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Stevie “Fast” Jackson Closes in on First World Title as E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Action Heads to Charlotte

October 11, 2019 RNW Staff

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CONCORD, NC – October 11, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  If he wanted, Stevie “Fast” Jackson could take a minute and figure out the points scenarios necessary to win his first world title in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service as part of this weekend’s NTK […]

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It’s Win or Bust at NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals for Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle World Champ Matt Smith

October 11, 2019 RNW Staff

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CONCORD, NC – October 11, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  With four races remaining in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, Matt Smith is 61 points out of first in Pro Stock Motorcycle, leaving him right in the mix of the title hunt. But the defending world champion will be racing with […]

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NHRA Announces 2020 Mountain Motor Pro Stock Schedule

October 10, 2019 RNW Staff

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GLENDORA, CA – October 10, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  NHRA officials released the 2020 schedule for the Mountain Motor Pro Stock category, which will compete at six of the 24 events on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. This exciting category participated in four national events during the 2019 season and […]

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Street Outlaws’ Farmtruck to Face Off against Motor Trend’s Finnegan at Dodge NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas

October 10, 2019 RNW Staff

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LAS VEGAS, NV – October 10, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Prior to hitting the showrooms of SEMA, Motor Trend’s Mike Finnegan will face the Street Outlaws duo of Farmtruck and AZN on the track at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in a one-of-a-kind grudge match during the Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented […]

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Pro Stock Veteran Greg Anderson Knows Back Up Against The Wall Approaching NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals

October 10, 2019 RNW Staff

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CONCORD, NC – October 10, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Greg Anderson is no stranger to performing well in pressure situations. But the four-time Pro Stock world champion knows he needs something great at this weekend’s NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway to stay in contention for another NHRA Mello Yello Drag […]

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Funny Car’s Ron Capps Looking to Emerge From Tight Group of Title Contenders at NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals

October 9, 2019 RNW Staff

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CONCORD, NC – October 9, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  The way Ron Capps looks at it, the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship might as well be restarting this weekend during the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at the state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway. It’s a nod to just how competitive the Funny Car class has […]

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Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta Staying The Course as Championship Talk Heats Up at NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals

October 9, 2019 RNW Staff

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CONCORD, NC – October 9, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  With nearly the slimmest of leads and four races remaining in the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Doug Kalitta isn’t taking his top spot for granted. The chance for the Top Fuel veteran’s first world championship is one of the top […]

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Top Fuel Star Brittany Force Aims for Another Clutch Performance at AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals

October 7, 2019 RNW Staff

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ENNIS, TX – October 7, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Brittany Force knows what a win at Texas Motorplex can do for championship aspirations. The Top Fuel standout performed well in the pressure moments of the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship stop at the track two years ago, using that victory to […]

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Drama Will Be High as NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship Nears Finish Line at Las Vegas

October 4, 2019 RNW Staff

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LAS VEGAS, NV – October 4, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  With championships on the line, the high-stakes action of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will reach thrilling levels at the penultimate race of the 2019 season and the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, the Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil, […]

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NHRA to Discuss Fifty Years of Pro Stock; Celebrating with Stars of Past and Present

October 3, 2019 RNW Staff

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GLENDORA, CA – October 3, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  One of the most popular and longest-running events at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the NHRA Breakfast is often referred to as a “can’t miss” event and this year will be no exception. To kick off the 50th anniversary of Pro Stock, the […]

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Dallas Gardner Retires as NHRA Chairman, Passing Torch to Current CEO Peter Clifford

October 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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GLENDORA, CA – October 2, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  After 46 years of dedicated service to NHRA and the sport of drag racing, Dallas Gardner, NHRA’s board chairman, recently announced his retirement and will hand over the reins to current NHRA chief executive officer Peter Clifford effective immediately. Gardner will continue to work […]

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Part 2 Fall Classic Tremblant 2019

October 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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Photos from this past weekend at the Fall classic Tremblant 2019

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Funny Car’s Shawn Langdon Hopes Familiar Territory Breeds More Playoff Success at NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals

October 1, 2019 RNW Staff

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CONCORD, NC – October 1, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Picking up his second victory of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Shawn Langdon was already riding high on Sunday. Things could be about to get even better for the former Top Fuel world champ and current Funny Car standout as […]

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Landon, B. Torrence, Enders and Stoffer come through with Countdown Wins at AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals

September 30, 2019 RNW Staff

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MADISON, IL – September 30, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  In an all-Kalitta Motorsports final round, Shawn Langdon beat teammate J.R. Todd in the Funny Car finals on Sunday during the eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. Billy Torrence (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Karen Stoffer […]

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Rickie Smith Goes Wire-to-Wire to Earn 15th Career Win During E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Action at St. Louis

September 30, 2019 RNW Staff

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MADISON, IL – September 30, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Rickie Smith finished up an impressive weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway with his first victory of the season in E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service action, beating points leader Stevie “Fast” Jackson in the final round […]

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Sellout Crowd Watches J. Force, Salinas, Enders & M. Smith Claim No.1 Spots at AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals

September 29, 2019 RNW Staff

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MADISON, IL – September 29, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – In front of a sellout crowd at World Wide Technology Raceway, championship contender John Force powered to the No. 1 spot in Funny Car on Saturday at the eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. Mike Salinas (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and […]

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September 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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Hight, B. Torrence, Enders & Johnson Strike First with Provisional No.1 Spots at AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals

September 28, 2019 RNW Staff

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MADISON, IL – September 28, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Robert Hight put on a show during qualifying on Friday, racing to the provisional No. 1 spot in Funny Car during the eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Worldwide Technology Raceway. Billy Torrence (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Steve Johnson […]

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In Countdown for First Time, Pro Stock’s Alex Laughlin Returns to Site of First Win at AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals

September 26, 2019 RNW Staff

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MADISON, IL – September 26, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  As memorable and thrilling as picking up his first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series win was, Alex Laughlin remembers feeling that something was missing. The Pro Stock star was in his first full season and missed out on the Mello Yello Countdown to […]

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Funny Car’s Robert Hight Hopes for Same Result in Less Dramatic Fashion at AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals

September 25, 2019 RNW Staff

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MADISON, IL – September 25, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Robert Hight will gladly take a repeat of everything that took place a year ago in St. Louis, except for what happened just past the finish line in the finals. Moments after winning the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway […]

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