Drivers Eager to Chase Championships in Rockingham
Alcohol Funny Car and Pro Stock points chases are razor thinThough the Top Fuel points chase is getting the most attention heading into the season-ending IHRA… Read full story
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Kalitta, Troxel blow through Top Fuel field to clinch berths (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
DINWIDDIE — Countdown? What Countdown? That, in essence, was the message sent yesterday at the Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals by a pair of drivers outside striking distance from the NHRA’s version of a playoff — the Countdown to 1. Doug Kalitta, who arrived in Richmond 13th in points, and Melanie Troxel (ninth), blew through … Read more
Golf With the Champions of IHRA Drag Racing
Play a round with NFC World Champion Dale Creasy Jr. and 2-time Top Fuel event winner Terry McMillen at Pinehurst National to benefit TS AllianceYou have the… Read full story
Vision Fulfilled: 50 Years at the “House of Hook”
Carolina Dragway celebrates a half century of drag racingBy Mike PerryThere is a picture hanging in the tower at Carolina Dragway. It shows Jeff… Read full story
Scelzi edges teammate Capps in Funny Car final (Lexington Herald-Leader)
DINWIDDIE, Va. – Four-time series champion Gary Scelzi earned one of four berths in the two-race championship, beating teammate Ron Capps in the Funny Car final Sunday in the Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. Scelzi, who jumped from sixth to second place, was joined in the winner’s circle by Top Fuel’s … Read more
Scelzi earns berth in title race with Funny Car victory (USA Today)
Four-time series champion Gary Scelzi earned one of four berths in the two-race championship, beating teammate Ron Capps in the Funny Car final Sunday in the Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. Scelzi, who jumped from sixth to second place, was joined in the winner’s circle by Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta and … Read more
Richmond final results (Motorsport.com)
Top Fuel — Doug Kalitta, 4.647 seconds, 316.08 mph def. Melanie Troxel, 4.649 seconds, 316.45 mph. Funny Car — Gary Scelzi, Dodge Charger, 4.956, 306.60 def. Ron Capps, Charger, 5.935, 207.11. Read full story
Richmond: Dave Grubnic final report (Motorsport.com)
RICHMOND, Va., (Oct. 7, 2007) — At the Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park in Richmond, Va., Dave Grubnic, driver of the Zantex-3 Top Fuel dragster, lost a very close race against a very familiar opponent in Sunday’s first round of final eliminations. Read full story
Richmond: JR Todd final report (Motorsport.com)
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 7, 2007 — Unfortunately for J.R. Todd and the SKULL Shine Top Fuel team, the dreaded tire smoke arrived early on a warm, sunny Sunday at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie. Read full story
Schumacher leads Top Fuel qualifying (The Charlotte Observer)
Tony Schumacher led Top Fuel qualifying Saturday in the Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals to join three other drivers in clinching berths in the Countdown to 1, the two-race championship that marks the end of the NHRA Playoffs. The Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals is the fourth and final race in the first round of … Read more