BIR has big lineup for Labor Day weekend

Outlaw drag racing, Trans-Am Series provide Labor Day lineup at Brainerd Int’l Raceway

BRAINERD, Minn. – With 1,000-horsepower cars thundering down the drag strip and high-performance sports cars flying around the road course with pro drivers strapped behind the wheel, race fans will be treated to an incredible display of motorsports Labor Day weekend at Brainerd International Raceway.

BROWN QUICKEST IN TOP FUEL; HAGAN TOPS FUNNY CAR CLASS DURING TESTING AT LUCAS OIL RACEWAY

CLERMONT, Ind. – Antron Brown laid down the quickest pass in Top Fuel while fellow Don Schumacher Racing teammate Matt Hagan had the best run in Funny Car  Thursday as open testing came to an end at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.

NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series teams wrapped up a two-day test session in preparation for the 57th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil, the world’s most prestigious drag race, which will be held Aug. 31 – Sept. 5.  Tickets for the event are available by calling (800) 884-NHRA (6472) or logging on to www.NHRATIX.com.

Buddy Perkinson Set To Drive Dingman Racing’s “Canned Heat” Extreme Pro Stock Car

O'FALLON, MO (August 25, 2011) – Buddy Perkinson attended Dragstock VII at Rockingham Dragway in 2010 as a fan.

This time, he'll be going as a driver.

The 19-year-old budding star has been named the new driver for the Dingman Racing Extreme Pro Stock team and he will make his American Drag Racing League (ADRL) debut in the "Canned Heat" XPS car at Dragstock VIII on Sept. 9-10 in Rockingham, N.C.

"I went to the race there last year and I couldn't find anywhere to sit, there was so many people there," said Perkinson, who qualified for two NHRA Pro Stock races this season.

"I'm really excited for this opportunity and I can't thank (team owner) Billy Dingman enough. They have an excellent program and I can't wait to run these big 822 cubic-inch Hutter Racing Engines."

Perkinson came highly-recommend from Roy Hill, and team owner Billy Dingman quickly named him as the driver of the car for the final three races of the 2011 ADRL season.

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IHRA Summit SuperSeries celebrating record growth

NORWALK, Ohio (August 25, 2011) – Nearly a decade old, the International Hot Rod Association’s popular Summit SuperSeries program is enjoying a period of record growth as the richest and most prestigious grassroots racing series in the country boasts a record number of tracks and participants leading to the expansion of the program in 2011.

Created in 2002 as a way to give local racers a chance to compete on a national level, the Summit SuperSeries has grown exponentially since then as the IHRA member track list nears triple digits for the first time ever and the number of participants in the Summit SuperSeries approaches numbers once thought impossible when the series began just a few years ago.

“When this series began several years ago we knew it would be popular, but we never dreamed it would grow to a level of this magnitude,” said Sherrie Barbour, IHRA Special Programs Manager. “In just nine short years the Summit SuperSeries has grown into the most lucrative grassroots program in the country and that has lead to expansions of the program and its outreach with new divisions in the works and tracks lining up to join the series.

Jeff Roth and Eric Latino to contest delayed round in 2011 PMRA tour at Grand Bend

Pro Modifieds return for track's "Thunder by the Beach" September 2-4 weekend to finish round four, and then continue with round five in popular drag racing action

GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (August 24, 2011) – Eric Latino will be going for his second win this season in Pro Modified Racing Association competition as a finalist in the postponed fourth round of PMRA racing.

But Latino, of Whitby, Ontario, will be facing Jeff Roth of New Dundee, Ontario in the rescheduled final, which was cancelled due to rain at the recent Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals held August 4-7 at the Grand Bend Motorplex.

The final pairing will determine the winner of this fourth race on the six-race PMRA tour for 2011. It will be held during the September 2-4 running of the "Thunder by the Beach" event at Grand Bend. After this race is completed, the PMRA will continue with its next round of drag racing action over the Labor Day 
weekend.

Latino, who drives the Team Green 1969 Camaro, qualified number one for the shortened race with a 5.971, 240.51 posting. Driving the J Roth Racing 1941 Willys Pro Mod, Roth qualified number three with a 6.125, 230.76 showing. Latino's numbers set Low ET and Top Speed of the race.

