NEWS NUGGETS
SCHUMACHER AND FORCE STILL LOOKING FOR FIRST WINS OF 2011: As the
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series heads to Bristol Dragway this week
for the Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area
Ford Dealers, many drivers are riding a wave of race victories. Top
Fuel points leader Del Worsham has three event wins in his first full
season behind the wheel of the Al-Anabi dragster. Second-place Spencer
Massey is coming off of consecutive wins in Topeka, Kansas, and
Englishtown, New Jersey. In Funny Car, Mike Neff has raced to two wins
and is enjoying a run of four consecutive final-round appearances, and
teammate Robert Hight has three wins already. And yet while so many
drivers are experiencing strong success in 2011, some of the biggest
names and former NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series world champions
have yet to earn their first wins of the season. One is seven-time Top
Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher.
NEWS NUGGETS
MASSEY GRABS SECOND CONSECUTIVE WIN FOR THE SEASON; NEFF ALSO GETS SECOND SEASON WIN AT ENGLISHTOWN: Spencer Massey powered his Fram/Prestone dragster to his second consecutive win for the season Sunday at the 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park—the eighth of 22 races on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule. Massey, who faced Top Fuel points leader Del Worsham in the final round, cut an impressive .065 reaction time to beat Worsham on a holeshot and post a 3.821-second run at 319.07 mph.
MASSEY GRABS SECOND CONSECUTIVE WIN FOR THE SEASON; NEFF ALSO GETS SECOND SEASON WIN AT ENGLISHTOWN: Spencer Massey powered his Fram/Prestone dragster to his second consecutive win for the season Sunday at the 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park—the eighth of 22 races on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule. Massey, who faced Top Fuel points leader Del Worsham in the final round, cut an impressive .065 reaction time to beat Worsham on a holeshot and post a 3.821-second run at 319.07 mph.
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WORLD CHAMP DIXON HOPES ENGLISHTOWN RECORD WILL HELP SECURE FIRST WIN OF 2011, BROWN HOPES MID-SEASON SUCCESS WILL BRING FIRST WIN AT ‘HOMETOWN’ TRACK: It’s been a long first half of the regular season for defending Top Fuel world champion Larry Dixon. After racing to 12 wins in 12 final-round appearances in 2010, en route to his third world championship, the driver of the Al-Anabi Racing dragster has yet to visit Winner’s Circle in 2011, losing two final-round appearances to teammate and current points leader Del Worsham. But for a driver educated in the rich history of NHRA Drag Racing, Dixon has one strong advantage heading into the 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals at historic Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. He is tied for the most wins in the Top Fuel category at Englishtown. Dixon and NHRA Legend Joe Amato are tied for the most wins at the famed track, with six a piece. Dixon will be competing for his first win of the season and a shot to take the points lead from his teammate Worsham with only nine races left before the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
WORLD CHAMP DIXON HOPES ENGLISHTOWN RECORD WILL HELP SECURE FIRST WIN OF 2011, BROWN HOPES MID-SEASON SUCCESS WILL BRING FIRST WIN AT ‘HOMETOWN’ TRACK: It’s been a long first half of the regular season for defending Top Fuel world champion Larry Dixon. After racing to 12 wins in 12 final-round appearances in 2010, en route to his third world championship, the driver of the Al-Anabi Racing dragster has yet to visit Winner’s Circle in 2011, losing two final-round appearances to teammate and current points leader Del Worsham. But for a driver educated in the rich history of NHRA Drag Racing, Dixon has one strong advantage heading into the 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals at historic Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. He is tied for the most wins in the Top Fuel category at Englishtown. Dixon and NHRA Legend Joe Amato are tied for the most wins at the famed track, with six a piece. Dixon will be competing for his first win of the season and a shot to take the points lead from his teammate Worsham with only nine races left before the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
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MASSEY GETS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON; HIGHT WINS THIRD OF THE YEAR, GRAY GRABS SECOND WIN OF CAREER AT TOPEKA: A week after collecting his first No. 1 qualifier of the season in Atlanta, Top Fuel pilot Spencer Massey raced to his first win of the season in his first final round of the season Sunday at the NHRA Summer Nationals in Heartland Park Topeka. Massey drove his Prestone/FRAM dragster past runner-up Bob Vandergriff to secure his third career win. For Vandergriff, it was his 13th runner-up finish without a win, the most in NHRA history.
MASSEY GETS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON; HIGHT WINS THIRD OF THE YEAR, GRAY GRABS SECOND WIN OF CAREER AT TOPEKA: A week after collecting his first No. 1 qualifier of the season in Atlanta, Top Fuel pilot Spencer Massey raced to his first win of the season in his first final round of the season Sunday at the NHRA Summer Nationals in Heartland Park Topeka. Massey drove his Prestone/FRAM dragster past runner-up Bob Vandergriff to secure his third career win. For Vandergriff, it was his 13th runner-up finish without a win, the most in NHRA history.
