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POMPONIO DOMINATES ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Dan Pomponio has won every round in Top Alcohol Funny Car racing in his division this season, having won two NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series regional races, and posting victories at the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals and the Dollar General NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Pomponio Racing is leading TA/FC points and has posted its quickest run to date of 5.54 in defeating the iconic...
K&N SPRING FLING DAY 4 RESULTS
Day Last of the K&N Spring Fling 20s presented by Sparco dawned with wet pavement but the Bristol Dragway staff whipped the track into shape and by 11:00, racing commenced with still lots to go. Due to overnight rains and the top end becoming tough to dry, it was decided to switch mid-stream to eighth-mile racing rather than the 1,000’ Compromise this event is famous...
In the past four years, the K&N Spring Fling 20s presented by Sparco has reset the height of the bar when it comes to successful bracket races. Beginning in 2010 with almost 200 races cars on the property, the event has grown in not only attendance but stature as well. From the size of the purse, to the tens of thousands of dollars in giveaways and ancillary races within th...
K&N SPRING FLING DAY 2 RESULTS
Day 2 of the K&N Spring Fling 20s presented by Sparco dawned clear and bright. As announced to all the competitors yesterday, due to the amount of cars entered and the ambitious schedule of events still left to be run, Friday’s Nitroplate-sponsored race would be combined with Saturday’s JEGS race. Effectively, this would combine the two payouts making the winner...
RECORD CROWD OPENS K&N SPRING FLING 20s
Last year at the third annual K&N Spring Fling 20s presented by Sparco held at the famed Bristol Dragway, over 450 of the best racers from all over the United States and Canada made this one event the place to be if you’re into big time, high dollar bracket racing.
The success of this event over the years has led to this year’s opening day race, FTI-spons...
It’s finally here.
The inaugural K&N Spring Fling Vegas will open today, Wednesday April10, for parking and tech inspection at The Strip at Las Vegas Speedway. This event will host the best of the best bracket racers competing for a cash purse which awards prizes totally unheard of in the western half of the country. But it’s not just the main events whic...
C.A.R.S. PROTECTION PLUS MILLION DOLLAR RACE
For the 18th straight year, The C.A.R.S. Protection Plus Million Dollar Drag Race will be held on the weekend of October 17-20. This year’s event will take place at Montgomery Motorsports Park in Montgomery, Alabama, only this year there’s a new twist on the same old successful event.
For 2013, two separate Mini-Million events will take place with the first o...
RICKIE JONES BACK TO NHRA PRO STOCK
Rickie Jones, backed by Mark Stockseth and in partnership with Elite Performance, has committed to a ten race schedule for the upcoming NHRA Pro Stock season. Jones will be utilizing Elite Performance’s equipment leasing program for the hauler and car, as well as taking advantage of Elite’s newly revamped engine program headed by Nick Ferri. As expected, Jones wil...
The tragic act of violence that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Friday, December 14th, will forever leave a hole in the hearts of families and communities across the nation and the globe. Twenty-six lives, including twenty children at the tender ages of 6 and 7 years old, were taken far too soon. Now, amid the flurry of headlines, videos and e...
For the past three years, the team of Peter Biondo and Kyle Seipel have produced the K&N Spring Fling 20s presented by Sparco in Bristol, Tennessee. The annual event has become a must-attend for a growing number of bracket racers from all across the country.
Now following in the footsteps of this country’s early settlers who pursued the adage of “Go West,...
Following up on its most successful sales and product development year in its 23 year history, Lucas Oil Products, Inc., founder Forrest Lucas laid out the company's 2013 motorsports expansion plans to an overflow Indianapolis audience that comprised equal parts of media and industry VIPs.
The occasion was a special "Lunch with Lucas" press conference held on...
Fan participation, including eight trips to the program finals in Las Vegas and a grand prize of a new Toyota Tacoma, highlight the 29th annual K&N Horsepower Challenge Sweepstakes. In addition to potentially winning a tremendous prize package including the custom Toyota Tacoma, fans will again be able to vote for their favorite National Hot Rod Association Pro Stock driv...
NHRA DIVISION 2 LUCAS RACE SPECIAL EVENT
Black Friday is back! RJ Race Cars and Quarter-Max Components is offering you 10% off your entire order for four days straight! The Black Friday Sale begins November 22nd and will run through November 25th. Here is the best opportunity to snag the biggest savings on racing components for the rest of the year.
You will receive your 10% OFF by typing in the promotional cod...
Veteran’s Day at the races became a weekend to salute the real champs. From Jerry Eckman’s carrying of war medals, to the many thanks given to the veterans and current soldiers, it was a weekend filled gratitude. When our Vietnam veterans came home from war they weren’t treated with much respect but our country has learned from mistakes and today’s veter...
Jon Knapp of J2 Racing—friend of Summit Racing Equipment and a personal friend of Team Summit drivers and crew—passed away Monday, October 22.
Jon and Joanne began working with Summit Racing and the KB Racing Pro Stock team in 2009. If you read something about Team Summit, saw Greg Anderson, Jason Line, Rob Downing, team owner Ken Black, and crew members on E...
NHRA announced today that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Old World Industries, LLC, naming Peak ® Antifreeze, BlueDEF TM Diesel Exhaust Fluid, and HERCULINER ® official sponsors of NHRA beginning in 2013.
As part of the agreement, NHRA will feature the following Old World Industries brands as “official” status:
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The Mid Atlantic Super Gas & Super Comp Associations are set to finish off their 2012 season in grand fashion at Atco Raceway on September 29th & 30th. Both series have seen close & great racing all year long and the points championships are guaranteed to go down to the final rounds on Sunday.
For the Super Gas crew 2011 MASGA Champion Tom Goldman is looking...
MSD Performance is pleased to announce that the MSD PowerGrid Ignition System has been approved for use in the NHRA Pro Stock class beginning January 1, 2013.
The PowerGrid is the next generation of programmable ignitions with increased spark energy and improved programming capabilities. The PowerGrid system comprises of two components; the Controller, PN 7730, and...
The K&N Horsepower Challenge proved is a perfect showcase for the NHRA's most competitive class. Run as part of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, the 28th running of the specialty event pitted eight of Pro Stock's best drivers in a three-round shootout with the winner taking home $50,000. Despite blistering heat and drenching humidity, the capacit...
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