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Staging Light

Jun 20, 2008; Burgess, Phil ... You know, you'd think that after reporting on the results of just about 500 NHRA national events as a member of the National DRAGSTER staff and watching dozens more before that as a fan, I'd have seen it all. I mean, really, there are only so many ways to win a drag race and only so many ...

Countdown update: On the comeback trail

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... The Countdown to the Championship rules are simple: If you're in the top 10 after race 18, you're in the six-race playoff. The math is simple, but getting in is proving a lot more difficult for some of the preseason favorites. Certainly chief among that group would be four-time NHRA ...

Comeback

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... Comeback: Peggy Llewellyn, the popular San Antonio-based Pro who finished fourth in last year's Pro Stock Motorcycle standings, plans to return to the NHRA POWERade series, most likely at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver July 11-13. She also plans to run the Fram Autolite NHRA ...

Split

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... Split: After 10 events of NHRA Top Fuel competition under the Turtle Motorsports/Vis Viva banner, former Lucas oil champion Alan Bradshaw and team owner Dexter Tuttle parted ways shortly after the Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals. Bradshaw, who cited chemistry issues with car chief ...

Stepping aside

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... Stepping aside: Funny Car and Pro Mod driver Mike Ashley has decided to refocus his racing efforts in 2008 and will abandon his driving aspirations in all classes to devote his time exclusively to his growing Lend America business. "The decision to step away from driving was emotionally tough ...

DRAW update

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... DRAW update: Despite being hampered by rainy weather, the annual Drag Racing Association of Women Auction, held during the Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals, raised more than $20,000. Due to storm warnings and rain, the auction was an abbreviated affair, and because the day's ...

Division 1 three-peats in Jegs Allstars competition

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... Led by an impressive victory by Super Gas racer Michael Sawyer and a runner-up by Top Alcohol Funny Car kingpin Frank Manzo, the Northeast Division team won its third straight overall team title at the Jegs Allstars event, held during the Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals in ...

WEEKLY TUNE-UP

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... What you need to know this week Upcoming events Lebanon Valley Dragway West Lebanon, N.Y. (July 4-6) Woodburn Dragstrip Woodburn,Ore.(July11-13) Mid-Michigan Motorplex Stanton, Mich. (July 12-13) Summit Racing Equipment NHRA ...

NHRA selects Edelman to support PR initiatives

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... NHRA has retained Kdelman. PRWeek's 2007 Largo Agency of the Year, to provide support and counsel with the implementation of its national public-relations campaign. The announcement was the latest in a series of major strategic initiatives made by NHRA this year, including a two-year ...

Sportsman penalties

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... Sportsman penalties: Based on input from members of the Sportsman Racer Advisory Council, the oildown penalty policy has been modified for NHRA Sportsman categories during qualifying or eliminations at NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series national events (the policy does not apply at SPORTSnationals ...

Tech reminder

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... Tech reminder: All Funny Car and Top Alcohol Funny Car body (hood) burst panels must follow the rules provision to ensure the retention of the panel in any incident that may occur. NHRA Rulebook (section 13-Top Alcohol Funny Car, Body: 7, page 234): "Body (hood) burst panel, minimum 288 ...

When it's your day

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... When it's your day: Springfield, Ill., Mayor Timothy J. Davlin proclaimed June 3, 2008, as Tim Wilkerson Day in the capital city. In front of a packed house at a city council meeting, Davlin cited the owner, driver, and tuner of the Levi, Ray & Shoup Chevrolet Impala SS Funny Car for ...

Debut

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... Debut: Zach Beard, a David Powers Motorsports development driver and son of team crew chief Lee Beard, will make his NHRA driving debut at the June 13-15 NHRA Lucas oil Drag Racing Series event at Route 66 Raceway. Beard will pilot the Randy Meyer Racing A/FD in Top Alcohol Dragster. "I'm ...

Results

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... Results: Nearly 30 Northeast Division Foxwoods Top Sportsman competitors arrived in Englishtown June 1 for a one-day event After taking a year off from racing, Donald Troy Sr. won the event when he defeated John Stampfl in ...

Improvements

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... Improvements: Houston Raceway Park's owners have completely resurfaced and expanded the Professional pit area, and now the track surface will be smoothed using state-of-the-art equipment. "We listened to the racers and to O'Reilly Auto Parts, and we are taking the necessary steps to make Houston ...

Changes

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... Changes: The California Independent Funny Car Association (CIFCA) plans to make two major changes beginning at the 39th annual Governors Cup Championships, to be held Sept. 19-20 at California's Sacramento Raceway. The first change will be a three-tenths reduction ...

Comp index adjustments

Jun 20, 2008; Anonymous ... Comp index adjustments: As the result of competition at the Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals in ...

THE FINAL TAKE

Jun 20, 2008; Dunn, Mike ... Wet weather: With all of the wet weather and tornado warnings in the area, there were a lot more water grains in the air than we like to see, which really affected the Pro Stock cars more than the nitro cars. The extra water in the air displaces the oxygen that normally would go into the ...

No Place Like Home

Jun 20, 2008; Benson, Candida ... INTERVIEW In his fifth full season of Funny Car competition, Tony Bartone has had his shares of ups and downs, especially this season, but there's always one track that is good to him: Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. When the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series rolls into Old ...

On the Run

Jun 20, 2008; Herbert, Doug ... driver of the SnaponFranchise.com Top Fuel Dragster My life has changed so much since I last sat down to write an On the Run column. I sent the last one in just a few days before my boys, Jon and James, lost their lives in a car accident. Since that day, Jan. 26, 2008, nothing has been ...