Team Press Releases

Defending NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion LE Tonglet is getting a teammate for this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment Nationals at Commerce, Ga.

Nitro Fish Racing owner Kenny Koretsky said Tuesday that GT Tonglet, LE’s older brother, will race a limited schedule for the team. “We are pleased to welcome GT on board,” said Koretsky. “GT and his dad (Gary) have worked hard building a new motorcycle and we are looking forward to seeing it at Atlanta Dragway.”

“I’m happy to be able...

 

HOLLYWOOD, FL. (May 11, 2011) – NHRA Pro Stock legend Warren Johnson and ESPN's Mike Dunn join Joe Castello along with the NHRA's Alan Reinhart on this week's WFO Radio NHRA Tuesday. To listen now, go to WFORadio.com.
Warren Johnson, the NHRA legend in attendance this weekend at the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals discusses his history in the sport, his season so far, including the first crash of his long career in testing earlier this year, and his views on the next great...

 

Three races into the ADRL 2011 season, 2010 Rookie of the Year Mick Snyder is sitting in third place in the points standings after the Reading event was called due to curfew before the semi-final round could be contested.

“In just our second year in this class, it is safe to say we are still learning a lot. Being able to go rounds over the past few races has really helped us gather some data and try some new things with the car. And we really think the Powersource Transportation...

 

Mooresville, N.C., May 10, 2011 – The NHRA’s Pro Stock division is in the midst of another extremely competitive season. Four drivers have split the first five races, with the first four positions in the Full Throttle championship standings separated by just over one round of competition, and numerous races decided by a margin measured in mere thousandths of a second. As such, every week a near-perfect performance is required to contend for the win.


In the first two races, Jason Line...

 

Mooresville, N.C., May 10, 2011 – Over the last eighteen months, one of the hallmarks of Greg Anderson and the Summit Racing team’s performance has been their incredible ability to overcome challenges both on and off the track to maintain their position as one of the top organizations in the NHRA’s highly competitive Pro Stock category. Prior to the 2010 season, the combination of team owner Ken Black’s health issues and Anderson’s devastating house fire left the team fighting to catch up...

 

Opening rounds in PMRA Pro Modifieds, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and new Pro Bike & Sled Series take to the track May 20-22

CAYUGA, ONTARIO (May 9, 2011) – The opening rounds in the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series are all set to take place May 20-22 at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park.

The Victoria Day Weekend Challenge will feature a weekend of non-stop drag racing action. The event will mark the beginning...

 

Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School Hosts Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated at zMax Dragway

(5-10-2011) CONCORD, NC – When Robert Chambless, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated, was looking for a way to bring his sales team together in a fun and energizing way, a day of learning the ropes of drag racing at Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School fit the bill perfectly.

On Wednesday, May 4th, Chambless and his team met at zMax Dragway just...

 

If anyone remembers Buddy Warren from the Houston area, he ran the "the Thrashing Machine" AA/FD, "the Streaker" AA/FD in the 70's and also ran the Pro Comp class with other drivers passed away from a tragic plane accident this past weekend.

Father, daughter killed in Conroe plane crash | abc13.com

 

Pittsburgh Raceway Park unveils multiple facility upgrades in anticipation of Nitro Jam debut May 20-21

NEW ALEXANDRIA, Pa. (April 20, 2011) – In anticipation of one of the biggest motorsports events to ever visit western Pennsylvania the staff at Pittsburgh Raceway Park have spent the offseason upgrading the facility and getting it ready for a full season of racing highlighted by the highly anticipated debut of Nitro Jam May 20-21 at the Pittsburgh facility.

Over the past few...