Archives for June 2010

WJ Wins K&N Filters Horsepower Challenge Vote for 8th Slot

As was just announced on NHRA Race Day on ESPN2, Warren Johnson won the fan vote to compete in the K&N Filters Horsepower Challenge. It will be the 24th time the winningest Pro Stock driver in NHRA history has competed in the special bonus event.He will be the No. 8 seed and face off against top … [Read more...]

Things looking up for Lucas Oil pros Langdon and Morgan

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 20) -- After a first half of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season mostly filled with struggles, Lucas Oil drivers Shawn Langdon and Larry Morgan believe they are back on even ground with the sport's elite.Of the two, Langdon's Lucas Oil/Speedco Top Fuel dragster had … [Read more...]

Huge upset of points leader Dixon highlights Lucas’ season

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 20) -- GEICO Powersports pilot Morgan Lucas posted his single biggest elimination round win of the 2010 season Sunday at Bristol Dragway when he handily beat runaway points leader Larry Dixon. Although he lost to seven-time and reigning Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher in Round … [Read more...]

Saturday Insanity event at Atlanta Dragway

WALLY A GOOD LUCK CHARM FOR SINACK, WARREN(Commerce, GA – June 19) Two winners from last weekend's NHRA Unleashed event, Stan Sinack and Howard Warren, extended their streak to today's Saturday Insanity event. Hardcore competitors showed up, despite the smothering heat, for the event that missed an … [Read more...]

Largest crowd ever at RMR witnesses history during Salt Lake Nitro Jam finale

SALT LAKE CITY -- Saturday's final results from the IHRA Salt Lake Nitro Jam at Rocky Mountain Raceway. The race is the fourth of 10 in the 2010 Nitro Jam Series:TOP FUEL DRAGSTER DAY 2Bobby Lagana Jr., Scarsdale, N.Y., 5.244 seconds, 250.78 mph def. Bruce Litton, Indianapolis, Ind., 5.251 seconds, … [Read more...]

Stivers’ Trane Pro Mod running strong in the Bristol Summer Heat

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 19, 2010) - With temperatures in the 90's and high humidity to match, it's definitely air conditioning weather at this weekend's NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Trane-sponsored Rick Stivers is right at home in the heat, taking the 13th position in the NHRA Get Screened America … [Read more...]

GEICO Powersports racer Lucas rounding into top form

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 19) -- It's taken longer than he like, but Morgan Lucas said the GEICO Powersports dragster is finally getting back to where he wants it to be."We just kept peeling a bunch (of power) off of it -- just more and more," Lucas said. "I think we've finally gone on the other side of … [Read more...]

2010 NHRA Bristol Saturday Pro Mod Qualifying

Drag Racing Results: 2010 NHRA Bristol Saturday Pro Mod Qualifying by NHRA. Final qualifying results and first-round pairings for Get Screened America Pro Mods for the 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway, Bristol, Tennessee. … [Read more...]

2010 NHRA Bristol Saturday Qualifying

Drag Racing Results: 2010 NHRA Bristol Saturday Qualifying by NHRA. Final qualifying results and first-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway, Bristol, Tennessee. … [Read more...]

Troxel in the thick of Funny Car fight

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 19) -- It's been a while since Melanie Troxel has been behind the wheel of her R2B2 Racing Dodge Charger Funny Car, but the drag racing megastar barely missed a beat while qualifying for the field at the 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals = on Saturday."That first pass … [Read more...]