Big Changes In Store For Nitro Jam On SPEED
The 2008 SPEED television broadcast schedule has been released, and with it come a number of changes to the way this year’s shows are shot, produced, and presented.
IHRA President Aaron Polburn talked about some of the most significant of these changes and improvements.
“There will be two original shows and two repeats of...
Tags: IHRA, TVCory Mac & Tim Wilkerson end droughts in Vegas
Cory McClenathan claimed his first Top Fuel win in more than a year, and Tim Wilkerson ended a winless drought that extends back to the 2004 Sonoma event during the final rounds of the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. McClenathan, in his first full season as a member of Schumacher Racing, won his 30th career title when he defeated recent Houston winner Antron Brown in the final, 4.65 to 4.70. Wilkerson, the top qualifier at two of the season’s first five events, relegated Ashley Force to a runner-up for the second-straight event following a close 4.96 to 4.99 final.
Read the full story about the Summit Nationals by Kevin McKenna at NHRA.com
Tags: Ashley Force, Tim WilkersonFunny Car chaos knots competitive category as tour hits Vegas
Cruz Pedregon leads the Funny Car points standings for the first time since April 25, 1998. Seven different drivers have reached a final round in the category with just four races in the books, including Del Worsham, who broke a two-year drought with his win in Houston after not making the field at the first two races of 2008.
Need a story line? It's take your pick in Funny Car, where...
Tags: Cruz PedregonPiedmont’s Kelly seeks bigger year in IHRA racing
In his first season running an IHRA Nitro Funny Car, Andy Kelley of Piedmont proved there was plenty room in big-time drag racing for a mom-and-pop team.
Kelley finished fifth in the 2007 point standings, and he's convinced the team can take another step forward beginning this weekend with the season's first event.
The 7,000-horsepower nitro-fueled rock...
Read full story in The Greenville News
Tags: Andy Kelly, IHRAWilkerson tops Funny Car field at SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals – International Herald Tribune
LAS VEGAS: Tim Wilkerson moved into position for his third No. 1 qualifier of the season Friday, leading the Funny Car field in the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals with a quarter-mile pass of 4.850 seconds at 318.24 mph....
Tags: Tim WilkersonDrag racing is a family affair
The drag racing community is extremely tight and families have long histories with one another. Just look at the Force and Worsham clans.
John Force and Chuck Worsham have competed against one another for years in Funny Car, Force as a driver/owner and Worsham as a owner/tuner for son Del of Chino Hills.
Last Sunday in Houston, Del denied...
Read the full story at the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Tags: Del Worsham, John ForcePedregon to unveil special Palms Hotel and Casino paint scheme
Punctuating a relationship that dates back five years, two-time POWERade Funny Car champion Tony Pedregon has unveiled a Palms Hotel and Casino design on his Q Horsepower Chevrolet Impala SS for the upcoming ninth annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas.
The car will make its official debut Thursday night at the Palms Hotel and Casino during the...
Read the full story and preview the paint scheme at NRHA.com
Tags: Tony PedregonIHRA RaceSpace Social Network Powered By RacingJunk.com And IHRA Featured Blogs Now Live
IHRA racers and fans now have a way to connect with each other and keep track of everything going on in the Knoll Gas Nitro Jam, Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour and Summit SuperSeries. IHRA Race Space is a new social networking site which will allow you to create a profile, make friends...
Tags: Andy Kelly, Bob Gilbertson, IHRA, Terry McMillen