Abandoned Drag Strips
A Myspace page dedicated to the nation's abandoned drag strips.

Olympic champ Nothstein riding new set of wheels

The Express Times - Easton,PA,USA
FORMER CYCLING CHAMP will compete on drag racing circuit as well as Indy car support race. By CHUCK GIVLER Olympic gold-medal winner and three-time World ...
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Irwindale to begin with open practice
San Bernardino Sun - San Bernardino,CA,USA
Eight classes of drag racing will be offered on Sunday's Hot VWs Drag Day. There is a $1200 purse for a qualified bracket, a jackpot bracket, determined by ...
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Popeye rev up for new records
Gulf Daily News - Manama,Bahrain
Both drivers have battled each other in the past, but drag racing fans this time around will be in for a thrill as they are set to race as teammates. ...
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NHRA reaches agreement with Aerospace Components to sponsor King ...
Autochannel (press release) - USA
For more than 20 years Aerospace Components has provided its customers with high performance drag racing and street rod components made by an educated and ...
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Turnage trying to turn on win light at Gatornationals
Tallahassee.com - Tallahassee,FL,USA
Turnage and his grandfather, 62-year-old Mike Vignochi, are in the midst of reviving a family drag racing tradition. He is in his second year of racing in a ...
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Dragpalooza IV - Pro Extreme Photos
The Pro Exteme field at the Dragpalooza was awesome. 20 cars showed for the show with Josh Hernandez taking the win for title sponsor the National Guard.

Dragpalooza IV - Pro Nitrous Photos
A tough field of ADRL Pro Nitrous racers showed at Houston Raceway Park last weekend. 21 cars attempted to make the field. Here is a summary of each car.

Cooking for team never a drag, chef says

Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona Beach,FL,USA
Coughlin will drive his own car to the stops in the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series, but Morse typically flies in and out of town early for the races. ...
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Gainesville: Kurt Johnson preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
Sugar Hill, Ga., March 11, 2008 -- Throughout the course of an NHRA national event, drivers and race teams in the POWERade Drag Racing Series will go ...
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Honeywell extends multi-level sponsorship program with NHRA
NHRA.com - Glendora,CA,USA
As NHRA official sponsors, the Framand Prestone brands will receive visibility at all NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series events. In addition, the FRAM brand ...
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American Idol finalist to sing National Anthem at Gatornationals
NHRA.com - Glendora,CA,USA
"The best part about drag racing is that rush," said Carrico, who can also be seen singing the national anthem on ESPN2's Race Day coverage beginning at 6 ...
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Armed with a New Car, WJ Hopes to Score a Perfect 10 at the Gators
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
This weekend in central Florida, two of the elements that have helped to shape the sport of drag racing will come together as part of the ACDelco ...
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World's fastest drag racers speak out against illegal street racing
NHRA.com - Glendora,CA,USA
In almost every community there is a safe place to drag race in an organized environment. If the Professional and Sportsman-level racers don't speak out ...
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ROUSH Mustang Drag Racing Season Off to a Good Start
About - News & Issues - New York,NY,USA
ROUSH Performance reports that its four-car ROUSH drag racing team started the 2008 NMRA season with a strong showing on Sunday, March 9, at Bradenton ...
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50th Annual March Meet by Pete Gemar
Pete shares 50 photos from the 50th Annual U.S. Fuel & Gas Championships at Famoso Raceway. Enjoy!

Dragpalooza IV - Extreme 10.5 Photos
The largest field ever of Extreme 10.5 racers showed for the ADRL National Guard/Flowmaster Dragpalooza IV field at Houston Raceway Park last weekend in front of the largest one day gathering of spectators at that facility ever. Here are photos of the racers that put on a great show for the large crowd.

ADRL Drag Illustrated Dragpalooza IV - Pro Extreme
Josh Hernandez won the ADRL Drag Illustrated Dragpalooza IV Pro Extreme class for his brand new sponsor the National Guard and tuner Jim Oddy. Hernandez ran series of 3.90's to win the title against Steve Wiley.

ADRL Drag Illustrated Dragapalooza IV - Pro Nitrous
Jim Halsey won the National Guard Flowmaster ADRL Dragpalooza IV at Hoiuston Raceway Park. The Maryland native won with consistant 4.0's with a 3.98 best, Halsey defeated Randy Weatherford in the final.

