NHRA: Bartone gets first Pro win in Seattle; Schumacher and Line also top fields
July 21, 2008 - Tony Bartone, who had collected 28 victories in the alcohol classes before joining the Professional ranks, scored his first career Pro victory in his 119th start in the Funny Car class, holding on to win a thrilling final-round battle with Ron Capps to highlight the 21st annual Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals, the middle leg of NHRA's three-race, three-weekend Western Swing, at Pacific Raceways outside of Seattle.

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Texas Motorplex Announces Glenn Menard as interim General Manager
July 21, 2008 - Texas Motorplex has engaged Glenn Menard owner of GEM Consulting, an event and facility management firm, to provide management services to the metro Texas Motorplex that is home to the O’Reilly Auto Parts Super Start Battery Fall Nationals September 18-21, 2008.

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Tradicion Azul & Texas Motorplex Serve Up Sponsorship Deal for Remainder of 2008 Season
July 18, 2008 - Extraordinario Brands has signed a partnership with Texas Motorplex that will brand Tradicion Azul 100% blue agave tequila as an “official spirit” of the Texas Motorplex through the end of the 2008 racing season.

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NHRA: Shoe, Wilk, Anderson, and Smith are triumphant at historic Mile-High Nats
July 13, 2008 - Fans were treated to some of the best side-by-side racing in Bandimere Speedway history during final eliminations at the 29th running of the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver. The all-concrete racing surface was as big a story as the event winners.

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NHRA: 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule released
July 10, 2008 - More than $1.3 million event purse increase

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NHRA: Nitro racing in Denver: ‘It's still going to be loud, it's still going to be fast'
July 09, 2008 - Race fans headed to Denver for this weekend's Mopar Parts Mile-High NHRA Nationals and to points beyond will be keeping an even more keen eye on the scoreboards at Bandimere Speedway, eager to see what type of performances will be recorded by the Top Fuelers and Funny Cars under the recent rule change reducing the length of their race course to 1,000 feet.

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NHRA: Somber champs Schumacher, Wilk, Anderson, Ellis crowned in E-Town
June 22, 2008 - The mood was understandably somber and the winner’s circle celebration subdued as champions were crowned at the 39th annual Lucas Oil SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, a day after the qualifying accident that claimed the life of popular Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta.

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NHRA: With six straight trips to final round, Dixon hopes E-town spell stays strong
June 18, 2008 - Larry Dixon has had an amazing run at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in the last six seasons.

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NHRA: Wilkerson takes over points lead with win; Fuller, K.J., Hines also victorious
May 04, 2008 - Funny Car rookie Mike Neff finally collected his first round win and got to make his first trip to the final round all in the same day at the O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals

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NHRA: Full Throttle energy drink to rev up with title sponsorship of NHRA series
April 25, 2008 - In the world of heads-up professional drag racing, perhaps nothing exemplifies the dog-eat-dog nature of the sport better than words, “Go Full Throttle or Go Home!”

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Change is in the air for the O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals
April 22, 2008 - The O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec held on September 18-21, 2008 has had a change in title sponsorship.

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NHRA: Cory Mac, Wilkerson end droughts in Vegas
April 13, 2008 - Cory McClenathan claimed his first Top Fuel win in more than a year, and Tim Wilkerson ended a winless drought that extends back to the 2004 Sonoma event during the final rounds of the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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NHRA: Pedregon to unveil special Palms Hotel and Casino scheme
April 05, 2008 - Punctuating a relationship that dates back five years, two-time POWERade Funny Car champion Tony Pedregon has unveiled a Palms Hotel and Casino design on his Q Horsepower Chevrolet Impala SS for the upcoming ninth annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas.

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World's fastest drag racers speak out against bane of illegal street racing
March 07, 2008 - World's fastest drag racers speak out against bane of illegal street racing

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Force, happy to be back to racing, is already counting his many victories
February 15, 2008 - Fourteen-time Funny Car champion John Force didn't lose his flair for the dramatic or his passion for NHRA POWERade drag racing in last September's dramatic accident that sidelined him for four months.

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Last day to renew your 2008 O’Reilly Fall Nationals seats.
February 14, 2008 - Friday February 15th is the final day to renew the same seats that you held in 2007 for this years 2008 O'Reilly Fall Nationals on September 18-21, 2008.

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Summit Racing Equipment and Kenny Bernstein Racing to Team up for the 2008 Season
January 23, 2008 - Summit Racing Equipment, the world’s largest direct mail and Internet supplier of high performance automotive parts, and Kenny Bernstein Racing have reached a new sponsorship agreement for 2008. Under this agreement, Summit Racing Equipment will become an associate sponsor of Budweiser/Lucas Oil Top Fuel driver Brandon Bernstein and Monster Energy Drink Funny Car driver Tommy Johnson Jr. during the upcoming season.

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HEALTHY FULLER TO BEGIN 2008 SEASON AT NATIONAL TIME TRIALS
January 23, 2008 - Rod Fuller likes the desert, particularly the Southwest. Fuller, who resides in Las Vegas, is the two-time defending event champion of the Phoenix race at Firebird International Raceway.

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Brown to return to seat of Matco Tools Dragster at National Time Trials
January 23, 2008 - Antron Brown will return to the seat of his David Powers-owned Matco Tools dragster as NHRA preseason testing continues at Firebird International Raceway near Phoenix, Jan. 25-30, at the National Time Trials.

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Only 30 Days remain to renew your O’Reilly Fall Nationals seats.
January 16, 2008 - Lock in your favorite seats today!

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RECENT CHANGES HAVE WORSHAM AIMING FOR LAS VEGAS TESTING THIS WEEKEND
January 16, 2008 - For most of the last month, Del Worsham, owner/driver/tuner of the Checker, Schuck's, Kragen Funny Car, had planned to spend the weekend of January 18-20 right where he's been all winter, at his team's headquarters in Southern California.

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Professional qualifying format to change in 2008 POWERade Series
January 16, 2008 - Given the significant impact weather and atmospheric conditions have had on qualifying for NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series events in past seasons, NHRA has modified its race qualifying procedure.

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NHRA wins Diversity In Motorsports Award at 12th Urban Wheel Awards
January 15, 2008 - NHRA was named the Diversity in Motorsports Award winner Jan. 15 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit during the 12th annual Urban Wheel Awards, held in conjunction with the North American International Auto Show.

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2008 Event Schedule Released
January 07, 2008 - The 23nd Annual NHRA O'Reilly Fall Nationals, the 20th event of the National Hot Rod Association's twenty-three event 2008 POWERade Drag Racing Series highlights the 2008 event schedule at the world famous Texas Motorplex, in Ennis, Texas. From funny car fans to motorcycle enthusiasts and bracket racers, the new season at Texas Motorplex offers a little something for everyone.

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