Team Press Releases

SMITH RUNS WELL IN ATLANTA

KING, NC (May 15, 2011) – Rickie Smith and his Nitrous Injected Carolina Drilling/Coffman Tank Trucks Chevrolet Camaro went into the Atlanta Dragway with hopes of getting back the points he lost over the last few weeks.

Smith qualified himself in the number four spot as eliminations would roll around. One of only three Nitrous Injected cars in the field, Smith knew he would have to run well.

“We ran well all weekend honestly,” said Smith. “Besides a...

 

COMMERCE, Ga. – LE Tonglet served up a reminder Sunday of just how well he performed during his drive to last season’s NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship when he cruised to the Southern Nationals victory at Atlanta Dragway.

Basically, he was on top of his game Saturday when he grabbed the No. 1 starting berth with a 6.954-second time and he didn’t waver during eliminations. For example, Tonglet defeated Andrew Hines, second in the early standings, in the semifinals and point leader...

 

Commerce, GA, May 15, 2011- Jason Line and the Summit Racing team added another entry to their racing resume on Sunday, capturing the Pro Stock title at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Starting from the second position, Line defeated Shane Gray, Vincent Nobile and Allen Johnson in the early rounds before squaring off against his teammate Greg Anderson in the final round, the second time in this year’s six races that the KB Racing teammates had met in...

 

A LITTLE TOO EAGER FOR SMITH

KING, NC (May 15, 2011) – Trying to stop the frustrating season that he has had up to this point, Matt Smith and his Al-Anabi Racing Buell hoped for a different outcome at the Atlanta Dragway this past weekend.

“We just had a rough weekend again,” said Smith. “I felt like we may have had things headed down the right direction, and then we got out on the track and things didn’t go according to plan.”

Not qualifying as well as he would have liked...

 

ANGIE SMITH CUTS A PERFECT LIGHT

KING, NC (May 15, 2011) – Angie Smith and her Coffman Tank Trucks Buell headed to the 31st annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals in Commerce, Georgia this weekend. Smith went in with hopes of breaking her way back into the top-10 in points.

Smith qualified in the number 13th spot by the time Sunday had rolled around. She would have to face the multi-time Champion of Andrew Hines first round. Smith knew she would have to be on her...

 

COMMERCE, Ga. – It wasn’t the kind of weekend Greg Stanfield expected to spend in the Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Sunday’s eliminations were way too short.

Stanfield and the Nitro Fish/Coffman Tank Trucks GXP Pro Stock team struggled during qualifying, starting a season-low 14th. And he didn’t have lane of choice in his first-round match against Allen Johnson.

Both cars left together but Johnson pulled away to the win, 6.605 seconds at 209.43 mph to a 6.626 at 208.46...

 

COMMERCE, Ga. – Tony Pedregon parlayed his quick reaction time Sunday with his best run of the weekend into an opening-round victory over Jim Head en route to a quarterfinal finish in the Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

Pedregon, the No. 12 qualifier, left the starting line first (.111-second to .122) and his Nitro Fish Funny Car covered the 1,000-foot track in 4.156 seconds at 304.25 mph. Head (No. 5 qualifier) finished with a 4.154 at 301.94 mph.

It was Tony Pedregon vs...

 

PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS kicks off
2011 season at TMP’s Cayuga Dragway May 20-22

Once again, consistency will be the key to success in drag racing

CAYUGA, ONTARIO (May 13, 2011) – Consistency is a major part of success in drag racing compared to other forms of motorsport.

And consistency was a winning factor for last year’s opening rounds in the Pro Modified Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series.

Winning the first event in PMRA racing last...

 

NOT THE WEEKEND STANFIELD WANTED

BOSSIER CITY, LA (May 15, 2011) – Greg Stanfield arrived at the Atlanta Dragway just one point out of the Full Throttle Championship point standings, however after a rough weekend Stanfield is more than ready to move on.
After qualifying in the 14th spot, Stanfield and team decided to change it up a bit. Tweaking their set up that they had been running the whole weekend; they changed everything come Sunday.
Having to run against Allen Johnson...