Points leader Tim Wilkerson wins again at the 29th running of the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Denver, Colorado. Wilkerson defeated defeated Jack Beckman in the final by running a 4.398 second E.T. at 262.23 MPH, besting Beckman’s 4.661 E.T. at 205.41 MPH. Wilkerson significantly extended his points lead with [...]

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Funny Car driver Dale Creasy Jr. remains in Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, where he has been since Sunday. He’s beginning his recovery from injuries sustained at the IHRA CARS RV & Marine & Motorsport Rocky Mountain Nationals. Creasy suffered leg injuries when his transmission exploded during a run at Rocky Mountain [...]

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Matt Hagan wins again and another Funny Car driver is injured and out for the rest of the season.
EDMONTON, Ab. (July 7, 2008) – Matt Hagan knocked off Grant Downing to claim the Nitro Funny Car title at the CARS RV & Marine & Motorsport Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton, but his visit to the [...]

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While high fuel costs may be reducing the number of competitors, the IHRA is reporting record ticket sales for their first Canadian of the year, the CARS RV & Sport & Marine Rocky Mountain Nationals Presented by Torco Racing Fuels race in Edmonton, Alberta.
The Canadian fans that pack Castrol Raceway in [...]

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In case you missed watching the the 2nd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, ESPN2 will re-air the race on July 4th from 3:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 AM ET. The outpouring of support for Scott Kalitta’s family was amazing. From the memorial decals on the cars and the black stripe [...]

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Robert Hight drove his Automobile Club of Southern California Mustang to the number one qualifying position at the 2nd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio today.  Hight’s 4.882 second E.T. at 309.77 MPH in Saturday’s final qualifying session.  The Fuel Funny Car qualifying field had 0.318 second spread by the end of [...]

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As published on the Kalitta Racing site and NHRA.com, a public memorial service for NHRA Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta will be held Thursday, June 26 at 7 p.m.
Ernsthausen Performing Arts Center,
350 Shady Lane Drive, Norwalk, OH 44857
The Kalitta family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to these [...]

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Tim Wilkerson continued his hold on the number one position in Fuel Funny Car championship points with his latest win at the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals in Englishtown, NJ. Wilkerson defeated Mike Neff by 0.010 seconds in the final round.
The win was bittersweet for Wilkerson, who in the winner’s circle, expressed the need to [...]

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Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta, age 46, passed away this afternoon as a result of a tragic crash at the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals in Englishtown, NJ. The crash occurred during the fourth round of qualifying at the track where Scott started his drag racing career. Near the end of the run, he [...]

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OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP — If you could have put $100 on un sponsored veteran driver Jim Head outrunning John Force and the rest of the Funny Car field at Raceway Park, you could be arranging a very nice vacation today.
Head shocked the fans and his fellow competitors by taking the provisional top spot in Funny [...]

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