Unlike many of the sports top competitors jeb didnt have to fight mom and dad to become involved. Anyway, i took my shot at raceway park in englishtown, new jersey. Scott kalitta mourned after funny car crash at englishtown, nj a tribute to scott kalitta, son of drag racing legend connie kalitta and twotime nhra top fuel dragster world champion, who died. Video from raceway park in englishtown new jersey the day after the death of scott kalitta. The event sponsorship is the first involvement in nhra for procare rx. With mark driving, they were runnerup at the nhra summernationals englishtown, new jersey, and runnerup to candies and hughes for the ihra world championship. Steve torrence, who had beaten reigning nhra top fuel champion antron brown just one time in 23 meetings prior to sunday, upset the new jersey native to repeat as champion at the nhra summernationals. Sig sauer firearms will adorn lucas top fuel car at the toyota nhra summernationals this weekend at old bridge township raceway park an. New jersey saw three regular winners and a shock victor as angelle sampey grabbed her first wally trophy in nine years, at the nhra summernationals at old bridge township raceway park. Jeb allen when jeb allen won the 1972 nhra summernationals in englishtown new jersey he became the sports youngest professional class winner at the age of 18. The owners of raceway park in englishtown, new jersey, have informed the nhra they no longer will host drag racing events, effective immediately, leaving the summernationals without a. Old bridge township raceway park, originally known as madison township raceway park, is an american auto racing facility located in old bridge township, in middlesex county, new jersey, united states, with an englishtown zip code, in the new york metropolitan area. By the way, i rolled off the line and turned a full second faster et at 14. Jan 17, 2018 one of the most popular and longestrunning race tracks on the nhra national event circuit old bridge township raceway park in englishtown, new jersey announced in a statement that it.
Funny car racer scott kalitta died on saturday, june 21, in englishtown, new jersey, when his toyota solara funny cars engine exploded while making a qualifying attempt at the old bridge township raceway park, the site of his first career race in 1982. Its been two days of record runs at the nhra summernationals at old bridge township raceway park in englishtown, new jersey. Morgan lucas, sig sauer partner for englishtown, epping. One of the most popular and longestrunning race tracks on the nhra national event circuit old bridge township raceway park in englishtown, new jersey announced in a statement that it. In englishtown, new jersey, his first race back on tour, smith won the nhra pro mod event. Englishtown drag racer neal parker, 58, of millville n. In pro stock, team mopar driver allen johnson set a new track et record and took the top spot in fridays qualifying session. Jan 17, 2018 the nhra summernationals were set to take place at the englishtown, new jersey, facility from june 710.
Located six miles north of phillipsburg, new jersey, construction was started in 1962. Jan 17, 2018 no more drag racing at raceway park in englishtown manalapan, nj breaking. The nhra summernationals were set to take place at the englishtown, new jersey, facility from june 710. Nhra pros at englishtown nj drag racing online magazine. Nhra driver kalitta killed in highspeed crash reuters. Owners of racing park in nj end summernationals drag. One of the most popular and longestrunning race tracks on the nhra national event circuit old bridge township raceway park in englishtown, new jersey. Mopar proving dominant as capps wins nhra summernationals. The track is one of the most popular and longest tenured tracks on the nhra national schedule.
Nhra drag racing events have been held at the track in englishtown for. His second car was driven by clare sanders to victory at the 1969 winternationals. Not only did smith win his third nhra pro mod championship title, but he was also inducted into the nhra southeastern division hall of fame in 2016. Nhra race thread toyota summernationals in englishtown new. Without warning, old bridge township raceway park in englishtown, new jersey announced it was stopping all drag racing, effective immediately. New jerseys old bridge township raceway park will reportedly. Jan 30, 2019 the nhra, hot roddings ruling body, issued a statement on wednesday lamenting the end of drag racing at the raceway, which the nhra referred to by its englishtown mailing address. Drag racing and points chasing was much different during the 1980 season than it is now. The napp family, which has owned and operated the track for. He was killed at old bridge township raceway park, after an accident during qualifying. The owners of raceway park in englishtown, new jersey have. Funny car racer scott kalitta died on saturday, june 21, in englishtown, new jersey, when his toyota solara funny cars engine exploded while making a qualifying attempt at the old bridge township. This is the tenth race of 24 in the 2016 nhra mello yello nhra season. After 53 years, drag racing ends at raceway park nj.
