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NHRA Awards Banquet 2019

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Drivers and crew of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series gathered to celebrate their 2019 season ending at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. Drivers traded their fire suits for formal attire for the NHRA Awards Banquet 2019 event. Check out these photos from the Mello Yello carpet!

Erica Enders – Pro Stock

Erica Enders at the 2019 NHRA Banquet with sister Courtney.

Erica Enders (on right) took home the 2019 Pro Stock World Championship, making her a “thrEEtime” champion.

Leah Pritchett – Top Fuel

Leah Pritchett (right) finished the season in the fourth position in points for Top Fuel.

Angie Smith – Pro Stock Motorcycle

Angie Smith and her Elite Motorsports Denso Auto Parts EBR finished the Pro Stock Motorcycle 2019 season eighth in points.

Angelle Sampey – Pro Stock Motorcycle

Angelle Sampey finished the season seventh in points for Pro Stock Motorcycle on her Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson.

Karen Stoffer – Pro Stock Motorcycle

Karen Stoffer finished the 2019 Pro Stock Motorcycle season fourth in her White Alligator Racing Suzuki.

Megan Meyer – Top Alcohol Dragster

Megan Meyer celebrated winning the 2019 NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster championship.

Megan Meyer wins 2019 Top Alcohol Dragster Championship

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This season proved to be a historic one for NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series TAD driver Megan Meyer. Not only did she carry home the win for the rain-delayed NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals in the quickest side-by-side pass on record in TAD, but she also secured the 2019 NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster Championship – becoming the first female in history to win a TAD Championship.

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In the final round, Meyer took on former teammate and points rival Troy Coughlin Jr. With the pressure on, Meyer drove to a 5.149, 281.48, her best run of the weekend, to squeak by Coughlin’s competitive 5.169, 280.80 mph run. The pair marked the quickest side-by-side TAD runs in history, and Megan’s win light gave her not only the win for the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals event, but also gave her the points needed to make the title official.

Megan Meyer officially clinched the 2019 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster national championship.

Photo: Megan Meyer, Facebook

Last season, Meyer finished the 2018 championship season as NHRA Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Dragster’s third-place finisher. This season, she was gunning for the championship out of the gate, appearing in 12 finals this season and scoring seven victories in her injected nitro dragster. She is aided and tuned by her father, Randy Meyer. Megan’s victories this season include four national event titles – with marquee wins at the prestigious 50th annual Amalie Gatornationals and the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.

Meyer is the fourth woman to win an NHRA Lucas Oil Series sportsman championship, joining class champions Amy Faulk (Super Stock, 1979), Jackie Alley (Super Stock 2011), and Mia Tedesco (Super Gas, 2016).

Photo: Megan Meyer, Facebook

A big congrats to the new champ from all of us at Horsepower & Heels!

Meyer qualifies second in Charlotte

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NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster driver, Megan Meyer qualifies second in Charlotte before making her exit in the semifinal round of the 8th Annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. 

The defending event champion qualified second in the 15 car field with a 5.322 at 276.35 mph.

 

Eliminations

In round one of eliminations, Megan would take on Dan Lucas.  She would leave first, but Lucas was quick on her heels and passed her by the 60′ mark.  She was able to reel him back in by half track, edging him out at the finish line by 64 feet, a margin of victory of 0.2025 seconds.   Meyer advances to round two with a 5.666 second performance at 264.23 mph.

This would match her with Jeff Veale in the second round, who would get a slight advantage at the light over Meyer before losing traction and striking the tires.   But Megan would run her fastest pass of the weekend, with a 5.274 second,  275.39 mph pass and would advance to the semi finals.

Anticipation running high for the defending event champion, an uncharacteristic mistake costs her the win in round three against Shawn Cowie.   Megan Meyer would leave too early, giving the red light win to Cowie, who would move on to be the event champion.

“Stress was high and we did our best to be defending 4widenats winners, but I just didn’t do my job as a driver and disqualified myself in the semis. Red lights are never easy to get over and it’s tough to run two cars without your crew chief there. My guys did the best they could in the very limited time they had and I had an amazing race car, I just had too much on my plate and wasn’t focused on the track.”

Megan Meyer set for Houston

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Meyer ready for Houston
Photo: RB Photorgraphy

NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster driver Megan Meyer is set for Houston NHRA national event this weekend.   The sophomore driver will be competing in the 30th Annual NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, TX.  This marks

She began her season with a regional win in Gainesville and qualified second at the Gator Nationals event.   She moved onto another regional win in Belle Rose, LA – her second for the season. 

