Jimmy Holzman Named ADRL SuperCar Showdown Technical Administrator

O'FALLON, MO (March 5, 2012) – In an announcement nearly as stunning as the creation of its radical new SuperCar Showdown series, the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) has named 25 year-old Jimmy Holzman as the Technical Director of the category which will present the world's quickest and fastest production automobiles in national competition.

Holzman, whose youth belies an incredible drag racing career, which includes major drag racing event victories as recent as last season, will work specifically within the ADRL SuperCar Showdown series under the direction of the ADRL's Director of Technical Services, Chris Bell.

"For this position, we needed an individual with knowledge of supercars on a global level," said Bell, "but Jimmy Holzman brings with him an astonishing background of designing, building, racing and winning in the very cars which will compete in this class. Had we even continued looking, I doubt we could have found anybody with more experience and success with these machines than Jimmy."

A resident of Wichita, Kansas, Holzman represents the third generation of his family's substantial involvement in championship drag racing. As an employee of Holzman Race Cars, a design and construction firm which specializes in performance machinery for straight-line competition, Jimmy works side-by-side with his grandfather Vernon, father Robert and older brother Chad in racing, building and tuning vehicles for nearly every category in the sport. The drag racing career of Vernon Holzman spans almost 60 years while Robert has been a fixture in the sport for more than 40 seasons.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Final Results from Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas

TEXAS RACERS LEAD WINNERS IN BAYTOWN

BAYTOWN, Texas – Mike Trumble and John Covington each took home trophies as winners in nine racing classes were crowned at Royal Purple Raceway for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Texas Sportsman Challenge event.  Trumble, Pasadena, Texas, left first and held on for the win over Charles Watson, Humble, Texas, in Comp Eliminator.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE CLASS OPENS 16-RACE SEASON AT TIRE KINGDOM NHRA GATORNATIONALS

WORLD CHAMP KRAWIEC AND TOP ROOKIE ARANA JR. ANXIOUS TO START THE 2012 PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE SEASON WHERE THEY LEFT OFF IN 2011

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals presented by NAPAFilters.com at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville isn’t only the traditional East Coast opener for the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, it’s also the season-opener for the NHRA’s two-wheel class, Pro Stock Motorcycle.

Reigning world champ and defending event champ, Eddie Krawiec, hopes to do what few riders have accomplished, complete back-to-back-to-back wins of the same event. Del Worsham (Top Fuel), Mike Neff (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) join Krawiec as winners of last year’s event that will be telecast on ESPN2HD.

“Having the opportunity to be able to defend a possibility of a third win at the season-opener is a pretty cool thing,” Krawiec said. “It's not many opportunities you get to go back-to-back, but to try to do it three times in a row is definitely something that I'd love to do. Anytime you can start off the season with a win, it's a good thing.”

Krawiec earned his second-career Full Throttle world championship in 2011, outrunning his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson teammate and three-time world champ Andrew Hines, 2007 world champ Matt Smith and eventual rookie of the year Hector Arana Jr. during the Countdown to the Championship playoffs. He will try to start this season the same way he ended last year.

“In years past, obviously as we all know, the competition has gotten greater and greater,” Krawiec said. “The only way that you can have that opportunity to defend your championship is you’ve got to improve and get better along with everybody else. I focus on one round at a time. You need to get round wins to get race wins, and race wins will get you championships.”

The 2011 Auto Club Road to the Future winner, Arana Jr., is also looking forward to firing up his Lucas Oil Buell at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville. The second-generation rider not only earned the NHRA’s rookie of the year honors last year, he also claimed a runner-up finish in the championship battle and isn’t going to let any superstition ruin his chances of another successful season.

“I didn’t know about a ‘sophomore slump’ so I’m not going to even think about that,” Arana Jr. said. “I finally have some experience underneath my belt starting this year. So my goal is to qualify at Gainesville, which I didn't last year, and go some rounds, just start strong from the very beginning.”

Krawiec and Arana Jr. aren’t the only two riders to watch in the two-wheel class this season. Arana Jr.’s father, 2009 world champ Hector Arana Sr., GEICO Suzuki rider Karen Stoffer, 2010 champ LE Tonglet and NHRA newcomers Scotty Pollacheck, Anne Hansen and John Hall, as well as many other riders are focused on earning race victories, setting performance records and making the cut for the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

* SCHEDULE: Full Throttle Drag Racing Series qualifying sessions are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday, March 9, and 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 10. Final eliminations will begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 11.

