Archives for March 2010

2010 March Meet Kicks of a New Season

Bakersfield, CA - March 05-08, 2010: A mixed bag of adverse weather conditions put the 2010 edition of the March Meet was behind the 8-ball from day one and Jack Harris, along with most other funny cars, simply were unable to negotiate the cold surface and establish a working tune-up. More at  Nitro … [Read more...]

2010 NHRA Charlotte Four Wide Nats Saturday Qualifying

Drag Racing Results: 2010 NHRA Charlotte Four Wide Nats Saturday Qualifying by NHRA. Final professional qualifying results and first-round pairings for eliminations Sunday for the Inaugural NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, Charlotte, North Carolina. … [Read more...]

Morgan leads Lucas Oil Racing group into four-wide eliminations

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 27) -- Considering that on Wednesday, Larry Morgan had no working engines for his Lucas Oil Ford Mustang Pro Stock car, making the field in the No. 14 spot at this weekend's inaugural 4-Wide Nationals was a victory in and of itself."I was so crippled going into this race … [Read more...]

Superstar Troxel ready to advance, despite four-wide trepidation

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 27) -- Funny Car racer Melanie Troxel has seen a lot of different things in her time behind the wheel of a racecar. She's the only female in NHRA history with wins in both Top Fuel and Funny Car and she fills up her spare time as the only girl competing in Pro Mod. But … [Read more...]

Four-wide glory on GEICO Powersports racer’s minds

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 27) -- It was quirky at times, and the action wasn't always the smoothest, but the time trials at the inaugural NHRA 4-Wide Nationals were finally completed Saturday afternoon with GEICO Powersports racers Morgan Lucas and Karen Stoffer looking ahead to eliminations with … [Read more...]

2010 NHRA Charlotte Four Wide Nats Friday Qualifying

Drag Racing Results: 2010 NHRA Charlotte Four Wide Nats Friday Qualifying by NHRA. Results Friday after the first two of four rounds of qualifying for the Inaugural NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, Charlotte, North Carolina. … [Read more...]

GEICO Powersports teammates both eighth on four-wide grids

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 26) -- The opening day of the historic NHRA 4-Wide Nationals ended with teammates Morgan Lucas and Karen Stoffer in eighth place in their respective classes. Lucas drove his GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster to a 3.888 at 309.13 mph, while Stoffer coaxed a … [Read more...]

Lucas Oil racers looking to improve in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 26) -- After the first day of qualifying at the inaugural NHRA 4-Wide Nationals two of the drivers flying the Lucas Oil colors are safely in the field with the third still trying to earn a spot in Sunday's eliminations.Top Fuel driver Shawn Langdon sits ninth in the Lucas … [Read more...]

Troxel ticking off items on to-do list

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 26) -- Funny Car favorite Melanie Troxel opened the inaugural NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Friday with two competitive qualifying runs down zMax Dragway. By day's end, the world's quickest female racer was a solid eighth in the provisional field with a best of 4.105 at 303.23 mph … [Read more...]

ESPN2 INCREASES CAMERAS, STAFF FOR FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS

CONCORD, N.C. -- NHRA isn't the only one utilizing anincrease in equipment and manpower to handle theinaugural NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragwaythis weekend. ESPN2, the longtime television partnerof NHRA, who will bring the historic NHRA FullThrottle Drag Racing Series event to millions … [Read more...]