Archives for May 2011

NHRA Full Throttle Series Saturday Results — Topeka

SCHUMACHER EXTENDS RECORD FOR TF NO. 1 QUALIFIERSBeckman and Edwards round out No. 1 qualifiers at NHRA Summer NationalsTOPEKA, Kan. – Tony Schumacher extended his NHRA record for Top Fuel No. 1 qualifiers to 64 when he paced the field Saturday at the 23rd annual NHRA Summer Nationals at Heartland … [Read more...]

GALLEN WINS FIFTH IRONMAN OF SEASON FRIDAY AT PITTSBURGH NITRO JAM

Samsel gets upset win in Pro Fuel; Turner takes down Dorn in Nitro HarleyNEW ALEXANDRIA, Pa. (May 20, 2011) – For the fifth time this season Peter Gallen and Mike McIntire met in the finals of a Prostalgia Nitro Funny Car race.And for the fifth time this season Gallen walked away the victor.In front … [Read more...]

NHRA Full Throttle Series Friday Results — Topeka

SCHUMACHER EARNS PROVISIONAL NO. 1 IN TF, TRACK RECORD FOR SPEEDBeckman and Edwards round out No. 1 qualifiers at NHRA Summer NationalsTOPEKA, Kan. – Seven-time Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher ended the first of two days of qualifying at the NHRA Summer Nationals Friday with a 3.798-second blast … [Read more...]

Latest FTTV Drag Racing Videos

FTTV Drag Racing Videos posted 5 new videos Play all » Jack Beckman InterviewMay 16, 2011 Antron Brown InterviewMay 16, 2011 … [Read more...]

Top Sportsman To Have Eight-Car Exhibition At Kansas Army National Guard Independence Drags V In Topeka

O'FALLON, MO (May 19, 2011) – The American Drag Racing League (ADRL) will again be featuring Top Sportsman racing at its next event.It will run an eight-car Top Sportsman exhibition at the Independence Drags V, which takes place on June 17-18 at Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, Kan.For those … [Read more...]

Eric Latino and Team Green to debut new car and engine for PMRA opener at Cayuga’s TMP

"This car is brand new and ready to go out," says last year's Cayuga winnerPORT PERRY, ONTARIO (May 19, 2011) – He's got a new car, a new engine, and a new team partner, and Pro Modified Racing Association racer Eric Latino and Team Green is ready for the new season."The new car is 100 percent … [Read more...]

Kopp Motorsports Partners with We Install It for 2011 Season Partnership will see Kopp Motorsports featured in several promotions

Will see Kopp Motorsports featured in several promotionsBurlington, ON (May 19, 2011) – With less than a week before the first call to fire the engines will go out at the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, Victoria Day Weekend Challenge, Kopp Motorsports is proud to announce We … [Read more...]

VMP Celebrates “The Year of the Corvette”

The heartbeat of America powers its way into Virginia Motorsports Park May 20-22 for the Super Chevy Show presented by Merchants Tire & Auto Center. This year’s show will have a special twist for Corvette owners and Chevy fans as we host the Heritage Chevrolet Corvette Rally hosted by the Corvette … [Read more...]

NHRA UNLEASHED HEADS TO TULSA RACEWAY PARK, JUNE 3-4

GLENDORA, Calif. (May 19, 2011) – Tulsa is getting revved up for the 2011 Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed event on June 3-4 at Tulsa Raceway Park, Okla. This celebration of American Horsepower will feature the wildly popular index drag racing with a total of nine different classes taking to the … [Read more...]

Former IHRA world champion Laurie Cannister returns to seat of a Funny Car this weekend

Cannister gets first taste of nitro at Pittsburgh Nitro Jam this Friday and SaturdayNEW ALEXANDRIA, Pa. (May 19, 2011) – It will be déjà vu all over again for Laurie Cannister this weekend in Pittsburgh – sort of.While Cannister will return to the familiar seat of a Funny Car this Friday and … [Read more...]