The All American Fuel Dragsters are geared up for a front-engine Top Fuel Double Feature in the Northwestern United States. Two races in two weeks add up to double trouble for the teams fighting their way toward a Top Fuel Points Title in the NHRA Heritage Series. The action starts this weekend at the 48th Pepsi Nightfire Nationals at Firebird Raceway in Boise, Idaho and fires up again next weekend for the Nitro Summer Nationals at Spokane County Raceway.
Beginning at Boise, reigning Nightfire Nationals Champion and current points leader Mendy Fry and the “High Speed Motorsports” team will battle fellow California fuelers Adam Sorokin in the “Champion Speed Shop” machine, Jim Murphy in the “WW2” entry, and Bret Williamson in the Mike Fuller Motorsports “Forever Young.” Tyler Hilton has headed in from Ohio to drive the big-block Chevrolet “Great Expectations III” dragster and Canada’s own Phil Ruskowski and his Island Nitro Gang are bringing their small-block Chevrolet “Xibitionist.” SoCal racer Pete Wittenberg is set to join the tour at Spokane in the “KMA Circuit Breaker.”
BOISE OR BUST
The Nightfire Nationals is the signature event of the season at Firebird Raceway and 3rd Nostalgia Top Fuel class battle in the 6-race 2019 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Championship. The event kicks off on Thursday with two Top Fuel Qualifying sessions on Friday at 2 PM and 7:30 PM and one on Saturday at 2 PM. Eliminations begin Saturday at 8 PM with plenty of header flames under the lights from Top Fuel dragsters, Funny Cars, and Fuel Altereds. Finals start on Sunday at 3 PM. Check out Firebird Raceway for more information and tickets to the 48th Pepsi Nightfire Nationals.
RACE FOUR SPOKANE
The Nitro Summer Nationals at Spokane County Raceway is a new NHRA Heritage Series race. The 4th race for the season championship starts on Friday the 16th with all classes qualifying at 4 PM. Qualifying picks up again on Saturday at 11 AM, and Eliminations for all classes begin at 5 PM with Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Jets blazing into the night. Eliminations continue on Sunday until the last pair fights it out. The event features a cultural connection to American drag racing history with exhibition runs by Butch Patrick, aka Eddie Munster in the “Dragula” front-engine coffin dragster from “The Munsters” 1960s TV show.
TOP FUEL AMERICA TOUR
Next stop for the All-American Fuel Dragsters after the American Northwest Top Fuel tour is the Nostalgia Nitro Nationals at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma September 20th-21st. Head on over to the All-American Fuel Dragsters official website for a complete 2019 racing schedule, championship points status, the latest racing news, class records, video event coverage, and more! Stay tuned to the AAFD website and Facebook page for news as we get it.
