Brown can drive as well as ride
...Brown had not advanced past the quarterfinals this season, but that changed Sunday in the O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown.
Brown earned his first Top Fuel title, edging Larry Dixon by a nose with a quarter-mile pass of 4.605 seconds at 320.28 mph to Dixon's 4.621 and 309.06...
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Brown wins Top Fuel race to complete historic double
March 31, 2008 by admin0
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Antron Brown become the first driver in NHRA history to win races in Pro Stock Motorcycle and Top Fuel, beating Larry Dixon in the Top Fuel final Sunday in the O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals.
Brown, who also joined J.R. Todd as the only black Top Fuel winners, followed Del Worsham (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) into the winner's circle at the fourth of 24 races in the series
Bradshaw leads Top Fuel qualifying in Texas
March 30, 2008 by admin0
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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.
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IHRA Announces new Nitro Jam Broadcast Team for 2008
March 27, 2008 by admin0
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IHRA announces new Nitro Jam broadcast team for 2008There will be some familiar faces and some new faces on this season’s SPEED broadcasts of Knoll-Gas Motorsports Nitro Jam Drag...
Tradicion Azul Tequila to back Gilbertson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 26, 2008) -- Jay Pennington, Managing Director of Extraodinario Brands, brand owner and importers of Tradicion Azul Tequila, announced that Tradicion Azul will join forces with Nitro Funny Car racer Bob Gilbertson for the 2008 racing season.
This is an exciting venture for us into the sport of professional drag racing," Pennington said. "We formed Extraodinairo Brands with...
Two Teams Becoming One at Morgan Lucas Racing
March 27, 2008 by admin0
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BAYTOWN, Tx. (March 25) – Morgan Lucas Racing has made a shift in its team and the realignment now places the tuning duties of Lucas’ Top Fuel dragster and teammate, J.R. Todd’s car squarely on the shoulders of capable crew chief and general manager, John Stewart starting at this weekend’s O’Reilly Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park.
The repositioning was prompted by...
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Married NHRA drivers feel pressure racing each other
The one thing in their marriage that Melanie Troxel and Tommy Johnson try not to discuss at the dinner table is their jobs.
Both are drivers in the National Hot Rod Association and, for the first time this year, they are racing in the same series — Funny Car...
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Park area dedicated to Doug Herbert’s sons
CORNELIUS, N.C. (March 18, 2008) It's been almost two months since Jon and James Herbert, sons of Top Fuel pilot Doug Herbert, lost their lives in an automobile accident on Jetton Road near their home in Cornelius, N.C. Since their passing, friends and family members have sought ways to heal and to keep the memory of these two special young men alive...
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NHRA – ACDelco Gatornationals Results
March 16, 2008 by admin0
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NHRA-ACDelco Gatornationals Results
Top Fuel
1. Tony Schumacher. 2. Brandon Bernstein. 3. Hillary Will. 4. Larry Dixon. 5. Rod Fuller. 6. Michael Gunderson. 7. Antron Brown. 8. Bruce Litton. 9. Doug Herbert. 10. Cory McClenathan. 11. Clay Millican. 12. Doug Foley. 13. Alan Bradshaw. 14. Urs Erbacher. 15. J.R. Todd. 16. David Grubnic.
Funny Car
1. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala. 2. Gary Densham, Impala. 3. Tim Wilkerson, Impala. 4. Jim Head, Toyota Solara. 5. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger. 6. Cruz Pedregon, Impala. 7. Ashley Force, Ford Mustang. 8. Del Worsham, Impala. 9. Frank Hawley, Charger. 10. Frank Hawley, Charger. 11. Jerry Toliver, Charger. 12. Jerry Toliver, Charger. 13. Bob Tasca III, Mustang. 14. Bob Tasca III, Mustang. 15. Robert Hight, Mustang. 16. Robert Hight, Mustang.
Alan Bradshaw seeks first pro Top Fuel victory
March 16, 2008 by admin0
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GAINESVILLE - Alan Bradshaw made his first trip to the Gatornationals this week.
Count on him to become a more frequent visitor.
Bradshaw earned the top qualifying spot in the Top Fuel division for the first time in his career with a run of 4.547 seconds in the second qualifying round Saturday.
He improved from...