Archives for 2017

2017 Santa Pod Easter Festival of Power Results and Photos

14th–16th April 2017, Santa Pod Raceway - England Words & Photos by Dick Parnham The first round of the UK National Championships had seen a good weather forecast with a short shower only on the final day. At last all competitors had the opportunity to test and tune their new or improved … [Read more...]

2017 NHRA Houston Saturday Qualifying Results

C. FORCE, MILLICAN AND COUGHLIN JR. EARN NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITIONS SATURDAY AT NHRA SPRINGNATIONALS BAYTOWN, Texas – Courtney Force secured the Funny Car No. 1 qualifier Saturday at the 30th annual NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway. Clay Millican (Top Fuel) and Jeg Coughlin Jr. … [Read more...]

2017 NHRA Houston Saturday Pro Modified Qualifying and First Round Results

CASTELLANA EARNS NO. 1 QUALIFIER, WINS FIRST ROUND AND SETS NATIONAL ELAPSED TIME RECORD DURING NHRA J&A SERVICE PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT AT NHRA SPRINGNATIONALS BAYTOWN, Texas – Mike Castellana maintained the qualifying lead and ran the quickest elapsed time in NHRA Pro Mod history … [Read more...]

4/22/17 Drag Racing News

Local drag racing legend 'Gentleman Hank' Johnson dies at 74 The Daily Herald The Snohomish County native and lifelong Snohomish County resident may have made his name through his ability to reach extreme speeds in a car, ... Flag as irrelevant Mozambicans in … [Read more...]

2017 NHRA Houston Friday Pro Modified Qualifying Results

CASTELLANA RACES TO QUALIFYING LEAD FRIDAY DURING THE NHRA J&A SERVICE PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT AT NHRA SPRINGNATIONALS BAYTOWN, Texas – Mike Castellana powered to the qualifying lead Friday during the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the SpringNationals at … [Read more...]

2017 NHRA Houston Friday Qualifying Results

MILLICAN, C. FORCE AND COUGHLIN JR. LEAD QUALIFYING AT NHRA SPRINGNATIONALS BAYTOWN, Texas – Clay Millican powered his Parts Plus / Great Clips Top Fuel dragster to the qualifying lead Friday at the 30th annual NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway Park. Courtney Force (Funny Car) and … [Read more...]

4/21/17 Drag Racing News

Crossville Dragway under new management Crossville Chronicle With an extensive background in the sport of drag racing, he brings a lot of great ideas and knowledge to the table. Dalton brought the biggest diesel ... Flag as irrelevant Columnist checks two items … [Read more...]

STEVEN WHITELEY EAGER TO BUILD ON FIRST NHRA J&A SERVICE PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES WIN AT 30TH ANNUAL NHRA SPRINGNATIONALS

BAYTOWN, Texas – Steven Whiteley knows there will be a target on his back this weekend at Royal Purple Raceway, but in this instance he is just fine with it. Whiteley won his first NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series race at the 2017 season-opener at Gainesville, putting him atop the … [Read more...]

20th Annual IDBL Pingel Spring Nationals Postponed at MDIR

Rain Postpones IDBL Pingel Spring Nationals - MTC Summer Nationals, May 18-21, to Host Three, $3,000 to-win Pro ET Races! A dismal forecast, providing little chance of racing, has forced the postponement of the IDBL season-opening Pingel Spring Nationals from … [Read more...]

4/20/17 Drag Racing News

WNY Auto Racing: Pete Maduri Jr. maintaining balance in drag racing career Buffalo News Maduri Jr., 30, of North Tonawanda, has achieved much success behind the wheel of his various drag racing machines since he drove in his first ... Flag as irrelevant hp … [Read more...]