{"id":3603,"date":"2013-08-03T15:35:17","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T23:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/?p=3603"},"modified":"2013-08-08T15:27:57","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T23:27:57","slug":"plug-for-the-northwest-nationals-at-pacific-raceways-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/2013\/08\/03\/plug-for-the-northwest-nationals-at-pacific-raceways-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Plug for the Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>August 3, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">httpvh:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I3d5lES8C3M<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>A new national\u00a0record was nearly set in T\/F on Saturday in the cooler air (mid 70&#8217;s)\u00a0and overcast skies. Simply ideal conditions for traction and horsepower.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>It will be hotter Sunday during eliminations. I was a bit surprised to see the left lane working so well. It might throw them some curveballs in the sun and heat on Sunday. Should be exciting!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>I&#8217;ll be rooting for Mike Edwards in Pro\u00a0Stock who qualified #1 today in the final session.\u00a0I just got to pull for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.competitionplus.com\/drag-racing\/news\/12632-mike-edwards-before-pro-stock-there-was-modified\">old Modified Production champion<\/a>!\u00a0&#8211; <em>Roger<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nhra.com\/story\/2013\/8\/2\/espn2-seattle\/\">ESPN2 will cover crucial Countdown battle in Seattle<\/a> &#8211; <em>NHRA<\/em> &#8211; August 2, 2013<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nhra.com\/story\/2013\/8\/3\/2013-seattle-saturday\/\">Langdon, Beckman, Edwards grab No. 1 spots in Seattle<\/a> &#8211; <em>NHRA<\/em> &#8211; August 3, 2013<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">httpvh:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-SdY37vFGn4<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.com\/html\/othersports\/2021534404_drags04xml.html\">Records fall in all divisions at NHRA Northwest Nationals<\/a> &#8211;<em> Seattle Times<\/em> &#8211; August 3, 2013<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nhra.com\/story\/2013\/8\/4\/2013-seattle-sunday\/\">Nobile wins second straight; Lucas, Hagan also score in Seattle<\/a> &#8211; <em>NHRA<\/em> &#8211; August 4, 2013<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.com\/html\/othersports\/2021541026_dragracing05xml.html\">Matt Hagan pulls away to win Funny Car event at Northwest Nationals<\/a> &#8211; <em>Seattle Times<\/em> &#8211; August 4, 2013<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nhra.com\/story\/2013\/8\/4\/2013-sw-sun-photos\/\">Sunday&#8217;s O&#8217;Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals photo blog<\/a> &#8211; <em>NHRA<\/em> &#8211; August 4, 2013<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.competitionplus.com\/drag-racing\/news\/25964-seattle-victory-sparks-lucas-top-fuel-title-dreams-\">SEATTLE VICTORY SPARKS LUCAS&#8217; TOP FUEL TITLE DREAMS<\/a> &#8211; <em>CompetitionPlus<\/em> &#8211; August 5, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.competitionplus.com\/drag-racing\/news\/26003-the-recliner-report-oreilly-auto-parts-northwest-nationals\">THE RECLINER REPORT: O\u2019REILLY AUTO PARTS NORTHWEST NATIONALS<\/a> \u2013 <em>CompetitionPlus<\/em> \u2013 August 8, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.competitionplus.com\/drag-racing\/news\/26020-northwest-drag-racing-king-still-can-hold-court\">NORTHWEST DRAG-RACING KING STILL CAN HOLD COURT<\/a> &#8211; Susan Wade &#8211;\u00a0August 8, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Video: 2013 O&#8217;Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals Race Recap:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">httpvh:\/\/youtu.be\/CbBmI4YG448<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">httpvh:\/\/youtu.be\/J60AWKlS_jI<\/p>\n<p><strong>That does it for the <em>Northwest Nationals<\/em> until next year. Mike Edwards was doing well until he cut an ugly light in the semifinal round against Jeg Coughlin. We saw some good racing today with some upsets but we had a two-lane race\u00a0track and the spectators got a good show on Sunday! &#8211; <em>Roger<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3608\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brandon-Huhtala.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3608\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3608\" alt=\"Local racer Brandon Huhtala at the Northwest Nationals 8\/3\/2013 Kirk Hobson photo\" src=\"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brandon-Huhtala-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brandon-Huhtala-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brandon-Huhtala-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brandon-Huhtala-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Brandon-Huhtala.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local racer Brandon Huhtala at the Northwest Nationals 8\/3\/2013<br \/>Kirk Hobson photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wysija_form id=&#8221;1&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 3, 2013 httpvh:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I3d5lES8C3M A new national\u00a0record was nearly set in T\/F on Saturday in the cooler air (mid 70&#8217;s)\u00a0and overcast skies. Simply ideal conditions for traction and horsepower. It will be hotter Sunday during eliminations. I was a bit &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/2013\/08\/03\/plug-for-the-northwest-nationals-at-pacific-raceways-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,28],"tags":[71,70,33],"class_list":["post-3603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discussions","category-nhra-national-news","tag-nhra-championsip-drag-racing","tag-northwest-nationals","tag-pacific-raceways"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3603"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3634,"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3603\/revisions\/3634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestvets.com\/blog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}