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ANTRON BROWN – GROWING UP AT GRANDMA LOSSIE’S |
 Antron Brown knew he’d better straighten up and fly right or there’d be consequences.
Grandma Lossie was coming to the drag races at Englishtown to see her
grandson race. She was so serious about attending the race, she
impressed upon her grandson that she planned to put her teeth in, so as
not to embarrass him.
When one thinks grandmothers the connotation of little old ladies
baking cookies and spoiling their second generation offspring
immediately comes to mind. If only this were the case for Brown.
Grandma Lossie was coming just to see that her grandson wasn’t acting the fool or conducting himself irresponsibly.
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| THE INSIDE STORIES ... |
NHRA READING NATIONALS - EVENT NOTEBOOK
Keep up with
this weekend's NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals by reading our behind-the-scenes event
notebook. We bring you the stories behind the numbers and win-lights throughout
the course of the weekend. Tune in daily for the latest news from the
pits.
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| KEEP UP WITH THE RESULTS ... | NHRA READING NATIONALS - SAME DAY COVERAGE
Held in mid-September since its inception in 1985, the race moved to an
August date last year. Maple Grove Raceway has a long history of record
performances, including the first side-by-side four-second and 300-mph
Top Fuel passes. This is the next-to-last race in the first phase of the Countdown to the Championship.
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| WILL THIS END UP IN COURT? |
ANTRON BROWN – GROWING UP AT GRANDMA LOSSIE’S
Antron Brown knew he’d better straighten up and fly right or there’d be consequences.
Grandma Lossie was coming to the drag races at Englishtown to see her
grandson race. She was so serious about attending the race, she
impressed upon her grandson that she planned to put her teeth in, so as
not to embarrass him.
When one thinks grandmothers the connotation of little old ladies
baking cookies and spoiling their second generation offspring
immediately comes to mind. If onl...
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| FUTURE'S LOOKING BRIGHT ... |
CHARLOTTE DRAG STRIP’S NEXT GENERATION
 Marcus Smith and Christian Byrd have two distinct common denominators.
Together they are sons of Speedway Motorsports Inc., icons O. Bruton Smith and Jeff Byrd.
Most importantly, together they want to ensure Concord, North
Carolina’s zMax Dragway at Lowe’s Motor Speedway stands for many years
as the standard for which future drag strips are measured against.
Simply put. The drag strip mirrors the image they present to the world as the next generation of SMI.
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| THE CONTROVERSY CONTINUES ... |
THERE’S PLENTY OF NITRO AVAILABLE – BUT NOT FROM THE “RIGHT” SOURCES!
 Steve LeSueur says he has 700 barrels of nitromethane, with plenty more
at his disposal, but says the NHRA won’t give him consideration as an
additional distributor. Their reasoning, LeSueur said, is that they
already have an official distributor.
“We used to have more than one distributor for nitromethane,” LeSueur
said. “That effectively kept the prices down to a reasonable level for
the industry.”
At a time when the costs of racing are becoming increas...
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