Maddern Racing Headed to the Windy City to Represent Div 7 Jegs Allstars
Courtesy of Maddern Racing
Joliet, IL – This weekend marks one of the biggest races of the year for all NHRA Sportsman competitor’s that compete regional within the Jeg’s All Stars Title Competition. This race is an honor for all of the racer’s as they represent their respective divisions through out the country.
This is one of the few weekends where you combine names like Bill Reichert, Randy Meyer, Marty Thacker, Jim Whitely, Duane Shields, John Finke, Mike Manners and Chris Demke (to name a few) all vying for this coveted championship battle. This combines not only division versus division, but the biggest race within a race in the NHRA Drag Racing Series.
“We are pumped up for this race” noted Demke, “the best of the best are here in Chicago and we don’t always get to race against each other. Very few people have ever doubled up at this event, and we sure would like to add our name to that very small list.
Kawasaki rider wins PBSS at Nitro Nationals
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CAYUGA, ON – There was a large contingent of motorcycles and snowmobiles on hand for the third Pro Bike & Sled Series presented by Wiseco Performance Products race at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park during the Canadian Nitro Nationals, and Mike Konopacki set the pace, winning the event in his first PBSS competition.
Qualifying fifth on the Pro Bike side of the series, Konopacki, of Hampton, Ontario, met with Pro Sled winner James Miller of Orillia, Ontario. Riding his 1990 Kawasaki ZX, Konopacki ran an 8.51, 144.40 final over Miller, who fouled in the final round.
“All went according to plan,” noted Konopacki after the race. “We also caught some lucky breaks.”
Racing under Sportsman-style rules, the series is comprised of the Pro Bike division and the Pro Sled division. Racers from each division race within their division, and the top two eliminators go up against each other for the event title.
Davis Making First JEGS Allstars Appearance in Chicago
Written by Ian Tocher
SUWANEE, GA — Ronnie Davis would like nothing better than to follow up his 2010 NHRA Division 2 Top Sportsman championship with a win this weekend in the 27th annual JEGS Allstars event July 9, at Route 66 Raceway, near Chicago.
The JEGS Allstars competition is a unique event that crowns individual champions in 10 separate Sportsman racing classes, as well as an overall team champion. Racers qualify for the prestigious event by earning points in their NHRA home divisions during year-long battles in the following NHRA Lucas Oil categories: Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Competition, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street, Top Dragster, and Top Sportsman.
“This is just the second year that Top Sportsman has been included in the JEGS Allstars event and it’s the first year I’ve been fortunate enough to be a part of it,” said Davis, who will be competing in his 1963 Corvette powered by an 822-cubic-inch, nitrous-injected engine built by NASCAR’s famous Roush Yates Performance Racing Engines.
Mopar Nitro Jam Nationals to feature huge nostalgia Nitro Funny Car competition
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GRAND BEND, ON – One is the quickest and fastest nostalgia Funny Car pilot on the east coast. The other, the best of the best in the west.
And next weekend in Ontario race fans will get a rare chance to see the two drivers go head-to-head to find out who truly is the fastest Funny Car driver in drag racing today.
“We had a great weekend in Edmonton last month winning in front of our hometown fans for the second year in a row and we look forward to bringing that momentum to Grand Bend,” said Tim Boychuk, driver of the “Troy Lee Designs” Pontiac Funny Car. “This will be the first time we have taken the Funny Car to Grand Bend with the IHRA and we look forward to going up against Peter Gallen and many of the other great competitors that will be in Ontario next week. We know we have a fast car so we will have a big target on our backs. I just hope we can put it all together and win another one for Canada.”
Inaugural Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Spectacular this Weekend at MIR
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BUDDS CREEK, MD – It is the biggest sportsman drag race in IHRA history. And the racing world is starting to take notice.
“This is going to be a great event. It has a very good schedule, a very good format and the purse is just great. The IHRA did a wonderful job with this event,” said 16-time IHRA World Champion Anthony Bertozzi. “I think there will be a ton of cars out this weekend and I look forward to going up against some of the best out there.”
