Archives for July 2017

7/10/17 Drag Racing News

Cape Breton drag racing family hopes to bring crowds out to local events Cape Breton Post Chris' father, Gary Pozzebon, is the president of the Cape Breton Drag Racing Association and was the one who got Chris interested in the sport. Flag as irrelevant Tesla Model S P100D vs … [Read more...]

Personal Bests: 2017 NHRA Englishtown, Bristol, Norwalk

Steve Klemetti provides the new drivers, and new personal best elapsed times and speeds from the 2017 NHRA national events at Englishtown, Bristol, and Norwalk. New Drivers Class Driver Best ET Speed Year Track PMD Carl Stevens Jr 5.813 257.97 2017 ENGLISHTOWN PMD Dean Marinis 6.001 235.31 … [Read more...]

2017 NHRA Joliet Pro Final Results

TORRENCE, CAPPS, SKILLMAN & TONGLET SECURE WALLY'S AT ROUTE 66 RACEWAY JOLIET, Ill. -- Steve Torrence powered his Top Fuel dragster to his fifth victory of the season Sunday at the 20th annual Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters at Route 66 Raceway. Ron … [Read more...]

7/09/17 Drag Racing News

'Golden Greek' and 'Rod Father' look ageless, keep pace at Route 66 Raceway Chicago Tribune Affectionately known in the drag racing community as "The Rod Father," Novelli runs his racing team out of his National Machine Repair business in ... Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

Parnham Adds Blackbushe 1975 NDRC Event Photos

Draglist European contributor Dick Parnham just updated his Flickr site with new Nostalgia Photos from the early days when Santa Pod still had the Barn at the Burn out start line. If you were there​,​ see who you recognize. www.flickr.com/photos/dickparnhamdragracing … [Read more...]

2017 NHRA Joliet Saturday Pro Qualifying Results

​B. FORCE, HIGHT, ANDERSON & TONGLET SECURE NO. 1 QUALIFIERS AT FALLEN PATRIOTS NHRA ROUTE 66 NATIONALS PRESENTED BY K&N FILTERS JOLIET, Ill. -- Brittany Force powered to her first No. 1 qualifier of the season Saturday evening at the 20th annual Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals … [Read more...]

7/08/17 Drag Racing News

Local racer competing in national drag racing event this weekend WJAC Johnstown Northern Cambria native Tom Scott has big weekend plans. He's driving his car over 150 miles per hour, legally. Scott is competing in the International ... Flag as irrelevant Drag … [Read more...]

2017 NHRA Joliet Friday Pro Qualifying Results

​​HIGHT, BRITTANY FORCE, GRAY & MATT SMITH ALL PRELIMINARY NO. 1 QUALIFIERS AT ROUTE 66 RACEWAY JOLIET, Ill. -- Robert Hight powered to the Funny Car qualifying lead Friday evening at the 20th annual Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters at Route 66 … [Read more...]

7/07/17 Drag Racing News

Drag racing to roar in Forks this weekend Peninsula Daily News FORKS — West End Thunder will host the season's third weekend of drag racing at Forks Municipal Airport on Saturday and Sunday. A Show and ... Flag as irrelevant Downtown Joliet's Nitro Nite Draws … [Read more...]

DRO AA/FC Challenge at Cedar Falls Motorsports Park on July 14-15

DRO AA/FC Challenge Returns Nitro Drag Racing to Cedar Falls Motorsports Park After taking a year hiatus, the DragRacingOnline.com AA Funny Car Challenge presented by HemiKingParts.com will return to Cedar Falls Motorsports Park in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on July 14-15. The “Iowa Punisher” of … [Read more...]