- 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
BROWN, GRAY, ANDERSON, TONGLET, REINHART ON WFORADIO
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HOLLYWOOD, FL – Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals winners Antron Brown, Johnny Gray, Greg Anderson, and L.E. Tonglet join Joe Castello along with the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart, on WFO Radio NHRA Nitro. To listen now, go to WFORadio.com.
Matco Tools DSR Top Fuel driver, Antron Brown won his fourth race of the 2011 season with a victory over teammate Tony Schumacher. Brown discusses the challenges of race day, the growing DSR vs. Al Anabi rivalry, and running his teammate in the final round.
Service Central DSR Funny Car driver, Johnny Gray, picked up his first career NHRA win as a Professional. Gray talks about his final round battle against DSR teammate Ron Capps, the support of his sponsor during the tough start to the season, and his outlook for making The NHRA Countdown.
Two Rounds of Racing Sends Perkins Back to School
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BRAINERD, MN – Cody Perkins and the 801 Racing Team’s first trip to Minnesota was an education. The valuable lesson 
they learned at the Lucas Oil Nationals is that they like racing in Minnesota, but next time they want to go a few more rounds.
The learning process started out during Friday’s opening qualifying session. Cody and his 801 Racing sponsored Top Alcohol Dragster powered down the drag strip to a 5.41 elapsed time at 263.41 mph. This run ended up putting Perkins in the eighth qualifying position going into round one Saturday night.
Perkins’ first round opponent, Scott Palmer, was the recipient of the knowledge Perkins’s team garnered from a late night complete teardown of the motor. A 5.332 at 263.00 was strapped on Palmer, and it was an A+ run for Perkins. After the run, the team treated it as “business as usual.”
Penske Leasing To Sponsor Pro Modified Class At Norwalk
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O’FALLON, MO – The American Drag Racing League (ADRL) is set to work with global transportation provider Penske Truck Leasing for the second time during its successful 2011 season.
After Penske Truck Leasing served as the title sponsor for the ADRL’s first trip to Maple Grove Raceway in May, the world’s premier eighth-mile drag racing league is excited to announce that the partnership will continue with Penske Truck Leasing’s sponsorship of the Pro Modified class during the Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags V, which takes place on Sept. 23-24 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
A strong relationship was formed between the two companies before the Penske Truck Leasing Inaugural Northeast Drags in May, and it has continued to prosper since then.
Moser and Wicke to pair off for delayed Quick 32 final
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GRAND BEND, ON – Before round five takes place in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, Kevin Wicke and Jeff Moser have a date to determine who will be the winner of round four.
While qualifying and most elimination rounds took place in the previous event, the Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex August 4-7, the final was postponed due to rain. Top Sportsman racer Wicke, of Stratford, Ontario, and the Top Dragster entry of Moser, of Waterloo, Ontario will be paired up before the next scheduled event, the “Thunder by the Beach” weekend September 2-4 at Grand Bend.
Tony Gillig Set To Drive Larry O’Brien’s XPS Car To Finish 2011 ADRL Season
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O’FALLON, MO – Tony Gillig still has his sights set on racing in the “Battle For The Belts” in October at Texas 
Motorplex. The Extreme Pro Stock standout will just be trying to get there in a different car.
Starting with next month’s Dragstock VII (Sept. 9-10) at Rockingham Dragway and continuing through the final three races of the 2011 ADRL season, Gillig will be driving Larry O’Brien’s Bear’s Performance Products 2010 Dodge Avenger.
Gillig will not be driving as part of Dingman Racing after a change was made following the recent Speedtech U.S. Drags IV, but he excited for the new opportunity with O’Brien and his team.
“I talked to Larry about finishing the season with him and he was all for it. It takes an exceptionally generous guy to offer their car for a fellow racer for the rest of the season,” Gillig said.
“For now, we’re going to do these three races and see where it takes us. Larry and (his brother) Wayne discussed this and thought, ‘Why not?’ No matter what happens, we will have some fun along the way.”
