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BAYTOWN, Tx. (March 25) – Morgan Lucas Racing has made a shift in its team and the realignment now places the tuning duties of Lucas’ Top Fuel dragster and teammate, J.R. Todd’s car squarely on the shoulders of capable crew chief and general manager, John Stewart starting at this weekend’s O’Reilly Spring Nationals at Houston … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 26, 2008) — Jay Pennington, Managing Director of Extraodinario Brands, brand owner and importers of Tradicion Azul Tequila, announced that Tradicion Azul will join forces with Nitro Funny Car racer Bob Gilbertson for the 2008 racing season. This is an exciting venture for us into the sport of professional drag racing,” Pennington … Read more
The one thing in their marriage that Melanie Troxel and Tommy Johnson try not to discuss at the dinner table is their jobs. Both are drivers in the National Hot Rod Association and, for the first time this year, they are racing in the same series — Funny Car… Read full story at the Houston … Read more
CORNELIUS, N.C. (March 18, 2008) It’s been almost two months since Jon and James Herbert, sons of Top Fuel pilot Doug Herbert, lost their lives in an automobile accident on Jetton Road near their home in Cornelius, N.C. Since their passing, friends and family members have sought ways to heal and to keep the memory … Read more
GAINESVILLE – Alan Bradshaw made his first trip to the Gatornationals this week. Count on him to become a more frequent visitor. Bradshaw earned the top qualifying spot in the Top Fuel division for the first time in his career with a run of 4.547 seconds in the second qualifying round Saturday. He improved from… … Read more
NHRA-ACDelco Gatornationals Results Top Fuel 1. Tony Schumacher. 2. Brandon Bernstein. 3. Hillary Will. 4. Larry Dixon. 5. Rod Fuller. 6. Michael Gunderson. 7. Antron Brown. 8. Bruce Litton. 9. Doug Herbert. 10. Cory McClenathan. 11. Clay Millican. 12. Doug Foley. 13. Alan Bradshaw. 14. Urs Erbacher. 15. J.R. Todd. 16. David Grubnic. Funny Car … Read more
ELKHART, Ind. (March 12, 2008) — Terry McMillen, Hoosier Thunder Motorsports team owner announced changes today to his long-time ride, the Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car, powered by Torco Race Fuels. McMillen will turn over tuning and driving duties on the Amalie Oil InstiGator to concentrate on the Amalie Oil Top Fuel Dragster. The move … Read more
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – February 26, 2008 – Okuma America Corporation, a world leader in the development of machine tool technology and Computer Numeric Controls (CNC), has entered into a manufacturing and technology partnership agreement with Don Prudhomme “The Snake” Racing for their NHRA top fuel drag racing team. The two-year associate sponsorship deal through … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (March 10, 2008) – In a continuing effort to serve the racing community and fans of IHRA, AmalieStore.com is pleased to announce the newly released website at AmalieStore.com… Read full story
Tragedy struck Saturday at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield when nostalgia Top Fuel racer John Shoemaker of Sacramento was killed in a high-speed crash. Shoemaker, 65, had just finished a qualifying run at 6.11 seconds and 249.93 mph when his dragster failed to slow after powering past the finish line… Read full story at … Read more