- 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
New engine/transmission help Darryl McMillen prepare for 2011 Quick 32 Series
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GODERICH, ONTARIO – The 1963 Split-window Corvette of the TTK Transport Inc. team has received a new 
powerplant over the off-season, and team driver Darryl McMillen is hoping for a stronger showing in the 2011 Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts when he takes to the track.
“We’re running the same chassis,” noted McMillen, “but we’ve got a better and faster motor along with a new tranny.”
The Top Sportsman team placed 11th in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Award Series standings in 2010. The team qualified for each event, and took some eighth and quarter-round finals.
The team placed 10th in the Championship Point Award Series in 2009, highlighted with a win in the Top Sportsman class during the September 19 race at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park that year and the overall victory for an event title with a 7.158-second, 189.60-mph posting.
Jenkins Back On Track After Finals Appearance In Round Five At QRC
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DOHA, QATAR – After falling to Khalid Al-Balooshi during the Round Four semifinals in the Arabian Drag Racing League due to a red light, Shannon “Iceman” Jenkins was determined to see a different outcome in Round Five at 
Qatar Racing Club (QRC).
Jenkins made up for that in one regard, advancing to the finals for the third time this season in Qatar after qualifying in the No. 3 spot in a 3.87. He also got another crack at Al-Balooshi in an exciting Pro Nitrous matchup, with Jenkins hoping for a different result than the previous week.
There was no red light, but this one was just as frustrating, as Al-Balooshi had a .007 reaction time and a run of 3.83, slipping past Jenkins’ 3.81 that came with a .047 reaction time.
“We had a great race car and were making the runs we have been looking at for a while, but we just came up a bit short in the final,” Jenkins said. “That’s just racing. That’s why they call it drag racing.”
GM Performance Parts to Auction First LSX454R Crate Engine
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GRAND BLANC, Mich. – GM Performance Parts (GMPP) will auction the first production LSX454R crate engine at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale event this month, with the proceeds going to the American Heart Association. 
The charity sale is scheduled for the evening of Friday, Jan. 21, and will be carried live on SPEED’s coverage of the Barrett-Jackson auction. The engine carries lot number 1032.1 and bids can be submitted at the auction in person or online.
“GM Performance Parts is thrilled with the opportunity to leverage our high-performance engine, the heart of a vehicle, to help prevent heart disease and stroke,” said Dr. Jamie Meyer, product integration manager for GM Performance Parts. “This sale gives the highest bidder the opportunity to buy the first production version of the most powerful small-block V-8 ever engineered by General Motors.”
“The American Heart Association is honored to work with partners like General Motors, who exemplify corporate citizenship,” said Heather Kinder, executive director for the Southeast Michigan American Heart Association. “This donation further defines GM’s commitment to improving the health of our community.”
“ DIESEL” LOUIE FORCE VS ED RENCK, REINHART TONIGHT ON WFORADIO
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HOLLYWOOD, FL. – “Diesel” Louie Force, older brother of 15 time NHRA Champ John Force and former Division 5 Top Fuel driver, Ed Renck will appear on WFO Radio to recap classic drag racing stories that have advanced them
into the final round of the yearly CompetitionPlus.com War Story competition.
In addition, the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart will join Joe Castello, live at 7 p.m. ET on WFO Radio NHRA Tuesday. To listen live or on-demand following the show, go to WFORadio.com.
Louie Force, a veteran, former drag racer and wheelstander driver, famous for great stories from the early years of drag racing will recap the three stories that have advanced him to the final round. Each story features himself and a young John Force fighting to make it in drag racing.
BMR Suspension 1” Lowering Springs for the 2010 Camaro
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Thonotosassa, FL – Improve the handling and cosmetic appeal of your 5th Gen Camaro without sacrificing ride quality with a set of Lowering Springs from BMR Suspension. The front springs lower the vehicle by 1” and have a 
spring rate of 220 pounds per inch. The rear springs lower the vehicle by 1” and have a spring rate of 460 pounds per inch. Both springs are constructed from high tensile silicone chromium spring wire. A set of BMR Lowering Springs (SP019) will lower the center of gravity and dramatically increase the cornering capabilities of your F-Body. Front springs (SP020) and rear springs (SP021) also sold separately. Installation time of 3-4 hours. Available in a red powdercoat finish.
