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Sellout crowd at debut NHRA Nationals at The Rock

Sellout crowd at debut NHRA Nationals at The Rock

NHRA officials announced a sellout on Saturday for the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock as fans packed the grandstands of Rockingham Dragway on Saturday during the second day of qualifying at the 16th event of the 2026 NHRA season.
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NHRA Nationals at The Rock Saturday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Rockingham Dragway on Saturday of the NHRA Nationals at The Rock to capture all of the action on and off the racetrack.

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Saturday News and Notes from the NHRA Nationals at The Rock

News, notes, quotes, photos, and more from the final day of qualifying at the NHRA Nationals at The Rock. Updated throughout the day.

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NHRA Nationals at The Rock Saturday preview

After an exciting day of qualifying that yielded performances much better than could probably be expected for a track on which most of the teams have not ever run, qualifying for NHRA Nationals at The Rock concludes today with two final qualifying sessions.
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Ron Capps

New venues like Rockingham bring excitement for old pro Ron Capps

Rockingham Dragway is the fourth and final new facility to join the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series national event schedule this season, and current Funny Car qualifying leader Ron Capps is loving the idea of new venues.
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Doug Kalitta

Kalitta, Capps, Hartford, Smith qualify No. 1 on Friday at The Rock

Reigning Top Fuel world champ Doug Kalitta finished Friday’s qualifying with the best run of the day at Rockingham Dragway, rolling to the provisional No. 1 spot to open the NHRA Nationals at The Rock. Ron Capps (Funny Car), Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) and Angie Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers.

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Rockingham

That was then, this is now: The Winston Invitational at Rockingham

It’s been 28 years since the NHRA big show rumbled through Rockingham with the10th and final Winston Invitational event, a non-points-earning showcase that began in 1989 and ran through 1998.
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Marc Ingwersen

After a near-miss in Michigan, Ingwersen and crew are more inspired than ever

When Marc Ingwersen and his Buckeye Harley-Davidson Buell crew pulled into U.S. 131 Motorsports Park for the Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals, they had no idea that a few days later they’d be celebrating the greatest day of Ingwersen’s near-10-year career in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
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Pro Mod

JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Series playoffs continue at Rockingham

Racing in a Pro Mod hotbed this weekend at Rockingham Dragway, the JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports moves a step closer to crowning a champion as part of this weekend’s NHRA Nationals at The Rock.
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September issue of National Dragster jam-packed with NHRA race results

READ THE ISSUEThe September 2026 issue of NHRA National Dragster, packed with racing action from coast to coast, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.Coverage of the Big Go,...
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Jordan Vandergriff

Jordan Vandergriff relishes first opportunity to race at Rockingham Dragway

Like most everyone in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Jordan Vandergriff knows very little about historic Rockingham Dragway, other than he’s extremely excited for this weekend’s inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock.
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Tricky Tipster

Tricky Tipster: NHRA Nationals at The Rock

As NHRA heads to Rockingham Dragway for the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock, the PlayNHRA Favorites include Doug Kalitta in Top Fuel, Matt Hagan in Funny Car, Greg Anderson in Pro Stock, and Matt Smith in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
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CHRR

California Hot Rod Reunion celebrates its international drag racing family

The 2026 California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports and featuring Nitro Revival, Oct. 23-25, is once again shaping up to be a truly international gathering, with tickets already purchased from many foreign countries.
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