- 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
PMRA, Quick 32 and PBSS Season Opener May 18-20 atTMP’s Cayuga Dragway
Courtesy of PMRA, Quick 32 and PBSS
CAYUGA, ON – The teams have been working hard during the off-season and the fans are ready for the opening round in the 2012 Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.
Racers had spent the past few months updating, modifying, and everything else to get more power from their racecars. Along with several new teams in the three drag race series, many are returning for the starting race of the year, the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge to be held May 18-20 at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park.
Qualifying sessions will take place Saturday, May 19, with elimination rounds scheduled to begin Sunday, May 20.
TNT Super Series 2012 Season Kicks Off at Dunn Tire Raceway Park May 4th
Courtesy of TNT
LANCASTER, NY – The Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) will kick off the 2012 season this Friday May 4th – in the same way it has for the past six years – on the 1/8th mile at Dunn Tire Raceway Park in Lancaster, New York.
Presented by Autos Direct Of Buffalo, the season opener is a welcome sight after a long, cold off-season. And for most, it can’t happen soon enough. “These guys have been chomping at the bit to get back on the racetrack,” said Ted Barnes, TNTSS director. “And with the increased racer payouts along with the new contingency postings, they are going to earn even more!”
Last year’s event was won by Macedon, New York’s Gary Stowell. Gary will bring his Vega back to TNTSS competition in 2012, along with many TNTSS regulars from across western New York and southern Ontario.
Quarterfinal Finish for Coughlin in Texas
Courtesy of Jegs
HOUSTON, TX – Troy Coughlin and his JEGS.com Chevrolet ran into a buzzsaw in Sunday’s second round of the NHRA Pro Mod Series presented by ProCare Rx.
Danny Rowe put down the fastest elapsed time for a winner in the quarterfinals of the NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway, ending Coughlin’s day. Rowe made a pass of 5.954 seconds at 245.45 mph to beat Coughlin’s 6.041 at 247.53 mph.
“Everything worked like it’s supposed to,” Coughlin said. “We backed up from the burnout and got lined up straight, just like we always do. No issues. We pulled up and staged, and he had a fantastic light. We were not too far behind, but we just got out-ran. Bottom line. I saw a lot of black Camaro out there.”
Coughlin’s turbocharged ’68 Camaro won in the first round Saturday evening, beating Leah Pruett on a holeshot. Coughlin and crew chief Steve Petty continue to look for speed out of the car, which is in its first full season.
Another Hurdle for Coughlin’s new Mopar Program
Courtesy of Jegs
HOUSTON, TX – Jeg Coughlin Jr. is used to winning races and claiming world titles, not failing to qualify for national 
events as he did this weekend in Houston. It was the five-time series champion’s second DNQ of the year.
“We’re big boys so we’ll face this head on,” Coughlin said from the JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger pit. “This is definitely not what we had on the script for this weekend. We came in here with high hopes after getting to the semis at the last race in Charlotte. We had made what we thought were good changes with the chassis and we had another new motor we were excited to run. It just didn’t work out.”
The weekend started on a decent note as Coughlin opened with a 6.634 at 209.85 mph that placed him 10th overall. Unfortunately, that turned out to be his best run of the meet as he experienced tire shake in Q2 and Q4 and only went 6.661 in Q3.
Coughlin upsets Pruett in opening round of Pro Mod action
Courtesy of Jegs
HOUSTON, TX – Winning any round of drag racing is nice, but winning one on a holeshot is extra special.
That’s what JEGS.com Pro Mod driver Troy Coughlin pulled off Saturday in the first round of NHRA Pro Mod Series presented by ProCare Rx action at Royal Purple Raceway. Coughlin turned a quick .040-second reaction time into a victory over Leah Pruett, the No. 3 driver in the Pro Mod points standings.
“Any time you can have a gameplan and can go execute that gameplan and be on the winning side of it is definitely cool,” Coughlin said. “She ran a lot faster than we did, so we’ve got a lot of work to do to try and pick it up, but it is pretty cool to get the win.”
Coughlin made a pass of 5.997 seconds at 247.70 mph, beating Pruett to the finish line by about 12 feet after Pruett ran 5.972 at 249.86 mph. The difference was Coughlin’s sizable .056-second advantage on the Tree.
Chris Bondi Returns to PBSS with Renewed Effort for 2012 Season
Courtesy of PBSS
AURORA, ON – With a switch to racing fuel for the 2012 Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by Wiseco Performance Products, Pro Sled racer Chris Bondi is hoping for better results this year.
