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TJ Triumphs @ NHRA Season Finale
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A drama-filled Sunday afternoon at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona closed out the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series calendar, as Mopar Funny Car driver Tommy Johnson Jr. gave the brand its 16th victory of the season in the category during the NHRA Finals, and teammate Ron Capps finished as runner-up in the year-end standings.
Mopar HEMI® power from Don ...
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Big Machine Records Affiliation for Finals
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John Force Racing has announced that Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force will drive the Big Machine Records Funny Car at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., this weekend in her final bid for the 2017 championship.
Through JFR’s partnership with the powerhouse record label, the Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car will promote Big Machine Records’ 10-time Grammy winner ...
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Penultimate Event to Hagan
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Mopar Funny Car driver Matt Hagan finally broke through in the Nevada desert as he won at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the very first time.
[caption id="attachment_2801" align="aligncenter" width="500"] (Matt Hagan's FC win was the 26th of his great career - but also his first ever win at Las Vegas)[/caption]
Hagan put his HEMI®-powered, Mopar Pennzoil Dodge Charger ...
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Major Moment Made!
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Iconic Canadian drag racing team owner Ron Hodgson has delivered another monumental moment for Canadian drag racing.
During the 2017 season finale for NHRA's Hot Rod Hertiage Drag Racing Series, held at fabled Auto Club Famoso Raceway just north of Bakersfield California, Hodgson’s Edmonton-based team produced a title clinching performance.
Racing their extremely formidable 1969 Camaro built by Victory Race Cars, and ...
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Funny Car Feast!
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Funny Car fans attending the final season round for NHRA’s thriving co-production Hot Rod Heritage Drag Racing Series got quite a treat during the 2017 California Hot Rod Reunion event.
The iconic event, which was hosted for the 26th time at fabled Auto Club Famoso Raceway, located just north of Bakersfield CA., featured a dream field on nitro-burning nostalgia cars.
A particularly ...
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Tight at The Top!
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As unlucky as they were Friday, Robert Hight and the AAA Texas Chevrolet Camaro SS team were just as good Sunday at Texas Motorplex.
Hight – second in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series points standings – took the AAA Texas FallNationals victory, besting Jim Campbell, Alexis DeJoria and Tim Wilkerson in the opening three rounds and defending Funny Car ...
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Alexis DeJoira to Retire
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Kalitta Motorsports Funny Car pilot Alexis DeJoria will retire from NHRA competition following the conclusion of the 2017 season.
“It’s one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make and I will miss everyone so much. My reasoning behind this decision is simple, it’s time for me to switch my focus towards my family,” said DeJoria, driver of the Tequila ...
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Special Event Edition Mustang
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Summit Racing Equipment opened a massive new warehouse and retail facility in Arlington, Texas, the last week of September, bringing customers in Texas and neighboring states one-day delivery on orders for in-store parts. In honor of the grand opening of the 32,000-square foot Retail Super Store and Summit Racing's largest warehouse yet, young Daniel Wilkerson is preparing to return to ...
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Capps Takes Destiny Control
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Mopar-brand drag racing driver Ron Capps greatly enhanced his chances for a NHRA World Championship title defence with another timely win.
Driving his Napa-sponsored machine, Ron Capps marched to his second win in a row driving in his HEMI®-powered Dodge Charger R/T at a packed Gateway Motorsports Park, giving him his eighth victory of the year and the 14th overall for ...
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Playoffs Round 2 = Lucky Win Number 13!
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It was Mopar HEMI® power again claiming victory in NHRA Funny Car class racing during the Dodge Nationals in Pennsylvania.
It was the 13th NHRA Funny Car win of 2017 when Ron Capps drove his Napa-sponsored Dodge Charger R/T from Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) to the winner's circle. Capps bested Courtney Force in the final round at the Reading-area track to pick ...
