Archives for August 2011

Laurie Cannister and Jon Capps on Racin & Rockin August 29!

  Racin' and Rockin': Laurie Cannister and Jon Capps on Racin & Rockin August 29! by Bill Pratt. Two time IHRA Alcohol Funny Car champion Laurie Cannister has a new ride in Bob and Cathie Floch's Bullet Bob nostalgia funny car and she will tell us all about it on Monday, August 29! … [Read more...]

Status Updates for this Weekend’s Events at MIR

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BIR has big lineup for Labor Day weekend

Outlaw drag racing, Trans-Am Series provide Labor Day lineup at Brainerd Int’l RacewayBRAINERD, Minn. – With 1,000-horsepower cars thundering down the drag strip and high-performance sports cars flying around the road course with pro drivers strapped behind the wheel, race fans will be treated to an … [Read more...]

BROWN QUICKEST IN TOP FUEL; HAGAN TOPS FUNNY CAR CLASS DURING TESTING AT LUCAS OIL RACEWAY

CLERMONT, Ind. – Antron Brown laid down the quickest pass in Top Fuel while fellow Don Schumacher Racing teammate Matt Hagan had the best run in Funny Car  Thursday as open testing came to an end at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series teams wrapped up a two-day … [Read more...]

Buddy Perkinson Set To Drive Dingman Racing’s “Canned Heat” Extreme Pro Stock Car

O'FALLON, MO (August 25, 2011) – Buddy Perkinson attended Dragstock VII at Rockingham Dragway in 2010 as a fan.This time, he'll be going as a driver.The 19-year-old budding star has been named the new driver for the Dingman Racing Extreme Pro Stock team and he will make his American Drag Racing … [Read more...]

Join us for the 8th Annual Quartermasters’ Challenge on Sunday, September 4, 2011

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IHRA Summit SuperSeries celebrating record growth

NORWALK, Ohio (August 25, 2011) – Nearly a decade old, the International Hot Rod Association’s popular Summit SuperSeries program is enjoying a period of record growth as the richest and most prestigious grassroots racing series in the country boasts a record number of tracks and participants … [Read more...]

Jeff Roth and Eric Latino to contest delayed round in 2011 PMRA tour at Grand Bend

Pro Modifieds return for track's "Thunder by the Beach" September 2-4 weekend to finish round four, and then continue with round five in popular drag racing actionGRAND BEND, ONTARIO (August 24, 2011) – Eric Latino will be going for his second win this season in Pro Modified Racing Association … [Read more...]

MCCULLOCH INDUCTED INTO MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME OF AMERICA CLASS OF 2011

VERSATILE NHRA DRIVER AND CREW CHIEF McCULLOCH INDUCTED INTO THE MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME OF AMERICA CLASS OF 2011DETROIT -- NHRA Drag Racing legend Ed “the Ace” McCulloch was one of seven icons from the world of motorsports inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America class of 2011 … [Read more...]

HIGHT, NEFF QUICKEST IN FUNNY CAR; FULLER, HINES BEST IN THEIR CLASSES DURING TESTING AT LUCAS OIL RACEWAY

CLERMONT, Ind. – Robert Hight and Mike Neff were the quickest in Funny Car, while Top Fuel pilot Bob Vandergriff Jr. and Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Andrew Hines put up the best time in their respective categories Wednesday during the first of two days of open testing at Lucas Oil Raceway at … [Read more...]