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The Interstate Equipment Top Fuel Dragster competed in the Texas Nationals last weekend in San Antonio. Despite Mother Nature hampering off-season testing, the Sipple Motorsports team advanced to the semi-finals. It was a weekend of hard work for the crew even though the… Read full story at IHRA
Great news for Urs Erbacher! From NHRA.com: Reigning FIA Top Fuel champion Urs Erbacher of Switzerland will banner the company of Las Vegas builder and former Pro Stock racer George Marnell — Marnell Masonry — as the primary sponsor of his dragster at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas … Read more
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
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
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
The popular competitor won 16 times in Pro Stock Motorcycle competition before making the improbable move into a Top Fuel dragster this year. Two races into the season, Brown was the fastest qualifier once and ranks sixth in the standings. Here are excerpts of an interview provided by his team, David Powers Motorsports:… Read full … Read more
IF you hope to see the world’s most powerful Top Fuel drag racing car in Tasmania this weekend, don’t blink. Mildura driver Darren Morgan’s $1 million, 8000-horsepower missile can get the job done faster that you could put the key in the ignition and start the engine of your own car… Read full story The … Read more
Legendary car builder John Buttera, died March 2 after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 67. ‘Lil John’ built winning Funny Cars and dragsters in the 1970s, initially for Mickey Thompson, then for other stars of drag racing after opening his own shop. He was well known for his show stopping street … Read more
Local Top Fuel pilot Gene “Rocketman” Davis will get a little help from his longtime friend Don “Mr. Magoo” Sosenka at the Checker Schuck’s Kragen NHRA Nationals presented by Castrol in Phoenix, where Sosenka will assume the duties as crew chief of Davis’ Top Fuel dragster, which is based out of Tempe, Ariz… (Editor’s note … Read more
POMONA — So much for being a rookie. Making just his second run down the quarter-mile at a national event in a Top Fuel dragster, Antron Brown sped to the head of the sport’s quickest and fastest class on Friday during second-round qualifying for the NHRA season opener. The former Pro Stock Motorcycle rider, who … Read more