Schumacher Going For Record
October 3, 2003
We now re-join our previously scheduled Lucas Oil Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway…Tony Schumacher will be gunning for the fastest pass in NHRA history this weekend. Before the event was postponed by rain after first roung qualifying three weeks ago, Tony has busted out a 4.465-second qualifying run…the fastest in NHRA history. However in order for the record to be official he’ll need to pull off a 4.509-second or better run at some point this weekend. Can he do it? Given the hot streak “The Sarge” has been on lately, you just might think so…
RacingOne.com: Shoe Running for a Record
CNN/SI: Back to business (Tony’s Journal)
Army Public Affairs: ‘Sarge’ takes top qualifying slot at Lucas Oil Nationals
Bernstein, Pedregon, and Jeg Take Wins
September 28, 2003
Kenny Bernstein passed “Big Daddy” Don Garlits to take second place on the all-time wins list in Top Fuel taking his 36th win to add to his 30 wins in Funny Car. Tony Pedregon took back the Funny Car points lead this weekend winning that category, and Jeg Coughlin Jr. took the Pro Stock win when Greg Anderson red lighted in the finals…
NHRA.com: Sunday Wrap-Up
DragRaceCentral Ladders:
-Top Fuel
-Funny Car
-Pro Stock
Record Run for Kalitta on Saturday
September 28, 2003
Doug Kalitta earned the right to call himself the fastest drag racer alive on Saturday with a run of 333.00 in 4.428 seconds. Funny Car rivals Whit Bazemore and John Force both ran 4.725s to put themselves at the front of the field with Bazemore getting the #1 spot because of his faster speed. In Pro Stock Greg Anderson added two more records to his list of 16 this year with a 6.739 at 205.01 mph pass…
CNN/SI: Kalitta has fastest Top Fuel run in NHRA history
NHRA.com: Kalitta’s 4.428-second blast stars on record-breaking day at Route 66
DragRaceCentral.com: Kalitta Races to Quickest Time in NHRA History to Claim 9TH NO. 1 Qualifier in Top Fuel
Eliminations Ladders (DragRaceCentral.com)
Top Fuel
Funny Car
Pro Stock
More Rain, unbelievable
September 26, 2003
Ok, one rain out…happens all the time. 2 rain outs, coincidence. 3 rain outs, unheard of. 4 rain outs, REDICULOUS. Why is rain following the NHRA this September? Unbelievably, Friday qualifying was rained out and cancelled outright. The rest of the weekend is expected to go on as scheduled…
DragRaceCentral.com: Friday Racing Cancelled
Force Fined
September 26, 2003
John Force was fined a whopping $5,000 by the NHRA yesterday for his screaming match with Whit Bazemore’s crew chief Lee Beard last Friday in Memphis…
NHRA.com: Force fined $5,000 for Memphis incident
Schumacher & Bazemore Take Wins at Memphis
September 22, 2003
Tony Schumacher came back from his massive blow over crash on Friday to beat Larry Dixon in the rain delayed finals of the O’Reilly Mid-South Nationals today. The other big news today is the new leader of the Funny Car points standings;Whit Bazemore who took the lead away from Tony Pedregon by winning the class today. Jeg Coughlin and Reggie Showers were winners in Pro Stock and Pro Stock Bike respectively…
NHRA.com: Monday Recap
DragRaceCentral.com: Bazemore Takes POWERade Series Points Lead with Memphis Victory
RacingOne.com: Bazemore New Funny Car Leader
Memphis Eliminations Pushed to Monday Due to Rain
September 21, 2003
Rain has spoiled the third NHRA event in a row. Rainy skies over Memphis have pushed the final eliminations to Monday…
DragRaceCentral.com: Rain Postpones NHRA O’Reilly Mid-South Nationals until Monday
Savoie, Baca, Bazemore, and Jeg lead Saturday
September 21, 2003
Angelle Savoie stepped up big in the Saturday’s early session of qualifying at the O’Reilly Mid-South Nationals to record the first 7.0-second Pro Stock Bike pass in Memphis Motorsports Park history, a 7.096 at 185.26 mph to score her second low qualifier award in a row and her third in 2003…
NHRA.com: Saturday Recap
DragRaceCentral.com: Bazemore, Baca Top Qualifiers at O’Reilly Mid-South Nationals
Schumacher wrecks Friday at Memphis
September 20, 2003
NHRA.com: Friday Recap
DragRaceCentral.com: Baca Leads O’Reilly Mid-South Nationals Qualifying in Top Fuel
RPM.ESPN: Schumacher escapes crash unhurt
Lucas Oil Nationals delayed by rain
September 13, 2003
Rain has disrupted the second NHRA event in a row. The Lucas Oil Nationals be completed Oct. 3-5…
DragRaceCentral.com: Event Postponed to October 3-5
RacingOne.com: Lucas Oil Nationals Postponed