- HULL EXCITED FOR A SWEET TIME IN CHICAGO
- DAVE RICHARDS AND VERSATRAN / BLUEBIRD TEAM LOOKING TO KEEP UP PROGRESS AT ROUTE 66 NATIONALS
- The Wait was Well Worth it for the Mid-West Drag Racing Series 2024 Debut at Throwdown in Tulsa
- ELITE MOTORSPORTS READY TO TAKE ON PRO STOCK ALL-STAR CALLOUT AT ROUTE 66 RACEWAY
- DANIEL WILKERSON AND SCAG FORD FUNNY CAR LOOKING TO CARRY MOMENTUM INTO ROUTE 66 NATIONALS
- HUGE NITRO, PRO FIELDS SET TO THRILL AT GERBER COLLISION & GLASS ROUTE 66 NHRA NATIONALS
- RETURN TO CHICAGO CHANCE FOR JOSH HART RESURGENCE
Roy Hill returns home to zMax Dragway fresh off U.S. Nationals win
Courtesy of Roy Hill Racing
CONCORD, NC – After winning Super Stock / B Automatic at the 2010 U.S. Nationals, Roy Hill set out to defend his title two weeks ago at the 57th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis.
He did just that. Hill once again emerged with the SS/BA class trophy and is riding that momentum into his “home race”, this weekend’s 4th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at zMax Dragway just outside of Charlotte, NC.
“Winning the U.S. Nationals two years in a row in this Phoenix Racing 2010 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet is quite a fulfilling experience,” said Hill. “In addition to my SS/BA win, we had Charley Downing in the second Cobra Jet and he won Super Stock / A Automatic. It was a weekend to remember for our team. To come away with two wins at the biggest drag race in the world is just incredible.”
At the “Big Go”, the James Finch-owned Cobra Jets were making their national event debut with Roush Yates power, and will be utilizing the same strong engines in Charlotte this weekend.
Orr wins final event, Sampson wins Quick 32 2011 Championship!
Courtesy of Quick 32
CAYUGA, ON – The third season of the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts has now been completed, and a new race winner and new champion were declared at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park
over the weekend.
Tom Orr of Shawville, Quebec picked up his first win in Quick 32 Sportsman Series competition. The Orr Motorsports Dodge Stratus driver, who competes in Top Sportsman, met up with Top Dragster driver Jamie Bridge of Napanee, Ontario in the event final. Bridge fouled in the final, giving the win to Orr.
“I was hoping we would have had a real race,” Orr said about his final run with Bridge, whom he was expecting to give him some strong competition in the last race. “It was some tough racing out there.”
Orr qualified number four with his big-block Dodge with a 7.177, 190.86 in the 16-car Top Sportsman field, and eliminated Bob Bauer Jr of Elma, New York for the division final. Driving his big block-powered Undercover dragster, Bridge qualified ninth in his division, and cut a great .003 reaction time in Top Dragster final to eliminate Paolo Giust of Osgoode, Ontario in that division final.
IHRA announces complementary tickets available for World Finals at VMP
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NORWALK, OH – Race fans seeking tickets to the biggest sportsman drag race in IHRA history need to look no further than IHRA.com for their very own complementary ticket to the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment World Finals presented
by RacingJunk.com October 14-16 at Virginia Motorsports Park.
To say thank you to IHRA’s loyal fans and share in the magic of one of the biggest motorsports events of the year, the IHRA is offering free tickets to the World Finals by visiting www.ihra.com and printing the complementary ticket. Each ticket includes a free pit pass and an opportunity to witness the richest sportsman weekend in IHRA history with over $200,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs and nearly a dozen drivers walking away world champions.
Tickets to the 2011 Summit Racing Equipment World Finals are free with the special coupon available online and at local business in the Virginia area. Regular ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under. Parking is $10 per carload outside the gate and $25 in the pits.
Boland wins finals, Montesano takes 2011 PMRA championship
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CAYUGA, ON – It has happened several years in the past, and once again the championship in the Pro Modified Racing Association was not decided until the last race of the final event.
For 2011, Vito Montesano held the lead throughout the season, but when it came to the final at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park, his points leads was in question when Bruce Boland and Eric Latino pulled up to the lanes for the last race.
Both driving new cars this season, Boland had qualified number two in the field with a 6.000, 236.80, and Latino had taken the top spot with a 5.996, 242.98, setting the meet’s Low ET and Top Speed benchmarks. Both were previous PMRA event winners this year.
Boland and his crew staged and made ready for the pass first, then Latino lined up, getting settled before the tree was lit. But Latino fouled at the line, and Boland went on to a 5.943, 240.08 pass to take the win.
NEFF, HERBERT, REINHART, COUNTDOWN PREDICTIONS ON WFORADIO
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HOLLYWOOD, FL – MAC Tools U.S. Nationals Funny Car winner, Mike Neff, and Top Fuel driver Doug Herbert join Joe Castello along with the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart, on WFO Radio NHRA Nitro. To listen now, go to WFORadio.com.
John Force Racing, Funny Car driver, Mike Neff stops by WFO Radio to discuss his victory in the MAC Tools U.S. Nationals, his preview of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Nationals at zMax Dragway, and his chances in the NHRA Countdown to One.
