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Robert Hight drove his Automobile Club of Southern California Mustang to the number one qualifying position at the 2nd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio today. Hight’s 4.882 second E.T. at 309.77 MPH in Saturday’s final qualifying session. The Fuel Funny Car qualifying field had 0.318 second spread by the end of … Read more
As published on the Kalitta Racing site and NHRA.com, a public memorial service for NHRA Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta will be held Thursday, June 26 at 7 p.m. Ernsthausen Performing Arts Center, 350 Shady Lane Drive, Norwalk, OH 44857 The Kalitta family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to these … Read more
Tim Wilkerson continued his hold on the number one position in Fuel Funny Car championship points with his latest win at the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals in Englishtown, NJ. Wilkerson defeated Mike Neff by 0.010 seconds in the final round. The win was bittersweet for Wilkerson, who in the winner’s circle, expressed the need to … Read more
Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta, age 46, passed away this afternoon as a result of a tragic crash at the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals in Englishtown, NJ. The crash occurred during the fourth round of qualifying at the track where Scott started his drag racing career. Near the end of the run, he had a … Read more
OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP — If you could have put $100 on un sponsored veteran driver Jim Head outrunning John Force and the rest of the Funny Car field at Raceway Park, you could be arranging a very nice vacation today. Head shocked the fans and his fellow competitors by taking the provisional top spot in … Read more
Great news for drag racing! Checkout this article from Cox News Service: Anticipating NASCAR-like growth spurt, sport markets itself to broader audience The National Hot Rod Association appears to be positioning itself for a growth period similar to the one NASCAR enjoyed in recent years as that sport broadened its fan base from mostly automotive … Read more
Mechanicsville, Md. (June 15, 2008) – Last season Dale Creasy Jr. was a regular visitor to the winner’s circle at IHRA Nitro Jam events. He won six times during the 2007 season in easily cruising to his second consecutive world championship. This season things have not come quite as easily for the Beecher, Ill. resident. … Read more
After DNQ at President’s Cup Nationals, Iowa-based racer gets ready for match race at home track Jack Wyatt is nothing if he’s not persistent. After finishing second the last two season in IHRA’s Nitro Funny Car national points standings the Corydon, Iowa resident entered the 2008 season without a firm major sponsor in place and … Read more