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January 26, 2008 – 10:37PM CORNELIUS — Two sons of Top Fuel drag racer Doug Herbert died Saturday as a result of a two-vehicle wreck near Herbert’s home in Cornelius. Jon Herbert, who would’ve turned 18 next month, and James Herbert, 12, died when their Mazda3 collided with a second vehicle in the Lake Norman … Read more
Drag racing took an economic hit last week with the announced departure of Evan Knoll and Torco Racing Fuel as a major sponsor for several teams on the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series. On Thursday, in the heart of NASCAR country, the sport received a big boost – once again – from O. Bruton Smith, … Read more
NHRA drivers – including John Force – will begin to test the limits of a new 700-foot concrete launch pad during the National Time Trials today through Sunday at Firebird International Raceway. Force, a 14-time Funny Car champion, plans to be back in his Castrol Ford Mustang for the first time since suffering multiple foot, … Read more
All IHRA competitors should be thrilled to know that Hedman Husler Hedders has returned to IHRA’s contingency program. This announcement came from Chris Vandergriff of Hedman Husler last… Read full story
As an 1/8th mile national event the length of the race may be shorter than usual, but the list of sponsors for the season-opener in San Antonio is anything but short. It also shows the strength of… Read full story
The chances of NHRA drag racer Ron Capps racing his NAPA AUTO PARTS Funny Car head to head against NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip’s NAPA-sponsored stock car are quite nil, but the duo, who share the same sponsor in their respective series, had their five minutes of fame together at a commercial shoot this week in … Read more
Two-time NHRA POWERade Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon made it the furthest down Firebird International Raceway Friday during the first of three days of preseason testing at the National Time Trials in Phoenix. Using the knowledge he gained a week ago in his first test session, Dixon did the best of taming a green FIR … Read more
It’s the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals in Englishtown, N.J., and Ashley Force is in her element. It’s a few hours before she wriggles into her flame-retardant suit and launches her funny car to 320 m.p.h. (510 km-h) for John Force Racing, competing with her legendary father John Force. “I’m excited because its cool, … Read more