Her fourth race of the season, Megan Meyer will begin qualifying today in her A/Fuel Randy Meyer Racing Dragster at noon, with a second session scheduled for 3:00PM.  

Special Giveaway with Megan Meyer partner |  MAHLE Clevite

MAHLE Clevite Special InitiativeMegan Meyer fans will also benefit from a special giveaway from partner MAHLE-Clevite.  The first 100 fans who show up in the Megan Meyer pit area between 10-11AM on Saturday will receive an autographed Clevite hat from Megan.   Put on the hat, pose with Megan for a selfie, and post it on your social media page sharing it with MAHLE, and be entered to win 4 reserved seating tickets for Saturday, October 14th during the AAA NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis.

 

New website for Megan and Rachel Meyer

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New website for Megan and Rachel MeyerNHRA Top Alcohol Dragster drivers Megan Meyer and Rachel Meyer just launched a new website for their Randy Meyer Racing Team.  The new site, www.randymeyerracing.com, shares the history and real life information about the Randy Meyer Racing team and their journey in the NHRA Drag Racing Top Alochol Dragster racing class.

The new website for Megan and Rachel Meyer is devoted to sharing their experiences on the road and on the track with fans by providing the most up-to-date information on the team, class point standings, qualifying and race results, and national, regional and divisional point earnings.   Fans can keep track of where the team is with the up-to-date schedule of upcoming races, events and appearances.

“We are excited to be able to share so much information with our fans on our new website, randymeyerracing.com,” says Randy Meyer, team owner. “Our goal is to stay connected with our fans and keep everyone in the loop on all our driver’s latest happenings.”

Fans can access the site to read the latest news on the race team, watch the team’s videos for an up-close look, see photos and keep up with their outstanding stats. Easily follow the team and drivers on social media by following the team social link collection, and take advantage of the opportunity to sign up for their mailing list.   Learn about the marketing partners that the team trusts and promotes at each event. 

Meyers qualifies second in Gator Nationals

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Meyer qualifies second at Gator NationalsFresh off her first regional win of the season, NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster driver Megan Meyer qualifies second in Gator Nationals event before exiting in the quarterfinals.    

The returning sophomore driver posted a 5.237 at 276.01 mph pass in the first round of qualifying.  She improves in round two with a career best ET of 5.153 at 283.73 mph, tying Bill Reichert for the eighth quickest run ever in the Top Alcohol Dragster class.    Her teammate, Justin Ashley, just bested her qualifying effort in round three, bumping her from the No. 1 qualifying position.

Eliminations – Gator Nationals

In round one of eliminations, Megan Meyer would face Arthur Allen for the second time in her career, taking the win in their previous match up.    Meyer makes a solid 5.206 pass at 279.21 mph for the win, after Allen loses several cylinders at the start of the run.

Round two, Meyer would face defending event champion, Rich McPhillips.   McPhillips holds the advantage in previous match-ups with a 2-1 record.    Meyer and McPhillips met last year in the finals of the Gator Nationals event, where Megan would record her first runner-up finish.    McPhillips left first, and both would be neck-and-neck all the way to the finishline.   Though Megan would post a quicker and faster 5.238 at 280.43 mph, McPhillips would take the hole-shop victory with a 5.297 at 266.16 mph thanks to a 0.012 second reaction time.

Megan Meyer debuts new 2017 livery

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NHRA Drag Racing Top Alcohol Dragster driver Megan Meyer debuts new 2017 livery this weekend at the LODRS Division 2 Southeast Regional event, Prelude to the Gators, in Gainesville, FL.    

Megan Meyer debuts new 2017 livery

The Randy Meyer Racing A/Fuel Dragster welcomed new sponsors for the 2017, opting for a total redesign for Megan’s sophomore season.  The team returned to the well-received and recognized pink, purple and blue colored livery.    

I wanted to step into my sophomore year with a new look,” says Meyer.  “I love the way how the pink and purple and blue stand out on the track. A big thanks to Accelerated Designs for the layout and Fineline Graphics for printing the wrap.”

New sponsors come aboard for 2017 in Technician.Academy, Aeroquip, and ProThings and existing sponsors return in Meyer Truck Center, Lucas Oil, NGK Spark Plugs, Gunk Cleaners, Clevite Rings and Bearings, Horsepower & Heels, ARP Bolts, Taylor Cable, and Racepak for the new livery debut.

Megan Meyer debuts new 2017 liveryOriginally scheduled to unveil during the upcoming Gatornationals event, the team accomplished much during their pre-race test session at Gainesville Raceway.   Testing out new setups and tuning, they made quick progress during testing.

