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Danny Thompson set a new land-speed record for a piston-powered vehicle in the Challenger 2 streamliner during Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats.

Danny Thompson Sets Land Speed Record

Danny Thompson—son of the legendary Mickey Thompson—set a new land-speed record for a piston-powered vehicle in the Challenger 2 streamliner during Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats. On August 13, Thompson set a new AA/FS record with a speed of 411.191 mph. He backed up that run with a 402.348-mph run the following day, and completed the weekend with a record-setting 406.769-mph official average—a significant margin over the previous record of 392.503 mph. In 1960, Mickey Thompson became the first American to exceed 400 mph on the salt. On the 50th anniversary of his father’s original 406-mph run, Danny Thompson removed the Challenger 2 from storage and brought it to his Huntington Beach, California, shop to begin the extensive process of restoring, retrofitting and updating the streamliner.

Valspar Automotive Re-signs with Larsen Motorsports for Another Season of Matrix Automotive Finishes

Valspar Automotive has renewed its contract with Larsen Motorsports for the 2017 race season, sponsoring the jet dragster team with its Matrix Automotive Finishes line of products. Jet pack cars driven by Kat Moller, Elaine Larsen, Dawn Perdue, Allison West and Jake Elliott are finished exclusively in Matrix products with full-on graphics supporting the Matrix brand.

Scott Douglas wins PRO 4WD at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo credit: TORC Series

Douglas Wins PRO 4WD Race at the Dirt Track

Last Saturday’s racing on the Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway saw CJ Greaves take a victory to lock up his third-straight PRO 2WD title with one race still to go in the 2016 season of TORC: The Off-Road Championship presented by AMSOIL. Scott Douglas won last Saturday’s PRO 4WD race, while Kyle Kleiman earned his fourth-straight Atturo Tire PRO Light win. And two more championship titles are still up for grabs as the TORC Series now heads to Crandon, Wisconsin, for its grand finale on Labor Day weekend.

Eric Barron earned second place. Photo credit: Tyler West and Icon Vehicle Dynamics

Team M/T Earns Six LOORRS Podium Spots

Team M/T landed six podium spots during rounds 11 and 12 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) competition two weekends ago at the at Wild West Motorsports Park in Sparks, Nevada. Darren Hardesty Jr. topped the podium in the Pro Buggy class in round 11, with teammate Mike Valentine earning third place. In round 12, Garret George earned the number-two spot, and Valentine took third. In the Pro 4 class, Eric Barron had the fastest lap of the weekend in round 12 with a time of 51.70 seconds on lap six of the qualifier, and also earned second place. Jeff Hoffman placed third in the Pro Lite class in round 12. Two races remain in the series, with the next race weekend scheduled for September 23–24 at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park.   

Petty’s Garage will unveil limited-edition Ford Mustang during Richard Petty’s 80th birthday celebration at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on September 3.

Richard Petty And Petty’s Garage to Unveil Limited-Edition Ford Mustang During MCA Celebration at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Petty’s Garage will unveil its 80th Birthday Tribute Car during Mustang Club of America’s (MCA) celebration at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, September 3, at 9:30 a.m. Hand-built by some of the top NASCAR designers in the industry, the limited-edition Mustang honors Richard Petty’s 80th birthday and is based on the ’15–’16 Ford Mustang GT. The limited-edition Mustang is powered by Ford’s 5.0 Coyote motor and features a host of performance upgrades, including Petty's Garage Big Brake kit, a fully adjustable suspension, performance exhaust, Forgeline three-piece wheels and a choice between 670 hp or 825 hp.

Billy Glidden Sets IHRA Pro Mod World Speed Record, Takes Home Northern Nationals Title

Mickey Thompson-sponsored Pro Mod racer Bill Glidden finished the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) season with his first IHRA win and a new world speed record of 250.98 mph in the Precision Turbo and Engine (PTE) 2014 Pro Mod Chevrolet Camaro. Glidden stopped Jason Hamstra in the final round to secure the title.

