Archives for 2011

NHRA ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO HOT ROD HERITAGE SERIES

GLENDORA, Calif. (June 14, 2011) – NHRA announced today that the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series event scheduled for Aug. 6-7 at Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway, in Fontana, has been rescheduled and will now be held at Auto Club Famoso Raceway, in Bakersfield, Oct. 15-16.  This change comes … [Read more...]

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Gun Raceway, Fallon, Nev.

DEMKE AND LOMBARDO SCORE BIG AT TOP GUN RACEWAYFALLON, Nev. – Scoring their second win in a row, alcohol drivers Chris Demke and John Lombardo, Jr., follow up their wins at Auto Club Famoso Raceway with victories at Top Gun Raceway in the Pacific division’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event. … [Read more...]

ALLEN JOHNSON HOPES TO RIDE WAVE OF MOMENTUM TO HOMETOWN PRO STOCK VICTORY AT FORD NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS IN BRISTOL

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Pro Stock veteran Allen Johnson has proven in the past that his team can rise to the occasion and win races when absolutely necessary.He’s won three of the last four years at Denver’s Bandimere Speedway, site of his longtime partner Mopar’s lone sponsored event in the NHRA Full … [Read more...]

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, Okla.

SELF REPEATS WIN AT TULSA RACEWAY PARKTULSA, Okla. (June 13, 2011) – For the second year in a row, Kevin Self took home the South Central division Tigerflow NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event win in Comp Eliminator at Tulsa Raceway Park. Self, an Oklahoma resident from Caddo, faced off against … [Read more...]

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, Ill.

REICHERT, BRAND TAKE WINS AT ROUTE 66JOLIET, Ill. – Bill Reichert and Dale Brand took home the wins from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Burndown and Sundown event this past weekend at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill. Reichert, the defending and five-time Top Alcohol Dragster National … [Read more...]

FORD NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS PRESENTED BY TRI-CITIES AREA FORD DEALERS PREVIEW

WHAT: 11th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers, the ninth of 22 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Drivers in three categories - Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock - earn points leading to 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series … [Read more...]

NEFF ON HOT STREAK IN FUNNY CAR AS FULL THROTTLE SERIES HEADS TO FORD NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS IN TENNESSEE

BRISTOL, Tenn. – For NHRA Funny Car racer Mike Neff, a state of total exhaustion has proven to be a good thing.At the end of each NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event, if Neff’s tired-meter is pushing extreme limits he knows it has been a good weekend.And for the last four races, the … [Read more...]

Latino wins in PMRA, Grubb takes Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and Hope captures PBSS final at Xtreme Mayhem Nationals at TMP’s Cayuga Dragway

CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 12, 2011) – The second event in the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series was held over the weekend at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park, and winners were confirmed in all three drag race series. The PMRA … [Read more...]

Boland, Sampson, Anderson win opening rounds at TMP’s Cayuga Dragway in PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS drag racing competition

Second full event continues Sunday June 12CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 11, 2011) – Winners in the postponed Victoria Day Weekend Challenge were declared at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park today. While qualifying had been completed at the May event, the eliminations were held as part of the … [Read more...]

Comp, Pro Stock, and ADRL VP Bubba Corzine on Racin & Rockin June 13!

  Racin' and Rockin': Comp, Pro Stock, and ADRL VP Bubba Corzine on Racin & Rockin June 13! by Bill Pratt. Join us on Monday night, June 13, as we welcome Bubba Corzine! Bubba was a successful sportsman racer in the Corzine & Cross comp dragster, and was one of the quickest Pro Stockers in the 1980s … [Read more...]