ADRL Drag Illustrated Dragpalooza IV - Extreme 10.5
Steve Gorman won the ADRL Drag Illustrated Dragpalooza IV Extreme 10.5 class at Houston Raceway Park. This backs up Gorman's win at last years Battle of the Belt at the World Finals.

Shelton man argues for drag race track

Connecticut Post - Bridgeport,CT,USA
JW Racing modifies cars for racing and is spearheading a petition to open the Old State Drag Racing Strip in Colchester so drivers don't have to leave the ...
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Shelton man argues for drag race track
Connecticut Post - Bridgeport,CT,USA
SEYMOUR — As young drivers take often-tragic chances while pushing their cars to the limit, some are calling for a legal, safe drag racing track to be built ...
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John Buttera, 68; builder of hot rods
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Don Prudhomme, a drag-racing legend who won several national events in a Buttera-built car, told the Times, "You couldn't help but admire him. ...
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Gainesville: Team Mopar preview
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
Richard is scheduled to speak at the International Drag Racing Hall Fame induction banquet on Thursday, March 13 in Gainesville. Mopar greats Ken Veney and ...
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Super dragster Tassie bound
The Mercury - Tasmania,Australia
IF you hope to see the world's most powerful Top Fuel drag racing car in Tasmania this weekend, don't blink. Mildura driver Darren Morgan's $1 million, ...
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Coroner: Drag racer died from injuries during crash
EyeOutForYou.com - Bakersfield,CA,USA
Instead they choose to focus on his lifelong passion for drag racing. A moment of silence was held midday. The raceway's Chaplin says his family understood ...
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Beth Rice Named Dragstrip Manager for Auto Club Dragway
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
"She has a great deal of experience, is well respected in the drag racing community, and is exactly what we need to help take the Auto Club Dragway to even ...
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NHRA constantly working to ensure parity in Pro Stock Motorcycle class
NHRA.com - Glendora,CA,USA
by Kevin McKenna, National DRAGSTER The Pro Stock Motorcycle class will make its 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series debut at the ACDelco NHRA ...
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The DRAGSTER Insider
It's a family affair, and nicknames gone bad
Theirs is not a household name to the casual drag racing fan, yet they twice finished in the top four in the Top Fuel world championship race, including a third-place finish in 1977 behind Shirley Muldowney and Pat Dakin. To many of us, though, they represented the best of what could be done with a little funding and a lot of determination.

Pro Mods head to Orangeburg Sat. March 15, 2008

Orangeburg Dragstrip located In Orangeburg, SC will open their 2008 drag racing season March 15, 2008 with an Outlaw Pro Mod race.

Orangeburg Dragstrip is one of only a few tracks in the nation that run a regular Pro Mod season as well as hosting three Quick 8 Outlaws (auto) races.

We had as successful test and tune session on Feb 29 and March 1 with more than thiry of the top Pro Mod teams in the country and, we might add the world as we were entertained by Roger Johanson and crew with their Fulton-powered 1999 Ford Mustang. Roger ran a personal best 4.08 on Friday.

Other notable racers who ran great time were Mike Castellana with a 3.98 at 189 mph, Bubba Stanton with the "Widow Maker" running 3.92 at 172 show some great driving skills pedaling the car at 500' mark and Burton Auxier (current nitrous track record holder at 3.97) who ran a 4.04 at 184 mph.

We will also be running our sportsman classes along with jr. dragsters and bikes. Gates will open at 10:00 AM with first round of qualifing at 12Noon. Second round of qualifying is scheduled for 1:30 and first round elimination is set for 3:00 PM. All times are contingent upon having decent weather.

We will have a "Special Specator Admission fee of only $10.00. So we invite everyone to come out for a great day of racing.

