John Force to be inducted into Motorsports Hall of Fame
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, motorcycle hero Wayne Rainey, versatile competitor Paul Goldsmith, and pioneering aerobatic pilot Betty Skelton will join 167 racers already enshrined...
Tags: drag racing, Force, Hall of Fame, John Force, King, motorsports, NHRA, race, racingCarquest Auto Parts Nhra Winternationals-Fact sheet and preview
Topic: CARQUEST AUTO PARTS NHRA WINTERNATIONALS-Fact sheet and preview WHAT: 48thannual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals, the first of 24 races in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.
Tags: drag racing, motorsports, NHRA, Powerade, race, racingNHRA’s Y.E.S. Program Continues to Grow with Three New Partners Added for 2008
NHRA has announced that the Youth & Education Services (Y.E.S) program presented by the U.S. Army is adding these program partners for 2008: the University of Northwestern Ohio, Valvoline, and Caterpillar (CAT).
Created in 1989 as a tool to connect education and drag racing, the Y.E.S program is a one day event held at 15 POWERade Series races. It is motorsports' first and only full-time program devoted exclusively to educational programming. The Y.E.S. program demonstrates to young men and women the variety of career opportunities within motorsports, the U.S. Army and the automotive industry...
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Tags: drag racing, motorsports, NHRA, Powerade, race, racingClevite and Perfect Circle Provide Bearings and Piston Rings for McMillen Top Fuel Entry
Hoosier Thunder Motorsports announced today that the Amalie Oil / Torco Nitro Top Fuel dragster, driven by team owner Terry McMillen, will be outfitted with Mahle Clevite bearings and Perfect Circle piston rings for the 2008 racing season. Clevite and Perfect Circle will be major associate product sponsors....
Tags: IHRA, motorsports, Nitro, racing, Terry McMillen, Top Fuel, TorcoLMS Dragway Plans Unveiled
February 3, 2008 by Robert
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Calling it the “Bellagio of drag strips,” Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Chairman and CEO O. Bruton Smith unveiled plans for a quarter-mile dragway at Lowe’s Motor Speedway Thursday during the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour. ...
Read more of the story by Sheena Baker at National Speed Sport News
Tags: dragway, motorsports, NHRA, racingSchumacher’s son-in-law bags ‘record’ sponsor for Funny Car effort
Funny Car racer James Day, the son-in-law of mega-team owner Don Schumacher, has landed a major sponsorship deal with rock-n-roll legend Stephen Pearcy and Top Fuel Records. Day and his DLS Motorsports race team will compete at all 24 races with Dave Fletcher and Chris Nance sharing tuning duties.
Pearcy is the front man for the platinum-selling heavy metal rock band Ratt who is continuing his involvement with NHRA Championship Drag Racing after a successful run with Top Fuel driver Clay Millican in 2007. Millican was sidelined indefinitely when his team owner, Evan knoll, scaled back his racing interests...
Tags: drag racing, Funny Car, James Day, motorsports, NHRA, race, racing, Top FuelNHRA makes moves on NASCAR
January 26, 2008 by Robert
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Drag racing took an economic hit last week with the announced departure of Evan Knoll and Torco Racing Fuel as a major sponsor for several teams on the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series.
On Thursday, in the heart of NASCAR country, the sport received a big boost - once again - from O. Bruton Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of Speedway Motorsports Inc...
Tags: drag racing, motorsports, NHRA, Powerade, racing, TorcoNHRA: Lowe’s Motor Speedway Added to 2008 POWERade Series Schedule
The Sept. 11-14 national event in this year's 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series schedule will be held in Charlotte, N.C., at a new state-of-the-art facility, The Dragway @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, which is being built by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI). The event is the first addition to the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series since 2000 and expands the season to 24 events.
“Bringing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing to Charlotte,...
Tags: drag racing, dragway, motorsports, NHRA, Powerade, racing