Team Press Releases

Just in time for the holiday season, the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) is pleased to announce its gift to its wonderful fanbase. It will also be the huge holiday gift that keeps on giving – right up to the first race on the 2011 ADRL Tour. Starting on Monday, December 20, and continuing until the first race of the 2011 season, the ADRL will release a video each day, Monday through Friday, of one class from a race during the 2010 season on its website, ADRL.us :: American Drag Racing League. The videos will go in a chronological order, meaning all classes will be shown from the LenMar Motorsports World Finals V during the week of Dec. 20 through Dec. 24. The following week, Dec. 27-31, the Georgia Drags will be featured and each...

The Pro Slammers Door Car Association will be back in action April 15-16th for the Funny Car Fever held at Sacramento Raceway Park. After having a great 2010 season the newly formed west coast association made its mark and is here to stay. The 7.00 Pro Slammers featured some of the best turbo, nitrous and blown entries around as they put on spectacular shows for the fans. Being the fastest index door slammer class around didn't just stop there as they stretched their wings and added the 7.60 Pro Slammers to their arsenal of fast door cars. 2011 is sure to be full of excitement and rivalries as reigning 2010 champion Mike Doushgounian tries to fend off the rest of the 7.0 Slammers field, while event winner Mark Lawson attempts to...

In an effort to further strengthen its commitment to sportsman drag racing, Tallmadge, Ohio based automotive retailer Summit Racing Equipment announced today its plans to assume the role as title sponsor of the International Hot Rod Association’s Tournament of Champions sportsman championship program. The Summit Racing Equipment Tournament of Champions is held at the conclusion of each season and features a runoff of the top sportsman drivers in each of IHRA’s seven sportsman classes to decide the world champions in each class. It is one of the most unique championship programs in the country and has received much praise for its ability to decide championships on the track and give all racers an even playing field regardless of...

Instrument icon to offer contingency in PMRA and Quick 32 Sportsman events in 2011 SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS (December 15, 2010) - One of the world's biggest and most popular names in motorsport instrumentation will be returning to the Pro Modified Racing Association and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series as a Contingency sponsor for 2011. Auto Meter Products, manufacturers of a wide range of automotive and racing instruments, will provide contingency awards for both drag race series at all events for the upcoming season. "We are pleased to be a part of both the PMRA and the Quick 32 Sportsman Series," said Marc Erickson, Director of Motorsports for Auto Meter. "Both series have done a great job in the promotion of drag racing." Auto...

The International Hot Rod Association is pleased to welcome Quaker City Motorsports Park back to the IHRA as the latest track to join the rapidly growing IHRA family. With the recent purchase of Quaker City Motorsports Park finally complete, Norm Fox and his family plan to perform a number of facility upgrades and are looking forward to an exciting future with the IHRA. "It's great to have Quaker back in the IHRA fold," said Division Director Jon O'Neal . "With the long standing history of the facility with the IHRA, it seemed like Quaker coming back with a new owner was only natural." The facility, located in Salem, Ohio, is in for quite an overhaul with plans from Fox to upgrade the timing system, track surface and pit...

Quick 32 Sportsman Series Top Dragster team and sponsor give back to charity after wins on dragstrip ORANGEVILLE, ONTARIO (December 15, 2010) - The Hinbest Racing team certainly enjoys racing its Top Dragster in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, but the team also gave to charity through its racing this year. In a coordinated program with sponsor Ideal Supply, the team donated $50 to charity for every round win on the dragstrip during regular competition in 2010, and Ideal matched the team's contribution. "This was something we decided to do earlier," said team driver Mike Hinbest. "The goal was to help raise money for charity while adding an extra incentive for me to win." With six round wins...

Already the producer of engines for some of the top drivers in the highly-competitive Extreme Pro Stock (XPS) class, the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) is pleased to announce that Jon Kaase Racing Engines will be a sponsor for the first time starting in 2011. The sponsorship agreement was reached on Saturday at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show in Orlando. Both companies were eager to release the signing, which will allow for numerous growth opportunities on both sides. “We’re very excited to be on board for 2011. We want to support the competitors and the ADRL as it keeps moving forward,” Jon Kaase Racing Engines Project Manager and Engine Builder Cliff Moore said. “We want to support the organization everyone is...

With the two new tracks debuting races for the first time in league history and a more fan-friendly summer program, the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) is excited to announce its 2011 ADRL Tour schedule. The 2011 season is slated to feature nine national events that will take place throughout the United States from March through October. Two new tracks – Palm Beach International Raceway and Maple Grove Raceway – will appear for the first time under the ADRL banner over a six-week stretch in late spring. “We firmly believe that this is the best schedule the ADRL has ever run,” ADRL Executive Vice President Jeff Fortune said. “As we continue to move forward and continue to grow, we are very excited to visit new tracks while keeping...

Tuning consultant Lonnie Houde with LHP Racing had one of his best weekends at the race track this past weekend as he helped get Rod Burbage, owner of Spec Rite Torque Converters, secure the biggest win of his racing career. This was the first year Burbage had been to the Street Car Super Nationals event since changing his whole engine combination 3 years ago and he wasn’t coming to have fun, he was dead set on winning. The 2-time West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association champ strung together four (4) 6-teen passes during qualifying with the best being a 6.15 placing him 6th in the 32 car qualified ladder. During the first round of eliminations on Sunday, Houde and Burbage set a new personal low ET for their weekend with a 6.13 round win...