Eric musselman

After a pleasant and sunny weekend provided respite from winter temperatures, a cold front is set to bring thunderstorms and cold temperatures back to Houston early this week. Monday and Tuesday should mark the last day of Houston's recent warming trend, with highs pushing into the mid- to upper 70's. A cold front is set to move into the area starting Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, according to Space City Weather's Eric Berger . "Most of the daytime should just be gray, but by the afternoon hours we should start to see some scattered, light showers. These may increase in intensity after midnight, as the front approaches and moves into Houston by around sunrise. Lows on Tuesday night will only drop to around 60 degrees ahead of the front," Berger said in his Monday morning forecast . Lows are expected to dip into the mid-to-upper 30s on Tuesday night, with rain and potential storms forecasted for Wednesday morning. "Rain showers should exit the area pretty … [Read more...] about Houston facing storms, another cold front Tuesday

Listen to this article Kalitta began the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs in second place behind Top Fuel’s defending championn Antron Brown; Capps started the six-race hegira as the leader. Two races (and two weeks) into the Countdown, those leaders prevail, but Kalitta, despite not having a win yet in the playoffs, has closed the gap to Brown, 2258 to 2245. Capps hasn’t won either of the Countdown races so far, falling to John Force and teammate Jack Beckman, respectively, who both vaulted the standings to fourth and third respectively. Capps’ teammate Tommy Johnson Jr., who’s been the most consistent driver of the season, holds second place points despite accruing only a single victory. Kalitta has earned a berth in every Countdown since the playoffs began – this is the ninth year – but he’s faltered down the stretch each time, earning just two wins and zero No. 1 qualifiers. In order to win the title, the quiet Kalitta will have to step that up. This … [Read more...] about Capps and Kalitta aim to shake ‘eternal bridesmaid’ tags

Listen to this article The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series is sprinting to its close, with only two events remaining in a 24-race season. The penultimate event, the 16th annual Toyota NHRA Nationals on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway takes place the final weekend of October, a tradition that incorporates both competition and fun, as it either falls on or close to Halloween. .For the four Mello Yello categories: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, the Countdown to the Championship could continue to the season finale in Pomona two weeks hence. That being said, there’s a very good chance for reigning and two-time Top Fuel champion Antron Brown to rack up his third category title on the dragstrip that abuts Nellis Air Force base. Brown, with seven wins in his pocket and a 150-point lead over Doug Kalitta, earned his second title at this race last year and could take his pink-emblazoned Matco Tools “Tools for the Cause” dragster to the top of … [Read more...] about Titles in the balance in Vegas