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HRA drivers Del Worsham, Eddie NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event Upcoming events
N Krawiec, Brandon Bernstein, Jason Line,
Jack Beckman, and Greg Anderson attended
at zMax Dragway, across the street from
Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Sept. 17-20. Route 66 Raceway
the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR event as guests of Of last year’s inaugural event at zMax Chicago (June 12-14)
Full Throttle and Coca-Cola. The drivers made Dragway, Anderson raved, “It was big; it was a
a guest appearance on the Coca-Cola Stage at grand slam in its first time out, [and I expect Spokane County Raceway
Speed Street, participated in an autograph it] to do nothing but get better this year and Spokane, Wash. (June 12-14)
session, and conducted a fan meet-and-greet the following year. … It’s just the perfect place
Saturday, May 23, as part of Lowe’s Motor to have an NHRA drag race. There are so Top Gun Raceway
Speedway’s Speed Street in downtown many racing people in this town already with Fallon, Nev. (June 13-14)
Charlotte. all the NASCAR fans and employees and
In addition, the group participated in the workers and families. You don’t really have to United Association
pre-race drivers meeting prior to the 50th go out 150 miles, 250 miles to find your fans NHRA SuperNationals
running of the Coca-Cola 600 and visited the because they’re already here. Most of them Englishtown (June 11-14)
Lowe’s Motor Speedway media center. As part already work in the industry, so it’s a simple
of their visit, the drivers were promoting the deal and a simple sale.” This week on ESPN2
United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals
June 6, 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (qualifying); June 7, 4-7 p.m.
(eliminations); June 10, 2-4 a.m. (repeat eliminations); all times
Eastern; check local listings
NHRA Race Day
June 7, 11 a.m. ET
In next week’s National DRAGSTER
Pro results from Topeka; Terry McMillen feature; National
Recovering: Doctors at Hoag Hospital in in drag racing history at the time. In April 1990, DRAGSTER 50th-anniversary retrospective
Newport Beach, Calif., performed back surgery May his career was cut short by a tragic crash at Santa
26 on six-time NHRA world champion Kenny Pod Raceway in England, which left him paralyzed Upcoming birthdays
Bernstein to relieve stenosis, or narrowing of the from the chest down. Through the Darrell Gwynn Tony Bartone (53, June 9); V. Gaines (62, June 12); Joe
spinal canal. The Budweiser/Lucas Oil team owner Foundation, he now is dedicated to raising Amato (65, June 13)
had been suffering from pain in his lower back and awareness and money to help children and young
numbness in his legs. “It adults who are living with spinal-cord injuries and This week in history
seems that the years of debilitating disease. His group spearheads spinal-
driving race cars have taken a cord-injury education programs, donates custom In 1974, the Gapp & Roush team debuted its unique and
bit of a toll on my back,