- Romeoville Fire Department and Funny Car driver Chris King Host NHRA Firefighter Experience
- J.R. TODD WINS CHICAGO MISSION #2FAST2TASTY NHRA CHALLENGE
- ANDERSON WINS GETTRX PRO STOCK ALL-STAR CALLOUT; ZIZZO, PROCK, ENDERS AND M. SMTIH QUALIFY NO. 1 AT GERBER COLLISION & GLASS ROUTE 66 NHRA NATIONALS
- TODD, ASHLEY AND HERRERA GET MISSION #2FAST2TASTY CHALLENGE WINS IN CHICAGO
- TJ Zizzo Records First Career No. 1 Qualifier at Route 66 Nationals
- Lee Hartman Runs to No. 1 at Route 66 Nationals
- ZIZZO, PROCK, ENDERS AND M. SMITH GRAB PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT GERBER COLLISION & GLASS ROUTE 66 NHRA NATIONALS
Martin Leads Pro Extreme after Day 1 of Safety-Kleen Spring Drags II
Courtesy of ADRL
JUPITER, FL – Joey Martin is even quicker than he realized.
The Pro Extreme driver predicted his crowd favorite Lowmad would run between a 3.648 and a 3.659 in the staging lanes leading up to his third qualifying pass during Friday’s American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Safety-Kleen Spring Drags II at Palm Beach International Raceway.
But Martin went even quicker, going an incredible 3.642 at 205.35 miles per hour to stay in the top qualifying spot after one exciting day of action.
“I guess the track is a little better than I anticipated,” Martin joked.
“It just feels good to roll up in here and run as good as we do.”
Martin stole the show in Pro Extreme under the PBIR lights on Friday, but several others helped make it a memorable qualifying night in the ADRL’s first visit to Florida.
Roy Hill to Debut Coca-Cola Sponsored Cobra Jet at zMax Dragway
Courtesy of Roy Hill
CONCORD, NC – It’s the type of partnership everyone thought would never happen. Everyone, that is, except Roy Hill.
At this weekend’s 2nd Annual VisitMyrtleBeach.com NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, the venerable drag racing icon will debut a new Super Stock Ford Cobra Jet Mustang featuring the bright red livery of Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated.
“I couldn’t be more excited to announce this partnership with Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated,” said Hill, the Sophia, NC-based drag racing school owner. “It’s the opportunity of a lifetime to be involved with such a well-known and well-respected company both in the Charlotte community and nationwide.”
Leverentz and Kulik back with PMRA for the 2011 season
Courtesy of PMRA
ELMA, NY – The Pro Modified team of Oddy’s Automotive, Inc. and Kulik Automotive plans to make a concerted effort on this year’s Pro Modified Racing Association Tour.
“We’re planning on making all the PMRA shows,” said car owner Dave Leverentz. “That’s at the top of our list.”
The team only raced in two PMRA events last season, but is going to participate in the entire 2011 season. Dave Kulik Jr will continue to drive the 1967 Chevy Camaro Pro Modified.
While he wouldn’t mention specifics, Leverentz said “there are lots of changes for the car” this season, and is hoping to be a contender with the G-Force Race Cars product.
A SSI Superchargers 14-71 High Helix supercharger has been added for 2011 and the car will continue with a Lenco three-speed transmission and an Oddy’s Automotive fuel system.
CVR Inc. renews with K&K Race Team for 2011
Courtesy: Z.I.M.
STRATFORD, ON – Two-time and defending Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts Champion 
Kevin Wicke and the K&K Race Team are proud to announce that CVR Inc. has renewed its support for the 2011 season.
The Arnprior, Ontario based CVR will once again be a prominent part of the K&K Race program.
“We have worked with Bruce at CVR for a number of years, and last season he stepped up his support and will continue to be our major partner this season,” said team driver Kevin Wicke.
“We are very proud to be associated with CVR and their great line of products. They make the highest quality parts and are a great company to work with.”
Manners, Evans locked in epic Pro Fuel battle
Courtesy of IHRA
NORWALK, OH – Same story, different year. It was only five months ago when Bill Evans and the “Black Pearl” crew 
wrapped up their first Nitro Jam championship to conclude an epic title fight with Mike Manners that wasn’t decided until the final pass of the 2010 season.
This year, already halfway through the schedule, it appears the same great battle will once again dominate the headlines as Evans and Manners are once again locked in an epic struggle in Nitro Jam’s popular 100 percent nitro-powered dragster class heading into Pro Fuel’s biggest race of the year next month in Pittsburgh.
