Team Press Releases

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/creasy_jr1._3.jpg" alt="creasy_jr1._3" align="left"borders="0"/>Nitro Battles Rage As eMax Drag Racing Series Heads to Toronto Motorsports Park NORWALK, Ohio (July 13, 2006) – The IHRA season is just heating up, and the Nitro classes are as tight as they could be heading into the IHRA Canadian Nationals at Toronto Motorsports Park. With the season points chases as close as they are, expect each driver to look to get the most out of their 7,000 horsepower flame-spitting cars each and every round. Dale Creasy, Jr. currently leads the Knoll Gas-Torco Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Funny Car class on the strength of his two national event wins this season. Creasy sits on top of the standings...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/w_bazemore06.jpg" alt="w_bazemore06" align="right"borders="0"/>TWO-TIME DENVER WINNER BAZEMORE HAS ONE GOAL: TO WIN AGAIN MORRISON, Colo. (July 13, 2006) - Whit Bazemore has an outstanding record at Bandimere Speedway: two Funny Car wins, one runner-up finish and five No. 1 qualifiers. So, there's no question that the driver of the Matco Tools Iron Eagle Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car is eager to get back on the scenic quarter-mile dragstrip perched on the side of a mountain at this weekend's Mopar Mile-High Nationals. Bazemore has had the car to beat in recent NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series events after struggling early in the season. He's qualified No. 2 four times this year, but...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/mthacker2.jpg" alt="mthacker2" align="left"borders="0"/>Thacker Hoping for Repeat Performance in Joliet After taking the last few weeks off, the Rapid Transit Race Team will head back to Joliet, Illinois for the Lucas Oil Divisional Series event. Last month, the Team earned their first win of the season here during the prestigious Jeg’s All-Star race. The defending Division 3 championship team is hoping to repeat that performance and earn valuable points towards defending the title. "We always get excited when it's time to return to Route 66. It's where we broke the 270 MPH barrier. It's where we became the 3rd alcohol car to run in the 5.20's. It's the site of our 2 All-Star...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/Stevens_Top_Doorslammer_21.jpg" alt="Stevens_Top_Doorslammer_21" align="right"borders="0"/>LOCAL DARWIN DRAG RACERS TO TAKE ON NATIONAL STARS Excitement is building towards the Northern Territories biggest Drag Racing event when it hosts the NT Titles this Saturday (15th July), with Australian Group One racers Brett ‘The Boss’ Stevens in his Jack Daniel’s Racing Top Doorslammer and Steve Packman in the Glenfords Racing Top Doorslammer headlining the event. Organisers have also confirmed that this year the two fastest local cars will have the chance to race door handle to door handle with some of the sports elite by taking on Stevens and Packman in their 3000 horsepower Falcon...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/g_wilson.jpg" alt="g_wilson" align="left"borders="0"/>WILSON TO PILOT PRO STOCKER IN HONOR OF LATE TEAM MOPAR DRIVER SCOTT GEOFFRION AT MOPAR MILE-HIGH NATIONALS EVENT Center Line, Mich. - Race fans will see a familiar sight take to the track of the upcoming 27th Annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, as Mopar and Don Schumacher Racing have announced that a Scott Geoffrion tribute car will compete in the event. The DSR Mopar Dodge Stratus R/T will compete carrying the colors of late Team Mopar driver Geoffrion, who passed away on May 8. Race driver Gene Wilson has been selected to pilot the car in the upcoming event at Bandimere Speedway. "It's an honor to be selected to drive a...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/r_capps06.jpg" alt="r_capps06" align="right"borders="0"/>CAPPS IS CAUTIOUS ABOUT CHAMPIONSHIP TALK MORRISON, Colo. (July 13, 2006) - NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Funny Car points leader Ron Capps is being cautious when he's asked about his 44-point lead over John Force in the championship chase as the series comes to the Mopar Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway this weekend and whether he can win his first Funny Car crown. The popular driver of the Brut Dodge Charger R/T has collected five wins so far this season, two runner-ups and one semifinal finish, but 13-time champion Force is nipping at his heels and the season is only half over. "We talk about the points...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/M_Thomas.jpg" alt="m thomas" align="left"borders="0"/>Guarnaccia Wants to Put Nitro Fish Wear Team's 'Best Foot Forward' at Denver There's nothing that gums up a good Pro Stock tune-up more than a trip to the Mopar Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. Less oxygen in the atmosphere robs engines of horsepower, slowing the cars to elapsed times that conjure up memories of 10 years ago when drivers were still chasing the "magic" six-second barrier. But that doesn't stop the drivers and crews from making a trek to the beautiful facility that is carved into the side of a mountain not far from Denver. Count Kenny Koretsky's two Nitro Fish Wear Dodges in the mix for the...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/S_Carlson.jpg" alt="S_Carlson" align="right"borders="0"/>ROOKIE SHAUN CARLSON COMPLETES TESTING, IS READY FOR MOPAR MILE-HIGH NATIONALS MORRISON, Colo. (July 12, 2006) - Pro Stock Rookie Shaun Carlson has been busy during the past few weeks testing a new Jerry Haas-built Dodge Stratus R/T that he will campaign for the remainder of the 2006 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series for Don Schumacher Racing, beginning at this weekend's Mopar Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. Carlson and his Mopar team took full advantage of the two-week mid-season break and tested at Bandimere Speedway immediately following the Midwest Nationals in St. Louis. They also tested yesterday for one day...

<img src="http://gallery.nitromater.com/files/6/5/a_hines.jpg" alt="a_hines" align="left"borders="0"/>Q&A with Andrew Hines, Screamin' Eagle Racing Q&A: ANDREW HINES He is the son of Byron Hines. He is the brother of Matt Hines. At just 23 years of age, he's already his own story. Andrew Hines is the current and defending two-time defending NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle champion. He's searching for his first victory of the season but sits in second place, waiting to strike at any moment. The rider of the Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson V-Rod is mature beyond his years. He's the first to tell you, however, that you can learn a lot from observation. The success stories written by his father and brother span...