2007-12-19 GM Racing 2008 Preview
Building on the momentum of an exceptional year in 2007, with 21 championships total, members of the GM Racing team have been working for months to prepare for the new race season. Here's a preview of what's to come for GM and its racing efforts in 2008: ...
2007-12-16 GM Race Teams Set Sights on NHRA Titles in 2008
DETROIT ? It will be tough to top the season that GM-backed racers had on the NHRA POWERade tour this past year, but 2008 will see several teams set on defending their crowns and others looking to get back on top. ...
2007-12-07 General Motors Scores 21 Racing Championships in 2007
General Motors concluded an impressive 2007 race season after its Cadillac, Chevrolet, HUMMER and Pontiac brands earned a total of 21 racing championships while breaking records and scoring significant victories along the way. The four GM brands combined to collect 15 drivers championships and six manufacturers? titles in 2007. ...
2007-11-20 GM Racing/NHRA Drivers Return Following Memorable Three-Day Visit With U.S. Troops in Germany
RAMSTEIN AB, Germany, Nov. 19, 2007 - A group of goodwill ambassadors from the NHRA have just completed a three-day USO-sponsored tour of U.S. Military installations in Germany, including the Kaiserslautern Military Community, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Spangdahlem Air Base and the U.S. Army Garrison at Baumholder. ...
2007-11-05 Chevrolet Clinches 16th NHRA Manufacturers Cup
DETROIT, Nov. 5, 2007 - Following an incredible season on the NHRA POWERade tour that included Jeg Coughlin's third NHRA Pro Stock championship (2002, 2000) and class wins at numerous Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events across the United States, Chevrolet has won the 2007 NHRA Manufacturers Cup, ...
2007-11-04 Chevrolet Champions Crowned at Auto Club NHRA Finals
POMONA, Calif., Nov. 4, 2007 - The 2007 NHRA POWERade season came to a close today at the 43rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway with Chevrolet driver's champions crowned in the Pro Stock and Funny Car categories. ...
2007-11-03 Chevrolets Take Top Qualifying Positions at Auto Club NHRA Finals
POMONA, Calif., Nov. 3, 2007 - Team Chevy's Dave Connolly captured his second straight No. 1 qualifying award by putting the Torco Racing Fuels Chevrolet Cobalt on the Pro Stock pole for the 43rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway. ...
2007-11-03 Team Chevy's Dave Connolly Qualified No. 2 at NHRA Finals - Pontiac's Greg Anderson No. 3
POMONA, Calif., Nov. 2, 2007 - The three drivers in GM-branded cars battling for the 2007 POWERade Pro Stock championship, Greg Anderson, Jeg Coughlin Jr., and Dave Connolly, continue to scramble for a premium raceday starting position at the NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway. ...
2007-10-30 GM Racers Prepare for Final Stop of the 2007 NHRA POWERade Season
POMONA, Calif., Oct. 30, 2007 - It's been nine months since GM Racing's contingent of NHRA racers began their quest for the 2007 POWERade championship at the CarQuest Auto Parts Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway. ...
2007-10-29 Anderson Returns Pontiac to Pro Stock Winner's Circle with Las Vegas Victory
LAS VEGAS, October 28, 2007 - He's back. Not that he went anywhere, but three-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson returned to familiar territory with his eighth win of the season at today's 7th annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals ...
2007-10-28 Connolly Stays Hot with No. 1 Qualifier at ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals
LAS VEGAS, October 27, 2007 - Chevy driver Dave Connolly is off to a great start in the first of two races of the NHRA POWERade Series? Countdown to 1 for the 2007 Pro Stock championship, capturing his second No. 1 qualifier of the season ...
2007-10-26 Rookie Justin Humphreys Surprises with Pro Stock Provisional Pole at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, October 26, 2007 - As one of five nominees for NHRA's Rookie of the Year award, Pro Stocker Justin Humphreys seems to be making a late-campaign push for consideration by taking the provisional pole in Pro Stock after two rounds of qualifying for this weekend's ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals ...
2007-10-24 Team Chevy Leads Drivers into NHRA's Countdown to 1 at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, October 23, 2007 - NHRA's inaugural Countdown to the Championship starts its first leg of the two-race championship round, the Countdown to 1, at this weekend's ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Chevy drivers will lead the way in three professional categories ...
2007-10-19 NHRA Drivers will Return to Germany for USO-Sponsored Visit with American Troops
DETROIT, Oct. 19, 2007 - For the third consecutive year, five ambassadors from the National Hot Rod Association will take part in a USO-sponsored goodwill trip to visit wounded American troops and Air Force/Army personnel stationed at the Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) in Germany. ...
