Team Press Releases

[coverattach=1]With the first Nitro Jam of the New Year approaching in a hurry members of the IHRA are hard at work preparing for what could be one of the biggest events in International Hot Rod Association history.

With 20 nitro dragsters and funny cars, the first ever IHRA showdown between jet trucks, wheelstanders, hundreds of sportsman racers and more fireworks than the Fourth of July, next month’s nitro extravaganza at Palm Beach International Raceway is shaping up to be one of the biggest...

 

[coverattach=1]DELAWARE, Ohio (Dec. 17) -- Mirroring the performance of his father John Coughlin, who won the Top Dragster championship in NHRA's North Central Division, 13-year old Cody Coughlin also made his mark in motorsports in 2009 by winning the USAC "Generation Next" .25 Midget championship behind the wheel of his JEGS.com entry.

Racing at several tracks throughout the Central Ohio, region, Coughlin secured the title on the strength of five victories this season.

"I stepped up to a...

 

[coverattach=1]With a brand new look and format to the series comes a revamped schedule as the IHRA Nitro Jam series welcomes one brand new facility and one former track back to the fold as part of the 2010 Nitro Jam schedule which was released on Tuesday.

Palm Beach International Raceway, which signed with the International Hot Rod Association earlier this year, will open the 2010 season while the series also welcomes Virginia Motorsports Park back to its family of tracks with the final spot on the...

 

[coverattach=1]POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2009) - Doug Whiteman, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., was named the 27th NAPA AUTO PARTS Honorary Crew Member and the final one for the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, which ended today at the 45th annual NHRA Finals.

Whiteman, 45, owns George's Shell gas station, a NAPA AutoCare Center, in Fontana, Calif., which was named after his father who bought the station when Whiteman was 9 years old. It's been a NAPA AutoCare Center for 25 years, and "I have...

 

[coverattach=1]Pomona - The Auto Club NHRA Finals are now in the books which ends the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle and Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season. Now that Champions are crowned the points will be reset to zero as teams get a fresh start in 2010. The end of the season also marks the final battle of the year for Duane Shields and the Shortline Express team.

It was truly a great season for Shields as he entered Pomona in third place nationally but could no longer earn points as he had already...

 

[coverattach=1]After having one of the quickest cars during the final day of qualifying Jason Line and the Summit Racing team came into Sunday’s final eliminations as one of the favorites for the final win of the season. He opened in impressive fashion, matching the quickest time of the weekend at 6.562-seconds as well as posting the top speed of the event at 210.77 mph to easily defeat rival Jeg Coughlin in the first round. He continued his high-powered assault in the second round, once again posting...

 

[coverattach=1]POMONA, Calif., Nov. 15, 2009 – Competing in the final round on Sunday night under the lights at Pomona was where Kurt Johnson hoped to be when race weekend began four days ago at the 45th annual Auto Club of Southern California NHRA Finals. And for the second straight year that is precisely where the driver of the ACDelco Chevrolet found himself, going to toe to toe with Greg Anderson for the event championship

Racing out of the less-preferred right lane all afternoon, the...

 

[coverattach=1]Pomona, CA, November 15, 2009 – After struggling to find the handle on his race car during qualifying, Greg Anderson and the Summit Racing team made a remarkable turnaround on Sunday, powering their way to the win at the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, CA. Starting from the fourth position, Anderson used consecutive 6.5-second runs to defeat David Northrop, Greg Stanfield and 2009 Pro Stock champion Mike Edwards in the early rounds before squaring off against friend and...

 

[coverattach=1]POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2009) - Matt Smith, rider of the Nitro Fish Ultimate Gear Suzuki, ended his first year with Don Schumacher Racing in the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series claiming fourth place in the Pro Stock Motorcycle championship.

With high hopes of winning his first national event for DSR at this weekend's 45th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals, Smith had to settle for a first-round finish when something broke on the bike as he neared the finish line.

Facing Jim...