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NHRA Route 66 Nationals
1. Antron Brown; 2. Shawn Langdon; 3. Dan Mercier; 4. Steve Torrence; 5. Clay Millican; 6. T.J. Zizzo; 7. Shawn Reed; 8. Justin Ashley; 9. Doug Kalitta; 10. Billy Torrence; 11. Cody Krohn; 12. Tony Schumacher; 13. Tony Stewart; 14. Kyle Wurtzel; 15. Josh Hart; 16. Jasmine Salinas. Funny Car.
2024 NHRA ROUTE 66 NATIONALS - EVENT NOTEBOOK
FRIDAY NOTEBOOK - TEN COMPELLING STORYLINES FROM DAY ONE AT THE NHRA ROUTE 66 NATIONALS. But that passion snowballed into an empire that fielded the most race cars for a single team, claimed 19 championships, and featured some of the biggest names in the sport. Don Schumacher Racing elevated Tony Schumacher to his status as the Top Fuel’s all-time leader in victories (86) and series championships (eight).
B. Force Misses Field For First Time In 10 Years
In what may have been the shock of the day at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., two-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Brittany Force failed to make the starting field for Sunday’s eliminations at the NHRA Route 66 Nationals. It was only the fifth time in her career that...
His Lockport teammates call Justin VanderTuuk the rock. He gets it from his parents. ‘I always know who’s cheering.’
Baseball is certainly in the blood for Lockport’s Justin VanderTuuk. His dad, Christopher, played the sport in college at St. Francis in Joliet and his mom, Ali, coached softball in college and played professionally for the Virginia Roadsters. Now, VanderTuuk’s parents are in the stands rooting him on. And the junior center fielder always hears them. “It’s pretty great,” VanderTuuk said. “My ...
Palos Hills volleyball coach credited with saving student who collapsed after game
Miles Sanchez, a 15-year-old freshman at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Palos Hills, has played volleyball nearly all his life. Sanchez also has an underlying heart condition called Brugada Syndrome, which can cause life-threatening irregular heart rhythms, or arrhythmia. He had a pacemaker and AED internally placed when he was 9.
Romeoville Fire Department and Funny Car driver Chris King Host NHRA Firefighter Experience
For the second year in a row Funny Car driver and full-time Chicago firefighter Chris King introduced some of his NHRA competitors to the challenges and thrills of being a firefighter leading up to the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals. In conjunction with the Romeoville Fire Department, Romeoville Fire Academy and the Joliet Fire Department NHRA Top Fuel racers Cody Krohn, Krista Baldwin and Travis Shumaker along with Funny Car driver Buddy Hull joined King in an afternoon of drills and activities highlighting just a few of the incredible activities firefighters experience on Thursday, May 16.
Softball Game Preview: Plainfield East Heads Out
The Plainfield East Bengals will head out on the road to square off against the West Chicago Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Plainfield East is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games. Last Friday, Plainfield East earned a 6-3 win over Joliet West. Maya Patel...
MATT HAGAN MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW WITH CHICAGO VICTORY
Matt Hagan is dialed in right now in NHRA’s nitro Funny Car class. Hagan, who pilots the Direct Connection Dodge for Tony Stewart Racing, won his second race in a row Sunday. He took the title at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance in Joliet, Ill.
Corina Miller comes through as a sophomore for Aurora Central Catholic. The future? ‘Nothing more you can ask.’
This is no fish story. But Aurora Central Catholic pitcher Corina Miller — sadly — has a tale to tell of one that got away. The sophomore right-hander was pure magic in the circle Friday afternoon in what could only be described as a classic pitching duel with a regional championship on the line. “Going forward, it’s good that she’s only a sophomore,” ACC coach Mark Pasqualini said. “She ...
AUSTIN PROCK ROCKETS TO PROVISIONAL NO. 1 FC SPOT IN CHICAGO
The highlight reel that has been Austin Prock in NHRA’s nitro Funny Car class this season kept rolling Friday. Prock, who pilots the Cornwell Tools Camaro for John Force Racing, clocked the two quickest elapsed times in qualifying Friday at the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by Peak Performance May in Joliet, Ill.
MATT SMITH SLOWS DOWN HERERRA'S DOMINATION WITH CHICAGO NO. 1 QUALIFIER
Matt Smith has broken Gaige Herrera’s stranglehold on NHRA’s Pro Stock Motorcycle class – at least in qualifying. Smith clocked a 6.708-second elapsed time at 201.40 mph Friday on his Buell, and the time held up for him to take the No. 1 qualifying spot at the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by Peak Performance May in Joliet, Ill.
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