Melanie Troxel defeated top qualifier Mike Neff in the final round of the rain delayed O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tennessee. Until tonight, Troxel had yet to win an elimination round during her first season in Funny Car. Mike Neff’s car (6.471s E.T. / 146.21 MPH) had trouble at the line [...]

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On again, off again rain has been interfering with eliminations Sunday at the 8th annual O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.

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Mike Neff and his John Medlen-tuned Old Spice Mustang grabbed the first No. 1 qualifying effort of his 10-race driving career at the O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tennessee by holding onto the top spot courtesy of his Friday-night 4.783, but he did get a serious challenge from teammate Robert Hight, who based [...]

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With one month to go before the President’s Cup Nationals at Maryland International Raceway you still have plenty of time to score big savings on tickets. Fans will experience the thrill of…
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (May 13, 2008) – With the theme of the season being to take it one step at a time for Bob Tasca III and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane/Custom Accessories Shelby Mustang team, the rookie heads into this weekend’s NHRA race at Bristol Dragway eager to capture his team’s first win.
“This weekend is a [...]

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Current NHRA Nitro Funny Car points leader Tim Wilkerson will tune for his son, Daniel, at the IHRA Motor City Nationals
Daniel Wilkerson knows the path he wants to take. The 20-year-old college student from Springfield, Ill. will embark on that path May 23-25 when he makes his Nitro Funny Car debut at the IHRA [...]

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MARTIN — The wheels on his tricycle might have smoked when Les Shockley was a toddler, but that ride certainly didn’t have the fire and noise his machine had before 15,000 fans at Knoll Gas Motorsports Park at U.S. 131.
Driving a twin jet-powered 1957 Chevy “ShockWave” pickup, Shockley, 64, easily won the unofficial title [...]

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It takes more than courage to drive a nitromethane-burning Funny Car dragster down a quarter-mile track at a speed of more than 320 mph.
Few people know that better than Bob Gilbertson of Gastonia, who came close to parking his 7,000-horsepower hot rod this year over money…
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Jay Pennington, the managing director of Extraordinario Brands, said his [...]

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Tim Wilkerson’s breakthrough didn’t hit him until he returned to his motor coach, and the first-time NHRA Funny Car points leader will use the Powerade Drag Racing Series’ week off determining how to build on his performance.
“I’m not going to get caught up in being in or out of first place,” says Wilkerson, 47, one [...]

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CRANSTON, Rhode Island (May 8, 2008) - Chris Cunningham, who took over full crew chief responsibilities for Bob Tasca III’s Motorcraft/Quick Lane/Custom Accessories Shelby Mustang nitro Funny Car in early April, has received a three-year contract extension from Tasca Racing.
“Chris has been a crucial component in building this race team, and I can’t give [...]

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