It’s All Concrete to Me at Bandimere
December 4, 2007
First there was the Texas Motorplex. Built in 1986, The Texas Motorplex was the first all-concrete, quarter-mile on the NHRA circuit. Now, Denver’s Bandimere Speedway will join the ranks of the all-concrete drag strips with a renovation project this winter that add concrete to the finish line and 60 feet beyond. Don’t expect many national record breaking performances to come out of Denver due to the high altitude but this renovation should make Bandimere Speedway a favorite stop amongst the racers for some time to come.
Q & A with Funny Car driver Ron Capps
December 1, 2007
We caught up with Ron Capps, who drove the Brut Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing to a fourth-place season result in the 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.
Capps’ professional NHRA career began in 1995. His performance statistics since then include 25 national-event wins in 52 final rounds in 271 races, and a career round win-loss record of 313-231.
Book Review - Darrell Russell: Broad Smiles, Quarter-Miles
November 17, 2007
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The 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing season is in the books (no pun intended), so now what are you going to do until the 2008 Winternationals? How about catch up on all the reading you have been meaning to do? I had the good fortune to sit down and read the book, Darrell Russell: Broad Smiles, Quarter-Miles by Rob Geiger and I honestly can say I would recommend it to anyone. And by anyone I do not mean anyone interested in auto racing or drag racing. I mean anyone who wants to truly understand and get to know a true gentleman that was tragically taken from us way too soon.
Down to the wire, he’s a Shoe-in
November 4, 2007
Tony Schumacher, Tony Pedregon, Jeg Coughlin and Matt Smith are this year’s NHRA Champions.
The Show is Set at Pomona Finals
November 3, 2007
Schumacher, Arend, Connolly and Hines are low qualifiers in Pomona.
Who’s not qualified in the Finals?
November 2, 2007
Todd, Arend, Stevens and Ellis are provisional low qualifiers at 43rd annual Auto Club of Southern California NHRA Finals in Pomona.
Tommy Johnson Jr. Rumored Out of a Job
October 30, 2007
I am hearing on very reliable sources that Funny Car driver Tommy Johnson Jr. is out at Snake Racing. No word on if TJ Jr. will finish out the season in Pomona, Calif. this weekend or if the release is effective immediately.
Team Orders Stink to High Heaven
October 29, 2007
Okay, I understand that Rod Fuller is in the middle of a championship chase. Yes, I heard on the ESPN broadcast from team owner David Powers that there were no team orders for David Baca to ‘lay down’ for Fuller in the second round in Las Vegas yesterday. Call me a cynic, call me a pessimist or even call me a conspiracy theorist, but Baca smoking the tires in the second round seemed awfully suspicious.
Countdown Shakeout in Las Vegas
October 29, 2007
Fuller, Tony Pedregon, Anderson and Hines win ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals.
Duels in the Desert
October 27, 2007
Schumacher, Hight, Connolly and Ellis hold low qualifier positions at The Strip in Las Vegas, “Hot Rod” Fuller wins $100,000 Technicoat Shootout.