Schumacher, Hight, Anderson grab first 2008 POWERade glory in Pomona
...Like Schumacher, Hight continued his love affair with Pomona's pavement, winning his second straight race and third overall at his hometown facility. This time it was Pedregon on the losing end in the final as Hight's 4.861 at a blower-belt-tossing 284.39 mph in the Auto Club of Southern California Ford Mustang defeated Pedregon's 4.879 at 322.50 mph in his Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Impala SS...
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Tags: Chevrolet, Ford, Hight, NHRA, Pedregon, Pomona, Powerade, race, Robert Hight, WinternationalsNHRA has questions to answer – San Diego Union Tribune
Auto Racing DailyNHRA has questions to answerSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - 8 hours ago"We matched or broke every attendance record last year, but to be honest I don't know where the NHRA is going right now," Carlsbad Funny Car driver Ron ...
Toliver qualifies No. 2 at Winternationals Autochannel (press release)A broken valve holds Wilkerson back in the opening round of Pomona ...
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Tags: Funny Car, NHRA, Pomona, racing, Wilkerson, WinternationalsBrown seizes qualifying lead at NHRA season-opener
Former Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Antron Brown raced to the Top Fuel qualifying lead Friday in the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
Tags: Antron, Antron Brown, Brown, NHRA, Pomona, race, racing, Top Fuel, WinternationalsBuzz on strip all about big changes
After perhaps the most eventful of its 57 years, the National Hot Rod Association will settle for a little peace this season.
Of course, the sanctioning body bears some responsibility for 2007's upheaval by creating the Countdown to the Championship, a six-event playoff that...
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Tags: NHRA, safety, WinternationalsNHRA hit by ill-timed ‘interruption’
January 10, 2008 by Robert
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A month before the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series season-opening Winternationals at Pomona Raceway, the sport was hit by a decision that will have far-reaching implications.
Torco Racing Fuels, a major player in drag racing under the ownership of Evan Knoll, announced Wednesday "an interruption" for the upcoming season. That means there will be no Torco sponsorships for Knoll Gas Motorsports' teams, including those owned by Knoll and sponsored by Torco.
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That list of sponsored teams includes drivers Mike Ashley, Melanie Troxel, JR Todd, Clay Millikan, Dave Connelly and Gary Densham. According to industry sources, there could be as many as 50 teams that received some type of financial consideration from Knoll and Torco.
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