This weekend, the NHRA will stage its first event in the new $60 million facility built at Lowe’s Motorspeedway in Concord, N.C.
Called the CAROLINA NATIONALS, the inagural event kicks off with qualifying rounds beginning Friday.
The new track has 4 lanes for competition, a first of its kind. For this event, only two lanes will be [...]
John Force is a 14 time NHRA Funny Car Champion. His 4 car team is considered the elite among the top teams. Easily the most colorful personality in drag racing, Force will miss the show at Indy. The U.S. Nationals is the ‘Super Bowl’ of the NHRA schedule.
Despite being a former champion, John Force was [...]
8/26/2008
Modifications at the top end of O’Reilly Raceway Park include four-foot-high concrete walls on each side of the sand trap, an eight-foot-high catch fence, catch fences alongside the sand trap, and two catch nets.
NHRA announced Tuesday that it has modified the top end at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, where the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals [...]
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The 11th Hour
Ok, not exactly. But, there are only 11 hours left for us to get the job done and reach 100% of our goal.As of 12:15 PM est Operation Soldier Care is at 56% and has raised $2811.00 for [...]
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TRULY, AN AWARD WELL-EARNED:
Blog of the Day Awards for Saturday August 16, 2008:
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Final Weekend to Help Get Packages to our Military
This is our final weekend to make it [...]
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“Back In Black”, INDEED.
Gotta’ thank Grump for this one, because his post on this new “#3 Die-Cast BS-series-BS (did I mention BS?)” subject earlier today (along with our subsequent comments,) inspired me to take yet another look at what REALLY counts in terms of remembering not just a “legend” or a “merchandising tool” to some [...]
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UPDATE: Click Pic [or Jump Here] for a Comprehensive History of Confederate Flags Of ALL Types. [This is an excellent site for those who desire a true understanding of the Confederate Flag(s) and their respective sources, units, battle-uses, etc. If you want to "understand", then my suggestion is to learn enough to understand it [...]
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by Brad Littlefield, National DRAGSTER
7/17/2008
The loss of Funny Car driver and two-time Top Fuel world champion Scott Kalitta as the result of an accident at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park June 21 left a void in the pits that has been felt by racers and fans alike. Though that void can never be filled completely, [...]
by Phil Burgess, NHRA.com
7/8/2008
Melanie Troxel, last year’s Top Fuel low qualifier in Denver, ran 3.92 to 1,000 feet. Alan Johnson expects speeds to exceed 300 mph.
Race fans headed to Denver for this weekend’s Mopar Parts Mile-High NHRA Nationals and to points beyond will be keeping an even more keen eye on the scoreboards at Bandimere [...]
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