Latino, who has one victory to his credit in 2011, eliminated number eight qualifier Ike Maier of Tottenham, Ontario and Mark Nielsen of Brantford, Ontario, who qualified fifth, to get to the final. 

Roth eliminated the last PMRA winner, 1969 Camaro driver and number six qualifier Kenny Lang of Grande Pointe, Manitoba, and Vito Montesano of Maple, Ontario and his 1968 Camaro, who qualified seventh.

Leading the PMRA 2011 Championship Point Award Series presented by Magnum Auto Parts and Patio Passport at present is Montesano, with 1047 points. Tied for second are Latino and three-time PMRA champion Bruce Boland of Hamilton, Ontario, with 1034 points each. Next is Roth with 1022 points, and Nielsen is fifth with 1004 points.

During the rain-shortened race at Grand Bend, Jay Dos Santos Halton Hills, Ontario won the ERD (Engine Research & Development) Consolation final over Derek Hawker of Corbyville, Ontario. 

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NHRA: Indianapolis U.S. Nationals pre-event notes Motorsport.com Drag Racing's marquee event takes place at revered Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Aug. 31-Sept. 5. It is the 16th of 22 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series for 2011 and the final of 16 regular season races. Following this event the ... See all stories on this topic »

New first-time winner is anything but new to drag racing Yahoo! Sports A couple years later, Gray re-emerged in Pro Stock and spent the next few years trying in vain to win in one of the most competitive divisions there is in drag racing. He made the playoffs (Countdown to the Championship) in 2009 & 2010. ... See all stories on this topic »

Simon Giordmaina - 4th Place at Nitrolympx Drag Racing in Germany DI-VE The (MDRA) Malta Drag Racing Association and its committee members for all their support "the (MMF) Malta Motorsport Federation, and Rick and Nicola Stubbins for taking good care of him and his team. A big thank you goes to his wife, team, ... See all stories on this topic »

Win Tickets to the FIA European Drag Racing Finals @ Santa Pod Front Row Reviews By admin Published: August 24, 2011 We have 2 pairs of fantastic tickets to give away to the European Drag Racing Finals at Santa Pod Raceway! Santa Pod Raceway is the home of adrenaline-fuelled European Drag Racing and host to the prestigious, ... See all stories on this topic » Front Row Reviews

John McCormick Under the hood of a muscle car rivalry The Detroit News Normally, I am not one for drag racing, casual or professional, but he was a pleasant guy, clearly knowledgeable about the Camaro, and it seemed like a harmless indulgence. So in haphazard fashion we started our contest, burying the gas pedals roughly ... See all stories on this topic »

HPT will host Heartland Championships Topeka Capital Journal Heartland Park will host the NHRA Division V Heartland Championships, part of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, with qualifying and time trials on Friday and eliminations on Saturday. Tickets for the event are free by visiting a HPT business partner ... See all stories on this topic »

Dragsters ponder Breakers' future Caymanian Compass Cayman's sole drag racing facility has been up for sale in the past and even closed for a time while owner Robert Campbell decided what to do with the property. Outside of the economics one aspect that might be a problem is the track surface. ... See all stories on this topic »

Final round at Brainerd may have shown the future of Pro Stock Bike Yahoo! Sports But the final of Pro Stock Bike may have shown us the future of professional motorcycle drag racing—and maybe the present too. Two young guns were the finalists in Minnesota - LE Tonglet and Hector Arana Jr. Barely of age to drink, these two may be ... See all stories on this topic »

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MCCULLOCH INDUCTED INTO MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME OF AMERICA CLASS OF 2011

VERSATILE NHRA DRIVER AND CREW CHIEF McCULLOCH INDUCTED INTO THE MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME OF AMERICA CLASS OF 2011

DETROIT -- NHRA Drag Racing legend Ed “the Ace” McCulloch was one of seven icons from the world of motorsports inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America class of 2011 Wednesday evening during the organization’s annual induction ceremony at The Fillmore theater.

