News archive 2009:

October 18th, 2009
Pictures from the last Bracket Race of the season at Houston Raceway Park.

September 20th, 2009
Ray Todd knocks down another win at the No Problem Raceway Park NHRA Division 4 event. This has put Todd one point away from the current NHRA Division 4 Points Leader; It has also helped him gain an early lead in the 2010 JEGS Allstars. Everyone at Houston Engine and Balancing wishes you the best of luck for these last few races.

August 29th, 2009
Dewayne League has consistently been going rounds at a whole host of tracks for the later part of last year and the beginning of this year. Despite a win last year and a couple wins this year, Dewayne has yet to claim a victory at his home track. All this changed today when he coupled excellent driving decisions with consistency to earn the O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series win at Houston Raceway Park. He was among great company as 100% of the Semi-Finalist Super Pro field consisted of all Houston Engine and Balancing Service customers (Jay Costales, Daryl Patton, and Ron Hill).

May 17th, 2009
Ray Todd jumps to the number three spot in the NHRA (Super Street) Lucas Oil divisional points this weekend by winning the first NHRA Division 4 race at Houston Raceway Park. Ray started the race with a number one qualifying perfect 10.900 elapsed time and never looked back. In round three he posted a 10.901 for the win; and if that wasn’t enough, he ended the current point leader’s day with a .004 race package that consisted of another perfect 10.900 ET. As for the Super Comp category, Houston Engine and Balancing customer, Westley Scott, piloted his dragster to a Runner-Up position this weekend. This race has helped move Westley to the number seven spot in the NHRA (Super Comp) Lucas Oil division 4 points. The next NHRA divisional race at Houston Raceway Park will be at the end of July and will surely be another great opportunity for Houston Engine and Balancing customers to rise to the top.

April 5th, 2009
David Warren goes 7 rounds at the NHRA Division 4 Texas Motorplex race to claim his first ever Wally for his Super Comp win. David worked his way through the field holding very consistent reaction times and making excellent driving decisions even at 2:30am in the morning. Watch for David to be a regular in the late rounds this season!

March 21st, 2009
John Maddox does it AGAIN! John takes the win for the third time this year in the Pine Valley Raceway Top ET category. All three finals consisted of all Houston Engine and Balancing customers. The first two wins were against the ultra competitive Warren family (Roger and son David); and the third was against J.R. Baxtor. We have to mention Bart Nelson as well; he has been in three finals at various races this year. All racers mentioned will be a force to reckon with for this year’s racing season.

March 1st, 2009
At Houston Raceway Park’s Spring Stampede this weekend, Donny Burleson was seen making his first few hits with a newly purchased dragster and his fresh Houston Engine and Balancing Service RFD 24 conventional head combination. This is the second iteration of a naturally aspirated combination that started in Tommy’s HoustonEngine.com dragster. The results prove to be promising as Donny was able to hammer out a best 0.990 60ft time and a best 6.96 1/4 mile ET.

February 21st, 2009
The NHRA Summit National Champion, Bart Nelson, starts the 2009 racing season off right with a $5,000 to win King of the Coast Runner-Up finish.

Congratulations To:

• Jeffrey Gibson/Reagan Everett: IHBA (Top Eliminator) World Champion 2009
• Ray Todd: NHRA (Super Street) Div. 4 Champion 2009
• Donny Burleson: Houston Raceway Park (Super Pro) Track Champion 2009
• Jeffrey Gibson/Reagan Everett: SDBA (Top Eliminator) Champion 2009
• Jeffrey Gibson/Reagan Everett: IHBA (Top Eliminator) #2 Division 2 2009
• Stephen Hughes: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner Nov 29, 2009
• Bart Nelson: NMRA (Bracket 1) Houston Raceway Park Winner Nov 15, 2009
• Bart Nelson: NMRA (Bracket 1) Houston Raceway Park Winner Nov 14, 2009
• Stephen Hughes: San Antonio Raceway (Pro) $4,000 Winner Oct 31, 2009
• Bart Nelson: San Antonio Raceway (Pro) $1,000 Winner Oct 30, 2009
• Bart Nelson: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Winner Oct 18, 2009
• Danny Ray Martinez: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Runner-Up Oct 18, 2009
• Stephen Hughes: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Runner-Up Oct 17, 2009
• Donna Hughes: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro Gamblers) Winner Oct 17, 2009
• Roger Warren: NHRA (Super Gas) O'Reilly Super Start Fall Nationals Runner-Up 2009
• Daryl Patton: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner Sept 19, 2009
• Ray Todd: NHRA (Super Street) No Problem Raceway Div. 4 Winner 2009
• Donny Burleson: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Winner Aug 30, 2009
• Dewayne League: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Winner Aug 29, 2009
• Jay Costales: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Runner-Up Aug 29, 2009
• Daryl Patton: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Semi-Finalist Aug 29, 2009
• Ron Hill: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Semi-Finalist Aug 29, 2009
• Daryl Patton: Houston Raceway Park (Super Pro Gambler) Winner Aug 29, 2009
• Terry League: Houston Raceway Park (Super Pro Gambler) Runner-Up Aug 29, 2009
• Jeffrey Gibson: SDBA (Top Eliminator - 9.00) Summer Nationals Winner 2009
• Mike Weaver: IHRA (Top Dragster) ProAm Runner-Up Aug 28, 2009
• Bart Nelson: NHRA (Super Gas) Houston Raceway Park Div. 4 Winner 2009
• Jeffrey Gibson: SDBA (Top Eliminator - 9.00) Cowtown Nationals Winner 2009
• Derrick Patton: S/S Racing Index 6.20 Houston Motorsports Park Runner-Up July 11, 2009
• Daryl Patton: Angleton Raceway Index 6.60 Winner July 4, 2009
• Dewayne League: Edinburg International Racetrack (Super Pro) Winner June 27, 2009
• Terry League: Edinburg International Racetrack (Super Pro) Runner-Up June 27, 2009
• Bart Nelson: Houston Raceway Park (Super Pro Gambler) $1,000 Winner June 27, 2009
• Matt Exner: Houston Raceway Park (Super Pro Gambler) $1,000 Runner-Up June 27, 2009
• Matt Exner: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Winner June 27, 2009
• William Oldham: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Foot Brake) Runner-Up June 27, 2009
• J.R. Baxter: IHRA (Top Dragster) Pine Valley Raceway Div. 4 Winner 2009
• Bryan Harris: IHRA (Hot Rod) Pine Valley Raceway - Sportsman National Winner 2009
• Ted Moore: IHRA (Super Rod) Pine Valley Raceway - Sportsman National Winner 2009
• Matt Parker: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Runner-Up June 13, 2009
• Derrick Patton: S/S Racing Index 6.20 Houston Motorsports Park Winner June 6, 2009
• Roger Warren: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Runner-Up June 6, 2009
• Ronny Speer: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Foot Brake) Runner-Up May 31, 2009
• Danny Martinez: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Winner May 30, 2009
• Ronny Speer: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Foot Brake) Winner May 30, 2009
• Matt Parker: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner May 30, 2009
• Bart Nelson: Great American Bracket Race (Box) $10,000 Runner-Up May 24, 2009
• Stephen Hughes: Great American Bracket Race (Box) Dragster Winner May 23, 2009
• Stephen Hughes: Great American Bracket Race (Box) $50,000 Runner-Up May 23, 2009
• Terry League: Edinburg International Racetrack (Super Pro) Winner May 23, 2009
• Roger Warren: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner May 23, 2009
• Ray Todd: NHRA (Super Street) Houston Raceway Park Div. 4 Winner 2009
• Westley Scott: NHRA (Super Comp) Houston Raceway Park Div. 4 Runner-Up 2009
• Dewayne League: Evadale Raceway (Top ET) Winner May 16, 2009
• John Maddox: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner May 16, 2009
• Matt Parker: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner May 2, 2009
• Bart Nelson: O'Reilly E.T. Bracket Racing Series (Super Pro) Runner-Up April 25, 2009
• Matt Parker: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner April 11, 2009
• John Maddox: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Runner-Up April 11, 2009
• David Warren: NHRA (Super Comp) Texas Motorplex Div. 4 Winner 2009
• Derrick Patton: S/S Racing Index 6.20 Houston Motorsports Park Winner April 4, 2009
• Matt Parker: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner Mar 28, 2009
• John Maddox: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner Mar 21, 2009
• J.R. Baxtor: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Runner-Up Mar 21, 2009
• Bart Nelson: No Problem Raceway - King of the Bayou (Super Comp) Runner-Up Mar 21, 2009
• Bart Nelson: San Antonio Raceway (Gamblers) $5,000 Winner Mar 7, 2009
• John Maddox: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner Mar 7, 2009
• Roger Warren: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Runner-Up Mar 7, 2009
• Derrick Patton: S/S Racing Index 6.20 Houston Motorsports Park Winner Feb 28, 2009
• John Maddox: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Winner Feb 28, 2009
• David Warren: Pine Valley Raceway (Top ET) Runner-Up Feb 28, 2009
• Bart Nelson: Gulfport Dragway - King of the Coast (Super Pro) Runner-Up Feb 21, 2009
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