by Lee Elder | Jun 13, 2018 | Drag Racing, News
From JFR PR Although the Sunday death of Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen at age 81 reverberated throughout the sport of drag racing, it hit few harder than it did John Force, the 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion. Force spoke at length with his PR representatives Elon Werner...
by Lee Elder | Jun 11, 2018 | Drag Racing, NHRA
By Lee Elder The NHRA announced today that Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen, long among the top personalities in drag racing history, passed away Sunday at age 81. RPMHD founder Michael Dennis said, “It’s hard to believe, I just saw him recently. He was a great guy....
by Lee Elder | Jun 10, 2018 | Drag Racing, NHRA
By Lee Elder RICHMOND, Virg. (June 10, 2018) – Courtney Force won her fourth victory of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing season, extended her lead in the Funny Car standings and made an emphatic statement as she did all that in the NHRA Virginia Nationals at...
by Lee Elder | Jun 9, 2018 | Drag Racing, NHRA
By Lee Elder RICHMOND, Virg. (June 9, 2018) – Tony Schumacher will start from the top position on the eliminations ladder in Top Fuel for the NHRA Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. Saturday’s hot, sultry conditions made it difficult for the...
by Lee Elder | Jun 8, 2018 | Drag Racing, NHRA
By Lee Elder RICHMOND, Virg. (June 8, 2018) – The answer to the question was: Smooth, quick and fast. The NHRA’s Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returned to Virginia Motorsports Park for the NHRA Virginia Nationals after a nine-year absence and, as with all new...
by Lee Elder | Jun 4, 2018 | Drag Racing, NHRA
NASHVILLE (June 4, 2018) – The “2018 CMT Music Awards” announced today the list of presenters for the popular awards show and one of the presenters will be NHRA star Courtney Force. Country music’s loudest night will be hosted by three-time nominees Little Big...
