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Coughlin beats Anderson for NHRA Pro Stock win
By Lee Elder JOLIET, Ill. (June 3, 2018) – Jeg Coughlin grabbed a huge victory in the final round of Pro Stock at the NHRA’s Jegs Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway. It was Coughlin’s first win of the season and unofficially vaulted him to the tenth spot...
NHRA: Torrence, Hagan, Anderson, Hines top qualifiers
By Lee Elder JOLIET, Ill. (June 2, 2018) – Steve Torrence will start eliminations for the Jegs Route 66 Nationals from the top of the Top Fuel ladder after spending the four qualifying rounds in the top spot. Eliminations for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series...
Brady uninjured in NHRA sportsman crash
By NHRA Media JOLIET, Ill. (June 2, 2018) -- Top Sportsman racer Sean Brady of Prospect Heights, Ill., was involved in an on-track incident during the second round of eliminations at the JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals on Saturday. Brady's car contacted the right wall...
Gravel Rumbles to WoO win at I-96
WoO Media LAKE ODESSA, MI – June 1, 2018 – David Gravel powered from third on a restart to lead Lap 16 and went on to win the Rumble in Michigan at I-96 Speedway. Shane Stewart continued his streak of top-five finishes with a second place run and Brad Sweet, who...
Anderson tops Pro Stock after opening day at Route 66
By Lee Elder JOLIET, Ill. (June 1, 2018) – Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it and that was just fine with NHRA Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson. Unexpectedly cool temperatures at Route 66 Raceway allowed the teams at the Jegs Route 66...
Pizza Papa to race Pritchett
By Lee Elder JOLIET, Ill. (June 1, 2018) -- Talk about Pizza Wars! Top Fuel racer Leah Pritchett will race a MOPAR Dodger Challenger Drag Pak against John Schnatter, the original Papa John, in a special match race at Route 66 Raceway as part of the NHRA Jegs Route...
Brad Sweet Wins WoO Memorial Day race at Lawrenceburg
By WoO Media LAWRENCEBURG, IN – May 28, 2018 – Brad Sweet came from eighth and passed Donny Schatz on Lap 26 to take the lead in a thriller at Lawrenceburg Speedway and never looked back for his second win of the 2018 season. Schatz, who led 15 laps, settled for...
Allstars to gather at NHRA Route 66 Nationals
By Lee Elder JOLIET, Ill. (May 28, 2018) – It is a gathering of champions, an event unmatched by anything in sportsman drag racing. It matches regional pride with a national stage in one of the finest arenas in all of the drag racing world. It is the Jeg’s Allstars...
Schatz books another WoO win at Charlotte
By Lee Elder CONCORD, N.C. (May 25, 2018) – Sprint car racer Donny Schatz has been so dominant in World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car racing this season that it is a surprise when he does not win. There were no surprises Friday at The Dirt Track at Charlotte...
Kurt Elliott named assistant crew chief for Langdon car
By Cody Poor Kalitta Motorsports YPSILANTI, Mich. (May 25, 2018) – Kalitta Motorsports is pleased to announce that Kurt Elliott has joined Team Kalitta, effective immediately. Elliott will join Nicky Boninfante as assistant crew chief on the Global Electronic...
