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Force to Run Jeff Gordon Tribute Car at Charlotte
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John Force’s memories of Jeff Gordon go back to the early 1990s when the two drivers were just getting started on their impressive championship runs. As Jeff Gordon wraps up a legendary career at the end of this season Force wanted to say thank you to Gordon in a way that only the 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion could with ...
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Beckman Completes Lucrative “Indy Sweep”!
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Jack Beckman capped off a dream weekend by bringing home a victory in the event every drag racer wants to win, racing his Mopar-powered 2015 Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car to a Labor Day triumph at the 61st annual National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.
Beckman set both ends of the track record at Lucas Oil ...
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Beckman is $100G Richer!
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Funny Car driver Jack Beckman is $100,000 richer after he outran Robert Hight to bank the Traxxas Funny Car Shootout bonus money during Sunday's action at the NHRA Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis.
The Traxxas Funny Car Shootout victory is the second career at the all-star bonus event for Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) Mopar Dodge driver Beckman, who also captured ...
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BIR Event Smashes FC NHRA Records
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Robert Hight earned a very timely victory during a super speedy edition of the Lucas Oil Nationals held at scenic Brainerd International Raceway.
Hight earned his first Funny Car victory in more than a year and the 35th of his career by defeating Tommy Johnson Jr. in the final round. Hight powered his Auto Club Chevy Camaro to a 3.956 at ...
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Northern Score for “Mr. Explosive”
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One of the IHRA's most colourful personalities - Mark "Mr. Explosive" Sanders - emerged a winner during the conclusion to the initially rained out IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals at Ontario's Grand Bend Motorplex.
Based from the Pacific Northwest, Sanders roared to victory within the AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car presented by Aeromotive class driving his 1970 Mustang bodied machine.
In the final round, ...
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Cool Rivalry Continues!
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A very cool and very competitive Can-Am rivalry between two area Funny Cars has become an extremely popular fan attraction at Ontario drag strips.
Matches between the very formidable cars campaigned by Gary Kraus (Pony Up Mustang) and Doug Cadman (Chi-Town Hustler Charger) have now become somewhat of a stable at both Grand Bend Motorplex and Cayuga Dragway (TMP) over the ...
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Rupert Continues IHRA Rampage!
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Following an extremely successful racing weekend in Western Michigan, the reigning IHRA Funny Car World Champion Jason Rupert has scratched his way back to the top of the points standings within the IHRA's AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car (presented by Aeromotive) category.
Rupert in fact won two titles during the IHRA's Northern Nationals event held at US 131 Dragway and also clocked ...
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DSR Completes Western Swing “Sweep”
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Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) and the new 2015 Mopar Dodge Charger R/T closed out the National Hot Rod Association’s three-consecutive events “Western Swing” at the 28th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals with a title win by Tommy Johnson Jr., his second of the year aboard his Make-A-Wish Mopar machine. With the victory, the new Funny Car body made its 13th appearance ...
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Record Romp and Win for “Fast Jack”!
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It was as near perfect a weekend as a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racer could hope to have.
Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) driver Jack Beckman piloted his 2015 Dodge Charger R/T to five three-second runs, was quickest in three of four qualifying sessions, set a Funny Car national record for elapsed time with an extraordinary 3.921-second lap, earned the ...
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Another Great Look From Jim Dunn Racing
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OBERTO BEEF JERKY SECURES PARTNERSHIP WITH JIM DUNN RACING!
Drag Racing Hall of Fame member, Jim Dunn Racing, will introduce another major partner to its team, Oberto Brands, for the NHRA national event in Seattle. Known around the world for its popular all natural beef jerky, Oberto, will engage the motorsports audience through association with the 300 mph Nitro Funny Car ...
