Ringbrothers to Unveil 710hp NASCAR Sprint Cup-Powered Mustang
World-renowned vehicle builder Ringbrothers debuts its latest 710hp, custom ’65 Mustang “Blizzard” at the Global Finishing Solutions Booth #11239 in the SEMA Show's North Hall, Tuesday, November 5, from 1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
KALITTA, LINE SCORE WINS AND TAKE POINTS LEADS; C. PEDREGON AND KRAWIEC CLAIM EVENT VICTORIES AT DALLAS: Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) raced to victories at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. With the Pro Stock victory, Line took over the outright points lead, and Kalitta is now tied for the Top Fuel lead with Shawn Langdon. In the Top Fuel finals, it was Kalitta vs. Langdon with the Mac Tools dragster of Kalitta rocketing to his first win of the year.
LUCAS, HIGHT, COUGHLIN AND HINES RACE TO WINS AT OPENING COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS: Morgan Lucas (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) took home victories at the Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by NAPA Auto Parts Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina. This was the first of six races in the Countdown to the Championship and set a tone for the championship push. Lucas, racing a newly in-house constructed dragster, defeated Spencer Massey in the finals for his second win of the year.
Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC)-sponsored drifting competitor Michael Essa is one race away from winning the series championship after his victory in Formula Drift’s “Round 6 Showdown” event at Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth last Saturday night.
RK Motors Collector Car Auctions (RKMCCA) will offer collector-car enthusiasts the first-ever opportunity to bid on James Hunt’s iconic ’77 McLaren M26 (Lot #3032). The legendary racecar will be in the spotlight at the RKMCCA auction at the Charlotte Convention Center, October 31–November 3. Steeped in Formula 1 history, this McLaren earned Hunt’s last-ever Formula 1 win at the Japanese Grand Prix in ’77. Hunt will be featured in the Ron Howard film "Rush," which chronicles the ultra-competitive relationship between Hunt and Niki Lauda during the tumultuous ’76 Formula 1 season.
SCHUMACHER AND JOHNSON TAKE PART IN DUAL BURNOUTS AT CHARLOTTE: Seven-time NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher and five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson took part in dual burnouts at Charlotte Motor Speedway this week. Charlotte Motor Speedway is the only complex in the world to host both NHRA Countdown to the Championship and Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup events. Schumacher in his 8,000-hp U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster and Johnson in his No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet roared down the pit road side by side for the season ticket holders in attendance.
Joni Wiman has notched four first-place wins in four starts in the inaugural season of the Global Rallycross Lites series after the finals at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
LANGDON, HIGHT, EDWARDS, HALL RACE TO VICTORY AT THE CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS: Shawn Langdon raced to his first Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals win in Top Fuel and joined Robert Hight (Funny Car), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) and John Hall (Pro Stock Motorcycle) as winners. Langdon swept the weekend and pocketed more than $200,000 as he also won the Traxxas Nitro Shootout in Top Fuel as well.
The 4WD Hardware ULTRA4 Eastern Regional Series came to a finale last weekend at the RCV ULTRA4Race at Superlift ORV Park in Hot Springs AR. 2010 King of the Hammers winner, Loren Healy started the race in the pole position after qualifying first on Friday and never looked back. Healy had not planned on racing in Arkansas, however, after experiencing DNFs in Indiana and Utah, he made the decision to make the trek to Arkansas.
CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS RETURNS TO LUCAS OIL RACEWAY AT INDIANAPOLIS: The Chevrolet Performance U.S Nationals returns to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianpolis. Qualifying for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series began Wednesday with the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series taking to the track begining Friday. Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel) Mike Neff (Funny Car), Dave Connolly (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were the winners of the event in 2012. Schumacher will attempt to record his 10th career win at the event, which would make him the all-time winningest driver in the history of the event.