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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
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
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
The Sept. 11-14 national event in this year’s 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series schedule will be held in Charlotte, N.C., at a new state-of-the-art facility, The Dragway @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway, which is being built by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI). The event is the first addition to the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series since … Read more
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. has renewed its title sponsorship of the NHRA POWERade Series event at scenic Maple Grove Raceway in southeast Pennsylvania . Read full story
Gregarious personality Jerry Toliver will drive the Rockstar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, beginning Feb. 7-10 at the 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals, it was confirmed Monday by team owner Don Schumacher. A native of California, Toliver returns to his first … Read more
by Susie Arnold, Kenny Bernstein Racing TALLMADGE, Ohio — Summit Racing Equipment, the world’s largest direct mail and Internet supplier of high performance automotive parts, and Kenny Bernstein Racing have reached a new sponsorship agreement for 2008. Under this agreement, Summit Racing Equipment will become an associate sponsor of Budweiser/Lucas Oil Top Fuel driver Brandon … Read more
Jerry Toliver will drive the Rockstar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, beginning at the Winternationals in Pomona, Calif., Feb. 7-10, 2008, it was confirmed today by team owner Don Schumacher. A native of California, Toliver returns to his first full year of NHRA … Read more