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2 Forces and a Smith lead NHRA qualifying
By Lee Elder NORWALK, Ohio (June 22, 2018) – It’s early June in northeastern Ohio. Mother Nature reigns supreme. Brittany and Courtney Force topped the nitro category charts and Matt Smith led Pro Stock Motorcycle before cool temperatures and a wet forecast stopped...
“Getting Off Track” Rocks On–Rollin’ With Ron Capps!
Dudes, something weird just happened. This is crazy-go-nuts, freaky-bizarre, there’s-no-way-that-just-happened kinda stuff. Here goes: Question: who was last week’s guest on Getting Off Track? Yup, Ron Capps. If you visited RPMHD.com last week, you read Part...
Thunderin’ Thru The Tennessee Valley–It’s The Recliner Report!
THE RECLINER REPORT! Stop #11-18th Fitzgerald USA Thunder Valley Nationals, Thunder Valley/Bristol Dragway, Bristol, Tennessee Let’s cut to the chase. Thunder Valley was HOT! Well, yeah, the track temperature was about 6,000 degrees, but here at the...
Pittman wins WoO race at Nodak Speedway
By WoO Media MINOT, ND – June 17, 2018 – Daryn Pittman passed Cory Eliason on Lap 22 and never looked back, winning his fourth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature of 2018 Sunday evening at Nodak Speedway. Pittman hounded the California native for...
Coughlin, Schumacher, Capps win at Bristol
By Lee Elder BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 17, 2018) – Some day they’ll sit together in the Hall of Fame. Sunday, they faced each other in the Pro Stock final. Jeg Coughlin beat Greg Anderson for the Pro Stock trophy in the NHRA’s Fitzgerald USA Thunder Valley Nationals at...
Millican, C. Force, Anderson on top of NHRA ladders
By Lee Elder BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 16, 2018) – Clay Millican posted the quickest pass in Top Fuel qualifying Friday and will start on the top spot of the eliminations ladder Sunday at the Fitzgerald USA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. But Millican’s...
Donny Schatz Continues Dominance at River Cities
From WoO Media GRAND FORKS, ND – June 15, 2018 – North Dakota’s own Donny Schatz continued his dominance at River Cities Speedway, passing race-long leader Kerry Madsen on Lap 25 to win his 11th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature of 2018. It was...
Anderson, Coughlin top Pro Stock charts
By Lee Elder BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 15, 2018) – Greg Anderson and Jeg Coughlin are among the most successful drivers in NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Pro Stock history. They have seven championships between them. And now each has his eyes set on qualifying first for...
“Getting Off Track” With A Funny Car Rock Star!
OK, all you lovers of everything RPMHD. Let’s play a new game: it’s called, “Did Ya' Know?” No worries. It’s simple, straightforward, and fun. But please...no wagering. Here’s how it works: I’ll give you a few facts about a current NHRA driver. Your job?...
John Force reacts to loss of The Mongoose
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...