Englishtown news nhra news, updates, information, expert. According to the new jersey state police official news release, evidence discovered in kalittas. Meyer, virginia, completes pullups at the goarmy experience during army day at the races at old bridge township raceway park in englishtown, new jersey. May 10, 2016 truck racing during the oil crisis of the late 1970s. There will be 23 races on the 2018 nhra mello yello drag racing. Kalitta was son of veteran nhra driver and crew chief connie kalitta, and cousin of teammate doug kalitta. His parachute failed to deploy at the finish line traveling 249mph. The englishtown, new jersey has officially closed its drag racing operations, as of tuesday night. For the second time in three years, a national hot rod assn driver has died as a result of a highspeed accident during the supernationals at old bridge township raceway park. The owners of raceway park in englishtown, new jersey have informed the nhra they no longer will host drag racing events. Old bridge township raceway park englishtown, nj home of the toyota nhra summernationals 230 pension road, englishtown, nj 07726 732 4467800, 732 44673, fax david napp. Nhra launch motorsports careers is a new initiative designed to connect those with a passion for working in motorsports with individuals and companies in.
Jan 17, 2018 without warning, old bridge township raceway park in englishtown, new jersey announced it was stopping all drag racing, effective immediately. It was an eventful weekend at the nhra summernationals in old bridge township raceway park, new jersey with champion steve torrence winning top fuel title, jack beckman won in funny car, greg anderson won in pro stock, and jerry savoie won in pro stock motorcycle. Jun 24, 2008 scott kalitta mourned after funny car crash at englishtown, nj a tribute to scott kalitta, son of drag racing legend connie kalitta and twotime nhra top fuel dragster world champion, who died. Nhra statement on old bridge township raceway park, nhra. He had one national event win in nhra competition at the 1975 summernationals at englishtown, new jersey. Nhra funny car driver scott kalitta was killed in a crash at old bridge in june 2008. Procare rx, a premier pharmacy benefit management company, has signed an agreement with the nhra to become the title sponsor of the nhra powerade drag racing series event at historic old bridge township raceway park in englishtown, new jersey. For decades, englishtown raceway park in new jersey has been home to the nhras summer nationals. The first auto race i ever went to was at englishtown for the 1975.
No more drag racing at raceway park in englishtown. Old bridge township raceway park englishtown, nj home of the toyota nhra summernationals 230 pension road, englishtown, nj 07726 732 4467800, 732. Get the best deals on nhra vintage souvenir when you shop the largest online. Raceway park shuts down drag racing operations the. He qualified on the pole but lost in the finals on a shepherd hole shot. Nhra results the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. Mello yello nhra race thread nhra summernationals at. Jun 11, 2010 a drag racing driver ran through a net at the end of a track and died of head injuries in a crash during a qualifying round at the nhra supernationals at a new jersey raceway friday, state police. Jun 22, 2008 national hot rod association nhra driver scott kalitta was killed when his car crashed during qualifying for a race in englishtown, new jersey on saturday, the nhra reported on its web site.
The national hot rod association on friday released its initial findings from last weekends meet at englishtown, new jersey, where funny car driver s. Marks driving skills impressed paul candies and leonard hughes enough to hire him as the driver for the 1982 season. After 53 years burning rubber, drag racing ends at. Englishtown, new jersey june 8, 2016 kalitta motorsports drivers doug kalitta, j. In june 2008, nitro funny car driver scott kalitta was killed during nhra supernationals qualifying at the dragstrip. Kalitta february 18, 1962 june 21, 2008 was an american drag racer who competed in the funny car and top fuel classes in the national hot rod association nhra full throttle drag racing series. Englishtowns raceway park to close after 52 historic years. Mamakas told nj advance media on wednesday, after he met last week to discuss the changes. Hot rods monthly listing of sanctioned nhra tracks august 1960 issue stated that races would be held. Englishtown has hosted the nhra summer nationals for years and was due to host again in 2018.
