NHRA: Scelzi looking for another late surge
Aug 14, 2001
August 14, 2001 BRAINERD, Minn. - Gary Scelzi entered the 2001 season with 23 career victories in 33 final round appearances and three Winston Top Fuel titles in his four years of professional competition. Then something strange happened. He couldn't win. Scelzi, crew chief Alan Johnson and the entire Team Winston coul ... Continue reading
NHRA'S 50 GREATEST DRIVERS: Number 16; Tom 'Mongoose' McEwen
Aug 13, 2001
August 14, 2001 Tom McEwen wasn't one of drag racing's most prolific drivers, but he was one of its most colorful. Nicknamed "the Mongoose" in 1964, largely as a device to entice Don "the Snake" Prudhomme into a high-exposure match race, McEwen won only five NHRA national events during his 35-plus-year career, but his ... Continue reading
NHRA FMDRS: Meyer and Chesterman claim victories at Nebraska Motorplex
Aug 13, 2001
August 12, 2001 SCRIBNER, Neb.- In the final results from Nebraska Motorplex, Federal-Mogul Dragster driver Jay Meyer and Federal-Mogul Funny Car pilot Cy Chesterman took home top honors. Jay Meyer of Freeport, Texas took on David Wells of Lemars, Iowa in the final and laid down a 5.722-second, 245.63-mph pass to take ... Continue reading
NHRA: Bass Pro Shops Teams with Etchells Racing
Aug 13, 2001
August 12, 2001 Springfield, MO---Bass Pro Shops has joined with Chuck Etchells Racing Inc. to sponsor a Chevrolet Camaro Funny Car for two races in the National Hot Rod Association's (NHRA) Winston Drag Racing series. As the primary sponsor, the Etchells Racing Funny Car will carry a special paint scheme along with th ... Continue reading
FMDRS NEBRASKA MOTORPLEX SATURDAY
Aug 11, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES- WEST CENTRAL DIVISION NEBRASKA MOTORPLEX SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2001 TOP QUALIFYING HONORS GO TO MEYER AND CHESTERMAN SCRIBNER, Neb.- In the final rounds of qualifying at Nebraska Motorplex, Federal-Mogul Dragster driver Randy Meyer and Federal-Mogul Funny Car ... Continue reading
NHRA: Bernstein finally claims Sears Point; Worsham ad Martino also win
Aug 6, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 6, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. - Kenny Bernstein scored his 58th career NHRA victory at Sunday's FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals at Sears Point Raceway, the 16th race of the NHRA's 50th anniversary season. Del Worsham and Tom Martino also won their respective ca ... Continue reading
NHRA: Race Results, FRAM Autolite Nationals, Sears Point
Aug 6, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 6, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. -- Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories at the 14th annual FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals at Sears Point Raceway. The $1.9 million race is the 16th of 24 events in the $50 million NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series. ... Continue reading
Martino ends Drought, wins Sonoma!!!
Aug 6, 2001
(Note: The following is attached in text format for your convenience.) Contact: Jon G. Knapp Phone: (704) 662-3121 Fax: (704) 662-3021 MARTINO ENDS WINLESS DROUGHT WITH DRAMATIC WIN IN SONOMA Sonoma, CA, August 5, 2001 - Tom Martino, 43, of Farmingdale, New Jersey, scored the fourth NHRA national event win of his profe ... Continue reading
NHRA: Bernstein, Bazemore Coughlin survive Saturday heat at Sears Point
Aug 5, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 5, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. - Kenny Bernstein held the top spot in Top Fuel after Saturday's final qualifying at the NHRA's FRAM-Autolite Nationals. Bernstein's Budweiser King dragster needed a quarter-mile run of 4.560 seconds at 319.45 mph to earn his 59 ... Continue reading
NHRA: Bernstein and Bazemore lead Nitoros, Coughlin sets record at Sears Point
Aug 4, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 4, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. - Kenny Bernstein led the first day of Top Fuel qualifying Friday at the FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals with a quarter-mile run of 4.560 seconds at a top speed of 319.45 mph. Bernstein's Budweiser King dragster was the quickest at ... Continue reading
NHRA: Qualifying Results, FRAM-Autolite Nationals, Sonoma
Aug 4, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 4, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. -- Results Friday after qualifying for the 14th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals at Sears Point Raceway, 16th of 24 events in the $50 million NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday's fin ... Continue reading
NHRA: Team Jegs Ready for Success
Aug 3, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 3, 2001 The NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series will invade historic Sears Point Raceway this weekend. Jeg Coughlin currently is sitting in the No. 3 position in the points. He has 862 points and is trailing Jim Yates and WJ. The 31-year old driver knows ... Continue reading
NHRA'S 50 GREATEST DRIVERS: Number 17; Jungle Jim Liberman
Aug 3, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 3, 2001 Years before John Force arrived on the scene, drag racing's original flamboyant showman was "Jungle Jim" Liberman; a larger-than-life individual whose flaming burnouts, glib personality, and boundless energy endeared him to fans in a manner th ... Continue reading
NHRA'S 50 GREATEST DRIVERS: Number 18; Dyno Don Nicholson
Aug 3, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 3, 2001 There have been few drag racers equipped with more versatile skills as a driver and engine builder/tuner than "Dyno Don" Nicholson. Originally a circle-track roadster campaigner in the late 1940s and then a participant in dry-lakes racing in E ... Continue reading
NHRA: 2001 NHRA Winston Point Standings
Aug 2, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 2, 2001 (Following the 154h of 24 events in the $50 million NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series) TOP FUEL Place Driver Points (Victories in Parentheses) 1. Kenny Bernstein, Lake Forest, Calif., Budweiser King Dragster (4) 1252 2. Larry Dixon, Indianapolis ... Continue reading
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