What's New at The Drag Racing List
April 28-29, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Bernstein,
Worsham, Johnson Score Victories at NHRA Mac Tools Thunder Valley Nationals.
NHRA Communications provides final results from Bristol.
Photo Review: 2003 NHRA O'Reilly Nationals at Houston.
John Gulla
attended NHRA Houston for us and sent these awesome pics.
Drag
Racing Movie of the Week: Willy
Erp's 'Village Transmission' Chevy II Wheelstand. Larry Pfister
captured Erp's Super Gasser after he had "adjusted the converter a
bit..."
Win This Art: Jungle
Pam Backs Up Jungle Jim. Jeff Teaford outdid himself this time with
a cartoon of the lovely JP backing up JJ in his flamed Camaro. We had to run
this one by JP to make sure it was cool! She said, "Go for it." You can win
this original... just write and tell us why you HAVE to have Jungle Pam
for your office or den. I can't wait to see the entries for this one. Click HERE
to win this art! WE WILL ANNOUNCE APRIL'S WINNER AND WILL UPLOAD THE
LATEST ARTWORK THIS WEEKEND!
Personal Best with Steve Klemetti: New
driver, ET, and MPH updates from NHRA Houston 2003. Steve fills us
in on the performance bonanza that was Houston '03.
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April 27, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Bernstein Takes
First Career Top Qualifying Position at Bristol. NHRA
Communications provides final qualifying numbers and first round
pairings from Thunder Valley.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Photo
Review: 2003 NHRA Mac Tools Nationals at Houston.
John Gulla
attended NHRA Houston for us and sent these awesome pics.
Drag
Racing Movie of the Week: Glen
May's Cranberry Connection T-Bird Pro Mod. Larry Pfister
serves up an historic run: Glen May's 221 mph blast, one of the first 220s
in Pro Mod.
April 26, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Bernstein,
Pedregon and Johnson Lead Friday Qualifying at Bristol Dragway.
NHRA Communications provides first day numbers from Thunder Valley.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Low
Buck Funny Car Warriors: Collier & Radke.
David Hapgood
loves the independent funnies and would love to see Wyatt Radke back in a
flopper.
April 25, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Diesel Louie
Force: Da New Champ! Pat Foster tells a great tale of
showmanship and epicurean excess on the road.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Gary
and Marta Watters' Pro Outlaw Altered.
Brian Wood
thought this car was so cool that he sent THREE shots of it! Awesome hot
rod.
April 23-24, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Funny Car vs.
Powder Puff Eliminator. Pat Foster on the weirdest funny car
match-up he's ever had.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Steve
McGrath's Blown Small Block Altered. Luke
Nieuwhof
sent this shot of McGrath attempting to tame down his new mount.
April 21-22, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Hangin' Out with
King & Marshall. David McDonald interviewed Jimmy King
and got more than he bargained for.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: James
Libby's Top Alcohol Funny Car. James Morgan
shot the immaculate looking New England machine at night.
April 19, 2003 - What's Up? Hi folks.
Sorry we didn't get to do a site update today, but we had some business to
take care of! Old pal Geoff Stunkard is having us set up on online
home -- QuarterMilestones.com
-- and we had to get that done! Well, at least we needed to get it
started...
Geoff will be selling his awesome photos and
will help YOU sell products on eBay. QuarterMilestones.com also will be a
cool online magazine. THAT part, we've got a good start on! Have a look...
Geoff's amazing photos and stories will make up for our missing story and
photo of the day! bp
April 17-18, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Interview with
the Pros: Ron Capps. NHRA Communications catches up with the
personable driver of Don Prudhomme's funny car.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Flash
Gordon Mineo's Vega Funny Car. John Bell
did this amazing painting of Flash Gordon's flopper at night.
Win This Art: Gene Snow's 'Rambunctious' Dodge Challenger Funny Car. Jeff
Teaford painted one of the most popular drag racing machines of all
time. You can win it... just write and tell us why you HAVE to have Gene's
candy red beauty for your office or den. Click HERE
to win this art!
Personal Best with Steve Klemetti: New
driver, ET, and MPH updates from NHRA Las Vegas and IHRA Rockingham 2003.
Photo Extra: 2003
NHRA Las Vegas - Friday. Saturday.
Sunday. Greg Gage took
some awesome shots at the Summit Racing.com Nationals and he shares them
here. More Photos.
James Drew was out in Vegas for our pals at Nitronic Research.
They share some awesome shots. Pete Gemar kicks in with more photos.
Drag
Racing Movie of the Week: Steve
Schwalb's Eight Second Camaro Wheelstand. Larry Pfister has
been taking awesome movies for years and we're gonna get some! Here's the
first clip, one of Steve Schwalb not giving up on an eight second run,
despite having the wheels way up in the air for most of it!
Classic Thunder: More Classic Thunder Photos. Brian
Wood took several great shots, which join those of David Dilbeck and
Fred Simmons of GeorgiaDragRacing.com.
Also , check out the photos by Gary Stroud at nmca-racing.com.
