NHRA: Pep Boys named title sponsor of 50th Anniversary Nationals at Pomona
May 29, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 30, 2001 GLENDORA, Calif. - Pep Boys Parts, Tires, Accessories, and Service has reached an agreement with the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to become the title sponsor of the NHRA 50th Anniversary Nationals, the first nighttime drag race in Souther ... Continue reading
NHRA: Defending champ Panella among contenders for Pro Stock title at Route 66
May 29, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 29, 2001 JOLIET, Ill. - As Bob Panella stares intently at the two NHRA Winston championship trophies on his mantle, he can rest comfortably knowing that picking up a third is only a matter of consistency. And during the last two seasons, no Pro Stock Tru ... Continue reading
NHRA: Tony Pedregon fighting his way back towards the top
May 29, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 29, 2001 JOLIET, Ill. - The 2001 season started off pretty good for Tony Pedregon. Then it took a turn for the worst. After posting a runner-up finish at the season-opening AutoZone Winternationals in Pomona, Calif., the 36-year-old suffered four straigh ... Continue reading
NHRA: Summer Heat Brings Different Strategy for Teams at Route 66
May 29, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 29, 2001 JOLIET, Ill. - While most of the attention during the early stages of the 2001 NHRA Winston Drag Racing campaign has focused on high-powered performances, teams will shift their concentration to more serious matters as the season drifts into the ... Continue reading
NHRA: Bernstein, Pedregon, Krisher and Smith winners at Topeka
May 28, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 28, 2001 TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kenny Bernstein led a parade of 50-somethings into the winner's circle Sunday at the Advance Auto Parts NHRA Nationals and in the process he moved into the Winston Top Fuel points lead for the first time since winning the elusive ... Continue reading
NHRA: Race results, Advance Auto Parts Nationals, Topeka
May 28, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 28, 2001 TOPEKA, Kan. -- Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories at the 13th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. The $1.9 million race is the ninth of 24 events in the $50 million NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series. T ... Continue reading
NHRA: Force, Dunn, Johnson, Panella take top qualifying honors in Topeka
May 27, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 27, 2001 TOPEKA, Kan. -- John Force led the quickest Funny Car field in NHRA history Saturday to close qualifying for the Advance Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Mike Dunn, Warren Johnson and Bob Panella also will lead their respectiv ... Continue reading
NHRA: Sunday's first round pairings for Heartland Park Topeka
May 27, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 27, 2001 TOPEKA, Kan. -- Sunday's first-round pairings for professional eliminations at the 13th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka, the ninth of 24 events in the $50 million NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on re ... Continue reading
NHRA FMDRS: Rain postpones second round qualifying at Maple Grove
May 27, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 27, 2001 Mohnton, Pa.-The second round of qualifying in the Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series was postponed today due to heavy rain. "Unfortunately, the rain would not let up and we had to postpone today's activities until tomorrow," said Northeast Divisi ... Continue reading
NHRA: Jeg and Troy are ready to come out swinging on day two
May 26, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 26, 2001 NHRA's most competitive professional class began the first day of their qualifying for the Advanced Auto Parts Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka today. A total of 29 factory hot rods started their battle to be part of the show on raceday and be ... Continue reading
NHRA: Dunn, Force, Johnson among top qualifiers at Topeka
May 26, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 26, 2001 TOPEKA, Kan. -- Mike Dunn capped a thrilling day of high-horsepower performances at Heartland Park Topeka by clocking the quickest Top Fuel run since NHRA mandated the 90-percent nitro rule last season. John Force, Warren Johnson and Bob Panella ... Continue reading
NHRA: Friday qualifying results, Advance Auto Parts Nationals
May 26, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 26, 2001 TOPEKA, Kan. -- Friday's qualifying results for the 13th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka, ninth of 24 events in the $50 million NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series. Qualifying continues Saturday for Sunday's final elimin ... Continue reading
NHRA'S 50 GREATEST DRIVERS: Number 28; 'Ohio George' Montgomery
May 25, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 25, 2001 One of the most colorful chapters in drag racing history is the saga of the AA/Gas Supercharged coupes that created some of NHRA's most intense rivalries from the late 1950s through the early 1970s. The combination of supercharged engines in ful ... Continue reading
NHRA: Sticky problem could be slowing Thomas
May 25, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 25, 2001 TOPEKA, Kan. – With two national events behind the wheel of the NHRA’s newest Pro Stock Pontiac Grand Am under his safety belts, veteran driver Mike Thomas believes he is closing in on a championship tune-up that will return him to h ... Continue reading
NHRA'S 50 GREATEST DRIVERS: Number 27, 'Big Jim' Dunn
May 24, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 24, 2001 Over a period of 40 years, Jim Dunn drove a variety of cars that were the hardest to drive, and he was a winner in all of them. He won in AA/A, AA/FA, front-engine Top Fuel dragsters, and Funny Cars (including two unique but squirrelly rear-engi ... Continue reading
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