Archives for May 2016

2016 Norwalk LODRS Cavalcade of Stars

Over 650 entries made their way to Summit Motorsports Park for the LODRS Division 3 race billed as the Cavalcade of Stars May 20-22. Cool temperatures and a strong headwind made for some quick but interesting racing that included lots of upsets. Photos by: David Oakes Tony Bartone had an … [Read more...]

Haas Crinkles his Top Sportsman Corvette

Scotty Haas crinkled his beautiful 53 Corvette Top Sportsman car Sunday morning during the final qualifying session at the Summit Motorsports Park LODRS Division 3 race. Scotty was ok; the Corvette, not so much. Photos by: Dave Oakes … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Lucas Oil Series Norwalk Results

NATIONAL CHAMPION VICTORIOUS IN NORWALK NORWALK, Ohio – National Champion Jonnie Lindberg raced to victory in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central division Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser event at Summit Motorsports Park. The Swedish racer was … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Lucas Oil Fontana Results

HOME STATE RACERS DOMINATE AT AUTO CLUB DRAGWAY FONTANA, Calif. – California racers dominated the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Auto Club Speedway at Auto Club Dragway as the home state took wins in seven of the nine classes this weekend. Doug Lambeck, Irvine, led the charge along with … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Lucas Oil Series Topeka Results

SEVERANCE, JONES SCORE BIG IN THE HEARTLAND TOPEKA, Kan. – Reigning NHRA Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Dragster World Champion and defending event champion Joey Severance gave a repeat performance picking up the win at the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Jeff Jones grabbed his first NHRA … [Read more...]

5/23/16 Drag Racing News

Drag racing: Line tops Anderson in Topeka for win Duluth News Tribune Jason Line of Wright, Minn., once again beat out teammate Greg Anderson of Duluth to capture his fifth Pro Stock win of the season in his eighth ... Flag as irrelevant C&G … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Topeka Final Results

KALITTA, HAGAN AND LINE RACE TO VICTORIES AT NHRA KANSAS NATIONALS TOPEKA, Kan. – Doug Kalitta raced to his third consecutive Top Fuel victory of the season Sunday and had to navigate Heartland Park Topeka’s dragstrip in an ill-handling racecar to turn on the win light in the final round at the … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Spokane Lucas Oil Series Rain Delayed until August

RACING POSTPONED IN SPOKANE AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. – Mother Nature brought both rain and cold temperatures to Spokane County Raceway that forced track and NHRA officials to postpone eliminations for this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event. The event will be completed on Thursday, … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Lucas Oil Series Norwalk Final Results

THACKER, MCVEY SCORE AT SPRING SPECTACLE OF SPEED NORWALK, Ohio – Marty Thacker and Scott McVey out ran the competition to take the wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car for the postponed NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Division Ray Skillman Chevrolet Spring … [Read more...]

5/22/16 Drag Racing News

Carscoops (blog) Entry-Level Tesla Model S 70D Goes Drag Racing Against Lexus IS F Carscoops (blog) With the Model S P85D and more recently the P90D conquering so many petrol-powered contenders in a straight line, it's almost as if Tesla can't do ... Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]