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» Mel Bush Motorsports IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals Report |
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 D'Aprile's final round appearance moves Mel Bush Motorsports to second on IHRA points ladder
(7-23-2008) PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – Team Owner Mel Bush used every aspect of his team to get his driver, Tommy D'Aprile, into the finals at the recently completed Mopar Canadian Nationals in Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada.
"Everyone on this team did their jobs to the highest level. Tommy did one hell of a job behind the wheel and my crew along with the guys from Jan-Cen Motorsports are second to none. I've been around this sport for a lot of years and to see how well these guys work under pressure is amazing," said Bush.
D'Aprile qualified Bush's unique '62 Bel Air in the number two spot with a 6.044 at over 237 miles per hour pairing him with Thomas Patterson. Patterso... [Read More]
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» Goodbye Charlie |
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 Fan’s final request granted with a one-of-a-kind flyover
(7-22-2008) MEMPHIS, TN – At every opportunity, Memphis Motorsports Park does what it can to say “yes” to their race fans. Just ask Barbara Dunn, who, with the track’s blessing and a lift from WMC-TV’s Chopper 5, was able to honor her late husband’s wish to have his ashes scattered over his home track.
Charlie “Chuck” Dunn had been a drag racing fan since his time in Colorado near Bandimere Speedway. The Dunns’ recent move to the Mid-South was made easier by the fact that they would only be a short drive from another national event track – Memphis Motorsports Park. Dunn was quick to adopt the championship drag strip as his “new” home track and attended the O’Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals three years in a row – 2004-200... [Read More]
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» Quick 8 Outlaws Orangeburg Dragstrip Preview |
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 Quick 8 Outlaws roll back into Orangeburg Saturday
(7-22-2008) ORANGEBURG, SC – The Worlds Fastest Automatics, the Quick 8 Outlaws, will be back at Orangeburg Dragstrip this weekend. These Blown, Nitrous Injected, ProCharger assisted and Turbocharged doorslammers will race side-by-side at speeds approaching 180 mph with E.T.’s in low 4 second range. There will be a mixture of cars including anything from a '51 Chevy to an '06 GTO and there will be up to 8 different car makes going head to head.
At the last Quick 8 Outlaws race at Carolina Dragway it was a battle of the Jordans and their Corvette’s. Dennis got the win driving Don Brown’s Executioner '53 Corvette over Troy Jordan in Terry and Terri Green’s Team Blade Runner '04 Corvette. In a very close finish, Dennis ran a 4.15 at 174.5... [Read More]
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» Jason Hedges And DecoGlaze® Motorsport Announce Pro Stock Plans |
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 DecoGlaze® Motorsport division moves into Pro Stock
(7-22-2008) WINDSOR DOWNS, NSW – DecoGlaze® Motorsport division would like to announce that team owner, Jason Hedges has purchased a 2008 Pontiac GTO Pro Stock car from leading American chassis builder, Wally Stroupe and is set to compete in the 2008/2009 ANDRA Championship.
Hedges who has been around the sport of Drag Racing for quite a while now, formerly competed in the over-populated Super Sedan bracket with his immaculate 1971 XY GT Falcon.
“Ever since I first went to a Drag Racing event at Western Sydney International Dragway I have always wanted to race in Pro Stock. Now it’s a dream come true! It’s going to be a big step up from Super Sedan, but as the saying goes you need to learn to crawl before you can ... [Read More]
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» Mooresville Dragway Outlaw Mad Dawg Results |
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 Ronnie Gardner scores first Outlaw Mad Dawg win
(7-21-2008) MOORESVILLE, NC – After several attempts Ronnie Gardner and car owner Jack Gaddy get their first Outlaw Mad Dawg win. Ronnie won the race after a pedal fest with David Lambert. "We had a new pair of slicks that we tried on the car that didn’t work out. We were trying them to see if it would help straighten the car out, and they didn’t. The first round we forgot to turn the computer on so we really didn’t know what was going to happen in the 2nd round and we ended up going low for the round. All in all it was a good night and man that is one nice trophy!" said car owner Jack Gaddy standing in victory lane.
