Season leader Ashley Force Hood tops Funny Car qualifying in NHRA Virginia NationalsOctober 9th, 2009 Force Hood leads Funny Car qualifyingDINWIDDIE, Va. — Ashley Force Hood solidified her status as the Funny Car points leader with a 4.094-second pass at 307.79 mph to secure the provisional pole Friday on the first day of qualifying for the NHRA Virginia Nationals.
Rain postpones NHRA Mid-South Nationals at Memphis Motorsports ParkOctober 4th, 2009 Rain postpones NHRA Mid-South NationalsMILLINGTON, Tenn. — Rain Sunday forced NHRA officials to postpone the O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals eliminations until Monday.
Larry Dixon leads Top Fuel qualifying at Mid-South NationalsOctober 2nd, 2009 Dixon leads Top Fuel qualifyingMILLINGTON, Tenn. — Larry Dixon raced to his third consecutive and seventh No.
Robert Hight races to 2nd straight Funny Car playoff winSeptember 30th, 2009 Hight races to 2nd straight playoff winENNIS, Texas — Robert Hight raced to his second Funny Car victory in two playoff events, winning the NHRA Fall Nationals on Sunday at Texas Motorplex. Hight, who barely advanced to the Countdown to 1, beat Jack Beckman in the final round at the Texas Motorplex, after outrunning Leif Helander, Tim Wilkerson and Ashley Force Hood.
Edwards tops Pro Stock qualifying in Texas, earns maximum 12 pointsSeptember 26th, 2009 Edwards tops qualifying in TexasENNIS, Texas — Pro Stock racer Mike Edwards took advantage of NHRA's new qualifying bonus point system and earned the maximum 12 points during two days of qualifying at the O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals. For his efforts, the Oklahoma racer earned his category-leading 12th No.
Robert Hight leads Funny Car qualifying at Texas MotorplexSeptember 25th, 2009 Hight leads Funny Car qualifyingENNIS, Texas — Robert Hight raced to the Funny Car qualifying lead Friday in the O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals. Hight, who barely made it into the NHRA Full Throttle Series Countdown to 1, followed up his win last weekend in Charlotte, N.C., by leading qualifying at the Texas Motorplex, the second event of the six-race championship playoffs.
Larry Dixon takes No. 1 qualifying spot in Top Fuel at Carolinas NationalsSeptember 19th, 2009 Dixon takes No. 1 spot in Top FuelCONCORD, N.C.
Danica Patrick and Ryan Briscoe looking for success at Indy Japan 300September 17th, 2009 Patrick, Briscoe in the spotlight at Indy JapanMOTEGI, Japan — Danica Patrick will be looking to repeat history. Ryan Briscoe is hoping to make his own at the Indy Japan 300, the penultimate event of the 2009 IndyCar series.
Antron Brown takes No. 1 qualifying spot in Top Fuel at US NationalsSeptember 6th, 2009 Brown takes No. 1 spot in Top FuelCLERMONT, Ind.
Branche rushes for two touchdowns in 28-10 Norfolk State win over Virginia StateSeptember 5th, 2009 Norfolk State beats Virginia State 28-10NORFOLK, Va. — DeAngelo Branche ran for two touchdowns as Norfolk State won its season opener 28-10 over Virginia State on Saturday.
Andrew Hines races to 4th Pro Bike Battle win at US NationalsSeptember 5th, 2009 Hines takes Pro Bike BattleCLERMONT, Ind. — Andrew Hines won the Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle for the fourth time in his career Saturday, beating Hector Arana in the final at the Mac Tools U.S.
Bob Tasca wins Funny Car, Larry Dixon takes Top Fuel at NHRA PennsylvaniaAugust 24th, 2009 Tasca takes Funny Car in PennsylvaniaMOHNTON, Pa. — Bob Tasca took his second Funny Car title of the season, beating Mike Neff with a pass of 4.23 seconds Sunday at the rain-delayed NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals.
Force Hood leads Funny Car at Mohnton, four spots ahead of dadAugust 22nd, 2009 Force Hood leads Funny Car at MohntonMOHNTON, Pa. — Ashley Force Hood led qualifying for the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals after a 4.114-second pass at 301.47 mph in her Funny Car on Friday night.
IRL qualifying washed out; points leader Scott Dixon will start from poleAugust 1st, 2009 IRL qualifying wiped outSPARTA, Ky. — Drainage problems have wiped out qualifying for Saturday's IndyCar race at Kentucky.
Franchitti returns to Richmond in style, winning pole for Saturday night's IndyCar Series raceJune 27th, 2009 Franchitti wins pole in IndyCar Series at RichmondRICHMOND, Va. — Dario Franchitti hasn't lost his touch at Richmond International Raceway, even if he wasn't so sure during his four-lap qualifying run Friday night.