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BARTONE GOES WIRE TO WIRE FOR 33rd WALLY
Courtesy Jackson Racing
Las Vegas, NV – Rick Jackson Racing’s Ford Mustang bodied Top Alcohol Funny Car relied on consistent and quick performance in eliminations to capture the Santa Clarita, Calif. Team’s second NHRA National Event Wally of the
2011 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, after winning the Summitracing.com NHRA Nationals this weekend contested on “The Strip” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in North Las Vegas, Nev. The win was the 33rd National Event victory for driver Tony Bartone, 29 of those coming by way of the Alcohol Funny Car, arguably one of the most difficult cars in motorsports to drive.
Bartone captured the event’s number one qualifying position on the team’s final qualifying attempt of the weekend on Saturday. The 5.628 second blast gave the Long Island City, NY native the choice of lanes against Surprise, Ariz.’s John Patton in the opening stanza. Patton was the 149th driver Bartone had competed against in competition. Crew Chief Steve Boggs and tuning consultant Darren Mayer of Darren Mayer Performance Engineering used the .62 as a base-line to lower their event best ET to a smooth 5.616 ET at 259.11 miles per hour in their first round defeat of the number 16 qualifier.
HIGHT, BROWN, EDWARDS, REINHART TONIGHT ON WFORADIO
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HOLLYWOOD, FL – SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals winners Robert Hight, Antron Brown, and Mike Edwards, will join Joe Castello along with the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart, live at 7 p.m. ET on WFO Radio NHRA Tuesday. To listen
live or on-demand following the show, go to WFORadio.com.
Hight, the 2009 Full Throttle Funny Car Champion, coming off his second victory of the season, will discuss his performance in Las Vegas, his car’s incredibly consistent performance with .008 variation among four runs on Sunday, his testing plans for the remainder of the season, and his views on the future of 4-wide drag racing.
Antron Brown of Don Schumacher Racing, winner in the Top Fuel eliminator, carried new sponsor Aaron’s to victory for the first time in Vegas. Brown will discuss his day, his round by round races, his new sponsor, and his views on 4-wide drag racing at the next NHRA event at z-Max Dragway.
Maddern Racing Looking For Back To Back Finals in Vegas
Courtesy of Maddern Racing
Las Vegas, NV – Chris Demke, pilot of the Jerry Maddern powered Top Alcohol Dragster are ready for competition 
once again just north of the Nevada Desert hot spot known as Sin City.
This event marks the second of two back to back events for the Peen Rite / Clean Boost Performance Oil Team. Their final round appearance last weekend gave them additional data for this weekends 12th Annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Full Throttle Nationals.
“The numbers last weekend in qualifying didn’t show it, but we struggled in qualifying” noted Demke, “we ran a 5.41, 5.40 and a 5.42, but we were off a tenth in our tune up from previous Las Vegas numbers that we have logged.
Turbo combination has Coughlin revved up for Las Vegas
Courtesy of Jegs
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.
Johnny Ahten Racing Doubling the Racing Odds in Vegas
Courtesy of Athen Racing
Las Vegas, NV – The racing team of Johnny Ahten and his Family’s Clean Boost / Island Renovations Top Alcohol 
Dragster has been anticipating the next two weekends in Las Vegas since pulling out of Pomona earlier this year.
Ahten’s team has had plenty of time to plan their approach for the next two weekends of racing and are extremely excited to pick up where they left off.
“We ran an off pace 5.39, the long way down the track in Pomona” said Ahten, “after servicing the car, we were all pretty happy that not only is there plenty left in the tune up, but that all of our changes took us in the correct direction and we didn’t suffer any carnage.
Chris Demke and Maddern Racing Prepared for Double Header Rolling Into Vegas
Courtesy of Maddern Racing
Las Vegas, NV – As the Pacific Division 7 Lucas Oil Racing Series Events is entering into their second race of the 2011 
Racing Season, this is the fourth event of the year for Chris Demke and the Maddern Racing Top Alcohol Dragster.
With a National Event Win already in hand, the Peen Rite/Clean Boost Team knows the season has only just begun. This season will prove to be their most aggressive racing season to date in hopes of winning the National Championship.
“When we arrived home from Gainesville with a Wally” noted Demke, “we couldn’t wait to see our friends and family. We all gathered at a local restaurant, the Steel Pit, for a big celebration when the ESPN TV coverage came on. It was a really special event for us to share with everyone.
ERICA ENDERS, BENNETT, REINHART TONIGHT ON WFORADIO
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HOLLYWOOD, FL – Pro Stock National Record holder, Erica Enders and CompetitionPlus.com editor Bobby Bennett, will join Joe Castello along with the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart, live at 7 p.m. ET on WFO Radio NHRA Tuesday. To listen live or on-demand following the show, go to WFORadio.com.
Enders, coming off strong early season performances will discuss her record setting run in Gainesville, Fl. at the Tire Kingdom Gatornationals. Enders set the Pro Stock record with a run of 213.57 mph. Enders will also discuss her involvement in one of the most media covered Pro Stock runs in history, against 2004 NASCAR champion Kurt Busch. Enders defeated Busch 6.538 to a 6.541.
CompetitonPlus.com editor Bobby Bennett is fresh back from the Bakersfield March Meet and will discuss the event and the latest news in the NHRA.
Chris Demke and Maddern Racing Dedicates Gator Victory to Walt Rhoades
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Gainesville, FL – With weather conditions as good as 1200 feet below sea level in the morning hours at Florida’s 
premier racing facility, Gainesville Raceway, the timing couldn’t have been better for teams in attendance.
The Peen Rite / Clean Boost Top Alcohol Dragster of Chris Demke and Jerry Maddern was in fact one of the benefactors of those conditions.
With an oversized DMPE MKII injector hat mounted on the dragster for first round of qualifying, Demke led his team to a 5.255 elaspse time that held up through three sessions into first round of eliminations.
“The Gorilla Injector hat received a lot of attention” lamented Demke, “unfortunately, for the second and third qualifier, the dragster pulled the front end and I had to abort both runs.
GATORNATIONALS RECAP, KRAWIEC, BUSCH, REINHART TONIGHT ON WFORADIO
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HOLLYWOOD, FL – Gatornationals winner Eddie Krawiec, will join Joe Castello along with the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart, live at 7 p.m. ET on WFO Radio NHRA Tuesday. To listen live or on-demand following the show, go to WFORadio.com.
Krawiec, the 2008 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle World Champion will discuss his record setting performance in Gainesville, Fl. at the Tire Kingdom Gatornationals. Krawiec defeated Karen Stoffer in the final round running 6.847 at 197.08 mph. Earlier in the weekend, Krawiec set the NHRA national record for miles per hour with a run of 199.26.
Tonight’s show will also feature audio from 2004 NASCAR Cup Champion Kurt Busch. Busch qualified for the event in the Pro Stock eliminator but lost first round to Erica Enders. Busch will discuss his efforts and describe his race in detail.
All roads lead to the bayou for the JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals
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Belle Rose, LA – Located deep in the bayou country of Southern Louisiana, the small town of Belle Rose has become a 
Mecca for NHRA Sportsman racers during the annual JEGS NHRA Cajun Sports Nationals, which takes place this weekend (March 18-20) at No Problem Raceway Park.
Since the inaugural event in 2004, track operator Pat Joffrion and his staff have made the JEGS SPORTSnationals a huge success by creating an atmosphere which combines the competitive elements of an NHRA national event with the down-home friendliness that defines the phrase “Southern Hospitality”.
Intense competition in nine NHRA eliminators; Comp, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, and Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley-Davidson.
