It allows Critchley to return to professional drag racing, but he must perform exhibition burnouts only on tracks "specifically designed and ordinarily and ...
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SLP Performance Parts, Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Drag Racing
Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords Magazine - USA
If you are looking to check out some hot and fast muffled drag racing, then don’t miss Old Bridge Township Raceway Park’s Late Model American Muscle Mania ...
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MM&FF Exclusive Interview With Brian Wolfe
Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords Magazine - USA
Tell us something about your drag racing background. Wolfe: The Pro 5.0 days, the Fun Ford Weekends, were fun, racing heads-up. ...
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Lebanon Valley Dragway to Host 2-Day 1320x Grassroots Drag Racing ...
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
by Keith Gayhart DETROIT -- On August 16th, Lebanon Valley Dragway will play host to a two-day festival combining grassroots drag racing with classic rock ...
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zMAX Dragway Officials Invite Public to Gala Open House, Street ...
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
Several drag racing show cars will also be on display and the first 200 guests to register will be able to speed down the quarter-mile strip during ...
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Car Caricatures, Logos and Cartoons
Wow, check out this Australian's great drag racing and motorsports art. I like it!

Funny Car Reunion 7 Photos
The fine folks from Cobrastar Productions put up some great photos of cars and gals from this weekend's 7th Annual Funny Car Reunion.

Drag Racing List - Grumpy's 66 Nova
Chuck Carman offers more great drag racing art, this time it's Bill 'Grumpy' Jenkins and his '66 Super Stock Nova.

Drag Racing List - Big Daddy and I
Todd Hutcheson relates that Big Daddy Don Garlits and he shared an historic moment that started the change in the design of future dragsters.

Drag Racing List - 2008 Sonoma Personal Bests
Steve Klemetti provides new professional class performance improvements from 2008 NHRA Sonoma.

4D Media Enlists Former DIRECTV Executive
MarketWatch - USA
... an agreement to purchase the professional racing assets of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), the world's premier drag racing organization. ...
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Road Racing, Mustang, ProCharger, SVTOA
Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords Magazine - USA
You have to realize that since I was a kid, I have always been involved in drag racing. My Dad got myself and my brother involved with the NHRA Jr. Drag ...
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Saving lives one night at a time
Le Mars Daily Sentinel - Le Mars,IA,USA
That probably isn't so surprising coming from someone who earned national drag racing titles and shot a 9-foot polar bear. "It's an adrenaline thing," the ...
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Racing team's success may be found in the sauce
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
... for the Virginia Beach-based Kalbones alcohol funny car, which races on the International Hot Rod Association's Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series. ...
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Posted By GEORGE PARASKEVOPOULOS, NORTHERN NEWS
Northern Daily News - Kirkland Lake,Ontario,Canada
Organizers of the drag racing event said registrants came from various Ontario points such as North Bay, Sudbury, Espanola, Windsor, Earlton, Kirkland Lake, ...
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Brown races into town in dragster, not on bike
Reading Eagle - Reading,PA,USA
Actually, the Chesterfield, NJ, native had a dream for speed since childhood when he watched his drag racing heroes compete at nearby Englishtown. ...
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Brainerd: GM Racing final report
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
"It was a tight drag race - two good lights and two good runs - we were just on the losing end of it," noted Connolly. "I've felt good behind the wheel in ...
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Hillary Will falls short at Brainerd
Times-Standard - Eureka,CA,USA
Despite a valiant comeback effort, Hillary Will was unable to get an upset round-one win in Sunday's final eliminations of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing ...
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Johnson is only racer with Minnesota ties to win in Brainerd
Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA
After the rest of Minnesota’s drag racing contingent went out early at the 27th annual NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Brainerd International Raceway, ...
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Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Brainerd Final Results
Final eliminations results and up to date POWERAde championship points standings after the 27th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minnesota.

