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In a harbinger of things to come in the Funny Car class, the second quarter of 2007 started with a shocker as legend John Force failed to qualify for a national event, ending a streak of 395 races that dated back to the Reagan administration. Almost as surprising was four-time champion Gary Scelzi’s announcement that … Read more
The 2007 POWERade Drag Racing Series roared to a spectacular conclusion in the fourth quarter with Tony Schumacher, Tony Pedregon, Jeg Coughlin, and Matt Smith earning the hardware in their respective categories. The final installment of NHRA.com’s year in review points out all the exciting happenings of October, November, and December. Aside from the four … Read more
Winter Rod and Speed Show, a benefit car show, will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Road. The benefit is for Jeff Lauener, the crew chief for the Salem-based Capitol Auto Group Racing Team. Read full story
MARTIN — The Northern Nationals has been the featured event each summer at the Martin Dragway for many years. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t room on the schedule for another marquee race. Officials at the Knoll Gas Motorsports Park at U.S. 131 have released their 2008 schedule, and popular events including the International Hot … Read more
By: Rob Geiger, NHRA.com I was exchanging holiday greetings with Lee Beard, the crew chief of David Powers’ Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster, when the subject turned to his new driver, Antron Brown. Most Geiger Counter readers know Brown has competed in Pro Stock Motorcycle to much success over the past decade but is now … Read more
Racing in the Charlotte area is going straight in 2008. With three major NASCAR weekends plus dozens of other events scheduled once again for Lowe’s Motor Speedway — which, in case you missed it, will be right where it has always been in Concord — oval-track racing will once again bring thousands of people and … Read more
John Force’s goal for the beginning of 2008 is simple: get healthy enough to drive his Funny Car in testing in late January. “I promise you, I’ll be there,” Force, a 14-time NHRA Funny Car champion, said last week by phone from his home in California. “I’m working every day, and I will be ready. … Read more
After 56 years of leading NHRA Championship Drag Racing from its inception into a sporting entity featuring more than 80,000 members worldwide, founder Wally Parks passes away on Sept. 28 at the age of 94. Parks’ death is preceded by a scary accident involving John Force and Kenny Bernstein that hospitalizes 14-time champion Force for … Read more