- SOX & MARTIN® AND MCCANDLESS COLLECTION TO SPONSOR NHRA HEMI® CHALLENGE
- Final Rounds of JEGS $50,000 Race to Conclude On Friday at the Spring Fling
- HendrickCars.com to sponsor Brittany Force’s Top Fuel dragster starting at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte
- DANIEL WILKERSON AND SCAG FORD FUNNY CAR TEAM LOOKING TO TURN THINGS AROUND AT CHARLOTTE FOUR-WIDE
- Dustin Smiley Races to Advanced Product Design $15,000 Wednesday Win at the Spring Fling
- NEOPMA Pro Mod Drivers Ready to Start 2024 Season at MIR’s Door Wars
- JUSTIN ASHLEY AND SCAG TOYOTA TEAM LOOK TO CONTINUE PROMISING START TO NHRA SEASON AT ZMAX DRAGWAY
Turbo combination has Coughlin revved up for Las Vegas
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LAS VEGAS, NV – When Troy Coughlin is asked about his turbocharged JEGS.com Pontiac GTO, which he’ll be racing 
in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series at this weekend’s 12th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals, the veteran racer breaks into a wide smile.
“This car is incredibly fast,” said Coughlin, the only Pro Mod racer to qualify for every event in 2010. “It’s the quickest car I’ve ever driven. I feel like a kid again because I find myself thinking about it at random times. I can’t wait to get back to the track.”
Coughlin will compete in Sin City with new crew chief Jake Hairston’s racecar as he awaits delivery of his own Chevrolet Camaro, which is currently being built. The Hairston family won numerous West Coast races with the car, which is powered by a 396-cid turbocharged engine capable of five-second runs at more than 240 mph.
Hernandez ready for Spring Cleaning after disappointing outing in Houston
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HOUSTON, TX – At the racetrack he calls home, 2010 ADRL Pro Extreme runner-up Joshua Hernandez expected his 
first outing of the 2011 ADRL season to be spectacular – just like always. After all, he has won repeatedly at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. But last weekend at the CarSafe Dragpalooza VII presented by LenMar Motorsports, winning just wasn’t in the cards.
Hernandez qualified No. 11 in the 16-car field with a 3.734-second run at 204.63 mph and was paired with No. 6-qualifying former Top Fuel standout JR Todd in round one. Hernandez delivered a psychic 0.010-second reaction time off the starting line (0.000 is perfect) to Todd’s 0.056, but was afflicted with tire shake before the 330-foot mark and was forced to lift his foot from the throttle to control the car, letting Todd pass him by for the win.
Quarter-mile nitro racing is back at San Antonio Raceway
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – It has been three long years since the sights, sounds and smells of the world’s fastest and most 
exciting motorsports event filled the lanes at San Antonio Raceway.
But after a long wait, fans of nitro-powered drag racing entertainment are finally going to get what they have been craving when the IHRA Nitro Jam series returns to the Alamo City for two days of over-the-top drag racing April 1-2 at the San Antonio Nitro Jam right in the heart of racing country.
Armed with a brand new racing format, all-new classes, more nitro-powered drag racing than ever before and the only quarter-mile Top Fuel racing in the country, Nitro Jam is ready to put on show like never before with a Texas-sized lineup awaiting Nitro Jam fans this weekend.
Team JEGS Pre-race Notes for Las Vegas Nationals
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Las Vegas, NV – The Las Vegas event will mark the second race in the 2011 Get Screened America Pro Mod Series. 
Troy Coughlin will once again be in action with his turbocharged JEGS.com Pontiac GTO.
Troy finished fourth in the 2010 Get Screened America Pro Mod Series. He is currently ranked 17th after failing to qualify for the season-opening event in Gainesville, Fla.
The JEGS Mail Order team has enjoyed considerable success in Las Vegas. Jeg Coughlin Jr. won five Pro Stock titles in Las Vegas (2000, 2001, 2002, 2008 and 2009) and was a runner-up in 2007. Troy’s is also a former Las Vegas winner, recording his first NHRA national event title in Super Comp in 2009. John Coughlin also used a win at the Las Vegas Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event in 2009 to clinch his second North Central Division Top Dragster championship.
Northeast Rod and Custom Car Show Huge Success For NEOPMA
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Oaks, PA – The Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association featured the Pro Mods of Derrick Townes, Frank Patille, Gary 
Courtier, Bruce Mullins, Andrew and Dina Parise. The crowds were huge with thousands of car show enthusiast walking the huge venue all weekend checking out over 300 awesome car show entries and many vendors.