Andrew Gray Takes Formula DRIFT Japan Victory; Chris Forsberg Moves to the Top of the World Championship Standings

Formula DRIFT Japan presented by G-Shock returned to the Okayama International Circuit for Round 3 of the Formula DRIFT Japan Championship/Round 8 of the World Championship. Andrew Gray battled to victory to solidify his defense of his 2015 Formula DRIFT Japan title, and Chris Forsberg battled second-place finisher Kazuki Hayashi to secure a healthy lead in the overall chase for the World Championship. The 2016 Formula DRIFT Pro Championship will continue to Round 7: Showdown, September 9–10, 2016, at Texas Motor Speedway. 

Actor Sung Kang is rooting for "The Underdog" and is partnering with Shell, featuring Pennzoil, and SEMA for a winning edge. Kang, along with a team of aspiring young automotive technicians from Alhambra High School in Alhambra, CA, will work together to transform a 1972 Ford Maverick to debut at the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV.

"If I were a car, I would be the Maverick," said Kang, who first drove the Maverick in Fast & Furious Five in Brazil. "The Maverick has always been underappreciated, overlooked and undervalued… "The Underdog." But those who love her are loyal forever. This and the chance to make a difference for these students is something I can stand behind."

The vehicle represents what Kang describes as the ultimate "Underdog." The build will be recorded and shared in an online video series filled with raw, behind-the-scenes footage, intimate conversations and real-time progress every step of the way, made possible by SEMA and Shell, featuring Pennzoil.

Actor Sung Kang is rooting for "The Underdog" and is partnering with Shell, featuring Pennzoil, and SEMA for a winning edge. Kang, along with a team of aspiring young automotive technicians from Alhambra High School in Alhambra, CA, will work together to transform a 1972 Ford Maverick to debut at the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV.

"If I were a car, I would be the Maverick," said Kang, who first drove the Maverick in Fast & Furious Five in Brazil. "The Maverick has always been underappreciated, overlooked and undervalued… "The Underdog." But those who love her are loyal forever. This and the chance to make a difference for these students is something I can stand behind."

The vehicle represents what Kang describes as the ultimate "Underdog." The build will be recorded and shared in an online video series filled with raw, behind-the-scenes footage, intimate conversations and real-time progress every step of the way, made possible by SEMA and Shell, featuring Pennzoil.

Actor Sung Kang is rooting for "The Underdog" and is partnering with Shell, featuring Pennzoil, and SEMA for a winning edge. Kang, along with a team of aspiring young automotive technicians from Alhambra High School in Alhambra, CA, will work together to transform a 1972 Ford Maverick to debut at the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV.

"If I were a car, I would be the Maverick," said Kang, who first drove the Maverick in Fast & Furious Five in Brazil. "The Maverick has always been underappreciated, overlooked and undervalued… "The Underdog." But those who love her are loyal forever. This and the chance to make a difference for these students is something I can stand behind."

The vehicle represents what Kang describes as the ultimate "Underdog." The build will be recorded and shared in an online video series filled with raw, behind-the-scenes footage, intimate conversations and real-time progress every step of the way, made possible by SEMA and Shell, featuring Pennzoil.

Actor Sung Kang is rooting for "The Underdog" and is partnering with Shell, featuring Pennzoil, and SEMA for a winning edge. Kang, along with a team of aspiring young automotive technicians from Alhambra High School in Alhambra, CA, will work together to transform a 1972 Ford Maverick to debut at the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV.

"If I were a car, I would be the Maverick," said Kang, who first drove the Maverick in Fast & Furious Five in Brazil. "The Maverick has always been underappreciated, overlooked and undervalued… "The Underdog." But those who love her are loyal forever. This and the chance to make a difference for these students is something I can stand behind."

