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Jeg Coughlin Grabs American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association Honors The 400-plus members of the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) voted back-to-back POWERade Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. to its 39th annual All-America Auto Racing Team. This is the fourth time Coughlin has been named to the All-America Team, with an appearance in each of his four championship seasons (2000, '02, '07, and '08). Coughlin remained perfect in the playoff era of NHRA competition, successfully defending his 2007 title by winning ... Read More \| Comments	3b racing acquires matco tools racing top fuel team Antron Brown and Lee Beard will continue to lead championship-contending NHRA race team BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Dec. 3, 2008) – 3B Racing (owned by Tim Buckley) and David Powers Motorsports (owned by David Powers) announced today an agreement that will see 3B Racing as the sole owner of the Matco Tools Top Fuel Team driven by Antron Brown. The transition was completed in an effort to align the financial estates of Buckley and Powers. Powers remains the owner of Hot Rod Fuller’s ... Read More \| Comments
Antron brown to speak on panel at sports business journal motorsports marketing forum NEW YORK (Dec. 2, 2008) – NHRA Top Fuel star Antron Brown will join a distinguished group from the motor sports community as a panel speaker at Sports Business Journal’s 2008 Motorsports Marketing Forum in New York on December 2. Brown and the panel will discuss a variety of racing topics including the economy, TV ratings and the future of motor sports. The 18-time NHRA winner will be joined by Joie Chitwood of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Julie Sobieskie of ESPN, Jay Frye of ... Read More \| Comments	In memory of eric medlen & scott kalitta, capps and scelzi race mini sprints VISALIA, Calif. - It didn't take long before Ron Capps was back on a race track following the completion of the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, in which he finished eighth in the point standings driving the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing. He buckled himself into the seat of a Super 600 Mini Sprint last Saturday to compete against 45 similar race cars, including one driven by his soon-to-be-former teammate Gary Scelzi, at Park Plaza Raceway in Visalia, ... Read More \| Comments

IHRA

1,320-Feet to Remain the IHRA Standard Every 2009 Nitro Jam National Event will he held on a full Quarter-Mile Track NORWALK, OHIO (Dec. 2, 2008) – The International Hot Rod Association, a division of Feld Entertainment, Inc., will keep its current 1/4 mile format for all Nitro Jam national event races. This traditional drag racing format is what works best for IHRA as a sanctioning body, its racers and fans according to IHRA vice president of racing operations, Skooter Peaco. “With our cars, ... Read More \| Comments	“Tournament Of Champions” – A Revolutionary New Sportsman Racing Championship System IHRA changes the rules to include everyone in its sportsman world championship chases The days of IHRA championships being determined by who can afford to tow to the most races are over. With a revolutionary system where drivers have to earn their way to the World Finals in Rockingham for an elimination-style “winner-take-all” race, IHRA has now opened the door for everyone to have a chance to become a world champion. Before the 2009 season the championship ... Read More \| Comments
Two New Venues Highlight 2009 IHRA Nitro Jam Schedule A pair of new facilities will grace the 2009 IHRA Nitro Jam schedule as, for the first time, national events will be held at State Capitol Raceway in Baton Rouge , La. and at Dallas Raceway in Crandall , TX . In fact, two of the first three 2009 events will be at new tracks. The season will kick off March 6-8 at State Capitol Raceway, where IHRA will host it’s inaugural national event in Baton Rouge , La. The capitol city of Louisiana has long been a market IHRA president Aaron ... Read More \| Comments	Hagan reflects on 2008, looks ahead to 2009 Our goal is to run the full NHRA Nitro Funny Car schedule," says Hagan. A 3rd place finish in national points wasn't quite the outcome Matt Hagan and crew had hoped for but it's a tremendous accomplishment for the rookie team nonetheless. Going in to the World Finals at Rockingham Dragway Hagan and crew stood an outside chance of winning the title but that possibility evaporated when Hagan lost to front-runner Terry Haddock in the first elimination round. Read More \| Comments