Brainerd: Cory McClenathan final
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
4 in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Top Fuel point standings. After clinching a place in the Countdown to 1 playoffs when he qualified No. ...
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NHRA: Schumacher Claims 50th Career Victory And Extends Winning ...
PaddockTalk - USA
The NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series continues with the 24th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals, Aug. 14-17 at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa. ...
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Phelps fails to qualify for NASCAR race
The Serious Sports News Network (satire) - Chicago,IL,USA
Phelps said he still plans to try to qualify for another NASCAR race, though he feels that his future may be in either drag racing or women’s golf. ...
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Murphy: Nightfire Nationals are a wonderful assault on senses

IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA
I'll race ya. Drag racing is simply one more manifestation of that impulse. That's why racers enhance station wagons and pickup trucks. ...
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Fisher and Patrick give fans a thrill
Indianapolis Star - United States
A modification will be made for this year's race, set for Aug. 24, with the drag strip utilized to create a better passing zone entering turn seven.
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Intrigued Bambino makes way to track
Grand Junction Sentinel - Grand Junction,CO,USA
Ben and Mike started looking at drag cars. “Three days later we bought one,” Debbie said. Drag racing is a head-to-head competition. In his first race, ...
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Watkins Glen: Toyota NASCAR Nationwide Race Recap - Busch Second
PaddockTalk - USA
Montreal seemed to be a drag strip, a chicane and another drag strip. Here, you have to be able to turn, too. They are both totally different race tracks. ...
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Jane Miller: Short-track race a nice supplement
Freeport Journal-Standard - Freeport,IL,USA
Entering the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on Wednesday are Michael Andretti (open wheel), Buddy Baker (NASCAR), John Force (drag racing), ...
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Brainerd: Ron Capps Saturday notes
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
"I don't think I've exhaled since that last run," said Capps, who is seventh in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series point standings and maintains a tie ...
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Brainerd: Saturday qualifying report
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
1 qualifiers and will lead their respective categories into Sunday's 11 am eliminations at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series event, the 16th of 18 events ...
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Schumacher leads Top Fuel qualifying
SI.com - USA
Ashley Force, Greg Anderson and Matt Smith also topped their divisions in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series event. Force claimed her second straight No. ...
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So long to a pioneer in Bill Kost
Auburn Reporter - Auburn,WA,USA
By MARK KLAAS The community lost a local drag racing pioneer, competitor, businessman and good friend in 67-year-old Bill Kost, who died last Sunday because ...
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Brainerd: Friday qualifying report
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
Tony Schumacher, Greg Anderson and Chris Rivas also were qualifying leaders in their respective categories at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series event, ...
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Drag Racing List - 2008 Denver, Seattle, Edmonton, Grand Bend Performance Improvements
Steve Klemetti provides new drivers and performance improvements from 2008 NHRA Denver and Seattle, and IHRA Edmonton and Grand Bend. Steve also created new classes called TFK and AAFK to provide the elapsed times and speeds recorded at the new NHRA length of 1000 feet.

Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Brainerd Final Qualifying
Final pro qualifying results and first round pairings from the 27th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minnesota.

Drag Racing List - 2008 NHRA Brainerd Friday Qualifying
Day one pro qualifying results from the 27th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minnesota.

'Pinks All Out' is coming to Bandimere Speedway
9NEWS.com - Denver,CO,USA
Bandimere Speedway is considered and institution for drag racing in general so was a good fit for the show that is considered the "Woodstock of Drag Racing. ...
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Parkland students getting on track for motorsports industry
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign,IL,USA
Parkland students have built or modified three cars – the 1980 Malibu for drag racing, a 1990 Honda Civic used for autocross (also driven by students), ...
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Carnut Corner
The Province - Vancouver,BC,Canada
10: Thunder in the Valley Drag Racing at Alberni Regional Airport. Airstrip turns into dragstrip for two non-stop days of drag racing on Vancouver Island's ...
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Shelby Terlingua Racing Team to Celebrate Rebirth with "Bullrun ...
MarketWatch - USA
Activities will include a challenging 350 mile rally, an open road 12 mile time trial, a competitive driving course on an airstrip and a 1/2 mile drag race ...
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Racing: Patience pays off for drag racer
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
By Jim Holland, Journal staff Thursday, August 07, 2008 Grimes, of Winston-Salem, NC, had to wait for his team owner to get his nitro Top Fuel class drag ...
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Fuming at Drag Strip
Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA
Noise consultants "found the ambient noise in our area is constantly high because it's an industrial area," he said, adding that drag racing takes place ...
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Drag racing on public roads brings penalties, but there are legal ...
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA
ALower Allen Twp. man will have some time to contemplate the dangers of drag racing on public highways. West Shore District Judge Richard S. Dougherty ...
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Notes: Servia ready to 'risk it' in quest for first IRL win
USA Today - USA
NHRA counts down: With just three races before the beginning of the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series Countdown to 1 (a six-race championship run), ...
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Drag Racing List - Darth Vega
The latest Star Wars movies bring back memories of the original film's effect on racing. There were many race cars named after various aspects of the movie. One of the best was Lee Zienert's Darth Vega BB/FC.

Nightfire Nationals at Boise
Drag Racing Online is featuring same day coverage of the 2008 Nightfire Nationals.

Drag Racing List - Ladies First
Bonnie Philson was one of the first women to race a blown alky funny car. Bonnie's husband Leroy and she made the jump from the Northern California Pro Gas wars with this Monza.

Drag Racing List - Monkeying Around!
Gil Hayward's Monkey Motion AA/FA was driven by many racers over the years. The car was not as famous as other So-Cal machines, but always ran well against the best of them.

NY Times Profiles Power Saw Drag Racing; Look Out, Baseball!
Gizmodo Australia - Sydney,NSW,Australia
Today, the New York Times took a close look at the fast-paced world of power tool drag racing. The inherent fun of placing lightly modified power tools on ...
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Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Friday Night Drags Week Eight Notes
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
Now in the event’s third season, Friday Night Drags presented by ACDelco features heads up, street-style drag racing on AMS' eighth-mile pit road drag strip ...
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Get dialed in on how drag racing works
Alberni Valley News - Port Alberni,BC,Canada
... into different classes, with each class participating in elimination races on Sunday, said Elaine Mani of the Alberni Valley Drag Racing Association. ...
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Drag racing economic generator for Alberni
Alberni Valley News - Port Alberni,BC,Canada
The race is another in a series of successful events Port Alberni is known for, Chamber of Commerce manager Mike Carter said. “It’s up there with Totem, ...
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Ross keeps on rising
Emporia Gazette - Emporia,KS,USA
By Joey Berlin Emporian Troy Ross grew up around the speed, noise, burns and bursts of drag racing, and in the eyes of his father, Dick, Troy’s already a ...
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Father, son team with hot rod at Martin track
MLive.com - MI,USA
He said drag racing was one of the activities he missed most while in Iraq, and he and his father began focusing on the sport after he returned. ...
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zMax Dragway To Host NHRA Nationals September 11, 2008
HardcoreRaceFans.com - Kannapolis,North Carolina,USA
Drag racing fans are surely in for a treat when the Bellagio of drag strips offically opens September 11, 2008 for the NHRA Nationals. ...
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Ex-driver never far from history
Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
Holmes started drag racing on dirt drag strips in Colorado, then got a taste of circle track racing before moving to Salem in 1959. ...
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Racing: Patience pays off for drag racer
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
... his nitro Top Fuel class drag bike fired off for the finals of the All-Harley Drag Racing Association Race at the Rally on Wednesday at Sturgis Dragway. ...
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Auto racing buzz
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
The drag-racing series continues its drive to the playoffs. This weekend’s event is in Brainerd, Minn. With three events to go, top-fuel, funny-car and pro ...
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Speed Merchants
The official blog of the Brad Green/David Pace AA/Fuel Dragster team.

