Archives for September 2017

2017 NHRA St. Louis Saturday Pro Modified Qualifying and First Round Results

COUGHLIN ADVANCES TO SECOND ROUND OF J&A SERVICE PRO MOD PORTION OF AAA INSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS AND KEEPS CHAMPIONSHIP HOPES ALIVE MADISON, Ill. -- Troy Coughlin picked up an important first round win at the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the AAA Insurance … [Read more...]

2017 NHRA St. Louis Saturday Pro Qualifying Results

HIGHT, MILLICAN, ANDERSON AND HINES EARN NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITIONS AT AAA INSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS MADISON, Ill. -- Robert Hight powered to a track record to secure the Funny Car No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at the sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway … [Read more...]

POPULAR SCHOOL OF AUTOMOTIVE MACHINISTS & TECHNOLOGY NHRA FACTORY STOCK SHOWDOWN EXPANDS TO SEVEN EVENTS IN 2018

GLENDORA, Calif. (Sept. 30, 2017) – NHRA officials announced today that the School of Automotive Machinists & Technology NHRA Factory Stock Showdown will be expanded to compete at seven events on the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. For the first time, the category will race at … [Read more...]

Gateway Motorsports Park announces sellout for AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals

September 30, 2017, St. Louis Region – Officials for Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois, today announced all reserved seats for the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals have sold out. “Today was the perfect combination of great weather, incredible track conditions, the highest … [Read more...]

9/30/17 Drag Racing News

I Took My Mom Drag Racing And Now She's Writing Me Out Of Her Will Jalopnik A couple of months ago, Texas Motor Speedway asked me to come out for some drag racing one Friday night. The track lets everything from mild daily ... Flag as irrelevant MMRA kicks … [Read more...]

National and track records shattered during qualifying at Gateway Motorsports Park

September 30, 2017, St. Louis Region – To quote British business magnate and philanthropist Richard Branson, “Records were made to be broken. It is in man's nature to continue to strive to do just that.” Clay Millican and Robert Hight must be on a first-name basis with Sir Richard. National and … [Read more...]

2017 NHRA St. Louis Friday Pro Qualifying Results

MILLICAN, HIGHT, ANDERSON AND HINES HOLD THE CURRENT NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITIONS AT THE AAA INSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS MADISON, Ill. – Top Fuel pilot Clay Millican set the national elapsed time record for the category under the lights at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway … [Read more...]

2017 NHRA St. Louis Friday Pro Modified Qualifying Results

CASTELLANA LEADS QUALIFYING DURING J&A PRO MODIFIED PORTION OF AAA INSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS MADISON, Ill. – Mike Castellana ran the quickest during the first day of qualifying at the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at … [Read more...]

9/29/17 Drag Racing News

VOLUME XIX, NUMBER 9 - SEPTEMBER 2017 Drag Racing Online Magazine Langdon, driver of Kalitta Racing's Global Electronic Technology dragster, then will be joined by the world's biggest names in professional drag racing ... Flag as irrelevant Wilson wins second … [Read more...]

NHRA PRO MOD VETERAN MIKE JANIS HOPES TO TRANSLATE LATE-SEASON SUCCESS INTO WIN AT AAA INSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS

MADISON, Ill. – A frustrating 2017 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season for Mike Janis finally found a bright spot and now the veteran hopes it leads to a big finish. Janis posted his best finish of the year at the most recent race in Charlotte, advancing to the semifinals, erasing … [Read more...]