VOLUME XX,  NUMBER 6 - JUNE,  2018

Mandella doubles up at SCEDA Stock/Super Stock event

Phil Mandella Jr, fresh off a Stock win at the NHRA divisional in May at Auto Club Dragway, doubled up at the SCEDA Stock/Super Stock event on Father’s Day weekend. Mandella drove his G/SA Chevelle past Doug Holder on Saturday and beat Bill O’Conner on Sunday. DNB Engineering and Calvert Racing sponsor the SCEDA Stock/Super Stock series.

 

See all the results at here.

 

The SCEDA and SoCal Pro Gas/Super Street series continues on July 7 and 8 at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, CA.  (Bob Johnson photo)   [06/21/18]

Brittany nominated for ESPYS Best Driver award

Brittany Force, 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel world champion, has been nominated for the 2017 ESPYS Best Driver Award, it was announced by ESPN.

 

It is the eighth time a John Force Racing driver has been nominated for the award and the first nomination for Brittany Force. Her father John Force has been nominated for the ESPY Best Driver Award six times and sister Ashley Force Hood was a nominee in 2008.

 

“It’s an honor to be nominated as Best Driver with my Monster Energy team after our 2017 NHRA Championship season,” Force said. “It’s incredible to just be recognized alongside some of motorsports greatest drivers like my dad, Josef Newgarden, Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson. It would be amazing to be the first female and NHRA driver to win this award, but I’m proud just to be nominated. It really goes to show what this Monster Energy team accomplished last year.”

 

Joining Force on the 2018 ESPY Best Driver ballot are NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr., IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden, who is a teammate of sorts of Force’s with Big Machine Records, and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton.

 

The ESPY Awards, acronym for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly, were created by ESPN in 1993. Sports fans can vote for Force and their other sports heroes in variety of categories via an online poll at ESPN.com/ESPYS. Voting is underway and concludes at 9 p.m. (ET) on July 17. Fans can vote once per day.  (Ron Lewis photo)  [06/21/18]

K&N 890 Series continues at Fontana this weekend

Zach Meziere has won the previous two races.  (Bob Johnson photo)

 

Four racers are within four points of the K&N 890 Series points lead going into the fourth and fifth races of the season this weekend at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, CA. Greg Hicks leads the group with 154 points followed by James Warden with 152, Matt Fischle at 151 and Zach Meziere is fourth with 150 points, despite missing the first two races of the season.

 

Qualifying begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, followed by eliminations. A separate event begins Sunday at 8:30 a.m. followed by eliminations.  [06/21/18]

Nowling, the next generation

The Agent noticed that Kenny Nowling Jr., known as K.J., son of the former ADRL head honcho was at Bristol driving Roy Hill’s Cobra Jet FS/B.

 

The former Jr. Dragster racer won his first-round match with Steve Foley in Stock but then lost to Cody Phillips in a double breakout.  (Chris Haverly photo)  [06/21/18]

New Product of the Day

 

MSD Black Chevy V8 Crank Trigger Distributor & Standalone Air/Fuel Wideband 02 Gauge Kits

MSD has released Black Chevy V8 Crank Trigger Distributors and Standalone Air/Fuel Wideband 02 Gauge Kits. The distributor is ideal for race cars where space in the engine compartment is at a premium, and the gauges are available in your choice of black or white and compatible with both EFI and carbureted setups.

 

MSD Black Chevy V8 Crank Trigger Distributors are perfect for vehicles with tight under-hood clearance yet still transfer the high voltage MSD racing ignitions are famous for. Designed specifically for use with MSD crank triggers and MSD ignition controls, they fit low in the block to clear your firewall and intake components. A large-diameter HEI-style cap with wide-spaced terminals and an injection-molded Rynite rotor with thick vanes to stir up the air inside the cap help it create maximum voltage. An oversized polished-steel shaft has a QPQ coating for reduced friction and is guided by a sealed ball bearing and an extra-long sintered bushing. A specially designed oil tract delivers maximum lubrication to the distributor and cam gears. These crank trigger distributors are compatible with both small block and big block Chevrolet engines.

 

MSD Standalone Air/Fuel Wideband 02 Gauges Kits are extremely accurate and compatible with both EFI and carbureted fuel systems. Available in black- and white-face versions, these feature-packed analog-style standalone gauges measure 2-1/16-inch in a slim-style package that takes up very little dash space. Their easy-to-read analog dial includes a 270-degree sweep pointer from 6 o'clock to 3 o’clock, and an internal microprocessor controls pointer movement to ensure accurate movement in street, off-road, and race conditions. For virtually limitless mounting options, a five-foot-long six-pin weathertight sensor harness and four-foot power/ground/lighting harness is included. An adjustable LED warning light allows you to set both low and high trigger points, and a peak recall button displays min/max gauge readings. The Bosch LSU 4.9 wideband O2 sensor is compatible with all fuel types – leaded, unleaded, E85, diesel, and even methanol.   [06/21/18] 

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