We were trying out new combinations with the car that did not meet our expectations on the first day, so we went back to our original game plan and the car ran a stout 5.202 E.T. at 279 mph for my first full quarter-mile pass.”

Megan Meyer Gainesville RegionalTesting went so well, the team decided to enter this weekend’s LODRS Division 2 Regional event “Prelude to the Gators”.   This means fans at the regional event get the added bonus of the unveiling as Megan steps up for her first race of the year.   

I am thrilled to be back at the race track; being at the Nitro Spring Training and the Winternationals as a crew member was a blast. I always enjoy going back to helping out on the top end and bottom end of the motors. But, my heart is set on driving, and I am more confident than ever in my team and in my race car that we will be championship contenders this year.”

Prelude to the Gators – Gainesville Regional

Teammates - Megan Meyer and Justin AshleyThere are 12 cars entered for this weekend’s Gainesville Regional event.  One of which is Megan’s new teammate, young upstart Justin Ashley in his TAD competition debut.    After Friday’s qualifying, the teammates captured the top of the qualifying order, with Megan running a 5.239 at 274.55 mph for the No. 2 position and Justin at No. 1 with a 5.205 at 278.86 mph.  

The pair will hit the track again tomorrow, battling it out for their first win of the season.

 
 

Upcoming Schedule – Megan Meyer Racing

  • Megan Meyer TADGatorNationals, March 16-19, FS2 | March 30 | 8:00 – 9:00 PM ET
  • Belle Rose Regional, April 7-9
  • SpringNationals, April 21-23, FS2 | May 4 | 9:00 – 10:00 PM ET
  • Four-Wide Nationals, April 28-30, FS2 | May 11 | 8:00 – 9:00 PM ET
  • Heartland Nationals, May 19-21, FS2 | June 1 | 8:30 – 9:30 PM ET
  • Tulsa Regional, June 22-25
  • Route 66 Nationals, July 6-9, FS2 | July 20 | 8:00 – 9:00 PM ET
  • St. Louis Regional, July 22-23
  • Topeka Regional, July 27-29
  • Lucas Oil Nationals, August 17-20, FS2 | Aug 31 | 9:00 – 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Nationals, August 30-Sept 4, FS2 | Sept 14 | 9:00 – 10:00 PM ET
  • Earlville Regional, September 8-10
  • Carolina Nationals, September 15-17, FS2 | Sept 28 | 8:00 – 9:00 PM ET
  • Dodge Nationals, September 21-24, FS2 | Oct 5 | 9:00 – 10:00 PM ET
  • Noble Regional, October 6-8
  • FallNationals, October 12-15, FS2 | Oct 26 | 9:00 – 10:00 PM ET

Megan Meyer and Clevite Announce Partnership

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Clevite and Megan Meyer join forcesNHRA Drag Racing Top Alcohol Dragster driver Megan Meyer and Clevite have just announced a new associate sponsor partnership for the 2017 TAD season.    MAHLE Motorsports owned, Clevite® Engine Products has been a contingency sponsor of Randy Meyer Racing for over a decade, onboard the team’s many championship-winning vehicles, but has stepped up to support Meyer in her sophomore season of LODRS Top Alcohol Dragster competition.   

Meyer has been working hard during the off season to build existing partnerships and promote new ones.   Clevite stepping up to an Associate Partnership with the Randy Meyer Racing team allows them to showcase their exceptional promotional and media capabilities provided to their partners on a much larger scale.

Megan Meyer’s A/Fuel Dragster and the other Randy Meyer Racing vehicles have trusted Clevite rings and bearings in their engine program, depending on the quality and precision of Clevite Engine Products in their high horsepower dragsters.     

Meyer and CleviteThey are increasing their media and promo efforts and believe we are the best fit to help them out. We have used their bearings and rings for years and are very happy with the performance of their products.” — Megan Meyer

MAHLE is a leading international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry. With its products for combustion engines and their  peripherals as well as solutions for electric vehicles, the group addresses all the crucial issues related to the powertrain and air conditioning technology—from engine systems and components to filtration to thermal management. In 2015, the group generated sales of approximately EUR 11.5 billion with around 76,000 employees and is represented in 34 countries with over 170 production locations.

“MAHLE has a long tradition in motorsports including Clevite, the most recognized brand engine in the world,” says Bill McKnight, Marketing Team Lead for MAHLE Aftermarket Inc.  “We have the opportunity to support racers from time to time and choose to support both those with long careers as well as what we feel are the best and brightest young people in motorsports. Megan Meyer is a great example of the latter. She’s smart, articulate, engaged and professional. With a large fan base, great driving skills and a solid work ethic, how could we ask for more!”