The vehicle represents what Kang describes as the ultimate "Underdog." The build will be recorded and shared in an online video series filled with raw, behind-the-scenes footage, intimate conversations and real-time progress every step of the way, made possible by SEMA and Shell, featuring Pennzoil.

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NHRA News

FORCE, WORSHAM, SKILLMAN AND HINES COLLECT BIG VICTORIES AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS: Brittany Force raced to victory in Top Fuel last Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Del Worsham (Funny Car), Drew Skillman (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also victorious in their respective categories at the 17th event of 24 on the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. This is the penultimate event of the regular season. Force powered her Monster Energy dragster to a 4.169-second pass at 180.21 mph to outrun reigning world champion Antron Brown’s 6.566 at 103.47 in his Matco Tools dragster. Brown rattled and lost traction early while Force’s dragster backfired and released the parachutes just a little farther downtrack than Brown, and she coasted to the finish line in front. Force claimed the third win of her career and her third in four final rounds in the 2016 season. She raced to her first career victory earlier this year in Gainesville, then became the first female driver to win in Nitro at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Force outlasted Terry Haddock, three-time 2016 winner Doug Kalitta, and two-time 2016 winner Shawn Langdon in the earlier rounds before defeating Brown in the final.

“It’s awesome to be able to win here,” said Force, who is fourth in the Top Fuel points standings. “I felt good coming in this weekend because we had some success last year, and I’m pretty sure we did well the year before. We are exactly where we want to be as we go into the Countdown [to the Championship] and our biggest race of the season in Indy. It feels so good to bring home another win.”

BROWN, CAPPS WIN DELAYED SEATTLE FINALS: Don Schumacher Racing doubled up on wins August 20, during the rain-delayed final rounds of the Protect the Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd. Antron Brown (Top Fuel) and Ron Capps (Funny Car) were victorious in their respective final rounds from the Seattle event, which was postponed by persistent rain on Sunday, August 7, and decided last Saturday in the third round of qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd. In Top Fuel, Brown pushed his dragster to the winner’s circle with a 3.747-second pass at 320.13 mph over Steve Torrence’s 4.062 at 243.19 to claim his fourth win of the year and 58th of his career. Brown, the 2009 Seattle winner, is the defending and a two-time Top Fuel world champion. Brown raced past T.J. Zizzo, Clay Millican and Morgan Lucas en route to the final round of the Protect the Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil.

PRESTIGIOUS CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS PRESENTS ADDED PRESSURE BEFORE NHRA MELLO YELLO COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP: The 10,000hp action of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, August 31–September 5, for the 62nd annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. The best of the best from all over the world head to Indianapolis to compete in the event known as the Big Go. Nearly 1,000 drivers will compete in 12 categories with hopes of hoisting the elusive Wally on Labor Day Monday. With heightened competition and a holiday weekend crowd in attendance, a win at the Big Go often goes down on racers’ résumés as the biggest single-race achievement. As if that wasn’t enough, it’s the last race of the 18-race regular season before the six-race Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. Drivers and teams will race to secure the final top-10 spots for the Countdown, and with an increased number of points in play via the point-and-a-half system for this event (150 points to the winner), the drama on championship Monday is expected to be more intense than ever.

He Said, She Said

“That's the perfect position to be in, but we're not looking at the championship yet. We are going to be in these battles from here on out. Without a doubt, the DSR Funny Cars are the cars to beat. It’s going to be tough. It’s a nice precursor of things to come for the fans and the racers. It’s going to be fun. Whoever wins Indy has the chance to say that they beat the best because these Funny Cars are so incredible right now.”

—Funny Car racer Ron Capps, who became the first driver to clinch a No. 1 seed in the Countdown to the Championship following the event in Brainerd. Capps powered to the victory in the postponed Seattle event and posted a semi-final finish in Brainerd. Capps has a category-leading five wins this season and he is the winningest driver in the NHRA to win a championship.

