All posts tagged "funny car"
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| April 5, 2013
ADRL Contingency Awards Now Exceed $650K Total
American Drag Racing League (ADRL) officials announced Apr. 5, that coming off of a hugely successful season-opening Dragpalooza IX...
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| April 3, 2013
Gray Hopes Luck Lasts at Las Vegas
At first glance a lineup of six playing cards from the spades suit painted on the side of a race...
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Drag Illustrated | April 2, 2013
Capps Wins March ‘Man-ness’ Title
NHRA Funny Car star Ron Capps, powered by popularity fueled by the drag racing community, made a late...
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| April 1, 2013
Komatsu Backing T-Ped in Vegas Bid
Tony Pedregon Racing will sport a new look at the NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas this weekend. The...
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| March 25, 2013
NC Auto Racing Hall of Fame Expanding Drag Racing Exhibit Space
North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame (NCARHOF) Chairman Don Miller and NCARHOF Executive Director Jim Turner recently...
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Drag Illustrated | March 24, 2013
Race Fans, NHRA Racers Raise $12,000 at Charity Karting Event
Nearly 40 lucky race fans mingled with stars from the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Mar. 23,...
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| March 21, 2013
Force Meets and Greets at MATS Freightliner Booth
NHRA Funny Car superstar John Force headed to Louisville, Kentucky, today (Mar. 21) to attend the 2013 Mid-America Truck...
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| March 20, 2013
NHRA and NASCAR Stars to Play Ball for Charity
Drivers from the uniquely exciting motorsports worlds of NASCAR and NHRA will find common ground on Wednesday, April...
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Drag Illustrated | March 19, 2013
Canadian Dragstrip Memories Show this Weekend
The 2nd annual Dragstrip Memories will be held once again at the Canadian War Plane Heritage Museum, presenting...
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Drag Illustrated | March 18, 2013
Brown Delivers 200th Win for Don Schumacher Racing
Forty years ago, pioneering Funny Car driver and owner Don Schumacher won his first NHRA national event trophy....
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| March 18, 2013
Brown, Gray, A. Johnson and Arana Jr. Win at Gatornationals
Antron Brown (above right) raced to the Top Fuel victory Mar. 17, at the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals...
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Drag Illustrated | March 14, 2013
Roy Hill Teams with FireAde for Gatornationals
Drag racing icon Roy Hill has partnered with Fire Service Plus, manufacturer of firefighting agent FireAde 2000, for...
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| March 12, 2013
Force Focusing on Return to Form
With long-time crew chief Bernie Fedderly’s Thursday induction into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame serving as...
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Drag Illustrated | March 7, 2013
C. Force Takes Flight with U.S. Navy Blue Angels
Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award winner Courtney Force took to the skies with...
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| March 7, 2013
Dixon Australia-Bound with Rapisarda Top Fuel Team
The Santo’s Cranes Super 3 Extreme Drag Race will play host to NHRA royalty later this month when...
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| March 1, 2013
Snake & Mongoose Movie to Open Sept. 6 in 25 Cities
Entertainment Universe announced today that it has closed a deal with Film Star Partners II for prints and...
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Drag Illustrated | February 28, 2013
Braskett Keeps Promise at Hawley Drag Racing School
Touched by the adrenaline of speed, high horsepower and the pure thrill of the sport of drag racing...
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| February 26, 2013
Schumacher, Capps and Enders-Stevens Win at NHRA Phoenix
Tony Schumacher (above) won a wild tire-smoking final round against Morgan Lucas Sunday to claim the Top Fuel...
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Drag Illustrated | February 24, 2013
Kalitta, Gray and Edwards Qualify No. 1 at NHRA Phoenix
Doug Kalitta (above) raced to the No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel Saturday at the NHRA Arizona Nationals...
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Drag Illustrated | February 23, 2013
Brown, Gray and Edwards Lead Early Qualifying at NHRA Phoenix
Antron Brown raced to the qualifying lead in Top Fuel Feb. 22, at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at...
