Schumacher grabs NHRA playoff lead (CBS Sportsline)
Defending Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher took the NHRA playoff lead Monday with his sixth Mac Tools U.S. Nationals victory in eight years. Read full story
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Indy ORP: Final eliminations report (Motorsport.com)
CLERMONT, Ind. — Reigning POWERade Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher surged into the NHRA playoff points lead Monday with his sixth Mac Tools U.S. Nationals victory in the last eight years. Read full story
Indy ORP: Cory McClenathan Sunday notes (Motorsport.com)
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 2, 2007 — Cory McClenathan’s new FRAM Top Fuel team rode his 4.544-second qualifying effort Saturday night into ninth place in the 16-car field for Monday’s Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at O’Reilly Raceway Park. Read full story
Indy ORP: Hillary Will Sunday notes (Motorsport.com)
CLERMONT, Ind. (September 2, 2007) — Hillary Will drove her KB Racing-owned, Kalitta Motorsports-managed Support Our Troops And Their Families Top Fuel dragster to the No. 10 qualifying positions as qualifying for the 53rd annual NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals ended today. Read full story
Indy ORP: Doug Herbert Sunday notes (Motorsport.com)
INDIANAPOLIS (September 2, 2007) Qualifying for the 53rd annual U.S. Nationals came to a close on Sunday evening with Doug Herbert, driver of the Snap-on Tools Top Fuel dragster, sitting in the No. 11 position. Read full story
Indy ORP: Kalitta Motorsports Sunday notes (Motorsport.com)
Dave Grubnic leads Team Kalitta qualifying at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in Indy INDIANAPOLIS, (Sept. 2, 2007) — At the biggest and most prestigious drag racing event in the world, the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, native Australian Dave Grubnic, driver of the Zantrex-3 Top Fuel dragster, will begin … Read more
Indy ORP: Rod Fuller Saturday notes (Motorsport.com)
CLERMONT, Ind. (Sept. 1, 2007) — NHRA point-leader Rod Fuller held his ground Saturday at the 53rd running of the U.S. Nationals at O’Reilly Raceway Park. Fuller remains sixth in the Top Fuel order in his MacAllister CAT carwith two qualifying sessions remaining. Read full story
Arend leads Funny Car qualifying, Naylor tops in Pro Stock at U.S. Nationals (Lexington Herald-Leader)
CLERMONT, Ind. – Jeff Arend led qualifying in Funny Car and Max Naylor was tops in Pro Stock on Sunday at the U.S. Nationals at O’Reilly Raceway Park. Top Fuel leader Tony Schumacher and Pro Stock motorcycle racer Chip Ellis also led their events. John Force and Warren Johnson, the winningest drivers in NHRA history, … Read more
NHRA (INDY) – STRONG PERFORMANCE OFFERS LUCAS INSIGHT TO MONDAY’S MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS (The Auto Channel)
As much as constant improvement is necessary in the sport of NHRA Drag Racing, for Top Fuel driver Morgan Lucas, his Lucas Oil Top Fuel team led by Richard Hogan stepped up their program on Saturday. Read full story
NHRA (INDY) – Consistency Offers Troxel High Performance (The Auto Channel)
Melanie Troxel, driver of the Vietnam Veterans POW/MIA Top Fuel dragster, knows that consistency in the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals qualifying rounds relates to superb performance on Labor Day Monday. Read full story