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BROWN, BECKMAN GET SECOND WINS OF SEASON IN ATLANTA: In one of the most exciting Top Fuel finals this season, Antron Brown held off fellow Don Schumacher Racing teammate Tony Schumacher en route to his second win of the season Sunday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. Brown’s Matco Tools Dragster posted a 3.865-second run that was just enough to keep the seven-time world champion Schumacher from collecting his first Atlanta Dragway win—the only track on the NHRA Full Throttle schedule where he hasn’t won.
BROWN, BECKMAN GET SECOND WINS OF SEASON IN ATLANTA: In one of the most exciting Top Fuel finals this season, Antron Brown held off fellow Don Schumacher Racing teammate Tony Schumacher en route to his second win of the season Sunday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. Brown’s Matco Tools Dragster posted a 3.865-second run that was just enough to keep the seven-time world champion Schumacher from collecting his first Atlanta Dragway win—the only track on the NHRA Full Throttle schedule where he hasn’t won.
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MID-PACK DRIVERS LOOKING FOR FIRST WINS OF SEASON AT ATLANTA:
After nearly a year-and-a-half since his last career win, Funny Car
driver Jeff Arend powered his DHL Funny Car past Mike Neff two weeks ago
in Houston to secure his first win of the season.
Former Funny Car driver-turned Top Fuel pilot Del Worsham raced to his
third win of the 2011 season at the recently completed O’Reilly Auto
Parts NHRA Spring Nationals in Baytown, Texas.
NEWS NUGGETS
2010 WORLD CHAMPS LOOK FOR FIRST WINS OF SEASON AS NHRA FULL THROTTLE SERIES HEADS TO HOUSTON: As the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season makes its fifth stop on the 22-race season, the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway in Houston, many well known drivers, including three of the four 2010 world champions, are still looking for their first wins of the season. Defending Top Fuel world champion Larry Dixon came within inches of taking home his first Wally Trophy of 2011 just two weeks ago at the VisitMyrtleBeach.com NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, but it was Dixon’s teammate Del Worsham who hoisted the trophy in the Winner’s Circle, his second of the season.
2010 WORLD CHAMPS LOOK FOR FIRST WINS OF SEASON AS NHRA FULL THROTTLE SERIES HEADS TO HOUSTON: As the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season makes its fifth stop on the 22-race season, the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway in Houston, many well known drivers, including three of the four 2010 world champions, are still looking for their first wins of the season. Defending Top Fuel world champion Larry Dixon came within inches of taking home his first Wally Trophy of 2011 just two weeks ago at the VisitMyrtleBeach.com NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, but it was Dixon’s teammate Del Worsham who hoisted the trophy in the Winner’s Circle, his second of the season.
NEWS NUGGETS
WORSHAM GETS SECOND WIN OF THE SEASON; BECKMAN, ANDERSON GRAB FIRST SEASON WINS IN CHARLOTTE: Del Worsham proved once again that he’s a force to be reckoned with in 2011 as he powered his Al-Anabi Racing dragster past teammate and defending world champion Larry Dixon, Spencer Massey and Shawn Langdon in the final round of Top Fuel at the VisitMyrtleBeach.com NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Sunday in Charlotte to pick up his second win of the season. Worsham’s 3.813-second run was just enough to hold off Dixon’s 3.821 run on the final pass of the day at zMAX Dragway; it not only secured the win, but strengthened his points lead over the class.
WORSHAM GETS SECOND WIN OF THE SEASON; BECKMAN, ANDERSON GRAB FIRST SEASON WINS IN CHARLOTTE: Del Worsham proved once again that he’s a force to be reckoned with in 2011 as he powered his Al-Anabi Racing dragster past teammate and defending world champion Larry Dixon, Spencer Massey and Shawn Langdon in the final round of Top Fuel at the VisitMyrtleBeach.com NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Sunday in Charlotte to pick up his second win of the season. Worsham’s 3.813-second run was just enough to hold off Dixon’s 3.821 run on the final pass of the day at zMAX Dragway; it not only secured the win, but strengthened his points lead over the class.
NEWS NUGGETS
NHRA FULL THROTTLE SERIES READY TO GO FOUR-WIDE IN CHARLOTTE: With just three races complete in the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season, drivers and crew chiefs prepare for one of the most exciting and challenging events they’ll face this season—the second annual VisitMyrtleBeach.com NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at the impressive zMAX Dragway in North Carolina. An estimated 28,000 hp will hit the track this weekend at the only four-wide national event on the NHRA Full Throttle schedule, and many drivers are ready to rise above the competition and grab the pewter Wally.
NHRA FULL THROTTLE SERIES READY TO GO FOUR-WIDE IN CHARLOTTE: With just three races complete in the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season, drivers and crew chiefs prepare for one of the most exciting and challenging events they’ll face this season—the second annual VisitMyrtleBeach.com NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at the impressive zMAX Dragway in North Carolina. An estimated 28,000 hp will hit the track this weekend at the only four-wide national event on the NHRA Full Throttle schedule, and many drivers are ready to rise above the competition and grab the pewter Wally.