2007-10-07 Connolly Continues Red-Hot Streak With Fifth Consecutive Pro Stock Win at Richmond NHRA Event
DINWIDDIE, Va., October 7, 2007 - The streaks continue. With his Pro Stock win in today's 2nd annual Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park, Chevy driver Dave Connolly now has won five consecutive NHRA events and 20 consecutive round wins, ...
2007-10-06 Chevy Teammates Coughlin, Connolly Set Pro Stock Pace at Richmond
DINWIDDIE, Va., October 6, 2007 - In the ultimate display of teamwork, Cagnazzi Racing drivers Jeg Coughlin and Dave Connolly drove their Chevy Cobalts to identical elapsed times of 6.645 seconds in qualifying today for the 2nd annual Torco Racing Fuels NHRA at Virginia Motorsports Park ...
2007-10-02 Team Chevy's Pro FWD Contingent in Three-Way Battle for 2007 NHRA Xplod Championship
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J., Oct. 2, 2007 - Team Chevy's Pro FWD competitors will make their second stop this season at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park for the Sixth annual NHRA Sport Compact FallNationals on Oct. 6 ? 7. ...
2007-10-02 Pontiac's Jim Yates Working Toward 15th Career Top-10
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 2, 2007 - Pontiac's Jim Yates is hoping some midyear performance improvements in his Wiley X Eyewear GTO will be just what the doctor ordered to secure a 15th career top-10 finish. ...
2007-10-01 Statement from Brent Dewar; General Motors North America Vice President of Vehicle Sales, Service and Parts
The following is a statement from Brent Dewar, General Motors North America Vice President of Vehicle Sales, Service and Parts on the passing of NHRA founder Wally Parks. ...
2007-09-23 Team Chevy's Dave Connolly Captures Fourth Straight NHRA Pro Stock Victory
DALLAS, Sept. 23, 2007 -Team Chevy's Dave Connolly captured his fourth straight national-event win and his seventh victory of the season today by defeating Greg Anderson in an all-GM final round at the 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex. ...
2007-09-22 Pontiac's Greg Anderson Captures 11th Pro Stock Pole of 2007/Tim Wilkerson's Chevy Impala No. 1 in Funny Car
DALLAS, Sept. 22, 2007 - Three-time NHRA POWERade champion Greg Anderson earned his 11th No. 1 qualifying award of the season by putting the Summit Racing Pontiac GTO on the Pro Stock pole for Sunday's 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex. ...
2007-09-21 Pontiac's Greg Anderson Leads NHRA Pro Stock Qualifying at NHRA Fall Nationals
DALLAS, Sept. 21, 2007 - Pontiac's Greg Anderson took the provisional pole in Pro Stock with two rounds of time trials yet to be contested on Saturday. Anderson's Summit Racing Pontiac GTO was able to run the quickest elapsed time in both qualifying rounds and closed out the night with a 6.668 second run at 206.92 mph. ...
2007-09-18 Team Chevy's Dave Connolly Leads NHRA Pro Stock Field Into the Texas Motorplex
DALLAS, Sept. 18, 2007 - The NHRA POWERade tour is at the halfway mark of the four races in the second stage of the Countdown to the Championship, and three GM racers in Pro Stock are currently above the four-competitor cutoff line. ...
2007-09-17 Three Chevy Cobalt Drivers Take NHRA Pro FWD Title Race to the Lone Star State
DALLAS, Sept. 17, 2007 - In what is winding up to be one of the closest contested campaigns in the history of the NHRA Sport Compact Series, three Chevy Cobalt drivers are battling tooth and nail for the this year's Pro FWD championship. ...
2007-09-16 Connolly Makes it Three in a Row with NHRA Mid-South Nationals Win
MEMPHIS, September 16, 2007 - Apparently Dave Connolly wasn?t content with his first U.S. Nationals title won two weeks ago at Indy, so the driver of the Torco Racing Fuels/Seelye Wright Chevy Cobalt backed it up with a Pro Stock win at today's 20th annual O?Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals ...
2007-09-15 Teammates Line, Anderson Set Pace for Pontiac at NHRA Mid-South Nationals
MEMPHIS, September 15, 2007 - Pontiac Racing teammates Jason Line and Greg Anderson set the pace for the Pontiac pack after final Pro Stock qualifying today for the 20th annual O?Reilly Mid-South Nationals at Memphis Motorsports Park. ...
2007-09-14 Connolly Puts Chevy on Pro Stock Provisional Pole at Memphis
MEMPHIS, September 14, 2007 - NHRA Pro Stock driver Dave Connolly proved his Pro Stock win at the prestigious U.S. Nationals at Indy two weeks ago was no fluke as he put his Chevy on the provisional pole ...
2007-09-11 Cory McClenathan Returns to Memphis Motorsports Park - Site of First Career Victory
MEMPHIS, Sept. 11, 2007 - As the NHRA POWERade Series heads to Memphis Motorsports Park for this weekend's 20th annual O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals, Cory McClenathan, driver of the Fram/GMC Top Fuel dragster, reflects on an impressive record during his tenure as an NHRA competitor. ...
