Off to the races: Inside NHRA’s four pro classes
USA TODAY’s Gary Graves examines the four professional NHRA divisions entering this weekend’s Powerade Series season opener, the Carquest Auto Parts Winternationals, in Pomona, Calif. Read full story
Month: February 2008
Buzz 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… Read full story by Gary Graves in USA TODAY
ESPN Drag Racing Analyst Mike Dunn Feels 2008 Could Be Year for Women in Funny Car
NHRA POWERade Series Season Begins This Weekend on ESPN2 As the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series season rolls to the starting line this weekend, ESPN drag racing analyst Mike Dunn feels that drag racing fans will see history made this year with the first victory by a woman in the Funny Car class. ESPN2 … Read more
Herbert will race with a heavy heart
POMONA – Doug Herbert will be racing with a heavy heart as the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series begins today with the Winternationals, but he knows he’ll have company. On Jan. 26 in Cornelius, N.C., a traffic accident claimed the lives of Herbert’s two sons, Jon, 17, and James, 12. The Top Fuel driver immediately … Read more
NHRA hopes playoff will pay off
The way the NHRA has set up its six-race playoff called the Countdown, the entire season can come down to one race. When Top Fuel driver Larry Dixon was asked if he thinks that’s a flaw in the system, he said, “Ask Bill Belichick.” Read the full story by Tim Haddock at the L.A. Daily … Read more
To John Force, safety is everything in racing
For three decades, John Force raced by the same creed that Vince Lombardi preached while coaching football: “Winning is everything.” And no one won more than Force – 14 drag racing season championships and 125 events. But Force’s view of everything – life as well as racing – changed last year during a season that … Read more
IHRA and Fast Track Medical Response Systems Introduce Medical Bracelet to Drag Racing
The International Hot Rod Association has joined with Fast Track Medical Response Systems, LLC in implementing a new program that will greatly enhance the medical services provided to competitors, teammates and employees at Knoll Gas Nitro Jam National Events in 2008. IHRA is the first drag racing sanctioning body to implement the Fast Track Medical … Read more
NHRA Winternationals At Pomona Opens Season Of Changes
Plenty of changes will greet fans, teams and drivers when the NHRA POWERade Series opens its second Countdown to the Championship at the 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Feb. 7-10. The event, which will be telecast on ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD, is the first in an … Read more