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Equipment NHRA lifting and this won’t happen, Summit Motorsports Park
Southern Nationals in Atlanta, but this time it did. It was just Norwalk (May 15-17)
walked away uninjured from a an odd deal,” said Beckman. Houston Raceway Park
top-end crash in a nostalgia “It was surreal. I feel really Houston (May 15-17)
Funny Car in a match race bad for Lee and the crew
April 24 at Sacramento because this was a beautiful
Raceway in California. car.” The car suffered exten- NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Beckman was at the wheel of sive damage, but Beckman, Bristol (May 15-17)
Lee Jennings’ American who was wearing his normal
Revolution Camaro at the safety equipment, including
28th annual Funny Car Fever his HANS device, was not In next week’s National DRAGSTER
event. The car got loose in the injured and will resume
left lane, impacted the driving in the NHRA Full Pro results from Madison; Divisions 3 and 4 Lucas Oil Series
guardrail several times, then Throttle Series without delay. coverage; Chet Herbert tribute
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Discount deal: A ticket package that will a special appearance in Chelsea, Ala., for primary
save fans $90 per ticket — a savings of 50 percent — sponsor Castrol. For six months, Castrol had a Phil Burkart Jr. (42, May 15); Shaun Carlson (35, May 17);
for two major motorsports events was announced by national contest for its Tire & Lube Express Frank Bradley (67, May 19); Tom Hoover (68, May 20); Alan
Summit Motorsports Park and Michigan Int’l locations at Wal-Mart, and in bracket-elimination Reinhart (46, May 20)
Speedway. Racing fans can purchase a discounted format, the store from Chelsea came out on top
Fan Value Pack ticket package that includes reserved with the highest car count and best Castrol GTX This week in history
seats, pit passes, and free parking to the Summit High Mileage sales in the country. Force and Force In 1984, the annual Bakersfield U.S. Fuel and Gas Championships,
Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals June 25-28 in Hood signed autographs for two hours and met also known as the March Meet, was moved to May 12-14 to avoid
Norwalk and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with the TLE staff and associates. The mayor of bad weather. Miller Lite teammates Gary Beck and car owner
Michigan 400 Aug. 16. The two tracks, which are 120 Chelsea, Earl Nivens Sr., also was there, and a Larry Minor stole the show in Top Fuel at the California
miles apart and have overlapping fan bases, created number of local media outlets interviewed the competition; each driver exceeded 260 mph, and Beck defeated
the package to offer fans a better value, savings, and NHRA drivers. his boss in the final, 5.49 to 5.67. John Force won the Funny Car
convenience. The Fan Value Pack is a limi