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 [...]

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Sad news for the car world:
Lil John Buttera, famous for making some of the most visually and technologically unique dragsters and funny cars, died yesterday after a long battle with …
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Pontoon Beach, IL - February 18, 2008 - Some of the top NHRA drivers in the country will be trying to figure out how to go in circles instead of just heading straight down the drag strip when they come to Tri-City Speedway and race U.M.P. DIRTcar Pro Late Models around the 3/8 mile dirt [...]

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Jack Beckman beat Robert Hight to win his fourth Wally in Phoenix at the 24th annual Checker Schuck’s Kragen NHRA Nationals at Firebird International Raceway. Beckman qualified his Don Schumacher Racing, Valvoline,Mail Terminal Series Dodge 15th on Saturday. Jack Beckman out ran Mike Neff, then Gary Scelzi, and Jim Head (in that order). To get [...]

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IHRA has just posted 37 new videos to their YouTube Channel. These include the latest San Antonio Nitro Jam commercial and all Pro Final round runs from San Antonio, Rockingham (spring), Tulsa,…
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Perennial drag racing king John Force, open-wheel racing champion Michael Andretti, and NASCAR legend Buddy Baker will lead a class of seven racing greats into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America when the organization stages its annual induction ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at the Fillmore Detroit.
These three, along with sports-car ace Richie Ginther, [...]

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Jerry Toliver will drive the Rockstar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, beginning at the Winternationals in Pomona, Calif., Feb. 7-10, 2008, it was confirmed today by team owner Don Schumacher.
A native of California, Toliver returns to his first full year of NHRA Funny [...]

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By Rob Geiger Sr., NHRA.com senior editor
1/20/2008
The final day of the Nitro Blast-off ended with Larry Dixon and Scott Kalitta posting the best Top Fuel and Funny Car runs of the three-day test session at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Dixon zoomed to a 4.664 despite shutting his U.S. Smokeless Tobacco dragster off [...]

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RADFORD, VA–Matt Hagan Racing is proud to debut the Monte Carlo SS Nitro Funny Car that Matt Hagan will pilot in the IHRA Knoll Gas Motorsports Nitro Jam series this season.
“We’re really looking forward to the IHRA Nitro series this year,” said Matt Hagan. “As this sport continues to grow it’s going to need…
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Chip Ganassi is in love. We’re talking head over heels, kissy-huggy, flowers and candy in love.  A decent driver in his day, Ganassi made the transition to team owner, cultivating a racing empire that includes successful open-wheel, stock car and sports car teams.
from SpeedTV, written by: Jim Chiappelli
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