Many of the best drivers from across North America will be making the pilgrimage to Budds Creek, Md. this weekend for the inaugural Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Spectacular at Maryland International Raceway for the biggest sportsman class race in the 40 year history of the International Hot Rod Association.
Top Sportsman team takes victory at Canadian Nitro Nationals
Courtesy of Quick 32
CAYUGA, ON – For the third time in as many races, a new victor was declared in Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts drag racing competition.
Bob Bauer Jr bested a large field of Top Sportsman and Top Dragster entries at the Canadian Nitro Nationals at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park to claim his first series win.
“Our weekend was up and down a bit,” said the Elma, New York racer after the event. “But when we needed to be good we were.”
Driving his big-block nitrous injected 2007 Pontiac GTO in the Top Sportsman division, Bauer eliminated the Top Dragster of Billy White from Gadshill, Ontario in the weekend final. The final round appearance was White’s best showing to date.
ADRL Drag Racing Live includes: McAmis, Millen, Dr. Tom Pollard And Major Announcement
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O’FALLON, MO – Al-Anabi Racing USA CEO Tim McAmis, Extreme 10.5 world champion Dan Millen and Dr. Tom Pollard, president of the World Motorsports Breast Cancer Foundation will be the featured guests on the ADRL’s weekly online show, “ADRL Drag Racing Live,” presented by Summit Racing Equipment.
In addition, Thursday’s show will also have a major ADRL announcement.
The entertaining 90-minute broadcast airs live every Thursday at 9 p.m. EST on the ADRL website, www.ADRL.us and also on www.blogtalkradio.com/adrldragracinglive. Every archived show is available on-demand on the ADRL website as well.
ADRL Releases Top Sportsman Class Rules
Courtesy of ADRL
O’FALLON, MO – The American Drag Racing League (ADRL) announced its official rulebook for the Top Sportsman class on Wednesday.
The full set of rules and regulations for the new Top Sportsman class can be downloaded at www.adrl.us/competition/rules or by clicking on the “Rules” dropdown under the “Competition” tab on the ADRL homepage, www.ADRL.us.
The ADRL earlier announced that it will add a full, 16-car qualifying field to its fast-paced racing program, starting with next week’s Ford Drive One Summer Drags VII, which takes place July 15-16 at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Mich.
“The Top Sportsman class and its rules have been well-established for a number of years and it was important that we adopted these rules and policies for our program. Driver safety is always our top concern,” ADRL Director of Technical Services Chris Bell said.
McMillen, Page, Perkinson and Lay on WFO
Courtesy of WFO
HOLLYWOOD, FL – Terry McMillen, driver of the Amalie Top Fuel dragster, ESPN’s Paul Page, Cunningham Motorsports Pro Stock driver Buddy Perkinson, and Super Comp driver Kelsey Lay join Joe Castello along with the NHRA’s Alan Reinhart, on WFO Radio Nitro. To listen now, go toWFORadio.com.
Terry McMillen, a fan favorite, discusses his team’s difficult quest for success on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series tour, his first memories of his passion for drag racing, his team’s second car, and adopting social media to help promote his team.
ESPN Motorsports host, Paul Page talks about his family’s recent success at the Indy 500, the behind the scenes world of an ESPN NHRA broadcast, and his views on the current level of competition in the NHRA.
Davis Adds Roush Yates Power to Racing Program
Written by Ian Tocher
SUWANEE, GA — After securing two NHRA divisional titles, five IHRA championships and nearly 100 individual event wins, Top Sportsman standout Ronnie Davis recently made a dramatic change to his program by turning to Roush Yates Performance Engine Group for the horsepower beneath the hood of one of his race cars.
Davis owns a pair of Tommy Mauney-built ’63 Corvettes, with his orange car being a single-frame-rail, Top Sportsman-only machine and his black car a double-frame-rail Pro Mod that he occasionally enters in Top Sportsman competition. The Roush Yates (RY) motor powers the black car.
George Gable, a technical director for Roush Yates, said the company looked “long and hard” before deciding Davis was the right racer to lead their entry into the Top Sportsman ranks.