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Piedmont, SC – June 21, 2008 – After a disappointing failure to qualify at the IHRA’s season-opening Texas Nationals, Top Fuel Funny Car driver Andy Kelley has qualified in three consecutive events, made two semi-final round appearances, and set a career best elapsed time with a 4.99 second quarter-mile pass at the IHRA Spring Nationals … Read more
Effective May 1, 2008, in accordance with a decision of the SFI Wheel Committee at its most recent meeting, SFI Quality Assurance Specification 15.3 covering Top Fuel and Funny Car Drive Wheels was amended. This amendment involves the addition of a new requirement for the periodic inspection and recertification of wheels certified to the 15.3 … Read more
Spencer Massey (Fort Worth, Tex.) took the Torco Pro Nitro Top Fuel class by storm this season, winning the first two national events to take the early-season points lead. Defending world champion Bruce Litton (Indianapolis, Ind.) lost to Massey at the first two events, but got his redemption at the Motor City Nationals in Milan, … Read more
Bob Gilbertson, owner/driver of the Tradicion Azul Tequila nitro Funny Car, is on a mission and is looking to rebound at this weekend’s IHRA Motor City Nationals at Milan Dragway. Gilbertson, who hasn’t had a great start so far this year, is optimistically confident about his chances in Michigan as he made his best run … Read more
T.J. Zizzo will make his Torco Pro Nitro Top Fuel season debut at the Motor City Nationals in Milan, but his opinions and aspirations are already in mid-season form. Zizzo has yet to compete this season after finishing second in IHRA Top Fuel points standings last year. He fell 41 points shy of Bruce Litton, … Read more
The ever-expanding list of IHRA Member Tracks has grown to include Union CountyMotorsports Park, a facility currently under construction near Union, South Carolina. New owner, businessman Curtis Teems of Greer, South Carolina, purchased the former Broad River Dragway property and plans to finish construction on the new track and have it open for business within … Read more
The first Knoll Gas Nitro Jam television show of the season, featuring the Nitro classes from the 2008 Amalie Oil Texas Nationals held at San Antonio Raceway, will be shown Saturday, April 3 at… Read the full article
CMT’s hit television series Trick My Truck will partner with Hoosier Thunder Motorsports to offer fans a unique opportunity with a new sweepstakes called “Trick My Crew”. One lucky winner will become part of the Amalie Oil Top Fuel Dragster crew. The winner will also travel via the team motorhome/transporter, live, eat, sleep and be … Read more
(Norwalk, OHIO; April 24, 2008) – Spencer Massey, the Fort Worth, Texas-based Top Fuel driver who has claimed the first two Ironmen of the 2008 season, is quickly becoming one of the most amazing stories in all of motor sports. After securing his Top Fuel license the Monday before the IHRA season opener in San … Read more
Spencer Massey, who has never lost a top fuel race in International Hot Rod Association competition, and two first-time national event winners were the stories Sunday at the Spring Nationals at Rockingham Dragway. Matt Hagan got his first victory in nitro funny cars and Kenny Lang was also a first-time winner in pro modified. Laurie … Read more