“We tried an increase of boost and racing fuel rather than pump gas late last year, and the result was an 8.52 at 153 mph”, noted Bondi. “We will step it up for 2012 in the PBSS with the race fuel, and hopefully be running in the low eights.”
Bondi recorded times of 8.87 at 143 mph last year on pump gas with his sled, and believes he can cut down his times significantly during his trips down the quarter-mile with the new VP Racing Fuels and an increase in boost on the sled’s engine.
He rides a Ski-Doo Renegade powered by a 1200-cc supercharged engine using an EFI fuel system and a CVT (constant velocity) clutch. He acts as crew chief and driver, with help from his crew, Tania and Jake McFadden.
Sponsor a SEMA Cares Pinewood Derby Car and Help a Child in Need!
Courtesy of SEMA
Pomona, CA – Nothing harkens back to the glory days of hot rodding like a good old fashioned pinewood derby, and SEMA Cares is pleased to announce that the season is now open! Each year hundreds of SEMA member companies step
up to generously sponsor pinewood derby cars, with 100% of the proceeds going to help kids in need. To learn more and register…simply click this link to help a child in need: http://www.sema.org/sema-cares/pinewood
Held in conjunction with the annual SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser, the SEMA Cares Pinewood Drag Races take place at 12:00 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012, at the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Convention Center in Pomona, California. There is no better location for Pinewood Drag Races than Pomona, CA, home of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum and Auto Club Raceway.
Street Legal Drag Racing & More Returns To Pomona August 17th – 19th
Courtesy of ProMedia
SANTA ANA, CA — The NMCA (National Muscle Car Association) will bring street legal drag racing back to Auto Club Raceway of Pomona when the 2nd Annual Lucas Oil NMCA West Coast Shootout, presented by JE Pistons, takes place
at the legendary facility August 17th-19th, 2012.
This event will not only offer the opportunity for street legal vehicles to compete head-to-head on Auto Club Raceway’s fabled quarter-mile, but also feature the awesome heads-up drag racing classes of the Flowmaster NMCA WEST Street Car Series.
The event will be the 2nd NMCA WEST Street Car Series motorsport show featuring Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed. There will be eleven NMCA WEST drag racing classes, including the six-second 240 mph Garrett Turbo Pro Street cars, along with index and bracket eliminators.
Participants in each of the racing categories as part of the Aerospace Components NHRA Unleashed program will be competing for an NHRA Wally.
BMR Suspension Modular Transmission Crossmembers for 1st Generation F-Body
Courtesy of BMR Suspension
Thonotosassa, FL – Swap just about any GM transmission into your 1967-1969 F-Body with a Transmission Conversion Crossmember from BMR Suspension. These modular crossmembers provide 9.75” of adjustment to accommodate Powerglide, TH350, Muncie 4 speed, 
TH400, TH700R4, 4L60E, T-56, TR6060, Magnum, and 4L80E transmissions. Manufactured from 1.25” diameter heavy wall tubing and ¼” laser-cut mounting plates.
The BMR Transmission Conversion Crossmembers (TCC005, TCC030) provide an easy bolt-in solution for transmission upgrades, bringing today’s technology, fuel economy, and gear ratios to your classic muscle car. Includes polyurethane transmission mount and Grade 8 mounting hardware. Available in red and black hammertone powdercoat finishes. Installation time of 1-2 hours.
To preview all of BMR’s high-performance suspension parts, please visit www.bmrsuspension.com, email sales@bmrsuspension.com, or contact them at BMR Suspension, 12581 US Highway 301 North, Thonotosassa, FL 33592, 813-986-9302, Fax: 813-986-8055.
World’s Largest Nitro Party Teturns to Baton Rouge May 4-5
Courtesy of IHRA
BATON ROUGE, LA – For three years State Capitol Raceway has proven to be the Mecca of nitro entertainment.
With an atmosphere that would rival even the best Mardi Gras soiree and a show that has proven the best in the state,
State Capitol Raceway is once again gearing up for the world’s largest nitro party when the stars of Nitro Jam return to Baton Rouge for the fourth annual Mardi Gras Nitro Jam May 4-5 at SCR.
And this year that party will be taken to another level.
The 2012 Mardi Gras Nitro Jam will feature the biggest motorsports spectacle in the state when four nitro classes, jets, wheelstanders and the world’s only monster truck drag race hit the lanes at State Capitol Raceway all over two thrilling days in May. The event is all set to a Mardi Gras atmosphere with beads, a parade and enough spicy gumbo and other Louisiana specialties to last a lifetime.
