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Ashley Force and John Force are household names on the NHRA circuit. But it was “Gale Force” who was the biggest of the name players during qualifying rounds Friday at the Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 Nationals. But it was “Gale Force” who was the biggest of the name players during qualifying rounds Friday at … Read more
There were many, including this corner, who thought John Force had reached the end of the line last September when he crashed in Ennis, Tex., and suffered serious injuries. We were amazed when the 59-year-old Force climbed back into his Castrol Ford Mustang Funny Car at the Winternationals and started competing once again in the … Read more
Air temperature, altitude and dew point all play factors in preparation for NHRA POWERade Series teams. Some feel prepared for the summer stretch, including Funny Car’s Cruz Pedregon, who announced a switch to a Toyota Solara body before Topeka. He’s confident that his Advance Auto Parts team will adapt to the new body and make … Read more
NHRA Funny Car rookie Bob Tasca III is fired up for today’s eliminations in the NHRA Summer Nationals after a career-best No. 2 qualifying effort. “We had one of the, if not the most consistent, qualifying car of the weekend,” Tasca said in a team release. “I’m just thrilled with Chris (Cunningham, crew chief) and … Read more
“Winning at least takes some pressure off,” said Troxel, who took over driving the Gotham City Racing Dodge from owner Mike Ashley. “We’ve been on track the last three or four races, and it’s nice to have some results to show for it.” Her Funny Car victory in Bristol was a reversal of form this … Read more
First round pairings / qualifying results for the O’Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals in Topeka, Kansas, June 1st, 2008. 1 Tony Bartone R.T. (.089) E.T. 6.648 MPH 135.43 16 Gary Densham R.T. (.111) E.T. 4.962 MPH 304.32 2 Bob Tasca III R.T. (.017) E.T. 4.939 MPH 309.06 15 Tony Pedregon R.T. (.034) E.T. 6.199 MPH 150.16 … Read more
TOPEKA, Kan. – It must have felt a bit like proving themselves all over again. In 2006, Melanie Troxel reached a stunning nine final rounds with two wins in her first year of fulltime competition in Top Fuel, good enough for a fourth-place finish on the year. Then she followed that with another two-win season … Read more
With air temperatures teetering near 90 all day and track temperatures bumped up near 120 degrees, competitors got their first taste of summer conditions during the opening day of action at the O’Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX, and Larry Dixon, Tony Bartone, and Dave Connolly adapted best to the hot, muggy conditions, … Read more