2007-09-03 Connolly Claims First Career U.S. Nationals Title With Pro Stock Win
INDIANAPOLIS, September 3, 2007 - Pontiac driver Greg Anderson saw his four-year Pro Stock winning streak at Indy come to an end as Dave Connolly, a runner-up to Anderson here last year, drove the Torco Racing Fuels/Seelye Wright Chevy Cobalt past Anderson's Summit Racing Pontiac GTO to take the Pro Stock title ...
2007-09-02 Jeff Arend's Chevy Impala SS Funny Car Sets the Pace at U.S. Nationals
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 2, 2007 - Jeff Arend's Chevy Impala SS will lead the 16-car Funny Car field into final eliminations for the 53rd annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at O'Reilly Raceway Park. ...
2007-09-02 Jeff Arend Drives CSK Chevy to Provisional Funny Car Pole at NHRA U.S. Nationals
INDIANAPOLIS, September 1, 2007 - If Chevy Funny Car driver Jeff Arend is able to hold on to the top spot on the Funny Car grid for two more qualifying sessions tomorrow, the native Canadian will have picked NHRA's biggest stage to claim his first career No. 1 qualifier. ...
2007-08-31 NHRA and GM Racers Make Annual Visit to Riley Children's Hospital Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 31, 2007- Drivers from the NHRA and GM Racing made their annual stop at the world-renowned James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children on Thursday. ...
2007-08-28 Three-Way Chevy Cobalt Battle for NHRA Pro FWD Championship Takes Center Stage at U.S. Nationals
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 28, 2007 - A trio of Chevy Cobalt drivers will have another opportunity to stake their claim to the 2007 Xplod Championship at the 53rd annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals. ...
2007-08-28 Pontiac's Greg Anderson Takes Aim at Fifth Consecutive U.S. Nationals Crown
INDIANAPOLIS, August 28, 2007 - After 17 regular-season races, NHRA's Countdown to Eight has been completed and the next phase of crowning the 2007 POWERade champions begins with this weekend's 53rd annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at O?Reilly Raceway Park. ...
2007-08-28 Frank Manzo Battles to Defend NHRA Lucas Oil Alcohol Funny Car Championship
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 28, 2007 - Last season Frank Manzo captured his 10th NHRA Lucas Oil Alcohol Funny Car championship after driving the Lucas Oil Chevrolet to six national-event victories (including his eighth U.S. Nationals title) and seven final-round appearances. ...
2007-08-22 Connolly Leads Chevy Brigade with Rain-Delayed Pro Stock Win at Reading
READING, Penn., August 22, 2007 - After completing two rounds of eliminations on Sunday for the 23rd annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, rain delayed the semifinals and finals for most of the classes for nearly three days, ...
2007-08-20 Gary Gardella Wins First NHRA Pro FWD Race of 2007 in All-Chevy Final
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 19, 2007 - It was another national-record setting weekend for Team Chevy's red bowtie brigade of Pro FWD Ecotec-powered Cobalts during the running of the inaugural Indy NHRA Sport Compact Nationals at O?Reilly Raceway Park. ...
2007-08-19 GM Racing and NHRA Recognize Members of Army Special Forces Association, Shughart Chapter 64 at Maple Grove Raceway
READING, Pa., Aug. 18, 2007 - In a commemorative program hosted by GM Racing and the National Hot Rod Association on Saturday, a group of 19 retired veterans from the Army Special Forces Association, Randall Shughart Chapter 64, based in nearby Carlisle, Pa., took center stage at the 23rd annual NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. ...
2007-08-18 Maple Grove Raceway Track Records Fall as Anderson Stays No. 1 in Pro Stock
READING, Penn., August 18, 2007 - Two-time defending event champion Greg Anderson got an impressive start to a Pro Stock win here at Maple Grove Raceway for the third year in a row by holding on to the No. 1 qualifying spot for tomorrow's eliminations at the 23rd annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals. ...
2007-08-17 Pontiac Teammates Anderson, Line Take Top Two Spots in First-Day Qualifying at Maple Grove Raceway
READING, Pa., Aug. 17, 2007 - The first day of qualifying for the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove is in the books with Greg Anderson's Summit Racing Pontiac GTO at the top of the qualifying ladder. ...
2007-08-14 GM Racers Coughlin, Anderson Take Different Paths to Milestone Wins
READING, Penn., August 14, 2007 - NHRA Pro Stock drivers Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Greg Anderson are both coming off milestone victories in the series' two most-recent races as they prepare for this weekend's 23rd annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. ...
