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NHRA Warren Johnson Qualifying Wrap Up: WJ Will Start 10th in Columbus

NHRA Warren Johnson Qualifying Wrap Up: WJ Will Start 10th in Columbus

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net WJ Will Start 10th in Columbus Event: 42nd Annual Pontiac Performance Nationals Day/Date: Saturday, May 20, 2006 Location: National Trail Raceway, Columbus, Ohio On the strength of a 6.706-second, 205.88 mph pass recorded on Saturday ... Continue reading

Scelzi qualifies No. 6 in Columbus, switches to Stratus

Scelzi qualifies No. 6 in Columbus, switches to Stratus

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 23 Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals National Trail Raceway Columbus, Ohio Race Date: May 19-21, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI QUALIFIES NO. 6 IN COLUMBUS; SWITCHES ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: XPLOD SERIES FINAL QUALIFYING AT ATCO, N.J.

NHRA NEWS: XPLOD SERIES FINAL QUALIFYING AT ATCO, N.J.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brian Hacker (626) 428-0280 PERSONETT BREAKS 220 MPH BARRIER TO RUN FASTEST PRO RWD SPEED IN NHRA SPORT COMPACT HISTORY ATCO, N.J. - Brad Personett ran the fastest speed ever in NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series history at the Northeast NHRA Sport Compact Nationals at Atco Raceway. P ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: Pontiac Performance Nationals Final Qualifying Story

NHRA NEWS: Pontiac Performance Nationals Final Qualifying Story

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Padian at 626-278-0312 or Lachelle Seymour at 626-253-6337 VETERAN PRO STOCKER ALLEN JOHNSON EARNS FIRST NO. 1 QUALIFIER Schumacher, Hight and Chip Ellis round out top performers at Pontiac Performance Nationals HEBRON, Ohio -- Pro Stock veteran Allen Johnson used a personal-best ... Continue reading

Capps earns No. 9 in new Charger in Columbus qualifying

Capps earns No. 9 in new Charger in Columbus qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 23 Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals National Trail Raceway Columbus, Ohio Race Date: May 19-21, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net CAPPS EARNS NO. 9 IN NEW CHARGER IN COLUMBUS ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Line qualifies No. 3 at National Trail Raceway

KB Racing LLC: Line qualifies No. 3 at National Trail Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK JASON LINE - DRIVER MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 42ND ANNUAL PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NATIONALS Presented by Summit Racing Equipment NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY - ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Anderson qualifies No. 8

KB Racing LLC: Anderson qualifies No. 8

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK GREG ANDERSON - DRIVER MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 425-557-8899 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 42ND ANNUAL PONTIAC PERFORMANCE NATIONALS Presented by Summit Racing Equipment NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY ... Continue reading

VANDERGRIFF BLASTS TO No. 2 POSITION IN COLUMBUS QUALIFYING

VANDERGRIFF BLASTS TO No. 2 POSITION IN COLUMBUS QUALIFYING

2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 8 of 23 Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals National Trail Raceway Columbus, Ohio Race Date: May 19-21, 2006 VANDERGRIFF BLASTS TO No. 2 POSITION IN COLUMBUS QUALIFYING HEBRON, OH., (May 19, 2006)- Bob Vandergriff Jr. took advantage of the cool evening air at the Pontiac Perfo ... Continue reading

Coughlin family ready for eliminations in Columbus (NHRA/JEG'S)

Coughlin family ready for eliminations in Columbus (NHRA/JEG'S)

Coughlin family ready for eliminations in Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Coughlin brothers, Troy, John, Mike, and Jeg, completed qualifying yesterday in their respective eliminators for this weekend’s Pontiac Performance Nationals at National Trail Raceway. The Coughlin’s wil ... Continue reading

Jeg Coughlin Sr gets back into a Top Fuel car (NHRA/JEG'S)

Jeg Coughlin Sr gets back into a Top Fuel car (NHRA/JEG'S)

Jeg Coughlin Sr gets back into a Top Fuel car Ohioan Jeg Coughlin Sr., founder of Jeg's Automotive, had the rare opportunity to warm-up a 7,000 horsepower Top Fuel dragster Friday prior to the opening round of professional qualifying at the 42nd annual Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals at National Trail Raceway. A for ... Continue reading

Jim Beam/Vonage Practice Report, Indy (May 19)

Jim Beam/Vonage Practice Report, Indy (May 19)

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email/fi ... Continue reading

Field is set at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Firebird Raceway

Field is set at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Firebird Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 36TH ANNUAL NAPA AUTO PARTS IGNITOR PRESENTED BY DAN WIEBOLD FORD, A ROUND OF THE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES FIREBIRD RACEWAY SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2006 Dana Mariotti, NHRA Field Marketing Manager (626)428-0289 FIELD IS SET AT FIREBIRD RACEWAY Boise, Idaho – The field is set for tomorrowâ ... Continue reading

Doug Kalitta trying for three consecutive NHRA event wins in sponsor's backyard

Doug Kalitta trying for three consecutive NHRA event wins in sponsor's backyard

COLUMBUS, Ohio (May 16, 2006) – Just like in the 2005 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster driver Doug Kalitta is going into his primary sponsor’s hometown of Columbus, Ohio, on a hot streak. Just like last season, Kalitta and his Mac Tools team are eager to race t ... Continue reading

2006 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals

2006 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Pontiac Performance NHRA Nationals

KALITTA MOTORSPORTS2006 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing SeriesEvent 8 of 23Pontiac Performance NHRA NationalsNational Trail Raceway Columbus, OhioMay 18-21, 2006 NHRA Top Fueler Dave Grubnic looking to NHRA legends on his team for winning edge in Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio (May 16, 2006) – Native Australian Dave ... Continue reading

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