- Hagan Captures 50th NHRA Career Win in TSR Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Funny Car at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte
- Ashley, Hagan, Anderson and Herrera take Wins at Charlotte Four-Wide
- TOUGH FINAL ROUND PUTS DAMPER ON WEEKEND FOR JOHN FORCE IN CHARLOTTE NHRA 4-WIDE NATIONALS
- BO BUTNER WINS JHG MOUNTAIN MOTOR PRO STOCK SEASON OPENER
- AARON STANFIELD RUNNER-UP AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS AT ZMAX DRAGWAY
- JUSTIN ASHLEY WINS NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS AT ZMAX DRAGWAY
- Tony Schumacher Out Early After Jam-Packed Four-Wide Weekend in Charlotte
Stirk and Surmatchewski are winners at Cayuga’s TNT Super Series double
CAYUGA, ON – The most competitive sportsman series in the country – the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series – saw 28 cars return to 
Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park this past weekend. Andrew Stirk from Brampton, Ontario and David Surmatchewski of Oakland, Ontario both took event wins in the REVS Full Throttle Powersports weekend.
Both Andrew and David are familiar with the TNTSS winner’s circle and this weekend’s performances improve both of their qualifying positions for the Dilts Piston Hydraulics Race of Champions coming up in August.
Andrew Stirk and Ryan Boniferro – photog Stacee KeningtonSaturday June 8
ATP Trucks Super Street Shootout Payout Hits $6,500.00!!!
Woodburn, OR – ATP Trucks and the NHRDA have partnered together to announce the 2013 ATP Super Street Shootout at the Pacific 
Coast Diesel Nationals on June 29th at Woodburn Dragstrip. Super Street has become one of the most popular classes in NHRDA and with the amount of vehicles here on the west coast in the Super Street this is the perfect event to try this format for Super Street. Woodburn is one the best race tracks on the west coast with an all concrete racing surface this has the possibility to be one of the quickest tracks on the NHRDA tour.
“ATP has really stepped up with this sponsorship. We are hearing from trucks coming from all over the west coast and from Canada planning on attending this event. Word on the street is that a couple of trucks from the east coast could make their way to Woodburn Dragstrip to get their shot at the big money,” said Randy Cole, President of the NHRDA.
NHRA Pro Mod Racer, Mike Knowles takes a Bumpy Detour before the 13th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Grand Junction, CO – As if running over 240 miles per hour in less than six seconds isn’t enough of a thrill; “Speed Junkie”, Mike 
Knowles continues to feed his need for speed. Last year Knowles was lucky enough to receive a VIP flight with Blue Angel 7, a two-seat F/A-18B Hornet. More recently Knowles took a trip to Driven Experiences in his home state of Colorado.
“It was a blast! I don’t know if I’ve ever had that much fun in an automobile before. You have to keep adapting to the changing course and anticipate the truck. It really keeps you on your toes and makes for a real fun time,” said Knowles.
Driven Experiences is a Pro-Baja Truck driving experience run on a two mile course in Colorado’s Emerald Desert. Their focus is to teach the science of driving by educating drivers through engineering and vehicle dynamics. http://www.drivenexperiences.com/
Hill’s Hot Summer Begins in Bristol
BRISTOL, TN – Drag racing icon Roy Hill begins a busy summer stretch this weekend at Bristol Dragway, site of the 13th annual Ford 
NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers.
Hill has a long history of success at Bristol dating back several decades, and he’ll look to build on that legacy as he and teammate Craig Hankinson enter Super Stock with a pair of Phoenix Racing Ford Mustang Cobra Jets backed by FireAde 2000.
After Hill and Hankinson qualified sixth and seventh, respectively, at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division event at Atlanta Dragway back in May, the team feels confident they’re heading into the weekend with consistent race cars.
Good Vibrations Motorsports to sponsor IHRA Junior Team Finals, Junior Dragster classes
NORWALK, OH – The International Hot Rod Association is pleased to announce that Good Vibrations Motorsports, based in Whittier, 
California, has once again expanded its partnership with IHRA Motorsports by sponsoring IHRA’s Junior Dragster Team Finals and the Junior Dragster classes at all IHRA Summit Pro-Am Tour events.
Good Vibrations Motorsports will be the title sponsor for both Junior Dragster Team Finals events to be held at Maryland International Raceway (July 5-7) and at State Capitol Raceway (October 26-27) as well as become class sponsor for the three Junior Dragster classes contested on the Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour. Those classes include the Junior Master, Junior Advanced and Junior Beginner categories.
