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Schumacher A Winner Again
Wednesday, 3 Aug, 2022 – 13:34 | Comments Off on Schumacher A Winner Again
Schumacher A Winner Again

NHRA’s traditional three-race Western Swing ended with a bona fide blast from the past.
Eight-time Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher scored his first win since 2020 on Sunday, powering to his 86th career victory during …

Western Swing Shaking Up NHRA Standings
Wednesday, 27 Jul, 2022 – 10:01 | Comments Off on Western Swing Shaking Up NHRA Standings
Western Swing Shaking Up NHRA Standings

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
Brittany Force may look back on NHRA’s annual three-race Western Swing as the summertime stretch that jump-started her bid for a second Top Fuel world championship.
Force moved past Mike Salinas …

Pruett Gives Stewart First Win
Wednesday, 20 Jul, 2022 – 9:52 | Comments Off on Pruett Gives Stewart First Win
Pruett Gives Stewart First Win

Leah Pruett delivered the first Top Fuel victory for team-owner and husband Tony Stewart at Bandimere Speedway Sunday, as NHRA kicked-off its traditional three-race, summertime Western Swing at the 42nd annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA …

Salinas Picks Up Fourth Top Fuel Win
Tuesday, 28 Jun, 2022 – 13:18 | Comments Off on Salinas Picks Up Fourth Top Fuel Win
Salinas Picks Up Fourth Top Fuel Win

A self-described workaholic, Mike Salinas wheels his 330-mph Top Fuel dragster as a high-speed hobby. As of Sunday evening in Norwalk, Ohio, NHRA world champions Brittany Force and Steve Torrence wish Salinas had taken up …

Capps Snakes His Way To Funny Car Win At Bristol
Monday, 20 Jun, 2022 – 14:14 | Comments Off on Capps Snakes His Way To Funny Car Win At Bristol
Capps Snakes His Way To Funny Car Win At Bristol

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
On the day his mentor officially joined the Legends of Thunder Valley, two-time/reigning NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps marked his own moment of Bristol Dragway history.
Capps tied eight-time …

Hagan Tops Hight In Lastest Funny Car Bout
Wednesday, 8 Jun, 2022 – 7:59 | Comments Off on Hagan Tops Hight In Lastest Funny Car Bout
Hagan Tops Hight In Lastest Funny Car Bout

NHRA Funny Car competition in 2022 doesn’t get any better than Matt Hagan vs. Robert Hight. The three-time world champions met in the final of Sunday’s ninth annual NHRA New England Nationals, with point-leader Hagan …

Biker Johnson Repeats at Four-Wides
Monday, 2 May, 2022 – 8:14 | Comments Off on Biker Johnson Repeats at Four-Wides
Biker Johnson Repeats at Four-Wides

CONCORD, N.C. – A year after Steve Johnson snapped a seven-year winless streak at zMAX Dragway the Pro Stock Motorcycle competitor repeated his victory Sunday in the NHRA Circle K Four-Wide Nationals to take the …

Salinas Proves He Belongs In Top Fuel – Again
Monday, 2 May, 2022 – 8:08 | Comments Off on Salinas Proves He Belongs In Top Fuel – Again
Salinas Proves He Belongs In Top Fuel – Again

By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
CONCORD, N.C. – When Top Fuel racer Mike Salinas lost veteran crew chief/tuner Alan Johnson to Kalitta Motorsports earlier this year, there were those who thought Salinas would never win another event. …

John Force Wins Four-Wides For ‘My Girl’
Sunday, 1 May, 2022 – 20:05 | Comments Off on John Force Wins Four-Wides For ‘My Girl’
John Force Wins Four-Wides For ‘My Girl’

By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
CONCORD, N.C. – Sixteen-time Funny Car champion John Force desperately wanted to win Sunday’s NHRA Circle K Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway for his oldest daughter Adria, who’s recovering from …

Force Chasing Four-Wide Repeat From Pole
Sunday, 1 May, 2022 – 8:16 | Comments Off on Force Chasing Four-Wide Repeat From Pole
Force Chasing Four-Wide Repeat From Pole

By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
CONCORD, N.C. – Five days before John Force’s 73rd birthday the 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion earned his 164th No. 1 qualifying position while 27-year-old Justin Ashley claimed his first …