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Courtesy of WFO

HOLLYWOOD, FL – NHRA Summer Nationals winners Robert Hight, Spencer Massey, and Shane Gray join Joe Castello along with the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart, on this week’s WFO Radio NHRA Tuesday. To listen now, go to WFORadio.com.

Robert Hight, took home the 200th victory for John Force Racing at the Summer Nationals with a final round victory over teammate Mike Neff. Hight also discusses the injury to crew member, David “Shafty” Karcanes and dodging tornadoes with 15 time champion, John Force.

DSR Top Fuel driver, Spencer Massey celebrates his first victory driving the FRAM dragster. Massey talks about the long road back to NHRA Top Fuel, his own Kansas tornado story, and his history working toward his dream of running in NHRA Top Fuel. 

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Elimination in PMRA, Quick 32 and PBSS postponed to June 10-12 at Extreme Mayhem Nationals

Courtesy of PMRA, Quick 32, PBSS

CAYUGA, ONTARIO – While qualifying sessions were completed for the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park, inclement weather postponed the elimination rounds in the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.

This was the first event for all three drag race series for 2011, and series and track officials announced the remainder of the program will be held June 10-12 at Cayuga during the Extreme Mayhem Nationals.

The postponed elimination rounds will be held during this weekend, which also features the second event for the three series.

Bruce Boland, of Hamilton, Ontario, qualified number one in the PMRA with a 5.953-second, 235.47-mph posting. The former champion debuted his new 1941 Willys, and was dialed in for the first race of 2011. Qualifying second was Vito Montesano of Maple, Ontario, with his 1968 Camaro, and third was Derek Hawker of Corbyville, Ontario, in his 1963 Corvette.

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ANOTHER FINAL ROUND APPEARANCE FOR BARTONE IN TOPEKA

Courtesy Rick Jackson Racing

Topeka, KS – A fourth-consecutive National Hot Rod Association final round appearance for the Rick Jackson Racing team at the NHRA Supernationals contested at Heartland Park Topeka, provides more important Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series points for the Centre Pointe Collision Center sponsored team’s quest to capture the NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car World Championship.

Entering final eliminations, driver Tony Bartone and the Rick Jackson Racing / Centre Pointe Collision Center Ford Mustang Funny Car found themselves qualified in the number three position, after recording a solid 5.625 in a shortened due to severe weather qualifying session.

“The weather delays on Friday gave us only one chance at the track on Friday, so we wanted to be sure to lay down a good base-line to improve on,” stated team owner Rick Jackson, the owner of Centre Pointe Collision Center in Santa Clarita, Calif. “Qualifying has been highly diverse for our team this year; from sitting on the pole, to being the last qualifier.

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Mike McIntire savors victory at Pittsburgh Nitro Jam!

Courtesy of IHRA

NEW ALEXANDRIA, PA – Finally, after seven previous meetings and seven excruciating losses to Peter Gallen and the “Poverty Stricken” team Mike McIntire and the “McAttack” crew finally got their revenge on Saturday with a thrilling victory during the finale of the inaugural Pittsburgh Nitro Jam at Pittsburgh Raceway Park.

And he wasn’t alone.

Saturday was a night for new winners as Michael Manners retook the Pro Fuel points lead with a victory over Friday winner Robin Samsel and Mike Scott, who traveled all the way from British Columbia to compete in Pittsburgh’s Nitro Jam event, claimed a win over Nitro Harley newcomer Jake Stordeur.

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Qualifying complete for drag race openers at TMP’s Cayuga Dragway

Courtesy of PMRA

CAYUGA, ON –  Bruce Boland, Peter Edwards, Kevin Wicke, John Orfanidis, and Dave Marshall set the pace qualifying number one respectively in the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.

The event, the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario, was the first race for this year in all three series.

