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Bernstein returned to action this season driving the Monster Energy/Lucas Oil Funny Car. He has finished runner-up twice, but is looking for that elusive …Read the full story at WhoWon.com
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Force eyes release after 27 days in hospital
DALLAS (AP) — Through thousands of runs at 300-plus mph, drag-racing star John Force never spent more than a few hours laid up with injuries in the first 30 years of his career.Read full story in Sports Illustrated
NHRA’s Force set for hospital release
Oct 19, 2007 Like the day doctors who put the 14-time Funny Car champion back together brought him a steering wheel, but he couldn’t grip it. Or the preschool toy with …Read full story at SI.com
Llewellyn, Scelzi Roll Lucky Sevens In Countdown To 4 – PaddockTalk
Gary Scelzi in Funny Car and Peggy Llewellyn in Pro Stock Motorcycle. The only other outsider to crash the party was Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Chip …Read full story
It’s A Dunn Deal For International Top Fuel In Sydney – Fullboost
It’s A Dunn Deal For International Top Fuel In SydneyFullboost, Australia – Oct 15, 2007 Of all the drivers who have strapped into a Top Fuel dragster or a Funny Car, just two besides Mike Dunn ever won 10 or more races in both classes: 4 time … Read full story
Final Four: NHRA Championships Come Down to Two Races
National Hot Rod Association Funny Car driver Jack Beckman acknowledges that for the fans, the NHRA’s new “Countdown” playoff format is …Read the full story by Steven Cole Smith at AutoWeek
HD Partners Acquisition Corporation and the National Hot Rod Association Announce Transaction Update (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
HD Partners Acquisition Corporation and the National Hot Rod Association, today provide the following update on the proposed acquisition by HD Partners of NHRA’s professional racing assets. On May 30, 2007, HD Partners and the NHRA announced that they had entered into an agreement pursuant to which HD Partners would acquire substantially all of the … Read more
Injured NHRA star John Force ponders new safety measures to protect legs (Lexington Herald-Leader)
John Force is thankful for the changes to his NHRA Funny Car dragster that protected his head and neck in a spectacular crash last week at the Texas Motorplex. But the 14-time champion is determined to promote the development of a protective tub that might help eliminate leg and foot injuries like those he received … Read more