2007 NHRA NATIONAL EVENT SCHEDULE
Listen to Trackside Interviews with Champions, Drivers and Crew Chiefs
Robert Hight
Hillary Will
Bob Vandergriff
Dave Connolly
Ed Iskenderian
Cory McClenathan
Robert Hight
Jim Yates
Tony Bartone
Hillary Will
Whit Bazemore
Byron Hines
| NHRA to Visit Wounded US Troops in Germany |
 Five goodwill ambassadors from the National
Hot Rod Association will once again take part in a USO-sponsored
trip to Germany to visit wounded American troops at the
Kaiserslautern Military Community, including six-time Pro Stock
champion Warren Johnson and two-time Pro Stock champion Jim Yates,
both Pontiac drivers."We've been planning this visit to Ramstein AB, Germany, from the day we got back from last year's trip," said Fred Simmonds, GM drag racing marketing manager. "But this second trip is not the whole story. NHRA sponsors have been providing souvenir gift items to our Army Special Forces Association members throughout the year so that they can deliver these gifts in person on their frequent trips to visit the troops. These guys are not only Special Forces, but they're special people." (view story) |
| Storyline |
| Subplots Highlight Johnson's Championship |
 The story everyone in racing knows is that
Monte Carlo SS driver Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR Nextel Cup
championship. But other story plots leading up to that moment
provide a unique review of the championship:. Johnson wins NASCAR's "Triple Crown" . Behind every good man is a good woman . Jeff Gordon gave Johnson a shot . Johnson realizes dream after off-road career . Title comes two years after fatal airplane crash . Championship is 20th in Modern Era for a Chevy driver These and other subplots are explored and summarized, from a variety of interview sessions that took place this past weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (view story) |
| GM Rookie Success Points to Future |
| Racing is mostly about the here and now. But the season-ending NASCAR Nextel Cup race in Miami gave Chevy reason to be very optimistic about the future as well. Monte Carlo SS driver Denny Hamlin finished third in the race and more importantly third in the Nextel Cup championship, easily winning Rookie of the Year honors. He won two races during the season (both at Pocono) and ran strong on a consistent basis, especially for his first full season. (view story) |
