New National Event Date for Pittsburgh Raceway Park
Good things come to those who wait!
Don’t panic! It’s only a delay. Current economics played a crucial role in the decision to move the Nitro Jam event from May 2009 to a similar time in 2010.
Considering the key factors; economic climate, rising fuel prices, and an election year, a collective decision was made to reassign the Nitro Jam event to...
Tags: IHRACatch Nitro Jam PM, AFC, PS Action From San Antonio on SPEED and SPEED HD Saturday May 10 at 7:00PM
The second Knoll Gas Nitro Jam television show of the season, featuring the Pro Modified, Alcohol Funny Car , and Pro Stock classes from the 2008 Amalie Oil Texas Nationals held at San Antonio Raceway, will be shown Saturday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. The program will air in high definition on SPEED TV. The 2008 Nitro Jam show on SPEED will feature...
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Leicester drag strip switches gears
May 2, 2008 by Robert
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The seed was planted in Vito Antonicelli’s mind in the early 1990s. The Lancaster resident was attending the Empire Nationals at New York International Raceway Park when it occurred to him that someday he might like to own and promote a race track. That dream became a reality Feb. 22, when he purchased NYIRP.
He and his wife, Sylvia, are the latest husband-wife duo to run the one-quarter-mile International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) sanctioned ...
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IHRA Spring Nationals a Bittersweet Weekend for Dale Creasy Jr.
Defending Nitro Funny Car World Champion falls to Matt Hagan in the first round at Rockingham Dragway
ROCKINGHAM, NC (April 22, 2008) - Dale Creasy Jr. is never happy about a first-round loss at any IHRA national event. But when you consider how the weekend unfolded, the fact that his Torco teammate Matt Hagan went on to win his first...
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InstiGator Looking for More Bite
The Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car, powered by Torco Race Fuels, makes its way to the IHRA Spring Nationals in Rockingham this weekend looking to put a little more bite on its opponents when qualifying begins tomorrow.
While the team did well at the season opening race in San Antonio, (qualifying in the fifth position) the opening round match up with eventual event winner Laurie Cannister ended their chances early for a ...
Tags: IHRA, Terry McMillenBig 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, TVPiedmont’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...
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Tags: Andy Kelly, IHRASteven Macklyn Wins Nitro Funny Car Ironman at the Texas Nationals
Steven Macklyn earned his first Ironman at the Texas Nationals. Macklyn captured the Knoll Gas – Torco Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Funny Car Ironman by stopping defending Champion Dale Creasy Jr. in the final round....
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