Inside the Numbers

10: Number of Top Fuel and Funny Car drivers that will rely on fan votes and random lottery drawings to claim the final spot in the NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout in their respective categories. The final position in each category of the all-star event will be determined in the next seven days and announced at the Fan Fest previewing the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals on Wednesday, August 31. Four drivers in Top Fuel and six drivers in Funny Car are eligible for the fan vote and lottery positions in each class. Vote for your favorite eligible driver in each category. Voting will remain open until Tuesday, August 30, at 9:00 a.m. The four eligible Top Fuel drivers are Richie Crampton, Terry McMillen, Clay Millican and J.R. Todd. The six Funny Car drivers who are eligible for the eighth position in the fan vote/lottery are Jack Beckman, John Force, John Hale, Chad Head, Cruz Pedregon and Del Worsham.

Did You Know

BIG GO BLOCK PARTY CELEBRATED START OF CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS: The Big Go Block Party returned to Brownsburg, Indiana, August 23, as the community celebrated the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. The party took place at Town Hall Green in Brownsburg. Antron Brown, J.R. Todd, Richie Crampton, Shawn Langdon, Leah Pritchett and Brittany Force from the Top Fuel ranks signed autographs, along with Funny Car racers Tommy Johnson Jr., Matt Hagan, Cruz Pedregon, John Force, Courtney Force and Robert Hight. Pro Stock Motorcycle racers Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec also met the with fans and took part in the autograph session.

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NHRA News

FORCE, WORSHAM, SKILLMAN AND HINES COLLECT BIG VICTORIES AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS: Brittany Force raced to victory in Top Fuel last Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Del Worsham (Funny Car), Drew Skillman (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also victorious in their respective categories at the 17th event of 24 on the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. This is the penultimate event of the regular season. Force powered her Monster Energy dragster to a 4.169-second pass at 180.21 mph to outrun reigning world champion Antron Brown’s 6.566 at 103.47 in his Matco Tools dragster. Brown rattled and lost traction early while Force’s dragster backfired and released the parachutes just a little farther downtrack than Brown, and she coasted to the finish line in front. Force claimed the third win of her career and her third in four final rounds in the 2016 season. She raced to her first career victory earlier this year in Gainesville, then became the first female driver to win in Nitro at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Force outlasted Terry Haddock, three-time 2016 winner Doug Kalitta, and two-time 2016 winner Shawn Langdon in the earlier rounds before defeating Brown in the final.

“It’s awesome to be able to win here,” said Force, who is fourth in the Top Fuel points standings. “I felt good coming in this weekend because we had some success last year, and I’m pretty sure we did well the year before. We are exactly where we want to be as we go into the Countdown [to the Championship] and our biggest race of the season in Indy. It feels so good to bring home another win.”

BROWN, CAPPS WIN DELAYED SEATTLE FINALS: Don Schumacher Racing doubled up on wins August 20, during the rain-delayed final rounds of the Protect the Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd. Antron Brown (Top Fuel) and Ron Capps (Funny Car) were victorious in their respective final rounds from the Seattle event, which was postponed by persistent rain on Sunday, August 7, and decided last Saturday in the third round of qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd. In Top Fuel, Brown pushed his dragster to the winner’s circle with a 3.747-second pass at 320.13 mph over Steve Torrence’s 4.062 at 243.19 to claim his fourth win of the year and 58th of his career. Brown, the 2009 Seattle winner, is the defending and a two-time Top Fuel world champion. Brown raced past T.J. Zizzo, Clay Millican and Morgan Lucas en route to the final round of the Protect the Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil.

PRESTIGIOUS CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS PRESENTS ADDED PRESSURE BEFORE NHRA MELLO YELLO COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP: The 10,000hp action of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, August 31–September 5, for the 62nd annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. The best of the best from all over the world head to Indianapolis to compete in the event known as the Big Go. Nearly 1,000 drivers will compete in 12 categories with hopes of hoisting the elusive Wally on Labor Day Monday. With heightened competition and a holiday weekend crowd in attendance, a win at the Big Go often goes down on racers’ résumés as the biggest single-race achievement. As if that wasn’t enough, it’s the last race of the 18-race regular season before the six-race Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. Drivers and teams will race to secure the final top-10 spots for the Countdown, and with an increased number of points in play via the point-and-a-half system for this event (150 points to the winner), the drama on championship Monday is expected to be more intense than ever.

