Funny Car veteran Hofmann, championship runner-up in 1995, dies
Former NHRA national-event-winning Funny Car driver Al Hofmann, a longtime fan favorite despite his take-no-prisoners exterior who gave John Force his most serious championship challenges in the mid-1990s, died March 20 of a heart attack at his home in Eustis, Fla. He was 60.
Hofmann, who won 15 times in 32 final-round appearances, was a regular in the NHRA top...
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Tags: Force, Funny Car, John Force, NHRApr: John and Ashley Force Wow Fans at Brandsource Summit
The torrential rainstorms that blew through Dallas did not dampen the excitement level of participants at 2008 BrandSource Summit who were thrilled to spend a few minutes with 14-time POWERade Funny Car Champion John Force and 2007 Rookie of the Year and Funny Car rising star Ashley Force. The BrandSource Summit brought together thousands of representatives from some of the biggest companies including Whirlpool, Serta, LG, GE, Mitsubishi and many more. Fans lined up for two hours to get autographs, pass along positive messages to the recuperating elder Force and offer words of encouragement to Ashley, one of only two Funny Car females competing at one of the highest levels of motor sports.
In addition to autographs, fans also snapped photos and gawked at Ashley Force’s 8,000 horsepower Castrol GTX Ford Mustang which served as a high powered backdrop. Both of the Forces enjoyed spending...
Read full story and see the photos at John Force Racing
Tags: Ashley Force, John ForcePedregon, Bazemore, Nothstein in Toyota Pro/Celebrity event
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Funny Car world champ Tony Pedregon and fellow NHRA racers Whit Bazemore and Marty Nothstein will join an eclectic roster of stars of film, television, and sports when they strap into brand-new, race-ready Scion tCs to vie for the checkered flag in the world's longest-running, most successful celebrity racing event: the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race Saturday, April 19, part of the 34th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach...
Tags: Tony PedregonDrag racer realizes dream
Paul Noakes may have to pinch himself right up until his first pass down the quarter-mile in San Antonio, Tex., on April 4.
"You always have a dream and just when you think you've got to let that dream go, someone stands up in front of you and says. 'Here, grab ahold,' " the 39-year-old Londoner said yesterday.
Noakes has been handed his opportunity of a lifetime...
Read full story byJim Pressman in the London Free Press
Wilkerson climbs into seventh place in NHRA Funny Car
Springfield drag racer Tim Wilkerson is off to a pretty good start after the first three races of the National Hot Road Association season.
Wilkerson has climbed into seventh place in the NHRA Funny Car point standings — five points in front of John Force — following his third-place finish in Sunday’s ACDelco Gatornationals...
Read full story by Hal Pilger in the Springfield State Journal Register
Tags: Tim WilkersonEric Medlen: True Champion – True Hero – True Friend
True Champion - True Hero - True Friend.
The black and green logo in honor of the fallen No. 4, Eric Medlen, was everywhere during the NHRA’s POWERade 39th annual Gatornationals last weekend at Gainesville Speedway in Florida.
Pins, hats and press-on patches bearing the logo were somber remembrances of the up-and-coming Funny Car driver who died in testing the day after last year’s Gators race, one in which Medlen beat his boss, John Force in the first round of eliminations and then fouled out a round later.
Read the full article by Anne Proffit at Paddock Talk.com
Tags: Eric MedlenIntroducing Nitro Vision!
The greatest spectacle in motorsports is undoubtedly the sight and sound of Top Fuel Dragsters, Nitro and Alcohol Funny Cars, and Pro Stock and Pro Modified “doorslammers” roaring side-by-side down the drag strip.
At the top tier of professional competition can be found the Nitro-fueled frenzy that is Top Fuel and Nitro Funny Car racing...
Tags: IHRAIHRA Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Results Now Available On Your Cell Phone
For the first time ever fans and racers will now be able to get IHRA's Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam professional results via text message right to their cell phone. The message will feature the national event's champions for the five professional classes and will include speed and elapsed time. Results will be...
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