2007-08-12 Coughlin Reaches NHRA Milestone With Pro Stock Win at Brainerd
BRAINERD, Minn., August 12, 2007 - Chevy Pro Stock driver Jeg Coughlin became only the 11th driver in NHRA history to win 50 national events with his win today over Greg Anderson in the Pro Stock finals at the 26th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. ...
2007-08-11 Line Puts Pontiac in Top Spot After Pro Stock Qualifying at Brainerd
BRAINERD, Minn., August 11, 2007 - Defending NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champ Jason Line ended a long qualifying drought by placing his Summit Racing Pontiac GTO in the No. 1 qualifying spot for tomorrow's eliminations at the 26th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. ...
2007-08-07 Tommy Johnson Jr. Looking to Defend Funny Car Title at Brainerd
BRAINERD, Minn., August 7, 2007 - The next two races promise to be a make-or-break situation for a number of NHRA competitors looking to clinch one of the few remaining spots in the Countdown to the Championship. ...
2007-07-29 Pontiac's Greg Anderson Reaches 50 Career NHRA Pro Stock Victories at Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif., July 29, 2007 - The conclusion of a grueling stretch of six races ended just the way it began for three-time NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson. ...
2007-07-28 Greg Anderson Captures 60th Career Pro Stock Pole Driving Pontiac GTO to Infineon Raceway ET Record
SONOMA, Calif., July 28, 2007 - Pontiac's Greg Anderson earned the No. 1 qualifying position for Sunday's 20th annual Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway. ...
2007-07-28 Greg Anderson puts Pontiac GTO on the Provisional Pro Stock Pole at Sonoma
SONOMA, Calif., July 27, 2007 - Pontiac's Greg Anderson is the No. 1 Pro Stock qualifier tonight following the first day of time trials for the 20th annual Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway. Anderson's Summit Racing Pontiac GTO set both ends of the track record with a run of 6.612 seconds at 208.07 mph. ...
2007-07-24 GM Racers Close Out Western Swing at Fast Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif., July 24, 2007 - The GM contingent of NHRA competitors will make the trek south from Seattle to the beautiful wine country of Northern California for the 20th annual Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway. ...
2007-07-22 Team Chevy's Dave Connolly Rides No. 1 Qualifying Spot to National Event Victory at Pacific Raceways
SEATTLE, July 22, 2007 - Team Chevy's Dave Connolly captured his third Pro Stock win of the season by defeating Allen Johnson in the final round of the 20th annual Schuck's Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Pacific Raceways. ...
2007-07-17 Pontiac, Chevrolet NHRA teams battle for position as the Countdown looms
SEATTLE, July 17, 2007 - With only four races remaining on the docket before the first cut to the Countdown to the Championship, every round win will go a long way in determining a prime position in the standings, and competitors in GM-branded cars are battling tooth-and-nail to secure a premium seat in this quarter-mile game of musical chairs. ...
2007-07-15 Krisher Puts Chevy in Pro Stock Finals at NHRA Mile-High Nationals
MORRISON, Colo., July 15, 2007 - Race No. 13 on the 23-race NHRA POWERade schedule proved to be a lucky one for Chevy Pro Stock driver Ron Krisher as he turned around a disappointing season by driving the Valvoline Chevy Cobalt to today's Pro Stock final round at the 28th annual Mile-High NHRA Nationals ...
2007-07-14 Koretsky Leads Team Chevy in Pro Stock Qualifying at Denver
MORRISON, Colo., July 14, 2007 - Building on the momentum from last week's final-round appearance in the Pro Stock finals at Bristol, Kenny Koretsky set the pace for Team Chevy after four rounds of qualifying for the 28th annual Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. ...
2007-07-10 Coughlin, Connolly Look to Stay Hot Through Western Swing
DENVER, July 10, 2007 - The NHRA POWERade series begins the traditional three-race Western Swing this weekend starting with the 28th annual Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. ...
2007-07-08 Coughlin Sets Pace For Team Chevy at Bristol With Win in All-Chevy Pro Stock Final
BRISTOL, Tenn., July 8, 2007 - Team Chevy's racing red bowtie was quite visible this weekend at Bristol Dragway with an all-Chevy Pro Stock final and a runner-up finish in Funny Car after eliminations at the O?Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. ...
2007-07-07 Team Chevy Leads Both Pro Stock, Funny Car Fields to the Line for Eliminations at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
BRISTOL, Tenn., July 7, 2007 - Team Chevy made some noise here in Thunder Valley by claiming the top qualifying spot in both Pro Stock and Funny Car for tomorrow's eliminations at the O?Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. ...
2007-07-07 Line Returns to Top of Pro Stock Ladder With First-Day No. 1 Qualifier at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn., July 6, 2007 - It has been awhile, but defending NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champ Jason Line returned to the top of the Pro Stock field with the provisional No. 1 qualifier after today's first-day qualifying for this weekend's O?Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. ...
