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- Final Round Drama: Josh Hart Claims First Top Fuel Title
Bluebaugh Racing: On the Horizon for 2010
By Deborah-WFO
Bluebaugh Racing’s Team Magna Fuel is taking a brief reprieve to rethink and prepare for the 2010 racing season yet ahead. Last September Bluebaugh and Crew Chief Deborah Woodard took a late mid-season leap of faith changing a proven combination in the Magna Fuel Monte Carlo with a bigger engine. Bluebaugh said it’s been quite a challenge to harness the new power. We are taking a step back for a minute to rethink after several events spent with difficulty. We want to come back to the competition prepared. Adding horsepower to the mix is just not as easy at it sounds. It changes everything about the car.
TPI Continues to Grow with ADRL, Adds Merchandise Program
NEW BERN, NC – Since 2004, the American Drag Racing League’s explosive growth has taken the drag racing world by storm. Much has changed in and around the ADRL, but Tysinger Promotions’ presence as one of the enduring forces behind the scenes of the organization has been a constant. At this past weekend’s Universal Technical Institute Dragpalooza VI at Houston Raceway Park, TPI marked its sixth year of providing complete promotional and event services for the ADRL.
“As the ADRL has grown, so has our involvement with them,” TPI President Wendy Stallings said. “What started out as simply doing media buys for an upstart company putting on its first race has evolved into complete event services for the fastest growing motorsports organization in America. The most amazing part is that it feels like we’re just getting started.”
TPI’s laundry list of services provided for the ADRL literally goes from A to Z. TPI has done it all over the past five years, from things as simple as hanging sponsor banners around the facility to something as involved as organizing and administering the ADRL contingency program, and everything in between.
ADRL Race Team on Display at Atlanta Diabetes Expo
O’FALLON, MO
— American Drag Racing League (ADRL) star Bennie McDonald Jr. will attend this Saturday’s (Mar. 27) American Diabetes Association (ADA) EXPO Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center to greet show goers and sign autographs. The McDonald Family Racing 2,500-horsepower ADRL Pro Extreme ’53 Corvette will also be on static display beside him in the EXPO Atlanta Youth Zone.
McDonald, from nearby Locust Grove, Georgia, said he’s looking forward to the opportunity of sharing his personal experiences with Type 2 diabetes with EXPO Atlanta attendees.
“Diabetes is a terrible disease, there’s no question about that, but I want people to know that managing your diabetes means you can still live a full life and do whatever you like,” he said. “These cars can be a real handful to drive and they demand a lot of work just to keep running, but by taking control of my diabetes and not letting it control me I can stay on top of everything.”
Bill Moloughney signs on with Quick 32 Sportsman Series
SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC (March 24, 2010) – After a trip to the Grand Bend Motorplex last year, Bill Moloughney wanted to step up his racing and decided to join up with the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto 
Parts.
“I decided I wanted to run with the big boys,” said Moloughney, who will race in the Series’ Top Dragster class.
“I bought the dragster last year, and raced locally around here,” he continued. “But Jamie Bridge (another Quick 32 Sportsman Series competitor) talked about this, and I decided I wanted to be in with the competition.”
Team Aruba Achieves Career-Best Qualifying Effort in Houston; Race Rescheduled
SAINT LOUIS, MO — After enduring a long day of qualifying at Baytown’s Houston Raceway Park, Trevor Eman and the Team Aruba crew achieved a career-best qualifying effort with an elapsed time (ET) of 4.090 at 177.30mph in the fourth qualifying round at the 2010 American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Universal Technical Institute Dragpalooza VI, presented by Safety-Kleen. “We were making better and faster runs every time we made it to the starting line,” commented Eman, on the team’s performance. Team Aruba’s efforts placed the team in the #5 spot in the Extreme Pro Stock (XPS) category.
