Steve Furr is letting it fly in 2010.

The veteran sportsman racer scored his 11th final round appearance of the season when he finished runner-up in Super Gas at the recently completed NHRA Summit Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio.

Those final round appearances have come in a combination of national and divisional events in different sportsman eliminators.

During the NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Chicago, Ill., Furr drove his way to the Super Gas title and a semi-final finish in the Jegs Allstar event in Top Dragster.

Don Ness was as proud as he could be walking through the pits at Summit Raceway Park in Norwalk, Ohio. He was more than willing to show off his latest creation to anyone who would take the time to look.

Ness, a veteran chassis builder known for his prowess in building Pro Stockers, no longer has a race car to showcase. He’s now in the wheelie bar business and firmly believes his carbon fiber model could become the greatest thing since sliced bread for this area of the race car.

Ness believes the carbon fiber bars, coupled with the billet hardware creates a unit that is up to 40-percent stronger, while weighing in at 30 pounds lighter.

Come July 9th, win, lose, or draw, John Nobile will be one very proud papa.

What drag racing dad wouldn't be proud to watch and work as their son or daughter makes their debut runs down the quarter-mile?  

Nobile, the 2004 IHRA mountain motor Pro Stock champion, will be in  Martin, Mich., at the MMPSA event as his son, Vincent, makes his drag racing debut in his father's 2010 Ford Mustang.

The American Drag Racing League (ADRL) has announced a scheduling change for its Saturday event schedule that will take effect at the ADRL Hardee’s Independence Drags IV at Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, KS on July 2-3.

Instead of the fourth and final qualifying round starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, it will now be pushed back to an 11 a.m. start with final eliminations now set to begin at 3 p.m.

The NHRA's nitro data gathering test scheduled for the day after the NHRA Summit Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, was cancelled. There's no official word on the next session but most likely it will take place in August after the Western Swing is completed.

Charles Carpenter, an iconic Pro Modified driver, will join popular new racing radio hosts Wes Buck and Wyatt Haldin for the 11th episode of Wes and Wyatt in the Evening on Drag Illustrated Radio tonight, June 28th, at 9:00 P.M. central standard time.

Currently second in the ADRL Pro Nitrous points standings, Charles Carpenter has proven in 2010 that he’s still as relevant to the world of fast doorslammer racing as he was twenty years ago. With a new power plant under the hood of his world’s fastest ’55 Chevy, Carpenter has the performance requirements to compete with the top nitrous racers in the world.

It was a great day for Canadian race fans and an even better day for Canadian racers during championship Sunday at the River Cree Resort and Casino Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam Nationals presented by MOPAR and E3 Spark Plugs at Castrol Raceway.

Canadian racers from across the country walked away with IHRA hardware during the final day of Canada’s biggest and most exciting race as nearly two dozen drivers came away winners, 16 of which were from provinces of Canada.

Michael Manners, Willis, Texas, and Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, took the wins today for the extended NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Tulsa Raceway Park.  Persistent rain showers on Sunday forced the completion of final eliminations to Monday.

Manners qualified No. 1 then worked his way through the Top Alcohol Dragster field for a date with James Copeland in the final.  Manners clicked off a 5.364 second pass at 265.53 mph for the win.  Manners ran 5.448, 260.46 and 5.309, 274.50 in rounds 1 and 2.

In the final results from the 33rd Annual Les Schwab Challenge at Woodburn Dragstrip and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., and Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore., took home the wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car respectively.

Severance worked his way through the field and ran 5.413 seconds at 263.85 mph in his final round victory over Shawn Cowie, Delta, B.C., who clocked in at 5.428 seconds, 264.00 mph.

Sometimes destiny will give a racer a clue and for Pat Musi, his couldn’t have been any clearer.

Going into the second round, Musi struggled to get the engine to fire on his electronic fuel injected, nitrous equipped Dodge Stratus. He was on the verge of handing Ed Hoover and easy victory. One last try, and the car fired. A  harried Musi then rolled to the line and not only grabbed the holeshot but also the round win. Two more times, in close races, Musi snagged win lights at the NHRA Summit Nationals.

Inevitably, Musi was the last man standing, a strange feeling for the man who once challenged the Pro Stock titans on a shoestring budget back in the 1980s.