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DOWNING SECURES SPONSORSHIP
FOR U.S. NATIONALS
Full-time chassis builder and part-time nitro
Funny Car driver, Grant Downing, has signed
Standard Abrasives Motor Sports Division and
Walery's Pizza in Salem, Oregon for his team's
trip to NHRA's Big Go. This marks only the second
outing for Downing's Firebird this season after
just missing the show at the season opening
Winternationals.
Fans are encouraged to visit Standard Abrasives'
website at www.sa-motorsports.com and follow
the team as they prepare their funny car and
support equipment for the biggest drag race
of the year. According to Bill Sweeney, the
N.S.M. for the Motor Sports Division of Standard
Abrasives, "Grant and his team still have a
fair amount of work ahead of them before they're
ready to load up and go, and now the fans can
monitor their progress via our website."
Downing said, "While we may not get out much,
and this isn't a high-dollar operation, we do
have fresh equipment that we're confident will
go some rounds in Indy. I can't wait!" (photo
courtesy Standard Abrasives) [8-13-2004]
NHRA ANNOUNCES 2005 SCHEDULE
| Feb.
10-13 |
K&N Filters Winternationals |
Pomona,
CA |
| Feb.
25-27 |
Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals |
Phoenix,
AZ |
| Mar.
17-20 |
Mac Tools Gatornationals |
*Gainesville,
FL |
| Apr.
8-10 |
O'Reilly Spring Nationals |
*Houston,
TX |
| Apr.
14-17 |
SummitRacing.com Nationals |
Las Vegas,
NV |
| Apr.
29-May 1 |
O'Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals |
Bristol,
TN |
| May
12-15 |
Summit Racing Equipment Southern
Nationals |
*Atlanta,
GA |
| May
19-22 |
Pontiac Excitement Nationals |
*Columbus,
OH |
| May
26-29 |
O'Reilly Summer Nationals |
Topeka,
KS |
| June
9-12 |
Route 66 Nationals |
*Chicago,
IL |
| June
16-19 |
K&N Filters SuperNationals |
*Englishtown,
NJ |
| June
24-26 |
Sears Craftsman Nationals |
*St. Louis,
MO |
| July
15-17 |
Mopar Mile-High Nationals |
*Denver,
CO |
| July
22-24 |
CARQUEST Auto Parts Nationals |
Seattle,
WA |
| July
29-31 |
FRAM-Autolite Nationals |
*Sonoma,
CA |
| Aug.
11-14 |
Lucas Oil Nationals |
*Brainerd,
MN |
| Aug.
19-21 |
O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals |
*Memphis,
TN |
| Aug.
31-Sept. 5 |
Mac Tools U.S. Nationals |
*Indianapolis,
IN |
| Sept.
15-18 |
Lucas Oil Nationals |
*Reading,
PA |
| Sept.
22-25 |
O'Reilly Fall Nationals |
Dallas,
TX |
| Sept.
29-Oct. 2 |
CARQUEST Auto Parts Nationals |
Chicago,
IL |
| Oct.
20-23 |
ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals |
*Las Vegas,
NV |
| Nov.
3-6 |
Automobile Club of So. Calif.
Finals |
Pomona,
CA |
| *Pro Stock Bike
will compete |
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