Archives for 2010

McClenathan upset by teammate in St. Louis opening round

MADISON, Ill. (May 2, 2010) - Cory McClenathan was upset by his Don Schumacher Racing teammate Antron Brown in the opening round of Top Fuel eliminations at the 14th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway International Raceway.Racing the FRAM Top Fuel Dragster to the No. 1 spot in qualifying, … [Read more...]

Strong showing in St. Louis keeps Lucas Oil rider Arana in points lead

ST. LOUIS (May 2) -- Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion drag racer Hector Arana rode his Lucas Oil Buell V-Twin to the semifinals of the 14th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Sunday in St. Louis to pad his lead in the Full Throttle standings to 68 points over second-place Eddie … [Read more...]

GEICO Powersports drag racers look to Atlanta

ST. LOUIS (May 2) -- GEICO Powersports teammates Morgan Lucas and Karen Stoffer exited Gateway International Raceway sooner than they were hoping Sunday, with Lucas recording a quarterfinal finish and Stoffer a Round 1 loss.Lucas beat part-timer Troy Buff in Round 1 before falling to point leader … [Read more...]

2010 Auto Trader Easter Thunderball

 Drag Racing Stories: 2010 Auto Trader Easter Thunderball by Dick Parnham. Dick offers his first story for draglist.com, a super report of the 2010 edition of the venerable Easter Thunderball event at Santa Pod Raceway in England. Welcome aboard, Dick! … [Read more...]

2010 NHRA St. Louis Saturday Pro Mod Qualifying

Drag Racing Results: 2010 NHRA St. Louis Saturday Pro Mod Qualifying by NHRA. Final qualifying and first round results, and second round pairings from the 14th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Illinois. … [Read more...]

2010 NHRA St. Louis Saturday Qualifying

Drag Racing Results: 2010 NHRA St. Louis Saturday Qualifying by NHRA. Final qualifying results and first-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 14th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Illinois. … [Read more...]

IHRA Spring Nitro Jam Saturday Results – Litton, Gallen, Manners win

Litton, Gallen win again; Manners finally pulls through in Pro Fuel with near record runROCKINGHAM, N.C. (May 1, 2010) – It was a picturesque evening at Rockingham Dragway Friday as fans poured into the legendary facility to witness the new Nitro Jam – and the new show certainly did not … [Read more...]

Learning with Every Pass, Anderson Qualifies Sixth at Gateway

Since switching race cars three races ago, Greg Anderson and the Summit Racing team have worked to learn this particular Pontiac’s performance envelope, with qualifying for this weekend’s AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals in Madison, IL providing a perfect example of the challenge involved. After … [Read more...]

Sydney Delivers A Lot Of Shake And Bake Nitro Champs Action!

Sydney Delivers A Lot Of Shake And Bake Nitro Champs Action!Saturday, 1 May 2010 - Posted by Dean NealSome of the most spectacular action seen in Sydney Dragway history was the tale of the tape with ANDRA Pro Series Qualifying action completed tonight, in front of a large and … [Read more...]

Points leader Troxel tripped up in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (May 1) -- A crazy start to the 2010 Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series got a little more peculiar Saturday when points leader and overwhelming crowd favorite Melanie Troxel failed to qualify her In-N-Out Burger Corvette for the 14th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest … [Read more...]