DALLAS (AP) — Through thousands of runs at 300-plus mph, drag-racing star John Force never spent more than a few hours laid up with injuries in the first 30 years of his career.Read full story in Sports Illustrated

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It’s A Dunn Deal For International Top Fuel In SydneyFullboost, Australia - Oct 15, 2007 Of all the drivers who have strapped into a Top Fuel dragster or a Funny Car, just two besides Mike Dunn ever won 10 or more races in both classes: 4 time …
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Gary Scelzi in Funny Car and Peggy Llewellyn in Pro Stock Motorcycle. The only other outsider to crash the party was Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Chip …Read full story

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HD Partners Acquisition Corporation and the National Hot Rod Association, today provide the following update on the proposed acquisition by HD Partners of NHRA’s professional racing assets. On May 30, 2007, HD Partners and the NHRA announced that they had entered into an agreement pursuant to which HD Partners would acquire substantially all of [...]

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National Hot Rod Association Funny Car driver Jack Beckman acknowledges that for the fans, the NHRA’s new “Countdown” playoff format is …Read the full story by Steven Cole Smith at AutoWeek

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John Force is thankful for the changes to his NHRA Funny Car dragster that protected his head and neck in a spectacular crash last week at the Texas Motorplex. But the 14-time champion is determined to promote the development of a protective tub that might help eliminate leg and foot injuries like those he [...]

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At this weekend’s, Oct. 5-7, annual running of the Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at the Virginia Motorsports Park in Richmond, Va., Scott Kalitta, driver of the bright yellow and red-decorated DHL Toyota Solara Nitro Funny Car, has fond memories of last year’s event in the capital city of the commonwealth.
“We had a good run [...]

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That a driver in seventh place can generate buzz about winning it all confirms that the NHRA has created more excitement with its inaugural Countdown to the Championship.
While drivers praise the concept for that, they curse the unintentional drama it has spawned because of the resulting stress. Just ask the 15 drivers vying for 10 [...]

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FRESNO, Calif. (Oct. 3, 2007) - Four-time NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series
champion Gary Scelzi reaped some inspiration from his 10-year-old son
Dominic’s Mini-Sprint racing success in California last weekend, as well as
his USAC driver’s performance, as he approaches this weekend’s Torco Racing
Fuels NHRA Nationals driving the Mopar/Oakley Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car.
Sixth in the Countdown to [...]

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Ron Capps is accustomed to being under the gun, in a pressure-cooker situation, feeling the squeeze - all those cliches we’re all tired of hearing. But he also knows it’s time to step up to the plate, grab the bull by the horns, go for the gold and give it his all, as this weekend’s [...]

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