GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Kurt Busch expected a “full dose of humble pie” during his professional drag-racing debut.
He got something way worse.
Busch botched both qualifying passes Friday at the NHRA Gatornationals, leaving him little room for error heading into  … Details
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Drag racing icon Shirley Muldowney, a 3-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion and Grand Marshal of the 2011 March Meet at Auto Club Famoso, Mar. 18-20, looks back and lets loose
BAKERSFIELD, Mar. 1, 2011: In a world of changes, Shirley Muldowney remains Shirley Muldowney. Still feisty, candid and brutally honest, the legendary three-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion drag racer always “tells it the way it is.†In this interview, Muldowney, who will be greeting fans as the Grand Marshal of the 2011 March Meet (Mar. 18-20 at Auto Club Famoso Raceway), discusses – as only she can – her career, “beating the boys at their own game,†today’s racers, winning the March Meet and how she really feels about the nickname “Cha-Cha.â€Â  … More
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SONOMA, Calif. — Drag racing
fans have the opportunity to battle on the Infineon Raceway kart track with racers from the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series at the 9th annual NHRA Tour de Charity.
Infineon Raceway will host the charitable event on Saturday, March 26, with all proceeds benefiting Speedway Children’s Charities. The event has raised more than $84,000 for needy youth groups in Sonoma County since its inception in 2003  … Details
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POMONA, Calif. — A World Series winning pitcher with an intimidating fastball had the opportunity to try out his favorite hobby today alongside the world’s fastest race cars at the Kragen O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals. Randy Johnson, who retired from the major leagues in 2009 as one of the most prolific strike-out artists in the game, is spending some time these days perfecting his craft as a motorsports photographer.
The ‘Big Unit’ held his ground today in the starting line photo area at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona as he snapped some shots of 7,000 horsepower Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars powerfully launching into action during the season-opening NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event  … More
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