Friday 9 August 2013

Daily Drive: More on Ford leaving NHRA

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Ford's pullout from the NHRA will leave John Force Racing looking for a new manufacturer affiliation after...
The impact of Ford's decision to pull out of the NHRA following the 2014 season is being felt throughout the drag-racing series. The move that was announced rather quietly on July 26 through a limited-distribution press release leaves a cloud of uncertainty over three teams and five drivers currently ranked in the top 10 of...

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