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NHRA NEWS: NHRA ANNOUNCES 2013 JEGS SPORTSNATIONALS SCHEDULE

GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 18, 2013) – NHRA has released the 2013 JEGS SPORTSnationals schedule which will feature events at three world class facilities during the coming year. These sportsman focused events will showcase the talents of racers in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and will be held at No … [Read more...]

NHRA NEWS: NHRA CHANGES OILDOWN POLICY AT NATIONAL EVENTS FOR 2013; DISCONTINUES IN-SEASON TESTING POLICY FOR TOP FUEL, FUNNY CAR

GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 18, 2013) – NHRA officials announced today changes to the 2013 NHRA Oildown Policy for NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events.  The most significant oildown policy change in 2013 includes the elimination of points penalties during the six-race Countdown to the Championship … [Read more...]

NHRA NEWS: NHRA LAUNCHES NATIONALDRAGSTER.NET; ANNOUNCES NEW FORMAT AND DELIVERY METHOD FOR NATIONAL DRAGSTER MAGAZINE

GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2013) -- Today NHRA announced that its 54-year-old print publication, National DRAGSTER, has changed frequency from weekly to biweekly and that it will be supplemented by a robust new companion website for NHRA members only, NationalDRAGSTER.net.  “We are excited to usher … [Read more...]

Ken Montgomery ailing

A photo of Ken Montgomery at Beaver Springs in happier times. Ken has been moved to Abington Hospice at Warminster.  Address is Abington Health Center – Warminster Campus, 225 Newtown Road, Warminster, PA 18974. You can visit there 24/7 and the family says all are welcome.He raised the bar … [Read more...]

Top Fuel Dragster returns to Nitro Jam lineup

Top Fuel to run at every Nitro Jam event in 2013NORWALK, Ohio (January 16, 2013) – They are the known as the Kings of the Sport, rockets of the quarter-mile and quite simply the most exciting, heart-stopping form of motorsports on the planet. And this season the unmistakable sights, sounds and … [Read more...]

Racin & Rockin with Dan Pastorini on January 14!

 Racin' and Rockin': Racin & Rockin with Dan Pastorini on January 14! by Bill Pratt. In the late 1980s, former Houston Oilers quarterback Dan Pastorini traded his football helmet for a drag racing helmet and dove into the upper echelons of the sport. Racing a Top Fuel Dragster, Dan became a … [Read more...]

MADDOX RACE CARS TO BUILD 2013 IHRA SUMMIT SUPERSERIES PRIZE DRAGSTER

Winner of Top class at Summit World Finals to take home brand new Maddox dragsterNORWALK, Ohio (January 10, 2013) – The International Hot Rod Association is pleased to announce that Maddox Race Cars, based in Piedmont, S.C., has been named the official car builder of the 2013 Summit SuperSeries … [Read more...]

NHRA NEWS: ADVERTISING EDGE EXTENDS AGREEMENT WITH NHRA

GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 9, 2013) – It was announced today that Advertising Edge has extended its agreement as the Official Uniform of NHRA.The relationship between NHRA and Advertising Edge began in 2010 and as part of the multi-year extension Advertising Edge will continue to provide NHRA with hats, … [Read more...]

NitroAmerica: 2012 Nostalgia Super Stock at Cordova

2012 Nostalgia Super Stock Series - World Series of Drag Racing. 2012 Nostalgia Super Stock Series - World Series of Drag Racing by NitroAmerica … [Read more...]

NHRA NEWS: NHRA HOT ROD HERITAGE RACING SERIES ANNOUNCES 2013 SEASON SCHEDULE

GLENDORA, Calif. -- NHRA officials announced the 2013 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series schedule, with several new tracks being added, including Mission Raceway in Mission, B.C., and Rocky Mountain Raceways in West Valley City, Utah.Entering its sixth season, the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing … [Read more...]