All posts tagged "funny car"
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Drag Illustrated | June 17, 2013
J. Force, Torrence and Brogdon Win at NHRA Bristol
John Force (above, center) ended a 31-event winless drought by racing to a special Father’s Day victory Sunday...
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| June 17, 2013
Smith Successfully Defends Race Title with Holeshot in Bristol PM Final
Rickie Smith made it back-to-back wins at Bristol Dragway, beating Troy Coughlin with a holeshot June 16, in...
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Drag Illustrated | June 15, 2013
Edwards, Massey, and Worsham Qualify No. 1 at NHRA Bristol
NHRA Pro Stock points leader Mike Edwards (above) will go for his fifth consecutive victory at the Ford...
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Drag Illustrated | June 15, 2013
Worsham, Massey and Edwards Lead Early Qualifying at NHRA Bristol
With the quickest run of his career and the quickest Funny Car run in 2013, Funny Car driver...
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| June 12, 2013
Wilkerson Wants First Win of 2013 at Bristol
Funny Car driver Tim Wilkerson has done just about everything but win a race through nine events in...
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Drag Illustrated | June 12, 2013
Hight Hopes to Resume Bristol Success
This Father’s Day weekend Robert Hight and the Auto Club Ford Mustang will be looking for their second...
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| June 8, 2013
NHRA Mandates New FC Body Latch-and-Tether System
Beginning July 19-21, at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver, all nitro Funny Cars competing in the NHRA...
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| June 2, 2013
Langdon, Hagan, Edwards and Ray Win NHRA Summernationals
Shawn Langdon (above) raced to his third Top Fuel victory of the season June 2, at the 44th...
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Drag Illustrated | June 2, 2013
B. Force Encouraged by Englishtown Results
Brittany Force and her Castrol EDGE Top Fuel dragster continued to improve June 1, posting consistent runs that...
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| June 2, 2013
Neff Hosts Kids from Metro World Child at Englishtown
For the second straight year, Castrol GTX crew chief Mike Neff (above right, back row) hosted 17 underprivileged...
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| June 1, 2013
Millican Gets First No. 1 Start; Hagan, Edwards and Johnson also No. 1 at NHRA Summernationals
Top Fuel driver Clay Millican raced to the first No. 1 qualifying position of his NHRA career June...
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Drag Illustrated | June 1, 2013
Millican, Hagan, Edwards and Johnson Early Qualifying Leaders at E-Town
Veteran Top Fuel driver Clay Millican (above) raced to the qualifying lead Friday at the Toyota NHRA Summernationals...
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| May 29, 2013
Back to the Future for Force at Englishtown
It’s been 14 years since John Force last won a race at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. That’s...
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| May 28, 2013
Hagan Putting Points First at Englishtown
With two-thirds of the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season remaining, Matt Hagan believes it’s never...
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| May 22, 2013
Gray, Langdon, Coughlin Jr. Win at NHRA Topeka
Johnny Gray raced to his third victory of the season May 19, and moved back into the Funny...
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| May 18, 2013
J. Force, Langdon and Edwards Qualify No. 1 at NHRA Topeka
John Force ended a 19-race No. 1 qualifying slump by racing to a track record performance in Funny...
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Drag Illustrated | May 18, 2013
Hight, Schumacher and Edwards Lead Friday Qualifying at NHRA Topeka
Robert Hight (above) raced to the qualifying lead in Funny Car May 17, at the 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals. Tony...
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Drag Illustrated | May 15, 2013
Herzog Contracting Returns to T-Ped at Topeka
Tony Pedregon Racing and Herzog Contracting Corp., specialists in heavy/highway and railroad construction, announced they will partner for...
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Drag Illustrated | May 15, 2013
Hagan Happy with New Team Chemistry
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to Heartland Park Topeka, May 17-19 for the NHRA Kansas...
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| May 12, 2013
Brown, Gray and Edwards Win Postponed NHRA Event in Atlanta
Antron Brown (above center) raced to the Top Fuel victory Saturday at the weather-delayed Summit Racing Equipment NHRA...
