Hight Heads to Gainesville with respect and hope
GAINESVILLE, FLA (March 7, 2008) --- Robert “Top Gun” Hight has a high level of respect for the drivers that have won and competed at Gainesville Raceway for the past four decades. He knows it is a special place for a variety of reasons, some happy and some sad.
Gainesville and Gainesville Raceway are home to the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame and the first 300 mph run in drag racing history. This is one of the few tracks on the NHRA tour where Hight is the current track record holder for elapsed time and speed at 4.686 seconds, 331.94 mph. But Gainesville is most special since it was here that Hight shared the race track with his good friend and teammate Eric Medlen for the last time.
“This is honestly a race I want to win really badly. This is where the Hall of Fame is and this is where you get great crowds for the races. It is unbelievable how many people turn out plus all the sponsors and older racers; guys that have won championships and are Hall of Famers. That is one race I really want to win,” said Hight, the current Funny Car points leader.
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Former NHRA Top Fuel driver Mike Smith will experience a true father-son weekend when he makes his NHRA Funny Car debut during the upcoming ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals March 13-16 at famed Gainesville Raceway. Smith, son of legendary fuel tuner Paul Smith, will be driving the Tire Kingdom/Diamond Freight Distribution 2006 Monte Carlo. As an added bonus, Mike Smith's younger brother, Top Fuel driver John “Bodie” Smith, will join the crew as co-crew chief for the ...
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February 15, 2008 by Robert
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PINKS ALL OUT
EVENT INFORMATION for APRIL 18-19, 2008
The information you've been waiting for all year is finally here! The SPEED’s PINKs All Out show will be taping at Gainesville Raceway on April 18-19, 2008.
This event is grass-roots drag racing at its best! Who wouldn't want to [...]
Dancing with Antron
By: Rob Geiger, NHRA.com
I was exchanging holiday greetings with Lee Beard, the crew chief of David Powers' Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster, when the subject turned to his new driver, Antron Brown. Most Geiger Counter readers know Brown has competed in Pro Stock Motorcycle to much success over the past decade but is now making the switch to Top Fuel.
Beard, Brown, and the Matco team recently completed an extensive test at Gainesville Raceway where Beard tells me Brown made several "perfect passes," including some to the 1,000-foot mark that would have translated to low 4.5-second runs if Brown[...]
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Tags: Antron, Antron Brown, Brown, Funny Car, Gainesville, King, NHRA, race, Top FuelNew chapter for Antron
December 26, 2007 by Robert
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Story by topfuelphotos.net
I had the chance to talk with Antron Brown as he and the crew were
getting ready to start testing at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, FL
and got his thoughts on racing his top fuel dragster. Antron,31, who’s
hometown is in chesterfield, N.J. has 16 wins all of them coming from
PSM, 33 Career final rounds. His best E.T. [...]
MILLICAN RATES TEST SUCCESSFUL
December 16, 2007 by Robert
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First major test for 2008 yields positive outlook
Clay Millican rarely lifts early on a good pass but for some reason, he lifted early on his best run of testing over the past few days at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida.
Millican still managed a 4.59 elapsed time at 332 miles per hour. That was his [...]
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Harris completes Top Fuel licensing runs in Gainesville
December 14, 2007 by Robert
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Jessie Harris
Former jet-car racer Jessie Harris, a 23-year-old from Rome, N.Y., completed the necessary runs to earn her Top Fuel license Thursday at Gainesville Raceway in central Florida. With former champ Frank Hawley and Top Fuel racers Clay Millican and Bobby Lagana Jr. looking on, Harris ended the day with a 4.66 at 314 mph [...]
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ANTRON BROWN TESTING
December 9, 2007 by Robert
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A source close to the David Powers Motorsports team has told Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com that former Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Antron Brown will be testing December 17 - 19 in Gainesville, Florida, in anticipation of his Pomona debut. (Thanks to Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com )
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