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Terry Haddock

Funny Car’s Terry Haddock looking to make an impact in Countdown

At this weekend’s Texas NHRA Fall Nationals, Terry Haddock will be campaigning a red, white and blue Concho Supply Funny Car celebrating and honoring America’s 250th anniversary.
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Issue 10

October issue of National Dragster packed with championship points action

The October 2026 issue of NHRA National Dragster, packed with racing action from four major NHRA series with championship implications, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.
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Austin Prock

Funny Car’s Austin Prock thinking big for Texas-sized shootout

Back in the NHRA Funny Car championship hunt, Austin Prock’s bid for a third straight world title hits an important point at this weekend’s Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.
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Leonard Hughes

Legendary world championship-winning nitro tuner Leonard Hughes passes away

Leonard Hughes, the brilliant tuning mind and counterpart to partner Paul Candies’ deep pockets on the successful Candies & Hughes team that often dominated Top Fuel and Funny Car racing in the 1970s and ‘80s, died Oct. 14.
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Will Smith

Top Fuel rookie Will Smith looks for dream weekend in Dallas

The first three races of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs have been the best three events in Will Smith’s young Top Fuel career, as the standout rookie has come alive in the postseason.
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Factory Stock

Dallas offers one more chance for victory in Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown

The final race of the 2026 Flexjet NHRA Factory Stock Showdown Series, the Texas NHRA FallNationals, will offer some of the most seasoned Chevrolet, Dodge, and Ford teams one final chance to win a special 75th anniversary NHRA diamond Wally.
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Bernie Plourd

Plourd ready to complete bucket-list challenge with Las Vegas Top Fuel debut

Bernie Plourd, who won the NHRA Winternationals Top Alcohol Dragster title back in 1992 and has competed in a variety of NHRA Sportsman classes, is ready for his ultimate bucket-list challenge: his Top Fuel debut at the upcoming Mopar NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge.
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NHRA Insider

Aaron Stanfield and Christie Meyer-Johnson talk Texas, ladders, and more

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, host Brian Lohnes is joined by Christie Meyer-Johnson, the co-owner of the Texas Motorplex, as well as Aaron Stanfield, who took victory from his dad at the last stop on the NHRA tour at Worldwide Technology Raceway.
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Grunt

VizionOne's Grunt of the Race program awards NHRA nitro crewmembers

VizionOne's Grunt of the Race program is making sure NHRA crewmembers get something for their efforts: a check in their pocket and clean, healthy hands, courtesy of VizionOne's all-natural hand cleaner.
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Penwell Knights

Penwell Knights Raceway joins NHRA Member Track Network in Division 4

Penwell Knights Raceway has joined the NHRA Member Track Network for the first time in the South Central Division (Division 4). Known as the Permian Basin’s premier quarter-mile drag racing facility, the newest track to join the NHRA Member Track Network is located just outside of Odessa, Texas.
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FanFest

Texas FallNationals Fan Fest will deliver a galaxy of NHRA stars

The Texas NHRA FallNationals Pre-Stage FanFest presented by Red Line Synthetic Oil will once again feature the biggest names in NHRA Drag Racing, Thursday, Oct. 15, at Railyard Park in downtown Waxahachie. More than 50 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series drivers and riders are expected to take part.
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JEGS Allstars

JEGS Allstars preview: A closer look at each of the contenders in each class

Every year for the last 41 years, NHRA’s best Sportsman drivers have come together for the annual JEGS Allstars competition. They will compete for more than $125,000 in prize money at the upcoming Texas NHRA FallNationals. Here is a closer look at this year’s contestants.

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