 The 2017 season begins at the NHRA Gatornationals event in March for Megan Meyer and will be her first race of the year with new associate affiliation with Clevite.

 

Meyer welcomes back Aeroquip for 2017

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AeroquipHorsepower & Heels Rookie of the Year winner and NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster driver, Megan Meyer, just announced a new partnership with Eaton owned, Aeroquip Performance Products.  

The Randy Meyer Racing team has been using Eaton and Aeroquip products for decades, in many of their championship runs in the sport.    They are proud to announce a return partnership with the hydraulics specialty company for their 2017 season.   Megan and the rest of the Randy Meyer Racing team will represent the Aeroquip brand as an official team marketing partner on their full tour with the NHRA LODRS Regional and National Top Alcohol Dragster series.  

Randy Meyer Racing in action with Aeroquip
Randy Meyer Racing in action with Aeroquip circa 2011.

No stranger to Megan and her drag racing career, Aeroquip has been on-board to help Megan Meyer previously, partnering with her during her Junior Dragster racing days, and during her time in the Super Comp class.    Their return to the Randy Meyer Racing team for 2017 will be their first affiliation since Megan’s jump to the Top Alcohol Dragster category in 2016.    Megan’s rookie season in her A/Fuel Dragster proved very successful and showed tons of promise for the young driver, and Aeroquip is now on-board for her sophomore journey in the class.

All of us at Randy Meyer Racing are thrilled to have Eaton and Aeroquip back on board. We have proudly used their products for decades, and hope to win another World Championship with the Aeroquip brand.”  – Megan Meyer

In operation for over 65 years, Eaton’s Aeroquip® name represents quality and innovation in the hydraulics industry. Eaton offers Aeroquip hose, fittings, adapters, couplings and fluid connectors for all pressures in industrial, aerospace and automotive applications.   

Meyer will begin her 2017 season at the NHRA Gatornationals event in Gainesville, FL on March 16-19th.   Her tentative schedule includes 10 national event appearances and 7 regional event appearances alongside team drivers Justin Ashley and sister, Rachel Meyer. 

 

Female Professional of the Year 2016

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The Female Professional of the Year 2016 category was the most hotly contested race in this year’s award program.   The category received 34 nominations and 209 votes for the Horsepower & Heels Women of the Year Awards.      This year, two automotive industry professionals battled it out for the top spot, and a late rally determined your Professional of the Year for 2016.

Professional of the Year 2016 – Courtney Lambert

Courtney LambertHorsepower & Heels is proud to announce the winner of the Female Professional of the Year 2016 – motorcycle industry staple, Courtney Lambert!

An always smiling, familiar face in the motorcycle industry, Courtney Lambert stays entrenched in all things two-wheels.   Whether you find her traveling the roads avoiding mayhem with Allstate, behind the counter at Kory Souza Originals, or over the airwaves on her very own radio show, she knows only one pace in life, Wide Open.   Her busy schedule takes her across the country, to bike weeks and rallies as a Allstate Insurance spokesperson doing stage shows and emceeing national events.   

Courtney began hosting her own talk radio show about motorcycles called Wide Open Radio in 2010, and regularly features motorcycle industry talent and icons to the show.     Courtney also manages the frontend of Kory Souza Originals, taking care of all the phone calls, billing, foot traffic, marketing, events, product releases and some of the sales for her other half – custom builder, Kory Souza.   

Professional of the Year 2016 Runner Up –  Jessica Kennedy

Shotgun Shocks Go-To Girl, Jessica Kennedy, is your Professional of the Year 2016 Runner-up for the Horsepower & Heels Women of the Year Awards.

Professional of the Year 2016 Nominees

  • 2016 Horsepower & Heels Women of the YearErica Enders
  • Janette Thornley
  • Sarah Burgess
  • Leah Pritchett
  • Heather Carter
  • Elaine Larsen
  • Courtney Force
  • Kayli Barker
  • Alexis DeJoria
  • Shannon Giust
  • Alex Rogeo
  • Terri Chandler
  • Dina Parise
  • Sarah Edwards
  • Angelle Sampey
  • Melanie Salemi
  • Sara Price
  • Danica Patrick
  • Ellen Eschenbacher
  • Mia Tedesco
  • Lizzy Musi
  • Christy Miller
  • Megan Meyer
  • Valerie Clemens
  • Aileen Collins-Love
  • Elisa Coon
  • Cheryl Hyrn
  • Ashley Force-Hood
  • Annie Whiteley
  • Brittany Force
  • Annette Bauer