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Westcott Jr. Powers to Pole in Mopar® HEMI® Challenge Qualifying at U.S Nationals
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Clermont, IN – Charlie Westcott Jr. of Parma, Mich., powered to the No. 1 spot in qualifying on Thursday in his 1968 “Warfish” Plymouth Barracuda at the 12th Annual Mopar® HEMI® Challenge at the NHRA Mac Tools U.S. Nationals. Westcott Jr. banked the 
Mopar top qualifier $500 bonus with his second straight pole at the Indianapolis Mopar HEMI Challenge event, and will look to capture his second straight Indy win on Friday and fifth overall at the venue.
An impressive field of 23 Mopar-powered Super Stock A/HEMI (SS/AH) 1968 Dodge Darts and Plymouth Barracudas battled it out at Lucas Oil Raceway. Westcott Jr. paced the pack with an elapsed time of 8.386-seconds in his HEMI machine. Clocking in at No. 2 was Jim Daniels of Bristol, Pa., in his 1968 Dodge Dart with an 8.458 mark, followed by Charlie Westcott Sr. in the third spot in his ’68 Plymouth ‘Cuda with an 8.488. Taking the fourth spot was former Indy Mopar HEMI Challenge champ Rick Houser of Pasadena, Calif., with an 8.491 effort in his 1968 Plymouth Barracuda, and Wendell Howes of Rathesay, Neb., rounded out the top five with an 8.510, also in a 1968 Barracuda.
Titles up for grabs this weekend at Grand Bend’s Thunder by the Beach
Courtesy of PMRA, Quick 32 and PBSS
CAYUGA, ON – Championships will be decided this coming weekend as the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts and the Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by Wiseco Performance Products take to the track.
All three drag race series are ready to compete in the Teamsters Canada Local 879 Thunder by the Beach presented by Rudy Held’s Performance Centre Weekend at the Grand Bend Motorplex August 31 – September 2. This will be the final event of the season for each series.
The PMRA is in its eighth season of operation, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series is in its fourth year of operation, and the PBSS is in its second year.
With one win to his credit so far this year, three-time PMRA champion Bruce Boland of Hamilton, Ontario leads the Pro Modified Racing Association Championship Point Award Series with 1532 points in his 1941 Willys. Eric Latino of Whitby, Ontario, driver of the 1969 Camaro, is second with a win and 1500 points, while Derek Hawker of Corbyville, Ontario and his 1963 Corvette are third with 1431 points.
KOPP RACING TO SUPPORT BEADONOR.CA CAMPAIGN AT FINAL EVENT OF 2012
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Burlington, ON – Coming off of a promising second-round showing at the Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals earlier this 
month, Rick Kopp and his We Install It Top Dragster team are poised to finish the 2012 season on a high note during this coming weekends Thunder by the Beach event. Not only will Kopp head to Grand Bend this weekend hoping to see the same consistency from his race car that he had three weeks prior, but he will bring with him the added encouragement of racing for a cause, the BeADonor.ca campaign.
Moved by a story he read in early 2012, of a 20 year old girl from Ottawa who faced down her double lung transplant procedure by chronicling it through her alungstory.ca blog, Kopp decided that he wanted to do his part to help raise awareness for the cause. Hélène Campbell, who is now on the long road to recovery after a successful surgery, is the reason behind the support Kopp has shown to the BeADonor.ca campaign.
“Well I think it’s a gift of life right. If something happens to you and you can’t use it, to save someone else’s life is pretty important,” said a compassionate Kopp. “Tragedy strikes everyone at some point, so if you can help someone out along the way I think it’s a pretty cool thing.”
Tommy Johnson Jr., L.E. Tonglet, Christian Byrd, Bobby Bennett, Brian “O”, and Alan Reinhart on WFO Radio
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HOLLYWOOD, FL – WFO Radio gets ready for the MAC Tools U.S. Nationals with Tommy Johnson Jr., L.E. Tonglet, Christian Byrd, 
Bobby Bennett, and Brian “O” Olatunji, all join Joe Castello, along with the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart, on WFO Radio NHRA Nitro. To listen now, go to http://www.wforadio.com/
Tommy Johnson Jr.,drops by WFO Radio to discuss doing “double duty” at the U.S. Nationals driving for Santo Rapisarda and working as track specialist for DSR.
L.E. Tonglet, returns to WFO Radio to talk about his new sponsor ZLOOP, his families preparation for Hurricane Isaac, and going after the Harley Davidson’s in Indy.
Evans nearly unbeatable in second Pro Fuel title run
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NORWALK, OH – At the beginning of the season Bill Evans had one simple yet still very complex goal for his team – win every race they enter.
Evans had plans to run five of the six races scheduled to host Pro Fuel on the year and he parlayed that schedule into one simple equation for the team – 20-0. As in 20 scheduled rounds of competition with zero losses.