Nhra summernationals beckman win continues mopar winning. Old bridge township raceway park, originally known as madison township raceway park. Scott kalitta mourned after funny car crash at englishtown, nj a tribute to scott kalitta, son of drag racing legend connie kalitta and twotime nhra top. That year the team won nhra races in baton rouge and englishtown. Englishtown shuttering drag racing operations racingjunk news. With raceway park closed to drag racing, nhra fans in the new jersey area either has to travel to the virginia nhra nationals in north dinwiddie, virginia to virginia motorsports park or to maple grove raceway in mohnton, pa. Jan 17, 2018 new jersey raceway park ends summer nhra drag racing event. That means the fabled summernationals, a beloved summertime drag racing event, will no longer be held at raceway.
The owners of raceway park in englishtown, new jersey have informed the nhra they no longer will host drag racing events, effective immediately. Img img 46th annual toyota nhra summernationals old bridge township raceway park 230 pension road englishtown, nj 07726. Kalitta february 18, 1962 june 21, 2008 was an american drag racer who. With the victory, langdon takes the points lead away from u. Raceway park as a drag strip on the site of a former cattle ranch in central new jersey.
Eddie krawiec born december 6, 1976 in englishtown, new jersey is an nhra mello yello drag racing series pro stock motorcycle racer. The 1978 nhra summernationals commonly known as the summernats were a national hot rod association nhra drag racing event, held at englishtown, new jersey, on 16 july sponsored by winston, it was attended by top dragster drivers don prudhomme, shirley muldowney, reigning top fuel dragster tfd champion dick tharp with the candies and hughes fueller, as well as funny car drivers. Beckman continues mopar funny car hot streak with win in dodge charger rt at nhra summernationals. Owners of raceway park in englishtown, new jersey, end. The black american racers association bara was founded in august 1972 in trenton, new jersey by leonard w. It was at the new jersey event that they set a national record at 5. Englishtown shuts down drag racing operations with immediate effect. Miller, ron hines, eugene gadson, and charles singleton. Langdon, hagan, edwards and ray win nhra summernationals.
Historic englishtown raceway park shuts down drag racing. At seventeen years old, jeb was one of the youngest drivers ever in the top fuel dragster class, heck he was still in high school. Anthony caruso iii is the publisher of the capital sports report. Nhra funny car drivers jack beckman, near, and ron. Drag racing ends at iconic raceway park in new jersey. Nhra mello yello drag racing series set to power into new jersey.
Pro stock driver greg anderson, 54, and funny car driver john force, 66, have five wins and four wins, respectively, in their careers at englishtown and still are at the top of. The englishtown native is a former employee of raceway park who has gone on to become a. Englishtown, new jersey june 5, 2015 the new partnership between morgan lucas racing top fuel driver morgan lucas and sig sauer goes beyond the racetrack. Nhra mello yello drag racing series set to power into new. Jeb won his first nhra national event at englishtown, new jersey, in 1972, by defeating none other than old pro tom mcewen in the final. The owners of raceway park in englishtown, new jersey have informed the nhra they no. Kok was at the event to help celebrate the armys 242nd birthday during the national hot rod association s summernationals.
Scott kalitta mourned after funny car crash at englishtown, nj. Nhra drag racing events have been held at the track in englishtown for almost 50 years, nhra president. Arnie karp was arguably as famous as any alcohol funny car driver could be throughout the 1980s, as he campaigned his boston strangler alcohol funny car up and down the east coast, often pitting himself against the undisputed king of the east coast alcohol ranks, frank manzo, at track after track. The owners of raceway park in englishtown, new jersey, have informed the national hot rod association they no longer will host drag racing events, effective immediately. In 1985, curtis made history by being the first ihra sportsman driver to win 3 national events in a row. Englishtown raceway abruptly closes its nhra drag strip jalopnik. Englishtown a veteran drag racing driver was killed when his vehicle crashed during a qualifying round at the national hot rod association supernationals in new jersey on. The pennsylvania track is the closest track to new jersey left on the nhra. In 1983 they switch to funny car and promptly won two more nhra national events, four ihra races, and the ihra world championship.
