Underdog Bob Bode broke through for his first career win in Funny Car the NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, MN as the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series wrapped up the final race of the regular points season. Larry Dixon, Jeg Coughlin, and Andrew Hines also emerged victorious.
For our first NHRA Unleashed same-day coverage we take you to Indianapolis and O’Reilly Raceway Park as the series looks to build steam as it heads into the midwest region for the second event of the series inaugural season. Stay tuned to DRAGZINE for all the exciting action that includes the GSA Pro Mod Series.
NHRA’s Top Fuel and Funny Car classes are on fire as two veteran drivers seem to be running away from the pack in an unprecedented streak of wins and with points lead strangle-holds as teams prepare for the western swing.
Could it be possible that the days of Ford dominating Pro Stock in the NHRA is back? Well that is the task at hand for Justin Humphreys and his crew. They are preparing to unveil the new car at the next national event and we caught a glimpse of some testing action. Come in and check it out.
Doug Kalitta in Top Fuel and Allen Johnson in Pro Stock scored their first victories of the season while Robert Hight and Andrew Hines also collected wins at the final stop on the three-race Western Swing – the Mopar Mile high NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway outside of Denver, CO.
The NHRA has reacted quickly to enhance safety requirements, following a pair of fatal incidents in June and July. The changes take effect next week and make the use of carbon fiber brake pads and rotors mandatory in several classes.
Newest Pro Stock Innovation – Carbon Fiber Wheelie Bars Being Tested
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Chris Taylor
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July 15, 2010
In a class where thousands of dollars are routinely being spent for mere thousandths on the E/T clock, innovation and new developments take place almost every test session. To most of us, shelling out $5,000+ for a set of wheelie bars is unheard of, but since Don Ness has devised a set of carbon fiber wheelie bars for Pro Stock cars, a few in the Pro Stock pits are already giving it a whirl..
The world class doorslammers and Nitro funny cars have not much in common aside from the fact that we love to watch ‘em thunder down the 1320, but could the ADRL be reaching out to the NHRA fan crowd and even one of their past funny car champions? At this past weekend’s NHRA race, a little evidence of Tony Pedregon an ADRL branching together was found hiding in plain sight.
Respected, life-long NHRA drag racer, Mark Nivers, died on Sunday following a crash when his parachutes detached from the race car. Nivers was competing in the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, near Seattle, WA. The Top Alcohol dragster continued along the track and into the first catch fence at the end. The dragster appeared to suffer significant structural failure as the rear portion folded over the the front.
Cory McClenathan, Tim Wilkerson, and Greg Anderson all claimed victories on Sunday at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in Seattle, WA.
Top Fuel Piston Quick Tech – JE Pistons-equipped racers enjoy success at Norwalk
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Andrew Wolf
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July 1, 2010
Some of the NHRA’s top professional and sportsman racers utilize JE Pistons in their power plants, and several of those competitors enjoyed considerable success at last weekends events: the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio and the NHRA Lucas Oil Series race in Woodburn, Oregon, with seven class victories and six runners-up finishes overall.
Greg Anderson grabbed the double-up bonus for winning the K&N Horsepower Challenge – while Larry Dixon, Tim Wilkerson, Matt Smith, and Pat Musi collected wins in their respective categories at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk.
Tony Schumacher, John Force, and Mike Edwards grabbed wins on Fathers Day as the 10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals concluded on Sunday at the Bristol Dragway. We recapped the whole race weekend in case you missed it!
Robert Patrick, driver of the Purvis Ford NHRA Pro Stock Mustang, made his 2010 NHRA Pro Stock debut at Atco Raceway in Englishtown, New Jersey this past weekend with some positive results. For the past seven months, Patrick has been putting the pieces together to return to the competitive NHRA Pro Stock class.
E3 Spark Plugs Provides NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing On ESPN2 Father’s Day Weekend
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Ian McBride
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June 17, 2010
E3 spark plugs has no doubt been heavily involved in many types of racing sponsorship recently. From the back yard ‘grassroots’ racing, all the way up to major events such as the Lucas Oil Off Road Series, E3 has been a heavy contributer in making it possible to view the motorsports world through the television.
The NHRA on Monday conducted a second test session at Route 66 Raceway in conjunction with the John Force Racing and Don Schumacher Racing employing three new concepts: a 75gpm fuel pump, a 413 cubic inch engine, and a restrictor plate.
For our first 2010 Full Throttle Series NHRA same-day coverage we take you to Atlanta as the NHRA closes in on the half way mark of the season. In addition, we will be bringing you event coverage from the Get Screened Pro Mod Series as well. Check it out every day – updated every hour.
Ever wanted to go Stock Eliminator racing? Well, we have come across a car that you can do it with and own a piece of history at the same time. Edmond Richardson’s 1969 Indy Pace Car Camaro has won multiple championships, as well as being extremely rare seeing that it is a covertible pace car.
The IHRA Nitro Jam tour rumbled into the famed Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina this weekend, one of the most popular and anticipated sites on the annual calendar. In addition to the headlining Professional classes – top Fuel, Pro Fuel, and Prostalgia Funny Car, this weekends event was the rescheduled date for the IHRA Tournament of Champions, which would crown the 2009 sportsman category World Champions.
Tony Schumacher, Robert Hight, Warren Johnson, and Michael Phillips collected wins at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals after a wild and wacky day of final eliminations at Gateway Int’l Raceway. It was Johnson’s first Pro Stock win in more than four years.The seventh stop of the 23-race NHRA..
