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CHANDLER, Ariz. (Jan. 23, 2008) — Antron Brown will return to the seat of his David Powers-owned Matco Tools dragster as NHRA preseason testing continues at Firebird International Raceway near Phoenix, Jan. 25-30, at the National Time Trials. Read full story
CHANDLER, Ariz. (Jan. 23, 2008) — Rod Fuller likes the desert, particularly the Southwest. Fuller, who resides in Las Vegas, is the two-time defending event champion of the Phoenix race at Firebird International Raceway. Read full story
You can add Don Schumacher to the long list of people in drag racing who are happy to hear about what’s going to be officially announced Thursday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. “Without a doubt, Charlotte is a great market for drag racing,” said Schumacher, who has built one of the most successful operations in that … Read more
DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 18, 2008 — For years, the Tasca name has been seen on Ford drag racing cars. Now, a Tasca will be in one. Read full story
Long-time drag racing fans will see a familiar name rocketing down the quarter mile at NHRA tracks this season. Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) is bringing its Motorcraft brand back to professional drag racing, and this time it’s bigger than ever. Motorcraft and Ford’s growing national network of Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers are … Read more
LINCOLNTON, N.C. — Doug Herbert, owner and driver of the 8,000 horsepower SnaponFranchise.com Top Fuel dragster, will be in Elizabethton, Tenn., this weekend for an event at the local Snap-on manufacturing facility. Read full story
Gary Scelzi concedes his four NHRA National titles and 30 years of drag racing don’t translate well to a dirt track in Tulsa. Scelzi, 47, has only one previous midget race on his rsum the 2003 celebrity race at the Chili Bowl. This year, he returns to the nation’s premier dirt track event as one … Read more
The inaugural event at a new drag strip at Lowes Motor Speedway will also be the first in the National Hot Rod Association PowerAde Series’ revised Countdown to the Championship. Details on the Sept. 11-14 event at the facility being built near Charlotte – still listed as “to be announced” on the NHRA schedule – … Read more
The 22nd edition of the Chili Bowl open-wheel event will draw a record 286 entries, including NASCAR’s Tony Stewart, J.J. Yeley and Kasey Kahne, and a sold-out crowd of about 9,000 to the QuikTrip Center in Tulsa. Top open-wheel racers such as Sammy Swindell as well as NHRA drivers will compete. Read the full story … Read more
Abilene Dragstrip, the West Texas strip in Abilene, is returning to the IHRA family after briefly becoming an NHRA-sanctioned track. The new owner-operators are responsible for the change. Dean… Read full story