Drag Racing List - Twig Time
Twig Zeigler took a few years off from Funny Car racing... about 27, to be exact. Twig recreated the famed Pizza Haven Satellite in 2008. Here is the original car at Indy '74.

'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution
In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine.

My Belt Sander Can Beat Your Circular Saw
New York Times - United States
A screaming speedster powered by a whirling circular saw flew from a wooden ramp at the recent Power Tool Drag Racing competition in Seattle. ...
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Billboard honors racing legend
Chelsea Standard - Chelsea,MI,USA
Someone had dedicated a billboard to late drag racing legend, Scott Kalitta. "When we saw it on I-94 our first reaction was just silence until we hit ...
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Brainerd: Doug Kalitta preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
7-10, at the annual running of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series national event at Brainerd Int'l Raceway in Brainerd, Minn. Kalitta claimed Brainerd Top ...
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Motorcycles & More this Week at AMS
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
Friday Night Drags presented by AC Delco will feature a full slate of drag racing in all divisions (pro, street outlaw, sportsman, pro four, trucks, ...
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AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Almirola back in No. 8
International Herald Tribune - France
Infineon is the only facility in the country that hosts every major form of motor racing, including NASCAR Sprint Cup, AMA motorcycles, NHRA drag racing, ...
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Donald Sickafoose had a full life-- many hours of it spent high ...
Press News - Minerva,OH,USA
That includes owning and operating the Magnolia drag strip. "In 1956 we got the idea of drag racing," Sickafoose said. "We built a paved runway on it. ...
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Indy cars at Infineon through '11
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Cars will go up the track's drag strip after exiting Turn 6 (Carousel). Dixon said he tested the modified course in December and is confident that it will ...
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Extreme Drag Race Shootout:
Miramichi Leader - Miramichi,New Brunswick,Canada
by Darcey McLaughlin The Extreme Drag Race Shootout came to Miramichi this past weekend as promised, but torrrential weather prevented it from going ...
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HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA DRAG SERIES RESULTS
WIBW - Topeka,KS,USA
(August 5, 2008)- Another round of red-hot racing took place at Heartland Park Topeka this weekend. The Junior Drag Racing League Challenge took place on ...
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Be part of Peter's pit crew
Hawkesbury Gazette - Richmond,New South Wales,Australia
SPEEDWAY sprintcar and Top Doorslammer drag racing enthusiast Peter Blake is looking for keen volunteers to join his maintenance / pit crew for future ...
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Sprint Races At Heartland Park Topeka To Feature $25000 Purse
RoadracingWorld.com - Lake Elsinore,CA,USA
The action-packed motorcycle racing event will end with HRRS Motorcycle Grudge Match Drag Racing for only $15 per bike from 8:30 - 10:30 pm The grudge match ...
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Atlanta Motor Speedway's September and October Calendar Listings
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
Drag racing! Show-N-Shine! Swap Meet and Car Corral! Vendor Midway! Match Race Madness with the Queen of Diamonds Jet Car; two of the fastest jet funny cars ...
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Thunder Valley Set To Rumble During Return Of All Harley Drag ...
TricitiesSports.com - Kingsport,TN,USA
... but that kind of heart-pounding excitement is exactly what the All Harley Drag Racing Association will bring to Bristol Dragway for the Aug. ...
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DRAG RACING: Plenty on offer at Haynes Museum
Yeovil Express - Yeovil,England,UK
By Steve Sowden » MANY more attractions have been added to the third-ever dedicated Silverline Power Tool Drag Racing Day on Sunday, August 10, ...
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Fritts following a movie
Bismarck Tribune - ND, USA
The flick featured an 8-year-old girl who started drag racing when the National Hot Rod Association began a new league for kids. ...
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Rev up at the races
Abbotsford Times - Abbotsford,BC,Canada
That's when the Canadian Motorcycle Drag Racing Association will present bike drags featuring top fuel Harleys. Spectators are invited to visit the pits and ...
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In a dragster field, Lilly stands apart
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
One of the female pioneers in drag racing, Lilly competed from 1961 through 1984. She was so good in the driver's seat that she won five National Hotrod ...
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Greg Weld, KC's wheel man, dies at 64
The famed sprint car driver and designer of Weld Wheels has passed on.

