Beckman poised for accelerated performance in Phoenix
With the first of 24 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series national events of 2008 in the books, "Fast" Jack Beckman is poised for an improved performance of the Valvoline/Mail Terminal Services Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car he drives for Don Schumacher Racing in this weekend's second national event of the year.
Beckman advanced to the quarterfinals at the season-opener in Pomona, Calif., and left tied in fifth place in the point standings with...(snipped)
From the Don Schumacher Racing site:
Mail Terminal Services will continue its "Mail from Home" program in 2008. Fans at each NHRA national event will have the opportunity to sign special cards at the DSR hospitality area and at the U.S. Army Racing Zone in the midway area, which MTS will then ship, free of charge, to the troops in war zones overseas.
Tags: Beckman, Dodge, drag racing, DSR, Funny Car, Jack Beckman, NHRA, Pomona, Powerade, racingScelzi brimming with confidence heading to Phoenix
FRESNO, Calif. (Feb. 19, 2008) - Four-time NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series world champion Gary Scelzi is brimming with confidence heading into the second round of 24 events in the 2008 NHRA season, the NHRA Nationals at Firebird Raceway, just outside of Phoenix, this weekend.
The driver of the Mopar/Oakley Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing is ready to settle into a long season battling for a second Funny Car crown, now that the opening event of the year in Pomona, Calif., is over...
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Tags: Dodge, drag racing, DSR, Funny Car, Gary Scelzi, Mopar, NHRA, Pomona, Powerade, race, racing, ScelziHeat ratchets up as NHRA rolls into Arizona
Heat shows up in a variety of ways. For some, heat means pressure – a mental game. For Tony Pedregon, heat was something he could feel.
Pedregon’s Q Horsepower Chevy Impala SS exploded in the first round at the season-opener in Pomona, Calif., instantly propelling the reigning POWERade Series Funny Car champ back to the center of attention in a category already ripe with story lines. Since the accident there’s been no rest for Pedregon...
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Tags: Chevy, Funny Car, NHRA, Pedregon, Phoenix, Pomona, Powerade, Tony PedregonDrag racing couple finds love in fast lane
I now pronounce you ... adversaries.
This year, driving for opposing Funny Car teams, husband and wife NHRA racers Tommy Johnson Jr. and Melanie Troxel will test their 4-year-old marriage on the quarter-mile, with their second outing of the year this weekend at Firebird International Raceway near Chandler...
Read full story by Richard Gray in the East Valley Tribune
Tags: drag racing, Funny Car, Johnson, Melanie Troxel, NHRA, race, racing, Tommy Johnson, Tommy Johnson JrPedregon out to rise from ashes near Phoenix
After literally getting hot in California earlier this month, NHRA Funny Car champion Tony Pedregon gladly will settle for the figurative side. Healed and rested, Pedregon aims to defend his event title at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Ariz., at this weekend's Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals.
Tags: Funny Car, NHRA, Pedregon, Phoenix, race, Tony PedregonThis Week in Ford Racing – NHRA: Interview with John Medlen
The Ford BOSS 500 engine made its competition debut two weeks ago at the NHRA POWERade season-opener at Pomona in Mike Neff’s Old Spice Funny Car Mustang. Crew chief John Medlen says he was very encouraged by what the new engine showed.
JOHN MEDLEN – Crew Chief, No. 7701 Old Spice Ford Mustang Funny Car – WERE YOU ENCOURAGED BY WHAT YOU SAW OUT OF THE NEW ENGINE IN ITS DEBUT AT POMONA?
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Tags: Ford, Funny Car, John Medlen, Mike Neff, NHRA, Pomona, Powerade, racingForce nominated for Justice Brothers-Shav Glick award
John Force, Jimmie Johnson, Robert E. Petersen, and Chris Pook have been nominated for the ninth annual Justice Brothers-Shav Glick Award that recognizes those who have made distinguished contributions to motorsports in California.
The award is named in honor of Glick, who...
Tags: Force, John Force, Johnson, motorsports, NHRA37 New IHRA Nitro Jam YouTube Videos On NitroJam.com
IHRA has just posted 37 new videos to their YouTube Channel. These include the latest San Antonio Nitro Jam commercial and all Pro Final round runs from San Antonio, Rockingham (spring), Tulsa,...
Tags: IHRA, King, Nitro, NitroJam