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NHRA pioneer Paula Murphy honored by Women in Motorsports North America
Trailblazing female racer Paula Murphy, who among her many accomplishments was the first woman licensed to compete tin any NHRA nitro class, was feted by the Women in Motorsports North America at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles on May 24. NHRA executives were on hand to help honor her.
Trailblazing female racer Paula Murphy, who among her many accomplishments was the first woman licensed to compete in any NHRA nitro class when she licensed in Funny Car in late 1966, was feted by the Women in Motorsports North America at the…
Indy test session yields valuable answers to power-plagued Scag Top Fuel team
After five straight first-round losses, Tony Schumacher’s Mike Neff-led JCM/Scat Top Fuel team tested at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park and found the solution to their recent power woes.
Watch this weekend's Division 1 Lucas Oil Series event for free on NHRA.tv
NHRA fans can watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Maple Grove Raceway for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.
NHRA fans can watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Maple Grove Raceway for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.
Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage from Houston are Moser, Summit, Strange, and Weldon.
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Bryant Goldstone’s 6-second AMC Javelin won the Peak Street Car Shootout in Chicago
NHRA’s Drag and Drive event at the 2023 Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals, presented by PEAK Performance saw some of the quickest streetcars on earth race in front of thousands of fans.
Andrew Hines and Joe Castello Talk Chicago, Starting Line to The Stripe
On this post-Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, NHRA's Joe Castello joins Brian Lohnes along with Vance & Hines chief tuner Andrew Hines.
On this post-Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, NHRA's Joe Castello joins Brian Lohnes along with Vance & Hines chief tuner Andrew Hines. The talk…
Behind The Scenes at the 2023 Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals
Go behind the scenes with the winners of the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.
Gaige Herrera’s hot start rekindles memories of Dave Schultz and other dominant seasons
With his most recent win in Chicago, second-year Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Gaige Herrera became just the 12th racer in NHRA history to begin a season with three straight victories, and he might just be getting started.
With his third straight victory to start the season, Gaige Herrera has joined some fairly exclusive company. Don “the Snake” Prudhomme won six straight to start his record-setting 1976 Funny Car campaign, while Bob Glidden won the first four Pro…
Nitro teams, Pro Mods get ready for NHRA New England Nationals in Epping
As the summer heats up, the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series continues its 2023 season tour and returns to New England Dragway for the 10th annual NHRA New England Nationals on June 3-5.
As the summer heats up, the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series continues its 2023 season tour and returns to New England Dragway for the 10th annual NHRA New England Nationals on June 3-5.
The NHRA New England Nationals marks the sixth event…
Weekend Rewind: 2023 Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals
The Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals marked NHRA’s return to Route 66 Raceway for the first time since 2019, and the race was spectacular on many fronts. Here’s a video look back at the weekend.
Maddi Gordon takes first steps to earn Top Alcohol Funny Car license
Maddi Gordon, daughter of two-time NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Doug Gordon, has begun working towards her NHRA competition license in anticipation of a Top Alcohol Funny Car debut in 2024.
Maddi Gordon, daughter of two-time NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Doug Gordon, has been working as the full-time clutch specialist on the Gordon family’s Camaro for the past three race seasons.
Maddi is now 19…
World champ Priddy leads Sportsman winners at return to Route 66 Raceway
Seven champions were crowned in NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance, led by Ryan Priddy, who scored the first victory of his Comp eliminator world championship defense.
Seven champions were crowned in NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance, led by Ryan Priddy, who scored the first victory of his Comp eliminator world…
Secrets of balancing a Pro Stock Motorcycle for peak performance
Vance & Hines Andrew Hines explains how 8.5-pound tungsten weights are positioned on a Suzuki motorcycle for best performance and 60-foot times.
Five things we learned at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals
After a too-long respite, we were thrilled to return to Route 66 Raceway for the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance. Here are a handful of takeaways from Chicago.
CHICAGO FANS LOVE, NEED, AND WANT DRAG RACING
Four years is a long time to wait for anything, and the 1,447 days between Pro cars going down the track at Route 66 Raceway had Chicago-area race fans positively greedy for the pungent aroma of…
Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals Sunday photo gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographers captured the final day at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals, covering all of the action on and off the racetrack.
Lenny Lottig triumphant in Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown at Route 66 Raceway
Lenny Lottig and his ITI Trailers & Truck Bodies COPO Camaro won their second consecutive Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown race Sunday at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway.
Lenny Lottig and his ITI Trailers & Truck Bodies COPO Camaro won their second consecutive Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown race Sunday at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway.
Facing Doug Hamp…
Millican, Wilkerson, Glenn, and Herrera claim coveted wins at Route 66 Raceway
The Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals marked a return to racing in Chicago, where Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock), and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) claimed particularly unforgettable wins.
The Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals proved to be a very full, very entertaining affair for fans who had been waiting eagerly for the return of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. After a span of four years without drag…
Jose Gonzalez claims Pro Mod victory at Route 66 NHRA Nationals
In a final round featuring the last two world champions in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Jose Gonzalez picked up the win over Kris Thorne at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance.
In a final round featuring the last two world champions in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports, Jose Gonzalez picked up the win over reigning world champ Kris Thorne on a holeshot as part of this weekend’s…
Sunday News and Notes from the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals
News, notes, quotes, photos, and videos from final eliminations at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway
Clay Millican, a 2018 Chicago winner, opens eliminations at Route 66 Raceway with his best run of the weekend – a killer 3.732, 333.41 in the Parts Plus Top Fuel dragster – next to a tire-smoking Shawn Langdon. The win is pleasing though…
Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals Sunday preview
The all-concrete racing surface at Route 66 Raceway was host to track-record breaking runs during qualifying for the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals, and now, Sunday has arrived. Racers across all four professional categories will be charging for a trophy for the first time in four years on a racing surface that welcomes all that they can give.
The all-concrete racing surface at Route 66 Raceway was host to track-record breaking runs during qualifying for the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals, and now, Sunday has arrived. Racers across all four professional categories…
Salinas, Hight, Glenn, and Herrera lock in as low qualifiers at Route 66 Raceway
Qualifying for the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals is in the books, and Mike Salinas, Robert Hight, Dallas Glenn, and Gaige Herrera each locked in as the No. 1 qualifiers in their respective fields. After four years away, a Chicagoland trophy is finally up for grabs again – and they all desperately want it.
Qualifying for the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals is in the books, and Mike Salinas, Robert Hight, Dallas Glenn, and Gaige Herrera each locked in as the No. 1 qualifiers in their respective fields. After four years away from…
A day of firsts as Ashley, Capps, and Herrera earn Mission Challenge victories
It was a day of firsts as Justin Ashley, Ron Capps, and Gaige Herrera collected the victories in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at Route 66 Raceway. Ashley became the first two-time Mission Challenge winner and Herrera its first Pro Stock Motorcycle winner.
It was a day of firsts as Justin Ashley, Ron Capps, and Gaige Herrera collected victories in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, which took place during Saturday qualifying at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented…
Camrie Caruso powers to NHRA Pro Stock All-Star Callout title in Chicago
Following her breakout win earlier this season in Phoenix, reigning NHRA Rookie of the Year Camrie Caruso claimed the $28,000 top prize in the NHRA Pro Stock All-Star Callout at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance.
In a final round battle that featured two of NHRA’s brightest young stars, Camrie Caruso prevailed to win the NHRA Pro Stock All-Star Callout on Saturday afternoon during the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by Peak…
Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals Saturday photo gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographers captured the second day at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals, covering all of the action on and off the racetrack.
JCM Racing, Max Out Motorsports announce formation of Maynard Ashley Racing
Max Out Motorsports (formerly Justin Ashley Racing and Davis Motorsports) and JCM Racing have announced the creation of Maynard Ashley Racing, a new organization that will campaign the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel entry piloted by Justin Ashley.
On Saturday of the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals, Max Out Motorsports (formerly Justin Ashley Racing and Davis Motorsports) and JCM Racing jointly announced the creation of Maynard Ashley Racing, a new organization that will…
She's back: Peggy Llewellyn's long-awaited return to Pro Stock Motorcycle
The Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals mark the return of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series to one of the most favored facilities on tour, and while each of the near-500 participants are thrilled to be back, Peggy Llewellyn is, perhaps, the most excited of all.
The Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals is significant in that it mark the return of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series to one of the most favored facilities on tour: Route 66 Raceway, just outside of Chicago. While each of…
Alex Taylor leads the Peak Street Car Shootout with a 7-second pass
A 212-mph pass on day two of the 2023 Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance put Alex Taylor's 1955 twin-turbo big-block Chevy in the number one position at NHRA's Drag and Drive event.
Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals/Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge Saturday preview
The final day of qualifying for the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals will set the fields for Sunday eliminations, and it will also include two of the highly anticipated specialty events: the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge and the NHRA Pro Stock All-Star Callout.
The final day of qualifying for the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals will set the fields for Sunday eliminations, and it will also include two of the highly anticipated specialty events: the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge…
Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals Friday photo gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographers captured the opening day at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals, covering all of the action on and off the racetrack.
Peak Street Car Shootout NHRA Drag and Drive Friday qualifying from Route 66
See the quickest street car on the planet—plus half a dozen other cars that can run the quarter-mile at insane speeds and then drive to dinner, from the 2023 Gerber Collision and Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance