Litton unveils new look as team prepares for huge Spring Nitro Jam

NORWALK, Ohio (March 23, 2010) – For the second consecutive year Louisiana race fans witnessed Bruce Litton and the Lucas Oil Top Fuel Dragster visit victory lane at the Mardi Gras Nitro Jam and once again it was longtime rival Bobby Lagana Jr. he bested in the Sunday final.With a packed house in … [Read more...]

Langdon returns to Charlotte, site of career-best finish

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 24) -- Like many Top Fuel drivers in the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Shawn Langdon is entering this weekend's inaugural NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway with a mix of confidence and caution.Langdon is confident because he guided the Lucas Oil/Speedco dragster to his … [Read more...]

Hot off semifinal finish, Arana braces for Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 24) -- Defending NHRA Full Throttle Series Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Hector Arana didn't get much time to work on his Lucas Oil Buell during the offseason, but he still made it to the semifinal round at the season-opening event in Gainesville, Fla.In the couple of weeks … [Read more...]

NHRA Unleashed Tickets on Sale in a Few Weeks

GLENDORA, Calif. (March 24, 2010) – NHRA announced today that it will “unleash” ticket sales in a few weeks for its newest major attraction, NHRA Unleashed, a celebration of pure American horsepower, coming to an NHRA facility near you this summer. The first of four inaugural NHRA Unleashed events … [Read more...]

NHRA ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION INTO PHOENIX INCIDENT

New Wheel Retention Devices Allowed by NHRA in Top Fuel and Funny Car CategoriesGLENDORA, Calif. (March 23, 2010) – NHRA released today the preliminary findings of its investigation regarding the tragic incident in Phoenix, which took the life of a spectator, as well as precautionary measures being … [Read more...]

Team Aruba Achieves Career-Best Qualifying Effort in Houston; Race Rescheduled

  SAINT LOUIS, MO (March 23, 2010) — After enduring a long day of qualifying at Baytown’s Houston Raceway Park, Trevor Eman and the Team Aruba crew achieved a career-best qualifying effort with an elapsed time (ET) of 4.090 at 177.30mph in the fourth qualifying round at the 2010 American Drag Racing … [Read more...]

FW: Bob Glidden named Grand Marshall of the NHRA Lucas Oil Spring Spectacle of Speed

GLENDORA, Calif. - The most prolific driver in U.S. Nationals history Bob Glidden has been named Grand Marshall for the upcoming NHRA Lucas Oil Spring Spectacle of Speed featuring stars of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, April 23-25.The Whiteland, Ind. … [Read more...]

Troxel’s Funny Car to salute gold-medal-winning USA bobsled team

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 23) -- Funny Car superstar Melanie Troxel will give the gold-medal-winning USA men's four-man bobsled team the ride of its life this weekend at zMax Dragway when she drives a special "Night Train"-themed racecar down the strip at speeds in excess of 300 mph."Night Train" … [Read more...]

First 4-Wide trophy on GEICO Powersports racer Lucas’ mind

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 22) -- Top Fuel driver Morgan Lucas was part of the historic four-wide exhibition race that took place at zMax Dragway last fall. Now the sport's youngest nitro professional returns to Bruton Smith's racetrack masterpiece for the first "real" four-wide race of the modern era … [Read more...]

NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS PREVIEW

BERNSTEIN SAYS DRAG RACING BASICS WILL STILL BE IN PLAY AS NHRA FULL THROTTLE SERIES GOES FOUR-WIDE AT zMAX DRAGWAYCONCORD, N.C. – In the classic movie “Hoosiers,” the small-town basketball coach pulled out his tape-measure to show his underdog players that even though they were competing for the … [Read more...]