March 20, 2010 3:12 PM
FULLER TAKES TWO OF THREE MATCH RACES ON DAY TWO OF YAS DRAG FESTIVAL
News From Don Schumacher Racing
and Yas Marina Circuit
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (March 20, 2010)
The inaugural Yas Drag Festival a great success as both Tommy Johnson, Jr. and Rod Fuller score three wins.
“Hot Rod” Fuller was the big winner on day two of the Yas Drag Festival taking two of three races against teammate Tommy Johnson, Jr. Both Fuller and Johnson finished the inaugural event at Yas Drag Centre with three wins each.
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March 19, 2010 7:44 PM
Qualifying begins for JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals
JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals
BELLE ROSE, La. (March 19)
A field of more than 500 of the nation’s best sportsman drag racers has packed the pit area at No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, La., for the opening day of the sixth annual JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals. The first of three SPORTSnationals events backed by JEGS Mail Order, the No Problem event has long been a favorite of racers across North America.
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JOHNSON, JR. OUTDUELS FULLER IN DAY ONE OF YAS DRAG FESTIVAL
News From Don Schumacher Racing
and Yas Marina Circuit
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (March 19, 2010)
Tommy Johnson, Jr. scored two wins Friday evening at Yas Drag Centre behind the wheel of his Yas Marina Circuit Top Fuel dragster during the Inaugural Yas Drag Festival. Teammate Rod Fuller notched one win light during the three match races in Abu Dhabi. Johnson also posted the quickest elapsed time of the day at 3.899-seconds.
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March 18, 2010 6:29 PM
YAS MARINA CIRCUIT DRAGSTERS MAKE FULL RUNS IN FIRST DAY OF TESTING AT YAS DRAG CENTRE
News From Don Schumacher Racing
and Yas Marina Circuit
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (March 18, 2010)
Less than a day after pulling into the spectacular Yas Drag Centre at Yas Marina Circuit, the two Yas Top Fuel dragsters roared to life at NHRA’s first worldwide member track. Both Tommy Johnson, Jr. and Rod Fuller made test runs in their teal and white Top Fuelers before the inaugural Yas Drag Festival, March 19-20, begins on Friday.
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THE GREAT JEGS CAR GIVEAWAY!
JEGS
www.jegs50years.com
Drag racing fans love to be involved in the sport at every level but nothing compares with the interest they have in real quarter-mile memorabilia. Perhaps that's why JEGS Mail Order founder Jeg Coughlin Sr.'s unprecedented giveaway of the actual 1973 Chevy Vega tow vehicle that had become such a familiar site at races across the country was such a big hit. It was a promotion that had fans attending the '73 Division 3 championship at National Trail Raceway in record numbers as everyone seemed to want a shot at winning the bright yellow machine.
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YAS DRAG RACING FESTIVAL TO KICK-OFF ON MARCH 19
News From Don Schumacher Racing
and Yas Marina Circuit
ABU DHABI, UAE (March 18, 2010)
Tommy Johnson, Jr. and Rod Fuller will pilot Yas Marina Circuit dragsters at first worldwide member NHRA track.
Top Fuel dragsters are the fastest accelerating vehicles on the planet and in just a matter of hours Top Fuel racing will launch worldwide as the Yas Drag Festival, March 19-20, begins at the spectacular Yas Drag Racing Centre at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
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March 17, 2010 8:55 PM
AL-ANABI’S K.A. BALOOSHI BAGS SEMIFINAL FINISH IN BLOWN ALCOHOL DEBUT
Al-Anabi Racing Group
Gainsville, Florida March 16, 2010
No one would have been surprised if the first few events of the 2010 Get Screened America NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series were a little rough for the newly formed Al-Anabi Racing Pro Modified team. Led by veteran Pro Stock tuning minds Jeff Perley and Justin Elkes, Arabian Gulf Region standout driver K.A. Balooshi ventured into uncharted waters in his first competition outing at the controls of a supercharged, methanol burning Pro Mod. With only a few days testing to use as prior experience, the team rolled into the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals with realistic expectations.