To preview all of BMR’s high-performance suspension parts, please visit www.bmrsuspension.com, email sales@bmrsuspension.com, or contact them at BMR Suspension, 12581 US Highway 301 North, Thonotosassa, FL 33592, 813-986-9302, Fax: 813-986-8055.
Roth Racing 1941 Willys prominent exhibit at Canadian Motorsports Expo
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TORONTO, ONTARIO – Drag racing will be a big component of the upcoming Canadian Motorsports Expo, and the Pro Modified Racing Association will be well-represented with the 
Roth Racing 1941 Willys Pro Mod.
The Willys will be part of the CME’s “Quarter Mile Corral” organized by prominent drag racing photographer and journalist Bruce Biegler and DragRace Canada.com. Other quarter-mile machines to be displayed include Mark Martino’s NHRA Pro Stock car, the KonRodz Funny Car of Spiro Kontos, and Gus Mantas’ NHRA Barracuda Super Stock.
Based in Kitchener, Ontario, the Roth Pro Modified, owned by Jim Roth and driven by son Jeff Roth, placed seventh in the 2010 Pro Modified Racing Association Championship Point Award Series presented by Magnum Auto Parts and Patio Passport, qualifying in the top five in several PMRA events, along with two semi-finals. In 2009 the team placed third in points, highlighted with an event victory at the Grand Bend Motorplex in September of that year.
Carpenter Honored as 2011 North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame Inductee
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CHARLOTTE, NC – Emerging from the most difficult period of his life, Charles Carpenter’s hope for 2011 is that it 
improves dramatically over a devastating 2010. The year will kick off on a high note this weekend when Carpenter is inducted into the North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2011.
The Hall of Fame inductions will be the focal point of the 9th Annual Shriners Drag Racing & Hot Rod Expo, to be held this Friday and Saturday, January 21 & 22, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC. The induction ceremony will begin at 1:30 PM on Saturday.
“This is right up there with the top honors that I’ve received during my racing career, and I’m humbled to be inducted into the North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame,” Carpenter said. “To be considered a peer with some of the incredible names that are already in the Hall along with those being inducted this year is simply a dream come true.”
The dream began nearly forty years ago when Carpenter was a car-crazed young boy, spending his days building model cars and tagging along with his older brother as he raced his ’55 Chevy at the local dragstrips around Charlotte, NC.
ATI Signs as NMCA Class sponsor of 275 Drag Radial
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Santa Ana, CA – The NMCA is pleased to announce ATI Performance Products, one of the leading manufacturers of racing automative transmissions, torque converters, and balancers, as the sponsor for NMCA’s new 275 Drag Radial 
class in 2011. 275 Drag Radial developed from NMCA’s popular Street Radial class that showcased incredible ETs and MPHs on traditional DOT tires.
With the cars going faster and faster, and the increased popularity of 275 drag racing around the country, the NMCA is moving with the market by rewriting its Street Radial rules into the new ATI 275 Drag Radial class.
Top Sportsman and Top Dragster back in the spotlight at IHRA
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Norwalk, OH – They are the quickest and fastest sportsman cars on the planet, and once again they are going to be a feature attraction at all Nitro Jam events in 2011.
Known as Top Sportsman and Top Dragster, they are the premier sportsman classes in Nitro Jam competition and feature incredible racing, quick times and unique designs and the two classes will once again have an opportunity to showcase their talents on the biggest stage in the sport during the professional rounds of Nitro Jam competition this season.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to feature our two quickest and fastest classes during the professional rounds all season long,” said Skooter Peaco, IHRA VP of Race Operations. “IHRA invented Top Sportsman and Top Dragster and we are the only ones really committed to showcasing these classes in front of thousands of fans and I’m very proud of that.
GM Performance Division 2011 Super Chevy Presenting Sponsor
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Super Chevy Show will start its fourth decade of touring across North America later this spring, and will do so with GM Performance Division as the 
presenting sponsor. SCSW, LLC., the series ownership group made up of national event track operators, acquired the series prior to the start of the 2010 season. This accomplished team of owners has focused their efforts on making this tour one of the premiere automotive event series in the nation.
GM Performance Division will have large, interactive displays on the midway at designated events. This will allow fans, as well as car show, drag race and autocross participants the unique opportunity to see the latest products, Performance Parts/Chevy Accessories and specialized vehicles built by GM on display. Event patrons will get to see one-of-a-kind concept Camaros, Corvettes and specialty builds with many other production models.
