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Checker Schuck's Kragen Racing's 'Madman Murray' Funny Car Will Debut in Columbus at NHRA Pontiac Performance Nationals

Checker Schuck's Kragen Racing's 'Madman Murray' Funny Car Will Debut in Columbus at NHRA Pontiac Performance Nationals

PHOENIX, May 15 -- CSK Auto, Inc. announced today that its Checker Schuck's Kragen Racing team will roll out a special "Madman Murray" themed Nitro Funny Car body in several upcoming NHRA Powerade Series(R) drag races. The new Chevy Monte Carlo body, resplendent in red and yellow flame graphics with a huge smiling pict ... Continue reading

WJ Steps Up, Qualifies Fourth in Thunder Valley

WJ Steps Up, Qualifies Fourth in Thunder Valley

Event: 7th Annual O'Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals Day/Date: Saturday, April 29, 2006 Location: Bristol Dragway, Bristol, TN Warren Johnson completed a solid qualifying effort on Saturday at the O'Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, TN. On each of his first three attempts, Johnson bettered his previous time, w ... Continue reading

KJ Battles to a Semi-Final Finish in Bristol

KJ Battles to a Semi-Final Finish in Bristol

Event: 6th Annual O’Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals Day/Date: Sunday, April 30, 2006 Location: Bristol Dragway, Bristol, TN Kurt Johnson and the ACDelco Cobalt Racing team completed an eventful weekend in Thunder Valley on Sunday, powering to a semi-final finish at the O’Reilly Thunder Valley NHRA Nationals i ... Continue reading

NHRA Top Fueler Doug Kalitta goes back-to-back in Bristol to pick up first win of 2006

NHRA Top Fueler Doug Kalitta goes back-to-back in Bristol to pick up first win of 2006

BRISTOL, Tenn. (April 30, 2006) - Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster driver Doug Kalitta was in a win drought. The 24-time NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series national event winner had not won a Top Fuel title since the Brainerd, Minn., event last August, until today. For the third time in his nine-year drag racing career and fo ... Continue reading

VANDERGRIFF STARTS IN No. 14 POSITION IN LAS VEGAS

VANDERGRIFF STARTS IN No. 14 POSITION IN LAS VEGAS

2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 5 of 23 NHRA Summitracing.com Nationals THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Race Date: April 7-9, 2006 VANDERGRIFF STARTS IN No. 14 POSITION LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 8)- Bob Vandergriff Jr. will take his UPS Top Fuel dragster to the starting line on Sunday morning to meet the ... Continue reading

Stevens Jr. looking good in Vegas, qualifies No. 4

Stevens Jr. looking good in Vegas, qualifies No. 4

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 5 of 23 NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Race Date: April 7-9, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net STEVENS JR. LOOKING GOOD IN VEGAS, QUALIFIES NO. ... Continue reading

Top Fuel points leader Troxel qualifies No. 4 in Vegas

Top Fuel points leader Troxel qualifies No. 4 in Vegas

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 5 of 23 NHRA Summitracing.com Nationals THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Race Date: April 7-9, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net TOP FUEL POINTS LEADER TROXEL PUTS TOGETHER CONS ... Continue reading

Bazemore takes No. 10 in Vegas qualifying

Bazemore takes No. 10 in Vegas qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 5 of 23 NHRA Summitracing.com Nationals THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Race Date: April 7-9, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BAZEMORE TAKES NO. 10 IN VEGAS QUALIFYING LAS VE ... Continue reading

Scelzi drives Mopar/Oakley Dodge Charger to No. 12 in Vegas qualifying

Scelzi drives Mopar/Oakley Dodge Charger to No. 12 in Vegas qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 5 of 23 NHRA Summitracing.com Nationals THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Race Date: April 7-9, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net SCELZI DRIVES MOPAR/OAKLEY DODGE CHARGER TO NO. ... Continue reading

Rookie Carlson qualifies for his first race of season, nets No. 12 in Vegas

Rookie Carlson qualifies for his first race of season, nets No. 12 in Vegas

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 5 of 23 NHRA Summitracing.com Nationals THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Race Date: April 7-9, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net ROOKIE CARLSON QUALIFIES FOR HIS FIRST RACE OF S ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday from South Georgia Motorsports Park

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday from South Georgia Motorsports Park

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION SOUTH GEORGIA MOTORSPORTS PARK, CECIL, GA. Saturday, April 8, 2006 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 FINAL QUALIFYING DAMPENED BY RAIN AT SOUTH GEORGIA MOTORSPORTS PARK CECIL, Ga. - Qualifying was cut short by rain at the NHRA Southeas ... Continue reading

Vandergriff ends Friday Qualifying in the No. 12 position

Vandergriff ends Friday Qualifying in the No. 12 position

2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 5 of 23 NHRA Summitracing.com Nationals THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Race Date: April 7-9, 2006 Vandergriff ends Friday Qualifying in the No. 12 position Las Vegas (April 7)- The UPS Top Fuel dragster enjoyed Friday evening at the NHRA Summitracing.com Nationals at t ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: POWERADE SERIES RESULTS FRIDAY FROM LAS VEGAS

NHRA NEWS: POWERADE SERIES RESULTS FRIDAY FROM LAS VEGAS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications, (626) 695-6649 HIGHT, SCHUMACHER AND ANDERSON LEAD QUALIFYING FRIDAY AT LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS -- Robert Hight raced to a track record performance in Funny Car Friday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, covering the quarter-mile distance in 4.702 seconds at 327 mph ... Continue reading

Kurt Johnson NHRA Friday Update: Friday Night in Vegas finds KJ Sitting Fifth

Kurt Johnson NHRA Friday Update: Friday Night in Vegas finds KJ Sitting Fifth

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Friday Night in Vegas finds KJ Sitting Fifth Event: 7th Annual Summitracing.com Nationals Day/Date: Friday, April 7, 2006 Location: The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV The first day of qualifying for the Summitracing ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: After two of four qualifying sessions Anderson No. 1

KB Racing LLC: After two of four qualifying sessions Anderson No. 1

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 SEVENTH ANNUAL NHRA SUMMITRACING.COM NATIONALS THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - LAS VEGAS APRI ... Continue reading

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