Fans excitedly awaited the qualifying rounds of the 2010 ADRL Dragpalooza VI, only to miss out on the final elimination rounds as a discouraging storm front moved across Baytown, Texas. With impending rain and strong winds quickly approaching, a final decision to reschedule the remaining qualifying and eliminations rounds was made for late July.
Roth Racing ready to rumble for upcoming PMRA season
KITCHENER, ONTARIO – The Roth Racing Team debuted a new car in the Pro Modified Racing Association last season, and after a season of some ups and downs, the 1941 Willys team believes 2010 will be a defining year.
“We’re getting ready for the new season,” said team owner Jim Roth. “We’re also getting ready for a more stable year. We’re still on a learning curve.”
With Jim’s son Jeff driving the Willys, the team faced an uphill battle in PMRA events last year, but went out on a high note with a win late in the year. The team placed third in PMRA Championship Point Award Series in 2009.
Todd Moyer Joins Mickey Thompson 3 Sec Club
BAYTOWN, TX – One of the biggest stories from Friday qualifying at the ADRL Dragpalooza VI event in Houston was Todd Moyer’s 3.968 shot in the 3rd round which made him the 3rd racer to join the Mickey Thompson 3 sec club! Additionally, we saw Cary Goforth run a 4.048 @ 179.05 in Xtreme Pro Stock for a new record, Burton Auxier run 196.59 mph in Pro Xtreme and Ashley Owens ran a 4.145 in Pro Xtreme Motorcycle. Last round of qualifying starts at 9 am, audio webcast starts at 8:30!
F.J. Smith to be honored into Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame
CAYUGA, ONTARIO – One of Canada’s top drag racers is to be inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in April.
Noted racer and car builder F.J. (Fred) Smith, of Cayuga, Ontario will be honored by his peers in the racing community during the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Induction Gala April 17 at the Sheraton Center in Toronto, Ontario.
Smith is the main proponent behind the Can-Am Stock/Super Stock Series, which races during many weekend events that the Pro Modified Racing Association and Quick 32 Sportsman Series compete.
Successful Testing at Crandall for Barklage Racing Team
SAINT LOUIS, MO (March 18, 2010) — With only one day left to prepare for the 2010 ADRL Universal Technical Institute Dragpalooza VI, the Barklage Racing Team is wasting no time as they gear up for this Friday’s qualifying rounds at Houston Raceway Park. “We had a pretty good run at Crandall,” says Cody Barklage of Barklage Racing Team. “We ran a 3.71 at 200mph, so we were pretty happy with our performance.” Barklage Racing traveled from Lake Ozark, Missouri to Crandall, Texas, to test their Pontiac Firebird at Dallas Raceway. “Everything went on without a hitch,” recalls Cody. “We’re so excited for Houston. We finally feel ready.”
A self-proclaimed ‘concrete palace’, Dallas Raceway offers an optimal environment for testing, hosting a ¼ mile track to provide plenty of space for testing and tuning drag cars. The track proved to provide excellent testing grounds for Team Barklage. “It felt great to run a 3.71 after such a long winter,” said Cody. “It had been quite a while since I had last driven. It felt great.”
Carpenter Aims to Remain Atop Pro Nitrous Standings in Houston
BAYTOWN, TX – After clawing his way back into contention at the end of 2009, Charles Carpenter is aiming to remain atop the American Drag Racing League Pro Nitrous points standings in 2010. That mission begins at Houston Raceway Park and this weekend’s Universal Technical Institute Dragpalooza VI, where Carpenter will combine his vast experience with an upgraded combination under the hood of his iconic ’55 Chevy to take on the incredibly tough Pro Nitrous division.
After a brief session of preseason testing, Carpenter is ready to get back to racing action.
“I’ve never been one for testing,” admitted the 37-year drag racing veteran. “I’m all about the pressure of the race environment. I’m not even that excited about qualifying usually. But when it comes time for eliminations, my whole mindset changes and I can’t think of anything but winning the next round and winning the race. Winning is everything for me.”