2007-07-03 Tommy Johnson Jr. Heading in Right Direction Toward the Countdown
BRISTOL, Tenn., July 3, 2007 - Despite an inauspicious start to the 2007 NHRA POWERade season, Tommy Johnson Jr. and his Don Prudhomme Racing team have the Skoal Racing Chevy Impala SS hitting on all cylinders as they make a final push to make the final eight for the Countdown to the Championship ...
2007-07-03 Pontiac and GMC will return as Official Vehicles of NHRA
DETROIT, June 30, 2007 - Pontiac-GMC announced today that it will return in 2008 as Official Car and Official Truck of the NHRA. It will mark the 13th consecutive season that Pontiac has served as the Official Car of the series and the 19th year for GMC as Official Truck. ...
2007-07-01 Dave Connolly Puts Chevy Cobalt in Pro Stock Winner's Circle at Inaugural Summit Racing Nationals
NORWALK, Ohio, July 1, 2007 - Team Chevy's Dave Connolly made his second trip this season to the NHRA Pro Stock winner's circle with a final-round victory over Larry Morgan at today's inaugural Summit Racing Equipment Nationals at Summit Racing Motorsports Park. ...
2007-06-30 Pontiac's Greg Anderson Captures 8th NHRA Pro Stock Pole of 2007
NORWALK, Ohio, June 30, 2007 - Greg Anderson struggled through the second day of time trials for the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park, but still managed to put his Pontiac GTO on the Pro Stock pole for Sunday's eliminator. ...
2007-06-30 Pontiac and GMC will Return as Official Car and Official Truck of NHRA
DETROIT, June 30, 2007 - Pontiac-GMC announced today that it will return in 2008 as Official Car and Official Truck of the NHRA. It will mark the 13th consecutive season that Pontiac has served as the Official Car of the series and the 19th year for GMC as Official Truck. ...
2007-06-29 Greg Anderson's Pontiac GTO Sets Track ET and Speed Record at Inaugural Summit Racing NHRA Nationals
NORWALK, Ohio, June 29, 2007 - Pontiac's Greg Anderson leads the 16-car Pro Stock field after posting a track record e.t. and speed of 6.654 seconds at 207.59 mph, recorded during the first qualifying session. ...
2007-06-24 GM Racing Clean Sweep at the NHRA SuperNationals
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J., June 24, 2007 - It was a banner day for GM Racing at the 38th annual ProCare RX Supernationals with a clean sweep of the professional categories that included victories for Team Chevy in Funny Car and Top Fuel, and a win for Pontiac in the Pro Stock category. ...
2007-06-23 Team Chevy's Tommy Johnson Jr. Puts Impala SS Funny Car on Pole at NHRA SuperNationals
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J., June 23, 2007 - Team Chevy's Tommy Johnson Jr. captured the No. 1 qualifying spot for the 38th annual ProCare Rx NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. ...
2007-06-23 Tommy Johnson Jr. Drives Chevy Impala SS Funny Car to Provisional Pole at Englishtown
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J., June 22, 2007 - Tommy Johnson's Skoal Racing Chevy Impala SS ran a track-record 4.729 seconds at 321.96 mph to take the No. 1 spot with two rounds of time trials remaining on Saturday. ...
2007-06-19 GM Racing Competitors Head East for NHRA SuperNationals
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J., June 18, 2007 - GM Racing competitors are gearing up for what promises to be a long hot summer and the extended series of events will go a long way in determining the final eight spots for the three professional categories in the Countdown to the Championship. ...
2007-06-15 Team Chevy's Tom Hammonds Set For 90th Career NHRA Pro Stock Start
CRESTVIEW, Fla., June 15, 2007 - Making progress and moving ahead would be an appropriate pair of phrases to describe how Team Chevy's Tom Hammonds has fared so far this season. ...
2007-06-10 Jeg Coughlin's Chevy Cobalt Rolls to Route 66 Raceway Pro Stock Victory
CHICAGO, June 10, 2007 - Jeg Coughlin Jr. put the Jegs.com Chevy Cobalt in the Pro Stock winner's circle for the first time this season at today's Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway. ...
2007-06-09 Team Chevy's Kurt Johnson Wins $50,000 King Demon Crown
CHICAGO, June 9, 2007 - Team Chevy's Kurt Johnson pocketed an extra $50,000 in cash today by winning the 23rd annual King Demon Crown. ...
2007-06-09 Greg Anderson's Summit Racing Pontiac GTO Takes Provisional Pole Honors at Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Route 66 Nationals
CHICAGO, June 8, 2007 - Three-time NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson drove his Summit Racing Pontiac GTO to both ends of the track record with a run of 6.617 seconds at 208.94 mph. ...