* TICKETS: Tickets are available for the 43rd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals presented by NAPAFilters.com. For tickets, please call the NHRA Ticket Center at (800) 884-NHRA (6472) or visit www.NHRATIX.com.

* ON TV: ESPN2 and ESPN2HD will televise one hour of qualifying coverage at 4 a.m. (ET) on Sunday, March 11, with a re-air of the qualifying show following later that day at 5 p.m. (ET). ESPN2 and ESPN2HD will televise three-hours of eliminations coverage at 6 p.m. (ET), also on Sunday, March 11.

* LUCAS OIL SERIES: The 43rd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals presented by NAPAFilters.com also will feature competition in seven categories in the NHRA Lucas Oil Series, where the future stars of the NHRA Full Throttle Series gain experience. Lucas Oil Series qualifying begins at 9 a.m. on March 8. Lucas Oil Series eliminations begin at 8 a.m. on March 9 and continue through March 11.

* ON THE WEB: Get live timing, scoring, multimedia and the latest news updates from every NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event on the Internet at www.nhra.com. Visit the official NHRA pages on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

TIRE KINGDOM NHRA GATORNATIONALS presented by NAPAFilters.com  FACT SHEET

WHAT: 43rd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals presented by NAPAFilters.com, the third of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Drivers in four categories – Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle – earn points leading to 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series world championships.

WHERE: Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, Gainesville, Fla. The track is located on 11211 North County Road 225 in Gainesville.

WHEN: Thursday through Sunday, March 8-11

SCHEDULE:        

THURSDAY, March 8 - LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying at 9 a.m.

FRIDAY, March 9 - LUCAS OIL SERIES eliminations at 8 a.m.

NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES qualifying at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.

FULL THROTTLE SERIES qualifying at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, March 10 - LUCAS OIL SERIES eliminations at 8 a.m.

NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES qualifying at 11 a.m. and eliminations at 1:30 p.m.

FULL THROTTLE SERIES qualifying at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

SUNDAY, March 11 - Pre-race ceremonies, 10 a.m.

FULL THROTTLE SERIES eliminations begin at 11 a.m.

TELEVISION:      

Sunday, March 11, ESPN2 and ESPN2HD will televise one hour of qualifying highlights at 4 a.m. (ET).

Sunday, March 11, ESPN2 AND ESPN2 HD will re-air one hour of qualifying highlights at 5 p.m. (ET).

Sunday, March 11, ESPN2 and ESPN2HD will televise three hours of eliminations coverage starting at 6 p.m. (ET).

SATELLITE (Digital HD feed):      

Friday, March 9, 6:30 – 7 p.m. (ET), SES 2 / Transponder 22C

Saturday, March 10, 7 – 7:30 p.m. (ET), SES 2 / Transponder 22C

Sunday, March 11, 7 – 7:30 p.m. (ET), SES 2 / Transponder 22C   

(4140 MHz, vertical; Data Rate: 40.461470554 Mbp; Symbol Rate: 29.27 Ms; FEC: ¾; Bandwidth: 36 Mhz)

Video news release contains race action highlights each day and winners’ interviews on Sunday.

2011 EVENT WINNERS: Del Worsham, Top Fuel; Mike Neff, Funny Car; Jason Line, Pro Stock; Eddie Krawiec, Pro Stock Motorcycle

MOST VICTORIES:  Warren Johnson, 9, PS; John Force, 7, FC; Don Prudhomme, 5, FC; Joe Amato, 4, TF; Kenny Bernstein, 4, FC/TF; Larry Dixon, 4, TF; Don Garlits, 4, TF; Jason Line, 4, PS; Ed McCulloch, 4, FC; Tony Schumacher, 4, TF; Dave Schultz, 4, PSM; Terry Vance, 4, PSM. 

TRACK RECORDS:            

Top Fuel - 3.797 seconds by Tony Schumacher, March ’10; 325.45 mph by Schumacher, March ’11.

Funny Car - 4.030 seconds by Matt Hagan, March ’11; 316.15 mph by Matt Hagan, March ’10.

Pro Stock - 6.495 seconds by Rodger Brogdon, March ’11; 213.57 mph by Erica Enders, March ’11.

PS Motorcycle - 6.777 seconds by Hector Arana, March ’11; 199.26 mph by Eddie Krawiec, March ’11.

