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Vegas clinches it for Schumacher, others still TBD

There is one more race to go in the season, and at least one champ has it in the bag and another is just about there. At the eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Tony Schumacher locked up his sixth Top Fuel championship simply by qualifying (and taking the pole while he was at it) and then going on to beat the defending event champ “Hot Rod” Fuller in a big ol’ tight drag race. Shoe had a 3.806 at 314.53 mph, and Fuller a 3.821 at 315.19 mph. This is Schumacher’s 15th win in an amazing season when he never dropped out of first place; if he wins the last race at Pomona he’ll tie Greg Anderson’s record of 16 wins in one season. “I knew A.J. [his crew chief Alan Johnson] was trying to run in the high-.70s in the final,” said Schumacher. “‘Hot Rod’ is running good, and I told myself before the final that I had to dig deep. Our cars were running so close that I was worried about... 

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Bet On Neff as 2008 Rookie of the Year

I’ve been writing for Fastmachines.com for about five years now (wow, has it really been five years?) and each year I try my hand at predicting the NHRA’s Rookie of the Year. The official award is called the Auto Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award (what would motorsports be without sponsorship) and I can say with confidence that I have successfully predicted the past four winners. This year it is not as cut and dried as in years past but I’ll stand by my prediction... 
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October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Tim and Kim Richards to retire from Bernstein’s Top Fuel team

I just got an email announcement that Kim and Tim Richards will retire from Kenny Bernstein’s Budweiser/Lucas Oil Top Fuel team after the 2008 season finishes. “We are deeply indebted to Tim and Kim for their dedication and talent,” said six-time champion Bernstein.  “When Tim and Kim joined our team in 2001 we enjoyed a record-setting year filled with eight race wins and 12 final round appearances culminating in our sixth NHRA championship, our second in Top Fuel. “Also in 2001,... 
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October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

1,000 Feet Racing: You Better Get Used To It

In my regular jaunt around the web I read Jeff Burke’s editorial piece Burk’s Blast that regularly appears on Drag Racing Online. In Burke’s latest piece he reveals that his sources are telling him the NHRA is very close to announcing that nitro class racing in the NHRA will race to 1,000 feet into the 2009 season and beyond. My initial reaction was that of disgust. Then upon further thought I came to the realization that although the expected decision will be unpopular, it is the... 
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October 12, 2008 | 7 Comments

How ’bout that Tim Wilkerson?

Just as he did last week at the Texas Motorplex, Tim Wilkerson put his head down and rammed his way to Funny Car victory at the NHRA Mid-South Nationals, dispatching all three Force cars to do it. Tony Schumacher continues his march to another Top Fuel championship with a win over Doug Herbert, Mike Edwards took his second win this year (over a tire-smoking Jason Line) and Craig Treble scored his first Pro Stock Motorcycle win of the season since joining Don Schumacher Racing. Today’s race... 
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September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

To be a champion, you have to beat champions

(Post title courtesy Funny Car’s Tim Wilkerson) As I write this in the press room, I can hear the wild cheers of the post-race ceremony crowd that spilled out of the Texas Motorplex grandstands and onto the drag strip after the Fall Nationals wrapped. Hey, why get into the dust-choked mob of departing traffic when you can hang around awhile longer and cheer some overjoyed Wally-winners, including a guy who just knocked off a team on a record-setting winning streak? Top Fuel’s JR Todd,... 
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September 21, 2008 | 4 Comments