2007-06-05 GM Pro Stock Racers Prepare for Double-Duty at Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Route 66 Nationals
JOLIET, Ill., June 5, 2007 - Pontiac's Greg Anderson is coming off a strong showing at the recently completed O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals in Topeka (Kan.) that saw the Summit Racing GTO driver pick up his fifth win of the year. ...
2007-06-05 Team Chevy's Gary Gardella and Red Bull Air Race Pilot Kirby Chambliss will Face Off in Land-Air Competition at Atco Raceway
ATCO, N.J., June 5, 2007 - Team Chevy's Gary Gardella and Red Bull Air Race World Series pilot Kirby Chambliss will face-off in a series of specially synchronized eliminator rounds that will feature Gardella's Ecotec-powered Cobalt and Chambliss' EDGE 540. ...
2007-06-04 Greg Anderson and Jason Line will Kick-Off Exciting Englishtown Race Weekend at Green Brook Pontiac-Buick-GMC-Hummer
GREEN BROOK, N.J., June 4, 2007 - Mark your calendars race fans, because if you missed the fun last year, here's your opportunity to bring the whole family to meet Pontiac NHRA Pro Stock champions Greg Anderson and Jason Line. ...
2007-06-04 Team Chevy's Gary Gardella Looks Forward to Atco Raceway Return
ATCO, N.J., June 4, 2007 - It would be hard to find a venue that's been as good to a quarter-mile competitor as Atco Raceway has been to Team Chevy's Gary Gardella. ...
2007-06-04 Greg Anderson Puts Pontiac in Winner's Circle in Dominating Fashion at Heartland Park Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan., June 3, 2007 - Points leader Greg Anderson knew his Summit Racing Pontiac GTO was running strong when he set the Heartland Park Topeka track record for elapsed time and speed in qualifying for today's eliminations at the 19th annual O?Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals, and his Pro Stock peers must have sensed it too. ...
2007-06-02 Anderson Sets Both Ends of Heartland Park Track Record En Route to Pro Stock No. 1 Qualifier
TOPEKA, Kan., June 2, 2007 - Despite a little inclement weather and a slightly challenging race surface, NHRA Pro Stock points leader powered his Summit Racing Pontiac GTO to his third consecutive No. 1 qualifier ...
2007-05-25 Team Chevy's Dave Connolly Hopes to Defend Heartland Park Topeka Title
TOPEKA, Kan., May 25, 2007 - With three consecutive top-five points finishes already in tow, and with what may be the best car and race-team combination he's ever competed with, the Torco Racing Fuels Chevy Cobalt driver is feeling bullish about his title chances in 2007. ...
2007-05-22 Team Chevy's Jason Hunt Collects a Pair of Victories at Maryland International Raceway
BUDDS CREEK, Md., May 20, 2007 - Team Chevy's Jason Hunt scored a rare two-for-two this weekend at Maryland International Raceway with a pair of victories in the NDRA Pro Outlaw FWD category. ...
2007-05-21 Team Chevy's Jason Hunt Collects a Pair of Victories at Maryland International Raceway
BUDDS CREEK, Md., May 20, 2007 - Team Chevy's Jason Hunt scored a rare two-for-two this weekend at Maryland International Raceway with a pair of victories in the NDRA Pro Outlaw FWD category. ...
2007-05-15 Team Chevy's Sport Compact Contingent Heads to MIR for NOPI DC Spring Nationals
BUDDS CREEK, Md., May 15, 2007 - When Team Chevy's sport-compact contingent heads south down the Chesapeake Peninsula for their first appearance of the season at Maryland International Raceway... ...
2007-05-14 Team Chevy's Jeg Coughlin Has a New Ride
DELAWARE, Ohio, May 9, 2007 - Race guys are car guys and three-time NHRA champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. is no exception. ...
2007-05-06 Team Chevy's Marty Ladwig Sets Both Ends of National Record En Route to Second Straight NHRA Pro FWD Win
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J., May 6, 2007 - Team Chevy's drag-racing footprint was felt all across the North American continent this weekend and included a national-record setting performance by Marty Ladwig at the 7th annual NHRA Sport Compact Spring Nationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. ...
2007-05-06 Team Chevy Sets Pace at St. Louis With Wins in Pro Stock, Super Gas and Stock Eliminator
MADISON, Ill., May 6, 2007 - It was a red bowtie weekend at Gateway International Raceway as Chevrolet was a visible presence in several winner's circles at the 11th annual O?Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals. ...
2007-05-05 Gateway Records Fall as Anderson Claims Fourth No. 1 Qualifier of Season
COLLINSVILLE, Ill., May 5, 2007 - Yesterday's inclement weather forced cancellation of two of the four scheduled qualifying rounds for this weekend's 11th annual O?Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway International Raceway, ...
