Written by CompetitionPlus Monday, 12 October 2009 08:00
In a John Force Racing versus John Force Racing first round match-up at the NHRA Virginia Nationals, Robert Hight defeated team leader John Force. This was the second year in a row that Hight dispatched Force in the first round at Virginia Motorsports Park. The [...]
Written by Stan Creekmore; Photos by Roger Richards Monday, 12 October 2009 08:42
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After winning back to back events, St. Louis and Bristol, Del Worsham and the Al-Anabi Toyota Funny Car had not been past the quarterfinals until this weekend. Worsham worked his way past Matt Hagan, Jeff Arend, Ron Capps [...]
Written by Stan Creekmore Monday, 12 October 2009 08:42
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Brandon Bernstein broke a two-year drought putting the Budweiser Top Fuel dragster in the
winner’s circle in the NHRA Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. Bernstein’s last win came at Brainerd in 2007, 51 races ago.
“I can’t say enough about our team,” said [...]
Written by Susan Wade
Monday, 14 September 2009
A week after his top-end confrontation at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals with former employer
John Force, Tony Pedregon said the incident “soon will be in in the rear-view mirror of all of us.”
But in reflecting on his part of the controversy at the NHRA’s marquee [...]
Written by Stan Creekmore
Friday, 11 September 2009
Monday afternoon at the U.S. Nationals was both a great and bad day for John Force.
It was great because his daughter, Ashley Force Hood drove her Castrol Shelby Ford to victory. It was bad because Force was baited into a battle of words with Tony Pedregon [...]
Written by CompetitionPlus
Thursday, 10 September 2009
On Monday evening, following the NHRA U.S. Nationals, public relations manager Skip Allum released the following statement from team owner Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, which is reproduced here in part. Not included are Prudhomme’s comments regarding his team’s performance at Indy, as that’s not relevant to the [...]
Written by Stan Creekmore
Monday, 20 July 2009
Ron Capps regained a solo hold on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Car class points lead at this weekend’s NHRA Northwest Nationals, first by qualifying ahead of Ashley Force Hood, and then by landing in the semifinals, where he bowed out to Tim [...]
Written by Bobby Bennett
Monday, 20 July 2009
The competition can only wonder when the sophomore jinx is going to kick for Antron Brown.
The former Pro Stock Bike standout turned Top Fuel championship contender scored his fourth win of the season at the NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle, Wash. The event represented his [...]
Written by NHRA Communications
Sunday, 19 July 2009
Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional categories following the 22nd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, the 14th of 24 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series -
Top Fuel
1. Antron Brown, 1,168*; 2. Tony Schumacher, 1,031*; 3. Larry Dixon, 998*; 4. Brandon [...]
Written by NHRA Communications
Sunday, 19 July 2009
Final round-by-round results from the 22nd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, the 14th of 24 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series:
TOP FUEL:
ROUND ONE – Tony Schumacher, 3.935, 297.88 def. Brandon Bernstein, 6.533, 95.06; Antron Brown, 4.073, 261.52 def. Clay Millican, 4.104, [...]
