Archives for August 2012

NHRA NEWS: SCHUMACHER, BECKMAN, ENDERS AND ARANA SR. WILL LEAD THE PACK HEADING INTO THE LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS FINAL ELIMINATIONS

BRAINERD, Minn. – Tony Schumacher raced to the No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel competition Saturday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana Sr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also will lead their respective categories into Sunday’s 11 a.m. … [Read more...]

Melanie Simmons wins her first Quick 32 Sportsman Series drag race event

Toyrific Racing Top Dragster driver captures gold at Grand Bend, Dan Aitken Jr leads series points raceGRAND BEND, ONTARIO (August 14, 2012) – There was good cause for celebration in the Toyrific Racing team camp as driver Melanie Simmons drove her Top Dragster to victory during the … [Read more...]

Dan Flanigan wins his first Top Sportsman race in Quick 32 Sportsman Series drag racing at Grand Bend event

I've never gone 195 mph. That was a career best for meCourtesy of: NOCO MotorsportsGRAND BEND, ONTARIO (August 14, 2012) – We had a great weekend. I'm still excited about it.Dan Flanigan has reason to be excited. The Buffalo, New York racer won the Top Sportsman race in the Quick 32 Sportsman … [Read more...]

NHRA NEWS: SCHUMACHER, WILKERSON, ENDERS AND ARANA SR. LEAD QUALIFYING AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS

BRAINERD, Minn. –  Tony Schumacher raced to the Top Fuel qualifying lead Friday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana Sr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were qualifying leaders at the NHRA Full Throttle … [Read more...]

ADRL Loses Fan Favorite And Pro Extreme Motorcycle Standout Japel Heard

O'FALLON, MO (Aug. 16, 2012) – The American Drag Racing League regretfully announced on Friday that longtime Pro Extreme Motorcycle rider Japel Heard, 42, has died.Heard, of Snellville, Ga., was the owner of The Fashion Industry, an exclusive high-fashion men's apparel boutique located in the … [Read more...]

Sam Andreacchi wins PMRA race at Grand Bend’s Stratford Spectacular

Camaro Pro Modified team successful with new car while Bruce Boland continues to lead 2012 points raceGRAND BEND, ONTARIO (August 14, 2012) – Driving the Wolf Racing and Andreacchi Motorsports Pro Modified, Sam Andreacchi and team captured their first win of the 2012 Pro Modified Racing … [Read more...]

IHRA SUMMIT TEAM FINALS KICK OFF THIS WEEKEND

IHRA Summit Team Finals kick off this weekendRoad to the Summit SuperSeries World Championship begins in EdmontonNORWALK, Ohio (August 16, 2012) – After a thrilling season of racing at IHRA tracks all across North America, the highly-anticipated Summit Team Finals presented by AMSOIL and Moser … [Read more...]

$3 OFF Coupon to see Fire-Breathing Jet Funny Cars & Jet Dragsters in Side-by-Side Eliminations at the 34th Annual JET WARS, August 25, 2012

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Comp Elite to Meet in Bowling Green

To borrow a line from NHRA announcer Leo Taugher, what has 16 wheels and 24 cylinders – first round of racing for the Miller / JEGS Comp Eliminator Shootout presented by Hughes Racing Enterprises.  An elite group of the North Central Division’s best Competition Eliminator racers will square off in … [Read more...]

Spotlight: TAFC Driver Kevin Newburgh

Newburgh almost all the way back from crashby Todd Veney/Pro Sportsman AssociationAfter a devastating crash two years ago at the Route 66 Nationals in Chicago, where he slammed hard into the wall but escaped uninjured, Alcohol Funny Car veteran Kevin Newburgh is finally making his way back into … [Read more...]