4/19/18 Drag Racing News

Baxter Williams impresses at Lincolnshire drag racing meeting Exmouth Journal
Baxter Williams impresses at Lincolnshire drag racing meeting. PUBLISHED: 09:31 19 April 2018 | UPDATED: 09:31 19 April 2018. Otterton drag racer Baxter Williams on the start line of a quarter final meeting up in Lincolnshire. Archant …

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Previous success, early win has Courtney Force excited for NHRA SpringNationals NHRA.com
A strong start, including her first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series win since 2016, has Courtney Force excited about the upcoming three-race stretch that starts at this weekend’s NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway. Add in the fact that her 2016 victory took place at the Houston-area …

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Fifth annual St. Louis Nostalgia Rendezvous May 11-12 at Gateway Motorsports Park RiverBender.com
Nostalgia drag racing will take place on Friday and Saturday. Nostalgia drags include five Funny Cars, dragsters, Gassers, nostalgia Super Stocks and Pro Stocks. Saturday only: Butch Patrick, ’69-and-older hot rod car show, bands, DJs, pin-up girl contest. SPECTATOR ADMISSION PRICES. Single-day …

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New Ford Mustang Funny Car body scheduled to debut in 2019 NHRA.com
Ford made headlines this year when it officially returned to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series after a three-year hiatus. Next year figures to be just as noteworthy when Ford Performance rolls out a new Mustang Funny Car body for NHRA competition in 2019. Mark Rushbrook, global director of …

The 2018 Mustang Cobra Jet is instant drag racer royaltySlashGear
The 2018 Cobra Jet Will Be the Quickest Mustang EverMaxim
Ford Performance: The 2018 Mustang Cobra Jet Comes with More Displacement; Poised as …Top Speed
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Iowa Hall of Fame and Racing Museum honors Clement, Grove brothers Fort Dodge Messenger
Clement was recognized in the owner/mechanic/builder/manufacturer/car sponsor category. Junior, Jerry and Jimmy Grove of Fort Dodge were inducted into the drag racing class. Junior and Jerry owned the car, which was driven by Jimmy. Phil Roberts of Walcott was the master of ceremonies. Historian …

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AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance Sacramento Bee
NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING. SPRING NATIONALS. Site: Baytown, Texas. Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 5:30 & 8 p.m., Saturday, qualifying, 3 & 5:30 p.m., Sunday, finals, 4:35 p.m., FS1. Track: Royal Purple Raceway. Last year: Leah Prichett took first in the 30th NHRA event in Baytown.

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North Iowa Dragway ready for action Fort Dodge Messenger
”We want everyone to have a good time and focus on good, old-fashioned drag racing with (the expectations of) families and spectators in mind,” said new co-owner and manager James Barhite of Iowa Falls. ”We’d love to get the place back to the glory days of the ’70s and 80s. ”We’re not about being …

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Nitro Shots: The King of Speed Frontstretch.com (blog)
He would continue on as a team owner before shuttering his team following the 2011 season retiring from NHRA drag racing altogether. Bernstein also found great success as a team owner, of course with his multi-championship winning NHRA efforts, but also with his NASCAR and CART teams.

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May 2018 Minnesota Event Calendar Minnesota Monthly (blog)
Up north, Brainerd’s drag-racing organization is just “BIR,” but for pretty much everyone else, the official name is Brainerd International Raceway & Resort. On May 2, the semi-regular Wednesday Night Drags 2018 season begins. It’s basically the legal version of The Fast and the Furious with normal cars …

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2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Drag Races 650 HP C6 Corvette Z06 in Street Struggle autoevolution
The drag racing scene has been flooded with activities involving the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and, as the title above implies, we’re here to add fuel to that fire. 4 photos. 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Drag Races 650 HP C6 Corvette Z06. This time around, the sprinting battle we’ve brought along …

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