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(Marion, Texas; April 6, 2008) – Spencer Massey is not exactly new to this whole drag racing thing. The Fort Worth, Tex. resident has been driving in the A-Fuel ranks for the better part of four years, finishing as high as #3 in the world in NHRA competition. But when car owner Mitch King was… … Read more
Antron Brown become the first driver in NHRA history to win races in Pro Stock Motorcycle and Top Fuel, beating Larry Dixon in the Top Fuel final Sunday in the O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals. Brown, who also joined J.R. Todd as the only black Top Fuel winners, followed Del Worsham (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro … Read more
…Brown had not advanced past the quarterfinals this season, but that changed Sunday in the O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown. Brown earned his first Top Fuel title, edging Larry Dixon by a nose with a quarter-mile pass of 4.605 seconds at 320.28 mph to Dixon’s 4.621 and 309.06… Read full … Read more
Odessa native Alan Bradshaw raced to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel during the first day of qualifying Friday for the O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park. Read full story at CBS Sportsline
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
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
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
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
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (March 3, 2008) — Matco Tools Top Fuel driver Antron Brown will visit Indiana State University (ISU) on March 5 to speak with students about careers in motor sports. The visit supports ISU’s Team Sycamore Racing program. A question and answer session will follow Brown’s appearance. Read full story at Motorsport.com
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