Posted on November 13th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
FUNNY CAR: It all came down to one race: Matt Hagan in the DieHard Dodge Charger, the points leader in the NHRA Funny Car Countdown to the Championship, against Cruz Pedregon in the Snap-On Solara in the semifinals of the Automobile CLub of Southern California NHRA finals in Pomona, California. If Hagan won, the Championship [...]
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Posted on November 13th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Allen Johnson and Vincent Nobile made it through tough track conditions and iffy weather to reach today’s Pro Stock elimination rounds at the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals. V. Gaines had the speed but was 0.011 seconds short of the time to make it into the 16-car field. The Pro Stock Championship has [...]
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Posted on November 1st, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
At today’s opening of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, Mopar announced will add four-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. to the Team Mopar roster in 2012. Coughlin will campaign a new Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Avenger in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock class. “Jeg Jr. is [...]
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Posted on October 30th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals: All of the Dodge drivers made it through Sunday’s first round of Funny Car eliminations, except for Todd Lesenko who was paired up with Ron Capps. Lesenko started hazing his tires about a quarter of the way down the [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Dodge drivers were clearly saving their best for last at todays finals in 27th Annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird International Raceway inChandler, Arizona. Despite some tough runs on Friday and Saturday, it was Dodge vs. Dodge in the Funny Car and Pro Stock classes. Jack Beckman captured the Funny Car Wally and, for the [...]
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Posted on October 16th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Arizona, has proven to be a tough track for traction at this weekend’s 27th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals. Driver after driver has smoked the tires, leading to low speeds and high ET’s. Not one Funny Car broke the 300 mph mark in four rounds of qualifying. Funny Car: Johnny [...]
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