Archives for July 2011

NHRA FULL THROTTLE AWARDS CEREMONY ADDS HOLLYWOOD FLAIR WITH 2011 VENUE

GLENDORA, Calif. (July 27, 2011) – The Grand Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center has been selected as the location for this year’s NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony, it was announced today by officials from the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning organization.The 2011 … [Read more...]

GALLEN, DORN SEAL NITRO JAM CHAMPIONSHIPS ENTERING MARTIN

Gallen, Dorn seal Nitro Jam championships entering Martin Northern Nitro Jam to feature championship battles in four nitro classesMARTIN, Mich. (July 27, 2011) – In addition to an already historical weekend of racing on tap for the upcoming Northern Nitro Jam at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park, … [Read more...]

ERIK BLAISDELL JOINS NHRA AS TICKET SALES MANAGER

Blaisdell to head up newly-created Ticket Sales CenterGLENDORA, Calif. (July 27, 2011) —Erik Blaisdell has joined NHRA as its new ticket sales manager, reporting to the company’s national advertising and promotion director it was announced today by the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning … [Read more...]

REMINDER!! East Coast Door Warz is this weekend Sat., July 30th at MIR – Cram N’ Jam Offer!

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Find out which Moments will make the First Cut in the Quest to Determine NHRA’s Greatest Moment

The Program, highlighting NHRA’s 60th Anniversary, has been hosted exclusively on NHRA’s Facebook PageGLENDORA, Calif. (July 26, 2011) – There have been so many great and memorable moments in NHRA’s 60-year history, it’d be awfully difficult to pick just one as the greatest of the great, but that’s … [Read more...]

FRAM / AUTOLITE NHRA NATIONALS PREVIEW

FRAM / AUTOLITE NHRA NATIONALS FACT SHEETWHAT: 24th annual FRAM / Autolite NHRA Nationals, the 13th of 22 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Drivers in four categories - Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle - earn points leading to 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag … [Read more...]

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from National Trial Raceway

LUCAS EVENT POSTPONEDHEBRON, Ohio – Heavy rain on Saturday night in Sunday morning forced NHRA and track officials to postpone the completion of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Buckeye Fuel Wars at National Trail Raceway. The Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car classes will run their … [Read more...]

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Final Results from Infineon Raceway

FAUL REPEATS WIN AT INFINEONSONOMA, Calif. – For the second year in a row, Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash., brought home a win over the weekend in Super Stock during the Pacific division’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event presented by Korbel at Infineon Raceway. Faul faced Brian McClanahan, Alta … [Read more...]

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Final Results from New England

STALBA, MANZO WIN AT NEW ENGLANDEPPING, N.H. – Karen Stalba and Frank Manzo took home wins for this weekend’s inaugural NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at New England Dragway in Epping, N.H. Stalba of Hammonton, N.J., qualified third and took out the division point’s leader Daniel Page, … [Read more...]

Rocky Reports: HOT times at E-Town and I mean BURNING HOT!!!!!

Our own Rick "Pappy" Stief did a great job in winning the AA/GS shootout at the Old Time Drags at Englishtown! Pappy not only won the event, he set low ET and won the 'Joe Pirrone Memorial" award given out by Steve Musser of Del Auto Group! The win all most never came to be as the Big Time … [Read more...]