- NHRA RETURNS TO CHICAGO FOR ACTION-PACKED GERBER COLLISION & GLASS NHRA ROUTE 66 NATIONALS
- DRAG AND DRIVE EXHIBITION WITH ALEX TAYLOR AND TOM BAILEY RETURNS TO NHRA NATIONAL EVENT AT ROUTE 66 RACEWAY
- Record Setters and Race Winners Head to Virginia for PDRA Mid-Atlantic Showdown
- Race Wrap | NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals
- Race Wrap | NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals
- Stewart, Hagan Record Final Round Performances at Las Vegas NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in TSR Dodge//SRT Nitro Machines
- KALITTA, TASCA AND COUGHLIN JR WIN LAS-VEGAS 4-WIDE
Coughlin hoping to end 2012 season with Pomona victory party
Courtesy of Jegs
POMONA, CA – Some people travel to Southern California for beaches or a trip to Disneyland. For Jeg Coughlin Jr., driver of the 
JEGS/Mopar Dodge Avenger, no trip to SoCal is complete without a weekend at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona.
Over the years it has become his personal Disneyland.
“I love racing here,” Coughlin said. “The energy that the Fairplex brings out in our team is exciting. We had a heckuva run here in the season opener and we look to better it by one round tomorrow.”
Coughlin opened the NHRA Pro Stock season with a runner-up finish at the Winternationals, and he’ll be looking to win Sunday’s Auto Club NHRA Finals from the No. 9 spot.
Johnson Captures First Career NHRA Pro Stock Championship
Courtesy of Mopar
Pomona, CA – After 17 years, Mopar Dodge Avenger driver Allen Johnson and his J&J Racing team can finally claim a long sought 
after and much-desired label: NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock champions. By qualifying No. 2 for the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., Johnson clinched the 2012 NHRA Pro Stock title, and will have one last chance to top off a dream year by working towards victory in the elimination rounds of the NHRA Finals on Sunday.
“Mopar salutes the new NHRA Pro Stock World Champion and we offer our heartfelt congratulations to AJ, Roy and the whole team on their efforts and well-earned honor,” said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group LLC’s service, parts and customer-care brand. “Allen’s tenacity and competitive spirit is a true testimony to the Mopar DNA. It has been a tremendous season for the J&J team earning six Wallys and 51 round wins in the Dodge Avenger, and we look forward to watching them finish out this championship season by contending for one last win on Sunday.”
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2012 TNT Super Series Champion – JJ Jablonski
Courtesy of TNT
WEST SENECA, NY – JJ Jablonski has won a lot of drag races in the western New York area over the last 18 years. Winning events at 
both the local and divisional levels, he’s a two-time IHRA Divisional Champion – once in Hot Rod and once in Super Rod.
This year, he bested 64 of the best sportsman drag racers in the country and earned the title of 2012 Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series Champion.
For the West Seneca NY racer, 2012 was a season filled with many ups and downs. His season started off slow but then turned a corner in June at the Cayuga double header where he scored both a win and a runner-up.
Then on Labour Day weekend, JJ cemented his points lead with another win at Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park.
With Pro Stock Title Virtually in Hand, Johnson is No. 2 in Friday Qualifying at NHRA Finals
Courtesy of Mopar
Pomona, CA – It’s been 17 long years in the making, but now Mopar Dodge Avenger driver Allen Johnson is just a day away from putting himself and his J&J Racing team in the record books as NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock champions. Johnson ended the single Friday qualifying session at the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., in the No. 2 spot, with only two final qualifying rounds tomorrow standing between him and the 2012 NHRA Pro Stock title.
The Team Mopar veteran was No. 1 after Thursday qualifying with a pass of 6.565-seconds at 210.47 mph. He bettered that mark with a 6.537/211.56 run on Friday, the second-quickest of the day behind Greg Anderson, who knocked Johnson from the preliminary pole. Needing simply to qualify to earn his first career Pro Stock championship, Johnson is virtually assured of the crown considering his current No. 2 position. But true to perfectionist form, he and his J&J Racing squad are more focused on reclaiming the pole at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona than on any impending celebration.