PhilZone: Jr. Dragsters Get
Two Hours in the Sun. Phil Elliott reviews Right on Track,
the Disney film on Erica Enders.
Photo Extras! 2003 IHRA Rockingham. Roger
Richards and Brian Wood captured dozens if images at the Rock,
including Brian Gahm's killer Mustang Pro Stocker. 2003
NHRA Gators. John Gulla shot and captioned 53 photos from
Gainesville. IHRA
San Antonio 2003. Roger Richards sent dozens of photos
from IHRA San Antonio, including this nitrous explosion suffered by carb
wizard Chuck Nuytten.
April 16, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: The Soul of
Southern California Drag Racing. Ace photographer Tom West
describes the personalities of the various classic Southern California
drag strips, but picks the one that stands out above all others.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Win
This Art: Gene Snow's 'Rambunctious' Dodge Challenger Funny Car. Jeff
Teaford painted one of the most popular drag racing machines of all
time. You can win it... just write and tell us why you HAVE to have Gene's
candy red beauty for your office or den. Click HERE
to win this art!
April 14-15, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Kalitta, Pedregon,
Johnson and Savoie Race to Victories in Houston. NHRA Communications
provides final results and updated points standings from the O'Reilly
Nationals.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Howard
Haight in Butch Blair's 'Fugowie' AA/Fuel Dragster. Bryan Ellis captured
Howard smokin' the hides just before his five second run.
Win
This Art: The
Super Rat AA/Fuel Altered! Jeff Teaford did one for the true fuel
altered freaks this week. If you want to win this original painting, click
the car, register for our message board, then tell us why you have to have
it! You may
win it on May 1. We
have a winner! Congrats to "Camvette" for winning the
April contest!
April 13, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Kalitta, Densham, W. Johnson
and Scali Earn Top Spots at O'Reilly Spring Nationals. NHRA
Communications provides final numbers and first round pairings from
Houston.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Jim
Nelson in Mickey Thompson's Pontiac "Straight Arrow" Dragster.
Pete Garramone sent another terrific historic shot from the high
country.
Personal Best with Steve Klemetti: New
driver, ET, and MPH updates from NHRA Gainesville and IHRA San Antonio 2003.
April 12, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Kalitta, Densham,
W. Johnson and Scali Lead Qualifying at O'Reilly Spring Nationals.
NHRA Communications provides some amazing day one numbers from Houston.
April 10/11, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: 2003 NHRA Summit
Nationals News & Notes. James Drew dug the Las Vegas
event and he jotted these down and dirty notes.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: 2003
NHRA Las Vegas: More Photos. James Drew was out in Vegas for our
pals at Nitronic Research. They share some awesome shots. Pete
Gemar kicks in with more photos.
April 8/9, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Dixon, Pedregon
and Anderson Hit Jackpot at NHRA Summitracing.Com Nationals at The Strip at
Las Vegas. NHRA Communications provides final Las Vegas
results and current points standings.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Photo
Review: 2003 NHRA Las Vegas - Sunday. Greg Gage wraps up his
coverage of the SummitRacing.com Nationals with these final shots from Las Vegas.
April 6/7, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Kalitta, Bazemore
And Anderson Earn No. 1 Qualifying Positions at NHRA Summitracing.Com
Nationals In Las Vegas. NHRA Communications provides final
qualifying positions and first round pairings from Las Vegas.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Photo
Review: 2003 NHRA Las Vegas - Saturday. Greg Gage sent more shots of
qualifying action from Las Vegas.
Win
This Art: Pat
Foster in the Barry Setzer Vega! Jeff Teaford painted one of my all
time favorite drag racing cars. You guys had better start writing before I
try to win it myself! Tell us why you have to have it and you may win it on
May 1. We
have a winner! Congrats to "Camvette" for winning the
April contest!
April 5, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Kalitta, Bazemore
and Anderson Friday Qualifying Leaders at NHRA Summitracing.Com Nationals.
NHRA Communications provides first day numbers from Las Vegas.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Photo
Review: 2003 NHRA Las Vegas - Friday. Greg Gage is out in Vegas and
he sent these shots of early qualifying action.
April 3/4, 2003 - Drag
Lists Updated! Danny White sent the first cut at the 2003 lists.
They are not totally up to date, but we have many runs from the new year. We
are desperately trying to get the lists into an online database form.
Hopefully by summer...
Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Bob Perry and the
Hell on Wheels Tank. Gale Cohen-Frank brings us up to date on
the current whereabouts of Bob and his famous tank wheelstander.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: Photo
Review: 2003 IHRA Rockingham. Roger
Richards and Brian Wood captured dozens if images at the Rock,
including Brian Gahm's killer Mustang Pro Stocker.
April 1/2, 2003 - Drag Racing Story of the
Day: Draglist.com/
ProModifieds.com
All Time Doorslammer Dream Race. Bill Pratt weaves an April
Fools tale out of a spare Sunday, 12 free hours, and an 18 year old drag
racing computer game.
Drag Racing Picture of the Day: David
Ray in Dickie Harrell's Vega Nitro Funny Car.
Ted Pappacena captured nitro funny car veteran David Ray in one of his
most famous rides.