HIGHT, NEFF QUICKEST IN FUNNY CAR; FULLER, HINES BEST IN THEIR CLASSES DURING TESTING AT LUCAS OIL RACEWAY

CLERMONT, Ind. – Robert Hight and Mike Neff were the quickest in Funny Car, while Top Fuel pilot Bob Vandergriff Jr. and Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Andrew Hines put up the best time in their respective categories Wednesday during the first of two days of open testing at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.

NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series teams are utilizing the two-day test session to prepare for the 57th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil, the world’s most prestigious drag race, which will be held Aug. 31 – Sept. 5.  Tickets for the event are available by calling (800) 884-NHRA (6472) or logging on to www.NHRATIX.com.

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Transcript from today's NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship teleconference call

An Interview With:

• DEL WORSHAM
• MiKE NEFF
• GREG ANDERSON
• EDDIE KRAWIEC

THE MODERATOR: This call is to preview the upcoming Mac Tools U.S. Nationals and also the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship. The drivers that will be participating on this call today will be Top Fuel points leader Del Worsham, Funny Car points leader Mike Neff, Pro Stock points leader Greg Anderson, and possibly Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Eddie Krawiec.

PRESTIGIOUS MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS A HIGH PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE SET TO THRILL NHRA FANS ONCE AGAIN

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 24, 2011) – The world’s most prestigious drag race, the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil, is set to provide its traditional offering of the very best in high performance to thousands of hot rodding enthusiasts during NHRA’s 60th anniversary celebration. More than 925 competitors in 12 different racing categories will perform in front of the standing-room only crowd during the much-anticipated Labor Day classic.

MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS FACT SHEET

57th ANNUAL MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS presented by Lucas Oil FACT SHEET

WHAT: 57th Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil, 16th of 22 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series and the last race in the NHRA Full Throttle Series regular season. At the conclusion of this event, the top 10 drivers in four categories - Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle – will be locked in to begin the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs, leading to 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series world championships. NHRA is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2011 and is paying tribute to the evolution of the hot rod and honoring its legendary racers as well as the sport’s current stars.

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Your Sports: Drag racing Billings Gazette Super pro -- Butch Warner, Sunrise, Ariz., 155.4; Rod Dvorak, Billings, 94, foul; Kelly Staebler, Billings, 68 Camaro, 125.2; Bill McDonald, Columbus, 79 Merc Capri, 145.1. Pro -- Bob Cornell, Billings, 48 Austin, 127.76; Chad Trogrimson, Billings, ... See all stories on this topic »

FIA/UEM European Drag Racing Championships, NitrOlympX, Hockenheimring, Germany Drag Racing Online Magazine The second event in a row on the European championship chase and the second to fail to come to a conclusion thanks to the appearance of the wet stuff (and the local difficulties particular to the Hockenheimring where curfews are strict and somewhat ... See all stories on this topic » Drag Racing Online Magazine

Penske Truck Leasing to Sponsor Pro Modified Class at Summit Racing Equipment ... WhoWon.com The American Drag Racing League (ADRL) is set to work with global transportation provider Penske Truck Leasing for the second time during its successful 2011 season. After Penske Truck Leasing served as the title sponsor for the ADRL's first trip to ... See all stories on this topic »

US Army racing makes NHRA's top 20 greatest moment list DVIDS BRAINERD, Minn., - Drag racing fans have now narrowed the NHRA's greatest moments from 60 to 20 and US Army racing holds two spots on the coveted list which was announced Monday following the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals here at Brainerd International ... See all stories on this topic »

Draggers get sunshine for second race day Estevan Mercury As numerous drag racers attempted to set the land speed record last week in the 63rd annual Bonneville SpeedWeek, the Estevan Drag Racing Association hosted what was, for now, its last event of the season on Sunday. Conditions were ideal for the second ... See all stories on this topic »

California Hot Rod Reunion Fact Sheet Custom Classic Trucks Magazine (blog) Ticket available online at www.nhratix.com or by phone, 1-800-884-6472 NHRA vintage drag racing, featuring some the sport's most famous and historic cars and drivers, racing in such classes at Nostalgia Top Fuel, Nostalgia Funny Car, Fuel Altereds, ... See all stories on this topic » Custom Classic Trucks Magazine (blog)

