Team Press Releases

[coverattach=1]IHRA has announced a new class made up of the top Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car drivers in the country set to compete at all Nitro Jam events in 2010.

The new class, Prostalgia Nitro Funny Car, will accompany a brand new format and new look to the Nitro Jam series when the season gets underway in January of 2010.

Featuring many of the best nostalgia drivers in the country, the eight car field of Prostalgia Nitro Funny Cars will be at all Nitro Jam events in 2010 and will mark the...

 

[coverattach=1]Jamie Bridge – Second Place

NAPANEE, ONTARIO (November 2, 2009) – Jamie Bridge has mixed thoughts about his first year with the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts, in which he placed second in the Championship Point Award Series.

On one side, the driver of the 2008 Undercover Dragster was pleased to place second for the Series’ inaugural season, but added he wanted to do better on a personal level.

“Well, we didn’t break anything or run anyone over,”...

 

LAS VEGAS - Joe Baker drove his Joe Baker Homes '68 Camaro Pro Mod to a third-consecutive semifinal finish last weekend in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge presented by ProCare Rx at the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals and jumped into fifth place overall for the 2009 season. Baker had five semifinal finishes on the season and qualified No. 1 one time.

In the weekend's main event, Baker took the No. 5 spot at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a powerful 5.998 at 238.12 mph. He...

 

[coverattach=1]For the fourth year in a row Pete Berner finished in the top two in IHRA competition.

This year, however, that finish came as a bit of a surprise.

Berner entered the IHRA World Finals at Rockingham Dragway last month needing a miracle just to contend for the championship, sitting third in the standing some 63-points behind the leader. But as the weekend progressed, it became quite clear that someone was listening to his prayers.

To even have a chance at the championship Berner...

 

LAS VEGAS - Rick Stivers ran only half of the races in the 2009 Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge presented by ProCare Rx but proved his skill and determination behind the wheel of the Trane '06 Stratus by making the final round in three out of five events, winning once and scoring top qualifier once as well. His performances earned him the No. 10 spot overall for the season, and positioned the Kentucky entrepreneur for a favored run at the World Championship in 2010.

Stivers was...

 

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• Dodge Avenger scheduled to make 2010 competition debut at National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Winternationals in February
• Allen Johnson’s Dodge Avenger will be displayed at the 2009 SEMA Show, Nov. 3–6

Auburn Hills, Mich. — Mopar® announced today it will launch a new Pro Stock Dodge Avenger to compete in the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Attendees at the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, Nov. 3–6, will get the...

 

[coverattach=1]LAS VEGAS (Oct. 31, 2009) - Matt Smith rode the Nitro Fish Ultimate Gear Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle to a solid third place in qualifying for the ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Smith earned five qualifying bonus points for his effort: two on Friday evening, when he posted a 7.000-second pass at 190.48 mph, the second-quickest of the round, and his best of the weekend; and three in the final qualifying session when he set the round's...

 

[coverattach=1]Las Vegas, Nev. – Brian Thiel and the Speedway Children’s Charities Top Alcohol Funny Car will be racing on Sunday during final eliminations of the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals held on “The Strip” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Thiel barely cracked the top 16-car field on his final qualifying attempt of the event and will take on the number one qualifier Johnny Lombardo Jr. in the first round tomorrow.

“We are relieved and happy just to make this tough field,” noted Thiel, the hard working...

 

[coverattach=1]LAS VEGAS (Oct. 31, 2009) - Jack Beckman placed the Valvoline/Mail Terminal Services Dodge Funny Car into No. 8 in qualifying for the ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, earning two valuable qualifying bonus points for his effort.

He recorded his quickest pass of 4.118 seconds at 304.87 mph during Friday night's session on a stellar track surface registering 73 degrees. His other passes included a 4.121/305.01 in the opening round, which...