2007-05-01 Pontiac's Jim Yates Upbeat Heading to NHRA Event at Gateway International Raceway
MADISON, Ill., May 1, 2007 - As the 23-race NHRA POWERade tour leaves Atlanta Dragway and heads north up I-75 for next weekend's event outside St. Louis at Gateway International Raceway. ...
2007-04-29 "The Professor" Enters The Hall, Anderson Goes To The Head Of The Class At Atlanta
COMMERCE, Ga., April 29, 2007 - Pro Stock legend Warren Johnson, ?The Professor? of Pro Stock, tried to put an almost-too-good-to-be true ending to a Hall of Fame week, but Summit Racing Pontiac driver Greg Anderson spoiled the party with his win over Johnson in today's Pro Stock final ...
2007-04-28 Anderson Holds On To Pro Stock No. 1 Qualifier at Atlanta Dragway
COMMERCE, Ga., April 28, 2007 - Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson was the fastest of the fast yesterday after establishing Atlanta Dragway track records for elapsed time and speed in first-day qualifying, ...
2007-04-28 Anderson Sets Track-Record E.T., Speed at Atlanta to Take Provisional Pole
COMMERCE, Ga., April 27, 2007 - Cool evening temperatures lead to twelve Pro Stock drivers bettering the Atlanta Dragway track record after two of four qualifying rounds for this weekend's 27th annual Summit Racing NHRA Southern Nationals, ...
2007-04-20 The Professor Heads to the Hall
SUGAR HILL, Ga., April 20, 2007 - Warren Johnson will become just the seventh member of the drag racing community to enter the International Motorsports Hall of Fame when he is inducted on Thursday, April 26. ...
2007-04-16 Greg Anderson Captures Third Pro Stock Win of the Season
LAS VEGAS, April 15, 2007 - Greg Anderson put his Summit Racing Pontiac GTO in the Pro Stock winner's circle for the third time this season at today's Summit Racing.com Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. ...
2007-04-15 Chevrolet's Jeg Coughlin Jr. Drives Cobalt to Second Straight Pole at LVMS
LAS VEGAS, April 14, 2007 - Jeg Coughlin Jr. captured his second straight No. 1 qualifying award by putting his Slammers Ultimate Milk Chevy Cobalt on the pole for Sunday's SummitRacing.com Nationals. ...
2007-04-13 Jeg Coughlin Jr. Puts Chevy Cobalt on the Pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
LAS VEGAS, April 13, 2007 - Jeg Coughlin Jr. put his Chevy Cobalt at the top of the Pro Stock leader board after the first day of time trials at the SummitRacing.com Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. ...
2007-04-09 2006 NHRA POWERade Champion Jason Line Off to Another Fast Start
LAS VEGAS, April 9, 2007 - After grinding his way through the 2006 NHRA schedule, a season in which Jason Line won his first POWERade Pro Stock championship, the 37-year-old Summit Racing Pontiac driver made a personal commitment to try and have a little bit more fun this year. ...
2007-04-01 Wilkerson Follows Father's Footsteps to Winner's Circle
BAYTOWN, Texas, April 1, 2007 - Although rain hampered his qualifying efforts at this weekend's 20th annual O?Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park, Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Daniel Wilkerson is still in good spirits following his first career win in his Levi, Ray & Shoup Top Alcohol Funny Car ...
2007-03-30 Coughlin Sets Track Record to Take Provisional Pro Stock Pole For Second Consecutive NHRA Event
BAYTOWN, Texas, March 30, 2007 - It was deja-vu for Team Chevy after the first day of qualifying for this weekend's 20th annual O?Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park. ...
2007-03-23 Newly Improved GMTUNERSOURCE.com Now Live
DETROIT, March 23, 2007 - The newly improved version of gmtunersource.com is now live and ready to use. ...
2007-03-23 "Drive to Win" a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Through ACDelco’s Promotion with Kurt Johnson
GRAND BLANC, MICH. -- NHRA Pro Stock driver Kurt Johnson knows what it is like to win. Johnson, driver of the ACDelco-sponsored Chevrolet Cobalt, holds the longest active streak in Pro Stock by winning at least one race for 12 consecutive seasons, an honor he earned in 2006. ...
2007-03-18 Greg Anderson Completes Dominating Weekend With Gainesville Pro Stock Title
GAINESVILLE, Fla. On a perfect day for racing, Pontiac Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson was just that perfect. ...
2007-03-16 Coughlin Sets Gainesville Track Record En Route to Pro Stock Pole
GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 16, 2007 Two-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. took most of the 2006 race season off after winning the season-ending race at Pomona in 2005, but the Ohio native has returned with a vengeance in 2007. ...
2007-03-13 Kurt Johnson Off to Fast Start to NHRA POWERade Season
GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 13, 2007 - What a difference a year makes. ACDelco Chevy Cobalt driver Kurt Johnson failed to get out of the first round in last season's first four NHRA POWERade races before his breakthrough win at Las Vegas in Race No. 5 ...
