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Tony Bartone, who had collected 28 victories in the alcohol classes before joining the Professional ranks, scored his first career Pro victory in his 119th start in the Funny Car class, holding on to win a thrilling final-round battle with Ron Capps to highlight the 21st annual Schuck’s Auto Supply NHRA Nationals, the middle leg … Read more
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 his fourth … Read more
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 across the … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 had a … Read more
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 … Read more