NATIONAL RECORDS:    

Top Fuel - 3.735 sec. by Del Worsham, Oct. ’11, Reading, Pa.; 328.62 mph by Spencer Massey, Feb. ’12, Pomona, Calif.

Funny Car - 3.995 sec. by Matt Hagan, Sept. ’11, Charlotte, N.C.; 318.99 mph by Jack Beckman, Sept. ’11, Charlotte, N.C.

Pro Stock - 6.477 sec. by Jason Line, Oct. ’11, Reading, Pa.; 213.57 mph by Erica Enders, March ’11, Gainesville, Fla.

PS Motorcycle - 6.777 sec. by Hector Arana, March ’11, Gainesville, Fla.; 199.26 mph by Eddie Krawiec, March ’11, Gainesville, Fla.

TICKETS: For tickets call (800) 884-NHRA (6472). Tickets also available online at www.NHRATIX.com.

GENERAL ADMISSION (includes pit pass) - Thursday: Adult, $16; Friday: Adult, $36. Saturday: Adult, $58. Sunday: Adult, $58.  Ages 12 and under free with paying adult each day.

RESERVED SEATS (includes pit pass) - Friday: Adult, $46.  Saturday: Adult, $65.  Sunday: Adult, $65. Ages 12 and under free with paying adult each day.

NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES POINTS STANDINGS

GLENDORA, Calif. -- Points standings (top 10) following the second of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series:

Top Fuel:  1.  Antron Brown, 212; 2.  Tony Schumacher, 180; 3.  Spencer Massey, 176; 4.  Morgan Lucas, 143; 5. Shawn Langdon, 139; 6.  Clay Millican, 126; 7.  (tie) Steve Torrence, 89; Bob Vandergriff, 89; 9. (tie) Brandon Bernstein, 85; Doug Kalitta, 85.

Funny Car:  1.  Mike Neff, 196; 2.  Robert Hight, 154; 3.  John Force, 150; 4.  Jack Beckman, 137; 5.  Ron Capps, 125; 6.  Courtney Force, 124; 7.  Todd Lesenko, 102; 8.  Johnny Gray, 99; 9.  Jeff Arend, 84; 10.  Gary Densham, 83.

Pro Stock:  1.  Greg Anderson, 209; 2.  Jason Line, 208; 3.  Mike Edwards, 147; 4.  Rodger Brogdon, 125; 5. Jeg Coughlin, 122; 6.  Vincent Nobile, 111; 7.  Greg Stanfield, 103; 8.  Allen Johnson, 93; 9. (tie) Erica Enders, 84; Shane Gray, 84. Larry Morgan, 84.

Kevin Wicke and K&K Racing Team ready for solid 2012 with Dodge Stratus

Few tweaks in store for two-time Quick 32 Sportsman Series champion

STRATFORD, ONTARIO (March 5, 2012) – Two-time Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts Champion Kevin Wicke will be returning to the popular drag race series for 2012, and said he is hoping to have a better season than last year.

We're hoping to have a better first half, noted the Dodge Stratus Top Sportsman driver. We are also going to concentrate on more consistency.

While the K&K Racing Team qualified in the top five for each of the six races last year, the team struggled in the elimination rounds, with its best showing a final round appearance in the Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals presented by Ideal Supply & NAPA Auto Parts at Grand Bend, losing the winning round to Top Dragster driver Jeff Moser.

The fields are getting a lot quicker, noted Wicke. There are a lot of good strong guys in the Series now.

The K&K Racing car runs the quarter mile in just under seven seconds at speeds of about 200 mph.

Now entering its fourth season, Wicke won the Quick 32 Sportsman Series title in the first two years of operation. The team also has won two IHRA National Events, and an IHRA Divisional Event. It will be entering IHRA and ADRL competition this year, but Wicke said the Quick 32 Sportsman Series will be the team's main focus.

Powering the RJ Race Cars product is a 604-cubic inch engine with B1 heads with a two-stage nitrous system and a MagnaFuel Racing Fuel Systems unit. A Hutch's Transmission Service two-speed Powerglide with an Abruzzi 10-inch converter is used.

 
Kevin Zimmer is crew chief for the team. Dan Culliton, Dennis Culliton, Derek Dotzert, Scott McCann, Kody and Kayden Wicke are also part of the K&K Racing effort.

Wicke wanted to thank his crew and his sponsors for their help and support, and welcomed Viral Lubricants as a new sponsor. Other sponsorship comes from CVR Inc., Fraser Asphalt Paving, Perth Auto Dismantlers, Skully Bros. Metal Fabrication, Bear's Performance Products, Ron's Precision Machine and Fram Canada.