With air temperatures in the mid 90's the track was a sizzling hot 138 degrees when the first round of qualifying kicked o... [Read More]
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» Doug Winters Super Chevy Show Maple Grove Report |
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 Runner-up finish for Doug Winters at Maple Grove Super Chevy Show
(7-21-2008) KERNERSVILLE, NC – Doug Winters and the Winters Racing team went into this past weekend’s Super Chevy Show at Maple Grove Raceway hoping to improve on their Runner-up finish at this same event in 2007. However, instead of improving, they repeated. Doug lost in the final round to Tommy Gray to once again get the runner up spot for the Nitro Coupes Class.
One thing that was different this year was the heat. Each day the temperature was well into the 90’s with no cloud cover. This made for a very tricky track. “At one point Allen, my brother and crew chief, just quit bringing the temperature gun to the starting line,” stated Doug. “I think the last time he measured the track temperature it was over 135... [Read More]
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» Ed Hoover/Trussell Motorsports IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals Report |
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 Hoover wins 14th national event in Grand Bend
(7-20-2008) GRAND BEND, ON – Ed Hoover drove Paul Trussell's 1968 Camaro to his 14th career national event title, and first of 2008, during the IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals in Grand Bend, Ont. His victory came at the expense of Tommy D'Aprile.
“This was a great weekend and a real tribute to Al Billes, my crew and everyone who works on this car,” Hoover said. “They work so hard night after night, day after day, giving up their free time to come with me. I mostly have a volunteer crew and it’s great to win for them.” Hoover (Gilbert, S.C.) qualified in the top half of the field, ending up #5 on the sheet, and defeated Mark Nielson, Jason Hamstra and Mike Janis to reach the final round. He was very consistent in eliminations, carding 6.107, 6... [Read More]
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» Warren Johnson NHRA Schuck's Auto Supply Nationals Update |
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 WJ hopes for a successful launch in Seattle
(7-20-2008) KENT, WA – Warren Johnson and the GM Performance Parts GXP crew had their hands full during qualifying for the Schuck's Auto Supply Nationals in Seattle, WA, battling to find the right set-up through all four rounds of qualifying. Although they were able to post a representative 6.654-second time in Saturday's early session to earn the fourteenth starting position, The Professor acknowledged further improvement would be necessary in order to contend for the win on Sunday.
Fortunately, horsepower is not a concern, as evidenced by Johnson's 209.23 mph top speed, which was fourth best in Pro Stock. In fact, their attention for Sunday will be squarely focused on the early part of their runs, where they have worked tirelessly througho... [Read More]
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» Carl Spiering IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals Update |
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 Spiering qualifies seventh for Grand Bend IHRA finals
(7-20-2008) GRAND BEND, ON – Carl Spiering qualified seventh in the 16-car Pro Modified division for final elimination rounds Sunday at the IHRA's Ninth Annual Mopar Canadian Nationals in Grand Bend, Ontario at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
The Jordan Station, Ontario resident powered his Eaton Cutler-Hammer 1963 Corvette-bodied Pro Modified to a 6.130-second 230.45-mph pass in qualifying at the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Knoll - Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series event.
Spiering, the winner of the 2008 IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals held in Edmonton, Alberta two weeks ago, will face Pat Stoken's 1968 Camaro from Eureka, Montana in the first round of final eliminations.
Lisa and Monica S... [Read More]
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» Jeg Coughlin Jr. Schuck’s Auto Supply NHRA Nationals Update |
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 Coughlin improves as he braces for race day
(7-20-2008) KENT, WA – Former Seattle winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. will begin his quest for a second Emerald City title from the No. 10 position on the elimination grid after an improved run of 6.606 at 208.36 mph during Saturday's action at Pacific Raceways.
"I'd say it was a good day," Coughlin said. "We're not qualified exactly where we want to be but we've got a handle on the car now and we feel really strong heading into tomorrow. Our confidence is back up where we like it to be."
Always one to compare his car's performance to those of the others in any given session, Coughlin was pleased to see his JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt was the fifth quickest of Round 3 and fourth quickest of Round 4.
"That final run made us ... [Read More]
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» Team Bray Hidden Valley Dragway Southern Cross Television Night Of Thunder Report |
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 Team Bray thunders in Darwin
(7-19-2008) DARWIN, NT – The gloves were off in the Bray camp when Victor and Ben Bray starred in a series of match races in the Southern Cross Television Night of Thunder at Hidden Valley Dragway Saturday night.
