Matt Smith Racing has entered into a multirace agreement with Stockseth Racing and Nitro Fish, which will include associate sponsorship for the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and five races each as the primary sponsor for two-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Matt Smith.
In their first SCORE International San Felipe 250 Class 10 attempt, Cody Robinson and Roberto Romo, three-time San Felipe 1600 Class winners, were crowned Class 10 victors for Radar Tires.
Alexis DeJoria raced to her first career Funny Car victory Sunday at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. “When we won the finals, I couldn’t believe it," said DeJoria, daughter of famed entrepreneur John Paul DeJoria and wife of noted television personality Jesse James. "Actually, I can because I know we can do it, but it’s such a shock at the same time. It’s surreal. It’s really amazing. I don’t think I’m going to be able to sleep."
TORC: The Off-Road Championship has announced that VP Racing Fuels will be its Official Fuel for the 2014 season. All TORC competitors will be powered by the company's high-performance racing fuels beginning with the April 5–6 "Duel in the Desert" race in Primm, Nevada.
The last time the Pros of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series hit the throttle on their Top Fuel Dragsters, Funny Cars and Pro Stock race cars in the state of Arizona was last February at the former Firebird International Raceway.
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Khalid alBalooshi, (top Fuel), John Force (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) started the 2014 season with victories at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals—the opening race of the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. All three racers overcame tough fields in their respective categories to start the year on a high note.
Geico is continuing its "Presenting Sponsorship" agreement with Team Lucas through 2014. The pact will showcase GEICO insurance policy benefits before large audiences at more than 300 motorsports events across the United States. Team Lucas is a grassroots advertising and marketing platform created by Lucas Oil that reaches hundreds of millions of consumers a year.
Arie Luyendyk Jr. will return to compete in the nations premier short-course, off-road racing series TORC: The Off-Road Championship, in 2014 beginning with the season opener April 5–6 in Primm, Nevada.
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. has signed a multiyear agreement to be the Official Car of NHRA, beginning with the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.