Wicke said there will be few changes to the Stratus in 2012.

We'll be ready, he said. It's coming back together. We're going to make some little nitrous changes and things like that.

The Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts kicks off its 2012 season with the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge May 18-20 at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park, the first of six events. 

The Quick 32 Sportsman Series' companion series, the Pro Modified Racing Association, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series, will also be at Cayuga for this event.

The Quick 32 Sportsman Series, www.Quick32.ca will race six times in 2012. The series also competes with its two companion series, the Pro Modified Racing Association, www.PMRA.ca and the Pro Bike & Sled Series, www.PBSS.ca offering a solid and full package of drag racing action.

For more information contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher at Bruce@Quick32.ca

Photo Credit:   Mike Goodwin ~ www.MGdigital.ca and Brad Turk, Canadian Drag Racing Photos ~ www.CanadianDragRacingPhotos.com

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ADRL Announces Summit Racing Equipment Top Sportsman “Clash Of The Titans,” $10,000 To Winner

O'FALLON, MO (March 2, 2012) – With a new, one-race super event, the American Drag Racing League's (ADRL) Summit Racing Equipment Top Sportsman class will reach incredible new heights in 2012.

On Friday, the ADRL and class sponsor Summit Racing Equipment announced a special one-race event that will take place during the U.S. Drags V on June 22-23 at Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP) and will be one of the biggest single-race events in the history of Top Sportsman racing.

Entitled the Summit Racing Equipment Top Sportsman "Clash of the Titans," this 32-car qualifying field will offer a $10,000 prize for the winner and nearly a $30,000 total payout during the event for TS racers, which immediately makes it one of the most anticipated events on the 2012 ADRL Tour and in Top Sportsman history.

"The Top Sportsman racers have made it clear they want to race during the ADRL events, and with Summit Racing's title sponsorship of the class we wanted to put together one of the biggest Top Sportsman events in the country, "said Jim Greenleaf, Summit Racing's Motorsports and Events Manager. 

"The Summit Racing Top Sportsman 'Clash of the Titans' promises to bring out the best of the best Top Sportsman racers competing for the $10,000 top prize and bragging rights. We are very excited to bring this event to a quality track like Virginia Motorsports Park."

The U.S. Drags V at VMP, which was the 2011 ADRL Track of the Year, is the fifth stop on the 10-race 2012 ADRL Tour.

The Summit Racing Equipment Top Sportsman "Clash of the Titans" will feature a 32-car qualifying field, and will feature three rounds of qualifying and five rounds of eliminations. 

All three qualifying rounds will take place during the Friday of the event as part of the ADRL's normal qualifying schedule. The first round of eliminations for the Summit Racing Equipment Top Sportsman "Clash of the Titans" will take place on Saturday morning as part of the U.S. Drags at VMP.

DeJonge and Goddard back for upcoming Quick 32 Sportsman Series

Top Sportsman team looking at more potential in twin-turbo Cobalt

ABERFOYLE, ONTARIO (March 2, 2012) – We had a crappy learning curve last season, but it was an exciting year.

And Frank Goddard, driver of the DeJonge-Goddard Racing Top Sportsman Cobalt added the team has learned a great deal after racing last year in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts.

The Cobalt is powered by a 585-cubic inch big-block Chevy engine, but is unique to the Series in that is features twin turbochargers, a sophisticated setup that the team believes will show its worth this year.

Both seasoned racers, in 2011 Goddard and car owner Fred DeJonge wanted to try something different to travel down the quarter-mile, and have been working to get the car's potential from the engine to the rear wheels. 

They are now confident the drivetrain of the Cobalt will enhance the high-horsepower of the engine.

The potential of the car was demonstrated last year, as the team qualified number one at the Canadian Nitro Nationals with a 6.855 at 208.75, and then a blistering 6.796, 212.56 pass during the Stratford Spectacular Hot Summer Nationals. They qualified in two other races last year, but just couldn't get into the winner's circle.

A major upgrade to the Cobalt has been the installation of a new transmission for 2012 which the team believes will be of benefit.

We've put in a Rossler three-speed transmission and got rid of the Powerglide, said DeJonge. This new setup will be able to better handle the torque and horsepower.

The transmission and drivetrain are now up to the engine's capabilities, agreed Goddard. We've also streamlined the cooling system for easier maintenance.

