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Racin & Rockin with Dave McClelland on April 8!

 Racin' and Rockin': Racin & Rockin with Dave McClelland on April 8! by Bill Pratt. Join us on Monday night, April 8, as announcing legend Dave McClelland once again joins the Racin & Rockin crew for more memories and merriment! … [Read more...]

Gallen Blasts to Victory in Front of Packed House at San Antonio Nitro Jam

SAN ANTONIO -- Saturday's final results from the IHRA San Antonio Nitro Jam presented by CarSafe & Good Vibrations Motorsports Day Two at San Antonio Raceway. The race is the second of eight in the 2013 Nitro Jam Series:TOP FUEL Bruce Litton, Indianapolis, Ind., 11.565 seconds, 77.12 mph def. Kyle … [Read more...]

NHRA NEWS: JOHNSON WINS K&N HORSEPOWER CHALLENGE FOR SECOND TIME; BROWN, HIGHT, EDWARDS NO. 1 QUALIFIERS AT THE STRIP

LAS VEGAS – Allen Johnson raced to victory in the K&N Horsepower Challenge, a special Pro Stock bonus event, Saturday at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals.In other racing action at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) … [Read more...]

NHRA NEWS: ANDERSON AND LINE READY TO WIN BIG AT THE SUMMITRACING.COM NHRA NATIONALS AT THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

LAS VEGAS – As the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to Las Vegas for the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals, April 5-7 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro team of Greg Anderson and Jason Line are ready to hit the jackpot for their sponsor and … [Read more...]

Litton Tops Charts in Top Fuel Return to San Antonio

Litton, Sanders, Hope and Turner take home wins on opening day of Nitro JamSAN ANTONIO, Texas (April 5, 2013) – It was only one year, but boy was it was a long year.After a one-year hiatus for Top Fuel at San Antonio Raceway, the fans of the Alamo City welcomed the world’s fastest machines back to … [Read more...]

NHRA NEWS: BROWN, HIGHT AND EDWARDS LEAD QUALIFYING AT SUMMITRACING.COM NHRA NATIONALS IN LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS – Antron Brown raced to the qualifying lead in Top Fuel Friday at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) also were qualifying leaders at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event.Brown powered … [Read more...]

NHRA NEWS: ROBERT (TREY) CAPPS NAMED NHRA DIVISION 4 DIRECTOR

GLENDORA, Calif. (April 3, 2013) – Robert (Trey) Capps has been named director of NHRA’s South Central Division, it was announced today by NHRA officials.  Capps has been involved in the sport of drag racing for more than 15 years serving in a variety of positions at the track level as well as an … [Read more...]

San Antonio Nitro Jam April 5-6

San Antonio Nitro Jam Fact SheetNitro Jam's two biggest nights take place this weekend at San Antonio RacewaySAN ANTONIO, Texas (April 3, 2013) – The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Nitro Jam series returns to San Antonio Raceway in Texas April 5-6 for the San Antonio Nitro Jam presented by … [Read more...]

PA Gasser Nationals

One of the TOP events of 2013 is the "Pa. Gasser Nationals" !!!The Pirrone & Ellershaw race team will be competing in "Classical AA/GS" class..! We'll have the Boss Hydro, the Fred Bear driving K.S. 33 and the Big John Mazmanian 41 Willys driver by Bones Balogh..! __,_._,___ … [Read more...]

IHRA Sets Sanctioning Record with Signing of Atmore Dragway, Hobbs Motorsports Park

IHRA member track family features 105 tracks from 29 states and territories, plus Canada, New Zealand and ArubaNORWALK, Ohio (April 2, 2013) – With the recent signing of Atmore Dragway in Alabama and Hobbs Motorsports Park in New Mexico, the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is pleased to … [Read more...]