POMONA, Calif. — John Force kept his NHRA record qualifying streak
alive at 393 races, while his daughter Ashley qualified for her first
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series event Saturday at Auto Club Raceway at
Pomona.
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ORLANDO, FL (February 9, 2007) - Dennis Thomson is doing this weekend what many Canadians and people in the northeastern part of the United States do during the wintertime. The Ontario, Canada-native Thomson traveled to Orlando, Florida, to escape his frigid and snowy hometown to spend a couple of days in the warmth of the Sunshine State.
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NORWELL, MA (February 8, 2007) - In racing, there are many ingredients that are needed to succeed. A driver’s talent, good equipment and a solid team are all needed to perform well. But without the proper chemistry, none of those things alone will lead to regular appearances in victory lane.
Which explains why Bobby Grigas, III is so excited about starting his 2007 racing season. With Greg Narducci as his crew chief and Brad LaFontaine as a consultant, Grigas feels that he has a true dream team surrounding him.
“Those two guys are the Masters of Modifieds,” said Grigas. “I’m surrounded by the right people. Brad sets up my car and Greg is the crew chief at the track. We aren’t just teammates either. We’re friends too. They’re awesome guys and I think that we are going to have a great season.”
Grigas doesn’t take the help for granted either. It took a lot of effort to put together this combination and Grigas doesn’t forget that fact.
“It took some time to find the right people,” said Grigas. “Things really got going when Brad and I started to work together. We clicked right away. He calls me his stepson. I was psyched that he took me under his wing and then Greg joined the team late last year. It’s the same thing with Greg. We just get along great.”
LaFontaine’s impact with the #09 Triple G Scaffolding team was instantaneous last season.
“It started out with Brad and I,” said Grigas. “He’s my chassis guy. I wouldn’t have won those races, I wouldn’t have beaten Ted Christopher at Canaan. Without him, I would have been struggling for awhile. You need the right combination of people.”
And when Narducci joined the team after a winning record with drivers like Ted Christopher, Mike Ewanitsko and Rick Fuller, things got even better for Grigas.
“Greg is really good. He has helped me tremendously. I had the worst luck possible since the end of last year, but we’ve been fast everywhere we’ve gone. I qualified third at the North vs. South Shootout, we were fast at the Mason-Dixon Meltdown and I’ve just had bad luck.”
With their help, Grigas knows that he’s likely to have a very good year of racing ahead of him.
“Those guys have so much experience and now it’s up to me to show everyone what we can do. With these guys behind me, we’re going to have a great season. They are the best in the business. I couldn’t ask for anything more - except to have some luck in the races.”
Grigas starts off his season during Speedweeks 2007 at New Smyrna Speedway, which kicks off February 9th and runs through the 17th.
For more information on Bobby Grigas III please contact Mike Twist at 207-590-1786 and be sure to check out Bobby’s website at http://www.bobbygrigasracing.com/
Tucson, Arizona (February 8, 2007) Brooks Associates Racing is proud to announce that respected and accomplished engineer Nick Harvey is joining the BAR squad for the upcoming 2007 Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda season.
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NEWS NUGGETS
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, START YOUR ENGINES: Whether it’s to follow Ron Capps’ and Doug Kalitta’s pursuit of that elusive first POWERade world championship, whether it’s to follow the pro debut of Ashley Force, or whether it’s to follow the inaugural season of the Countdown to the Championship playoff system, fans and media tuning into the NHRA POWERade Series throughout the 2007 season will find themselves flush with compelling storylines. The drama begins this weekend, Feb. 8-11, at the season-opening CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
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Popular program attracts illegal street racers, amateurs to safe confines of The Strip
LAS VEGAS - BFGoodrich Midnight Mayhem, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s safe alternative to illegal street racing, will commence its sixth season on Friday, Feb. 9. The program was designed to attract illegal street racers to the safe confines of The Strip and also allow amateur drag racers an opportunity to compete in their street-legal cars.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (Feb. 6, 2007) - Sports Car Club of America members gathered last weekend in San Antonio, Texas for the first time in the Club’s 63-year history for its annual meeting, Convention, awards and Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
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LAS VEGAS - The California-based Pacific Street Car Association
(PSCA) once again will invade The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with its unique brand of exciting, heads-up (first-man-to-the-finish-line-wins) drag racing for street-appearing cars this weekend.
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The highly-anticipated professional racing debut of Ashley Force will be featured in ESPN2’s two days of coverage from the opening event of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series season this weekend at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif.
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Andy Seuss Heads to Speedweeks as Defending Modified Champ
19-year-old Gets Ready to Defend Title and Go for New Smyrna Victories
HAMPSTEAD, NH (February 2, 2007) - Andy Seuss is making the trip to New Smyrna Speedway’s World Series of Asphalt Stock Car racing for the third time this month. In 2005, he wore the tag of Modified rookie. Last year, he showed up as an upstart young driver with a victory in the True Value Modified Racing Series to his credit.
This time around, he wears a very different crown - that of defending New Smyrna Modified champion. The 19-year-old racer came out on top after nine nights of racing during last year’s version of Florida Speedweeks and that allows him to carry his head high entering this year’s races.
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