BRISTOL, Tenn. — Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories
at the Eighth annual O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by
Q at Bristol Dragway. The race is the eighth of 24 events in the NHRA
POWERade Drag Racing Series.
TOP FUEL:
1. Tony Schumacher
2. Larry Dixon
3. Brandon Bernstein
4. Hillary Will
5. J.R. Todd
6. Antron Brown
7. Troy Buff
8. Doug Kalitta
9. [...]
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National Hot Rod Asssociation
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Sunday’s final results from the Eighth annual O’Reilly
NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Q at Bristol Dragway. The
race is the eighth of 24 in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series:
Top Fuel
Tony Schumacher, 4.555 seconds, 306.81 mph def. Larry Dixon,
4.958 seconds, 253.37 mph.
Funny Car
Melanie Troxel, Dodge Charger, 5.066, 310.27 def. Mike
Neff, Ford Mustang, [...]
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Final round-by-round results from the Eighth annual
O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Q at Bristol
Dragway, the eighth of 24 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing
Series:
TOP FUEL:
ROUND ONE
J.R. Todd, 4.589, 321.04
def. Rod Fuller, 4.635, 280.95
Larry Dixon, 4.621, 316.23
def. Doug Herbert, 4.679, 296.05
Brandon Bernstein, 4.586, 324.44
def. Bob Vandergriff, 4.740, 330.23
…
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional
categories following the Eighth annual O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley
Nationals presented by Q at Bristol Dragway, the eighth of 24 events in
the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series -
Top Fuel
1. Tony Schumacher, 726
2. Antron Brown, 595
3. Larry Dixon, 561
4.
Rod Fuller, 466
5.
Hillary Will, 455
6. Cory McClenathan, 450
7. Brandon Bernstein, [...]
BROWN RACES MATCO DRAGSTER TO QUARTERFINALS AT BRISTOL
BRISTOL, Tenn. (May 18, 2008) — Antron Brown drove his David
Powers-owned Matco Tools dragster to a quarterfinal finish Sunday
afternoon at Bristol Dragway. The two-time Top Fuel winner remains second
in the NHRA Top Fuel standings.
Facing off against Morgan Lucas for the first time this season, two of
the sports quick [...]
Hillary Will and the KB Racing, LLC team storm to semifinals in Thunder
Valley
BRISTOL, Tenn., (May 18, 2008) — Sunday at the O’Reilly NHRA Thunder
Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tenn., Hillary Will, the
fastest female in the history of NHRA professional drag racing and driver
of the 8,000-horsepower KB Racing, LLC Top Fuel dragster, reached her
third [...]
Doug Kalitta, Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster — No. 3 qualifier (4.536
seconds, 320.66 mph) advanced to quarterfinals
Doug Kalitta and the Mac Tools team race to quarterfinals in Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn., (May 18, 2008) — Sunday at the O’Reilly NHRA Thunder
Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tenn., Doug Kalitta,
driver of the “Big Red” Mac Tools Top [...]
BRISTOL, Tenn., May 18 - U.S. Army Top Fuel driver, Tony “The Sarge”
Schumacher, banked his third victory of the season here Sunday in the rain plagued
O’Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
Schumacher, who came into round eight of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing
Series holding the Top Fuel point lead, leveled Larry Dixon in the finals with [...]
OLD SPICE’S NEFF DRIVES MUSTANG TO RUNNER-UP BRISTOL FINISH
BRISTOL, TN — Mike Neff and his Old Spice Ford Mustang
had to battle one of the toughest Funny Car fields, Mother Nature and a
surprise mechanical problem in the final round at Bristol Dragway en
route to an upset loss to Melanie Troxel.
As the Old Spice Ford Mustang pulled [...]
TROXEL BECOMES FIRST WOMEN TO WIN IN TOP FUEL AND FUNNY CAR;
SCHUMACHER, CONNOLLY ALSO WIN AT BRISTOL
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Melanie Troxel became the first woman in NHRA
history to win in both Top Fuel and Funny Car when she raced to the Funny
Car victory Sunday at the O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Tony Schumacher and Dave Connolly [...]
Mike Ashley Just Misses Bristol Funny Car Lineup;
Wins First Round in Pro Mod Category
BRISTOL, Tenn., May 17, 2008 — Mike Ashley came within .012-second Saturday
of making the starting Funny Car lineup for Sunday’s O’Reilly Thunder
Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
But he will be racing on Sunday anyway, thanks to his versatility [...]
Troxel Qualifies 11th at Bristol; Races Tony Pedregon
BRISTOL, Tenn., May 17, 2008 — Melanie Troxel continues her quest for
a Funny Car round win and race victory Sunday in the Thunder Valley
Nationals at Bristol Dragway, thanks to a qualifying run of 4.839 seconds
at 318.62 mph.
That effort came Friday afternoon and held up through Saturday’s two
runs when [...]
NEFF EARNS FIRST ‘POLE’ FOR OLD SPICE, BOSS 500 FORD MOTOR
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Mike Neff became the first driver in
38 years to qualify No. 1 in a pure Ford Funny Car when his Friday night
time of 4.783 seconds in the Old Spice Mustang proved good enough to
claim the top spot for Sunday’s eighth annual O’Reilly [...]
HAMMONDS DETERMINED TO END NEGATIVE STREAK
(HOLT, Fla., May 15, 2006) - Tom Hammonds driver/owner of the No. 20
Chevy Cobalt is determined to end his five-race DNQ streak this weekend
at the O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals this weekend.
Hammonds is confident all the Cobalt’s mechanical issues have been
solved after having positive results from test sessions at Emerald [...]
Scott Kalitta and the DHL team keen to keep climbing in Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn., (May 14, 2008) — This weekend, May 16-18, venerable
NHRA veteran Scott Kalitta, driver of the nitro-fueled DHL Toyota Solara
Funny Car, is eager to begin ascending to the top of the Funny Car field
at Bristol Dragway in mountainous Bristol, Tenn., during the annual
running [...]
ASHLEY FOLL0WS DAD INTO HISTORY BOOKS
Champ’s Daughter First Woman to Win in FC
BRISTOL, Tenn. — “The thing about drag racing,” Ashley Force said after an
historic victory in the April 27 Summit Southern Nationals at Atlanta, Ga., one that made
her the first female winner in NHRA Funny Car history, “is that you can go from hero [...]
FORGET MILESTONES, FORCE WANTS A WIN
14-Time Funny Car Champ Tries to Complete Comeback
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Now that he’s driven in his 500th NHRA race, won his 1,000th
round, made his 201st final round appearance and celebrated his 59th birthday, all
within the last three weeks, John Force acknowledged Wednesday that he may be
ready to take the final [...]
KJ is Seeing Double in Thunder Valley
ACDelco Cobalt crew targets back-to-back wins at O’Reilly Thunder
Valley Nationals
Sugar Hill, Ga., May 12, 2008 — After knocking on the door several
times in previous races, Kurt Johnson and his ACDelco Cobalt Racing team
finally broke through with their first win of the 2008 POWERade Drag
Racing season ten days ago in [...]
Jake “The Snake” Crum Heads to Bristol with A New Sponsor, Fatz
Cafe
Statesville, N.C. (May 12, 2008) — Jake “The Snake” Crum, is
heading to one of his favorite tracks with a new sponsor on the side of
his car. The Fatz Cafe in Bristol, TN, will be on the side of the car
for a one-race deal this [...]
GOODYEAR TIRE FAST FACTS
NHRA — O’Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals
Bristol Dragway
Bristol, Tennessee
May 16-18, 2008
TIRES: Goodyear Eagle Dragway Specials
Tire Codes Rear [...]
