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Hight Points Out Problems With NHRA’s Countdown
Saturday, 15 Oct, 2022 – 8:30 | Comments Off on Hight Points Out Problems With NHRA’s Countdown
Hight Points Out Problems With NHRA’s Countdown

ENNIS, Texas – NHRA Funny Car point-leader Robert Hight is in the midst of a self-proclaimed “career year” that doesn’t add up whenever he sits down and does the math.
On cue, High sat down and …

Texas Motorplex Fetes Fall Champs at Annual Stampede
Thursday, 13 Oct, 2022 – 7:55 | Comments Off on Texas Motorplex Fetes Fall Champs at Annual Stampede
Texas Motorplex Fetes Fall Champs at Annual Stampede

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
ENNIS, Texas _ Day 6 of the second annual Stampede of Speed at Texas Motorplex featured launch of an event envisioned to become a champions tradition, and one champion’s untraditional …

Familiar Names Dot Countdown Charts
Tuesday, 4 Oct, 2022 – 8:22 | Comments Off on Familiar Names Dot Countdown Charts
Familiar Names Dot Countdown Charts

NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship has reached its halfway mark with the usual Professional suspects poised for repeat title runs.
That group is led by Steve Torrence and his bid for a fifth consecutive Top Fuel …

Countdown Hits The Midwest
Sunday, 2 Oct, 2022 – 8:26 | Comments Off on Countdown Hits The Midwest
Countdown Hits The Midwest

RacinToday.com
MADISON, Ill. – On the strength of the fastest Funny Car run since 2019, point-leader Robert Hight held onto the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway during the 11th annual NHRA …

Capps Caps Emotional Weekend With Win
Sunday, 25 Sep, 2022 – 19:41 | Comments Off on Capps Caps Emotional Weekend With Win
Capps Caps Emotional Weekend With Win

CONCORD, N.C. – On Friday night, two-time NHRA Funny Car champion Ron Capps received a telephone call he never expected. A handicapped young man with whom he had become a close friend had died.
Brett Hewson, …

Force, Enders P1 After zMAX Qualifying Rounds
Saturday, 24 Sep, 2022 – 19:53 | Comments Off on Force, Enders P1 After zMAX Qualifying Rounds
Force, Enders P1 After zMAX Qualifying Rounds

By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
CONCORD, N.C. – John Force and Erica Enders held on to the No. 1 position in Funny Car and Pro Stock, respectively, through two rounds of qualifying Saturday in the …

A Signature Moment With Fans Cost Force A Big Event
Saturday, 24 Sep, 2022 – 8:11 | Comments Off on A Signature Moment With Fans Cost Force A Big Event
A Signature Moment With Fans Cost Force A Big Event

CONCORD, N.C. – Sometimes fans who want an autograph aren’t always in sync with their favorite competitor when it comes to what’s important at a race track or a dragway.
Take 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion …

NHRA Legends To Be Honored In Texas
Friday, 23 Sep, 2022 – 8:53 | Comments Off on NHRA Legends To Be Honored In Texas
NHRA Legends To Be Honored In Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas _ Pro Stock icon Greg Anderson and award-winning drag racing publicist Dave Densmore will be recognized as Texas Motorplex Legends next month during opening ceremonies of the 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals.
Scheduled …

Prock Attack Rules As NHRA Countdown Begins
Monday, 19 Sep, 2022 – 9:54 | Comments Off on Prock Attack Rules As NHRA Countdown Begins
Prock Attack Rules As NHRA Countdown Begins

Drag racing’s Prock Family added to its NHRA legacy Sunday, powering John Force Racing to a pair of victories during the opening event of the Countdown to the Championship Playoffs.
Austin Prock posted his second career …

Anderson Makes Big History at Big Go
Wednesday, 7 Sep, 2022 – 10:40 | Comments Off on Anderson Makes Big History at Big Go
Anderson Makes Big History at Big Go

Greg Anderson joined NHRA’s ultra-exclusive Triple-Digit Club with his 100th Pro Stock victory in Labor Day Monday’s final of the 68th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Anderson authored …