Funny Car’s Blake Alexander ‘Heading Home’ to Bristol
BRISTOL, TN – After suffering a streak of first round losses since his runner-up at Charlotte earlier this year, Funny Car driver Blake 
Alexander is confident that his Auto Service powered by Auto-Plus Funny Car will be back in winning form at this weekend’s Ford Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. The team is still sorting through their improved parts and pieces and attempting to bring synergy to the new combination.
“We were trying a new clutch package at Atlanta and Englishtown that we thought would work much better. As we made more runs and acquired more data, we realized that it wasn’t going to work the way we anticipated. We’ve made the necessary changes since then to find the consistent car that we left in Charlotte,” said Alexander, racing in just his second season in the NHRA Funny Car class.
Doug Herbert, Dave Rieff, Tim Wilkerson, and Alan Reinhart on WFO Radio
HOLLYWOOD, FL – Ford Thunder Valley Nationals preview as Doug Herbert, ESPN’s Dave Rieff, and Tim Wilkerson all join Joe Castello, 
along with the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart, on WFO Radio Nitro. To listen now, go to http://www.wforadio.com
PutontheBrakes.org founder, and Top Fuel driver, Doug Herbert, stops by to discuss his return to Top Fuel at Bristol Dragway. Herbert talks about his desire to return to NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing “full time”, his team’s prepartation for Father’s Day Weekend, and the “fun” fans will have at Bristol Dragway.
Champions crowned at the 6th Annual NHRDA Indiana Diesel Shootout!
Indianapolis, IN – The 6th Annual NHRDA Indiana Diesel Shootout turned out to be the record breaking race in the NHRDA MBRP 
Diesel Drag Racing Series. In Pro Stock Wade Moody shattered the current NHRDA Pro Stock record with a pass of 7.48 in first round of qualifying, Jarid Vollmer came out of nowhere to run an 8.70 pass, and Jared Jones ran a 215.34 mph pass in the finals of Top Diesel. But only Vollmer was able to back up a record run. Vollmer has a new NHRDA Pro Street record of 8.81 at 157.08 mph.
After the drag racing concluded the action switched over to the brand new NHRDA permanent sled pull track at Lucas Oil Raceway. Shane Kellogg continued his dominance at the Indiana Diesel Shootout with his repeat win in Super Stock Diesel. Curt Haisley took top honors in the 3.0 Diesel class with his entry. In the 2.6 class John Shriver took home the win and the trophy.
DOUG RIESTERER TO JOIN KEITH HANEY RACING AT X-TREME GATEWAY SHOWDOWN
Madison, IL – Some scheduling conflicts are causing Keith Haney Racing to shuffle the deck a little for this weekend’s X-DRL X-Treme 
Gateway Showdown, but the team’s namesake is confident in the hand he’ll be dealt at Gateway Motorsports Park.
As usual Haney will take the wheel of his red, nitrous-injected Lucas Oil Chevy Camaro, and normally Monroe Guest is behind the wheel of the black Lucas Oil Camaro, but prior commitments have Guest out of the country this weekend.
To fill that vacant seat, Haney didn’t have to search very far.
“Doug Riesterer has been helping tune our cars all year long and is a championship driver in his own right,” Haney said. “Since Monroe couldn’t be in St. Louis with us this weekend, Doug is a great choice for the black car.”
X-TREME GATEWAY SHOWDOWN TO SHOWCASE LOCAL SPONSORS
Madison, IL – From the outset of the 2013 X-DRL season, Morrow Brothers Ford has been thrilled to be part of the new sanctioning 
body. That excitement has translated into becoming the “Official Vehicle Provider of the X-DRL,” purse bonuses and now a sponsor for drivers Billy Glidden and Terry Leggett.
Those sponsorships will get their biggest opportunity to shine to date when the X-DRL visits St. Louis for the first time for its X-treme Gateway Showdown event at Gateway Motorsports Park. The facility is located just an hour from Morrow Brothers Ford, leaving them thrilled for their latest opportunity.
“We are really looking forward to working with the X-DRL and getting to know the racers. The X-DRL is filled with great people and we can’t wait to be part of the X-DRL’s debut in St. Louis and our home track at Gateway,” John Wellenkamp said. “I really want to thank Alan Cape from Flying A Motorsports for putting us in contact with the X-DRL, and this has helped build our business even more.”
