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BAYTOWN, Texas — Odessa native Alan Bradshaw raced to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel during the first day of qualifying Friday for the O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park. Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), Kurt Johnson (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (PSM) rounded out the provisional No. 1 qualifiers through … Read more
Don Schumacher Racing introduces two exciting new features to its shoeracing.com website, “Ask us Anything” and “In the News,” which will further enhance driver accessibility to fans of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. DSR brings its all-star lineup of drivers and crew chiefs to the table for “Ask us Anything,” where fans will be … Read more
Old Spice, the No. 1 anti-perspirant/deodorant stick and body wash choice for guys in the United States, is joining forces with drag racing’s most successful Funny Car Team — John Force Racing, with rookie Funny Car driver Mike Neff behind the wheel of the new Old Spice Ford Mustang in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag … Read more
Former NHRA national-event-winning Funny Car driver Al Hofmann, a longtime fan favorite despite his take-no-prisoners exterior who gave John Force his most serious championship challenges in the mid-1990s, died March 20 of a heart attack at his home in Eustis, Fla. He was 60. Hofmann, who won 15 times in 32 final-round appearances, was a … Read more
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Funny Car world champ Tony Pedregon and fellow NHRA racers Whit Bazemore and Marty Nothstein will join an eclectic roster of stars of film, television, and sports when they strap into brand-new, race-ready Scion tCs to vie for the checkered flag in the world’s longest-running, most successful celebrity racing event: … Read more
The torrential rainstorms that blew through Dallas did not dampen the excitement level of participants at 2008 BrandSource Summit who were thrilled to spend a few minutes with 14-time POWERade Funny Car Champion John Force and 2007 Rookie of the Year and Funny Car rising star Ashley Force. The BrandSource Summit brought together thousands of … Read more
Springfield drag racer Tim Wilkerson is off to a pretty good start after the first three races of the National Hot Road Association season. Wilkerson has climbed into seventh place in the NHRA Funny Car point standings — five points in front of John Force — following his third-place finish in Sunday’s ACDelco Gatornationals… Read … Read more
True Champion – True Hero – True Friend. The black and green logo in honor of the fallen No. 4, Eric Medlen, was everywhere during the NHRA’s POWERade 39th annual Gatornationals last weekend at Gainesville Speedway in Florida. Pins, hats and press-on patches bearing the logo were somber remembrances of the up-and-coming Funny Car driver … Read more