CONCORD, N.C. – Numerous upsets Sunday in the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway created a dramatic change in the Mello Yello Drag Racing point standings after just the first of six rounds in the Countdown to the Championship.
Heading into the Countdown, the standings leaders were: Steve Torrence, Top Fuel; Ron Capps, Funny Car; […]
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Graham Rahal says he is a “huge, huge believer” in the power of mo-mentum.
After completing an historic sweep of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix doubleheader Sunday, Rahal and Mr. Mo will arrive at Texas Motor Speedway as pre-race favorite to defend his victory in Saturday’s version of “America’s Original Nighttime […]
Graham Rahal’s season of discontent did a 180 in Detroit over the weekend as he and his Rahal Letterman Lanigan team swept both races of Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix at the Belle Isle Park street course.
Rahal dominated the first race of the weekend doubleheader on Saturday and then came back to do the same in […]
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Brittany Force raced to the Top Fuel victory Sunday afternoon at the fifth annual NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway in Epping, N.H.
Matt Hagan (Funny Car) and Erica Enders (Pro Stock) also notched victories in their respective categories at the ninth of 24 events on the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series […]
Jimmie Johnson blew past Kyle Larson on an overtime restart, made it to the overtime line on the backstretch before a huge wreck occurred back in the pack and won a NASCAR Cup race for the 83rd time in his career.
The victory was No. 11 for the seven-time champion at the Dover International Speedway Monster […]
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If it’s Sunday…better keep an eye on Takuma Sato in Motown.
Sato kept the momentum from his historic Indianapolis 500 victory going Sunday morning, winning the Verizon P1 Award and pole position in record fashion for this afternoon’s second race of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear doubleheader.
The driver […]
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Here’s guessing that Graham Rahal probably didn’t sleep great Saturday night either. It’s called anticipation…
Rahal led 55 of 70 laps around the Raceway at Belle Isle Park’s 2.35-mile/14-turn temporary street circuit Saturday afternoon en route to a dominating victory in the first race of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented […]
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Leah Pritchett of Don Schumacher Racing secured her third Top Fuel pole of the season Saturday evening as qualifying concluded for the fifth annual NHRA New England Nationals in Epping, N.H.
Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Tanner Gray (Pro Stock) also notched No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at New England Dragway at the […]
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Kyle Larson started from the pole, led 137 of 200 laps and won Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Dover International Speedway.
The victory was the third of the season for the Chip Ganassi Racing driver in the series.
“Our cars have been really good on both sides, (Monster Energy NASCAR) Cup and Xfinity,” Larson said. “Especially […]
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Graham Rahal broke an eight-year pole position drought in style Saturday morning, setting a Raceway at Belle Isle Park track record to win the Verizon P1 Award for the first race of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear doubleheader.
Rahal, driver of the No. 15 Honda, scorched around the 2.35-mile/14-turn temporary street course in 1-minute, […]
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The No. 10 Cadillac DPi IMSA WeatherTech Series entry of Wayne Taylor Racing stayed perfect on the season Saturday winning on Detroit’s Belle Isle street course.
With brothers Ricky and Jordan Taylor driving, the car won for the fifth time in five races in 2017.
“This Cadillac has been unstoppable all year,” Jordan Taylor said in Victory […]