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Day 1, Warm-Up Thursday at the K&N Spring Fling Bracket race presented by Sparco. Rain has hit and there are 18 cars left to run second round. Those 18 will run first thing on Friday morning and the remaining third round cars will split whatever money is in the purse. Friday's 20K race will then commence.
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Only days left until the third edition of the K&N Spring Fling 20s presented by Sparco opens on Thursday May 17. Stayed tuned for race results and photos.
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DOUBLE TROUBLE AT MASGA OPENER
Walter Olt, from nearby Medford, NJ must have thought it was déjà-vu for him and his family as he left off where he ended the 2011 MASGA season – In the winner’s circle! Walter would be joined by his father Oscar later on in the day as it was a family affair at the first two races of the MASGA Season.
Twenty-Four Cars made the trek down the Turn...
Photos uploaded from Day 1 at the ADRL Northeast Drags II presented by Penske. Click here to view photos.
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DRAW hosts two auctions each year to raise money for injured racers. The spring live auction will be held at the Toyota Supernationals in Englishtown, NJ, on Saturday, June 2, 2012 and the fall live auction will be held on September 22, 2012, at the AAA Texas Fall Nationals in Ennis, TX. We would not be able to provide the needed support without your support and don...
THE 28TH K&N HORSEPOWER CHALLENGE
Riverside, Calif., April 9, 2012 - The 28th annual K&N Horsepower Challenge will once again include the participation of the fans, as K&N officially announces the launch of the 2012 K&N Horsepower Challenge Sweepstakes. In addition to potentially winning a tremendous prize package including a custom Toyota Tundra, fans will once again be ab...
OPTIMA BATTERY REBATE PROMOTION
March 27, 2012 (MILWAUKEE) – OPTIMA® Batteries, a leader in high-performance automotive and marine batteries, today announced its 2012 national retail promotion designed to reward automotive and marine enthusiasts as they gear up for an action-packed season of high-powered adventure. From April 1, 2012 through May 31, 2012, consumers who purchase any OPTIMA battery at...
Everyone knew the man with the cigar.
And it is with great sadness that the IHRA family announces the passing of Jim Weinert, who died in his sleep last night.
Fans, racers, owners and anyone involved in the world of drag racing knew who Jim Weinert was and what he did. “Big Jim”, as he became known to many, was the Picasso of track prep. He was a stap...
Chevrolet will build 69 COPO Camaros for 2012, the brand’s first purpose-built Camaro drag-racing specialty car designed to compete with the quickest in NHRA’s Stock Eliminator and Super Stock classes. National records for quarter-mile times in these contests are in the nine-second range.
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NHRA DRIVERS VS. THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
NHRA drivers Matt Hagan, Bob Tasca, Jack Beckman, Bob Vandergriff, Hillary Will, Leah Pruett and Cassie Simonton will team up with the Harlem Globetrotters when they visit Gainesville on March 7th, in advance of the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals presented by NAPAFilters.com taking place at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, March 8-11.
The drivers will be...
By Anthony Todd Myers
Mac Tools®, an industry-leading hand tools manufacturer, announced this past weekend at its annual sales conference, Mac Tools Tool Fair, that the Columbus, Ohio-based company plans to return as a primary sponsor of the Doug Kalitta-driven Kalitta Motorsports Top Fuel dragster. The partnership will begin at the 2012 Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in...
MONTECALVO WELCOMES NEW TALENT
The 2010 ADRL XPS Champ has been making some major changes to his operation this off season. Among those changes are welcoming two new team members to his crew. Justin Belfance will act as the team’s Car Chief and Wayne Neville will be on board as the new Camaro’s clutch specialist.
Belfance comes to Montecalvo’s team with an impressive resume`. ...
Much like many teams competing on the NHRA sportsman circuit, the Burton Racing Team from Kirkland, Washington consists of more than one generation of drivers. Father Scott and son Brad, not only compete at NHRA National and Divisional events together, but sometimes against each other in the very competitive Stock Eliminator class. Both with successes under their belts, during...
Over the weekend the Mid Atlantic Super Comp Association held it’s annual banquet in Philadelphia, Pa and president Rob Keister had some big announcements regarding the 2012 season.. The first big announcement is the addition of Brodix Cylinder Heads to our list of sponsors. Brodix is going to offer up a gift certificate to the 2012 series champion for the purchase of any...
THE EWALDS - DRAG RACE LEGENDS
We did it for love. It's a line that many athletes from sports yesteryear have uttered. But for drag racing legends and historians John and Don Ewald, the phrase takes a whole new meaning. The brother's website, www.wediditforlove.com, is the Internet's ultimate visual encyclopedia for drag racing enthusiasts.
The b...
SUNSET RACECRAFT SPONSORS TOP DRAGSTER
By Luke Bogacki
Sunset Racecraft has been a strong supporter of NHRA sportsman drag racing for the past two decades. The Lubbock, TX based company is the only engine builder posting NHRA contingency awards to sportsman competitors; the company has been a major NHRA contingency sponsor since 2010. Sunset Racecraft played an instrumental role in bringing the Top Dragster...
By Steve Cole
On Saturday evening, February 11, the Sheraton Inn – Fairplex’s Vineyard Ballroom (Pomona, Calif.), was filled to capacity with drag racing legends, NHRA Full Throttle World Champions, performance aftermarket industry figures and fans to honor everyone’s “Big Daddy” – Don Garlits – who set the sport’s...
It's time to get your golf clubs ready once again for the DRAW annual Florida Golf Tournament which will take place on Wednesday March 7, 2011 prior to the NHRA Gatornationals held in Gainesville, Florida. The golf tournament will have a tee time of 1:00 p.m., lunch will be served at noon. The cost to participate is $80 and includes green fees, range balls, golf cart, lunch, aw...
CARL OLSON TO THE BRITISH HALL OF FAME
Starting in 2006, each year the British Drag Racing Hall of Fame, in association with US Automotive, has honoured those who, over the years, have made a significant and lasting difference to the development of drag racing in the UK. Full details and longer citations of all the inductees since 2006 can be found on www.britishdragr...
** NEW INFO** The 3rd annual K&N Spring Fling presented by Sparco is back on! A number of new "enhancements" this year will only bring more racing, more prizes and more fun to the already successful event. Make sure you're at Bristol Dragway in Tennessee on the weekend of May 17-20!
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