Liberman distrusted the nhra and preferred the barn storming nature of match racing with its guaranteed payouts for three runs, win or lose, over racing on the nhra circuit. June is a busy month for drag racing with four straight weekends of nhra mello yello drag racing series action. Bara was formed to give recognition to black racing drivers, crews, mechanics, car owners, and other members of the auto racing community and corporations that help promote black racing development. The owners of raceway park in englishtown, new jersey, have informed the nhra they no longer will host drag racing events, effective immediately, leaving the summernationals without a home. The nhra summernationals, a 48year destination for drag racing participants and fans throughout the east coast will cease to exist, forcing nhra to hold a 23race 2018 season, the series confirmed. Crash kills veteran nhra driver, 2nd death on nj short track. Anderson will look to make it three straight summernationals wins, but his competition. National hot rod association nhra driver scott kalitta was killed when his car crashed during qualifying for a race in englishtown, new jersey on saturday, the nhra reported on its web site. Park in englishtown, nj has decided to shutter its entire drag racing operations. Jan 17, 2018 the nhra summernationals no longer has a home. The nhra s most famous driver john force, who recently became an honorary doctor, has not won at the track since 1999 when he defeated cruz pedregon.
Big daddy don garlits has this nasty blowover at the 1986 nhra summernationals at englishtown to be the first driver ever to do so. Raceway park begins demolition of dragstrip the capital. After 53 years burning rubber, drag racing ends at raceway. Old bridge township raceway park announced it will no longer host any drag racing events in its facility. Wilkerson ready to hit his stride at englishtowns nhra summernationals posted by. In july, glidden won the battle but lost the war at the nhra summernationals in englishtown, new jersey. So long story short, we ran the elephant ps with 6. New jersey will have one of its own in eddie krawiec competing at it what is truly his home track. Thats only one in a row, said torrence of beating brown, who off the track is one of his closest friends, but it was a big one. After sitting out four races in the 2017 season, due to back surgery, smith came back with a vengeance. This clay oval track and asphalt 18thmile drag strip was built by richard crouse, a farmer from harmony township and carl van horn, the noted modified stock car driver from nearby belvidere. County, new jersey, united states, with an englishtown zip code, in the new york metropolitan area. Nhra summernationals in old bridge township raceway park in. Kalitta desires a return to the winners circle series points leader, doug kalitta, driver of the mac tools top.
Winners and losers from the nhra winternationals at pomona. Englishtown crash claims nhra competitor speed sport. Jun 26, 2008 the national hot rod association on friday released its initial findings from last weekends meet at englishtown, new jersey, where funny car driver s. He had 17 career top fuel wins and one career funny car win, and at his death he was one of 14 drivers to win in. For a full decade he was an active living funny car legend. Beckman wins 48th annual nhra summernationals at old bridge township raceway park in englishtown, new jersey. A drag racing driver ran through a net at the end of a track and died of head injuries in a crash during a qualifying round at the nhra supernationals at a new jersey raceway friday, state police. New jersey raceway park ends summer nhra drag racing event. In 2008, funny car driver scott kalitta was killed at the track when his. Jan 17, 2018 old bridge township raceway park in englishtown, new jersey is closing its drag racing operations, nhra confirmed wednesday morning. After 52 years, drag racing at old bridge township raceway. This weekend, we head from new hampshire to new jersey for the 47th annual nhra. Events unrelated to drag racing, such as swap meets.
55 799 616 1008 1189 1466 1436 1236 670 1006 622 375 907 990 813 23 1368 319 830 1240 1240 1312 732 319 1009 1408 1467 1408 1135 661 1381 267 188 1077 919 64