SAN ANTONIO, TX – Terry McMillen and his Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car, powered by Torco Race Fuels, showed up earlier for his partners race and the season opening Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing series event.
“This is always one of my most favorite races of the year,” McMillen said. The Hoosier Thunder Motorsports team headed into the San Antonio area a week earlier to make appearances at area NAPA stores. “We gave our InstiGator car a total makeover, from inside out, so we wanted to get there early and show it off a little. Everyone seemed to love the new look.”
McMillen Making Big Plans for 2007
Terry McMillen, driver of the Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car, powered by Torco Racing Fuels, finished the 2006 IHRA Drag Racing season with his sixth consecutive top 10 finish. While many teams strive towards a top 10 finish, McMillen is dissatisfied as he continues to chase a championship.
Maryland Plays Rough With McMillen
When the Torco Race Fuels President’s Cup Nationals rolled into Maryland, Terry McMillen had an idea that it would be a tough race. McMillen and his Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car, powered by Torco Race Fuels fought a tough field at Maryland International Raceway. The Hoosier Thunder Motorsports team would be bumped from the field after the final qualifying round, just 0.030 seconds from a chance to compete in eliminations.
More Rock and Roll for McMillen in Norwalk
If the heart of Rock and Roll is in Cleveland, then the heartbeat will be just a few miles west in Norwalk at the Skull Shine World Nationals contested at Norwalk Raceway Park. After a runner-up finish in Martin just two weeks ago, Terry McMillen, driver of the Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car feels like he has his finger on the pulse.
McMillen Makes Final Round at Torco Northern Nationals – Tightens Points Chase
Terry McMillen and his Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car, powered by Torco Race Fuels, made their first final round appearance of the 2006 eMax Drag Racing series. While the final round showdown with Tom Carter didn’t result in a win for McMillen’s camp, it did tighten the race for the Alcohol Funny Car Championship. With less than 150 points separating the top four cars, McMillen thinks its anyone’s championship to win.
McMillen Improves Again, Misses Semi-Final Call
It was a roller coaster ride for Terry McMillen and his Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car powered by Torco Race Fuels. In back to back national events, McMillen and his team once again made a strong qualifying effort holding the number two provisional position for most of the weekend and having low ET for round two. McMillen would complete qualifying in the number four position. The strong effort would once again pair McMillen with current points leader and 5-time World Champion, Mark Thomas.
McMillen Finds Right Combination For Semi-Final Appearance
Terry McMillen and his Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car, powered by Knoll Gas – TORCO Race Fuels, found a combination for success at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton. The 4th Annual CARS RV & Marine & Motorsports Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Knoll Gas – Torco Race Fuels proved that the beginning of summer may mark a turn in the teams 2006 outlook.
InstiGator Fights Back at Mopar Canadian Nationals
The harder you work, the luckier you get. So, goes the familiar saying that aligns a little bit of luck with a lot of hard work. After a disappointing DNQ in Rockingham, Terry McMillen and his Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car, powered by TORCO Race Fuels found a little luck during round one of qualifying in Grand Bend. The InstiGator broke a fuel line at the top end of the track, slowing McMillen to what would become the sixth qualifying spot in a rain shortened qualifying session. The car appeared to be on its best pass of the young eMax Drag Racing Series season.
InstiGator Storms US 131’s National City Thunder Nationals With Final Round Appearance
Martin, Mich. – In what began as a rescheduled event for inclement weather, the Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car powered by TORCO Racing Fuels, stormed back at the US 131 Motorsports Park’s, National City Thunder Nationals to make a final round appearance. Terry McMillen, pilot of the Amalie sponsored hotrod found plenty to smile about after the event.
InstiGator Hit By “The ROCK” Again
Rockingham, N.C. – It what must seem like a continuing and repeating nightmare for Terry McMillen and his Amalie Oil InstiGator team, the Rockingham Dragway proved to be the villain once again as the team failed to make the field in the rain shortened qualify session.