After sweeping the Pro Fuel class in San Antonio Michael Manners has closed within two points of class leader Bill Evans
“It has been a wonderful year so far for our team, especially with the two wins in San Antonio. We were a little disappointed with some of the inconsistency the first half of the year, but the car is running as good as ever at this point in the season,” Manners said. “The crew has done an excellent job keeping us fast and competitive and it looks like this year we might have something for that ‘Black Pearl’ team.”
From “Pure” HELL and Back!
Courtesy of Goodguys Racing
Pleasanton, CA – The Goodguys Racing Pro Mod ’69 Camaro driven by Marc Meadors has a new look and a whole 
new attitude heading into the 2011 season.
Following a major setback last fall in Sacramento when a freak accident in the staging lanes destroyed the car and injured Marc’s young son, the team has regrouped, reloaded and repainted the car. Better yet, 8 year old Grant Meadors is doing well, while still recovering from his injuries and is ready to watch his dad kick asphalt this year.
Those familiar with Northern California drag racing history will instantly recognize the Camaro’s new paint scheme. In honor of long time family friend and Drag Racing Hall of Fame inductee Rich Guasco, the Goodguys Racing Camaro sports the famed “Pure Hell” flames and candy burgundy hues that made the Fuel Altered a worldwide sensation.
Mickey Thompson to sponsor PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series and PBSS
Courtesy of PMRA
Stow, OH – One of the premier names in motorsports tires, Mickey Thompson, has returned to provide contingency 
awards in its support of the Pro Modified Racing Association (PMRA), the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike and Sled Series(PBSS) for 2011.
“Mickey Thompson is one of the top names in racing tires,” said Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the PMRA, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the PBSS. “We are pleased to have them return for the upcoming season.”
Founder Mickey Thompson, who began to market racing tires in 1963, is best known for his exploits in off-road racing, but the Californian was an important player in the early years of drag racing, and was one of the first racers in the evolution of the modern dragster.
BERNSTEIN, DEJORIA, FRANTIC FORD, ALAN REINHART TONIGHT ON WFORADIO
Courtesy of WFO
HOLLYWOOD, FL – Copart Top Fuel dragster driver Brandon Bernstein, Tequila Petron TA/FC standout Alexis 
DeJoria, and Frantic Ford TA/FC owner Bobby Frey, 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.
Bernstein, coming off a runner up finish at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas, will discuss 4-Wide drag racing at zMax Dragway this weekend, the new NHRA Christmas tree format for the race, and his team’s momentum going into the weekend.
Nitro Jam’s Harley riders providing best show on two wheels
Courtesy of IHRA
NORWALK, OH – They are the true daredevils of the sport, modern day masters of the impossible.
Reaching the fastest speeds in the world among the two-wheeled community with no traditional safety nets to speak 
of, the riders of the Nitro Harley division are renowned for their death defying 220 mile per hour passes, incredible showmanship and parity among the racers.
And all of that has been on display and then some on the IHRA’s Nitro Jam tour this season.
Through four Nitro Jam events already completed in 2011, all four Nitro Harley riders have tasted victory and all four have taken their turn at the head of the pack. Beginning with Steve Dorn at Palm Beach through Randal Andras’ big win in San Antonio earlier this month, the Nitro Harley riders has proven the most competitive of the quintet of Nitro Jam classes and they are showing no signs of slowing down entering the second wave of races beginning next month.
Gosh Darned Ole Fluid Couplers…
Written by Camp Stanley
Photos by Axle Weiss
Hagerstown, MD – So how has it been going with the installation of the torque converter (read fluid coupler) in the 
“Appalachia on Steroids” Camaro you may be wondering? We made the conscious decision to make that leap at the end of last year but as in all things new, some things are not really all that easy!
We headed down to Mooresville, NC to test the new parts and pieces to be sure all would be in the ready for the first ADRL race in Houston, Texas. Before we left I scoured the web for all the war stories on what NOT to do when you put a torque converter in a high horsepower car.
I put all of this profound knowledge I garnered into a little cheat sheet/booklet so we could try our best not to make those same errors. More on that later!
Upon arrival on a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon we unloaded the car and proceeded into our new year start up of the engine and filling and checking the new LencoDrive transmission.
The transmission part went well but the motor part was way, way downhill after that. After setting the timing with the MSD mag 44, next up was to phase the crank trigger to the mag. In our case this takes several start the car, shut it off, adjust and then do it all over again.
