NHRA signs marketing partnership with Ford Customer Service Division

NHRA has signed a an onsite display deal with Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) that will enhance the automotive division’s return to professional drag racing. As part of the agreement, FCSD, through its Motorcraft parts brand and growing national network of Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center retailers, will have major presence at 10 NHRA … Read more

New SFI Funny Car chassis spec is the product of a combined effort of experts

Since its inception in 1951, the National Hot Rod Association has worked hand in hand with race teams, manufacturers, the SFI Foundation, and other outside parties with the shared goal of enhancing race car safety. The most recent such effort, which produced a new SFI 10.5 chassis specification for nitro Funny Car construction, is the … Read more

Jack Beckman Wins in Phoenix

Jack Beckman beat Robert Hight to win his fourth Wally in Phoenix at the 24th annual Checker Schuck’s Kragen NHRA Nationals at Firebird International Raceway. Beckman qualified his Don Schumacher Racing, Valvoline,Mail Terminal Series Dodge 15th on Saturday. Jack Beckman out ran Mike Neff, then Gary Scelzi, and Jim Head (in that order). To get … Read more

Levi, Ray, and Shoup Chevy Impala SS – NHRA.com

Phoenix, Saturday: For the second straight race, Springfield, Ill. Funny Car favorite, Tim Wilkerson captured the No. 1 qualifying position in his Levi, Ray & Shoup Chevrolet Impala. It was a great day for Wilkerson as he took double honors with the quickest run in qualifying, an impressive 4.775 plus the fastest run in Funny … Read more

Tim Wilkerson qualifies first in Phoenix, Worsham and A. Force DNQ

Rain cancelled Friday’s NHRA Funny Car qualifying, leaving drivers with only two Saturday sessions to get into the Checker Schuck’s Kragen NHRA Nationals at Firebird International Raceway in Phoenix. Tim Wilkerson impressively leads the field into eliminations on Sunday. With only two sessions to qualify, the list of those that didn’t make the field is … Read more

Scelzi brimming with confidence heading to Phoenix

FRESNO, Calif. (Feb. 19, 2008) – Four-time NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series world champion Gary Scelzi is brimming with confidence heading into the second round of 24 events in the 2008 NHRA season, the NHRA Nationals at Firebird Raceway, just outside of Phoenix, this weekend. The driver of the Mopar/Oakley Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car … Read more

Heat ratchets up as NHRA rolls into Arizona

Heat shows up in a variety of ways. For some, heat means pressure – a mental game. For Tony Pedregon, heat was something he could feel. Pedregon’s Q Horsepower Chevy Impala SS exploded in the first round at the season-opener in Pomona, Calif., instantly propelling the reigning POWERade Series Funny Car champ back to the … Read more