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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Weekend Rewind

Video highlights from last weekend's thrilling NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, N.C., the fifth event in the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
01 May 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Four wide
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Eight-car field set for GETTRX NHRA Pro Stock All-Star Callout in Chicago

The field of eight standouts is set for the GETTRX NHRA Pro Stock All-Star Callout, as the star-studded field will compete in the marquee specialty event on Saturday, May 18 as part of the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance at Route 66 Raceway.
01 May 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Callout
The field of eight standouts is set for the GETTRX NHRA Pro Stock All-Star Callout, as the star-studded field will compete in the marquee specialty event on Saturday, May 18 as part of the 24th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA…
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Chris Bostick unveils new look with The Surf Signature RV Resort

Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Chris Bostick has announced the addition of a new major sponsor, The Surf Signature RV Resort, a part of Zeman.
01 May 2024
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Chris Bostick
Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Chris Bostick used the six-week hiatus after the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series’ Gainesville season opener to make significant advancements in his racing program, including the addition of a new major sponsor, The…
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Coughlin and Bellemeur grab zMax alcohol titles; Smith scores surprising Comp victory

Mike Coughlin and Sean Bellemeur conquered the four wide format at zMax Dragway while Pro Mod legend “Trickie Rickie” Smith made a guest appearance in Comp and claimed an unlikely victory at the NHRA four wide nationals.
01 May 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Sean Bellemeur
Mike Coughlin successfully defended his Top Alcohol Dragster title at the Charlotte four wide event by driving his JEGS.com dragster to a final round win over Julie Nataas, Megan Smith, and Hunter Green.  Coughlin got off the…
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Rickie Smith’s latest trick might just be his most impressive one

As legend has it, Rickie Smith’s parents didn’t give him the nickname “Trickie Rickie” so it must have been earned elsewhere. To that end, Smith’s latest trick might just be his most impressive one.
29 Apr 2024
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News, Feature
Rickie Smith
As legend has it, Rickie Smith’s parents didn’t name him “Trickie Rickie” so that handle must have been earned elsewhere. To that end, Smith’s latest trick might just be his most impressive one. In a shocking episode of “familiar faces in unfamiliar…
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Unofficial Mission Foods points standings

Unofficial points standings following the completion of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, the fifth race of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
28 Apr 2024
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Points
Unofficial points standings following the completion of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, the fifth race of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Official points will be posted here once…
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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Sunday preview

The driving prowess of NHRA’s professional racers will be tested as the 4-Wide Nationals races to a conclusion on Sunday at zMax Dragway.
27 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News, Race coverage
Four wide
The driving prowess of NHRA’s pro racers will once again be tested as the 4-Wide Nationals races to a conclusion on Sunday at zMax Dragway. The low qualifiers for the event include reigning world champs Doug Kalitta and Gaige Herrera, as well as…
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NHRA announces disqualification of Bob Tasca III's second qualifying pass

NHRA has announced the disqualification of Bob Tasca III’s run during the second round of Funny Car qualifications at the Charlotte NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Concord, N.C. 
27 Apr 2024
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NHRA statement
NHRA has announced the disqualification of Bob Tasca III’s run during the second round of Funny Car qualifications at the Charlotte NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Concord, N.C.  Tasca’s intake manifold was found to have been media-blasted and this…
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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Saturday preview

After a solid opening day of qualifying, the annual 4-Wide Nationals continues on Saturday at zMax Dragway with two more rounds of qualifying and the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge.
27 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News, Race coverage
4 Wide
After a solid opening day of qualifying, the annual 4-Wide Nationals continues on Saturday at zMax Dragway with two more rounds of qualifying and the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge. Doug Kalitta, John Force, Greg Anderson, and Matt Smith,…
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Fernando Cuadra Sr. ready to have last Pro Stock dance with his sons

This weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals will be the last time that Fernando Cuadra Sr. will make passes down a dragstrip in a Pro Stock car and will line up four-wide alongside his three sons in Friday's second qualifying session.
26 Apr 2024
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Fernando Cuadra Sr.
For the last time in their careers, the Cuadra family, made up of Fernando Cuadra Sr. and his sons Fernando Jr. and twins Cristian and David, will all be competing together in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Pro Stock category. This…
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Sox & Martin and McCandless Collection to sponsor NHRA Hemi Challenge

