Team Press Releases

[coverattach=1]ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 13, 2010) - "Fast" Jack Beckman advanced to the semifinal round today at the 41st annual NHRA SupeNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. After qualifying 12th in a field of 15 cars, Beckman raced the Valvoline/Mail Terminal Services Dodge Charger past his Don Schumacher Racing teammate Ron Capps in the opening round with a 4.232-second elapsed time at 292.08 mph, then dismissed Jim Head with a 4.178/295.92 before meeting up with Del Worsham in the semifinals. With the track temperature soaring to 124 degrees and the air heavy with moisture, Beckman lost a close match-up, as the pair crossed the finished line with nearly identical lap times. Worsham hit the stripe first, posting a...

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 13, 2010) - Under hot and humid conditions today, Ron Capps was knocked out of the opening round of Funny Car eliminations at the 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park by his Don Schumacher Racing teammate Jack Beckman. Capps, racing the NAPA Batteries Dodge Charger, had a slight edge at the starting lights, but soon struck the tires, ceding the win to Beckman, who posted a 4.232-second lap at 292.00 mph to Capps' 4.715/187.60. "We were in the staging lanes,² said Capps, ³and John Force came up on the scooter and we listened to every Top Fuel dragster smoking the tires in front of us and nobody was making it down the track. We talked about how this was looking like it...

[coverattach=1]ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 13, 2010) - On a hot steamy day in Englishtown, N.J., Matt Hagan impressed again by reaching the Funny Car semifinal round of the 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Driving the DieHard Dodge Charger Funny Car and aiming for a repeat of last week's victory in Chicago, the 27-year-old Angus Cattle farmer from Christiansburg, Va., advanced past Tony Pedregon with a 4.226-second elapsed time at 297.94 mph and Jeff Arend with a 4.194/296.37, but was halted by Bob Tasca III in the semifinal round. Without lane choice for the first time today, Hagan launched ahead of Tasca at the starting lights, crossing the beams at .063 of a second (.000 is perfect) to...

[coverattach=1]ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 13, 2010) - With high humidity adding to high temperatures today at the 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals, FRAM Top Fuel dragster driver Cory McClenathan was unable to back up for a national record the 3.752-second run he posted on Friday night during qualifying. As No. 1 qualifier in a field of 15 cars, McClenathan earned a bye run in the opening round of Top Fuel eliminations at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, posting a tire-smoking 5.490/120.46 pass. In the quarterfinal round against Doug Kalitta, a problem in the burnout phase resulted in a short burnout, which then caused the tires to strike at the hit of the throttle as McClenathan launched at the starting lights. Kalitta took...

[coverattach=1]ENGLISHTOWN, NJ (June 12, 2010) - A broken battery cost Pro Mod driver Rick Stivers a qualifying position this weekend in the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series event at the NRHA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. The event marked the halfway point of the GSA Pro Mod ten-race season and the first in a string of three back-to-back events. Qualifying was limited to two sessions because of track delays, and while both attempts in the Trane '06 Stratus started well, each ended with less-than-expected results. In his first try, Stivers drifted out of the groove and had to lift off the throttle; on his second, the launch and initial performance were on-pace to deliver a...

[coverattach=1]Scott Palmer will face Antron Brown in Round 1 of eliminations at Englishtown ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - With a run of 4.052 seconds at 274.16 mph, Scott Palmer and his TheSpeedPlant.com-sponsored rail goes into Sunday's NHRA Full Throttle Series eliminations at the NHRA Supernationals here at the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park qualified 13th. He faces New Jersey native Antron Brown in the first round. Palmer has been a driver in the NHRA ranks for years, but has struggled to find a partner that could keep up with him. For the remainder of 2010, TheSpeedPlant.com has come onboard with other sponsors Tigerflow and Superlifts and is excited to kick off the new partnership at the Supernationals. The Speed...

Matt Smith 4th quickest at Super Nationals; meets David Hope Sunday Matt Smith was wearing a smile Saturday in his Al-Anabi Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle pit area after he produced the quickest run of the final NHRA SuperNationals qualifying session – 6.951 seconds at 190.92 mph. More importantly, the effort yielded vital tuning information on the hot, humid racing conditions that are expected for Sunday’s eliminations. His Friday night quarter-mile lap at 6.901 seconds at 192.60 put him fourth in the starting lineup. “We also picked up three additional qualifying bonus points,” said Smith, who now is 14 points out of second place. “It was a good pass. It came on a hot greasy track and we were able to...

[coverattach=1]Angie Smith meets Karen Stoffer in SuperNationals opening round Angie Smith continued her consistent performances Saturday, posting a 6.998-second qualifying time at 182.75 mph to claim the 12th starting position for Sunday’s NHRA SuperNationals at Raceway Park. Smith, riding Karl and Kim Klement’s Coffman Tank Trucks Buell, also added a 7.029-second effort in her second run that came in warmer, more humid conditions. She races Karen Stoffer (No. 5, 6.901 at 191.70) in the first round. “We are running consistently, and that is important for us,” Smith said. “We are looking forward to race day. We want to do well. The crew is doing a good job . . . and we will be ready.” Smith also hopes add...

[coverattach=1]Event: 41st annual United Association NHRA SuperNationals Location: Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ Day/Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010 Summit Racing Pontiac driver Greg Anderson completed a solid qualifying effort on Saturday, claiming the eighth starting position for Sunday’s final eliminations of the United Association NHRA Nationals in Englishtown, NJ. Although the elevated temperatures and higher humidity at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park prevented him from bettering his 6.564-second best from Friday evening, the Mooresville, NC resident showed he would be ready for race day. During his final two attempts, he posted times that were not only within three-thousandths of a second but also among...