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Femme Fanatic Sports: A look at motor sports from a female perspective -- the NHRA
Tery Red (Crew Chief for Rig Tech Motorsports )
Apr 18, 2018, 8:22 pm
Vegas debuted a four-lane track. NHRA.COM
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What readers should know
Four lane race debuts at Las Vegas Strip
When: April 6-8, 2018
Where: Las Vegas, Nevada.
What: The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Debuted it's first event on a Four Wide Lane!
One of my favorite things of all time is being at the Houston Zoo at feeding time to hear the thunderous roar of the majestic lion as he awaits his breakfast. The power of the vibrations rising from the waves sent from the ground, rattling my bones, readjusting my footing, Inciting my heart to throbbing!
The next best thing I find that really gets the adrenaline going is being in the stands at a Motorsports Park. In Belle Rose, Louisiana there is No Problem Raceway, then there is Texas Motorplex in Ennis and of course Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, just to name a few.
These tracks are host to some of the wildest rides in the 1/4 mile. You have the John Force Racing, Team which includes some of the fastest women on the track- Brittany Force with a 3.667 second- pass at 330.31 mph at Pomona Autoclub Raceway, the same track where now retired Alexis Dejoria was the first woman to break the 3 second Funny Car barrier. Wild, right? When you consider that these ladies are contending with amazing male counterparts like John Force, Tony Schumacher and Clay Millican, now that's very classy ladies, amazing feat indeed. The aforementioned are all traditional two-lane tracks.
So now to the point; each time the 11000 horsepower engines torpedoed off the starting line, it was quadruple the excitement. This novelty track is the first of its kind on the West Coast.
And the winner is: Steve Torrence took the win in Top Fuel in the four lane quad dual beating out "The Sarge "(#1 Qualifier), 3× World Champion Antron Brown and Doug Kalitta.
JR Todd took the win in Funny Car; Vincent Nobile took the top in Pro Stock.
Houston's very own Erica Enders is a formidable contender as 2x Pro Stock World Champion in this circuit as well with Melling Performance as her Sponsor, as she has shown us before, she is the one to watch.
Visiting a nearby track can be an excellent time for family bonding. It makes for a thrilling field trip for the home school setting . It allows boys and girls to get a closer look at the mechanics of professional racing teams and their garages on wheels.
All you gear heads can walk the pits to quench your quest for your inner machine head. Don't forget earmuffs/plugs for the little ones, seat cushions for the stands, sunscreen, sun visor/caps, comfortable walking shoes for your visit to the pits, And your need for speed!
Looking ahead
NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Racing Series Enthusiasts can get a taste of this excitement in our own backyard:
What: NHRA Spring Nationals, Houston,Tx
When: April 20-22
Where: Royal Purple Raceway 2525 FM 565 Baytown,Tx 77523
SportsMap featured contenders
Pro stock: Houstons' very own Erica Enders-Stephens.
Top Fuel dragster: Leah Pritchett (Don SchumacherRacing).
Top Fuel Dragster: Brittany Force (John Force Racing).
Funny car: Courtney Force (John Force Racing )
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Marcell Ozuna hit his major league-leading eighth homer and Orlando Arcia’s RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.
It completes a three-game sweep of the struggling Astros and is Atlanta’s fourth straight victory.
The Braves scored two runs in the eighth inning to tie it at 4-4. Michael Harris II started the 10th as the automatic runner on second and there was one out in the inning when Seth Martinez (1-1) intentionally walked Matt Olson.
Ozuna lined out to right field to send Harris to third base. Arcia then singled on a ground ball to left field to score Harris and put the Braves on top.
Pinch-runner Jake Meyers was on second when Kyle Tucker walked with no outs in the 10th. Meyers moved to third on a fly out by Yainer Diaz but Jeremy Peña grounded into a double play to end it.
A.J. Minter (3-1) got the last two outs of the ninth for the win and Raisel Iglesias earned his fifth save.
Reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. added his first homer of the season to help the Braves to the victory. Ozuna also leads the majors with 23 RBIs and he extended his hitting streak to 16 games, which ties his career best and is the longest active streak in the majors.
Yordan Alvarez and Mauricio Dubón both homered for the Astros, who fell to 6-14 and are last in the AL West.
There was one out in the first when Alvarez connected on his homer to the seats in left field to put Houston up 1-0.
Ozuna opened the second with his 432-foot shot to left field, which bounced off the wall and tied the game.
Acuña put the Braves up 2-1 when he sent the first pitch of the fifth inning to straightaway center field.
The Astros tied it on an RBI single by Alex Bregman in the fifth and Kyle Tucker’s RBI double came next to put the Astros up 3-2.
Dubón hit his first home run of the year off Jesse Chavez to start Houston’s sixth and push the lead to 4-2.
Harris singled to start the seventh before a ground-rule double by Austin Riley. Olson reached, and Harris scored on a fielding error by first baseman José Abreu when he couldn’t grab a routine ground ball.
There was one out in the inning when Riley scored on a sacrifice fly by Arcia to tie it at 4-all.
Houston starter J.P. France allowed four hits and two runs in five innings.
Max Fried gave up seven hits and three runs in five innings.
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Braves: Atlanta is off Thursday before opening a series against Texas on Friday night with LHP Chris Sale (1-1, 4.58 ERA) on the mound.
Astros: Houston is also off Thursday before ace Justin Verlander will make his season debut Friday night against Washington. The three-time Cy Young Award winner opened the season on the injured list with inflammation in his right shoulder.