- NHRA RETURNS TO CHICAGO FOR ACTION-PACKED GERBER COLLISION & GLASS NHRA ROUTE 66 NATIONALS
- DRAG AND DRIVE EXHIBITION WITH ALEX TAYLOR AND TOM BAILEY RETURNS TO NHRA NATIONAL EVENT AT ROUTE 66 RACEWAY
- Record Setters and Race Winners Head to Virginia for PDRA Mid-Atlantic Showdown
- Race Wrap | NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals
- Race Wrap | NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals
- Stewart, Hagan Record Final Round Performances at Las Vegas NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in TSR Dodge//SRT Nitro Machines
- KALITTA, TASCA AND COUGHLIN JR WIN LAS-VEGAS 4-WIDE
Mike Henry Back On Track
Written by Jeremy Gordon
San Francisco, CA – Mike Henry has been a tough competitor in every class that he has competed in including the Pro Slammers Door Car Association. But, after he 
stepped his program up over the winter things didn’t go as planned. He and his team struggled with the car and the new 773ci nitrous engine.
“I made 13 passes and had to keep it off the wall or pedal it on every run”, says Henry. We saw him at Sonoma Raceway early the year and he was doing 2ft wheelies at half track. By the 3rd race he was calling it quits after spending too much money and not making any progress. We saw his car for sale on racing junk and we thought for sure the west coast standout was finished.
Surprisingly, we saw him back out last weekend at Sacramento Raceway’s Fox Hunt. Not only was he back with his Camaro he also qualified #1 for the 6.90 Slammers class with a career best 6.91 at 198mph. He then stepped it up in the semi-finals when he faced off with Ralph Willis’s blown 1953 Corvette when he clocked a perfect 6.900 at 200mph.
Niagara racers Boniferro and Thomson dominate at St Thomas Raceway
Courtesy of TNT
NIAGARA FALLS, ON – Two Niagara Falls sportsman drag race teams put on dominating performances in two different local series at St Thomas Raceway Park in Sparta, Ontario this past holiday weekend.
In the Can Am Stock/Super Stock Series, 23 year old Ryan Boniferro took his Nostalgia Super Stock 1969 Plymouth Barracuda to a runner-up finish on Saturday and then all the way to the event win on Sunday.
On Sunday, Ryan marched through a tough field including wins against Pierce Jones, Bob Andrews, Quinn Berry, Pete Fedun and Kirk Vanni in the final round.
The highlight of the weekend though was winning the King of the Hill Shootout on Sunday night against three-time Series Champion Rob Becker. Ryan had a slight advantage on the starting line and carried it through to the stripe where he took the win.
PMRA, Quick 32 and PBSS at Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals at Grand Bend
Courtesy of PMRA, Quick 32 and PBSS
CAYUGA, ON – Fans of the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, and the 
Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by Wiseco Performance Products will get a double-billing of drag racing action this weekend for the popular Stratford Spectacular Hot August Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
This race, now a regular stop for on the tour, will be the 18th annual event, and this year will not only feature a regular three-day race schedule, it will also include the elimination rounds from the rain-delayed South Coast Community Weekend event held at Cayuga Dragway last weekend.
Presented by NAPA Auto Parts and Ideal Supply, the Stratford Spectacular will be held August 10-12. As in previous years, hundreds of thousands of free admission and pit access passes have been distributed throughout the business community for this event, while fans will be charged only $20 a carload for parking.
Firebird Raceway’s “Nightfire Nationals” is the next stop for the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association
Courtesy of WCOPMA
Boise, ID – The West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association begins the second half of their 2012 season this weekend at Firebird Raceway’s prestigious 41st annual “Pepsi Nightfire Nationals” event in Boise, Idaho.
The Nightfire event is one of the biggest events on the WCOPMA’s schedule and the biggest event for Firebird Raceway as the event winner is granted with a Wally trophy and the stands will be packed with fans all weekend long. As well as the WCOPMA there will also be the NHRA Heritage series Nostalgia Fuel Funny Cars and Dragsters as well as a 4-day bracket race with one of the richest payouts on the west coast. Fans will be treated to nonstop racing action from start to finish every day.
There will be 3 qualifying runs for the 8-car qualified field. Friday all drivers will get one shot at the track at 7:00. On Saturday there will be two qualifying opportunities scheduled for 2:00 and 7:00. Sunday will host the 8-car elimination field with elimination rounds scheduled for 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30.
Defending champ Coughlin ready to cash in again at Atco Super Bucks race
Courtesy of Jegs
ATCO, NJ – After a successful weekend at the Mid-Michigan Motorplex that included a Gambler’s Race victory, Troy Coughlin Jr. and the JEGS Mail Order team are making their way to historic Atco Dragway in New 
Jersey for this weekend’s AA Auto Salvage Super Bucks Weekend presented by JEGS.
Coughlin returns as a defending champion, having claimed a $25,000 victory at the 2011 Super Bucks event.
“I had a lot of fun last weekend and more importantly, I gained a lot of confidence when I won that Gambler’s race,” Coughlin said. “When things are going well, you want to keep going so we decided to head for Atco and see if we can win again. Last year, I won what is still one of the biggest races of my career here and I’d love to do it again.”
