ELKHART, Ind. – Terry McMillen pulled double duty during the 2007 Knoll-Gas Motorsports Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series driving both the Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car and the Evan Knoll backed Torco Nitro Top Fuel Dragster owned by Doug Foley and Tim Lewis.
McMillen’s double effort marks the first time in IHRA professional drag racing history that someone was competed in two classes and finsihed in the top 10 of the points standings. McMillen finished Top Fuel in 5th and Alcohol Funny Car 6th in points. McMillen’s teams saw improvement all season long with constant progress being made with the Funny Car and two event wins in Top Fuel (Edmonton and Toronto).
“It was an exciting year,” McMillen said. “We learned a lot of things that will help us be even more competitive in the 2008 season. I think you’re going to see a lot of exciting things coming out of the Hoosier Thunder Motorsports camp. The new season starts today. We’ll have a lot of exciting announcements in the next few months that set the tone for our team in ’08.”
Gerthe Claims Super Chevy Awards
SAN ANTONIO, Tx. – Ayrton Gerthe, a sixteen year old sophomore at Rockdale High School, received two awards at the Super Chevy Show held at San Antonio Raceway, October 5-7, 2007. Ayrton entered and won with his ’91 Chevy S-10 in the Mini Truck 2 WD Modified Category, and also won the Jeg’s “Young Star” Award. This award is presented to a car show participant under the age of twenty-five who displays an entry that is owned and modified/maintained by them, and is an effort to encourage them to continue to be involved in the automotive industry.
Crane Cams Joins Foley & Lewis Racing
RICHMOND, Va. – Doug Foley and Tim Lewis announced today that Crane Cams would become an associate sponsor on the Foley & Lewis top fuel Torco teams driven by Doug Foley and Terry McMillen. Crane Cams will also become the Official Cam Components of the Doug Foley Drag Racing School.
“I’ve known Roy (Griffith) for sometime now,” said team driver Terry McMillen. “Having Crane a part of our top fuel team is exciting.”
“We’ve been a part of Terry’s alcohol team for a long time,” said Roy Griffith Crane Representative. “Being a part of what Terry and Doug are doing really makes sense for Crane Cams.”
Near miss for McMillen at NHRA debut
RICHMOND, Va. – Terry McMillen, driver of the Foley & Lewis, Torco Nitro Top Fuel Dragster narrowly missed making the field at the 2nd annual Torco Race Fuels NHRA Nationals. After the final qualifying session, McMillen was disappointed but optimistic about his team.
“We learned a lot this weekend,” McMillen said as they loaded the dragster into the transporter. “We know that we’re close to running the number we need to make the show anywhere we go.”
McMillen entered Saturday’s qualifying rounds in the 10th provisional position, knowing that he’d have to step up performance to make the field. Saturday’s first pass put McMillen next to defending NHRA World Champion Tony Schumacher. McMillen would run side by side with Schumacher falling slightly off pace at the top end of the track as the car pitched the blower belt.
McMillen rattles into 10th provisional spot
RICHMOND, Va. – Terry McMillen piloted the Foley/Lewis Torco Nitro Top Fuel Dragster to the 10th provisional position during Friday’s rain delayed opening round of qualifying at the second annual Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals.
“Tenth doesn’t really mean anything tonight,” McMillen said after his inaugural qualifying attempt in NHRA’s Top Fuel class. “We’re happy to be in tenth right now, but if we’re still in this position after tomorrow’s qualifying I’ll be a lot happier.”
McMillen and Bobby Lagana would be the first pair of Top Fuel cars attempting to navigate what appeared to be a tricky quarter mile. “We watched the Funny Cars go right out in front of us with limited success,” McMillen added. “As it turns out we under-powered the track a little and that caused all of our tire shake. The track had a lot more bite than a lot of us gave it credit for.”
