18
Aug
MOHNTON, Pa. – In a final round that matched teacher against student, Funny Car driver Jack Beckman raced to his second win of the season on Sunday at the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals.
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Beckman drove his Dodge Charger R/T to a 4.183-second run at 291.57 mph past Frank Hawley for his first win at Maple Grove. [...]
18
Aug
Several slots in the Countdown to the Championship were clinched Sunday during elimination rounds for the Toyo Tires Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
With one more race to go before the field for the six-race Countdown is set, all 10 Funny Car slots are set.
John Force and Gary Densham punched…Read Evan Jones full article in the [...]
14
Aug
There’s a good article in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin about Del Worsham trying to get into the countdown, if you overlook that the reporter called him Bill.
A year ago, in the inaugural NHRA Countdown to the Championship, Chino Hills Funny Car driver Del Worsham missed the cut by 38 points when he lost in [...]
10
Aug
NHRA Top Fuel Dragster Driver Morgan Lucas is offering to lucky NHRA fans with a once in a lifetime opportunity to go behind the scenes at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals event in Indianapolis, Indiana. Morgan Lucas is auctioning an amazing qualifying package to a lucky winner, with all of the proceeds benefiting the [...]
10
Aug
Ashley Force topped the qualifying field at the Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd, Minnesota. Ashley Force ran her Castrol GTX Mustang 4.110 seconds E.T. at 299.40 MPH to secure the position on Friday. Qualifying ended with four John Force racing cars in the top five positions. John Force qualified second with a [...]