Recently added articles from National Dragster:
United Association to sponsor Chicago, Englishtown events
Mar 20, 2009; ... ATLANTA - Officials at Atlanta Dragway, home of the upcoming Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals (April 16-19), have completed several improvements in anticipation of the 29th annual event there, the sixth race of the 24-event NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series ...
Atlanta improvements complete for upcoming Southern Nationals
Mar 20, 2009; ... ATLANTA - Officials at Atlanta Dragway, home of the upcoming Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals (April 16-19), have completed several improvements in anticipation of the 29th annual event there, the sixth race of the 24-event NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series ...
Austin, Harris win at March Meet
Mar 20, 2009; ... Perfect weather, packed stands, and incredible drag racing action added up to a wildly successful March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield, Calif. In the opening round of the 2009 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, Bucky Austin again claimed the Nostalgia Funny Car victory, and ...
Staging Light
Mar 20, 2009; ... The late great Wally Parks once told me that it is the editor's job to know what the readers want and to supply that material. Although our annual Readers Choice issue flies in the face of his sage advice - this is the 17th edition of the popular issue - I think that Wally was always secretly ...
Signed
Mar 20, 2009; ... Signed: Don Prudhomme Racing has announced that The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada (UA) has partnered with Snake Racing as the major associate sponsor of the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. Top Fuel dragster, ...
More fan relief
Mar 20, 2009; ... More fan relief: Discount tickets for the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals, April 2-5 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, will be available for a limited time. Single-day general-admission tickets for the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series national event will be just $19 each and will be ...
Division news
Mar 20, 2009; ... Division news: Classic Auto Body and Royal Pet Cremation will sponsor the NHRA Northeast Division Best Appearing Car awards for 2009. The Classic Auto Body Best Appearing Car award will be presented at all Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events, Summit Racing Series Finals, and Jr. Drag Racing ...
Zizzo update
Mar 20, 2009; ... Zizzo update: Up-and-coming Top Fuel driver T.J. Zizzo has announced that his familyoperated Zizzo Racing team will continue its marketing partnership with Peak, Herculiner, and O'Reilly Auto Parts for the 2009 season. The team plans to compete at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series events ...
NHRA stars shine at Infineon Tour de Charity
Mar 20, 2009; ... More than 35 lucky race fans took on Top Fuel drivers David Baca and Rod Fuller at the seventh annual NHRA Tour de Charity at the Infineon Raceway Karting Center in Sonoma. The event, which coupled race fans with Baca and Fuller for a day of karting on the raceway's challenging course, raised ...
WEEKLY TUNE-UP
Mar 20, 2009; ... What you need to know this week Upcoming events Jegs NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals Belle Rose, La. (March 20-22) South Georgia Motorsports Park Cecil, Ga. (April 3-5) Texas Motorplex Dallas (April 3-5) O'Reilly NHRA Spring ...
Palms Casino to honor NHRA drivers again with chips
Mar 20, 2009; ... Reigning NHRA world champions Tony Schumacher, Cruz Pedregon, and Jeg Coughlin will be honored in a uniquely Las Vegas manner when the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series returns to Las Vegas April 2-5 for the first of two annual visits to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. For the third ...
Saluted
Mar 20, 2009; ... Saluted: Lawmakers and motorsports executives came together March 10 for Indiana Motorsports Day, celebrating the achievements of Indiana's motorsports champions. Representatives of five Indiana-based racing series champions and executives from NHRA, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the Indy ...
New power
Mar 20, 2009; ... New power: Rodger Brogdon and the Steve Kent Racing Pro Stock team will use Cagnazzi Racing power at the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals and O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals. "It's a perfect opportunity for us," said Brogdon. "We've addressed some situations in our setup that we had identified, and ...
Title defense
Mar 20, 2009; ... Title defense: Three-time and defending NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster world champion Bill Reichert and his Rislone Engine Treatment team will begin their 2009 title defense at the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals. "We just finished the car, and we are very eager to get it to the track," said Reichert ....
New instructor
Mar 20, 2009; ... New instructor: Doug Foley Drag Racing School has added multitime Sportsman world champ Lee Zane to its staff. With more than 130 victories to his credit, Zane has an impressive résumé that includes two NHRA championships, two divisional titles, and three Driver of the Year awards. A New Jersey ...
Pro Mod bonus
Mar 20, 2009; ... Pro Mod bonus: Matco Tools plans to fill a lucky Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge driver's toolbox with a $25,000 check as part of the newly created Matco Tools Pro Mod Clash. Beginning with the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals, Pro Mod Challenge drivers will earn points toward the $35,000 ...
Farewell
Mar 20, 2009; ... Farewell: Jim Deist, who created some of the first commercially available parachutes for use in drag racing and founded Deist Safety in 1958 to continue that work in other lines of driver safety, died March 9. He was 80. Deist learned the parachutemanufacturing business while working at Irving ...
Comp index adjustments
Mar 20, 2009; ... Comp index adjustments: As the result of competition at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event in Tucson, Ariz., the ...
Quarter-milestones
Mar 20, 2009; ... Quarter-milestones: Recovering: Division 5 Super Street racer Craig Schultz, after a bout with Lyme disease. Schultz is anticipating a full schedule of racing in 2009. Died: Gary Anderson, founder and president of SoffSeal Inc., after a long battle with heart disease, March 7. As the owner of ...
On the Run
Mar 20, 2009; ... The season hasn't started out as quickly as I would have hoped, and the off time between Phoenix and Gainesville makes me even more eager. Not getting many runs in Pomona has made it even more frustrating. I think we have a strong car coming out of Phoenix and should turn some heads in ...