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NHRA announces creation of new NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series!

Thursday, 05 November 2009 16:01 George

 

The new series will be recognized as the third competing at national events in 2010

by NHRA Communications

GLENDORA, Calif. (Nov. 1, 2009) – What started as an exhibition in 2001 has become a full-fledged series for 2010, it was announced today by NHRA.   Made possible by funding from Pro Care Rx and its current Get Screened America initiative, the 2010 NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will compete at 10 NHRA Full Throttle Series events and be televised on a tape-delay basis on ESPN2.

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Memphis Motorsports Park Closes!

Thursday, 05 November 2009 15:57 George

by NHRA CommunicationsOn behalf of all NHRA racers, fans and sponsors, we are very disappointed to learn about Dover Motorsports Inc.’s decision to close Memphis Motorsports Park. We had been in discussions with the management team at Dover Motorsports regarding the track’s future in recent weeks and were aware that this action was a possibility. We appreciate the great support we received from the fans throughout the western Tennessee region as well as the cooperation from all those who worked at the facility.

We look forward to continuing our relationship with the Dover Motorsports group and conducting the national event at Gateway International Raceway at St. Louis.   At this time, the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule for 2010 will be reduced to 23 events. 

 

Jason hamstra back home and healthy after violent crash at ADRL World Finals!

Friday, 30 October 2009 07:00 George
  “He’s in good shape. He came out of the ordeal without even a concussion.”
by Bruce Melenbacher
DEMOTTE, INDIANA (October 29, 2009)  – While competing in a semi-final round of the ADRL Speedtech Battle of the Belts Final at the Texas Motorplex over the weekend, Pro Extreme star Jason Hamstra lost control of his 1968 Camaro near the eighth-mile finish and crashed heavily into the retaining wall.
Hamstra, 22, had posted a 3.78-second, 203.46 pass before the incident.
After the crash, he was transported via helicopter to Parkland Hospital in Dallas for observation, and Sunday was home recuperating. Other than some minor bruises, the young racer received no injuries.
“He’s doing well,” stated Karen Hamstra, Jason’s mother. “He came out of the ordeal in good shape, not even a concussion.”
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IHRA World Finals postponed due to rain!

Thursday, 29 October 2009 13:50 George

by IHRA Communications

Four consecutive days of rain and cold weather combined with a less than favorable forecast for the remainder of the week has forced the postponement of the IHRA World Finals at Rockingham Dragway.

Despite lengthy delays during the first three days of competition the professional categories were able run their rounds to completion on Sunday, but the wet weather combined with a record car count for the Champion System Sportsman Nationals presented by VP created a no-win situation for the remainder of the week.

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Carl Spiering finishes third in NAPA Auto Parts Quick 32 competition!

Wednesday, 28 October 2009 07:43 George
by Bruce Melenbacher
JORDAN STATION, ONTARIO (October 27, 2009) – It’s been over 10 years since Carl Spiering drag raced with a Sportsman-style Christmas tree, but the former pro driver turned in a good showing for 2009, placing third in the NAPA sponsored Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Awards for the inaugural year of the new drag race series.
Spiering, of Jordan Station, Ontario, has spent the most part of the past decade behind the wheel of a Pro Modified car, but returned to the Sportsman ranks this season with his new 2007 Chevy Cobalt Top Sportsman door-slammer.
“I haven’t bracket raced since 1998,” said Spiering, who has won numerous IHRA events in Pro Modified. “But it came back quick. And racing is racing.”
Cars in the Quick 32 Series, whether they are dragsters or door-cars, use the full set of lights on the starting Christmas tree, while the professional classes such as Pro Modified are allowed only one amber light from the tree before the green bulb is lit.
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