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Annual World Series of Drag Racing to Sponsor Dixon at NHRA
Gatornationals |
Racers,
I received this release from IRG Sports + Entertainment,
which owns IHRA. First, from a sponsorship standpoint this
is pretty shrewd on IRG's part. Second, I'm very happy for
Larry Dixon. Having gotten to know him, he is truly a nice
guy and a class act.
 Two
of drag racing's marquee events will come together with
one of the sport's most decorated champions this weekend
at Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway
Three-time world champion and IHRA Australia winner Larry
Dixon will be sponsored by the 64th annual World
Series of Drag Racing, at Cordova (Ill.) International Raceway,
when he competes in the Top Fuel division at the Amalie
Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.
Dixon owns 62 national-event wins, and is a four-time winner
of the Gatornationals.
 "My
whole driving career has been intertwined with Gainesville
and the Gatornationals," Dixon said. "The very
first time I got in an open-wheel car was an alcohol dragster
at Frank Hawley's drag racing school. Years later, coming
back and winning in Top Fuel, it was such an historic event,
I was so honored."
Dixon earned two championships driving for Don "The
Snake" Prudhomme. His most recent came in 2010 with
Alan Johnson Racing. Driving for the Rapisarda Automotive
International team, Dixon set a quarter-mile record in Australia
with a 4.503 elapsed time at 332.18 mph. He returned to
Australia last June and was both the No. 1 qualifier and
winner at the City of Ipswhich Winternationals.
Outside of the cockpit, Dixon attended the World Series
of Drag Racing last year and learned how much the event
means to the grassroots racer. Dixon will also compete at
the World Series of Drag Racing in August.
"World Series of Drag Racing is the longest running
annual event in our sport. To watch it last year, there
was so much great action from the sportsman level to the
fuel cars. To represent that great event and Cordova, I'm
excited about that," Dixon said.
Cordova International Raceway President Rod Wolter added,
"We are pleased to have a great champion in Larry Dixon
represent our event, our track and the Quad Cities region
this weekend. We look forward to him coming to race with
us in August."
The World Series of Drag Racing returns this season to its
traditional home of Cordova International Raceway in Cordova,
Illinois. The three-day event is scheduled for Aug. 25-27.
For information, please go to www.racecir.com.
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