- Austin Prock living up to his 'Prock Rocket' nickname in first season in Funny Car
- TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER, TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR RETURN TO THRILL FANS AT CLEETUS AND CARS BURNOUT RIVALS EVENT IN INDY
- Stampede of Speed and NHRA Texas Fall Nationals Tickets on Sale
- Zizzo Racing Hooks up with Master Truck & Trailer for 2024 Campaign
- WDRA EXPANDS SUMMIT BRACKET FINALS SERIES TO INCLUDE NORTHWEST CANADA
- Hangsterfer’s Metalworking Lubricants Increases Involvement with AB Motorsports, Angelle Sampey
- Chicago Native Don Schumacher to be Honored During NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Joliet
Auto Meter Products once again to provide its support in drag race series
Courtesy of PMRA
SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS – One of the world’s biggest and most popular names in motorsport instrumentation will be returning to the Pro Modified Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series as a Contingency sponsor for 
2011.
Auto Meter Products, manufacturers of a wide range of automotive and racing instruments, will provide contingency awards for both drag race series at all events for the upcoming season.
“We are pleased to be a part of both the PMRA and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series,” said Marc Erickson, Director of Motorsports for Auto Meter. “Both series have done a great job in the promotion of drag racing.”
All 2010 ADRL Events To Be Streamed On Demand
Courtesy of ADRL
O’FALLON, MO. – Just in time for the holiday season, the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) is pleased to announce its gift to its wonderful fanbase.
It will also be the huge holiday gift that keeps on giving – right up to the first race on the 2011 ADRL Tour.
Starting on Monday, December 20, and continuing until the first race of the 2011 season, the ADRL will release a video each day, Monday through Friday, of one class from a race during the 2010 season on its website, www.ADRL.us. The videos will go in a chronological order, meaning all classes will be shown from the LenMar Motorsports World Finals V during the week of Dec. 20 through Dec. 24.
The following week, Dec. 27-31, the Georgia Drags will be featured and each event will be shown in succession. UTI Dragpalooza VI presented by Safety-Kleen, typically the first race of the ADRL season, will be shown later in the series as it was not completed this past season until a double-race weekend in Baytown in July.
PUT SOME HORSEPOWER INTO YOUR DREARY WINTER!
Courtesy of RPM
Brantford, Ontario – “The action will blow your mind!” Exclaims RPM Editor in Chief Chris Biro. “The adrenalin and presence of the power of this sport that Brian Hansen brings through his 10” Wide Racing videos is second to none. We’ve developed a strong relationship with Brian and his video production company since first meeting him through his “grassroots” event (The 10″ Wide Racing Cruise 2010), as featured in our October 2010 issue. His intense passion for the sport of extreme drag racing along with his professionalism and quality that he puts into his video work has been a “thumbs up” experience for RPM… the bottom line, if you love the high-horsepower, on-the-edge insanity of Outlaw Drag Racing, YOU NEED TO BUY THESE VIDEOS!”
You can learn more about 10 Wide Videos & Brian Hansen at www.10wideracing.com
Check out ALL the information below on both the exciting new 10″ Wide Video collection and the soon-to-be-announced 2011 10″ Wide Racing CRUISE, a grassroots event dedicated to the wildest street machines on earth… both on the street and on the track!
Jenkins Not Happy With Rd 2, Ready To Find Consistency in Qatar
Courtesy of ADRL
DOHA, QATAR – After coming up just short of a win in Pro Nitrous during Round One of the Arabian Drag Racing League at Qatar Racing Club, Shannon “Iceman” Jenkins had very high expectations heading into Round 2.
Instead, Jenkins and his team took a disappointing step backwards. Jenkins qualified No. 1 with a 3.85, but the final outcome took away any of those good feelings, as he fell in the first round of eliminations in Qatar.
To put it mildly, Jenkins wasn’t exactly excited with the results.
“I’m really unhappy with the way this car has been acting lately. We have changed everything on this race car, and it just refuses to give the results that it should be giving,” Jenkins said.
“Qualifying ended on a good note but our main goal is always to put our Al-Anabi Racing Camaro in the winner’s circle, and we just didn’t get the job done.”
Hinbest Racing Team donates in unique “Round Win for Charity Program”
Courtesy of Quick 32
ORANGEVILLE, ONTARIO – The Hinbest Racing team certainly enjoys racing its Top Dragster in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, but the team also 
gave to charity through its racing this year.
In a coordinated program with sponsor Ideal Supply, the team donated $50 to charity for every round win on the dragstrip during regular competition in 2010, and Ideal matched the team’s contribution.
“This was something we decided to do earlier,” said team driver Mike Hinbest. “The goal was to help raise money for charity while adding an extra incentive for me to win.”
With six round wins, Hinbest Racing and Ideal Supply contributed $600 this season to the Canadian Cancer Society.