DMC Racing sponsoring the 2011 YellowBullet Nationals
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Halifax, MA – Over the last decade, DMC Racing has put a number of champions on the track and into the winner’s circle. With an unyielding focus on quality, the DMC Racing team has 
put their stamp on a number of high-profile builds that have garnered accolades wherever they compete.
From its humble beginnings in the home shop of proprietor and 20-year drag racing vet Dennis MacPherson, DMC Racing’s full-service shop has expanded its capabilities through the years and now occupies a 12,000 square foot facility in Halifax, Massachusetts that encompasses every facet of race-car building from conception to completed project. The on-site speed shop, paint booth and 2000-horsepower dyno hints at the capabilities of the DMC group, but it’s their customers who have put them on the map.
OPTIMA® Batteries Announces New Power Play Text-to-Win Promotion through September 30, 2011
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Consumers Can Text or Scan On-Pack QR Code for a Chance to Instantly Win One of Hundreds of Great Prizes from Performance Automotive Power Brands
Milwaukee WI – OPTIMA® Batteries, a leader in high-performance automotive and marine batteries, today announced its new 2011 
retail promotion that is designed to benefit automotive enthusiasts as they gear up for an action-packed season of high-powered events. Beginning July 1, 2011 consumers will find OPTIMA RedTop® and YellowTop®products with a specially designed on-pack sticker, and will be given an opportunity for text-to-win one of hundreds of prizes instantly from leading automotive aftermarket brands.
“This Text-to-Win program is designed to demonstrate OPTIMA Batteries’ commitment to supporting the lifestyle of performance automotive enthusiasts, and drive a two-way conversation between the brand and our customers while they’re shopping the category at our retail partners,” said Cam Douglass, director of product development and marketing for OPTIMA Batteries. “We like to reward people who spend time learning about batteries and our product in general. We know that the more time people spend educating themselves on the differences in batteries, the more likely they are to choose the Ultimate Power Source.”
Four riders to decide round four Champion in PBSS event at Grand Bend
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GRAND BEND, ON – With rain cancelling the final two rounds of the recent PBSS event, these two races must be completed before the victor is decided in round four of the Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by Wiseco Performance
Products.
This new drag race series for motorcycles and snowmobiles was competing August 7 at the Grand Bend Motorplex in the Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals presented by Ideal Supply & NAPA Auto Parts when rain forced postponement of the event.
These races will be held at the Grand Bend Motorplex during the Teamsters Canada Local 879 “Thunder by the Beach” weekend September 2-4. When these races are completed, the PBSS will continue with round five of its six-race 2011 schedule.
Davis Plans Two Top Sportsman Entries for ADRL at Rockingham
Written by Ian Tocher
SUWANEE, GA — Fresh off making history last weekend at Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP) as the first driver to compete in three different American Drag Racing League (ADRL) classes, Ronnie Davis is planning to step up his
program next month in the ADRL’s Dragstock VIII at historic Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina.
“There is a very good chance you will see two Davis Golf Cart Sales ’63 Corvettes in the Top Sportsman class at the ADRL race in Rockingham,” the defending NHRA Division 2 Top Sportsman champion said. “I’ll be in my black Tommy Mauney Pro Mod car in Top Sportsman again, but the driver for my second Mauney-built car has not yet been named.
“I actually asked if I could drive both cars in Top Sportsman,” he added with a smile. “But I don’t think ADRL will allow that.”
ADRL To Feature Pro Modified Class And Offer Payouts During Final Two Events Of 2011 Season
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O’FALLON, MO – After a successful debut, the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) is set to feature even more Pro Modified racing in 2011.
The world’s premier eighth-mile drag racing league announced on Friday that it will be running an eight-car qualifying field, with 12 participants invited to attend, at its final two events of the 2011 season, the Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags V, which takes place Sept. 23-24 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, and the LenMar Motorsports World Finals VII, which takes place Oct. 21-23 at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas.
The ADRL also released the purse for the final two Pro Modified events of the 2011.
The winner at each event will receive $5,000, with the runner-up earning $2,500. Semifinalists earn $1,500 and first-round qualifiers will get $1,000.
