Veteran small tire racer Daniel Pharris came up big on the second day of qualifying for the No Mercy 13 drag radial event on Thursday evening at South Georgia Motorsports Park outside of Valdosta, Ga.

Pharris reeled off a 3.562 elapsed time at 207.56 miles per hour to land in the top spot of Radial vs. The World qualifying on Thursday evening.

Bill Windham has been around drag racing for a while. During this time, he learned firsthand that the best programs take time to develop. 

The thought of bringing a viable Nostalgia Funny Car series (AA/FC) to the NHRA Camping World Drag racing Series is one Windham has been working on behind the scenes. This weekend, the NHRA heads to Las Vegas for the NHRA Nevada Nationals and part of the show will be the inaugural installment of the Redline Oil Legends Nitro Series. 

“I always felt like these cars belonged on the big stage with some of the cars that currently run at the national events,” Windham said. “So we’ve been running our own events, like some of the heritage races. A couple of guys tried to put a series together called the United Nitro Funny Cars, and I have two friends of mine that are not racers, but they’re just huge fans of these cars and they approached me with the idea about the possibility of an approaching the NHRA and talking about putting something together.

Whitney Houston once sang about how she believed the children are the future. These days, Justin Lamb, a five-time NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champion, carries the same tune. 

Lamb is competing at the NHRA Nevada Nationals with his Stock and Super Stock entries. 
 
"Racing is very seldom 'all good' or 'all bad.' We've had some challenges this year, but we've also had some great rewards," said Lamb, who also claimed a pair of Super Stock semifinal finishes at the double-divisional in Phoenix this season. 

In just his second event behind the wheel of Dave Pierce’s new screw-blown M&M Transmission 2010 Mustang, Ron Muenks scored a season-ending win in Stroud Safety Pro Mod Saturday night at the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS) presented by J&A Service Xtreme Texas World Finals at Xtreme Raceway Park. He defeated fellow past MWDRS Pro Mod champion and series founder Keith Haney in the final round. 
 
Jim Whiteley, a three-time NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster world champion, picked up his first win in J&A Service Top Alcohol Funny Car, defeating wife Annie in an all-YNot Racing final round. 

Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels announced that Heather Tausch, currently director, Product Management, has been promoted to senior director, Marketing. 

In this new role, Tausch will lead Mickey Thompson’s Product and Marketing teams and will be responsible for overseeing the strategy and execution for all product development and marketing activities to form holistic consumer-targeted go-to-market plans.

Jason Lee is doing pretty much what he's done for the Radial vs. The World division for the last several trips to South Georgia Motorsports... showing no mercy.

Lee, of Vernon, California, made his cross-country trip worthwhile on the first day of qualifying at the No Mercy 13 drag radial race by driving his way to the top of qualifying with a 3.573 elapsed time at 206.39.

Championship contending NHRA Top Fuel driver, Justin Ashley along with primary sponsor Phillips Connect are teaming up with the Wyakin Foundation in the weeks leading up to Veteran’s Day to raise money and honor our servicemen and servicewomen. In honor of Veteran’s Day, the Phillips Family and Justin Ashley Racing are hosting a raffle in support of all the brave men and women who risked their lives for our freedom. Through the Wyakin Foundation, an organization that helps connect wounded and injured veterans to successful and fulfilling civilian futures, donations are now being accepted that will provide those the chance to win various prizes, not to mention the biggest prize of all - helping Wyakin onboard a new veteran into its life-changing program.

It’s a relationship that has withstood the test of time, and this weekend, it will be looking for low elapsed times. 

Edelbrock and Comp Cams has signed on as a primary sponsor for Rick Ware Racing and driver Clay Millican. The Memphis, Tennessee-based  Comp Cams began working with Millican back when he raced Super Gas. Millican lives in Drummond, Tenn., which is on the outskirts of Memphis. 

Millican’s tenacity and passion align with the competitive spirit of the Edelbrock Group.

Paul Lee, President of the Wharton Automotive Group continues to grow his portfolio with the acquisition of the small diameter racing clutch and drivetrain component line of PowerTrain Technology (PTT) of Algonquin, IL. 

PTT has a two-decade record of putting drivers in the winners' circle with reliable cutting edge racing clutch and drivetrain products.

PTT will be relocating to McLeod Racing’s facility in Anaheim, CA and the products will be available through McLeod Racing and their worldwide distribution network.