Summit Racing Equipment, Kenny Bernstein Racing to Team up
by Susie Arnold, Kenny Bernstein Racing
TALLMADGE, Ohio -- Summit Racing Equipment, the world’s largest direct mail and Internet supplier of high performance automotive parts, and Kenny Bernstein Racing have reached a new sponsorship agreement for 2008. Under this agreement, Summit Racing Equipment will become an associate sponsor of Budweiser/Lucas Oil Top Fuel driver Brandon Bernstein and Monster Energy Drink Funny Car driver Tommy Johnson Jr. during the upcoming season.
“Obviously, Kenny Bernstein is a drag racing legend and...
Tags: Bernstein, Brandon Bernstein, drag racing, Funny Car, Johnson, Kenny Bernstein, racing, Tommy Johnson, Top FuelDixon and S. Kalitta close out Nitro Blast-off with weeeknd’s best
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 early, while Kalitta coaxed a 5.095 out of his DHL Solara after some huge half-track numbers.
With everyone working on 90-percent nitro for the first time under the current rules, Dixon and tuner Donnie Bender finally posted a four-second pass in Sunday's first session when they went 4.921 at 215.41 mph in a planned shutoff run that reached 1,000 until Dixon lifted...
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Tags: Funny Car, King, NHRA, Nitro, Top Fuel’80s Firebird Funny Car Body For Sale
January 18, 2008 by Robert
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Here's a vintage eighties Pontiac Firebird Funny Car body for sale. The seller purports that the body was one of the last Blue Max Top Fuel Funny Car bodies used by Raymond Beadle (unverified). This fiberglass body would be great for anyone wanting to run a nostalgia funny car and would look great painted in the old Blue Max color scheme. The starting bid is only $1,000. (updated 2/14/08 - no longer listed for sale) Here are some other Funny Cars for sale on eBay though.
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2000 Plueger Funny Car Chassis For Sale
January 15, 2008 by Robert
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Have you ever wanted your own Top Fuel Funny Car? If so, there's a Steve Plueger built rolling nitro Funny Car chassis for sale on Ebay right now. This rolling chassis looks fairly complete with a full range of goodies.
The car is auction number 160199219891 and it will close on January 22, 2008 at 10:02 AM PST.
UPDATE: Auction closed, chassis was not sold, you can contact the seller to arrange for sale.
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Brake handle for Plueger funny car nitro NHRA | $20.00 |
Amalie Oil Expands Relationship with Terry McMillen
In a press conference Friday, Andrew Bornstein, Amalie Oil Business Development Manager, announced that Amalie Motor Oil will renew and expand its relationship with Terry McMillen and the Hoosier Thunder Motorsports drag racing team based in Elkhart, Ind. Amalie will continue its primary sponsorship of the Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car and become the major associate sponsor of the Amalie Oil Top Fuel Dragster. The team is scheduled to compete in all 11 IHRA races....
Tags: drag racing, Funny Car, IHRA, motorsports, race, racing, Top FuelAnother driver affected by Torco’s pullout; Searching for sponsor
January 13, 2008 by Robert
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Jessie Harris, 25 of Rome, NY had been preparing for what she thought would be the time of her life this season driving the second car on Clay Millican’s, Evan Knoll owned Top Fuel team. Last week, Torco announced that they were pulling out for the year due to Founder and Owner, Evan Knoll’s health. [...]
Tags: car, Jessie Harris, Top Fuel, TorcoSponsor Hiatus Teams and Drivers Scrambling
January 13, 2008 by Robert
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The surprising withdrawal of Torco Racing Fuels from race team sponsorship for the 2008 season has many high profile teams and drivers scrambling for new sponsors so they can compete this season.
As quoted in the Peoria Journal Star:
Don Prudhomme lost sponsorship for Funny Car driver Tommy Johnson Jr., who moved to Kenny Bernstein's team, so Prudhomme is only running a Top Fuel car for Larry Dixon this season.
Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith is looking for work and Pro Stock driver Dave Connolly may start this season on the sidelines, as may Funny Car driver Mike Ashley. (Editor's note, Ashley has since signed a deal with ProCare Rx for 2008.)
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Dale Creasy Jr., Bobby Lagana Jr., Scotty Cannon, Ricky Smith, Matt Hagan and others from the IHRA series are also impacted by the Torco Racing Fuels pullout.
Major expansion in store for NHRA Countdown
Moving on feedback and suggestions generated during the drag racing offseason, NHRA on Thursday announced two major changes to its Countdown to the Championship.
The Glendora-based sanctioning body will increase the number of Countdown participants in the four professional classes from eight to 10 and stretch out the final run to the championship from two to six races.
After the first 18 events on the Powerade Drag Racing Series schedule, the championship field in Top Fuel dragster, Funny Car and Pro Stock will be reduced to 10...
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By Louis Brewster, Staff Writer for the San Bernardino Sun