Reporter's Notepad
February 17, 2012 Mike Austin hopes to return after scary crash in Pomona
Drag racer Mike Austin has won two division championships, an NHRA national event and has twice been named the Top Alcohol Dragster Driver of the Year. But in 25 seasons he's never received the kind of response experienced in the days since his dragster went over the wall and into…
February 07, 2012 Red Line returns as official sponsor of NHRA
Red Line Synthetic Oil Corp. has announced its 14th year of partnership with the NHRA as an official sponsor of the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.
February 04, 2012 Jimmy DeFrank set for memorable milestone year
Fifteen years ago, a youthful Jimmy DeFrank took the podium at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series awards ceremony for the first time.
February 03, 2012 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series returns to ESPN2
The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will again be televised in 16 one-hour shows on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD.
January 25, 2012 RacingJunk.com named official sponsor of Tulsa Raceway Park
RacingJunk.com has become an official sponsor of Tulsa Raceway Park, a proven testing ground for many professional drag racers in Tulsa, Oklahoma. "We're very pleased to welcome RacingJunk.com as an official sponsor," said Tulsa Raceway Park track operator and racer Keith Haney. "RacingJunk.com has so much to offer grass…
January 11, 2012 'John’s March' raises $15K for Cancer Fund
More than 400 people turned out for the first "John's March Against Gastric Cancer" fundraiser at Infineon Raceway.
January 05, 2012 Sportsman cars to get doubleheader at Phoenix
NHRA announced the first official doubleheader NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event in history
December 30, 2011 Drag racers on Motorsports Hall of Fame ballot
Finalists for the next enshrinees into the Hall of Fame have been determined.
December 08, 2011 Hagan's title to be celebrated by sponsor
Shelor Motor Mile is throwing a party on Dec. 16 and fans, media, competitors and anyone else wishing to celebrate driver Matt Hagan's first NHRA Funny Car championship
November 30, 2011 Sonoma Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities distributes $273K
The Sonoma Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities distributed $273,072 to 38 qualified youth organizations in Sonoma County for the 2011 season. The chapter's Board of Trustees recently approved the distribution of funds at its annual meeting. Speedway Children's Charities is the charitable arm of Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which owns and…
November 24, 2011 Thanksgiving Food Drive nets 10,000 pounds for Sonoma area food banks
Infineon Raceway distributed nearly 10,000 pounds of non-perishable food items to Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH), St. Vincent de Paul Sonoma and the Redwood Empire Food Bank in Santa Rosa on Monday following the raceway's 11th annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. In total, the raceway distributed 9,657 pounds of…
October 05, 2011 Shakedown at E'town Classic returns
New York Motorsports owner Dave Hance is ready to launch the ninth annual Shakedown at E'town this weekend at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Known as the quickest and fastest outlaw drag race in the world, the event attracts the biggest names in outlaw heads-up racing with some of the…
August 30, 2011 Discount Lucas Oil Indy tickets available
The 60th anniversary season of the NHRA comes to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis for the 57th running of the Mac Tools U. S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil, and to celebrate the event, Lucas Oil is sponsoring a limited number of specially-priced general admission tickets during the weekend in…
July 04, 2011 Capps unveils 'Good To Go' paint scheme
The words on the side of Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car’s special-paint scheme – "Good to Go" – carry double meaning this coming weekend here at the 14th annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals. The unique-graphic design marks the July month-long "NAPA ‘Good to Go’ Big…
May 27, 2011 Maddern Racing earns the hardware in Bakersfield
Maddern Racing driver Chris Demke drove the Peen Rite/Clean Boost Performance Oil Top Alcohol Dragster to the win at the recently-completed Division 7 event in Bakersfield, Calif. In doing so, Demke secured his position to compete in the prestigious 2011 Jegs Allstars event in July at Route 66 Raceway near…
February 23, 2011 Racers raise money for JEGS Foundation
For the past five years, a dedicated group of close drag racing friends have gathered for the Mr. Aruba Winter Nationals in an effort to raise money for the JEGS Foundation Racing For Cancer Research project. Despite extremely cold temperatures, the group recently gathered for the 2011 running of the…
February 19, 2011 HANS boosts awards
HANS Performance Products has posted a 36 percent increase to its NHRA Contingency Sponsorship in 2011 for competitors using the HANS Device. A total of $78,050 has been posted for Sportsman competitors at National events and Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series races, plus $6,000 for Pro Mod competitors. “We want…
February 14, 2011 Demke resigns Clean Boost Racing Oil
Fresh off a career-best runner-up finish in the national points, Chris Demke has re-signed Clean Boost Performance Racing Oil for 2011. "We are pursuing a very aggressive racing season this year and are proud to be representing Clean Boost Performance Racing Oil," Demke said. "We saw significant improvement for our…
February 08, 2011 Thiel Racing to shocase FFA on cars
Brian Thiel Racing announced a new relationship with the National FFA Organization (formerly Future Farmers of America) for the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season. The goal of the relationship between BTR and FFA is to promote BTR’s deep connection to agriculture while also creating a new way for…
February 08, 2011 Maple Grove honors Koretsky
During the final five NHRA races last year, Kenny Koretsky was acknowledged for his decision to assist rookie Pro Stock Motorcycle rider LE Tonglet in his exciting – and unexpected – run to the championship. Tonglet couldn’t have done it without assistance from Koretsky’s Nitro Fish apparel. Tonglet’s triumph brought…