Butler wins Top World Championship in Memphis
Courtesy of IHRA
NORWALK, Ohio (November 9, 2012) – Have you ever had one of those mornings where things just felt like they weren’t going to go your way?
Tim Butler sure has.
When the Sarasota, Florida awoke on Saturday at the IHRA Summit World Finals at Memphis International Raceway, he just couldn’t shake this feeling that it just wasn’t going to be his day. A runny nose, sore throat and an overall ache left Butler a little more down than usual on race day.
But one thing that always cures a sickness is winning and Butler won bigger than anyone at the IHRA World Finals in Memphis as the Floridian crossed the line first and laid claim to the Top World Championship and one of the most lucrative prize packages in the sport all during the Summit SuperSeries World Championship runoff presented by AMSOIL and Moser Engineering.
BENNETT AUTO SUPPLY 31st ANNUAL CITRUS NATIONALS RETURNS NOVEMBER 24 & 25
Courtesy of PBIR
Jupiter, FL – This Thanksgiving, Palm Beach International Raceway is giving thanks for horsepower with the return of the biggest drag 
race of the year, The Bennett Auto Supply 31st Annual Citrus Nationals presented by South Florida Chevrolet Dealers, November 24 & 25.
For thirty years hundreds of racers have made turkey, stuffing and jet fuel staples of their Thanksgiving family tradition. Each year horsepower enthusiasts and race fans travel to West Palm Beach filling the stands and staging lanes for a drag race of unparalleled gear slamming, pavement pounding, edge-of-your-seat racing action. The event will feature drag racers from around the country racing throughout the weekend and the fan-favorite Pro Exhibition Show featuring jet cars and wheel standers in the early evening on Saturday and Sunday.
Mopar Driver Johnson Starts Hot at NHRA Finals, Grabs Preliminary Pole and Edges Closer to Title
Courtesy of Mopar
Pomona, CA – Mopar Dodge Avenger driver Allen Johnson hasn’t officially clinched the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock championship — the key word being officially. Needing only to qualify to secure his first career Pro Stock title, the Team Mopar veteran raced to the preliminary No. 1 spot during the first qualifying session on Thursday at the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif., and is well on his way to celebrating a title when the eliminations field is set on Saturday.
With rain in the area (the Top Fuel qualifying session was washed out), Pro Stock competitors were luckily able to make their qualifying runs, with Johnson leading the pack thanks to an elapsed time of 6.565-seconds at 210.47 mph. Three qualifying sessions remain as Johnson attempts to secure a class-best 11th No. 1 spot of the season, 29th of his career and second at Pomona — and most importantly, the 2012 NHRA Pro Stock title.
Kay collects Mod Championship in borrowed car
Courtesy of IHRA
NORWALK, OH – Imagine this. After a dominating year that included a third consecutive points championship at your local track, a 
win at the Division 2 West Summit Team Finals and a trip to Memphis International Raceway to compete for a world championship upcoming and suddenly bam! No more car.
That was exactly the situation faced by Ragland, Alabama’s Shane Kay who blew the motor on his regular championship winning machine at the same Team Finals in which he qualified for the World Finals and was suddenly left without a ride with the biggest race of his career just one week away.
Thankfully for Kay, this story actually has a happy ending. Just a few days later the owner of Kay’s home track of Alabama International Raceway Jason Collins, an experienced racer in his own right, lent Kay one of his cars for the big race. Four days later Kay was in the winner’s circle with the borrowed car celebrating his first major championship as winner of the Mod class during the Summit SuperSeries World Championship presented by AMSOIL and Moser Engineering.
Number Of Special Moments Lead Rahaim To First ADRL Pro Nitrous Championship
Courtesy of ADRL
O’FALLON, MO – The moment and the season Bob Rahaim had always dreamed about came to fruition in the American Drag Racing 
League (ADRL) in 2012.
When it was over, the Pro Nitrous standout had a collection of special moments, including his first finals appearance, his first ADRL win, his first run in the 3.70s and, ultimately, his first world championship.
Crossing one item after another off his bucket list as the season progressed, Rahaim ended it with the biggest moment in his drag racing career, sharing it with his family-based team in the process.
Finishing with three wins and five final appearances, which led to his 2012 Pro Nitrous championship, Rahaim was lucky enough to truly experience a dream season.
