By Larry Lowrey, Jr. (Topeka, KS) — The drivers of the Super 8 At Forbes Landing Saturday Showdown received a ‘well-deserved’ break last week from racing at BriggsAuto.Com Speedway. Saturday night, May 25, 2013 at 7 p.m. the dirt track racers will fire up the season one more time for Armed Forces Night at the … Continue reading full story
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Gray, Langdon, Coughlin conquer Heartland Park Topeka
By NHRA PR (Topeka, KS) — Johnny Gray raced to his third victory of the season Sunday and moved back into the Funny Car points lead at the 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals. Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel) and Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) also were winners in their respective categories at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag … Continue reading full story
Schumacher, Hight lead Kansas Nationals qualifying
By NHRA (Topeka, KS) — Tony Schumacher raced to the qualifying lead in Top Fuel Friday at the 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals. Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) also were qualifying leaders at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event. Schumacher, the series points leader in the 8,000-horsepower category, posted … Continue reading full story
Grubnic goes for third Top Fuel win at Topeka
By NHRA (Topeka, KS) — A victory at Heartland Park Topeka one year ago ended a nearly six-year winless slump for veteran Top Fuel driver David Grubnic in the highly competitive 8,000-horsepower Top Fuel category in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. This season, the driver of the Candlewood Suites Top Fuel dragster will … Continue reading full story
Hagan in championship form entering Topeka
By NHRA PR (Topeka, KS) — The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to Heartland Park Topeka, May 17-19 for the NHRA Kansas Nationals and 2011 Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan is in contention for his first career win at Heartland Park as well as another Funny Car championship. Hagan, in his Magneti … Continue reading full story
Fuqua, O’Neal among Heartland Park Topeka winners
By Larry Lowrey, Jr. (Topeka, KS) — Racing is truly a family sport. Racers and fans came together on Saturday night to BriggsAuto.Com Speedway for great racing and a chance to celebrate Mother’s Day early, but by the end of the night it was a father and a daughter that stole the show. John O’Neal … Continue reading full story