Thank you to Brian Lutz and team for organizing this great event and inviting us to the event. Brian was very organized and always checked with us to make sure everything was in order and if we needed anything.
Also thanks to Mark from www.godragracing.org for his great photography, and Jimmy Biggs shooting the great videos.
East coast cars dominate Arizona Nitro Jam Finale
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TUCSON, AZ – What exactly is the definition of irony? Just ask Peter Gallen.
Traveling nearly 2,000 miles from his home in Pennsylvania to be in Arizona for the Arizona Nitro Jam, Gallen had
high hopes that the weekend would be filled with hotly contested laps against some of the best west coast racers around.
Instead, Gallen found himself in Saturday’s final racing against a man who calls Ohio home as two of the best Prostalgia Nitro Funny cars from the east duked it out in Saturday’s Arizona Nitro Jam finale with Gallen coming away a winner and setting a new national record in the process to claim the Ironman trophy in front of a capacity crowd at Nitro Jam’s debut event at Southwestern International Raceway.
“I think we actually discovered the definition of irony this evening. We came out here obviously to support the IHRA, but we also came out here to see what these west coast guys that we have heard about for so many years are really all about,” Gallen said. “Instead we ended up racing Mike (McIntire) in the final. I guess it is what it is. It is a win and we will certainly take it.”
Hamstra One Of Six Winners At ADRL CarSafe Dragpalooza VII
BAYTOWN, TEXAS (March 25, 2011) – Jason Hamstra had enough misfortune in 2010 to last a racing lifetime.
His performance on Saturday at Royal Purple Raceway was a resounding indication things may be much different in 2011.
The 2009 American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Rookie of the Year appeared to be back in top form as the ADRL kicked off its 2011 season, winning an incredibly competitive Pro Extreme class with a 3.68 in the finals of CarSafe Dragpalooza VII presented by LenMar Motorsports.
“It’s great to come out and do this at the first race. After a while, it’s good to see all of your hard work pay off,” Hamstra said. “After last year, we couldn’t have had any more bad luck, so this feels good to start the season this way.”
Bangshift Live From Famosa, Coverage of March Meet Continues
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Bakersfield, CA – BangShift.com will be broadcasting LIVE from Famoso for the conclusion of the 2011 March Meet on Saturday March 26th. We are waiting on the final schedule but expect to be LIVE by 9am. Stay tuned for more announcements, and join us Saturday for the conclusion of the 53rd March Meet. Tickets are available for Saturday if you didn’t have a Sunday ticket already. Visit Famosoraceway.com to buy your tickets, or get them at the gate starting at 7am.
Nitro Jam’s Arizona debut plays to standing room only crowd
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TUCSON, Ariz. (March 25, 2011) – It was glorious day at Southwestern International Raceway on Friday.
Not only were the stands packed full with fans eager to enjoy Nitro Jam’s brand of motorsports entertainment, but another day – James Day to be exact – stole the show with a big win in the Prostalgia Nitro Funny Car “Duel in the Desert” Friday in Tucson, a win he was proud to dedicate to ill car owner Dale Pulde.
“It is an honor just to be asked to drive this car for Dale, but to win in this thing is like a dream come true,” Day said, eagerly grasping his brand new Ironman trophy. “This is a legendary car and it drove like a legend tonight. All I have to say is this win is for Dale who is still recovering. Hopefully this trophy will help him feel a bit better.”
Taylor Leads Lists Of Six Top Qualifiers at ADRL’s CarSafe Dragpalooza
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BAYTOWN, TX – Frankie Taylor’s 2010 season in the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) ended in remarkable championship fashion.
His 2011 season in the ADRL is off to a good start as well.
Racing at his hometown track, Taylor, the 2010 World Champion in Pro Extreme, picked up right where he left off last October, going 3.674 at 206.76 miles per hour at Royal Purple Raceway to grab the top qualifying spot in a star-studded Pro Extreme field at ADRL CarSafe Dragpalooza VII presented by LenMar Motorsports.
“To get that No. 1, we’re pretty excited,” said Taylor, who also won a race at RPR in 2010. “To go back-to-back here would be great, and to win here in front of friends and family, it would be really special again.
“But this car has a lot more in it.”
Taylor certainly grabbed everyone’s attention at the first race of the 2011 ADRL Tour, but he wasn’t alone.
