| Robert J. “Bob” Bartel died on February 18, 2018, at the age of 96. Drag Racing Online Magazine He will forever be known by some as the man who built Quad City Drag Strip in the tiny hamlet of Cordova, Illinois. To others, he was the creator of what would become the sport’s oldest event, the World Series of Drag Racing. History shows that Bob Bartel was one of the sport’s founding fathers and, …
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| Drag racing returns to 2018 season with a bang! New Era The first national drag races, held the first Friday this month, kick started the 2018 championship drag racing season with a bang, and saw an impressive turnout of 52 entries with 1300 spectators turning up to the Tony Rust Raceway. According to a delighted Derek Jacobs, who is Namibian Motorsport …
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| Drag-racing champ Antron Brown to drive pace car at NASCAR’s Pennzoil 400 in Las Vegas USA TODAY Antron Brown, three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion, will lead the NASCAR field to green on March 4 when he serves as honorary pace-car driver for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “It’s going to be my first experience as a pace car driver, and I’m just super stoked to go out there and … NHRA champion Antron Brown to drive pace car for NASCAR Cup race in Las Vegas – Autoweek
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| Drag racing action continues at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana Fontana Herald-News Auto Club Dragway’s 2018 schedule consists of more than 100 drag racing events, including Street Legal competition. "The schedule is a perfect mix of drag racing events to cater to our amateur racers, car enthusiasts and professional drag racers," said Dave Allen, president of Auto Club Speedway.
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| Brittany Force answers questions about Winternationals crash NHRA.com I’ve always said drag racing truly is the greatest sport. For the past week I’ve had so many of my competitors reach out to me as well. Thank you to all of them. I look forward to getting back out there with you. Just an hour before making the run where you had the accident, you received your 2017 Top Fuel …
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| Mazak apprentice targets 2018 drag racing success Production Engineering Solutions Yamazaki Mazak apprentice, Jas Cordelle, is targeting drag bike racing success in the 2018 season starting in March. Ms Cordelle will be competing in six junior drag bike championships during the course of the 2018 season at the Santa Pod Raceway in Northamptonshire. The third-year mechanical …
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| AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance Miami Herald Next race: Australian Grand Prix, March 25, Melbourne. Online: http://www.formula1.com. ___. NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING. ARIZONA NATIONALS. Site: Chandler, Arizona. Schedule: Friday, practice, 3 p.m. (FS1), practice, 5 p.m., (FS1); Saturday, qualifying, 12:30 p.m. (FS1), race, 4 p.m., FS1.
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| Gray ready to raise the bar in sophomore Pro Stock season NHRA.com A tremendous rookie season has only pushed Pro Stock driver Tanner Gray to raise the bar even higher for the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, which is why a strong start to the year is important for the rising star. It didn’t happen at the season-opener in Pomona, where Gray fell in …
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| New Bob Glidden 85/10 Award Honors Grit & Determination Dragzine.com “Bob Glidden represented a great era in the sport of drag racing. And that era featured hard-working racers who often had nothing but a great desire to succeed. Bob was a former Ford dealership mechanic from a small town in Indiana who, along with his wife and sons, took the family racing and through …
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| Battle Showcase Guam set for Saturday The Guam Daily Post SLAMMING GOOD TIME: Battle Showcase Guam is hosting its only major custom auto show of 2018 on Saturday at the Guam International Raceway drag strip in Yigo. This year’s event features old-school hydraulic competition bed-dancing truck and hopper demonstrations and displays. Photo courtesy …
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