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Mercadel
Motorsports Has High Hopes For 2007 Season After
One Year Bout With Katrina!
Rebekah
Mercadel, born in New Orleans, Louisiana and now
living in Fort Worth, Texas (via Hurricane
Katrina) is the driver of the Mercadel
Motorsports Top Alcohol Jr. Dragster. She is
making a name for herself around the country,
but not in the way one would expect this 14 year
old to perform. In 2004 she won the “Mahalia
Jackson Music Award of Excellence.” Although she
is a talented singer, she has chosen to perform
on a different stage… the DRAGSTRIP! She is one
of about 8,500 National Hot Rod Association
(NHRA) junior drag racers and one of a very few
licensed minority top alcohol junior drivers in
the country. Her race car is about fifteen feet
long and goes from ZERO to 85mph in
just SEVEN SECONDS! |
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Nicole
Lyons Racing Toward Her Dreams!
Nicole
Lyons has been racing cars most of her life and
is one of the few African-American women to race
on the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)
Circuit. Besides racing cars, Lyons also owns
and operates her own muscle car restoration shop
Cole Muscle Cars. |
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Nance
Wants Back In Game: Former NBA All Star looking
for way to drag race again!!
Larry
Nance was born to play basketball. At 6-foot-10,
he towered over everyone as he walked around the
staging lanes at Norwalk Raceway Park…shaking
hands and hugging old friends, friends he wants
to spend much more time around than one weekend
at the Skull Gear World Nationals.
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Candyce
Marsh Not Your Typical Racer!
As an
aspiring young racer Candyce Marsh is like many
others that have similar goals. She comes from a
racing family, has been around racing all of her
life, is a second-generation driver and dreams
of a future as a well-funded, professional race
driver. Unlike most other young racers however,
she has a Bachelor of Sciences degree in
Accounting and Business Administration and just
this month added her Masters (in Industrial
Technology) from North Carolina A & T State
in Greensboro. Oh...and did I mention that, in
addition to being well educated, she is well
spoken and personable? This is the story of
Candyce Marsh, who is not exactly your typical
racer. |
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Martin
Motivates Motor City
ACDelco sponsored IHRA
Pro Modified driver Harold Martin relays
positive message to the students of
Detroit!
Harold
Martin has a message for his fellow drivers, as
well as for professional athletes in general…the
youth of America needs you.
Speaking to a group of inner-city high school
kids at the North American International Auto
Show in Detroit, Martin spoke passionately about
the importance of goals, education and
persistence. |
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HISTORY
WAS MADE!!!!!!!!
History
was made by Jonathan Womack & the Womack
Family race team of Houston, Texas. Jonathan
became the first BLACK to win a NHRA
National Championship. Jonathan won the 2004
Super Gas National Championship at the 40th
Annual Automobile Club of Southern California
NHRA Finals-Pomona, Calif. |
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There
have been many outstanding Black drag racers
over the past 50 + years, and they are making
new inroads today. We are here to celebrate
their past and present accomplishments and
contributions to the world of drag racing.
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