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After perhaps the most eventful of its 57 years, the National Hot Rod Association will settle for a little peace this season. Of course, the sanctioning body bears some responsibility for 2007’s upheaval by creating the Countdown to the Championship, a six-event playoff that… Read full story by Gary Graves in USA TODAY
USA TODAY’s Gary Graves examines the four professional NHRA divisions entering this weekend’s Powerade Series season opener, the Carquest Auto Parts Winternationals, in Pomona, Calif. Read full story
NHRA POWERade Series Season Begins This Weekend on ESPN2 As the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series season rolls to the starting line this weekend, ESPN drag racing analyst Mike Dunn feels that drag racing fans will see history made this year with the first victory by a woman in the Funny Car class. ESPN2 … Read more
For three decades, John Force raced by the same creed that Vince Lombardi preached while coaching football: “Winning is everything.” And no one won more than Force – 14 drag racing season championships and 125 events. But Force’s view of everything – life as well as racing – changed last year during a season that … Read more
Plenty of changes will greet fans, teams and drivers when the NHRA POWERade Series opens its second Countdown to the Championship at the 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Feb. 7-10. The event, which will be telecast on ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, is the first in an … Read more
POMONA, Calif. — Mike Ashley, the fastest Funny Car driver in history, will open the 2008 NHRA POWERade season in Pomona, Calif. this weekend at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals behind the wheel of the ProCare Rx Dodge Charger R/T nitro Funny Car. After previously announcing he would not be racing Funny Car this … Read more
In an indication of how competitive the 2008 NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series is expected to be, three-time defending Top Fuel dragster champion Tony Schumacher and Brandon Bernstein tied in a national preseason poll predicting class winners. However, Rod Fuller – the driver with the most first-place votes in Top Fuel – finished just two … Read more
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