CORY MAC, JOHN DIBARTOLOMEO, ALAN REINHART TONIGHT ON WFO RADIO
Courtesy of WFO
HOLLYWOOD, FL. – Top Fuel driver Cory McClenathan and Drag Racing Action magazine editor John DiBartolomeo along with the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart will join host Joe Castello, live tonight at 7 p.m. ET on WFO Radio NHRA
Tuesday. To listen live or on-demand following the show, go to WFORadio.com.
On tonight’s WFO Radio, Top Fuel driver Cory McClenathan, who finished third in the NHRA Full Throttle Series Top Fuel point standings, will discuss his season and his future plans after being replaced behind the wheel of the FRAM Top Fuel dragster. McClenathan won three races and made eight final rounds in the 2010 season.
Drag Racing Action magazine editor John DiBartolomeo will make his first appearance on WFO Radio to discuss his career, the PRI trade show in Orlando, Florida, possible changes to the NHRA Super Class Indexes, and the future of Drag Racing as a form of entertainment.
Al-Balooshi’s Team Delivers Record-Breaking Rd 2 Win At QRC
Courtesy of ADRL
DOHA, QATAR – Khalid Al-Balooshi’s otherwise standout racing at Qatar Racing Club seemed to have found more misfortune during Round Two of the Arabian Drag Racing League last week.
After losing on a holeshot during the semifinals of Round One in Pro Nitrous, Al-Balooshi’s car broke after qualifying first during the opening round.
This time, though, Al-Balooshi and his talented team overcame the adversity, turning two weeks of disappointment into a resounding celebration. A popped manifold got fixed in time, and Al-Balooshi ended up with a 3.83 at 195.14 miles per hour, which not only gave him the Round Two title, but also set both records in the process.
In the winner’s circle, a thankful Al-Balooshi was thrilled to deliver the win to a team that worked unbelievably hard just to get his car fixed in time for eliminations.
Davis Dominates Snowbirds to Double-Up at End of Season
Story by Ian Tocher
SUWANEE, GA — The year could not have ended any better for Ronnie “The King” Davis. The Suwanee, Georgia-
based golf cart dealer won the last two races he entered in 2010, each time starting from the number-one qualifying position and each time in a different Tommy Mauney-built ’63 Corvette.
Davis mounted a charge in October to win the final NHRA Division II points race of the season at Silver Dollar Raceway in Reynolds, Georgia, capping a thrilling come-from-behind campaign that secured his second NHRA Top Sportsman divisional championship by just a single point. Then, Davis earned the Automatic Pro Mod win in dominating fashion Dec. 3-5, at the prestigious and historic Snowbird Nationals at Bradenton Motorsports Park in south Florida.
Jon Kaase Racing Engines added as 2011 ADRL Sponsor
Courtesy of ADRL
ORLANDO, FL. – Already the producer of engines for some of the top drivers in the highly-competitive Extreme Pro Stock (XPS) class, the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) is pleased to announce that Jon Kaase Racing Engines
will be a sponsor for the first time starting in 2011.
The sponsorship agreement was reached on Saturday at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show in Orlando. Both companies were eager to release the signing, which will allow for numerous growth opportunities on both sides. “We’re very excited to be on board for 2011. We want to support the competitors and the ADRL as it keeps moving forward,” Jon Kaase Racing Engines Project Manager and Engine Builder Cliff Moore said. “We want to support the organization everyone is running.
“It’s great exposure for us. It’s a perfect relationship for us, absolutely. The ADRL is growing, without question.” The 2011 ADRL season begins on March 25-26 in Baytown, Texas, and will feature nine events that take place across the United States and run through October.
Hunnicutt, Todd, Al-Balooshi Grab Round 2 Wins At Qatar Racing Club
Courtesy of ADRL
DOHA, QATAR – Rob Hunnicutt stayed up most of Thursday night envisioning how Friday’s eliminations would go at 
Round Two of the Arabian Drag Racing League at Qatar Racing Club. Now, Hunnicutt will have a tough time sleeping for an entirely different reason.
Proving that consistent is best, Hunnicutt, a Pro Extreme Motorcycle driver with the American Drag Racing League (ADRL), won his first-ever race in either the ADRL or the Arabian Series, going 4.20 in the finals to knock off Billy Vose at QRC.
“I’m pumped, man. I don’t know how I’m going to be able to sleep,” Hunnicutt said. “Coming through the pits after I won, there was so many people congratulating me and cheering me on. This has just been a great experience.” After a runner-up finish in Round One, Hunnicutt did one better a week later to take the points lead after two of the eight events.
Joining him in the winner’s circle in Qatar was J.R. Todd in Pro Extreme and Khalid Al-Balooshi in Pro Nitrous. Todd knocked off Frankie Taylor in the final after Taylor broke. Todd barely did much better, but it was still a win, just more than a week after the former NHRA Top Fuel standout debuted in the Pro Extreme class with a sparkling new ’57 Chevy. “They stayed up late to repair their engine. Congrats to them,” Taylor said.
