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NHRA Nationals in Ohio serve up unique victories
12+ hour, 50+ min ago (784+ words) Escalon Times The Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals contested at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio in late June rewarded the fans with a special set of winners in Top Fuel and Funny Car and a rare father-daughter…...
Speed highlights NHRA Southern Nationals in Georgia
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (247+ words) Drag racing returned to Georgia with the NHRA Southern Nationals at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Adel, Georgia, May 1 through 3. There were plenty of amazing performances and surprises for the announced sold-out crowd. With a new speed record hitting 345 mph,…...
Second straight victory for Solari at 99 Speedway
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (696+ words) Escalon driver Sammy Solari survived a crash to win the first Stockton Late Model race of the season Saturday night, March 28, at Stockton 99 Speedway. The wreck didn't occur in the 30-lap main event; it happened in the trophy dash. Escalon's…...
Stepps takes checkered flag at Stockton 99 Speedway
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1207+ words) Fifteen-year-old Hayden Stepps of Oakdale pulled off a daring pass on the final lap of Saturday's Championship Night 50-lap Pro Late Model feature at the Stockton 99 Speedway to earn the first victory of her young career, while Ripon's Henk Gaalswyk's…...
Top drivers extend season leads during Fall Nationals
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (236+ words) Action during a hot weekend at the Texas Motorplex saw a track speed record fall and points leads in all four professional classes get extended. Races were in the NHRA Fall Nationals. Kalitta now has four wins this season and…...
De Vore powers to first Late Model victory on Kids Night
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (1086+ words) Throughout this racing season at Stockton 99 Speedway, the one constant in the Late Model division not named Sammy Solari or Jo Jo Stearns has been Danny De Vore. De Vore, like several drivers at Stockton 99, is the son of a…...
Solari closing in on 99 Speedway track championship
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1161+ words) Continuing his season-long domination of the Stockton Late Model division, Escalon's Sam Solari was virtually untouchable as he cruised to his fourth win of the season in Saturday night's 60-lap feature at the Stockton 99 Speedway. After lapping the high-backed quarter-mile…...
Records shattered in Wine Country weekend drag racing
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (819+ words) The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series made its annual visit to Wine Country and Sonoma Raceway. Records were shattered during qualifying. In Top Fuel, Brittany Force and her Monster Energy. .. The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series made its…...
Solari celebrates Late Model "Firecracker" win at Stockton
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (813+ words) Despite the last-minute cancellation of the planned fireworks show due to the tragic warehouse fire in Esparto on July 1, the largest crowd of the season that turned out at the Stockton 99 Speedway on Thursday night, July 3, went home happy after…...