Media Matters: Escaping Brainerd's Countdown prison Radioactive Drag Racing News The young Lucas described Brainerd as having "the most intense drag racing fans and partiers in the world," whereas Aarons/Valvoline Dodge Funny Car driver, Jack Beckman, said there were definitely some loonies having fun there. ... See all stories on this topic »

Venue change for state cross country meet draws mixed reactions Lancaster Eagle Gazette NTR, normally used for drag racing, will open up its facility to the Ohio High School Athletic Association's state cross country meet Nov. 5. The move from Scioto Downs was made official earlier in the month, as the state meet was bound to move once ... See all stories on this topic »

RacingJunk.com named presenting sponsor for IHRA Summit Racing Equipment World Finals

NORWALK, Ohio (August 23, 2011) – The International Hot Rod Association is pleased to announce that RacingJunk.com will be the presenting sponsor for the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment World Finals October 14-16 at Virginia Motorsports Park.

Meadors, Goodguys Racing Unleash “Pure Hell” on Super Chevy Sunday

Morrison, CO – Goodguys Rod & Custom Association President Marc Meadors drove the “Pure Hell2” ’69 Camaro Pro Mod to a popular win the “Super Chevy Sunday” event Sunday, August 21^st at Bandimere Speedway outside Denver. It was the Goodguys Racing Team’s first victory this season running the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Division.

The “Pure Hell2” Camaro, built as a tribute to Rich Guasco’s legendary Northern California “Pure Hell” fuel altered, was stout right from the start of qualifying. An off-the-trailer 6.176 @ 234.21 landed the Goodguys team in the #2 qualifying spot, trailing only class leader Bret Williamson. It was on Sunday however the team shined the brightest.

Penske Truck Leasing To Sponsor Pro Modified Class At Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags V

O'FALLON, MO (August 22, 2011) – The American Drag Racing League (ADRL) is set to work with global transportation provider Penske Truck Leasing for the second time during its successful 2011 season.

After Penske Truck Leasing served as the title sponsor for the ADRL's first trip to Maple Grove Raceway in May, the world's premier eighth-mile drag racing league is excited to announce that the partnership will continue with Penske Truck Leasing's sponsorship of the Pro Modified class during the Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags V, which takes place on Sept. 23-24 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

A strong relationship was formed between the two companies before the Penske Truck Leasing Inaugural Northeast Drags in May, and it has continued to prosper since then.

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Hooray! Memphis re-opens! Drag Racing Online Magazine On Sunday evening, Memphis International Raceway (MIR) hosted the Drag Racing Track Tune Up. Dozens of MIR loyal drag racers participated in the invitation only event. Feedback from the racers solidified MIR officials' decision to officially open the ... See all stories on this topic » Drag Racing Online Magazine

Racing results Greene County Daily World Action resumes on Saturday with the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League as well as a full bracket program. It is also the final points race of the season. The following weekend will feature the VP Fuels Quick 32 and a Bracket Bash-Big Bucks event. ... See all stories on this topic »

Shelley Pearson The Queen Of Speed FemaleFirst.co.uk So how did you get into drag racing - it's perhaps not a sport that you would immediately think of? My father has been around drag racing since he was very young so it has been a bit of a knock on effect as I was here with him a lot when I was young. ... See all stories on this topic »

Drag racing competiton in Sweden Demotix 21st August 2011 Car enthusiasts north of Stockholm annually organize a day of drag racing for normal road cars and motorcycles, even mopeds are welcome. The idea is to let people try how fast their cars can go under controlled circumstances, ... See all stories on this topic »

Chevrolet's Mouse That Roared Wired News "The small block made Chevrolet the weapon of choice for grassroots racers on the drag-racing and sports-car tracks across America." You'd expect him to say that, of course, but it isn't hyperbole because it's true. The ubiquitous engine has appeared ... See all stories on this topic » Wired News

Win Santa Pod Raceway Tickets FemaleFirst.co.uk Santa Pod Raceway is the home of adrenaline-fuelled European Drag Racing and host to the prestigious, televised FIA European Drag Racing Championships. The European Finals are one of the most exciting events of the year, as the fastest drag cars and ... See all stories on this topic »

