KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Clint Bowyer thought it hilarious that the great blackjack hands he was pulling at a Kansas City casino last Thursday were somehow succumbing to even better hands on the part of the dealer. He did, after all, walk away from the table at the end of the day with a nifty [...]
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It’s Big-Jump Time for Top Fueler al Balooshi
Khalid alBalooshi leaves the line during a Top Fuel test run at West Palm Beach earlier this year. (Photos courtesy of Al-Anabi Racing)
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Three years ago, when it was first suggested to Khalid alBalooshi that he should be sitting in a Top Fuel dragster in the NHRA by good friend and team-owner His Highness Sheik Khalid al Thani, it all ended with a laugh. The second time that suggestion was made, it ended with alBalooshi making a Top Fuel test pass at 324 mph.
The hope, of course, is that 324 mph run during testing in West Palm Beach, Fla. earlier this year is just the beginning. The beginning of a long, successful career at Al-Anabi Racing in the NHRA.
A career that launches this weekend at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif.
“Excited? Yes, yes, yes. I’m very excited to come to race in one of the big Top Fuel teams,” alBalooshi said during a telephone conversation on Tuesday.
He will be racing for, perhaps, the best Top Fuel when the Winternationals go green. Al-Anabi cars have won the last two season championships. The first, with Larry Dixon in the Al-Anabi silver car. Last season, the Al-Anabi gold car won it all with Del Worsham in the seat.
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Sporting and technical regulations that comprise the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series rulebook were distributed electronically to teams by INDYCAR on Tuesday.
INDYCAR President of Competition and IZOD IndyCar Series Race Director Beaux Barfield said the goal was to re-format the 2012 rulebook for ease of use in conjunction with the debut of the Dallara DW12 chassis [...]
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Kasey Kahne is the quiet type. In tone and in volume. So it can be tough to get a solid read on his exact excitement levels when it comes to, well, basically, anything. It was that way a couple of days ago as he stood in [...]
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Dyson Racing has accepted two automatic entry invitations for this year’s 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 16th and 17th.
The team will enter two new Lola B12/60 coupes in the race, powered by upgraded versions of the same AER-built Mazda engines that took the team to the American Le Mans [...]
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Tommy Baldwin Racing hired Ryan Pemberton to lead the No. 36 Sprint Cup team as crew chief for Dave Blaney.
Pemberton spent the last three years as screw chief for the No. 83 car at now-defunct Red Bull Racing. He has been a crew chief since 1997.
The No. 36 team’s 2012 schedule is still being finalized [...]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Clint Bowyer thought it hilarious that the great blackjack hands he was pulling at a Kansas City casino last Thursday were somehow succumbing to even better hands on the part of the dealer. He did, after all, walk away from the table at the end of the day with a nifty [...]
In the spirit of full disclosure, let me say that I’m glad Danica Patrick will be racing in this month’s Daytona 500.
I’ve always admired Danica’s sass, spunk and spirit, and following her endeavors will make the races she runs considerably more interesting.
Having said that, however, the way she got an automatic starting spot without having [...]
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A freakily rare February lightening storm crawled into Kansas City on Friday morning. The big kind. The kind that kicks the danger factor of rush-hour traffic up to absurd. The kind that can worry pilots and close airports.
Not the kind, however, that was going to turn [...]
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Sports Car Racing Notes:
Scottish sportscar ace Marino Franchitti has been selected as the first driver for the unique DeltaWing program that will debut at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Franchitti’s name was revealed today at the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) press conference that announced the entries for this year’s twice round-the-clock endurance classic.
Launched [...]
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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The Top Fuel-car canopy being developed by Don Schumacher Racing will be at this weekend’s Winternationals in Pomona, Calif., but it will not be on the DSR cars. That’s unfortunate, driver Tony Schumacher said Wednesday.
“I want (it) to be in that car right away,” Schumacher said.
The canopy, designed to protect [...]
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Mark Lyle, long-time starter in NHRA’s Division 6 and a certified team member of the NHRA Safety Safari presented by AAA, has been named official NHRA Chief Starter, one of drag racing’s most storied positions. There have only been two chief starters in the sport’s 60-plus year history, Buster Couch (1955-1996) and Rick Stewart (1996-2011).
Beginning [...]
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