Doug Herbert announces changes (Motorsport.com)
LINCOLNTON, N.C. (November 26, 2007) Doug Herbert, owner and driver for the Snap-on Tools Top Fuel team, announced changes today within his organization. Read full story
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NHRA AARWBA nominees announced (Motorsport.com)
GLENDORA, Calif. (Nov. 26, 2007) – NHRA POWERade Series world champions Tony Schumacher, Tony Pedregon and Jeg Coughlin headline the Drag Racing nominees for the 2007 American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) Auto Racing All-America Team. Read full story
Schumacher can’t share last-day luck (The Indianapolis Star)
Five-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher, who has made a habit of pulling miracles out of his hat on the last day of the season, was at Homestead-Miami Speedway last weekend to see if NASCAR star Jeff Gordon could do the same. Read full story
RACING BUSINESS (NEW YORK, NY)- Don Schumacher in sports marketing panel discussion in NYC 11/27 (The Auto Channel)
Don Schumacher, owner of professional drag-racing teams in all four pro classes of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing series, will participate in a panel discussion on Nov. 27 at the Motorsports Marketing Summit in New York City. Read full story
TEAM REPORTS (BAJA) – QUITE THE RIDE FOR LUCAS AND TODD (The Auto Channel)
Their ride was short-lived, but young NHRA upstarts Morgan Lucas and J.R. Todd’s first attempt at the 40th annual SCORE Tecate Baja 1000, the world’s most famous desert race, still ended up being the thrill of a lifetime. Read full story
GM drivers visit Germany (Motorsport.com)
RAMSTEIN AB, Germany, Nov. 19, 2007 – A group of goodwill ambassadors from the NHRA have just completed a three-day USO-sponsored tour of U.S. Military installations in Germany, including the Kaiserslautern Military Community, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Spangdahlem Air Base and the U.S. Army Garrison at Baumholder. Read full story
NHRA (GLENDORA, CA.) – NEWS NUGGETS (The Auto Channel)
* TESTING, TESTING, TESTING: The drivers of the POWERade Series will get their chances to officially test their cars at the three sessions available beginning in January. Read full story
NHRA (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Top fuel:1. Tony Schumacher, 3,186; 2. Rod Fuller, 3,167; 3. Brandon Bernstein, 3,149; 4. Larry Dixon, 3,135; 5. Bob Vandergriff, 2,358 Read full story
RACING BUSINESS (ZIONSVILLE, IN.) – BRUT DEPARTS NHRA… (The Auto Channel)
After a three-year run as a primary sponsor of the Ron Capps-driven Don Schumacher Racing nitro Funny Car, and as an official National Hot Rod Association series sponsor, BRUT will exit the sport effective as of the 2008 race season. Read full story
2007 champions crowned at awards ceremony (Motorsport.com)
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 5, 2007) – Tony Schumacher, who became the first Top Fuel driver in NHRA history to win four consecutive POWERade Series world championship crowns by racing to victory at Sunday’s season finale in Pomona, Calif., headlined the four world-championship winning drivers crowned Monday evening during the 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series … Read more