2007-03-11 Chevy Cobalts Post Sport-Compact Season-Opening Victories
DALLAS, March 11, 2007 The Texas Motorplex was the site for today's NDRA Spring Nationals, an event dominated by GM Ecotec horsepower in three of the contested Professional categories including an all-Chevy Cobalt final round in Pro Outlaw FWD, and a win for Chevrolet in the closely contested Turbo Street class. ...
2007-02-25 Chevy Doubles at Phoenix With Pro Stock, Funny Car Victories
PHOENIX, February 25, 2007 - It was ?An American Revolution? in the desert as Chevy drivers Kurt Johnson in the ACDelco Chevy Cobalt Pro Stock car and Tony Pedregon in the Q Racing Chevy Monte Carlo Funny Car posted wins ...
2007-02-24 Line Makes it an Even Dozen as Pro Stock Pole Winner at Phoenix
PHOENIX, February 24, 2007 - When the dust cleared from a record-setting day of qualifying at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Pontiac driver Jason Line found himself atop the Pro Stock heap for his first No. 1 Qualifier of the season and the 12th of his young career. ...
2007-02-23 Line Leads Way After First-Day Qualifying at Phoenix
PHOENIX, February 23, 2007 - On the strength of track records for both elapsed time and speed, 2006 NHRA Pro Stock champion Jason Line drove his Summit Racing Pontiac GTO to the top spot after first-day qualifying ...
2007-02-20 Pontiac's Warren Johnson Looks to Defend CSK Nationals Crown at Firebird Raceway
PHOENIX, Feb. 20, 2007 - The opening round of the 2007 NHRA POWERade season's Countdown to the Championship is in the record book following a Winternationals all-Pontiac Pro Stock final round between a pair of Gregs; Anderson and Stanfield, that is. ...
2007-02-11 Pontiac's Greg Anderson Captures Second Straight NHRA Winternationals Victory
POMONA, Calif., Feb. 11, 2007 - Pontiac's Greg Anderson kicked off the 2007 NHRA POWERade season by winning the 47th annual CarQuest NHRA Winternationals at Automobile Club of Southern California Raceway. ...
2007-02-10 Greg Anderson Captures 52nd Career Pro Stock Pole at Pomona; Ties Don Prudhomme on NHRA All-Time List
POMONA, Calif., Feb. 10, 2007 - The performance of Greg Anderson's Summit Racing Pontiac got back on track during the final day of time trials for the 47th annual Car Quest NHRA Winternationals. ...
2007-02-09 Jason Line's Pontiac GTO Slotted No. 2 at Pomona
POMONA, Calif., Feb. 9, 2007 - Line's Summit Racing Pontiac moved to the No. 2 position in the field with a run of 6.641 seconds, just .001 of a second off the pole pace. ...
2007-02-08 Greg Anderson's Pontiac Leads Pro Stock Qualifiers at NHRA Winternationals
POMONA, Calif., Feb. 8, 2007 - Greg Anderson looks just as sharp as he did when he won at this venue last November. Anderson drove his Summit Racing Pontiac GTO to a 6.647 e.t. at 208.33 mph to take the No. 1 qualifying position. ...
2007-02-06 Pontiac Pro Stock Showdown to be telecast on Outdoor Channel
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 6, 2007 - If you weren't able to attend this past weekend's Pontiac Pro Stock Showdown at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, no need to worry. ...
2007-02-06 Tommy Johnson Jr. looks for fast start in Chevy Impala SS
POMONA, Calif., February 6, 2007 - For the past two years, Funny Car driver Tommy Johnson Jr. has started the NHRA season off strong by winning one of the first two races on the schedule. ...
2007-02-03 Dave Connolly kicks off new season with Pontiac Pro Stock Showdown victory
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 3, 2007 - Chevrolet's Dave Connolly made a case today for why he will be a contender for the 2007 POWERade Pro Stock championship. ...
2007-01-26 Pontiac's Jason Line and Greg Anderson Discuss the Upcoming Pro Stock Season
MOORESVILLE, N.C., Jan. 26, 2007 - With the opening of the 2007 NHRA season less than two weeks away, it won?t be long now before defending Pro Stock champion Jason Line puts his first POWERade crown on the line. ...
2007-01-12 Chevrolet Brings Impala SS Funny Car to NHRA POWERade Series
DETROIT, Jan. 11, 2007 - Throughout its rich history as a leader in drag racing competition, Chevrolet has built a winning legacy unsurpassed by any manufacturer in the history of the sport. ...
2007-01-05 Pontiac Pro Stock Showdown Returns to The Strip at LVMS
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5, 2007 - The clock is rapidly ticking down toward the start of the 2007 NHRA POWERade season. ...