Sox & Martin and the McCandless Collection will be the sponsors of the 2024 Hemi Challenge as part of the 70th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
26 Apr 2024
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NHRA Hemi Challenge
Sox & Martin and the McCandless Collection will be the sponsors of the 2024 Hemi Challenge as part of the 70th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. The world’s biggest and most prestigious drag race takes place Aug…
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HendrickCars.com to sponsor Brittany Force, JFR starting at 4-Wide Nationals

The event at zMAX Dragway kicks off a four-race partnership with John Force Racing and HendrickCars.com, which serves as the primary sponsor for Top Fuel's Brittany Force in Charlotte and an associate sponsor for Funny Car's John Force and Austin Prock.
24 Apr 2024
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Brittany Force
Two of the most iconic and successful names in motorsports have united for the first time. …
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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Friday preview

The 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series heads back to the East Coast for the second of back-to-back four-wide events at luxurious zMax Dragway in Charlotte.
24 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
4 wide
The 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series heads back to the East Coast for the second of back-to-back four-wide events at luxurious zMax Dragway in Charlotte. Two weeks ago in Las Vegas, we got an industrial-strength dose of four-wide racing…
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Expanded Total Seal team going after four-wide double victory in Charlotte

The Total Seal team will be going after a double victory at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, as John DeFlorian Racing's Mountain Motor Pro Stock Camaro will sport the Total Seal logo for the rest of the NHRA season. 
24 Apr 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Total Seal team
The Total Seal team will be going after a double victory at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, as John DeFlorian Racing's Mountain Motor Pro Stock Camaro will sport the Total Seal logo for the rest of the NHRA season. …
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AMKUS Rescue Systems to continue as Official Rescue Tools of NHRA

NHRA officials have announced that AMKUS Rescue Systems, which has been an industry leader in motorsports for more than 40 years, will continue as the Official Rescue Tools of NHRA as part of a multiyear agreement.
24 Apr 2024
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AMkus
NHRA officials have announced that AMKUS Rescue Systems, which has been an industry leader in motorsports for more than 40 years, will continue as the Official Rescue Tools of NHRA as part of a multiyear agreement. It continues a lengthy partnership…
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Firebird Raceway's Midnight Grudge Drags gets prime local exposure

Firebird Raceway, a standout, long-time NHRA Member Track in Division 6, was featured recently on its local news channel, Idaho 6 News, sharing information about the track's Midnight Grudge Drags to combat illegal street activities in the area.
23 Apr 2024
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Firebird Raceway
 
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Summit Racing Equipment renews as title sponsor of NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League

Summit Racing Equipment will again be the title sponsor of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, a popular racing league for kids ages 5-17, which features a host of special events during the 2024 season.
22 Apr 2024
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JDRL
Summit Racing Equipment will again be the title sponsor of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, a popular racing league for kids ages 5-17, which features a host of special events during the 2024 season. Summit Racing Equipment has been…
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Vote for NHRA U.S. Nationals in USA Today's best motorsports event poll

The NHRA U.S. Nationals was recently named by USA Today as one of the world’s best motorsports and is now part of a poll to vote for it against other big events. NHRA fans are encouraged to add their votes for the world's biggest drag race.
22 Apr 2024
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NHRA U.S. Nationals
The Big Go is up for a big award, and all NHRA fans can get involved. The NHRA U.S. Nationals, the world’s biggest and most prestigious drag race, was recently named by USA Today as one of the world’s best motorsports races, putting the…
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Jonathan Johnson joins NHRA as South Central Division Director

Jonathan Johnson has been named the division director of the South Central Division (Division 4), where he will oversee NHRA member tracks in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
22 Apr 2024
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Jonathan Johnson
  NHRA officials announced today that Jonathan Johnson has been named the Division Director of the South Central Division (Division 4), where he will oversee NHRA member tracks in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, and…
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Bogan, Hidalgo Jr., Brand score at Silver Dollar Motorsports Park event

