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Dodge Expands Involvement in Sportsman Ranks
Dodge has extended its agreement as the title rights sponsor of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Maple Grove Raceway for the 2017 season, Dodge and NHRA announced today. The 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals will be held Sept. 21-24 and serves as the second race in the six-race NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. The event will be a key stopRead More
NHRA Contingency Program Added to Sam Tech NHRA Factory Stock Showdown
NHRA announced today the addition of a new contingency program for the School of Automotive Machinists & Technology Factory Stock Showdown with more than 20 postings for the specialty event. The SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown will kick off the 2017 season at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, March 16-19 for its first of five events in 2017. The popular series has seen increased car counts acrossRead More
Third IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship Event Added To Darlington Race Weekend
When the IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship visits Darlington, S.C. on the last weekend of March, IHRA competitors will enjoy a triple-race weekend as the Feb. 12 event that was cancelled at Palm Beach International Raceway has been rescheduled for the Darlington weekend, the IHRA announced today. The IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship is a 15-weekend, 30-race championship event for Sportsman racers with most event weekends streaming live on ESPN3.Read More
Jesse Kershaw named North Central Division Director
Jesse Kershaw has been named NHRA’s North Central Division Director. Kershaw has more than two decades of motorsports experience and has worked extensively with the NHRA in the past. Jesse Kershaw has been named NHRA’s North Central Division Director (Division 3). The North Central Division includes tracks in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and is home to four NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events. “I’m excited to work withRead More
All-New Stock / Super Stock Class to Debut at NMCA Season Opener in Bradenton, Florida
When racers call, the NMCA answers…and that’s just what we did with the all-new Stock / Super Stock class that will debut at the at E3 Spark Plugs Muscle Car Mayhem season opener at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida, the weekend of March 9-12, 2017. After receiving hundreds of phone calls and e-mails from NHRA and IHRA Stock and Super Stock racers over the offseason, NMCA made the callRead More
Recap: Summit Sportsman National Championship at Palm Beach International Raceway
Jupiter, Fla. – After a fantastic season debut Feb. 4-5 in Immokalee, Fla., the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Summit Sportsman National Championship moved 119 miles across the northern Florida everglades to Palm Beach International Raceway(PBIR) for the second of 15 weekends of racing that will comprise the inaugural IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship. More than 200 cars entered the weekend events in the following classes: Top Sportsman, Top Dragster,Read More
Chase-N-Dad Racing announce a new marketing partnership with Scoggin Dickey Race Shop
Waxahachie, Texas – As the 2017 drag racing season nears it’s much anticipated start, Chase-N-Dad Racing is proud to announce a new marketing partnership with Scoggin Dickey Race Shop in Lubbock, TX. The Waxahachie based father and son race team of Rick and Chase Huffman are set to not only utilize the already reliable and powerful engine combos out of SDPC Raceshop, but assist in developing and testing new “weekendRead More
Dodge/Plymouth Top Finisher Award
At each of the twenty-four 2017 NHRA National Events, one Super Stock driver plus one Stock driver competing in a Dodge or Plymouth vehicle will be awarded a $500 performance bonus. The Super Stock driver and the Stock driver advancing the furthest in eliminator competition will each be awarded the $500 bonus ($1,000 per event for a season total of $24,000). Should two or more drivers advancing the furthest loseRead More
57th Annual Winternationals – NHRA Season Opener
The 57th annual Winternationals kicks off the 2017 NHRA season. For the sportsman racer on the west coast the Winternationals is as big as it gets. Entry for this race usually fills up within weeks of registration opening. Many of the to ten sportsman racers across the county also attend the start of the NHRA season at the Winternationals. Dan Fletcher, Bo Butner, Jeff Lane and Jody Lang are justRead More
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Events to be Televised on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2
The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, where the future stars of NHRA Drag Racing are born, will be showcased in 16 races throughout the season on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) and FOX Sports 2 (FS2). The programming will build upon the success of the 2016 season which featured a dramatic uptick in viewership during the season. In 2017, FS2 will televise a one hour program of select 2017 LucasRead More
Div 4 SPORTSMAN PERFORMANCE BONUS AWARDS INCREASE PURSES
DALLAS — For the third consecutive year, the School of Automotive Machinists & Technology (SAM Tech) will put money back into Division 4 racers pockets. The SAM Tech Sportsman Performance Bonus Award purse will be aiming to increased payouts in the Stock Eliminator class at all six Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events this season. The dedication of the School of Automotive Machinists & Technology (SAM Tech)Read More
IHRA DRAG RACING RETURNS TO ESPN; PARTNERSHIP RESUMES WITH 2017 SEASON
IHRA Drag Racing returns to the ESPN family of networks Feb. 4 on ESPN3 ESPN3 to show more than 200 hours of IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship ESPN Presents a nine-month schedule of live-streamed IHRA Drag Racing WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – After a nearly two-decade hiatus, the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and ESPN have signed a multi-year agreement for the worldwide leader in sports to resume its partnershipRead More