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NHRA has questions to answer – San Diego Union Tribune

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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 … Read more

Troxel, Johnson share marital rivalry

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POMONA – Drag racing’s history is full of rivalries among family members. From the father-son battle between Warren Johnson and son Kurt in Pro Stock, the daughter vs. father face-off of Ashley and John Force in Funny Car, to the husband and wife meetings between John Smith and Rhonda Hartman-Smith in Top Fuel, relation and … Read more

NHRA’s Y.E.S. Program Continues to Grow with Three New Partners Added for 2008

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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 … Read more

Herbert returns to racing after tragedy

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His sons were killed last month in a car crash, and he’s back where he feels relaxed — behind the wheel of a top-fuel dragster. Doug Herbert didn’t need to post a monster number Thursday. The oversized driver nicknamed “Dougzilla” needed only an uneventful run down the quarter mile at Pomona Raceway for his life … Read more

NHRA hopes playoff will pay off

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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