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What Spencer Massey was able to pull off in San Antonio almost defies logical belief. A 26-year-old driver/crewman on Gene Snow’s NHRA A-Fuel entry, who secured his IHRA Top Fuel license the Monday before the Texas Nationals, hooked up with Mitch King and had a weekend neither of them will ever forget…. Read full story
Great news for Urs Erbacher! From NHRA.com: Reigning FIA Top Fuel champion Urs Erbacher of Switzerland will banner the company of Las Vegas builder and former Pro Stock racer George Marnell — Marnell Masonry — as the primary sponsor of his dragster at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas … Read more
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 … Read more
…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… Read full … Read more
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. Read full story at CBS Sportsline
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
ELKHART, Ind. (March 12, 2008) — Terry McMillen, Hoosier Thunder Motorsports team owner announced changes today to his long-time ride, the Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car, powered by Torco Race Fuels. McMillen will turn over tuning and driving duties on the Amalie Oil InstiGator to concentrate on the Amalie Oil Top Fuel Dragster. The move … Read more
Tragedy struck Saturday at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield when nostalgia Top Fuel racer John Shoemaker of Sacramento was killed in a high-speed crash. Shoemaker, 65, had just finished a qualifying run at 6.11 seconds and 249.93 mph when his dragster failed to slow after powering past the finish line… Read full story at … Read more
PLANT CITY – A young Plant City girl with cerebral palsy will receive a custom wheelchair Saturday from a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping improve life for those with debilitating illnesses. The Darrell Gwynn Foundation will present the state-of-the-art wheelchair to 4-year-old A’nyah Downer during… Read full story by George Wilkens of The Tampa Tribune