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IHRA Utah Nitro Jam is Family Affair for 801 Racing
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Salt Lake City, UT – Cody Perkins and his 801 Racing sponsored Top Alcohol racing team made this last weekend’s 
Nitro Jam into a family gathering to remember. The Facebook page of 801 Racing gave away tickets to the event, as well as hundreds of 801 T-shirts. Perkins met fans, made new friends, and the giant yellow racecar showed off some thunder.
“I was really surprised how many folks came out and wanted to know about 801 Racing,’ said Perkins. “The response has been quite overwhelming.”
It’s no surprise to 801 Racing, the Utah based fuel boost catalyst manufacturer. They have been working to promote their new company and in sponsoring Cody Perkins and his Dragster, have gained a new appreciation of the power that Drag Racing has.
Getting together at an event like the IHRA’s Nitro Jam proved to be a chance to gain friends and fans.
War Eagle Racing Wins Nitro Jam Trophy in Utah
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Salt Lake City, UT – James Day welcomed Dale Pulde back to the racetrack with a win at Rocky Mountain Raceway’s 
IHRA Nitro Jam event this past weekend. Winning the Iron Man was not an easy task, or forgotten any time soon by those who were there.
Confronted with a tricky race surface, Day had some driving to do. Right out of the box, the War Eagle Nostalgia Funny Car, piloted by James Day, put down a sub five second run to propel them in to the feature event of the night. In the final, the CleanBoost Oil sponsored team defeated a tough opponent in Tim Boychuk with a 5.922 @237.59 to take the win.
“It was sliding around out there, and when I shifted into high gear it headed to the wall.” said Day. “I wrenched it back and took the win light. It was a great weekend.”
Top Fuel ‘Pit Stop’ a hit with capacity Utah crowd
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WEST VALLEY CITY, UT – Bobby Lagana Jr. and his wild clan of road warriors are known for their crazy antics.
From late nights at local dives, to allowing fans to actually sign their dragster before a run, to finding out exactly how 
many different machines – from lawn mowers to golf carts – can run on nitro, the Lagana’s are always a good time waiting to happen.
Lagana (left) and Bruce Litton have become close friends on the Nitro Jam tour
A second generation racer from New York, Lagana and his family have spent nearly their entire lives on the road traveling from race to race campaigning an entry in the sports quickest and fastest drag racing class while having plenty of fun along the way. But usually, that fun is reserved for time away from the track.
Huge lineup of cars and classes coming to Alberta’s capital city
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EDMONTON, Alberta (June 20, 2011) – When it comes to the sport of drag racing, nowhere on earth will you find 
more fun, more excitement and a bigger spectacle than the Mopar Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam Nationals at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton.
For nearly a decade now the IHRA Nitro Jam series has brought top-notch entertainment and championship drag racing to the Edmonton area and each year the event has only continued to grow in size and prominence.
And this year, the Mopar Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam Nationals boasts an even bigger lineup than ever before as over half a dozen professional nitro classes fill the lanes at Castrol Raceway alongside hundreds of local competitors and plenty of exciting extras designed to provide maximum entertainment for families and race fans alike and it all takes place this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Castrol Raceway.
Lesenko earns first career Ironman in all-Canadian final
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WEST VALLEY CITY, UT – Someone forgot to tell Todd Lesenko and Tim Boychuk that the Nitro Jam event in Canada is next weekend.
Lesenko and Boychuk, both natives of “The City of Champions,” better known in Canada as Edmonton, Alberta where the Nitro Jam tour will head next weekend, left their hometown and traveled over a thousand miles south to Salt Lake City, Utah for the second annual Salt Lake Nitro Jam Saturday night only to meet again in the Prostalgia Nitro Funny Car championship in front of another sold out crowd at the beautiful Rocky Mountain Raceways facility.
Not only was it a battle of native Canadians, native Edmontonians and two good friends, but the pair can also trace their heritage to the Ukraine where both Lesenko and Boychuk’s parents are from. But on Saturday night someone had to prove different and walk away a winner and on this night that man was Lesenko.
Lagana, Padilla claim opening night wins at Salt Lake Nitro Jam
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WEST VALLEY CITY, UT – It wasn’t pretty, but James Day proved that if you don’t give up, good things can happen.
