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22
Jun
Associated Press - June 21, 2008 6:53 PM ET
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (AP) - Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car crashed and burst into flames during qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.
State police confirmed that the 46-year-old Kalitta, a 2-time Top Fuel champion who had 18 career victories, […]
21
Jun
Gender no issue, unlike other series
Ashley Force and Melanie Troxel battle for Funny Car titles. Hillary Will competes in Top Fuel. Angelle Sampey and Karen Stoffer race Pro Stock motorcycles.
And no one cares that they are women.
In a motorsports year in which so much has been made of Danica Patrick’s victory in IndyCar and a […]
21
May
GLENDORA, Calif. (May 20, 2008)
NHRA has announced that Lucas Oil Products will be the title sponsor of the 2008 Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J., June 19-22.
Lucas Oil Products has sponsored many events through the years in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Currently, the company sponsors the […]
21
May
By Allen Gregory
Sports Writer / Bristol Herald Courier
Published: May 18, 2008
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Melanie Troxel came to Bristol Dragway this weekend searching for her first win of the season. The first-year Funny Car driver left Thunder Valley with a piece of history and a win in the O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. With […]
19
May
Bristol, TN (AHN) - Move over Danica Patrick and Ashley Force and make room for Melanie Troxel.
Troxel got to Victory Lane before both Patrick and Force in their respective racing leagues, but on Sunday Troxel became the first woman in NHRA history to win in both Top Fuel and Funny Car.
Troxel, who transcended from Top […]
12
May
MADISON, Ill. – One week after his daughter made Funny Car history with a breakthrough victory in Atlanta, Ga., John Force celebrated his 59th birthday Sunday by becoming the first driver to win 1,000 competitive rounds in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. When Force drove his Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang to a […]
10
May
Bristol Dragway, Friday, May 9, 2008
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Jeg Coughlin Jr., is the defending Pro Stock champion at the O’Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals, defeating Ken Koretsky in the final round. At the 2007 O’Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals, Jeg Coughlin qualified in the No. 1 spot. Jeg has qualified in the top spot 11 times […]