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| February 22, 2013
C. Force Continuing as Safe Teen Driving Advocate
In just one year of competition among the best race car drivers in world, Courtney Force has established...
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Drag Illustrated | February 21, 2013
Dollar General Named Title Sponsor for NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
Dollar General, the nation’s largest small-box discount retailer, will become the title-rights sponsor of the first of two...
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Drag Illustrated | February 20, 2013
C. Force Hopes to Build on Season-Opening Win
Courtney Force, the 24-year-old driver of the Traxxas Ford Mustang Funny Car and current points leader in the...
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| February 20, 2013
North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame Honors 2013 Inductees
What began as just a thought by former Piedmont Dragway owner Jim Turner has become a southern tradition...
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Drag Illustrated | February 19, 2013
Hanna Motorsports Reveals New Jet Dragster and Sponsor
Hanna Motorsports Jets, a 50-year professional organization that’s recognized as one of the premier performers in the jet...
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| February 18, 2013
Dixon Encouraged Despite Winternats Early Exit
The Rapisarda Autosport International drag racing team’s 2013 debut were literally the first runs for the operation when...
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| February 18, 2013
C. Force, Langdon and Nobile Win at NHRA Pomona
Courtney Force raced to victory in Funny Car Sunday at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals presented by...
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| February 17, 2013
C. Force, Schumacher and Edwards are Top Qualifiers at Pomona
Courtney Force (above) raced to her first No. 1 qualifying position of the season Feb. 16, at the...
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| February 16, 2013
Schumacher, Beckman and Edwards Take Over Qualifying Leads at Pomona
Tony Schumacher (above, near lane) raced to the qualifying lead in dramatic fashion Friday at the O’Reilly Auto...
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Drag Illustrated | February 15, 2013
Bernstein, Densham and C. Force are Provisional Top Qualifiers at Pomona
Brandon Bernstein (above) continued the momentum from his win in last year’s season-finale by racing to the qualifying...
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Drag Illustrated | February 12, 2013
Top Fuel’s Force Sets Her Own Goals
As the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series kicks off the 2013 season at Auto Club Raceway at...
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Drag Illustrated | February 11, 2013
JFR Adds System 51 as Associate Sponsor
John Force Racing today announced that longtime Holiday Car Show sponsor System 51 will expand their relationship with...
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Drag Illustrated | February 11, 2013
Worsham Ready for FC Return at Winternationals
The 2011 Top Fuel world champ Del Worsham is back in the saddle and is excited as ever...
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| February 11, 2013
Roy Hill to Host Cobra Jet Warm-Up
As the Official Drag Racing School of Ford Racing, Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School will be hosting a...
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Drag Illustrated | February 11, 2013
Dixon Steps Up Debut in Rapisarda TF Dragster
Rapisarda Autosport International has accelerated its 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel drag racing program by entering the...
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| February 8, 2013
Schumacher and Massey Address Firing/Rehiring Rumors
By Ian Tocher NHRA mega-team owner Don Schumacher confirmed Feb. 8, that Top Fuel driver Spencer Massey was...
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| February 7, 2013
Okuhara Named DSR Director of Racing
Todd Okuhara’s drag racing resume is impressive, but it becomes even more so when it’s noted he is...
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| February 7, 2013
DSR Names Venables Crew Chief for Hagan
Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) has announced that veteran NHRA crew chief Dickie Venables (right) has been hired to...
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| February 6, 2013
Rieff Named NHRA TV Anchor; Dunn Returning as Analyst
NHRA will enter the 2013 season with a new anchor on its ESPN telecasts and a fresh approach...
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Drag Illustrated | February 6, 2013
American Racing Continues Part-time Support of T. Pedregon
American Racing will return to drag racing in 2013 with continued support for two-time nitro Funny Car champion...