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NHRA driver Anton Brown reflects on what inspired his journey and the change to pilot an F1 car
CONCORD, N.C. — Motorsports' fastest accelerating cars are in town this weekend. Drag-racing vehicles known as "funny cars" will be careening down zMAX Dragway in Concord at over 300 miles an hour for the National Hot Rod Association's 4-Wide Nationals event. One of the men who will strap himself...
Outlaw LM Win Fires Up Mad Max McLaughlin
CONCORD, NC – Max McLaughlin entered his rookie season with the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models eager to build a Late Model career but knew the learning curve would be steep. Now, with a win five races in, he has the determination to climb every mountain.
NHRA Hands Out Another DQ At Charlotte Four-Wides
CONCORD, N.C. — According to a statement released by the NHRA, Greg Anderson’s pass during the third round of Pro Stock qualifying on Saturday at zMAX Dragway was disqualified due to a technical violation. Though the five-time class champion had a lightening-fast .010 reaction time off the tree...
Live Elimination Results At Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals
CONCORD, N.C. — On a warm Sunday morning at zMAX Dragway, with the track temperature at 105 degrees, NHRA began eliminations for the second four-wide event of the Mission Food Drag Racing Series season. Below are the results from the first round and semifinals. Top Fuel — Semifinals.
Force Sets Track Record with 10th Quickest Funny Car Run Ever in Friday Qualifying at NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
CONCORD, NC (April 26, 2024) -- Sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force continues to rewrite the record books, including a new track record at zMAX Dragway, during Friday night’s qualifying at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. With a lightning-fast 3.820-second pass – the quickest ever at the Bellagio of drag strips and the 10th quickest in the history of the category – Force earned the provisional No. 1 qualifier on the first of three days of nitro-fueled action.
Panthers add RB, LB depth on day two of NFL Draft, ECU baseball rolls
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA — The Carolina Panthers had a pick in each of the two rounds of the NFL Draft Friday, Apr. 26, 2024. In the second round, Carolina traded back to No. 46 and took running back Jonathon Brooks out of Texas. Then, in the third round, the...
Schumacher & The Race Back To The Winner’s Circle
CONCORD, N.C. — Tony Schumacher doesn’t feel any pressure to remind his Top Fuel competitors of his accolades and the weight they carry. “They know who we are,” Schumacher responded, not batting an eye. The eight-time champion staked his claim as the winningest Top Fuel driver in...
THE TEN: 2024 CHARLOTTE FOUR-WIDE EDITION
Competition Plus’ Water-Cooler Topics From The NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, NC. 3 – ANDERSON IS HOMETOWN HERO – Pro Stock winner Greg Anderson extended his victory total to 105 with back-to-back victories at zMAX Dragway, in what the Duluth, Minn., native called his “new hometown,” at his home track, in the home of sponsor HendrickCars.com. He said he gets “good vibes when I come out here” to the Concord, N.C., facility. Anderson denied Aaron Stanfield the chance for two Wally statues in one day. Earlier in the afternoon, Stanfield won the Factory X final – making he and his dad Greg Stanfield the only winners so far in the new class – but even his stellar .011 reaction time couldn’t make that happen. Anderson and his Chevy Camaro also spoiled KB Titan teammate Dallas Glenn’s shot at his 20th victory and Cristian Cuadra’s attempt to give retiring father Fernando Cuadra Sr. a farewell trophy.
Checkers’ season ends in heartbreak with 3-1 loss to Hartford in first round
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Checkers’ season came to a heartbreaking end Sunday as they dropped a do-or-die Game 3 to Hartford 3-1. After winning the first game of the series, Charlotte dropped two straight chances to advance to the second round on its own home ice. Obviously there’s...
College softball: Catawba’s season ends with second tournament loss
Staff report WINGATE — Catawba’s softball season ended in dramatic fashion on Saturday with a 4-3 loss to Lenoir-Rhyne in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament. Catawba got great pitching from starter Riley Tucker. The game was 1-all at the end of regulation. Catawba got solo homers from Madison Taylor and Savanna Balderston in […] The post College softball: Catawba’s season ends with second tournament loss appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Hull Makes Progress in Charlotte Despite Thorns in His Side
Just like in any sport, for every one million things that can go right, it can be that tiny detail that makes everything go wrong. For nitro Funny Car driver Buddy Hull, what went right at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway was making his best pass of the year during qualifying. The tiny detail that went wrong included a broken zip tie, causing him to have a slower-than usual reaction time, that cost him a round win.
Foster Continues to Hone Skills at Charlotte Four-Wide
Racing in just his second four-wide national event and his fifth NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series race as a Pro Stock professional rookie of the year top contender Brandon Foster made a strong showing at zMAX Dragway. Two weeks ago, Foster raced to the final quad at the Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals but today he was unable to duplicate that feat. After two days of qualifying that saw the rookie driver experience a wide array of issues, including an onboard computer error that cost him a qualifying run, Foster rolled into the first round with confidence and a solid Aqua Prop Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stock race car.
Testing Pays Off For Provisional No. 1 Matt “The Hitman” Smith
In Pro Stock Motorcycle’s first race back since the season-opener in Gainesville, six-time world champ Matt Smith made a strong opening statement on Friday, blistering the track record with a standout run of 6.685 at 201.61 on his Denso Auto Parts Buell at the 14th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte.
Quail Hollow’s Championship Director discusses upcoming Wells Fargo and 2025 PGA Championships
BRUNSWICK COUNTY (WWAY) — The PGA Championship is one of the four major golf tournaments on the PGA Tour and in 2025, its coming back to Quail Hollow in Charlotte. Quail Hollow’s Championship Director Jason Soucey is excited for this next go-around after hosting the PGA Championship in 2017.
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