He Said, She Said

“That's the perfect position to be in, but we're not looking at the championship yet. We are going to be in these battles from here on out. Without a doubt, the DSR Funny Cars are the cars to beat. It’s going to be tough. It’s a nice precursor of things to come for the fans and the racers. It’s going to be fun. Whoever wins Indy has the chance to say that they beat the best because these Funny Cars are so incredible right now.”

—Funny Car racer Ron Capps, who became the first driver to clinch a No. 1 seed in the Countdown to the Championship following the event in Brainerd. Capps powered to the victory in the postponed Seattle event and posted a semi-final finish in Brainerd. Capps has a category-leading five wins this season and he is the winningest driver in the NHRA to win a championship.

Inside the Numbers

10: Number of Top Fuel and Funny Car drivers that will rely on fan votes and random lottery drawings to claim the final spot in the NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout in their respective categories. The final position in each category of the all-star event will be determined in the next seven days and announced at the Fan Fest previewing the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals on Wednesday, August 31. Four drivers in Top Fuel and six drivers in Funny Car are eligible for the fan vote and lottery positions in each class. Vote for your favorite eligible driver in each category. Voting will remain open until Tuesday, August 30, at 9:00 a.m. The four eligible Top Fuel drivers are Richie Crampton, Terry McMillen, Clay Millican and J.R. Todd. The six Funny Car drivers who are eligible for the eighth position in the fan vote/lottery are Jack Beckman, John Force, John Hale, Chad Head, Cruz Pedregon and Del Worsham.

Did You Know

BIG GO BLOCK PARTY CELEBRATED START OF CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS: The Big Go Block Party returned to Brownsburg, Indiana, August 23, as the community celebrated the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. The party took place at Town Hall Green in Brownsburg. Antron Brown, J.R. Todd, Richie Crampton, Shawn Langdon, Leah Pritchett and Brittany Force from the Top Fuel ranks signed autographs, along with Funny Car racers Tommy Johnson Jr., Matt Hagan, Cruz Pedregon, John Force, Courtney Force and Robert Hight. Pro Stock Motorcycle racers Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec also met the with fans and took part in the autograph session.

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NHRA News

FORCE, WORSHAM, SKILLMAN AND HINES COLLECT BIG VICTORIES AT LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS: Brittany Force raced to victory in Top Fuel last Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Del Worsham (Funny Car), Drew Skillman (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also victorious in their respective categories at the 17th event of 24 on the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. This is the penultimate event of the regular season. Force powered her Monster Energy dragster to a 4.169-second pass at 180.21 mph to outrun reigning world champion Antron Brown’s 6.566 at 103.47 in his Matco Tools dragster. Brown rattled and lost traction early while Force’s dragster backfired and released the parachutes just a little farther downtrack than Brown, and she coasted to the finish line in front. Force claimed the third win of her career and her third in four final rounds in the 2016 season. She raced to her first career victory earlier this year in Gainesville, then became the first female driver to win in Nitro at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Force outlasted Terry Haddock, three-time 2016 winner Doug Kalitta, and two-time 2016 winner Shawn Langdon in the earlier rounds before defeating Brown in the final.

“It’s awesome to be able to win here,” said Force, who is fourth in the Top Fuel points standings. “I felt good coming in this weekend because we had some success last year, and I’m pretty sure we did well the year before. We are exactly where we want to be as we go into the Countdown [to the Championship] and our biggest race of the season in Indy. It feels so good to bring home another win.”

