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Stewart wins Top Fuel, Hagan captures 1, 000th Funny Car race at Winternationals in Pomona
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (389+ words) POMONA " Tony Stewart raced to his third career Top Fuel win on Sunday at the NHRA Lucas Oil Winternationals. Stewart beat Justin Ashley in the Top Fuel final at the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, clocking a pass of 3. 683 seconds with…...
Todd claims top Funny Car qualifying spot at Winternationals in Pomona
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (406+ words) POMONA " JR Todd took the No. 1 qualifying spot in Funny Car for Kalitta Motorsports on Saturday at the 66th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, at the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. Leah Pruett was the top qualifier in Top Fuel for Tony…...
Pruett, Vandergriff, Anderson lead qualifying at NHRA Winternationals in Pomona
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (573+ words) POMONA " Leah Pruett took the top spot on the final pass on Friday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, taking the provisional No. 1 spot in Top Fuel for Tony Stewart Racing at the 66th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Jordan Vandergriff (Funny…...
NHRA Winternationals draws racing fans to Pomona
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (160+ words) The smell of fuel and the roar of engines greeted fans Friday, April 10 at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip as the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals rolled in for a weekend of racing. Friday was opening day of the NHRA racing and…...
Will Pruett, Stewart square off at NHRA Winternationals in Pomona?
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (630+ words) At some point, Tony Stewart, who has won big at just about every form of motorsports racing, and his wife, Leah Pruett, are going to square off in their respective 11, 000-horsepower Top Fuel dragsters in a race with a lot…...
Jim Michaelian: Long Beach lost a giant; I lost a friend
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (1173+ words) It was just 11 days ago when I sat in the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach office at the corner of Pacific Avenue and Spring Street. . I had joined Press-Telegram editors and staffers for our annual meeting with Jim Michaelian,…...
In Supercross, old guys rule. Just ask Eli Tomac, who will race at Snapdragon Stadium on Saturday.
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (735+ words) For most of its first five decades, Supercross was a young riders" sport. Be young, be fast, crash or win. The length of careers wasn"t measured so much by success as by the seriousness of injuries suffered when riders…...
Photos: Chino Challenge Demolition Derby brings a smashing good time
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (35+ words) Getting your Trinity Audio player ready. .. Engines roaring and crowds cheering filled the air Saturday, July 19, as more than 60 vehicles clashed at the Chino Challenge 2025 Demolition Derby. The. .. More in Local News...
No progress on project at former Auto Club Speedway near Fontana
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (287+ words) With dirt on the ground and weeds growing along the pit lane, the Auto Club Speedway near Fontana, which saw its final races in 2023 before demolition began, has seen better days. No progress appears to have been made on a…...
F1 in Las Vegas stumbled out of the gate but is becoming a strong annual event
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1805+ words) By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS " Formula 1 returned to Las Vegas for the first time in 41 years determined to be the most glamourous event on the globe-hopping schedule. It was a street party and driver Max Verstappen…...