McMillen makes NHRA debut at Torco Race Fuels Nationals
ELKHART, Ind. – Terry McMillen, driver of the Foley/Lewis Torco Nitro Top Fuel Dragster backed by Evan Knoll, will make his NHRA debut this week at the Torco Race Fuels NHRA Nationals October 5-7. The race held at Virginia Motorsports Park is one that McMillen has been looking forward to all year long.
“We circled these dates on our calander right away,” McMillen said. “Evan Knoll does so much for drag racing and this is one of the many events that he sponsors, so we wanted to be here to support him and to get some Top Fuel NHRA experience.”
“I’m lucky enough to work along side of Evan at Torco,” McMillen continued. “He’s really a great guy to work with. When it comes to racing, no one does it better. He gives us the best tools to work with and now this opportunity to race with the best of the best. It’s pretty exciting.”
McMillen and the InstiGator make strides Maryland
BUDDS CREEK, Md. – Terry McMillen and his Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny car, powered by Torco Race Fuels qualified for one of the toughest Alcohol Funny Car fields in recent IHRA history. Sixteen cars would attempt to qualify for the eight positions available for eliminations, McMillen would capture the seventh in a field that saw track records reset often.
“It truly was some of the most grueling qualifying I’ve been a part of in some time,” McMillen explained. “Making the field at the Torco Race Fuels President’s Cup Nationals was an accomplishment all by itself.”
“We’ve seen a lot of improvement with our set up these past few races,” McMillen continued. “With the schedule the way it is down the stretch here it’s tough to find time to go testing. We need to find some time to go testing for a day so we can sneak up just a little more on this tune up.”
Torco Racing Fuels Announces the Year End Fueling the Sportsman Contest
DECATUR, Mich. – Torco Racing Fuels announced today the launch of their year end Fueling the Sportsman Contest, starting just in time for the Torco Racing Fuels President’s Cup at the Maryland International Raceway, Mechanicsville, Md., September 28 – 30.
The winner of the Fueling the Sportsman Contest will be given the option of one barrel of Torco Mach Series 110 or $200 cold hard cash. The contest will continue until the end of the 2007 racing season, but rumor has it that Torco officials are in the planning stages for a 2008 Sportsman Appreciation Contest to run the entire 2008 race season.
“This is Torco’s way of saying thank you,” said Terry McMillen, of Torco Racing Fuels. “Evan Knoll has done an outstanding job supporting drag racing in general, but he has never forgotten where he came from and this is Evan’s way of giving back to all of the Sportsman racers who have supported Torco over the years.”
Tough weekend doesn’t discourage McMillen
MILAN, Mich. – Terry McMillen, driver of the Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny and the Torco Nitro Top Fuel Dragster experienced one of those rare days that every drag racer dreams about. More like a nightmare actually, but a dream none the less.
McMillen, fresh of his second win at Toronto in the Foley / Lewis Torco Nitro Top Fuel Dragster, failed to qualify his hotrod. “It’s about like a roller coaster ride sometimes,” McMillen said. “It’s the highest of highs and lowest of lows. And to think some people think this is fun all of the time,” he joked.
While McMillen fell short of the field in his Torco powered Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car, he was encouraged at his final qualifying attempt. “We found a lot of power on that last run,” McMillen said. “We spun the tires all the way through first gear and well into second gear. This car is ready to fly. We’ll see what happens in Maryland.”
McMillen doubles up in Toronto
CAYUGA, Ont. – Terry McMillen, driver of the Foley & Lewis, Torco Nitro Top Fuel dragster doubled his career win total with his second win this season. McMillen also scored his first Last Man Standing award when he captured low E.T. and the number one provisional qualifying position on Friday night. McMillen would end qualifying in the fourth position.
“That Toronto Ironman is going to look pretty nice next to the Edmonton Ironman,” McMillen commented as he drove back to his race shop in Elkhart, Indiana. “We had a good car all through qualifying,” he added. “We needed a couple of lucky breaks to get to the finals, but when the chips where on the line my guys came through in a big way.”
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