Posts Tagged ‘NHRA’

As a franchise organization, the title rights sponsorship provides our franchisees great local and national exposure to a very loyal fan base,” said Kevin Kormondy, EVP and Chief Operating Officer of Big O Tires. “We are excited to have the opportunity to engage consumers at the track as well as at our Big O Tires tire and automotive service centers Full story

Lucas powered to a performance of 3.835 seconds at 316.38 mph in his GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil dragster and was too much for Langdon, whose Lucas Oil/Speedco dragster lost traction for a moment and slowed to a 4.047 at 313.73. The two Lucas Oil Racing teammates graduated in 2001 from Jurupa Valley High School in nearby Mira Loma, Calif. Full story

“You see this on TV and you can’t put it in perspective,” Johnson said. “I had the pleasure to go out to Phoenix and shoot a NASCAR race and you don’t realize how fast those cars are and how close they race together, but this is at another level. You can’t put it in perspective from watching TV how powerful these cars are. I had ... Full story

“It ranks as high up as the U.S. Nationals,” said Dixon, who also claimed Winternationals victories in 2002 and 2003. “It’s the season opener, and it brings back a lot of memories for me as a kid growing up going to that race. You get to see all of the new cars, new drivers and new paint schemes, so it’s a fun start ... Full story

After a season that saw Ford-powered Funny Car great John Force earn his unprecedented 15th NHRA Championship, this announcement is just one more example of Ford’s dedication to the sport of drag racing. Full story

“This past November, after watching my dad clinch his 15th championship, Dan and I decided we would try to start a family,” Force Hood explained. “We knew it was unlikely to happen in such a short amount of time and if it didn’t, I could still race the 2011 season, and we’d try again next winter. Full story

Red Line Oil will provide oil for the Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel entries driven by Del Worsham and 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon. The team will run a full platform of Red Line synthetic products, including its 70WT Racing Oil and Heavy ShockProof® gear oil in the differential. Full story

The new program will feature a 12-race class-eliminations schedule for Super Stock and Stock that will offer double contingency payouts at four of those events. A new bonus-points program will be instituted for the eight non-paying class-eliminations events, and season-ending contingency payouts will be awarded to two National Class Performers (stick and automatic divisions) in each category. Finally, to enhance competition in class eliminations, new ... Full story

With the move, the tech department will be more readily available to the racing community, given the number of teams based in Indianapolis and the number of licensed drivers in the Eastern and Central time zones. In addition, the proximity to a more active drag strip will allow for further testing opportunities for all categories and products of drag racing. The ... Full story

Mr. Horsepower and Danny Rowe, owner and driver of the Sterling Bridge 1967 Camaro Pro Modified are looking forward to 2011 with high expectations. Rowe, who closed out the 2010 Get Screened America NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season as No. 2 in the world, was a natural choice to be the Pro Mod representative of the iconic cigar chomping Mr. Horsepower woodpecker apparel ... Full story