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Jeff Heads to Chicago
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One of Canadian drag racing favourite transplants did a terrific job as a substitute driver last weekend during the NHRA Route 66 Nationals - near Chicago.
For Jeff Arend, who is a native of Toronto, but who now resides with his wife Windy & daughter Jenna in La Verne CA., his reputation precedes him. During last weekend’s event Jeff's very ...
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A Hellcat Hat Trick!
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Tommy Johnson Jr. raced to his first win of the season during the 22nd Annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals near Chicago.
The win moved him up to second in the Funny Car point standings and brought home the third consecutive win this year for a Mopar Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat NHRA Funny Car driver.
The win was the 18th of Johnson’s ...
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1st Repeat Winner
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Ron Capps became the first 2019 repeat winner in NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car competition when he took the Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) Mopar-powered Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car to victory in the second annual Virginia NHRA Nationals near Richmond.
Capps followed his Atlanta triumph two weeks ago with a run through the Funny Car field on ...
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JFR Special Edition @ VMP
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JOHN FORCE to show off HERCULINER COLORS with PEAK For VIRGINIA NHRA NATIONALS
Sitting third in the NHRA Mello Yello points standings, Funny Car legend John Force and the PEAK Coolant and Motor Oil Chevy Camaro SS Funny Car team are gearing up for the Virginia NHRA Nationals looking to build upon their progress.
Force and the Brian Corradi and Danny Hood ...
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Motorcraft/Quick Lane Strategic Move
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Co-crew chiefs Eric Lane and Jon Schaffer will share tuning duties of Bob Tasca III’s Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang Funny Car beginning at the Virginia NHRA Nationals May 17-19, 2019.
Schaffer moves from a rival Funny Car team in a trade for Mike Green, who joined Tasca Racing at the end of last year.
At 31, Schaffer, the youngest professional full-time Nitro ...
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The Best at Boise!
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Ryan Hodgson and the Edmonton-based Hodgson/Papirnick Pacemaker Nitro Nostalgia Funny Car team earned their second major event win of the season last weekend.
While racing in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series portion for the Napa Ignitor Opener event held at Boise Idaho (which was also a NHRA Lucas Oil Northwest Divisional race) — Hodgson scored driving the Bob Papirnick-tuned ’69 ...
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A Hell (Cat) of a Score!
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Ron Capps became the second driver to put a Mopar-powered Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car in the winner’s circle when he raced the Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) machine to victory in the 39th annual Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, on Sunday, May 5.
[caption id="attachment_3643" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Ron Capps put the DSR Napa-sponsored Dodge Hellcat into ...
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First Fuel Flopper Win!
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After accumulating 14 NHRA event victories while racing in Top Fuel - Shawn Langdon scores his first Funny Car class victory.
The driver of the Kalitta Racing/Global Electric Technology Toyota Camry prevailed at the 2nd and final 4-Wide format racing event of the NHRA season — the NGK Spark Plug Nationals held at zMax Dragway in Concord NC.
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500th Milestone Start
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This weekend's 39th annual Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway will include a milestone for Springfield, Illinois-based driver Tim Wilkerson -- it will be the 500th nitro Funny Car race of his career.
"I can't believe it's been 500 races. That's a long time," said Wilkerson, whose first start was in Gainesville in 1996. "We really need to thank [primary ...
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Paul Lee – Back in Saddle!
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Paul Lee will return to NHRA competition this weekend in the Nitro Funny Car category from a two year absence.
Lee suffered a widow-maker heart attack at the end of 2016 and now returns as a team owner and a partner with Straightline Strategy Group. The Jim Oberhofer tuned entry made successful test laps earlier this week and they are ...
