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Local NHRA Drivers Set to Take Center Stage At 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway
This weather update is sponsored by Max Roofing NC - Charlotte, Concord and Surrounding Areas. Please take a moment to visit our local sponsors to let them know that you appreciate their support of our blog. CONCORD, NC (April 22,2024) – Charlotte has long been the heart and soul of...
Making ‘4-Wide’ brisket tacos ahead of this weekend’s races at zMAX Dragway
CONCORD, N.C. (QC Life) - The NHRA 4-Wide Nationals are coming to zMAX Dragway in Concord this weekend, and some delicious food is following the dragsters to the strip. Chefs James Pierson and Robert Nichols came into the QC Kitchen to give a taste test of the “4-Wide” brisket tacos that will be available to fans at the dragway.
Longtime Battle for Consistency Enters New Phase for Todd, DHL Team
It’s a familiar storyline – “we just need to be more consistent.” But what happens when consistency is within reach? That’s something J.R. Todd and his DHL GR Supra team are working on entering the season’s fifth race. The 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Season resumes April 26-28, 2024, at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord, N.C.
Schedule Update: ASCS National Shifts Montana Swing To August
CONCORD, N.C. (April 22, 2024) The 2024 lineup of events for the American Sprint Car Series National Tour continues to evolve and come into place, with the most recent update coming in the month of August. Originally a two-night run in July, the trip north now encompasses six nights, starting...
NASCAR driver Erik Jones to miss Dover race because of broken lower vertebra
STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Erik Jones suffered a compression fracture in a lower vertebra in a wreck at Talladega and will not drive this weekend in the NASCAR Cup series race at Dover Motor Speedway. Corey Heim will substitute for Jones in the No. 43 Toyota for Legacy Motor Club. There is no timeline for […]
Funny Car Champion Matt Hagan Previews This Weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
Please take a moment to visit our local sponsors to let them know that you appreciate their support of our blog. CONCORD, N.C. (April 21, 2024) – As the NHRA’s best drivers prepare for the return of four-wide drag racing to zMAX Dragway this weekend, defending Funny Car champion Matt Hagan knows he’s got his work cut out for him to earn his fourth Wally at the Bellagio of drag strips and his first of the season. Despite a wildly competitive class – which saw the final four drivers separated by just 0.012 of a second at the four-wides in Las Vegas earlier this month – Hagan feels confident as he returns to his home track.
Kirk Wolf Ready to Compete in First NHRA 4-Wide Nationals with Dubbin Motorsports
The Dubbin Motorsports A/Fuel Dragster will be heading east to the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. The Team, with driver Kirk Wolf, has never competed in a four-wide event and has never raced at the famed zMAX Dragway. Dean Dubbin, owner of Dubbin Motorsports, doesn’t...
Confident Shawn Langdon, Autodesk Team Apply John Wooden Mantra to NHRA
Legendary college basketball coach John Wooden once said, “Winning breeds winning.” After winning two of the season’s first four races, Shawn Langdon and his Autodesk team enter the fifth race hungry and hoping the comment from the late UCLA coach, who won 885 games in his career, also applies to motorsports. The 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Season resumes April 26-28, 2024, at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord, N.C.
Kannapolis Crushes RiverDogs in Series Opener
Kannapolis, NC - The Charleston RiverDogs allowed eight runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, turning a close game into a one-sided 13-3 loss to the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers on Tuesday night at Atrium Health Ballpark. The RiverDogs dropped their fourth straight game and have not scored more than three runs since April 14.
Xtreme Outlaw Midget Torgerson Evolving Into Contender
CONCORD, NC – First wins are memorable. Especially when they make a statement like the one Ashton Torgerson’s did. In only his ninth career start, the 17-year-old from Glendale, AZ, scored his first career Feature win with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota last Saturday at Farmer City Raceway. A performance that displayed the progress he’s made only one month into his rookie season on the national Midget scene, Torgerson led all but one lap and held off Keith Kunz Motorsports (KKM) teammates Cannon McIntosh and Ryan Timms to capture the checkered flag.
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