Archives for April 2010

Steve Corriveau enters Quick 32 Sportsman Series arena with 1967 Chevy II

Series rookie ready with new Top Sportsman for upcoming seasonFONTHILL, ONTARIO (April 28, 2010) – Steve Corriveau is hoping the car he will be driving in the upcoming Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts will bring him the same success as its previous owner.The Fonthill, … [Read more...]

NEW BARONA DRAG STRIP ARTWORK

Hey Gang!!! Here's some new drag racing artwork I did for Pete Baleno's Drag Corner; promoting The 4th Manufacturers Cup Challenge at the end of June at Barona Drag Strip. Take care! Your Cartoon Drag Fink Pal... Jeff … [Read more...]

NHRA CHAMP HIGHT READY TO BRING HEAT AT CARDINALS GAME

YORBA LINDA, CA (April 27, 2010) --- 2009 NHRA Funny Car champ Robert Hight knows about speed and control. The fifth year professional Funny Car driver enjoys powering his Auto Club Ford Mustang down NHRA race tracks all across the country at speed in excess of 300 mph but as an avid baseball fan … [Read more...]

Frankie Taylor’s Pro Mod

Frankie "Mad Man" Taylor … [Read more...]

Jim Nelson/Dragmaster

Here's Dragmaster's Jim Nelson of the Martin and Nelson Dragmaster Team. Jim is co-founder of Dragmaster. This photo taken about 1960 and courtesy of Dode Martin. --Posted By Jeff DeGrandis to Dragmaster … [Read more...]

Goodguys Racing ’69 Camaro runs Career Best Numbers at Season Opener!

Sacramento Raceway, Sacramento, CA - The Goodguys Racing Pro Mod ’69 Camaro hit the track for the first time this season over the weekend at Sacramento Raceway Park competition during the 29th annual Funny Car Fever event. Racing in the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod category, driver Marc Meadors … [Read more...]

NHRA NEWS: GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD SERIES PREVIEW – ST. LOUIS

HOUSTON PRO MOD WINNER ROWE READY FOR MORE NHRA SUCCESS AT GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAYMADISON, Ill. – Danny Rowe made a fast turnaround to his race program following an uncharacteristic DNQ at the season-opening NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series event at Florida’s Gainesville … [Read more...]

Tommy Gray’s Camaro Pro Mod

Tommy Gray races in the NEOPMA in 2010  … [Read more...]

GEICO Powersports Top Fuel team revamps tune-up in attempt to go faster

ST. LOUIS (April 27) -- The high-pitched whirring of a clutch machine and roof-rattling rumble of an engine dyno at it's nitro-gulping extreme have become commonplace at Morgan Lucas Racing's headquarters in Brownsburg, Ind."I just wear earplugs all the time now," Lucas Oil crew chief John … [Read more...]

427 Day

Well it’s that time of the year again!  Time when we celebrate 427-day April 27, 2010.  There is something magical about that combination of numbers as it congers up thoughts of a high performance automobile engine and the special cars that provided it with a home.  Close your eyes and image a '63 ½ … [Read more...]