ADRL

Outlaw and ‘the hitman’ join forces LAGUNA HILLS, California – Outlaw Clothing Company, the premier heads up drag racing apparel, gear and lifestyle brand, announced today that the company will sponsor ADRL superstar Mike “Hitman” Hill and create a signature-series apparel line through the Outlaw brand. Outlaw will also be Hill’s exclusive apparel sponsor. “Mike Hill is the real deal,” said Wes Buck, Outlaw Founder. “He is one of the most followed and respected racer in the history of 10.5-tire racing and has ... Read More \| Comments	Flowmaster ADRL Racer Appreciation and Awards Gala O’FALLON, MO - Coming off its most successful and exciting racing season ever, the Flowmaster American Drag Racing League (ADRL) presented by the National Guard is ready to celebrate Dec. 13, with its 2008 Racer Appreciation and Awards Gala in the Regency Ballroom at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Orlando, Florida. “We’re really looking forward to recognizing our 2008 world champions and presenting some well-deserved special awards, too,” series president Kenny Nowling said. “The ... Read More \| Comments
Awesome al anabi motorsports reflects on an incredible comeback season WESTBURY, NEW YORK – It would be hard to argue with anyone who says the American Drag Racing League’s Pro Nitrous division is rapidly becoming one of the most followed and competitive categories in all of heads up drag racing. A quick look back at the history of the ADRL shows that a racer who finds oneself in the winner’s circle following a Pro Nitrous shootout has outlasted the best in the business, and those who’ve done it more than once are in small numbers. Only seven racers have managed ... Read More \| Comments	ADRL Completes Mid-East Goodwill Tour O’FALLON, MO (Nov. 12, 2008) — Call it a working vacation, but American Drag Racing League (ADRL) co-founders Tommy Lipar and Kenny Nowling, who also serves as president of the O’Fallon, Missouri-based series, are heading home after a whirlwind, week-long tour of Doha, Qatar and Dubai and Umm Al Quwain, in the United Arab Emirates. Accompanied by ADRL Executive Assistant Jessica Alcoke, the trio were guests of Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar, an oil-rich peninsula ... Read More \| Comments

PMRA

Top drivers honored at Fourth Annual PMRA Champions Banquet Boland, Brown, Boniferro, and Roth take home PMRA Pro Modified tributes NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO (November 15, 2008) - Highlighting the Fourth Annual Pro Modified Racing Association Champions Banquet, hosted by the Master of Ceremonies Chris Biro in Niagara Falls, Ontario, were the acceptance speeches from the top four drivers of the 2008 PMRA Tour. Receiving top honors was Bruce Boland of Hamilton, Ontario. Driving his B&B Racing 1963 Corvette. Boland won ... Read More \| Comments	PMRA Champion plans to return next season Bruce Boland will return to series with new car HAMILTON, ONTARIO (November 11, 2008) – The PMRA Champion will return for 2009. Winner of the 2008 Pro Modified Racing Association season, Hamilton, Ontario’s Bruce Boland, plans to return to PMRA racing next year. “I plan to run in the PMRA next year,” Boland said earlier this week. “I’m going to show Brown (Terry) how to win three years in a row,’ he added with a smile. “And with three ... Read More \| Comments	Boniferro and Smokin’ Joe’s Pro Modified takes third in 2008 PMRA season NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO (November 3, 2008) – Although not as dominate in Pro Modified Racing Association competition in 2008 as in previous years, Joe Boniferro had a steady season and placed third in the 2008 PMRA Point Award Series Championship sponsored by Wix Filtration Products, Valvoline, Uni-Select, and Moen Incorporated. “We feel fortunate to finish third in the series,” said Boniferro, driver of the 1999 Dodge Avenger Pro Modified. “We were a little behind with our ... Read More \| Comments

JEGS Promod Challenge

JEGS Pro Mod racer's daughter featured in calendar fundraiser

ATLANTA -- Eddie and Christine Ware's daughter Katelyn has become an integral part of a vitally important fundraising effort for the world-renowned Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Sibley Heart Center. Born with five different congenital heart defects that required two open-heart surgeries to repair, Katelyn is featured in the Cooper Heart Project calendar, the sales of which will directly benefit the Sibley Heart Center.

Ware had a great season on the JEGS ProMod Challenge in ...

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