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Imagine for a moment that John Force, the most prolific drag racer in history, winner of 125 races and 14 championships, is pursuing you to drive one of his high-powered Funny Cars. You don’t have any experience driving one of the 7,000-horsepower beasts and yet he gives you a full two months to ponder the … Read more
Worsham & Fink Racing ORANGE , Calif. Del Worsham, owner/driver/tuner of the Checker, Schuck’s, Kragen Funny Car, and Dexter Tuttle, owner/tuner of the Top Fuel Dragster that will be driven by Alan Bradshaw … Read full story
The 2007 POWERade Drag Racing Series roared to a spectacular conclusion in the fourth quarter with Tony Schumacher, Tony Pedregon, Jeg Coughlin, and Matt Smith earning the hardware in their respective categories. The final installment of NHRA.com’s year in review points out all the exciting happenings of October, November, and December. Aside from the four … Read more
In a harbinger of things to come in the Funny Car class, the second quarter of 2007 started with a shocker as legend John Force failed to qualify for a national event, ending a streak of 395 races that dated back to the Reagan administration. Almost as surprising was four-time champion Gary Scelzi’s announcement that … Read more
By: Rob Geiger, NHRA.com I was exchanging holiday greetings with Lee Beard, the crew chief of David Powers’ Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster, when the subject turned to his new driver, Antron Brown. Most Geiger Counter readers know Brown has competed in Pro Stock Motorcycle to much success over the past decade but is now … Read more
After 56 years of leading NHRA Championship Drag Racing from its inception into a sporting entity featuring more than 80,000 members worldwide, founder Wally Parks passes away on Sept. 28 at the age of 94. Parks’ death is preceded by a scary accident involving John Force and Kenny Bernstein that hospitalizes 14-time champion Force for … Read more
John Force’s goal for the beginning of 2008 is simple: get healthy enough to drive his Funny Car in testing in late January. “I promise you, I’ll be there,” Force, a 14-time NHRA Funny Car champion, said last week by phone from his home in California. “I’m working every day, and I will be ready. … Read more
Del Worsham, owner/driver/tuner of the Checker, Schuck’s, Kragen Funny Car, and Dexter Tuttle, owner/tuner of the Top Fuel dragster that will be driven by Alan Bradshaw during the 2008 NHRA POWERade season, … Read full story