Team Press Releases

Mick Snyder did something few others have done this past weekend in Norwalk, Ohio. The 29 year-old ADRL rookie who has won on both the NHRA and IHRA circuits in the past, added a Minuteman to his collection as well. The DeMotte, Indiana based Team sponsored by Powersource Transportation qualified in the #6 spot of the quickest ever ADRL Pro Extreme field, and earned wins over #1 and #2 in the points standings en route to their first win. The Snyder Motorsports Race Team ran an impressive 3.66 at 207 mph to earn the first round win. During the second round, Snyder secured a spot in the Battle of the Belts for teammate Jason Scruggs when he took out his opponent with another nice pass, 3.68 at 206 mph. He made his way to the...

Ennis, Texas – The Top Alcohol Funny Car Team of Mickey Ferro continues to enjoy success in their 2010 Racing Season. The RYCO Hydraulics sponsored alcohol funny car celebrated their first National Event win of the 2010 racing season earlier this year in Baytown, Texas and followed it up with another win in their second outing to Texas in Dallas at the 23rd Annual O’Reilly’s Fall Nationals. After only two qualifying attempts following a rain delay, Ferro’s team began Sunday’s festivities in the third qualifying position posting a 5.675. In round one, Ferro posted a 5.61 with a stellar reaction time of .028. In rounds two and three, Ferro’s team ran mid 5.50 passes and continued in second round with a .047 reaction time...

Mike Henry's D&M Racing team headed into the 41st Annual Governor's Cup looking to win after taking home a Quick 8 win at PINKS ALL OUT. Again, it would be up to his driving ability and team work if the were going to get the job done. Nitrous tuner Pat Watson was on hand consulting with the tune-ups and working with 14yr old crew chief Mike Henry III to get the car down the track. The team posted a best mph of 198.9 at 7.21 as they attempted to get after it on the front half of the track. Along the way to the finals Henry took out points leader Mike Doushgounian and collected the $200 bounty money that was posted on him. In the finals it was Bruce Sanders in his 1968 blown Camaro that would take the stripe as the 1981 Kustom Koffin...

Doug Winters and the Winters Racing Team won Saturday night’s Pro Mod event at Bristol Dragway during the Super Chevy Show. This just adds to the success that Doug has had at this track over his many years racing. His first national event win came at this track in 1996 when he won the Top Sportsman class at the IHRA Spring Nationals in his ’55 Hooters Chevy. This year’s Super Chevy Show format was different from years past. There would be a winner crowned on Saturday and Sunday. Ten Pro Mods where on the property, each being paired up by a draw for the first round eliminations Saturday. Out of these five pairs, the quickest two winners would advance to the finals for title rights. Sunday, the process would repeat and another...

Less than three points to decide championships in Nitro Jam pro dragster classes Close battles highlight Nitro Jam's return to Virginia Motorsports Park PETERSBURG, Va. (September 27, 2010) - In two of the tightest points races in Nitro Jam history, the championships in both the Top Fuel and Pro Fuel Dragster classes will go down to the wire entering the season finale at the World Finals Nitro Jam October 15-16 at Virginia Motorsports Park in Petersburg. Only three points separate Top Fuel veterans Bruce Litton and Bobby Lagana Jr., while only one point separates Nitro Jam newcomers Bill Evans and Mike Manners in the brand new Pro Fuel Dragster class. A third driver is also a part of the Pro Fuel title chase as Jeff Hamelink...

Ryan “Chase” Copeland, the talented sophomore driver of the Snow Racing A/Fuel Dragster captured his first NHRA National Event victory in style during the silver-anniversary running of the O’Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals held at Billy Meyer’s Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas. Copeland, from Gainesville, Texas entered eliminations after nabbing the number 4 qualified spot in the 14-dragster field. To open up eliminations, Copeland paired up against Marionville, MO driver Scott Palmer, whom Copeland once worked for as a crew member on his Top Fuel team. At the flash of the green, Copeland grabbed a huge starting line advantage and motored to an easy first round win, recording a 5.438 elapsed time in the...

Summit Racing driver Greg Anderson continued his drive for a fourth NHRA Full Throttle Championship on Sunday, winning for the second time in as many weeks by taking home the Pro Stock title at the O’Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals in Ennis, TX. Starting ninth, Anderson established himself as a serious contender in the opening stanza, posting an extremely quick 6.597-second elapsed time in the first round to defeat Ronnie Humphrey. He followed that performance with an even stronger effort, combining a lightning-fast .007 reaction time with a 6.583-second, 208.71 mph pass to trailer No. 1 qualifier Allen Johnson in the second round. Anderson then eliminated rookie Shane Gray in the semifinal and advanced to his fifth final round of the...

Jason Line came into Sunday’s final eliminations of the O’Reilly Super Start Batteries Fall Nationals in Ennis, TX confident about his chances for a strong showing. After all, his Summit Racing Pontiac had been among the quickest and most consistent cars in the Pro Stock category, earning the 2006 champion the third starting position. He continued his strong showing in the opening round, using the second-quickest pass of the round at 6.579-seconds to defeat veteran Warren Johnson. However, as Line prepared to race fellow Countdown to One playoff contender Greg Stanfield, in the second round he experienced difficulty performing his pre-run burnout, and backed up into the water box to start over. Although he was able to...

He reached the semifinals of Sunday’s Fall National at the Texas Motorplex, but it wasn’t enough to keep Matt Smith’s Al-Anabi Racing V-Twin in contention for NHRA’s Pro Stock Motorcycle championship. Smith, who began eliminations from the No. 1 position, defeated Redell Harris in the first round with a 6.972-second, 187.26-mph come-front-behind effort to a 7.100 at 185.18. He had a bye run in the second round and lost to Andrew Hines, 6.988 at 186.46 to 6.979 at 186.59. “It wasn’t too bad of a weekend for us, but our performance is still behind that of the Harleys and Suzukis. “We did run better than we have, but the way I look at it, we are racing for third or fourth place against Eddie Krawiec.” Smith is fourth with 2248...