Top Fuel driver, Doug Herbert will be hosting the Fourth Annual PutOnTheBrakes.org dinner prior to the action at zMax. Herbert discusses the importance of youth driving programs, his thoughts on the the event, and his own prospects for returning to the track.
ADRL To Implement Electrimotion RF Safety Device Starting At Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags V
Courtesy of ADRL
O’FALLON, MO – The American Drag Racing League (ADRL) announced on Wednesday that it has ordered the Electrimotion RF Safety Device and it will be in place and functional for the final two events of the 2011 season.
The safety feature, which is designed to automatically shut off the engine and fuel system, and deploy the parachutes, will be operational beginning with the Summit Racing Equipment Ohio Drags V, which takes place Sept. 23-24 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. A receiver must be installed in a vehicle for the RF device to function.
It was recently instituted in the NHRA, and ADRL officials have also chosen to implement the device.
“After looking into all of the available options and discussing with the NHRA their success with the Electrimotion RF Safety Devices, we have decided to implement this device,” ADRL Director of Technical Services Chris Bell said.
Manners and ‘Shredder’ team claim first Pro Fuel Dragster title
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NORWALK, OH – Talk about having a bad case of déjà vu. Two years in a row Michael Manners was forced to relive the exact same moment in time against the same man for the same prize, but this time Manners was able to do just enough to change history in his favor.
Entering the final race of the 2011 Nitro Jam season, Michael Manners traveled to Martin, Mich. with just a handful of points separating himself and rival Bill Evans in the battle for the Pro Fuel Dragster crown. And just like the year before, the chase for the championship came down to the same two drivers in the exact same scenario with the top driver of the weekend walking away the champion.
Manners drove “The Shredder” Pro Fuel Dragster to his first Nitro Jam championship in 2011
Last year Evans proved victorious in the final pass of the season to win the inaugural Pro Fuel championship, but in 2011 Manners was able to do just enough to hang on to the top spot and exit U.S. 131 Motorsports Park with his first career championship behind the wheel of the insanely popular “Shredder” nitro-powered dragster.
Coughlin and JEGS team gaining ground on new Pro Mod
Courtesy of Jegs
CHARLOTTE, NC – Troy Coughlin and the JEGS.com Pro Mod team are anxious to continue their learning curve with their new racecar at this weekend’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Nationals at zMax Dragway.
Coughlin unveiled the Jerry Bickel-built ’68 Camaro at Indianapolis in the most recent race, and he qualified No. 10 before falling in the first round. The JEGS.com Chevrolet has a 504-cubic inch engine with a Precision Turbo turbocharger, a combination that is relatively new to the Pro Mod class.
“It should be a little better,” Coughlin said of this weekend’s race. “When we go to Charlotte, we will have improved, unless we found other things that need to be tuned. It’s kind of a work in progress. This is not brand new, but it’s still a pretty new combination.”
Crew chief Jake Hairston and the rest of the JEGS.com team – Bryan Metzenheim, Nick Gaylord and Mike Rees – continue to learn the car. Finding the right combination to go fast is difficult in any NHRA class, but the Pro Mod cars seem to be the most recalcitrant.
Jeg Coughlin Jr. the big winner for Team JEGS at No Problem Raceway
Courtesy of Jegs
BELLE ROSE, LA – Five-time champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. led his team’s efforts at the third annual Moser Engineering Great American $50,000 Bracket Race by winning Saturday’s American Race Cars Shootout.
Coughlin’s nephew Troy Coughlin Jr. (T.J.) also ran well over the weekend, as did Jeg’s new bride Samantha Coughlin.
Still it was the veteran Jeg who made the biggest splash with his victory in the Shootout, which awarded the winner a 2011 American Race Cars dragster, a car that was sold on the spot to an interested buyer.
“I actually wasn’t planning on running the Shootout but my buddy Mitch Cleary from Over Kill Motorsports talked me into it and put up the $1,000 entry fee so I gave it a whirl,” Jeg said. “Five rounds later we had it done.
MARK WILKINSON NAMED DIRECTOR OF MOTORSPORTS DEVELOPMENT, DMC RACING
Courtesy of DMC Racing
Halifax, MA – DMC Racing, a full-service chassis construction facility located inMassachusetts, is proud to announce the hiring of legendary chassis builder and fabricatorMark Wilkinson. The hiring, announced this morning, will help to
propel DMC Racing’s already-robust business to yet another level, while continuing to provide DMC’s customers with the level of expertise that has won multiple championships in many different racing organizations.
Wilkinson has thirty years of experience in doorslammer chassis construction, fabrication, and manufacturing, which will prove to be a huge asset to the DMC team as they move forward with their next step towards world domination in the small-tire drag racing ranks.
Plans are underway for a reorganization of the DMC Racing facility; this expansion will include adding the necessary manufacturing capability to produce Wilkinson’s signature race-winning components. In addition, the DMC Racing team will benefit from Wilkinson’s vast expertise and knowledge base – the type of knowledge that can’t be purchased, only learned through trial-and-error and hands-on immersion at the racetrack.