Following on from his dominant win at the Castrol EDGE Winternationals at Willowbank, Ben took out the six-car, three-round event in front of a huge and appreciative crowd, along the way resetting both ends of the track record with a ET 6.620sec and top speed of 214.29mph in his first ever time in his Castrol EDGE Monaro at the Hidden Valley strip.
Up against the might of Vic's '57 Chev and Ben's Monaro CV8Z were local heroes Mat Abel, Jay Henning, Laura Kuss, and Trevor Webber.
For Victor, the visit to Hidden V... [Read More]
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» WCOPMA Sacramento Raceway Fox Hunt Results |
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 Randy Kay wins WCOPMA “Fox Hunt” event
(7-18-2008) SACRAMENTO, CA –The West Coast Outlaw Pro Modified Association completed its second event for the 2008 season this past weekend at Sacramento Raceway Park. There were 11 cars that showed up for the 8-car show on Saturday with the top 6 guys in the 6-second zone.
After the first qualifying session on Friday night Randy Kay lead the field in his screw-blown '63 'Vette with a 6.292 @ 229.05. The rest of the field looked like this:
1) Randy Kay* - 6.292 @ 229.05
2) Mike Leonard* - 6.720 @ 206.22
3) Tim Stefan* - 6.986 @ 199.93
4) James (Doc) Finley* - 7.019 @ 195.05
5) Dan Myers* - 7.244 @ 204.15
6) Jack Holsey* - 7.797 @ 128.15
7) Perry Brown - 7.840 @ 174.65
8) Aaron Wardell*... [Read More]
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» JEGS ProMod Challenge U.S. Nationals Preview |
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 It takes someone special to win drag racing's biggest event
(7-18-2008) DELAWARE, OH – The upcoming 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals present a very special opportunity for a select field of JEGS ProMod Challenge competitors. The event, the longest running and most prestigious in all drag racing, can make a racer's season, or career for that matter, and the list of former champions reads like a Who's Who of straight-line drivers.
Former world champions like "Big Daddy" Don Garlits, Shirley Muldowney, Joe Amato, Tony Schumacher, Gary Beck, Don "the Snake" Prudhomme, Kenny Bernstein, John Force, Bob Glidden, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Warren Johnson, and Lee Shepherd, just to name a few, have all claimed glory at Indy.
In seven years of JEGS ProMod Challenge competition at "the Big... [Read More]
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» PMRA Dunn Tire Raceway Park Preview |
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 Next PMRA Pro Modified stop at Dunn Raceway Park in Western New York
(7-18-2008) CLARENCE, NY – The next stop on the 2008 Pro Modified Racing Tour presented by Torco Racing Fuels Ontario will be at Dunn Tire Raceway Park Saturday, July 26.
This event, the fourth in the six-race series, is the Fourth Annual PMRA Challenge presented by G-Force Race Cars, Grainy's Automotive and Niagara Auto, and co-sponsor Jack Grainy said he is pleased to be a part of the race.
“This is worth every penny for us,” said Grainy, whose father, also named Jack, drives the Grainy Brothers 1967 Camaro Pro Modified. “I’m proud to be a part of the team.
“I’m also pleased to be able to help present this race, especially to our hometown race fans,” added Grainy. “We know that new trac... [Read More]
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» Carl Spiering IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals Preview |
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 Spiering going into Grand Bend a winner, hopes to continue success at IHRA Mopar Nationals
(7-18-2008) JORDAN STATION, ON – When Carl Spiering rolls into the Grand Bend Motorplex this weekend for the Ninth Annual IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals, he will be rolling in on a high note.
The driver of the Eaton Cutler-Hammer 1963 Corvette Pro Modified recently won the Pro Modified title at previous round of IHRA drag racing competition in Edmonton, Alberta and he said the team and the car are ready for another victory.
“Our Edmonton win was just great,” said Spiering, who runs a limited schedule in IHRA racing. “We have our ERD Engine program in great shape, and the new Bruno's Automotive BRT Converter Drive has been very successful.”
Spiering has been rac... [Read More]
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