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Calling it the “Bellagio of drag strips,” Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Chairman and CEO O. Bruton Smith unveiled plans for a quarter-mile dragway at Lowe’s Motor Speedway Thursday during the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour. … Read more of the story by Sheena Baker at National Speed Sport News
Funny Car racer James Day, the son-in-law of mega-team owner Don Schumacher, has landed a major sponsorship deal with rock-n-roll legend Stephen Pearcy and Top Fuel Records. Day and his DLS Motorsports race team will compete at all 24 races with Dave Fletcher and Chris Nance sharing tuning duties. Pearcy is the front man for … Read more
Bob Tasca III and the Tasca Racing team completed the final step needed for entrance into NHRA’s Funny Car class with a 4.96-second, 317-mph run Thursday during testing at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Ariz. The run qualified Tasca’s NHRA license to be upgraded from Top Alcohol Funny Car to Funny Car status… Read full … Read more
Drag racing’s roller coaster ride took another dip, its second of the month, on Thursday when the proposed sale of NHRA to HD Partners Acquisition Corporation was denied by shareholders. Read full story
The cackling of engines and the smell of tire smoke, mixed with the aroma of Gee’s Barbeque, will let everyone know the 2008 IHRA racing season has begun at Immokalee Regional Raceway. The… Read full story
John Force is back! He will continue testing at Firebird Raceway through Wednesday. From NHRA’s Rob Geiger: Climbing into a Funny Car for the first time since his devastating accident Sept. 23 in Dallas, 14-time champion John Force needed just one warm-up pass before blasting his way to the forefront of the National Time Trials … Read more
CHANDLER, Ariz. (January 25, 2008) – Nitro Funny Car rookie Melanie Troxel took two short blasts Friday behind the wheel of the ProCare Rx Dodge Charger at the NHRA National Time Trials at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Ariz. On her first pass, she struggled with visibility and hit the 330-foot timing cone before coasting … Read more
Our condolences to Doug Herbert and his family for the loss of their two young sons, Jon and James Herbert. Our prayers are with you as you endure this harsh tragedy, as there is nothing that can be said to make his loss more tolerable. From Doug Herbert’s website: Condolences can be sent to Raymer … Read more