Bruce Boland, of Hamilton, Ontario, qualified number one in the PMRA with a 5.953-second, 235.47-mph posting. The former champion debuted his new 1941 Willys, and was dialed in for the first race of 2011. Qualifying second was Vito Montesano of Maple, Ontario, with his 1968 Camaro, and third was Derek Hawker of Corbyville, Ontario, in his 1963 Corvette.

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Gallen wins fifth Ironman of 2011 season!

Courtesy of IHRA

NEW ALEXANDRIA, PA – For the fifth time this season Peter Gallen and Mike McIntire met in the finals of a Prostalgia Nitro Funny Car race.

And for the fifth time this season Gallen walked away the victor.

In front of a rambunctious Pittsburgh crowd in Gallen’s home state, the driver of the “Poverty Stricken” Vega cruised to his fifth win of the season and seventh consecutive victory over McIntire in a thrilling race at the inaugural Pittsburgh Nitro Jam Friday night at Pittsburgh Raceway Park.

Gallen was joined in the winner’s circle by Robin Samsel in Pro Fuel who upset new points leader Bill Evans and Jay Turner picked up his series-tying third win of the year in Nitro Harley over Steve Dorn.

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BMR Suspension Front Driveshaft Safety Loop for Pontiac G8

Courtesy of BMR

Thonotosassa, FL – Protect your Pontiac G8 while complying with NHRA safety rules with a Driveshaft Safety Loop from BMR Suspension. Constructed from NHRA legal 1/4” steel plate, the Driveshaft Safety Loop is cheap insurance to protect your investment and provide peace-of-mind whether you are at the track or on the street. 

The BMR Driveshaft Safety Loop (DSL018) bolts-on by utilizing (2) existing mounting holes and (2) new holes drilled into the factory transmission cross-member.   Provided with Grade 8 hardware.  Installation time is only 1 hour.  Available in black hammertone or red powdercoat.

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.

Eight-Car Top Sportsman Exhibition At Kansas Army National Guard Independence Drags V In Topeka

Courtesy of ADRL

O’FALLON, MO – The American Drag Racing League (ADRL) will again be featuring Top Sportsman racing at its next event.

It will run an eight-car Top Sportsman exhibition at the Independence Drags V, which takes place on June 17-18 at Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, Kan.

For those interested in being a part of the eight-car exhibition race, they are encouraged to e-mail ADRL Director of Technical Services Chris Bell at chris@adrl.us.

The Top Sportsman class, which is an extremely popular class for full-bodied cars, made its ADRL debut at the Penske Truck Leasing Inaugural Northeast Drags at Maple Grove Raceway on May 5-6.

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Eric Latino and Team Green to debut new car and engine for PMRA opener

Courtesy of PMRA

PORT PERRY, ON – He’s got a new car, a new engine, and a new team partner, and Pro Modified Racing Association racer Eric Latino and Team Green is ready for the new season.

“The new car is 100 percent finished,” noted Latino, who placed third in the 2010 PMRA Championship Point Award Series presented by Magnum Auto Parts and Patio Passport. “We’re all ready to race.”

With close to 30 years of racing activity, Latino has partnered for 2011 with Pro Modified car owner and team leader Rob and Ann Sporring, and has replaced his 1938 Chevy coupe with a 1969 Chevy Camaro Pro Modified.

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Kopp Motorsports Partners with We Install It for 2011 Season

Courtesy of Kopp Motorsports

Burlington, ON – With less than a week before the first call to fire the engines will go out at the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, Victoria Day Weekend Challenge, Kopp Motorsports is proud to announce We Install It as the team’s major sponsor for the 2011 season.

Backed by over 25 years of experience, We Install It is a proudly Canadian company committed to providing high quality installation and repair solutions for products from A to Z and has the unique ability to service residential, commercial and industrial clients on a local, regional or national level. Through its toll free customer service line, 1.866.625.6251, or by visiting www.weinstallit.ca customers can quickly and easily book appointments for their installation or repair projects anywhere in Canada.

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