Team Press Releases

Event: 42nd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals Location: Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fla. Day/Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011 Jason Line and the Summit Racing team came into the second day of qualifying for the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals determined to take full advantage of the tremendous conditions and improve their starting position for Sunday. Although the temperatures were slightly elevated from the day before, there was still the potential for the national elapsed time record to be lowered even further, with teams challenged to find the perfect set-up. Of twenty-one cars making an attempt in the at Gainesville Raceway, Line came the closest to setting a new mark, with his 6.496-second, 212.49 mph...

Event: 42nd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals Location: Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fla. Day/Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011 Defending NHRA Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson and his Summit Racing team completed a very consistent and impressive qualifying effort on Saturday, capturing the third starting position for Sunday’s final eliminations of the Tire Kingdom NHRA Nationals in Gainesville, Florida. In three of the four sessions at Gainesville Raceway, Anderson was one of the top two runners among the 21 Pro Stock Cars attempting to qualify, with his opening 6.495-second time on Friday afternoon remaining his run of record. Anderson continued to impress on Saturday, recording a 6.499-second elapsed time in...

lay Millican and the Parts Plus Top Fuel drag racing team Saturday secured the No. 11 starting position for Sunday’s Tire Kingdom Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway in their first race of the year. “That was huge for us,” he said, “because Parts Plus executives Steve Tucker and Bob Barstow are here and there are more than 300 Parts House guests who are coming to the race. That made me feel a lot better knowing we will be racing.” Millican’s best qualifying run of 3.871 seconds at 316.15 mph came Friday and it put him 11th overall and up against Shawn Langdon (No. 6, 3.861 at 316.60). “I am very proud of our team,” Millican continued. “They have done a great job. Our last run (3.891 at 316.08) was fourth-quickest for...

This year’s running of the NHRA GatorNationals will certainly earn its place in the annals of drag racing history as conditions proved to be optimum for the naturally aspirated engines in Pro Stock. Leading the pack once qualifying had concluded was THE RACERS EDGE driver Rodger Brogdon who also has a solid lock on concluding the race weekend as the elapsed time record holder with his #1 qualifying 6.495. In talking about the weekends opportunities Rodger stated, “We knew when the weekend started that Friday’s weather was going to provide all of us with ample opportunity to run some very stout numbers. With cool, dry air and a rising barometer everyone in the category was salivating at the opportunities. The media was all abuzz...

Gainesville, Fla., March 11, 2011 – After a two-year absence, the Star Racing team made a return to NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle competition on Friday at the Tire Kingdom Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida. During the first day of qualifying team owner George Bryce, crew chief Ken Johnson and rider Michael Ray faced the daunting combination of competing against 26 other teams in near-perfect conditions, requiring they extract the maximum from their S&S powered Buell. Despite not making a completely clean run, the team was still able to make a representative 6.933-second, 187.52 mph run, good enough for 12th midway through the qualifying procedure, leaving the 26-year-old New Braunfels, Texas native satisfied but looking for more...

CHARLOTTE, NC (March 11, 2011) – Bob Yonke’s 2011 NHRA season has not gone according to plan, as of yet that is… In 2010 Yonke went to the finals in the first race he qualified for, however the sophomore slump has plagued him a bit this year. With two qualifying session complete today, Yonke and his Paramount Pictures “Rango” Pontiac GXP are sitting outside the top 12 Pro Stock Car field going into Saturday’s final sessions. The first pass of the day the sleek looking Pontiac GXP shook a bit. Then in the staging lanes during the second session, Yonke’s GXP blew out a carburetor gasket before he could even make it to the starting line. Yonke is hoping the bad misfortunes are behind him now. “This is a new car, and we still need...

CHARLOTTE, NC (March 11, 2011) – Greg Stanfield and his Team Safety Sentry Motorsports Pontiac GXP got off to a pretty good start at Gainesville, Florida today. In the second qualifying session at the 42nd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA GatorNationals, Stanfield clocked in his fastest and quickest career best time ever at a 6.512 et at 211.89 mph. His time put him in the number seven spot going into Saturday. “We definitely have something to build off of,” says Stanfield. “There is a ton of power here, cause of the air, it’s just that the track is a bit tricky. We are changing motors for tomorrow, and putting in a new one that we have been working on, so we should step it up a bit.” The Pro Stock car field will kick things off on...

CHARLOTTE, NC (March 11, 2011) – Angie Smith and her Team Safety Sentry Motorsports Buell struggled a bit in qualifying today at the 42nd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA GatorNationals. The NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock Motorcycle class kicked off their season in Gainesville, Florida this weekend. With two qualifying sessions today, Smith knows she will have to better her effort tomorrow. “We watched the video, and it’s just me,” says Smith. “The bike is leaning to the left, so I have got to fix my riding style a bit. My numbers down low are awesome though. They are actually faster than Matt’s (her husband, who is qualified 5th), so we should be just fine tomorrow.” Smith’s bike drifted a bit to the left on both of her runs today...

Tim Tindle is ready to take the Tindle Racing Promod Ford Mustang to higher grounds in 2011 following a solid 2010 performance. The team will kick off the Get Screened America Promod Challenge season this weekend at the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals. This weekend marks the beginning of Tindle’s fifth season in Promod. After three straight final round appearances and a successful test session at South Georgia Motorsports Park this week, the team is more than ready. ”I’m eager to get this season started,” Tindle said. "It’s definitely game time. The off-season is over and it’s time to put on our game face and hit the ground running.” "We went into Valdosta scratching our heads but left there very optimistic after a few good...