NHRA Full Throttle Series Finals Friday Qualifying

Drag Photo Review: NHRA Full Throttle Series Finals Friday Qualifying by Gary Brown. Twenty Photos of Friday Qualifying at the NHRA Full Throttle Series Finals at Auto Club Raceway, Pomona, California.  … [Read more...]

NHRA Full Throttle Series Finals Thursday Qualifying

Drag Photo Review: NHRA Full Throttle Series Finals Thursday Qualifying by Gary Brown. Nineteen photos of Thursday qualifying at the NHRA Full Throttle Series Finals at Auto Club Raceway, Pomona, California. … [Read more...]

Tournament of Champions rescheduled for Rockingham Nitro Jam weekend

IHRA has announced that the Tournament of Champions sportsman runoff has been rescheduled for the Rockingham Nitro Jam event April 30-May 2 at Rockingham Dragway.Weather forced the postponement of the originally scheduled Tournament of Champions at the IHRA World Finals in Rockingham last month. … [Read more...]

SCHUMACHER, HIGHT, EDWARDS AND ARANA CROWNED NHRA FULL THROTTLE SERIES WORLD CHAMPIONS

CENTURY CITY, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2009) – Tony Schumacher, the first Top Fuel driver in NHRA history to win six consecutive Full Throttle Drag Racing Series world championships and seven overall, headlined the four world-championship-winning drivers crowned Monday evening during the 2009 NHRA Full … [Read more...]

FULL THROTTLE SERIES AWARDS CEREMONY AVAILABLE VIA THE WEB

GLENDORA, Calif. (Nov. 13, 2009) – NHRA is excited to announce that the NHRA Full Throttle Awards Ceremony will be available to viewers worldwide on the Internet at NHRA.com and the NHRA Channel on You Tube beginning Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. (ET) /Noon (PT). It marks the first time the event … [Read more...]

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY EXTENDS OFFICIAL STATUS OF NHRA; NAMING RIGHTS ON SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE SERIES

GLENDORA, Calif. (Nov.13, 2009) – NHRA officials announced today that Harley-Davidson Motor Company has extended both its official program with NHRA and its title sponsorship of the NHRA Harley-Davidson Sportsman Motorcycle Series through the 2012 season. Harley-Davidson, the only major U.S.-based … [Read more...]

TV TIMES and SAT CORDS for this weekend’s Auto Club NHRA Finals

TELEVISION: Saturday, Nov. 14, ESPN2 and ESPN2   HD will televise two hours of qualifying coverage at 10:30 p.m. (ET).Sunday, Nov. 15, ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will air NHRA Race Day, at 11 a.m. (ET).Sunday, Nov. 15, ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will televise three hours of final eliminations at 7 p.m. … [Read more...]

Tournament of Champions a true assortment of sportsman stars

When it comes to the IHRA’s Tournament of Champions one thing is certain – it truly is an assortment of the best sportsman drivers from across North America.A grand total of 178 drivers from a remarkable 28 states and two Canadian provinces converged on Rockingham Dragway last month to take part in … [Read more...]

Quick 32 Sportsman Series top five for 2009 – Kevin Wicke – Champion

STRATFORD, ONTARIO (November 11, 2009) – There was a fair bit of thrashing with a new car, and some mechanical gremlins, but Kevin Wicke and his K&K Racing Dodge Stratus came out on top, winning the 2009 NAPA Quick 32 Sportsman Series Point Award Championship.“We won rounds when we needed to,” … [Read more...]

The Sox & Martin Duster Goes Home

Pics were taken by my good buddy Eugene Coard, last living member of the Mutt Bros, J&B Automotive, and Ronnie Lyles teams last week at the old S&M race shop in Burlington, NC, where the Duster was built and born. I have more will send later. It was a special moment from a flashback in time. - … [Read more...]