Drag Racing List - The Super Thief
The Horchar Bros.' Super Thief AA/FA 23T was one of the most distinctive awful-awfuls of time.

Every Ticket a Pit Pass for Sept. 11-14 NHRA Drag Race
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
The unprecedented access to the pit area and drivers is a trademark of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series and is one of the reasons the sport continues to ...
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Young gun Massey wins at Martin, takes points lead
MLive.com - MI,USA
MARTIN -- West Michigan drag racing fans found out this weekend why there has been so much buzz about Spencer Massey. Massey, a 20-year-old Nitro Top Fuel ...
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Teacher enjoys challenges of drag racing

Citizens Voice - Wilkes-Barre,PA,USA
BY CALEB SHEAFFER That’s when he takes his drag race car out, after it’s been prepped all winter for the upcoming race season. Richards, 54, of Kingston ...
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McKendree professor makes Olympic council
Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA
Eggleston said her passion for sport psychology comes from a spending so much of her life around sports -- drag racing in particular. ...
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Drag Racing List - Orange Crush
Kevin McBride brought his 69 Camaro for some test and tune passes at Redline Raceway. The orange put on a show with amazing wheelstands past the Christmas tree. The fans cheered after every pass.

Drag Racing List - Redline Raceway Test and Tune: July 2008
These are some shots from Redline Raceway test and tune racing. You never know who or what might show up to try out the track.

HotRodder.Com Drag Strip Stories - Southland Dragways - Houma, Louisiana
Really nice photo collection from Southland Dragways on the always excellent HotRodder.com.

Drag Racing List - Redline Raceway: Outlaw Top Sportsman
The Outlaw Top Sportsman series returned for their fourth race of the year at Redline Raceway in Caddo Mills. The race last month was halted by a storm. A different kind of storm hit Caddo Mills this time with David Baldwin leaving with the win as well as the points lead.

Drag Racing List - 2008 IHRA Martin Final Results
Final pro eliminations results from the 2008 Torco Racing Fuels Northern Nationals at US 131 Motorsports Park, Martin, Michigan.

50th Annual Bakersfield March Meet Photos
I posted these before but believe it or not, I had to wait until vacation to get time to dig out my notes and caption the pics. There are a few rough videos included, too.

NYCE1S.com - Online Video Source
I met Julian Bowen at the recent ADRL race at Budds Creek, MD. Nice guy with a pretty cool site. Check it out.

Drag Racing List - Hoover Claims Torco Pro Modified Shootout Title
Resurgent Pro Mod veteran Ed Hoover is hot again, and yesterday defeated Mike Castellana to claim biggest single-day payday in Pro Modified racing history.

Drag Racing List - 2008 IHRA Martin Final Qualifying
Final pro qualifying results and first round pairings from the 2008 Torco Racing Fuels Northern Nationals at US 131 Motorsports Park, Martin, Michigan.

Drag Racing List Format Updated
As of today we are going to use our "Extended View" as the default view for the Drag Racing Lists. This will show a longer list with a photo and more details about each entry.

Hall of Fame Inductees for 2008 OLD DRAG RACERS REUNION

These 7 men have been voted on by the membership of the OLD DRAG RACERS REUNION to be inducted into our HALL OF FAME in a ceremony on Sept. 28, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Select ballroom in Panama City, Fla.

Billy Ray Bailey....Dothan, Ala.

"Bunky" Bobo....Silver Creek, Ga.

