18
Mar
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In his first competitive outing since 1991, former world champion Frank Hawley drove the Gotham City Racing ProCare Rx Dodge Charger R/T to a first round exit in the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. Despite losing to “Fast” Jack Beckman in an exciting side-by-side race, Hawley said: “We’re the most excited [...]
16
Mar
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Defending NHRA POWERade Series Funny Car world champion Tony Pedregon raced to his first victory of the season and 37th of his career Sunday at the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals. Tony Schumacher, Jeg Coughlin and Matt Guidera also were winners at the NHRA POWERade Series race, the third of 24 in 2008… Read [...]
16
Mar
Pedregon completed a great comeback from his terrifying explosion at the season opener in Pomona by reaching his 63rd career final round with his Q Horsepower Impala then defeating Densham in a close battle, 4.921 to 4.924. Pedregon, who paced the field with a 4.78 – the only 4.7-second pass of the event – blew [...]
16
Mar
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – First-round pairings for Sunday’s eliminations at the 39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. Pairings based on qualifying results from the Saturday session. Funny Car 1. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala, 4.780, 326.40 vs. 16. Jerry Toliver, Dodge Charger, 4.973, 291.26; 2. John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.816, 326.71 vs. 15. Gary Densham, [...]
14
Mar
Paul Richards has no illusions regarding what his drag-racing team is up against this weekend in the Funny Car class of the Gatornationals in Gainesville. “Let’s put it this way,” the Wellington resident said. “If we go in there (spending) $50,000 or $75,000, the other teams are spending $150,000 or $175,000 per race.” Still, the [...]
14
Mar
John Force’s recovery from the worst wreck of his Funny Car career remains a work in progress, to the extent that basic movements require the utmost effort. Don’t be shocked if the 14-time champion moves with a bit more purpose at this weekend’s NHRA ACDelco Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. Force and his four-car team return [...]
11
Mar
Jerry Toliver will be behind the wheel of a new race car at this weekend’s NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla., the third of 24 races on the 2008 POWERade Drag Racing Series schedule. The driver of the Rockstar Energy Drink Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car tested two days this week with a new chassis at [...]
11
Mar
ESPN2 airs coverage of one of the biggest and most prestigious events on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series this weekend with action from the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. Read full story Tags: drag racing, Gainesville, Gatornationals, NHRA, Powerade, racing