Coughlin will have multiple chances to repeat his impressive 2011 performance as the AA Auto Salvage Super Bucks Weekend features three separate $25,000 races as well as a host of companion events that offer generous payouts. The event, which is being contested over a 1,000-foot course, is one of the premiere high stakes E.T. bracket races on the East Coast and as such, the level of competition is intense.
Harry Phelps and Jim Thomson join elite list of event winners in TNT Super Series
Courtesy of TNT
SPARTA, ON – St Thomas Raceway Park was host to a spectacular weekend of sportsman drag racing on August 4-5. The Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series crowned two new event winners – Harry Phelps and Jim Thomson.
Both Harry and Jim have now qualified for the 2012 Performance Improvements TNTSS Race of Champions. The ROC is a free race for any past TNTSS event winner with a purse valued at over $1800.
This past weekend – presented by Kevin Orr Mechanical – also saw the championship points battle get tighter than ever with Jon Jablonski catching Chris VanBaalen and the two currently tied for top spot at 500 points each.
And on Saturday night, all the racers enjoyed a free barbeque compliments of Laurie Orr, Bubbalou and Joe Boniferro.
Super Car Reunion to Highlight Route 66 Classic at Route 66 Raceway
Courtsy of Route 66
Joliet, IL – The iconic factory super cars of the 1960s and ‘70s will roll out from behind the velvet rope and onto Route 66 Raceway’s 
dragstrip during the Route 66 Classic, Saturday August 18. Historic nameplates including Yenko, Nickey, Harrell, Motion, Gibb, Berger and COPO will comprise the 15th Annual Super Car Reunion which returns to Route 66 Raceway for the second consecutive year and will be part of the Route 66 Classic for the first time.
The ultra rare collection of cars will be complimented by two event dignitaries on behalf of the Super Car Reunion including Ken Barnhart and Lynn Yenko. Barnhart, an Elgin, Ill. Super Stock racer, will race his original 1969 ZL-1 Camaro that he purchased directly from Fred Gibb of Fred Gibb Chevrolet fame. Barnhart raced against the likes of Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins in NHRA Super Stock competition and is slated to square off against the legendary “Red Alert” 1970 Chevelle, a car made famous among model car enthusiasts in the 1970s, during the Route 66 Classic. Lynn Yenko, oldest daughter of Don Yenko, will also be on hand sharing stories about growing up in and around the legendary Yenko Chevrolet dealership.
Courtney Force, Steve Torrence, Erica Enders, and Alan Reinhart on Blockbuster WFO Radio
Courtesy of WFO
HOLLYWOOD, FL – O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals winners, Courtney Force, Steve Torrence, and Erica Enders all join Joe Castello, along with the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart, on WFO Radio NHRA Nitro. To listen now, go to http://www.wforadio.com/
Courtney Force,celebrates her first career win with WFO Radio. Force, discusses her road to victory, including round wins against Cruz Pedregon, her father, John Force, and reigning NHRA Funny Car Champion, Matt Hagan, who represent 18 combined NHRA championships. Force, also addresses her own championship hopes and having to change a tire during the race weekend.
Steve Torrence, returns to WFO Radio to discuss his third Top Fuel victory of the season. Torrence gives details into the mental side of driving, how it feels to be a championship contender, and the difficulty of being an underdog team.
BUTNER CREDITS AMAZING FORD TECHNOLOGY FOR FIFTH VICTORY IN ADRL SUPERCAR SHOWDOWN!
Written by Bret Kepner
Charlotte, NC – Although he was won five of the seven completed events in the inaugural season of the American Drag Racing League’s 
crowd-pleasing new SuperCar Showdown category, Bo Butner always manages to find a new path to glory. In scoring the first SuperCar Showdown title ever offered at the ADRL’s oldest event, the past World Champion placed the blame for his most recent conquest squarely on the shoulders of the engineers at the Ford Motor Company.
In its debut at Bruton Smith’s magnificent new zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North Carolina, the ADRL’s DragStock event celebrated its ninth edition with the largest field of competitors in the association’s history and the largest spectator attendance of any stop on the 2012 tour. Regarded as “the Bellagio of dragstrips” by nearly anyone who has competed at the lavish facility, Butner reveled in a hard-fought victory over the toughest adversary of every racer at the event, Mother Nature.
Tim McAmis Performance Parts Returns as YellowBullet.com Nationals Sponsor
Courtesy of McAmis Performance
HAWK POINT, MO – After attending the YellowBullet.com Nationals for the first time in 2011, the Tim McAmis Performance Parts (TMPP) Trackside Support Team left with an experience they would never forget. When the 2012 event was announced, the infamous
YellowBullet.com community of racers, fans and enthusiasts made it a no brainer for TMPP to return to Cecil County Dragway on Labor Day Weekend for the 3rd Annual YellowBullet.com Nationals.
“We had an awesome time at the Nationals last year and met a lot of great people.”
Billy Johnston, TMPP Sales Director explained. “Simply put, it was bad ass! We enjoyed the laid back atmosphere, close competition and bench racing. The YellowBullet.com members are people who live and breathe heads-up drag racing just as we do, and it was nice to be a part of everything.”
Tim McAmis Performance Parts provided special awards for five classes conducted at the event in 2011 and the company will be ramping up support this year.
