3/17/18 Drag Racing News

Drag racing champ John Force blows himself up again CANOE
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — John Force is perfect on the season: three NHRA events and three harrowing engine explosions. The 16-time Funny Car champion blew another one during Friday’s qualifying for the Gatornationals, creating a fireball that sent the fiberglass body of his Chevrolet dragster flying …

Women shine in NHRA unlike any other motor sportGainesville Sun
NHRA launches Legends Tour to celebrate 50 years of GatornationalsRacer
Sixteen-time Funny Car champ Force endures another fireballVirginian-Pilot
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International Drag Racing Hall of Fame welcomes 2018 inductees NHRA.com
The International Drag Racing Hall of Fame honored its 2018 inductees Thursday in Gainesville, Fla., adding Jeb Allen, Kelly Brown, Gary Densham, Roy Fjastad, Jim Oddy, and Ollie Riley, and Greg Sharp to its roll call of honorees. Both Allen and Brown are former NHRA Top Fuel champions while …

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Drag racers ready, set, to go for Gatornationals WCJB
"I’ve been around cars my whole life and then me and my brother started street racing, then we started taking it to a track and drag racing. I’ve done it for 10 years now and I love it," said Lindberg. "Last year was my debut in this car and we went all the way to the finals. We lost the final but it was pretty …

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NHRA launches yearlong celebration leading up to 50th annual Gatornationals NHRA.com
Today at the 49th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, drag racing legend “Big Daddy” Don Garlits announced the launch of a momentous celebration leading up to the 50th year of this iconic event in 2019. The NHRA Legends Tour will feature some of NHRA’s most beloved figures from the …

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Ararao beats Abrigo in drag racing duel Manila Bulletin
Ararao beats Abrigo in drag racing duel … Veteran Allan Ararao bested Alvin Abrigo in his trusty Mitsubishi Evo to rule the second leg of the 2018 Philippine Drag Racing Championships-Southern Series at the Batangas Racing Circuit recently. Ararao posted a time of 7.042 seconds over the 1/8-mile …

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Rawlings Vying For Spot At Gatornationals WUFT
Weighing in at 104 pounds, she is the smallest racer competing in Gatornationals, the National Hot Rod Association’s annual drag racing tournament in Gainesville. This is the 49th year of the races, which kicked off today at the Gainesville Raceway. After riding in her first race of the day, Rawlings, 38, …

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NGK adds ‘spark’ to NHRA Four-Wide Nationals with title sponsorship NHRA.com
Fans can expect more power than ever when drag racing’s most spectacular four-wide thrill show returns to zMAX Dragway April 27-29. NGK Spark Plugs (U.S.A.), Inc. on Friday announced their entitlement sponsorship of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. “NGK Spark Plugs is thrilled to …

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IMSA: Sebring qualifying sets track records, Vautier takes pole NBC Sports – Motorsports (blog)
In drag racing, you have to be tough.” He ended the day qualifying 14th, not a very comfortable position with two more rounds of qualifying set for Saturday. Force continues to be mystified why the motors keep exploding. “I really thought we had it, I thought we were there,” Force said. “In the first round we …

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Tauranga drag racers set new NZ records New Zealand Herald
… Eliminator winner Dwane Osborne (Carterton) who spent the weekend running under the C/Altered class index in his small-block Chev powered ’48 Ford Pop altered. A new car on the Tauranga drag racing scene is the rotary-powered VW Beetle built and raced by David du Toit. Photo/Colin Smith.

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Truex captures Fontana pole Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
FONTANA, Calif. – Martin Truex Jr. claimed the pole for the NASCAR Cup series race in Fontana after a qualifying session in which 13 drivers didn’t complete a lap. Truex won back-to-back poles for the first time in his career Friday, following up his pole in Phoenix with another speedy performance.

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