Pro News
June 01, 2009 Tindle takes Topeka title in Pro Mod Challenge
Tim Tindle found his way through the uncharted fields of Heartland Park Topeka Sunday to win the Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge.
May 31, 2009 Capps takes Topeka title; Dixon, A.J. also win
Ron Capps extended his dominance over Funny Car Sunday by knocking off Ashley Force Hood to close out the O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nat'ls in Topeka, Kan.
May 31, 2009 IHRA Pro Stock topped for first time by Goforth
If Friday was all about firsts at the IHRA's Amalie Oil Texas Nationals in Crandall, Texas, than Saturday night it was time to get down to business.
May 31, 2009 Baker's dozen down to seven as Pro Mods sizzle
Competition was sizzling as the Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge finished up qualifying and completed a round of eliminations in Topeka.
May 30, 2009 A forgettable day in the heartland at NHRA event
Things got ugly Saturday in Topeka as deplorable track conditions reduced Day 2 of the O'Reilly Summer Nat'ls to an exhibition of tire smoke.
May 30, 2009 Records fall Friday at Amalie Oil Texas Nat'ls
It was a night of firsts at the IHRA Amalie Oil Texas Nationals Friday night in Crandall, Texas, at the brand-new, all-concrete Dallas Raceway.
May 30, 2009 Force family goes 1-2 Friday at Heartland Park
Ashley Force Hood crushed her famous father John Force Friday in Topeka with a 4.107 at 295.59 mph that relegated dad to a distant second on the grid.
May 30, 2009 Baker the early leader in Pro Mod action at Topeka
Heartland Park Topeka made a positive first impression for the drivers competing in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge.
May 28, 2009 Jeg Coughlin Sr. Chair filled by OSU's Gillison
Leading human papilloma virus expert Maura Gillison, MD, PhD, was named to the Jeg Coughlin Sr. Chair in Cancer Research during a ceremony Wednesday.
May 28, 2009 Pro Mods anxious for first look at Topeka
The Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge will marks its half-way point this weekend with a first-time appearance at Heartland Park Topeka.
May 28, 2009 On-track rivals combine forces for U.S. Military
Top Fuel pros David Baca and Doug Kalitta represent rival freight companies, yet the two drivers recently got their sponsors to team up to the benefit of U.S. troops in Iraq.
May 27, 2009 Legend Kenny Bernstein undergoes back surgery
Doctors in California performed back surgery on six-time champ Kenny Bernstein Wednesday to relieve stenosis, or narrowing of the spinal canal.
May 27, 2009 Lucas, Langdon to host Big Brothers Big Sisters
Top Fuel teammates Morgan Lucas and Shawn Langdon will make June 2 a memorable day for 40 kids from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana.
May 27, 2009 Foley tapes segment on SPEEDtv's 'Pass Time'
Top Fuel driver and drag racing school owner Doug Foley recently made an appearance on SPEED TV's popular Pass Time show, which airs 7:30 p.m., M-F.
May 26, 2009 Geiger Counter: The dawning of a new age?
The NHRA began probing the possibility of drastically slowing down Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars during an unpublicized test after the national event in Bristol, Tenn.
May 26, 2009 Carter starts FIA season with Santa Pod victory
Defending FIA Top Fuel champ Andy Carter began the '09 European drag racing series by winning the Main Event Monday at Santa Pod Raceway in England.
May 24, 2009 Hight searching hard for winning combination
Robert Hight and tuner Jimmy Prock have been pushing the limits of the Auto Club Funny Car ever since Hight broke into the NHRA a few years back.
May 24, 2009 Rain postpones balance of ADRL race to June
The ADRL came up short in a race with Mother Nature Saturday in Memphis as rain began falling before the semis at the Quarter-Max Memphis Drags II.
May 23, 2009 Coughlin revs up select group at HOBY gathering
Jeg Coughlin was the first of several guest speakers at this year's HOBY Grand Prix Ohio South Circuit leadership conference at Denison University.
May 23, 2009 Scruggs' record run tops ADRL action in Memphis
A record-setting run by Pro Extreme star Jason Scruggs highlighted Round 1 of qualifying Friday at the ADRL Quarter-Max Memphis Drags II in Memphis.
