Date archive for April, 2016
By Mike Haag On Saturday, April 30th, 2016
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Wilkerson, Torrence and Anderson take top qualifying positions at NHRA SpringNationals

BAYTOWN, Texas – Tim Wilkerson raced to the No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car at Royal Purple Raceway at the NHRA SpringNationals on Saturday. Steve Torrence (Top Fuel) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) also More...

By Mike Haag On Saturday, April 30th, 2016
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Elliott Sadler ends drought with wild win at Talladega

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. – On his 41st birthday, Elliott Sadler got an unexpected present. When Saturday’s Sparks Energy 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race ended under caution in overtime More...

By Dixie Haag On Saturday, April 30th, 2016
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Getting into the Talladega “Spirit”

  This week’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is racing in the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.   At the superspeedway there will be Clyde May’s Alabama style Whiskey flowing.  The Clyde More...

By Mike Haag On Saturday, April 30th, 2016
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Winning NHRA Wally trophies is becoming a John Force Racing family tradition

BAYTOWN – In NHRA drag racing the most coveted prize for a racer to win is a Wally trophy. The Wally, which was named in honor of the late NHRA founder Wally Parks, stands at more than one-foot tall with a classy More...

By Mike Haag On Friday, April 29th, 2016
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Torrence, Wilkerson and Anderson lead qualifying at NHRA SpringNationals

BAYTOWN, Texas – Texas native Steve Torrence raced to the Top Fuel qualifying lead Friday at the NHRA SpringNationals, the sixth event of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car) and More...