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The Nitro Circus Returns To Virginia–It’s The Recliner Report!
THE RECLINER REPORT! Stop #10--Virginia NHRA Nationals, Virginia, Motorsports Park, Richmond, Virginia Sunday. For some folks it’s a day to attend a beloved house of worship, while others grab a mug of their fave java and kick it on the back porch or deck....
RIP Tom ‘Mongoose’ McEwen
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. The...
The Force is with Courtney, wins Funny Car Virginia
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...
Schatz wins rich WoO race in Minnesota
By Lee Elder JACKSON, Minn. (June 9, 2018) – Donny Schatz pounced when the pouncing was good, taking the lead shortly after the halfway point and then he stayed in front to win the AGCO Jackson Nationals at Jackson Motorplex. The nightcap was the second race of the...
Schumacher tops Top Fuel qualifiers at Virginia
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...
WoO: Johnson Wins Opening Night of Jackson Nationals
By WoO Media JACKSON, MN – June 9, 2018 – Jason Johnson came from seventh and passed Daryn Pittman on Lap 16 on a lightning-fast surface at Jackson Motorplex to score his first World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature victory of the year on the opening...
NHRA: Smooth surface, quick times in Virginia
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...
Bringin’ The Noize From Illinois–It’s The Recliner Report!
THE RECLINER REPORT! Stop #9--JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals, Route 66 Raceway, Chicago, llinois So, the staffers were sitting around the other day, not really accomplishing a whole bunch of work, (Yeah, that’s a shocker, huh?) when one of the dudes...
Preach On! “Getting Off Track” With A Man Of The Cloth!
**Writer’s Note** “The Recliner Report” for the JEGS Route 66 Nationals will be posted this Wednesday, June 6th. Though we’d like to say the company dog ate the original or make up some cool excuse, the truth is kinda boring. See, the “Recordings” section on our...
Courtney Force to present at CMTs
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...