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| May 11, 2013
Hagan, Langdon and Edwards No. 1 at Rain-Delayed Southern Nationals
Matt Hagan (above) ended a 29-race drought from the top of Funny Car’s qualifying order by racing to...
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Drag Illustrated | May 8, 2013
Mello Yello Dinner Honors NHRA Champions in Atlanta
The 2012 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series champions were the guests of honor at Atlanta’s World of...
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| May 7, 2013
NHRA Teams Returning to Rained-Out Atlanta Dragway
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series teams will return to Atlanta Dragway this weekend for the completion of...
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| May 4, 2013
Day One of NHRA Southern Nationals Rained Out
Persistent rain showers forced NHRA officials to cancel qualifying on Friday for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern...
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| May 3, 2013
ADRL Announces Major Purse Increases; Adds Drag Radial
Officials from the American Drag Racing League announced today that their 2013 World Champions in Pro Extreme, Pro...
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Drag Illustrated | May 3, 2013
Beckman to Race Schumacher Tribute Car in Atlanta
Jack Beckman will have a Hall-of-Fame look this weekend at the NHRA Southern Nationals near Atlanta when his...
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Drag Illustrated | May 1, 2013
Funny Car Field a Toss-Up So Far in 2013
With five different winners in six races and several more drivers showing they have the potential to win...
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| May 1, 2013
Busy Week Ahead for TF Champ Brown in Atlanta
Antron Brown could use a break from a racetrack, and he’ll get that this week before the NHRA...
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Drag Illustrated | May 1, 2013
Hight Rearranges Schedule on Way to Atlanta
Robert Hight had planned to start his race weekend by attending the Mello Yello Champions Banquet on Wednesday...
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| April 29, 2013
C. Pedregon, Vandergriff, Line and Arana Jr. Win NHRA Houston
Cruz Pedregon (above) became the first two-time winner in the Funny Car category in 2013 by racing to...
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Drag Illustrated | April 24, 2013
NHRA Goes Live on ESPN2 this Weekend from Houston
This coming weekend (Apr. 27-28), when NHRA fans turn their televisions to ESPN2 for coverage of the O’Reilly...
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Drag Illustrated | April 22, 2013
Hagan, Massey, Edwards and Arana Jr. Win NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
Matt Hagan (above right) ended a 17-month winless drought by racing to the Funny Car victory Sunday at...
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| April 22, 2013
Rini Wins 2013 Big Dog Opener at Piedmont Dragway
At the end of the 2012 season, Piedmont Dragway’s management decided to make major changes in the rulebook...
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| April 21, 2013
Head, Langdon, Edwards and Arana Jr. No. 1 Starters at NHRA 4-Wide Nats
Rookie Funny Car driver Chad Head (above) raced to his first career No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at...
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Drag Illustrated | April 19, 2013
Rain Ruins Day One of NHRA 4-Wide Qualifying
Persistent rain showers forced NHRA officials to postpone qualifying for the fourth annual Dollar General NHRA Four-Wide Nationals...
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Drag Illustrated | April 18, 2013
NHRA Stars Pound NASCAR Drivers 19-5 in Charity Baseball Game
A squad of highly competitive and terrifically talented NHRA drivers trounced a team of NASCAR stars 19-5 in...
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| April 17, 2013
DRO AA/FC Challenge to make debut at Texas Raceway
There will be two firsts for the Mickey Thompson Tires DragRacingOnline.com AA Funny Car Challenge on April 26-27....
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| April 10, 2013
Dillard Leads Winners’ Parade at X-DRL Debut in Tulsa
The new X-treme Drag Racing League made history by completing its first-ever event, the X-DRL Spring Nationals, Apr....
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| April 8, 2013
A. Johnson Wins Again; Schumacher and C. Pedregon Also Win at Las Vegas
Allen Johnson (above) raced to the Pro Stock victory Apr. 7, at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals and claimed...
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| April 7, 2013
A. Johnson Wins PS Challenge; Brown, Hight and Edwards Qualify No. 1 at NHRA Vegas
Allen Johnson (above left) raced to victory in the K&N Horsepower Challenge, a special Pro Stock bonus event, Saturday...