NHRA: Capps Versus Waltrip, On Stage
January 26, 2008 by Robert
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The chances of NHRA drag racer Ron Capps racing his NAPA AUTO PARTS Funny Car head to head against NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip's NAPA-sponsored stock car are quite nil, but the duo, who share the same sponsor in their respective series, had their five minutes of fame together at a commercial shoot this week in Charlotte, N.C.
Tags: Capps, Funny Car, NHRA, race, racing, Ron CappsDixon, Head are quickest of cautious first day pack at National Time Trials
Two-time NHRA POWERade Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon made it the furthest down Firebird International Raceway Friday during the first of three days of preseason testing at the National Time Trials in Phoenix. Using the knowledge he gained a week ago in his first test session, Dixon did the best of taming a green FIR with his 1,000-foot squirt of 4.715 at 263.51 mph in his U.S. Smokeless Tobacco dragster.
John Force's youngest daughter Courtney also looked sharp in her first full pass in Darien & Meadows Top Alcohol Dragster, running a 5.907 at 237.30 mph. The quickest Funny Car on the property was Jim Head's 6.269 at 144.12 mph in his Toyota Solara. Most of the 14 Top Fuel racers and 12 Funny Car pros couldn't get past halftrack under power as they got their first chance at running under the new 90-percent nitro rule...
Tags: Force, Funny Car, Jim Head, John Force, NHRA, Nitro, Powerade, race, Testing, Top Fuel, ToyotaAshley Force; How to handle life with 7,000 horsepower when your dad is the best at it
It's the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals in Englishtown, N.J., and Ashley Force is in her element.
It's a few hours before she wriggles into her flame-retardant suit and launches her funny car to 320 m.p.h. (510 km-h) for John Force Racing, competing with her legendary father John Force.
"I'm excited because its cool, it doesn't feel very humid. It's great conditions; the drier the air the better." She speaks over the cackle of the engines, instinctively pausing when the roar is too deafening.
It's June, mid way through her first season competing in the Funny Car division ...
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Tags: Ashley Force, Force, Funny Car, John Force, NHRA, racingToyo Tires renews as title sponsor of NHRA POWERade event
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. has renewed its title sponsorship of the NHRA POWERade Series event at scenic Maple Grove Raceway in southeast Pennsylvania .
Tags: NHRA, Powerade, raceScelzi Expands Dirt Team, Real Focus Remains on Quarter Mile
January 24, 2008 by Robert
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The setting was the Chili Bowl in Tulsa, Okla., one of the most famous dirt races in the country with drivers such as Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, and Jason Leffler among the more than 275 entrants.
Tags: race, ScelziNHRA: Lowe’s Motor Speedway Added to 2008 POWERade Series Schedule
The Sept. 11-14 national event in this year's 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series schedule will be held in Charlotte, N.C., at a new state-of-the-art facility, The Dragway @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, which is being built by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI). The event is the first addition to the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series since 2000 and expands the season to 24 events.
“Bringing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing to Charlotte,...
Tags: drag racing, dragway, motorsports, NHRA, Powerade, racingPartSource to Sponsor “Championship Sunday” at Three Canadian Knoll Gas Nitro Jam Events
PartSource, the Canadian Auto Parts chain, one of the leading and fastest-growing retail auto parts companies in Canada, has entered into an agreement with IHRA and Live Nation – Motorsports...
Tags: IHRA, Knoll Gas, motorsports, NitroAnnual Registration Deadline Approaching
For the 2008 Knoll Gas Nitro Jam season, IHRA continued its annual Participant Registration Program. This program allows Knoll Gas Nitro Jam participants to register for the entire season and...
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