Torrence cap runs to SpringNationals NHRA win in Texas
Three time Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence won the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park. He beat Doug Kalitta in the final with a 4.001 second pass at 260.06 mph. Robert Hight won Funny Car and Matt Hartford took Pro Stock in the event delayed from Sunday due to weather.
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Baytown
Steve Torrence
Houston Raceway Park
Pennzoil
Robert Hight
Matt Hartford
Texas
Torrence
Capco
Kalitta
Brittany Force
Antron Brown
Shawn Langdon
Hight
Ron Capps
Doug Kalitta
CCA Texas STAR Tournament expands with new redfish divisions
The Coastal Conservation Association of Texas launches the 2024 CCA Texas STAR Tournament from May 29 to Sept 6 with about 200 tagged redfish along the coast. Prizes total $1,000,000 including Ford F-150s and boats. new Blue Green and Youth divisions replace inshore tags. All tagged redfish categories require catch and release. entry at 800-626-4222 or startournament.org.
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Coastal Conservation Association of Texas
Sabine
South Padre Island
CCA
Texas Star
Texas
Texas Ford Dealers
STAR
Mercury Motor
McClain
Barbers Hill Rallies with Four Homers to Beat Santa Fe 12 3
Barbers Hill blasts four home runs, led by Brodey Williams, as the Eagles defeat Santa Fe 12-3 in Game 3 of the Class 5A Region 3 quarterfinals at R L Sterling High School. The win sends BH to the regional semifinals vs Lake Creek. the series featured a dramatic turnaround after a 7-2 loss.
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Hunter Mercer
Cam Cauley
Barbers Hill
Santa Fe
Sterling High School
Eagles
Lake Creek
Baytown Sun
Alan Dale
Santa Fe Indians
R.L. Sterling High School
David Denny
Denny
Brodey Williams
Cameron Cauley
Jace Martinez
Davidson
Raithen Malone
RBI
Blaine Huntley
Ashton Lozano
Indians
Vassallo
Jackson Stroud
Cauley
Martinez
Simon Larranaga
RBI Sac
Williams
Garza
Mitchell
Woods, Water & Wildlife Compulsory Camping Flight to Mason Tex
Russell Tinsley, a 1950s journalism student turned first outdoor editor at the Austin American Statesman, faced a real two week forced camping assignment after a Popular Mechanics request. He and his wife Marjorie packed food gear and rifles, surviving on wild onions, fish, game, and prayer along Honey Creek and the Llano River while reporting on their ordeal. John Jefferson, longtime outdoorsman and Texas wildlife expert, profiles Tinsley and notes his career and survival philosophy.
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Russell Tinsley
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Austin American-Statesman
Tinsley
Mason
Texas
Russell
Marjorie
Reed
Cynthia
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Russ
Ed. Tinsley
Khrushchev
Popular Mechanics
Statesman
Honey Creek
Llano River
the Statesman
Outdoors Writers Assn. of America
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Power Capco Contractors Dragster
Mitch King
Clay Millican
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Terrence
Kalitta Boys
Indy
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Malone
Huntley
Kyeler Thompson
John Jefferson
Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept
Wildlife Society
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