25
May
John Force and Mike Neff started their engines. Both lurched closer to the starting line. Then the flag dropped on the first race at zMAX Dragway @ Concord. Sure, there was no pavement. There were no Ford Funny Cars. What they did have were dump trucks and, technically, a track. So the drivers of the [...]
25
May
MILAN, Mich. (March 24, 2008) – Dan Wilkerson (Springfield, Ill.) has made quite a splash in his Nitro Funny Car debut. The son of current NHRA Nitro Funny Car points leader Tim Wilkerson set a provisional IHRA world record during Friday’s qualifying session with a 4.831 pass at 316.01 mph. Despite failing to back up [...]
18
May
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 and suffered [...]
18
May
On again, off again rain has been interfering with eliminations Sunday at the 8th annual O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Tags: Bristol, NHRA
18
May
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 [...]
18
May
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… You can save $15 on Friday or Sunday general admission tickets if you buy before June 11. Log on to
15
May
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 [...]
15
May
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 [...]