Brown beats Schumacher in Top Fuel, Gafforini takes Bullring events Las Vegas Review - Journal Johnny Gray (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and LE Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also winners at the 15th of 22 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Brown powered his dragster past his Don Schumacher Racing teammate Tony ... See all stories on this topic »

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Rocky Reports: Michele goes for her NHRA license

Long time Pirrone & Ellershaw team member Michele Feil goes for her NHRA competition license... for more pics and info, go to http://www.rockypirrone.com/index.php?topic=115.msg455#msg455

Jeff Moser and Kevin Wicke to pair off for delayed Quick 32 Sportsman Series final

Postponed race to take place during Grand Bend Motorplex's "Thunder by the Beach" weekend September 2-4

GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (August 22, 2011) - Before round five takes place in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, Kevin Wicke and Jeff Moser have a date to determine who will be the winner of round four.

While qualifying and most elimination rounds took place in the previous event, the Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex August 4-7, the final was postponed due to rain. Top Sportsman racer Wicke, of Stratford, Ontario, and the Top Dragster entry of Moser, of Waterloo, Ontario will be paired up before the next scheduled event, the "Thunder by the Beach" weekend September 2-4 at Grand Bend.

This final is the first for two-time Quick 32 Sportsman Series champion Wicke this season, and the first-ever for Moser. Wicke drives the K&K Racing 2006 Dodge Stratus, and Moser drives the Blue Thunder Racing big-block powered 2011 Phantom Race Cars dragster.

The series is comprised of Top Dragster cars and Top Sportsman cars. Each division races against each other, and the top eliminator in each division races against each other to determine an event champion.

Wicke eliminated Top Sportsman racers Dan Aitken Jr of Belle River, Ontario and Phil Sampson of Granton, Ontario to get to the final. Moser won the third and fourth Top Dragster rounds against Scott Wildgust of Wartburg, Ontario, and Jamie Bridge of Napanee, Ontario.

Number one qualifier in Top Dragster with a 6.151 was Rick Kopp of Burlington, Ontario, eliminated in the first round, and Frank Goddard of Guelph, Ontario was number one in Top Sportsman with a 6.796, but could not make the eliminations. Moser qualified sixth in the Top Dragster field, and Wicke was number three seed on the Top Sportsman side.

Going into the next event, Sampson leads the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts 2011 Championship Point Award Series Standings with 868 points, followed by Bridge with 848 points. The Top Sportsman entry of Darrin Grubb of Pine River, Ontario is third with 809 points, the team of Rob Gray and Bill Wilson from Ingersoll, Ontario is next with 782 points in their Top Sportsman car, and fifth is another Top Sportsman car, Bob Bauer Jr of Elma, New York with 761 points. 

With their final round appearances, Moser is sixth with 759 points, and Wicke is seventh with 757 points.

The upcoming round in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series over the Labor Day weekend at Grand Bend will be held in conjunction with their companion series, the Pro Modified Racing Association, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series. This will be the finish of the postponed fourth event, and then the fifth event in the 2011 six-race series. 

The weekend will also feature Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars, a wheelstander and jet car action.

On Friday September 2 there will be a Test & Tune session beginning at 11 am, the gates open to the public at 3:00 pm, and the first qualifying round in the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the PBSS takes place at 7:15 pm.

After Time Trial sessions for Bracket racers on Saturday afternoon, qualifying continues at 4 pm for the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the PBSS, as well as round one for the Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars, Wheelstander and Jet Cars. The semi-final PBSS eliminations for the postponed Stratford Spectacular event will also take place at this time. At 7 pm qualifying and the show cars return, and the evening closes with fireworks. The final eliminations in all three series from the postponed Stratford Spectacular will be held just before this regularly scheduled show.

At 11:15 am Sunday September 4 eliminations begin along with a return of the Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars, the Wheelstander and Jet Cars. Eliminations for the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the PBSS will continue through the day, with the final rounds scheduled for 5 pm.

For information about the Teamsters Canada Thunder by the Beach at the Grand Bend Motorplex, call (519) 238-7223, visit www.grandbendmotorplex.com