Team Press Releases

After a holeshot loss to Antron Brown at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, TJ Zizzo and the PEAK/Herculiner NHRA Full Throttle Series Top Fuel team are ready to put that behind them. That opportunity comes this weekend at the 46th Annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif. Zizzo, an Illinois native, has never been to the Golden State, much less raced there, but is looking forward to four days of nitro, as well as catching up with some friends who have promised to show him what California has to offer. The 35-year-old Top Fuel veteran is also planning to be on-hand for Monday’s NHRA Full Throttle Series’ awards ceremony. “Wow, another weekend on the tour,” Zizzo said from his suburban Chicago race...

Las Vegas, Nv -- Mickey Ferro and his RYCO Hydraulic Alcohol Funny Car Team are experiencing a storybook finale to the 2010 drag racing season. His team took home their fifth Wally in a row this past weekend at the Shortline Express sponsored Lucas Oil Pacific Division 7 drag race in Las Vegas. At the end of qualifying on Saturday, Ferro’s team sat in the 5th position which paired them in first round against Jay Payne. Payne and Ferro have been competing against each other all year, both seeking the same result, Division 2 Championship and #2 in the National Points Championship chase. “Every round at this race was huge” noted Ferro, “we didn’t get the data we wanted for the first qualifier when shake forced me to pedal...

Cory McClenathan will be released from Don Schumacher Racing, following the conclusion of the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, announced team owner Don Schumacher today. McClenathan, who has been racing the FRAM Top Fuel dragster for DSR since 2008 and has been sponsored by Honeywell brands FRAM, Prestone and Autolite since 2006, is in the midst of a tight Top Fuel championship battle that includes him, Larry Dixon and Tony Schumacher. The championship will be determined at the season finale in Pomona, Calif., Nov. 11-14. "This was a tough decision to make," said Schumacher. "Cory has done such an outstanding job for DSR and Honeywell and he has been an important member of the DSR family. He is a remarkable...

Rick Stivers, driver of the Trane Air Conditioning Pro Mod, claimed a top-ten championship position in the 2010 NHRA Pro Mod season with a quarterfinal finish at the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals. Stivers drove the Trane Stratus into the number ten championship position with his victory over Ed Hoover in the first round of eliminations at Vegas. Stivers qualified No. 4 with a 5.950-second pass, and delivered a 5.959 against Hoover's 6.001 in round one. In round two, Stivers faced Troy Coughlin. At the start, Stivers and Coughlin were nearly even, and the two raced side-by-side until the finish, where Coughlin crossed just four feet - less than half a car-length -- in front of Stivers, ending his season. At the stripe, it...

Angie Smith’s crew in running for Hard-Working Crew Award When Angie Smith’s Coffman Tank Trucks Buell Pro Stock Motorcycle erupted into flames following her first qualifying run of the O’Reilly Spring Nationals at Houston, it looked like she would be a spectator for the remainder of the race, but her crew was determined to get her back on the track. They worked until early Saturday morning to fix the bike and Smith qualified 12th for eliminations. That effort was one of four nominated for the NHRA Full Throttle Hard-Working Crew Award of the Year. Fans are invited to vote for the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Hard-Working Crew Award of the Year. Balloting is from Nov. 1 to Nov. 15. The award winners in each...

THREE DON SCHUMACHER RACING TEAMS UP FOR 2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE HARD-WORKING CREW AWARDS Polls are now open for fans to vote BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Nov. 2, 2010) - Three of the six Don Schumacher Racing teams are finalists in the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Hard-Working Crew Awards. The winners are selected by the votes of NHRA fans. Cory McClenathan and the FRAM Top Fuel dragster team (No. 3 in points), as well as Antron Brown and the Matco Tools Top Fuel team (No. 4 in points) are in the running, as well as Funny Car points leader Matt Hagan and the DieHard Dodge Charger Funny Car team. The polls are open until Monday, Nov. 15, after the NHRA season finale in Pomona, Calif., on NHRA.com and NHRA's Facebook page. In addition...

PMRA rookie Derek Hawker showed he was a force to reckon with in 2010, taking second place in the Pro Modified Racing Association Championship Point Award Series presented by Magnum Auto Parts and Patio Passport. "We had a great year," noted Hawker, driver of the Hawker Racing 1963 Corvette. "In fact, we had a fantastic year. The car ran well, and we can't wait to get back at it again next year." The former Top Sportsman driver stepped up into the quick Pro Modified in 2010, and made a fine showing in his first year of PMRA racing, qualifying for all events. His season was comprised of a quarter-final round showing, a pair of semi-finals, a runner-up placing, and a win, which he took during the Canadian Nitro Nationals at the...

Kim Morrell wouldn’t chalk it up to fate or destiny, but she knew her moment to shine was coming. After months of tremendous improvement and coming oh-so-close to her first American Drag Racing League (ADRL) event win, the fastest female on two wheels enjoyed her moment on the ADRL’s biggest stage. On a thrilling and unforgettable day, Morrell shocked nearly everyone, beating Ashley Owens in the Pro Extreme Motorcycle finals of the Speedtech “Battle For The Belts” at the LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals VI at Texas Motorplex, becoming the first female to win a “Battle For The Belts” world title in the ADRL. “This was coming and now I’m a World Champion,” Morrell said with a beaming smile. “I believe in that kind of stuff. I...

Over two dozen winners crowned during World Finals Nitro Jam weekend PETERSBURG, Va. (October 19, 2010) – After four full days of championship drag racing, the IHRA World Finals Nitro Jam finally came to a close with the crowning of the first winners of the 2011 Nitro Jam season Monday afternoon at Virginia Motorsports Park in Petersburg. In addition to deciding the first winners of next year, the World Finals Nitro Jam also crowned champions in both sportsman and professional classes highlighted by a huge Nitro Jam show Saturday night and an awards ceremony honoring all champions Sunday evening. It was huge blowout and a fitting end to a hugely successful season of Nitro Jam competition. While Monday provided a great day of...