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For Mike and T.J. Coughlin, 2010 season begins in Belle Rose
JEGS
BELLE ROSE, La. (March 17)
For Mike Coughlin and his nephew, T.J., the 2010 season will begin at one of their favorite events, the sixth annual JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals which will be held this weekend at No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, La. Both of the Team JEGS drivers are hoping that the new season ends the same way that 2009 ended; with a victory.
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JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals means good times and great racing
JEGS
BELLE ROSE, La. (March 18-21)
The party in Louisiana that began with the New Orleans Saints Super bowl victory and continued through Mardi Gras, will continue this weekend as No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose plays host to the sixth annual JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals.
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March 15, 2010 8:32 PM
Pro Mod Racer Rick Stivers Recovering from Emergency Surgery; set to return to driving by Houston Pro Mod event
Rick Stivers
Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 15, 2010)
Rick Stivers, driver of the Brad Anderson-tuned Trane 2006 Stratus, was unable to attend the NHRA Gatornationals last weekend due to complications arising from routine medical screening he underwent a week before the first Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series event in Gainesville, Fla. He said he wanted to thank concerned drivers and fans for their encouragement and support since his operation.
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March 14, 2010 10:13 PM
LANG RACES TO VICTORY IN FIRST NHRA GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD SERIES EVENT
NHRA
GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD SERIES
GAINESVILLE, Fla. Sun, 14 Mar 2010
Canadian flags waved in the grandstands at historic Gainesville Raceway Sunday as Manitoba’s Kenny Lang made drag racing history as the first to win a Wally in the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Series.
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SCHUMACHER, WILKERSON, LINE AND KRAWIEC WIN TIRE KINGDOM NHRA GATORNATIONALS
NHRA
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 3 of 23
Round 1 of 17 - Pro Stock Motorcycle category
41st annual NHRA GATORNATIONALS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 14, 2010)
Tony Schumacher raced to his first victory of the season and in the process moved into the NHRA Full Throttle Series points lead Sunday at the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.
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Team Mopar® Driver Allen Johnson Notches Third Straight Semis Appearance of Season at NHRA Gatornationals
TEAM MOPAR® PRO STOCK RACE REPORT
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 3 of 23
41st Annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals
Gainesville, Fla. (March 14, 2010)
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson advanced to the semifinals today at the 41st Annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals, losing to Mike Edwards in the penultimate round. The outing at Gainesville Raceway marked Johnson’s third straight semifinals appearance since the debut of his new Pro Stock Mopar® Dodge Avenger.
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WILK RUNS THE TABLE AT THE GATORS
TEAM WILKERSON RACING
LEVI, RAY & SHOUP NHRA Nitro Funny Car
POST-EVENT REPORT
Tire Kingdom Gatornationals
Gainesville Raceway
Gainesville, Fla.
QUALIFYING
Tim Wilkerson - No. 9 (4.114 seconds)
ELIMINATIONS
Tim Wilkerson Defeated Jeff Arend in round one
Defeated Matt Hagan in round two
Defeated Tony Pedregon in semifinal
Defeated Bob Tasca in final round
When old is new, and new is new, and both old and new run like new, good things can happen. Tim Wilkerson brought out a brand new 2010 Levi, Ray & Shoup Shelby Mustang here in Gainesville, and under that sleek beautiful body he placed a reinvented version of his 2008 chassis, featuring a new front half. This combination worked like a charm. At the end of the weekend, under sunny skies in Florida, Wilkerson and his LRS team had vanquished Jeff Arend, Matt Hagan, Tony Pedregon, and their alliance partner Bob Tasca to take home the Wally in Gator Country.
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BECKMAN BUMPED OUT IN OPENING ROUND AT GATORS
DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 3 of 23
41st annual NHRA GATORNATIONALS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 14, 2010)
As the No. 10 Funny Car qualifier for the 41st annual NHRA Gatornationals, Jack Beckman did not have lane choice for the opening round of eliminations today. He also faced defending event champion Bob Tasca III in that round, the No. 7 qualifier.
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