rebelracewriter Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Amalie Oil Texas Nationals Event Preview Notes WHAT: 5th Annual Amalie Oil Texas Nationals presented by Ancira Cars, Trucks and RVs and the San Antonio Express-News Race one of the 11-event eMax Drag Racing Series WHERE: San Antonio Raceway (SAR), 3641 South Santa Clara Road, Marion, TX 78124. WHEN: Friday, March 24 – Sunday, March 26, 2006 NOTES: Torco Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Funny Cars return to IHRA competition after a 14-year layoff. Pre-registered entries include former NHRA world champion Cruz Pedregon (photo attached), brother Frank Pedregon, Gary Densham, Bob Gilbertson, Terry Haddock, Jeff Arend, Dale Creasy, Jr., Paul Lee, Jack Wyatt, Vincent Arcadi and Jim Cavalieri. Nitro Funny Car was one of the original IHRA classes during its first season of competition in 1971. The other two professional classes were Top Fuel and Pro Stock. Of the pre-registered Torco Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Funny Car entries, Bob Gilbertson is the only competitor to have finished in the top 10 in the world championship chase for the 1992 season, the final year the class was contested. Torco Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Top Fuel world champion Clay Millican returns to SAR having won all three events at the track. Millican is the only multiple-time winner of this event. This will be the fourth Texas Nationals at San Antonio Raceway. The inaugural event was held in Ennis, Texas, in 1988. The event was brought to SAR for the second annual running in 2003. In 2004, Bruce Litton crashed as he took the semi-final win-light. The car destroyed, Litton was life flighted to Brooks Army Medical Center and released just in time for his final round versus Clay Millican. However, the dragster was not able to be repaired and Millican won the event uncontested. 1998 Torco Race Fuels Pro Stock world champion Dan Seamon won this event in 2005 and went on to claim one more event win that season. Ironically, during his ’98 championship season, Seamon won only one event. Alcohol Funny Car competitor and former five-time world champion Mark Thomas has been in the final round during two Texas Nationals events at SAR, winning once (2004). Defending world champion Rob Atchison was snowed-in at his race shop in London, Ontario, and missed the 2003 SAR event. Since then, he’s been in two SAR final rounds, winning once (2005). In 2005, Ed Hoover became the only Torco Race Fuels Pro Modified competitor in three years at SAR to qualify No. 1 and win the event. Rick Jones earned his first career Torco Race Fuels Pro Stock event win in 2003 at the Texas Nationals. He backed that win up the very next race with another in Rockingham, N.C. 2005 EVENT WINNERS: Top Fuel – Clay Millican Nitro Funny Car – Not Contested Pro Modified – Ed Hoover Alcohol Funny Car – Rob Atchison Pro Stock – Dan Seamon 2005 NO. 1 QUALIFIERS: Top Fuel – Bruce Litton Nitro Funny Car – Not Contested Pro Modified – Ed Hoover Alcohol Funny Car – Thomas Carter Pro Stock – Robert Patrick TRACK RECORDS: Top Fuel: Clay Millican - 4.583, 320.36 Nitro Funny Car: Not Contested Pro Modified: Mike Janis - 6.119, Ed Hoover – 232.23 Alcohol Funny Car: Rob Atchison – 5.735, 243.77 Pro Stock: Robert Patrick – 6.427, Brian Gahm – 217.39 2005 WORLD CHAMPS: Top Fuel: Clay Millican Nitro Funny Car: Not Contested Pro Modified: Mike Castellana Alcohol Funny Car: Rob Atchison Pro Stock: Steve Spiess WORLD RECORDS: Top Fuel: Clay Millican – 4.484, 326.63 Nitro Funny Car: Not Contested Pro Modified: Mike Bell – 6.046, Steve Bareman – 236.46 Alcohol Funny Car: Rob Atchison – 5.685, Jim Sickles – 248.75 Pro Stock: Robert Patrick – 6.360, Frank Gugliotta – 220.26 TICKETS: Call San Antonio Raceway at (210) 698-2310 or check out the race preview at www.ihra.com or www.sanantonioraceway.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerneracehounds50 Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Thank you jay hollis and TSZ for your report, it won me a family pak of 4 on WOAI for friday, Saturday and Sunday to the drags this weekend Race one of the 11-event eMax Drag Racing Series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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