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McClenathan and FRAM AirHog Dragster qualifies No. 9

McClenathan and FRAM AirHog Dragster qualifies No. 9

CARRIER BOYZ RACING FRAM AIRHOG TOP FUEL DRAGSTER Visit our website at www.carrierboyzracing.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE/FAX: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net FIFTH ANNUAL NHRA O'REILLY THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS BRISTOL DRAGWAY APRIL 29 - MAY 1, 2005 Qualifying: Session 1 Fri ... Continue reading

NHRA Kurt Johnson Saturday Update: KJ's New ACDelco Cobalt Engineers the Third Starting Spot in Bristol

NHRA Kurt Johnson Saturday Update: KJ's New ACDelco Cobalt Engineers the Third Starting Spot in Bristol

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net KJ's New ACDelco Cobalt Engineers the Third Starting Spot in Bristol Event: 5th Annual O'Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals Day/Date: Saturday, April 30, 2005 Location: Bristol Dragway, Bristol, TN Kurt Johnson faced several obstacles e ... Continue reading

2005 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series

2005 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series

KALITTA MOTORSPORTS 2005 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Event 6 of 23 O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol Dragway Bristol, Tenn. April 29 - May 1, 2005 Kalitta Motorsports’ Top Fuelers qualify No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 for NHRA event in Bristol Bristol, Tenn., April 30, 2005 – After persiste ... Continue reading

IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT

IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT

THE “LAW” OF THE JUNGLE APRIL 30 IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY RACE REPORT By Tim Kennedy Irwindale, CA, Apr. 30 - “LAW” (led all the way) is a positive for a driver, just as “DNF” (did not finish) is the negative. LAW is what point leaders/pole starters Tim Huddleston and Chris Johnson did Sat ... Continue reading

THE OLD GUYS STILL HAVE A PLACE IN HISTORY

THE OLD GUYS STILL HAVE A PLACE IN HISTORY

NEWS & NOTES for this weeks NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series race. Ø The race . This event is the fourth race on the series schedule for 2005. It is the first of two visits the series will make to Stockton this season. Ø The track . Stockton 99 Speedway is a quarter-mile paved oval with blended banking of ... Continue reading

40+ DRIVERS SET TO BEGIN 2005 MAZDASPEED MIATA CUP SEASON AT LAGUNA

40+ DRIVERS SET TO BEGIN 2005 MAZDASPEED MIATA CUP SEASON AT LAGUNA

MONTEREY, Calif. (April 29, 2005) – More than 40 drivers are set to put their skills to the test this weekend in the season opening doubleheader of the Mazdaspeed Miata Cup Presented by Hankook at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, part of the U.S. Sports Car Invitational. Headlining the 44 entries are a former series Ch ... Continue reading

SPEED WORLD CHALLENGE MAKES COMPETITION ADJUSTMENTS PRIOR TO MID-OHIO

SPEED WORLD CHALLENGE MAKES COMPETITION ADJUSTMENTS PRIOR TO MID-OHIO

TOPEKA, Kan. (April 28, 2005) – SCCA Pro Racing announced today minor competition adjustments in the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT and Touring Car classes. Heading the list is a 100lb base weight reduction (3300 to 3200) to the Dodge Viper (Competition Coupe) in SPEED GT. Additionally, the SPEED Touring Car BMW 3 ... Continue reading

SHIGE HATTORI RETURNS TO GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

SHIGE HATTORI RETURNS TO GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver has win at track DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Apr. 29, 2005) – In a season of firsts for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie Shige Hattori, this weekend will finally offer a familiar backdrop. Saturday’s Dodge Ram Tough 200 brings Hattori back to Gateway International Raceway, ... Continue reading

NHRA INKS MULTI-YEAR DEAL WITH SONY'S XPLOD BRAND

NHRA INKS MULTI-YEAR DEAL WITH SONY'S XPLOD BRAND

GLENDORA, Calif. (April 29, 2005) – National Hot Rod Association officials announced today that San Diego-based Sony Electronics and its Xplōd brand of mobile electronics products will serve as the title sponsor of its sport compact drag racing series. The newly-named NHRA Xplōd Sport Compact Racing Ser ... Continue reading

2005 FIA Formula One World Championship Round 5: Spanish Grand Prix (Circuito de Catalunya)

2005 FIA Formula One World Championship Round 5: Spanish Grand Prix (Circuito de Catalunya)

2005 FIA Formula One World Championship Round 5: Spanish Grand Prix (Circuito de Catalunya), May 6-8 Preview NEW SURFACE, SAME INTENSE GROUNDWORK Formula One is poised for one of its most highly-charged weekends of the season, as local favourite Fernando Alonso (Mild Seven Renault/Michelin) bids to extend his world cha ... Continue reading

RAIN CANCELS FRIDAY QUALIFYING AT O'REILLY NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS

RAIN CANCELS FRIDAY QUALIFYING AT O'REILLY NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Persistent rain showers forced NHRA officials to cancel Friday’s racing at the O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. Weather permitting, Saturday’s racing will run as previously scheduled with pro sessions set for noon and 3 p.m. Sunday’s eliminations ... Continue reading

BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY RAINED OUT AGAIN

BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY RAINED OUT AGAIN

BLOOMINGTON, IN (April 29, 2005) – For the second week in a row, the weatherman was unkind to Bloomington Speedway. To be honest, the forecast had not looked good all week. However, we held out some hope that the weather would either miss us or that it would get through in time to spare Friday night. Unfortunatel ... Continue reading

VIPsports.com Dodge Stratus NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car

VIPsports.com Dodge Stratus NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car

In the Winners Circle ... CLERMONT, Ind., April 30 -- The VIPsports.com Dodge Stratus Top Alcohol Funny Car, driven by Danny Townsend, chalked up a dominating win at Indianapolis Raceway Park, April 17. After using only two of the three qualifying runs, the car owned top qualifier honors, low elapsed time and top speed ... Continue reading

CARPENTIER FINISHES 13th IN JAPAN

CARPENTIER FINISHES 13th IN JAPAN

PATRICK CARPENTIER RADIO/TV NEWS BUREAU UPDATE Race Result of Round Four of the IndyCar Series in Japan CARPENTIER FINISHES 13th IN JAPAN Montreal, Saturday, April 30, 2005 - Starting 14th on the grid for the Indy Japan 300, Red Bull Cheever Racing driver Patrick Carpentier gained one position in the race to finish 13t ... Continue reading

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