Unfortunately Evans’ plans didn’t exactly pan out like he had hoped, but it was still far short of a disappointment as Evans visited seven of a potential eight finals with four wins as he wrapped up the championship by midseason to collect his second career Pro Fuel title in three years behind the wheel of the famous “Black Pearl” nitro-powered dragster.
Evans didn’t exactly reach his preseason goal, but he still managed his second title in three years
Danny Rowe Looking to Regain Pro Mod Points Lead at 58th annual U.S. Nationals
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LAGUNA HILLS, CA – Danny Rowe has enjoyed the view from the top of the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series points standings for the better part of 2012, but an early exit from the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, cost him the prized
position. A mere three-points out of the No. 1 spot, Rowe looks to regain the lead and march towards his first NHRA Pro Mod Series world championship this weekend at the 58th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals.
“If there’s a better place for us to make a stand than Indy, I don’t know where it would be,” says Rowe, who has finished 2nd in the championship points the last two seasons in a row. “This is the big one, the race you’d want to win if you could only win one, and everyone – from the drivers to the crew chiefs to the fans – treat it as such. It’s a special race and I think it’s going to bring the best out in this team.
“We’ve had a great year and we know that we’ve got to get after it here in Indy and try to get the points lead back,” Rowe continues. “The competition in Pro Mod right now is incredible; there’s a dozen cars capable of winning.
TNT Super Series points battle extremely close heading into Cayuga double this weekend
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CAYUGA, ON – In the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series, Labour Day weekend has always brought intense competition as drivers vie for top spots in the popular sportsman series’ points chase. This weekend will be no different when the TNTSS rolls into Cayuga 
Dragway on September 1-2 for a drag racing double-header powered by Bieda’s Powersports.
The final Canadian stop on the TNTSS 2012 schedule, this weekend should see a strong turnout of both racers and fans. Joe Boniferro, series title sponsor, is very much looking forward to it. “The series drew a record car count the last time we were here back in June. With two complete points races plus the ROC, I expect we’ll break that record this weekend.”
The ROC that Joe refers to is the Performance Improvements TNTSS Race of Champions. It’s a free race for TNTSS event winners only that will be held on Saturday night with a purse valued at $1800.00.
Alexander Confident in Gates Auto Car at Indy
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CLERMONT, IN – Funny Car rookie Blake Alexander is one of 25 cars entered for this weekend’s prestigious Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. Following promising results at his last race in Norwalk, Blake is confident that his Gates Auto Funny Car will be one of the
16 cars racing on Labor Day Monday. The atmosphere surrounding the legendary event doesn’t affect his game plan for the weekend.
“Indy is obviously a big deal, but I’m just going to keep doing what I’ve been doing all year, doing my best for my sponsors. The things I’ve learned all year will be applied, but the way I’ve tried to do things won’t change,” said the college student/300 mph Funny Car pilot.
Conditions at the Labor Day tradition have been known to go from hot and slick to cool air capable of record performances. This will give tuner Paul Smith the chance to work on his tune-ups for an array of conditions.
FIRST NDRA CHAMPION TO BE DECIDED AT CANADIAN FUNNY CAR CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Kitchener, ON – It’s not often that someone gets the chance to say they were the first to accomplish something, but this weekend at the Canadian Funny Car Championships at Toronto Motorsports Park, four drivers will have a shot at doing just that when they vie for the
inaugural NDRA Alcohol Funny Car Series presented by Ohsweken Speedway championship.
Heading into the final event of 2012, Welland, Ontario native Larry Dobbs leads the points chase with 433 markers, behind the wheel of his Sportz by Napier Firebird. “I’m really looking forward to Cayuga and running the car some more,” said Dobbs. “I was very disappointed at Grand Bend when a minor wiring issue put us out in the first round. That was heartbreaking.” Dobbs has been on the receiving end of lady lucks bad side at the last two events and feels that that will work in his favour this coming weekend. “That would be kinda neat [to be the first NDRA champion],” said Dobbs. “We’re due for some good luck after, you know, two races in a row.”
Turner quiets critics, captures Nitro Harley title
Courtesy of IHRA
NORWALK, OH – They said it was too big. They said it was too heavy and too ugly. But mostly, they said it would never go fast.
As it turns out, they were all wrong.
Despite its harsh critics Turner debuted the sleek, jet-black nitromethane powered motorcycle he dubbed the “big pig” at the beginning of 2012 during two test sessions in Valdosta, Ga. and immediately sent shockwaves throughout the two-wheel racing community. Within just a few laps Turner showed everyone that the bike that “never would” could actually do all of the above and then some.
Sitting a bit wider than usual with 10 extra inches of wheelbase and a motor positioned slighter farther forward, the “big pig” was considered by Turner the “bike of the future” when he rolled it off the trailer in February. Perhaps Turner was on to something.
