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McClenathan, Rapisarda team up again for 2012 Top Fuel assault
Cory McClenathan, a four-time championship runner-up, will partner again with veteran Australian car owner Santo Rapisarda for the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season and a shot at making the Countdown to the Championship playoffs. McClenathan, one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Cory McClenathan, Las Vegas Nevada, Pomona California, Top Fuel
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First test of season gets Coughlin back up to speed
It’s hard to imagine a drag racer with five world championships and a whopping 67 national event victories being anything but comfortable in a race car, yet 41-year-old Jeg Coughlin Jr. admitted to being a little edgy at the start … Continue reading
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Tagged Coughlin, Dodge Avenger, Drag Racing, Las Vegas Nevada, Pro Stock
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Vandergriff eyes three-car team for 2012
On the heels of his breakthrough first NHRA Top Fuel victory late last season in Dallas, Bob Vandergriff Jr. is moving forward with an impressive initiative that may put as many as three cars on the track this season. Already … Continue reading
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Tagged Dallas, Don Prudhomme, Larry Dixon, Las Vegas Nevada, National Hot Rod Association, Todd, Tony Schumacher, Top Fuel
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Nobile shakes off rookie status, eagerly awaits year two
Throughout the 2011 season of NHRA Full Throttle drag racing, the phrase “rookie sensation” was thrown around quite a bit in reference to Pro Stock newcomer Vincent Nobile. This was no clichéd moniker handed out lightly; Nobile, just 19 when … Continue reading
Optima Batteries will be primary partner with Grubnic, Kalitta Motorsports in 2012
Optima Batteries, a worldwide leader in high-performance batteries, will continue and grow its partnership with Kalitta Motorsports by becoming a primary sponsor for Dave Grubnic in the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. The announcement was made Tuesday at … Continue reading
Perkinson to run new Larry Morgan Racing Pro Stock Mustang in Las Vegas, Pomona
NHRA Pro Stock driver Buddy Perkinson has been selected by Larry and Diane Morgan to debut a new Don Ness/Sinned Customs Ford Mustang at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Oct. 27-30. … Continue reading
Stanfield weathers roller-coaster ride, stays the course
Pro Stock driver Greg Stanfield wasted no time stating his intentions when he ripped into the 2011 season of NHRA Full Throttle Series Drag Racing and finished in the final round at the season-opening Kragen O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals presented … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlotte Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Nevada, Lucas Oil, Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Pro Stock
Edwards knows when to make it count
Mike Edwards found the magic combination two years ago and applied it effectively, particularly in the back half of the season when he successfully and relentlessly charged toward his first Pro Stock world championship. It’s still early in this year’s … Continue reading
Pro Stock Driver Nobile pleasantly surprised but ready for more
It’s his first big push to compete in the very competitive category, but he sure doesn’t look like a rookie out there. Pro Stock newcomer Vincent Nobile made his 2011 Full Throttle Series debut in the Napa/Mountain View Tires Pro … Continue reading
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Tagged Las Vegas Nevada, National Hot Rod Association, NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Pro Stock
Hight takes points lead with Vegas win; Brown, Edwards also score
Robert Hight continued John Force Racing’s domination of the Funny Car category by racing to victory Sunday at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Antron Brown (Top Fuel) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) also … Continue reading
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Tagged Drag Racing, Las Vegas Nevada, National Hot Rod Association, NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series
