News archive 2007:

November 29th, 2007
We Had Wally Buckled In, Drag Race Central article by Bob Frey about Dennis Clark and his NHRA Pro Summit E/T Series National Championship experience.

November 4th, 2007
Dennis Clark takes it all the way in Pomona, California to earn the highest possible honors for a foot brake racer. Dennis took the stripe in the final round by only .0007 thousandths of a second and claimed the NHRA Pro Summit E/T Series National Championship. This marked Dennis's 11th consecutive elimination round win.

October 7th, 2007
Dennis Clark made it through eight rounds of No-E Quick at the NHRA Summit ET Racing Series Division 4 Finals this weekend to claim the Wally for Houston Raceway Park. Dennis will now travel to Pomona, California to compete in the NHRA Summit National Championship Finals November 1-4 held in conjunction with the NHRA POWERade season closer.

September 15th, 2007
Bart Nelson returns again this year as a Houston Raceway Park track champion along with Daryl Patton. Bart made claims to the 1/4 mile position as Daryl took the 1/8 mile spot. This marks the second year in a row Houston Engine and Balancing Customers have claimed both the 1/4 mile and 1/8 mile track championships. In fact, 7 out of the top 10 1/4 mile point’s leaders and 4 out of the top 10 1/8 mile point’s leaders use Houston Engine and Balancing Service power plants. We would like to thank all of you for your support and we look forward to a strong showing at the bracket finals.

April 16th, 2007
Chris Gulitti is having a remarkable start at the 2007 racing season with two Wins in IHRA and three final round appearances in NHRA with the most recent resulting in a Win at the Texas Motorplex. As a result, Chris is currently leading the Top Sportsman IHRA National points and is ranked number two in NHRA Division 4. His Top Sportsman ride is equipped with a Houston Engine and Balancing Service combination that has over 200 passes on it from his dragster and now has an additional 60 to 80 Nitrous passes on it from the Top Sportsman ride. He uses this reliable Houston Engine power in combination with a Rutland Transmission to push his Firebird to 7.28 ¼ mile passes at over 186.00MPH.

Enders Racing Sponsorship
The Costales Family and Houston Engine and Balancing Service have continued their support of Erica Enders and her NHRA Pro Stock Racing Team with a cryogenics sponsorship. Cryotechnical Services will provide Enders Racing with all of their cryogenic needs for engine parts and beyond. Cryogenics is used in many applications to increase a metals resistance to wear and its dimensional stability under stress.

March 5th, 2007
Tommy Costales used his “in house” cryogenically treated 615cu Houston Engine and Balancing Service custom power plant to earn his 2nd consecutive NHRA Division 4 Super Comp Runner-Up finish. If you are looking for consistent and reliable horsepower, give Tommy Costales a call and build a dynamometer tested custom racing engine specific to your needs.

February 3rd, 2007
Lance and Lyndon Rutland of Rutland Transmission claimed top spots at the Houston Raceway Park Pro Mod Super Bowl this weekend. Lance took home a win in his new Platt Bros. 63 Corvette with a 7.834 ET at 169.36 MPH for the Top Sportsman category; Lyndon went to the finals in Top Dragster with a Runner-Up 7.181 1/4 mile ET at 185.26 MPH. Keep an eye on this former NHRA World Champion and his son, Lance, as they will no doubt be seen in many finals for the 2007 racing season.

Congratulations To:

• Dennis Clark: NHRA (Pro) Summit E/T Series National Champion 2007
• Chris Gulitti: NHRA (Top Sportsman) Division 4 Champion 2007
• Chris Gulitti: IHRA (Top Sportsman) Division 4 Champion 2007
• Scott Christy: US41 (Top ET) Track Champion 2007
• Bart Nelson: Houston Raceway Park (1/4 mile) Track Champion 2007
• Daryl Patton: Houston Raceway Park (1/8 mile) Track Champion 2007
• Conrad Stanley: United Kingdom (Super Gas) Summer Nationals Runner-Up 2007
• Conrad Stanley: United Kingdom (Super Gas) Open Sports Nationals Winner 2007
• Conrad Stanley: United Kingdom (Super Gas) Ultimate Power Drag Racing Championship Winner 2007
• Conrad Stanley: Santa Pod Raceway, England (Super Gas) Racers Club Championship Runner-Up 2007
• Conrad Stanley: United Kingdom (Super Gas) National Drag Racing Championship Runner-Up 2007
• David Hubbard: TPSA Houston Motorsports Park Runner-Up Oct 13, 2007
• Terry Ashabranner: TPSA Houston Motorsports Park Semi-Finalist Oct 13, 2007
• Aaron Hubbard: TPSA Houston Motorsports Park Semi-Finalist Oct 13, 2007
• Dennis Clark: NHRA (No-E Quick) Summit ET Bracket Finals Div. 4 Winner 2007
• Donna Hughes: Pontiac 1/8th Mile Drag Racing Series (Super Pro) Winner Sept 15, 2007
• Chris LeBlanc: Pontiac 1/8th Mile Drag Racing Series (Super Pro) Runner-Up Sept 15, 2007
• Daryl Patton: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Q32) Winner Sept 8, 2007
• Jimmy Arabie Jr.: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Q32) Runner-Up Sept 8, 2007
• Jay Costales: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Pro) Winner Sept 8, 2007
• Roger Warren: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner Aug 11, 2007
• Stephen Hughes: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Q32) Winner Aug 4, 2007
• Glenn Stepan: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Q32) Runner-Up Aug 4, 2007
• Danny Martinez: Pontiac 1/8th Mile Drag Racing Series (Super Pro) Winner July 28, 2007
• David Warren: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Iron Man Classic Winner July 21, 2007
• David Warren: IHRA (Top Dragster) Pine Valley Raceway Winner July 15, 2007
• Chris LeBlanc: IHRA (Hot Rod) Pine Valley Raceway Semi-Finalist July 15, 2007
• David Warren: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner June 7, 2007
• Daryl Patton: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Q32) Runner-Up June 2, 2007
• Jay Costales: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Pro) Runner-Up June 2, 2007
• John Maddox: Pine Valley Raceway (Quick) Semi-Finalist June 2, 2007
• Aaron Hubbard: TPSA Ben Bruce Memorial Airpark Raceway Runner-Up May 19, 2007
• Bart Nelson: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Q32) Winner May 19, 2007
• Daryl Patton: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Q32) Runner-Up
• Donny Burleson: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Q32) Semi-Finalist
• Chris LeBlanc: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Pro) Semi-Finalist May 19, 2007
• Danny Martinez: AMA Drag Fest Houston (Electronics) Runner-Up May 12, 2007
• Chris Gulitti: IHRA (Top Sportsman) Tulsa Raceway Park Runner-Up April 29, 2007
• Lance Rutland: IHRA (Top Sportsman) Tulsa Raceway Park Semi-Finalist April 28, 2007
• John Maddox: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner April 28, 2007
• Stephen Hughes: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Q32) Winner April 28, 2007
• Danny Martinez: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Q32) Runner-Up
• Glenn Stepan: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Q32) Semi-Finalist
• Danny Martinez: Pontiac 1/8th Mile Drag Racing Series (Pro) Runner-Up April, 14 2007
• Tommy Costales: NHRA (Super Gas) Cajun SPORTSnationals Semi-Finalist April 2007
• Stephen Hughes: Houston Raceway Park - Bracket Bash (Super Pro) Runner-Up April 2007
• Donny Burleson: Houston Raceway Park - Bracket Bash (Super Pro) Semi-Finalist
• Chris Gulitti: NHRA (Top Sportsman) Texas Motorplex Div. 4 Winner 2007
• Bart Nelson: NHRA (Super Comp) O’Reilly Spring Nationals Winner 2007
• Lance Rutland: NHRA (Super Comp) O’Reilly Spring Nationals Semi-Finalist
• John Maddox: NHRA (Top Dragster) Memphis Motorsports Park Div. 4 Winner 2007
• Chris Gulitti: IHRA (Top Sportsman) San Antonio Raceway Winner Mar 18, 2007
• Chris Gulitti: IHRA (Top Sportsman) San Antonio Raceway Winner Mar 17, 2007
• John Maddox: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Quick) Winner Mar 17, 2007
• Roger Warren: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Quick) Runner-Up
• David Warren: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Winner Mar 17, 2007
• Jordan Hooper: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Runner-Up Mar 10, 2007
• John Maddox: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Quick) Runner-Up Mar 10, 2007
• Stephen Hughes: Montgomery Motorsports Park (TCI/Comp Cams) $10,000 Winner Mar 3, 2007
• Chris Gulitti: NHRA (Top Sportsman) No Problem Raceway Div. 4 Runner-Up 2007
• Tommy Costales: NHRA (Super Comp) No Problem Raceway Div. 4 Runner-Up 2007
• Chris Gulitti: NHRA (Top Sportsman) Houston Raceway Park Div. 4 Runner-Up 2007
• Tommy Costales: NHRA (Super Comp) Houston Raceway Park Div. 4 Runner-Up 2007
• Jay Costales: NHRA (Super Street) Houston Raceway Park Div. 4 Runner-Up 2007
• Bart Nelson: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Q32) Winner Feb 10, 2007
• Debbie Fitzhenry: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Q32) Runner-Up
• Lance Rutland: Houston Raceway Park (Top Sportsman) Pro Mod Super Bowl Winner 2007
• Lyndon Rutland: Houston Raceway Park (Top Dragster) Pro Mod Super Bowl Runner-Up 2007
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