For more information please visit our website: www.orangeburgdragstripllc.com or call 803-534-8999

RacingJunk.com® Announces Partnership With Elk Creek Dragway

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
The Dragway is owned by shareholders, comprised of racers and other individuals who love the sport of drag racing. Their signature class is the Elk Creek ...
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Power tool drag-racing back for 2008
Gizmag - Victoria,Australia
The rules of the Silverline Power Tool Drag Racing event are straight forward - take any hand-held power tool, tinker with it to create a drag-ready machine ...
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Antron Brown Q&A
Restrictor Plate THIS - USA
Now driving the Matco Tools dragster and competing in drag racing's premier category, Brown has quickly proven he can race on two or four wheels. ...
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Southern Drag Racing Association 24th Annual Car Show
Orangeburg Times Democrat - Orangeburg,SC,USA
The Southern Drag Racing Association invites you to the 24th Annual Car Show on Saturday, April 5th from 9am to 4pm. It will be held at the Texas ...
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Whiteley, Ruckman Take Wins at Sir's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series ...
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
The two-day NHRA Pacific division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event presented by Budweiser came to a close tonight at Southwestern Int'l Raceway where a ...
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Veteran drag racer John Shoemaker dies in Bakersfield accident
NHRA.com - Glendora,CA,USA
Shoemaker had competed in a variety of high-horsepower dragsters during his 42-year drag racing career. "Our hearts go out to John's family and the racing ...
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Foley returns with a new perspective on what drag racing success means
NHRA.com - Glendora,CA,USA
That is certainly the case with NHRA Championship Drag Racing where a racer posting a national record run can still lose to a slower car on a holeshot. ...
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NHRA drivers get involved in more important races
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville,FL,USA
The charities range from the 24-year-old Drag Racing Association of Women (DRAW) and their golf tournament on Wednesday, to the JEGS Cancer Research ...
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Sacramentan, 65, dies in drag race
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
They remained friends and racing competitors for 43 years. A longtime chassis builder, Shoemaker came out of retirement last year to compete against Smith ...
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March Meet Shines Golden on 50th
Fifty years of racing are officially in the books for the fabled March Meet. The 3-day nostalgia drag racing event, which drew record crowds to Auto Club Famoso Raceway, featured intense competition with Jack Harris winning Top Fuel and Bucky Austin taking Funny Car.

Drag racing postponed to Sunday at SGMP
Valdosta Daily Times - Valdosta,GA,USA
But on Sunday, fans of drag racing will finally be able to catch some of the world's best drivers flying down the track in the world's fastest cars. ...
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Legendary rivalry
Bakersfield Californian (subscription) - Bakersfield,CA,USA
Together, the two changed the face of drag racing during an 41/2-year partnership which took the sport out of niche magazines and into the houses of ...
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Tucson Friday notes
Motorsport.com - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
In the opening day of racing at Southwestern Int'l Raceway's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event presented by Budweiser, Duane Shields, Boulder City, ...
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Famoso ushers in new era of racing on nostalgia circuit
Bakersfield Californian (subscription) - Bakersfield,CA,USA
BY MIKE GRIFFITH, Californian staff writer A new era of nostalgia drag racing kicks off today as the 50th March Meet begins a three-day run at Auto Club ...
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World's fastest drag racers speak out against bane of illegal ...
NHRA.com - Glendora,CA,USA
Drag racing is a wonderful sport that will thrill you for the rest of your life. Illegal street racing is just plain stupid, and very deadly. ...
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Welcome back, 'Mr. Everything'
Phil Burgess of NHRA's National Dragster discusses the heroic battle Pat Foster is waging against an aortic aneurysm, plus many other stories.

Drag racing, new Mantawi fest in M'daue fiesta
Inquirer.net - Philippines
Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes yesterday said that the drag racing will be part of the fiesta activities. "We are finalizing the guidelines to include this ...
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Zampese tickled PINK about weekend drag race at San Antonio Raceway
Texas Speedzone - Corpus Christi,TX,USA
MARION – One of the hottest and most popular drag racing television shows in the country will be filmed Friday and Saturday night at San Antonio Raceway. ...
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NHRA Announces Three Affiliated Events Added to Hot Rod Heritage ...
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
It'sa good move for us and I think the Hot Rod Heritage combined with our Geezer's at the Grove event will be a great attraction for drag racing fans. ...
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Famoso Raceway To Hold 50th March Meet
TurnTo23.com - Bakersfield,CA,USA
More than 30000 people are expected to turn out March 7-9 for drag racing, hot rods, classic cars and basically everything on wheels. ...
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Coughlin's Title Defense Begins in Orlando
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
A year ago, John Coughlin arrived at the annual Orlando Speed World Dragway Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event with a pair of new race cars and returned ...
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American Funny Car Series
Funny car series based in the Midwest United States.