"Whistle" Blaxton....Albany, Ga.

R. D. (Richard) Helms....Crestview, Fla.

Col. Bob Tensfield....Tavares, Fla.

Ray Thompson....Midland City, Ala.

Bill Tripoli....Covington, La.

THREE DECEASED MEN WERE VOTED IN POSTHUMOUSLY

Frank Butler....Pensacola, Fla.

John Donilson....Birmingham, Ala.

Don York....Dothan, Ala.

I might add that the voting this year was the closest that it has ever been. Six men missed getting on the list of 7 by only one vote..........

SOL STEWART for the ODRR

Edinburg’s Homer Ybarra still has passion for racing
Monitor - McAllen,TX,USA
Ybarra recently appeared on a taping of Pinks: All Out, a reality show based on drag racing. Ybarra finished fourth out of 400 plus fellow competitors on ...
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The Fast and the Furious: Pink Slip

IGN - Brisbane,CA,USA
The racing is spread across several different events, from drag racing to drift runs, but with one singular goal -- fill your personal garage with some of ...
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Desperately seeking... Wally
Medicine Hat News - Medicine Hat,AB,Canada
While he has had various success in the local Medicine Hat Drag Racing Association points races, the same sort of success hasn’t come at the National Open. ...
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Boland Leads PMRA Championship Point Award Series Going into ...
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
This event, hosted by Eaton Electrical and presented on the drag strip at the fabled Sanair just south of Montreal, is the major drag racing event in the ...
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Gordy Bryan will be driving a stock car to benefit AstraZeneca
Delaware County Daily Times - Primos,PA,USA
Years later, he drove a drag racing car in the late 1980s in New Jersey and was on a drag racing team in the mid-1990s. Last year, Bryan raised $3000 for ...
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Drag Racing List - Texas Back Half Outlaws at Texas Raceway
This race was the BHRA at Texas Raceway and it was one of the Hottest shows of the year. The track had a full house and we had 20 cars roll in for the backhalf show.

Drag Racing List - 2008 IHRA Martin Friday Qualifying
Day one qualifying results from the 2008 Torco Racing Fuels Northern Nationals at US 131 Motorsports Park, Martin, Michigan.

Auto Racing Insider: Norwalk gearing up for drag racing's Night ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
Legendary drag racer Shirley Muldowney -- the first woman to win in Top Fuel drag racing and fifth on the NHRA's top 50 all-time list of drivers -- will ...
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Newcomer Massey taking Top Fuel by storm

MLive.com - MI,USA
It actually took him almost a whole week to burst onto drag racing's 300 mph center stage. Massey, a rookie from Dallas, got his Top Fuel license in Houston ...
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Vance & Hines to add local jobs
Indianapolis Star - United States
Vance & Hines, which competes on the National Hot Rod Association's motorcycle drag racing circuit with its Harley-Davidson motorcycles, ...
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Funny Car Nationals coming to Marion International Raceway
20 Nostalgia Funny Cars, 4 Nitro dragsters and a gaggle of Gassers will invade Marion County International Dragway Saturday Aug 16, 2008. Draglist.com will be there... hope you will, too!

Drag Racing List - Slammin' Sammy
The late, great Sammy Miller's Mustang II was shot by Thomas Nagy in the pits at Indy. This was the last funny car Slammin' Sammy ran on nitro.

2008 Draglist Nationals Photos by Al Booton
Iowa Al Booton once again hosted his friends from around the country at the 3rd Annual Draglist Nationals at Eddyville Raceway. Here are his photos.

2008 Draglist Nationals Photos by Chet Bain
Chet Bain took some great action shots from the 2008 Draglist Nationals.

Drag Racing List - Rad Roadster
The Thurmond Bros. 32 Ford T AA/FA was one of the last steel body altereds to run in the 1960s Southern California fuel altered wars. The Ford was a throwback to the original fuel altereds of the 1950s.