Day, piloting the famous “War Eagle” Trans-Am owned by the legendary Dale Pulde, won his second career IHRA Nitro Jam Ironman on Friday with a gutsy victory over Tim Boychuk that required a little luck and a lot of steering during the opening day of the Salt Lake Nitro Jam at Rocky Mountain Raceways.
Other winners from Friday’s action included Bobby Lagana in Top Fuel and Nitro Jam newcomer Tom Padilla in Nostalgia Fuel Altered, while sportsman winners from Friday included Tom Debartolo (Top ET), Jeff Zogg (Mod ET), Andy Reese (Motorcycle), Jeff Cornick (RMR Pro) and Jake Jones in the Junior Dragster overall championship.
Other Junior champions included Parker Haarbrink (Advanced), Nikka Powell (Beginner) and Jones (Advanced).
Utah’s biggest drag race to get underway this Friday and Saturday at RMR
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – In anticipation of one of the largest motorsports events in the state of Utah this Friday and Saturday, Salt Lake City mayor Ralph Becker has officially declared that Friday, June 17 will be “Salt Lake Nitro Jam
Day” in the city in advance of the Salt Lake Nitro Jam presented by NAPA Auto Parts this weekend at Rocky Mountain Raceways.
After last year’s Salt Lake Nitro Jam debut broke attendance records at the track and produced a full weekend of championship drag racing and entertainment, the excitement surrounding Nitro Jam’s return to the city has been overwhelming as drivers from all over North America prepare for two days of thrilling action at the beautiful Rocky Mountain Raceways facility.
“We are very honored to have Salt Lake Mayor Ralph Becker acknowledge our 2011 Nitro Jam event with his proclamation of June 17 being Salt Lake Nitro Jam Day,” said Mike Eames, General Manager at Rocky Mountain Raceways. “It is out biggest race of the 2011 season here at Rocky Mountain Raceways that attracts some of the best racers in the county to the Salt Lake Valley. To have the support of the local community is awesome.”
Wurtzel to make Top Fuel debut at Canadian Nitro Jam events
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EDMONTON, AL – With the help of past IHRA Nitro Jam Top Fuel world champions Bruce Litton and Bobby Lagana Jr., Indiana native Kyle Wurtzel will finally realize his lifelong dream of competing in Top Fuel at the upcoming
Canadian Nitro Jam national events June 24-26 at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton and July 16-17 at the Grand Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend.
Wurtzel, a former nostalgia Nitro Funny Car competitor, made the switch to Top Fuel in 2010 when he purchased one of Litton’s dragsters and then received his Top Fuel license later that year. Now, after a year of preparation and with the backing of two former world champions, Wurtzel is ready to make his official Top Fuel debut beginning at the Mopar Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam Nationals in Edmonton next weekend.
“The KWR racing team is overwhelmed with excitement and ready to mix it up with past world champions,” Wurtzel said. “To get an opportunity to run against these legends is unbelievable, but to have these two guys help me along in my Top Fuel career is a dream come true.
‘Mr. Explosive’ ready to defend Salt Lake Nitro Jam title
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WEST VALLEY CITY, UT – In the spring of 2010 Nitro Jam made its debut at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City. 
Also making their Nitro Jam debut that same sunny afternoon in the mountains of Utah was Nitro Funny Car pilot Mark Sanders, better known in the racing world as “Mr. Explosive.”
Two days and two thrilling races later both Rocky Mountain Raceways and the thrilling “Mr. Explosive” were suddenly household names in the IHRA.
Not only did the debut event at RMR bring out record crowds and produce incredible racing, but that same weekend the loud, exciting and over-the-top Sanders swept the new Prostalgia Nitro Funny Car category and began his quest to become Nitro Jam’s next big star.
Funny Car fever coming to Salt Lake City, Edmonton
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NORWALK, OH – Fans of high-horsepower, nitro-burning Funny Car competition need to look no further than the Salt 
Lake City and Edmonton Nitro Jam events to be held later this month.
Beginning at the Salt Lake Nitro Jam June 17-18 at Rocky Mountain Raceways followed by the Mopar Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam Nationals June 24-26 at Castrol Raceway, the western swing of the Nitro Jam tour will feature two of the biggest Funny Car showdowns of the season featuring many of the top competitors from across North America.
Nitro Jam’s western swing will feature two of the biggest Prostalgia NFC races of the year
