Archives for February 2014

2/09/14 Drag Racing News

Getting a feel for drag racing ESPN (blog) The NHRA, in partnership with legendary drag racing instructor Frank Hawley, occasionally gives media members rides in a custom two-seat rail ... Flag as irrelevant 2014 NHRA: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Returns To ESPN2 In 2014 … [Read more...]

2014 NHRA Pomona Winternationals Final Qualifying

KALITTA, FORCE AND NOBILE RACE TO NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITIONS AT CIRCLE K NHRA WINTERNATIONALS AT POMONA POMONA, Calif. – Doug Kalitta raced to the No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel Saturday at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. John Force (Funny Car) and … [Read more...]

2/08/14 Drag Racing News

RacinToday.com Drag racing champion John Force, 64, sets Pomona track record Los Angeles Times Force, who won a record 16th title in NHRA drag racing's funny car class last year at age 64, opened this year's season with a record run at Auto Club ... Flag as irrelevant NHRA … [Read more...]

2014 NHRA Pomona Winternationals Friday Qualifying

FORCE, BROWN AND JOHNSON ARE QUALIFYING LEADERS AT SEASON-OPENING CIRCLE K NHRA WINTERNATIONALS POMONA, Calif. – John Force raced to a national record time of 3.966 seconds at 324.12 mph in his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang to lead Funny Car qualifying at the season-opening Circle K NHRA … [Read more...]

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES RETURNS TO ESPN2 IN 2014

GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 7, 2014) – The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will again be featured in 16 one-hour shows on ESPN2HD in 2014, with coverage from select NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series national events, it was announced today by the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning … [Read more...]

NEW RELEASE OF NHRA MOBILE APP OFFERS FANS BETTER MOBILE EXPERIENCE

GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 7, 2014) – NHRA officials announced today that its legion of fans will have easier access than ever before to obtain live race updates, results, driver bios, schedules and more with the new release of the NHRA mobile app, set to launch today at 10 a.m. The new app will … [Read more...]

Racin and Rockin Radio: Bill Shrewsberry on February 10!

Join us on Monday night, February 10, as we visit with one of the top Wheelstander racers in history, the great Wild Bill Shrewsberry!Plus, John Bockelman and JB's Take and this week's Racer of the Week! MONDAYS, 8-9 PM Eastern Time (7-8 Central, 6-7 Mountain, 5-6 Pacific) REPLAY: 1 AM Eastern … [Read more...]

2/07/14 Drag Racing News

Ice drag racing event called offWSAU RHINELANDER, Wis. (WXPR) -- A drag racing event on ice that began last year has been cancelled this year due to safety concerns. The Rhinelander ... Flag as irrelevant NHRA.com American Racing Wheels, Tony Pedregon expand … [Read more...]

Mickey Thompson Sponsors Bill Glidden in 2014 Pro Mod Drag Racing

STOW, OH – Feb. 6, 2014 - Mickey Thompson-sponsored Team M/T member Bill Glidden is now preparing his nitrous powered, championship Mustang for the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. “We’re very happy to continue working closely with the folks at Mickey Thompson,” stated Glidden. “We’ve had a … [Read more...]

Hemi Colts in Photos

Some of the wildest vehicles ever to grace a drag strip were the Hemi powered Dodge Colts that raced in match races and Competition Eliminator in the seventies. The cars were banned from NHRA Pro Stock and raced in IHRA Pro Stock, and NHRA Comp classes like A/A, B/A and A/FX. … [Read more...]