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Matter Earns Semi-Final Finish At Houston Raceway Park

  Following three rounds of qualifying, Nancy Matter qualified in the seventh spot of the eight-car field. Matter Racing had very little data to work with, [...]

Drag racer Melanie Troxel extends historic run for NHRA women

Melanie Troxel, who has three NHRA victories in top fuel competition, won the funny car title at the 8th O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol [...]

ASHLEY FORCE MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST FEMALE FUNNY CAR WINNER

Ashley Force put a new face on Funny Car drag racing Sunday by becoming the first woman to win a national race in a category that [...]

Matter Runs Career Best, Qualifies #4 at Dallas

Nancy Matter Racing regrouped after a transmission gremlin sidelined the team from qualifying at their season opener in Houston two weeks ago. The team spent the [...]

ASHLEY FORCE ONE STEP AWAY FROM MAKING HISTORY

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – At The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a track on which she made history last fall as the first woman to [...]

FADAL HOSTS ASHLEY FORCE, ROBERT HIGHT AT WESTEC ‘08

FADAL HOSTS ASHLEY FORCE, ROBERT HIGHT AT WESTEC ‘08 -Drag Racing Stars Meet Fans, Speak to Nat’l Machine Tool Assoc.- YORBA LINDA — On April 1st [...]

Nancy Matter Houston Wrap Up

Transmission Gremlin Forces DNQ for Matter’s Season Opener     BAYTOWN, Texas – The Top Alcohol Funny Car Team of Nancy Matter had hoped for better [...]

ASHLEY FORCE REACHES SECOND CAREER FINAL AT SPRING NATIONALS

21st Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals Houston Raceway Park, Houston, Tex. March 28-30, 2008 * * * * Castrol/JFR Highlights: Ashley Force advanced to [...]

Pro Stock Driver Erica Enders Becomes VP Marketing Of ‘Herself’

Pro Stock driver Erica Enders has taken control of her racing future by assuming the responsibilities of vice president of marketing of Master Formula Xtreme Polishes, [...]

ASHLEY FORCE LEADS JFR AT FRUSTRATING GATORNATIONALS

39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fla. March 14-16, 2008 * * * * (GAINESVILLE) — Everyone involved with John Force Racing knew that [...]