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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

IHRA Standout Harold Martin Looks to the Future at the ACDelco High School Nationals

IHRA Standout Harold Martin Looks to the Future at the ACDelco High School Nationals

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Team ACDelco Update Harold Martin, Owner/Driver ACDelco Pro Modified Pontiac Event: ACDelco High School Nationals Location: Norwalk Raceway Park Norwalk, OH Dates: May 21, 2006 IHRA Standout Harold Martin Looks to the Future at the A ... 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

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

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

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

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

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