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SO LONG, SOLARA

Tue, 2006-10-03 14:14

IHRA Tech Director Mike Baker has confirmed
that a submission of a Toyota Solara body has crossed his desk but likely will
not gain approval. The Solara was not the only body style turned down. Baker
admitted he also said no to others, including a Ford GT500.
 

SPORTSMANSHIP STILL EXISTS IN DRAG RACING

Tue, 2006-10-03 08:54
jackwyatt.jpgIf the IHRA is
taking nominations for its Sportsman of the Year Award, here's one: Dale Creasy
Jr.
 
Jack Wyatt is Creasy's most serious threat in the Nitro Funny Car
standings. And this past week at Cayuga, Ontario, Wyatt thought he might have to
abandon the effort because his last engine was ruined. But Creasy loaned his
main rival an engine block and set of cylinder heads so that he could stay in
the chase.

The move enabled Wyatt to pull within 56 points of Creasy.
 

LAGANA TO THE RESCUE

Tue, 2006-10-03 08:54

laganaDSD_8035_old.JPGBobby Lagana has become the social secretary, of sorts, in the IHRA's Top
Fuel class. It seems a natural role for the affable New Yorker, who has made a
special point to walk through the pits at races this year, just to become
acquainted with drivers in classes other than his own. "Man, you learn a lot
about different people," he said.
 
"In high school, I wasn't a jock, I wasn't a nerd, I wasn't the preppie or
Guido. I hung out with every one of them and kind of kept them all neutralized.
It's kind of the same over here."

IHRA CONCLUDES BUDDS CREEK ON MONDAY

Mon, 2006-10-02 19:18
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MILLICAN CLINCHES CHAMPIONSHIP WITH TOP
FUEL WIN IN MARYLAND

Diehl, Smith, Stott and Parker Also Claim Torco President’s Cup
Nationals Wins

 

Two races after losing the Knoll
Gas – Torco Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Top Fuel points lead, Clay Millican,
Drummonds, Tenn., has clinched his sixth consecutive IHRA world championship by
defeating Rick Cooper in the final round of the Torco Racing Fuels President’s
Cup Nationals in Budds Creek, Md. Millican now leads Doug Foley by 117 points.

 

Other professional winners include Jeff Diehl (Nitro Funny Car),
Ricky Smith (Pro Stock) Neal Parker (Alcohol Funny Car) and Quain Stott (Pro
Modified).

AN HONEST DIVE?

Mon, 2006-10-02 18:31
No one wanted to hold the Pro
Modified "Ironman" trophy in the winners circle. Quain Stott, who took the final
against teammate Tommy D'Aprile in a highly unconventional side-by-side parade
down the quarter-mile, sat it on the ground. D'Aprile walked around it.
 
"If we can't hold it together, we're not going to hold it," Stott said.
"This is a team deal."
 
Stott had just won the race, officially, with a 41.828-second elapsed time
at a whopping 25.24 mph to D'Aprile's 44.480/28.04, to jump from fourth in the
standings to first. The numbers are correct. They had arranged beforehand to
travel alongside each other in their '63 Corvettes to the finish line. When they
reached the stripe, they stopped, then Stott rolled across first.
 

Jeg Coughlin on Sirius Satellite Radio - Thursday

Mon, 2006-10-02 18:26

Jeg Coughlin driver of the Slammers Ultimate Milk / JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt
will be a call-in guest on SIRIUS Speedway (Ch. 128) this Thursday. The show
airs Monday-Friday 3 - 6 PM (ET) and is rebroadcast same day from 10 PM - 1 AM
(ET).

JHRC 6.20 PST CLUB

Sun, 2006-10-01 21:28

In the past few seasons
the IHRA Pro Stock division has promoted classes for those drivers who ran in
the 6.40s and most recently the 6.30s. Jerry Haas Race Cars has stepped up to
the plate with a special 6.20s club called the “Magnificent Eight.”

TORCO PRESIDENT'S CUP NATIONALS POSTPONED

Sun, 2006-10-01 21:21

Eliminations for the Torco Racing Fuels President’s Cup Nationals have been postponed until Monday, October 2.

FINAL ROUND RESULTS FROM READING

Sun, 2006-10-01 20:36

Sunday's final results from the 22nd annual Toyo Tires NHRA
Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. The $1.5 million race is the 20th of
23 in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series:

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PRO ROUND-BY-ROUND RESULTS FROM READING

Sun, 2006-10-01 20:32

Final round-by-round results from the 22nd annual Toyo Tires NHRA
Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, the 20th of 23 events in the $50
million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series:

TOP FUEL:

ROUND ONE -- J.R. Todd, 4.595, 316.01 def. Cory McClenathan,
13.254, 79.33; Hillary Will, 4.597, 316.97 def. Bob Vandergriff,
10.958, 86.09; Melanie Troxel, 4.576, 320.81 def. Larry Dixon, 10.245,
96.29; Brandon Bernstein, 7.064, 210.67 def. David Baca, 10.033, 78.17;
Tony Schumacher, 4.512, 310.98 was unopposed; Doug Kalitta, 4.543,
325.53 def. Luigi Novelli, 6.800, 116.39; Rod Fuller, 4.582, 328.46
def. Doug Herbert, 5.095, 196.39; David Grubnic, 4.592, 290.57 def.
Morgan Lucas, 4.625, 310.55;

QUARTERFINALS -- Grubnic, 4.535, 323.43 def. Bernstein, 4.600,
313.00; Troxel, 4.536, 325.53 def. Fuller, 4.570, 311.56; Kalitta,
4.534, 329.02 def. Will, 8.885, 83.57; Todd, 4.502, 325.22 def.
Schumacher, 4.490, 325.37;

SEMIFINALS -- Troxel, 4.518, 328.70 def. Kalitta, 4.563, 327.11; Todd, 4.510, 327.82 def. Grubnic, 4.521, 325.77;

FINAL -- Todd, 4.494, 324.12 def. Troxel, 4.538, 324.28.

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