March 17th, 2010 by Bill Cawthon
After waiting two days for his first NHRA Super Gas competition, NASCAR driver Kurt Busch went home Sunday after being eliminated in the opening round of the Gatornationals. Busch was racing in the 9.90-second division but his HEMI-powered 1970 Dodge Challenger sputtered shortly after the start and Busch posted a 10.10-second run, coming in behind [...]
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March 12th, 2010 by Bill Cawthon
A bad run left NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series driver Allen Johnson in the No. 12 spot after the first day of qualifying at the 41st Annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. Johnson recorded a pass of 6.670/207.62 in in his Pro Stock Mopar Dodge Avenger during the only qualifying session held [...]
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March 10th, 2010 by Bill Cawthon
Fresh off his Sprint Cup Series win at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kurt Busch will swap his NASCAR Dodge Charger for a Mopar-powered 1970 Dodge Challenger Super Gas car. The 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup champ is set to do battle on the drag strip in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at the 41st Tire Kingdom [...]
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September 13th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
The qualifying is over; the field is set for the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship. After struggling to earn one of the 12 slots for much of the season, Kasey Kahne finished the series at No. 5 in the standings while Kurt Busch, who had been ranked as high as No. 4, [...]
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July 12th, 2009 by J.R.
This weekend’s race was basically one where naps on the couch were in order, and they happened early and often. In taking one of these early siestas nothing was missed by the true racing fan. Personally, I don’t care for the racing at the 1.5 mile Chicagoland speedway. But this year’s Lifelock 400 race, which [...]
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July 8th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
Penske Racing driver Sam Hornish Jr. will drive a special No. 77 Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy Dodge in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 11.
The No. 77 Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy Dodge is designed in part to help make consumers aware of the best ways to conserve [...]
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