BROWN, CAPPS WIN DELAYED SEATTLE FINALS: Don Schumacher Racing doubled up on wins August 20, during the rain-delayed final rounds of the Protect the Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd. Antron Brown (Top Fuel) and Ron Capps (Funny Car) were victorious in their respective final rounds from the Seattle event, which was postponed by persistent rain on Sunday, August 7, and decided last Saturday in the third round of qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd. In Top Fuel, Brown pushed his dragster to the winner’s circle with a 3.747-second pass at 320.13 mph over Steve Torrence’s 4.062 at 243.19 to claim his fourth win of the year and 58th of his career. Brown, the 2009 Seattle winner, is the defending and a two-time Top Fuel world champion. Brown raced past T.J. Zizzo, Clay Millican and Morgan Lucas en route to the final round of the Protect the Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil.

PRESTIGIOUS CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS PRESENTS ADDED PRESSURE BEFORE NHRA MELLO YELLO COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP: The 10,000hp action of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, August 31–September 5, for the 62nd annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. The best of the best from all over the world head to Indianapolis to compete in the event known as the Big Go. Nearly 1,000 drivers will compete in 12 categories with hopes of hoisting the elusive Wally on Labor Day Monday. With heightened competition and a holiday weekend crowd in attendance, a win at the Big Go often goes down on racers’ résumés as the biggest single-race achievement. As if that wasn’t enough, it’s the last race of the 18-race regular season before the six-race Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. Drivers and teams will race to secure the final top-10 spots for the Countdown, and with an increased number of points in play via the point-and-a-half system for this event (150 points to the winner), the drama on championship Monday is expected to be more intense than ever.

He Said, She Said

“That's the perfect position to be in, but we're not looking at the championship yet. We are going to be in these battles from here on out. Without a doubt, the DSR Funny Cars are the cars to beat. It’s going to be tough. It’s a nice precursor of things to come for the fans and the racers. It’s going to be fun. Whoever wins Indy has the chance to say that they beat the best because these Funny Cars are so incredible right now.”

—Funny Car racer Ron Capps, who became the first driver to clinch a No. 1 seed in the Countdown to the Championship following the event in Brainerd. Capps powered to the victory in the postponed Seattle event and posted a semi-final finish in Brainerd. Capps has a category-leading five wins this season and he is the winningest driver in the NHRA to win a championship.

Inside the Numbers

10: Number of Top Fuel and Funny Car drivers that will rely on fan votes and random lottery drawings to claim the final spot in the NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout in their respective categories. The final position in each category of the all-star event will be determined in the next seven days and announced at the Fan Fest previewing the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals on Wednesday, August 31. Four drivers in Top Fuel and six drivers in Funny Car are eligible for the fan vote and lottery positions in each class. Vote for your favorite eligible driver in each category. Voting will remain open until Tuesday, August 30, at 9:00 a.m. The four eligible Top Fuel drivers are Richie Crampton, Terry McMillen, Clay Millican and J.R. Todd. The six Funny Car drivers who are eligible for the eighth position in the fan vote/lottery are Jack Beckman, John Force, John Hale, Chad Head, Cruz Pedregon and Del Worsham.

Did You Know

BIG GO BLOCK PARTY CELEBRATED START OF CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS: The Big Go Block Party returned to Brownsburg, Indiana, August 23, as the community celebrated the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. The party took place at Town Hall Green in Brownsburg. Antron Brown, J.R. Todd, Richie Crampton, Shawn Langdon, Leah Pritchett and Brittany Force from the Top Fuel ranks signed autographs, along with Funny Car racers Tommy Johnson Jr., Matt Hagan, Cruz Pedregon, John Force, Courtney Force and Robert Hight. Pro Stock Motorcycle racers Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec also met the with fans and took part in the autograph session.

Dennis Pittsenbarger interviews Dave McClelland at the 2015 SEMA Show about his career in the industry.

Dennis Pittsenbarger interviews Dave McClelland at the 2015 SEMA Show about his career in the industry.