NHRA ready to test repaved Firebird

NHRA drivers – including John Force – will begin to test the limits of a new 700-foot concrete launch pad during the National Time Trials today through Sunday at Firebird International Raceway. Force, a 14-time Funny Car champion, plans to be back in his Castrol Ford Mustang for the first time since suffering multiple foot, … Read more

Foley goes back to the drawing board after sponsor pulls out (Courier-Post)

Doug Foley knows his drag racing team should be in California preparing for the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series season opener Feb. 7-10 in Pomona. The 43-year-old driver from Washington Township has everything in place — the equipment, the team and sponsor — to make a run for the championship in the NHRA’s premier division, … Read more

Hillary Will to appear at Detroit auto show

DETROIT, (Jan. 22, 2008) — For the second consecutive year, Hillary Will, driver of the 8,000-horsepower, 330-mph KB Racing, LLC Top Fuel dragster in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, will attend Auto Education Day during the North American International Auto Show, Wednesday, Jan. 23, in downtown Detroit at the COBO Center. Read full story

Motorcraft NHRA sponsorship initiative includes Tasca fuel FC

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