Monty Bogan, Jimmy Hidalgo Jr., and Michael Brand led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division was in action at Silver Dollar Motorsports Park
20 Apr 2024
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Division 2
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division event at Silver Dollar Motorsports Park: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Monty Bogan, Boiling Springs, S.C., '07 G5, H/AA, 8.…
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Ida Zetterström continues testing ahead of official NHRA Top Fuel debut

European FIA Top Fuel champion Ida Zetterström took part in a Monday test session in Las Vegas and was rewarded with a personal best elapsed time and speed.
19 Apr 2024
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Ida Zetterstrom
For the second time in as many events, European FIA Top Fuel champion Ida Zetterström took part in a Monday test session following an NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event. In Las Vegas, Zetterström drove teammate Tony Schumacher’s Okuma…
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Tony Schumacher to be inducted into Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

Tony Schumacher, the winningest Top Fuel driver in NHRA history, will be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America’s class of 2025.
19 Apr 2024
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Tony Schumacher
Tony Schumacher, the winningest Top Fuel driver in NHRA history, will be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America’s class of 2025. Schumacher is one of seven motorsports icons who will receive this prestigious honor reserved for…
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DePalma, Hewes, Little take big wins at Las Vegas Division 7 doubleheader

Mike DePalma, Tony Hewes, and Don Little led the list of second-race winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Pacific Division was in action at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
19 Apr 2024
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Division 7
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Mike DePalma, Fort Worth, Texas, '01 Dakota, PST, 7.…
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Austin Prock goes behind the scenes at All Elite Wrestling 'Dynamite' show

Funny Car points leader Austin Prock joined All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on Wednesday in Indianapolis for their live “Dynamite” broadcast on TBS as a special guest at the show, getting a behind-the-scenes tour and talking with wrestlers.
18 Apr 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Austin Prock
MHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car points leader Austin Prock joined All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on Wednesday in Indianapolis for their live “Dynamite” broadcast on TBS. Prock was a special guest at the show, getting a behind-the-scenes…
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Tim Erdmann named NHRA Vice President Of Finance

Tim Erdmann has been named NHRA Vice President of Finance, overseeing the payroll, accounting, and finance departments for the NHRA.
18 Apr 2024
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Tim Erdmann
Tim Erdmann has been named NHRA Vice President of Finance. Erdmann, who is based out of NHRA’s San Dimas, Calif., office, had been the Senior Director of Finance since 2020. He was hired by NHRA in 2019, first serving as an NHRA business manager…
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NHRA Movers and Shakers; Pomona, Phoenix coverage highlight new issue

The April 2024 issue of NHRA National Dragster, featuring the 2024 list of NHRA Movers, Shakers, and Deal Makers and coverage of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and the NHRA Arizona Nationals, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.
18 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
ND cover
READ THE NEW ISSUE The April 2024 issue of NHRA National Dragster, featuring the 2024 list of NHRA Movers,…
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2024 NHRA Arizona Nationals Top Dragster winner Thomas Bayer

18 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
132:30
The 2024 Right Trailers Top Dragster final was a repeat of 2023 with drag racing school instructor Thomas Bayer taking his second-straight win against Dylan Hough. Bayer won his 12th career title with a 6.151 against his 6.14 dial.
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2024 NHRA Arizona Nationals Top Sportsman winner Allen Firestone

18 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
144:57
Allen Firestone picked up his fourth NHRA title when he defeated Brian Warr in the Right Trailers Top Sportsman final. Warr gained a sizable lead at the start, but broke out by .005-second, allowing Firestone to win with a 6.420 on his 6.40 dial.…
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2024 NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Street winner Keith Manogue

18 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
92:41
Keith Manogue has now won three NHRA national event titles and all of them have come in his home state of Arizona. Manogue, the 1999 and 2006 Phoenix champ, scored a 10.892 to 10.856 double-breakout win in Super Street against Matthew Bong.
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2024 NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Gas winner Evan Kowalski

18 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
126:07
Evan Kowalski bagged his fifth national event win, all of them in Super Gas, when he took out John Dexter in a 9.92 to 9.96 final round.   
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