Team Press Releases

Red light start does little to deter Hernandez' positive momentum,
B1 Racing focuses on moving forward

READING, Pa. (May 9, 2011) - To the uninformed, Josh Hernandez' results at last weekend’s ADRL Penske Truck Leasing Inaugural Northeast Drags at Maple Grove might seem disappointing: the former world champion struggled to get into the field, squeaked into the field in 12th in his last qualifying attempt after failing to get down the track in his two previous attempts, and lost...

 

Jan-Cen Motorsports Joins Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association as a Contingency Sponsor for 2011

(5-9-2011) Huntington, NY - The Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association is pleased to welcome the involvement of Jan-Cen Motorsports as a contingency sponsor for 2011.

"Jan-Cen is excited to be involved with the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mods. This will be a great opportunity for Jan-Cen to highlight our products and services in the NEOPMA and also extend support and encouragement to our...

 

Lincolnshire, Ill. – PEAK Motor Oil/Herculiner NHRA Full Throttle Series Top Fuel pilot TJ Zizzo is featured on this week’s Nitro Rewind, an internet program focusing on the teams of the NHRA’s two nitro classes. Zizzo taped his appearance on the show’s second episode during the recent O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals in Baytown, Texas.

“I know this is only the second episode but we have been thrilled with the response. We have more drivers in both categories involved and we have seen...

 

Mopar Dodge Avenger NHRA Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson returns to action this week at a track that he is very familiar with and at which he has experienced a good amount of success over the years — Atlanta Dragway, site of the 31st Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, May 13–15.

Johnson won at Atlanta in 2002 after qualifying third, claiming the second Pro Stock victory of his career. The Team Mopar veteran has since gone on to claim six more event wins. Last season...

 

WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO (May 7, 2011) – Bob McDonald started his racing career on a motorcycle, then raced in several classes of cars, and has returned to racing a bike where he will be a competitor in the new Pro Bike & Sled Series for drag racing.

“I find it more economical to go fast on a bike,” he said. “It’s also easier on the wallet and a lot easier to work with a bike at the race track.

“And I think this new series will be exciting and let me go back to my bike roots.”

McDonald...

 

ADRL Gets Record Performances At Penske Truck Leasing Inaugural Northeast Drags At Maple Grove


MOHNTON, PA (May 7, 2011) – There were world records set in two American Drag Racing League (ADRL) classes in the league’s first trip to Maple Grove Raceway.

But due to a four-hour rain delay and the track curfew, the Penske Truck Leasing Inaugural Northeast Drags did not crown winners in its five professional classes (Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Extreme 10.5, Pro Extreme Motorcycle and...

 

ADRL Penske Truck Leasing Inaugural Northeast Drags At Maple Grove Raceway Yields Incredible Firsts

MOHNTON, PA (May 6, 2011) – On a day filled with firsts and record runs, it was only fitting that Frankie Taylor had the final say.

The 2010 American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Pro Extreme World Champion made the final pass during Friday’s second qualifying session of the Penske Truck Leasing Inaugural Northeast Drags at Maple Grove Raceway and it turned out to be one for the...

 

READING, Pa. (May 6, 2011) - It's been a long month for B1 Racing Pro Extreme driver Josh Hernandez. His team owner, Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has been temporarily and understandably pulled away from drag racing to focus on the urgent issue of supporting his father, the King of Bahrain, as they deal with the political issues facing the small island country off the coast of Saudi Arabia. Hernandez and the entire B1 Racing team have expressed their full support of Sheikh Abdulla...

 

(5-6-2011) SOPHIA, NC – In his first race in the Roy Hill / Phoenix Racing Super Stock Ford Cobra Jet owned by James Finch, hometown racer Dewayne Custer was the number one qualifier at the recently-completed 24th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Spring Nationals held at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, TX, with an 8.615 on a 9.70 index. After taking the top-qualifier bye run in the first round, Custer’s day came to an early end at the hands of Bill Devine in round two.

Drag racing icon Roy...