NHRA DRAG RACERS PARTICIPATE IN CHARLOTTE PARADE

msmith.jpgThousands of people filled Bank of America Plaza and lined Tryon Street Wednesday in Charlotte as Lowe's Motor Speedway displayed its Fall Season of Speed with 22,000 horsepower in a Parade of Power.
   
NHRA drivers Doug Herbert and Matt Smith visited Charlotte Wednesday to help Lowe's Motor Speedway promote its Fall Season of Speed, which will be highlighted by the Sept. 17-20 NHRA Carolinas Nationals at zMax Dragway.

Parade of Power Draws Large Crowd in Uptown Charlotte As Speedway Unveils Fall Season of Speed

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Pro Stock Motorcycle riders Matt Smith and Angie McBride walked McBride’s Nitro Fish Buell through the streets of Charlotte.
Thousands of people filled Bank of America Plaza and lined Tryon Street Wednesday in Charlotte as Lowe's Motor Speedway displayed its Fall Season of Speed with 22,000 horsepower in a Parade of Power.
   
NHRA drivers Doug Herbert and Matt Smith visited Charlotte Wednesday to help Lowe's Motor Speedway promote its Fall Season of Speed, which will be highlighted by the Sept. 17-20 NHRA Carolinas Nationals at zMax Dragway.

Herbert and Smith joined NASCAR drivers Jeff Burton and David Reutimann for Lowe's Motor Speedway's Parade of Power that featured a race car from each of the 10 series that will compete at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the next four months. The cars rolled northbound on Tryon Street through the center of the Queen City.

Each of the four NHRA Professional categories was represented in the parade, by Herbert's B.R.A.K.E.S. Top Fuel dragster, Ron Capps' NAPA Funny Car, Jeg Coughlin's Jegs.com Chevy Cobalt Pro Stocker, and Angie McBride's Nitro Fish Buell Pro Stock Motorcycle.


 

 

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