The Cobalt is a Jerry Bickel Race Cars product, with the engine featuring twin 88-millimeter Precision turbos. An Aeromotive fuel system is employed, and the new three-speed automatic is a Rossler unit based on a General Motors TH400.

DeJonge added they have switched from Goodyear slicks to Hoosiers in the hopes of getting down the track with more success.

DeJonge acts as crew chief for the team, with Luke DeJonge, Colin Penney, Darren Skiva, Kelsey and Sam making up the rest of the effort. 

 
I want to thank the crew, and my wife Lisa for remaining enthusiastic through thick and thin last year, said DeJonge. We will be back and do the best we can do. Working with this setup has been pretty cool and to figure it out has been satisfying.

We will continue where we left off, added Goddard. There's more potential in that engine. We will just keep working at it.

It's going to be a fun year, he continued. That's a monster motor we're taming.

The Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts kicks off its 2012 season with the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge May 18-20 at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park, the first of six events. 

The Quick 32 Sportsman Series' companion series, the Pro Modified Racing Association, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series, will also be at Cayuga for this event.

The Quick 32 Sportsman Series, www.Quick32.ca will race six times in 2012. The series also competes with its two companion series, the Pro Modified Racing Association, www.PMRA.ca and the Pro Bike & Sled Series, www.PBSS.ca offering a solid and full package of drag racing action.

For more information contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher at Bruce@Quick32.ca

Photo Credit:   Mike Goodwin ~ www.MGdigital.ca

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2012 NHRA: NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Teleconference Transcript PaddockTalk I think it's definitely made it a lot easier for everyone else, a female, going into a male-dominated sport like drag racing. Q. Kenny, having been involved for so long, can you talk about why NHRA has been so successful at cultivating diversity ... See all stories on this topic »

So far, it's been a drag for racing fans Inland Valley Daily Bulletin The news drag racing fans dreaded, but somehow knew was going to happen, is official. According to a release from Auto Club Speedway late Wednesday afternoon, its dragstrip has been shut down. "A Superior Court has suspended operation of the Auto Club ... See all stories on this topic »

Gainesville Kick Off Party to give fans an early dose of nitro NHRA.com The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series heads east for the third stop of the 2012 season, the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals presented by NAPAFilters.com at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, March 8-11. Drivers Johnny and Shane Gray, Dom Lagana, ... See all stories on this topic » NHRA.com

54th annual March Meet makes Kern Co. drag-racing central Bakersfield Now More than 450 cars are expected to compete in 13 racing classes during this year's March Meet, which organizers say is the largest nostalgia drag race in the world. 54th annual March Meet makes Kern Co . drag - racing central. See all stories on this topic » Bakersfield Now

Can Mike Edwards get 'back' on top? Radioactive Drag Racing News For most NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series drivers, the off-season is a time to relax and unwind before getting ready for the upcoming year. But Pro Stock driver Mike Edwards had a different agenda: Getting his back working properly. See all stories on this topic »

Auto Club Dragway suspends activities due to noise complaints AutoWeek The Fontana action leaves only Pomona, Barona and Famoso drag strips still open in Southern California, drag racing's birthplace. Tracks once dotted the southern half of California as the sport blossomed after the WWII. But great names such as Lions, ... See all stories on this topic »

Motor sports notebook: Buescher rides racing luck to Nationwide win Houston Chronicle It's set up to be a big weekend of drag racing in Baytown. Royal Purple Raceway will host the NHRA Texas Sportsman Challenge. Racing starts today and will run through Sunday. … Jason Hughes and Johnny Scott recently captured wins to open the United ... See all stories on this topic »

Stock Eliminator - Jeg And Samantha Coughlin Take South Georgia Detour Autochannel (press release) ... Stock championship at the upcoming Tire Kingdom Gatornationals, five-time world champion Jeg Coughlin will make a slight detour this weekend to compete in the Southeast Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at South Georgia Motorsports Park. See all stories on this topic » Autochannel (press release)

2012 NHRA Q&A: Eddie Krawiec, Hector Arana Jr, Courtney Force, Kenny Bernstein PaddockTalk We'll start our call today with Hector Arana, Jr. The 2011 NHRA Full Throttle drag racing season was one that Hector, Jr. will not quickly forget. In his first year of competition, Hector powered his Lucas Oil Buell to three wins and five final-round ... See all stories on this topic »

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