Gilbertson Looking to Turn Season Around at IHRA Motor City Nationals
Bob Gilbertson, owner/driver of the Tradicion Azul Tequila nitro Funny Car, is on a mission and is looking to rebound at this weekend's IHRA Motor City Nationals at Milan Dragway.
Gilbertson, who hasn't had a great start so far this year, is optimistically confident about his chances in Michigan as he made his best run so far this year last weekend at Bristol Dragway, a 4.847 at 318.77 MPH backed up by a 4.96 and it gives him and his team momentum going into the third stop on the IHRA circuit....
Hagan & Crew Ready for Action at Motor City
Energized by his win at Rockingham Dragway, Matt Hagan and his crew are chomping it to bits to get back out on the track this weekend at Milan Dragway.
After a short celebration coming away from their Spring Nationals victory, Hagan and crew were all business with two consecutive weekend test sessions at Virginia Motorsports Park.
"We got several good laps in each ...
Troxel sets milestone with win
BRISTOL -- Ashley Force move over, you have some company.
Three weeks after Force made history as the first female driver to win a Funny Car race, the division's other darling added her name to the list.
Melanie Troxel ousted Force Racing's Mike Neff late Sunday night after a long day of racing to pick up her first Funny Car victory in the O'Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway...
Read the full article in the Elizabethton Star
Calling Out Spencer Massey; TJ Zizzo Wants to See how Good Top Fuel Rookie is at Motor City
T.J. Zizzo will make his Torco Pro Nitro Top Fuel season debut at the Motor City Nationals in Milan, but his opinions and aspirations are already in mid-season form.
Zizzo has yet to compete this season after finishing second in IHRA Top Fuel points standings last year. He fell 41 points shy of Bruce Litton, who won the title, but his bank account was much further behind than his season points total. Zizzo is a case study in how a sponsorship can go very, very wrong.
He headed into the 2007 season as one of...
Union County Motorsports Park Boosts IHRA Presence in Carolinas
May 11, 2008 by admin0
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The ever-expanding list of IHRA Member Tracks has grown to include Union CountyMotorsports Park, a facility currently under construction near Union, South Carolina.
New owner, businessman Curtis Teems of Greer, South Carolina, purchased the former Broad River Dragway property and plans to finish construction on the new track and have it open for business within the next six months.
When completed, the park will feature...
Bernstein hopes Bristol cures early-season blues
BRISTOL — Two semifinal runs in seven races and seventh-place in the NHRA Powerade points wouldn’t have most drag racers concerned.
If you are Brandon Bernstein coming off a career-best season in 2007 with five wins and a third-place finish in the Top Fuel points, there is some angst. But, he’s not ready to hit the panic button just yet with veteran crew chief Tim Richards calling the shots.
“Our team has struggled...
Read the full article by Jeff Birchfield in the Johnson City Press
CMT’s Trick My Truck and McMillen offer one-of-a-kind Trick My Crew Sweepstakes
CMT's hit television series Trick My Truck will partner with Hoosier Thunder Motorsports to offer fans a unique opportunity with a new sweepstakes called "Trick My Crew". One lucky winner will become part of the Amalie Oil Top Fuel Dragster crew. The winner will also travel via the team motorhome/transporter, live, eat, sleep and be at the starting line as part of the crew for all of the exciting action of the IHRA World Finals, October 17-19, in Rockingham, NC.
Entering the sweepstakes is as easy as visiting...
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2008 Nitro Jam on Speed Kicks Off in High Definition Saturday Evening, May 3
May 2, 2008 by admin0
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The first Knoll Gas Nitro Jam television show of the season, featuring the Nitro classes from the 2008 Amalie Oil Texas Nationals held at San Antonio Raceway, will be shown Saturday, April 3 at...
NHRA at Gateway: Brown is thriving on negative energy
When Antron Brown was named to drive a Top Fuel dragster last November, there were plenty of tongues wagging.
And most of the questions dealt with how one of the top Pro Stock Motorcycle riders on the National Hot Rod Association circuit could...
Read the full article by Ken Roberts in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fuller among favorites in Top Fuel category
MADISON - Hot Rod's his name and racing is his game. They go together like fast and furious.
He's actually Rod Fuller, driving in the Top Fuel Category of the NHRA competition. But drag racing fans will cheer him as Hot Rod this weekend in the 12th annual O'Reilly Midwest Nationals at Gateway International Raceway. And the 5-foot-5, 175-pound Fuller, who grew up in northwest Arkansas, can't wait to mingle with them and speed down the GIR track.
"It's my...