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Hord secures No.1 qualifying position at Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals

Rick Hord remained atop of the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals following the second session of qualifying for the class.
23 Jun 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Pro Mod
Rick Hord remained atop of the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals following the second session of qualifying for the class. The teams only had one qualifying session during the day…
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Millican, C. Force, Coughlin, Smith finish atop qualifying fields in Norwalk

Clay Millican in Top Fuel and Jeg Coughlin in Pro Stock took over the qualifying leads Saturday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals and are joined atop their fields by Friday leaders Courtney Force (Funny Car) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle).
23 Jun 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Clay Millican
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Saturday Notebook

23 Jun 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Norwalk
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Hord leads Pro Mod category at Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals

Rick Hord is atop the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals following the first session of qualifying for the category.
22 Jun 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Pro Mod
Rick Hord is atop the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals following the first session of qualifying for the category. The teams only had one qualifying session during the day due to…
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Champions crowned at Jr. Western Conference Finals

Abigail Wilson, Emmy Shepherd, Kennedy Hale, Rylie Trumble, Kade Guidry, Dylan Hough, Braden Bettis, LJ Grissom, and Texas Motorplex were the big winners at the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals presented by Fairlife YUP!.
22 Jun 2018
Candida Benson, Jr. Dragster Contributor
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Western Conference Finals champions
Rylie Trumble (age 12), Braden Bettis (14), and LJ Grissom (16-17) joined the list of multitime champions when they outlasted the field in their respective age groups at the 2018 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals presented by Fairlife…
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Force sisters lead nitro, Smith tops in PSM on a rain-shortened day in Norwalk

Brittany and Courtney Force grabbed respective qualifying leads in Top Fuel and Funny Car while Matt Smith is the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock after one session on a rain-shortened day at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
22 Jun 2018
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Brittany Force
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Veteran Tutterow hopes to build on Bristol runner-up in Norwalk

Reaching the final last week in Bristol was was precisely the race Todd Tutterow needed and he hopes that momentum continues as the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service starts the second half of its season as part of this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
22 Jun 2018
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Pro Mod
Todd Tutterow appeared headed to a rough back-to-back stretch after not qualifying in Richmond and following it up by barely squeaking into the field in the No. 16 spot at the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A…
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J&A Service named presenting sponsor for E3 Pro Mod racing in Norwalk

J&A Service has been named the presenting sponsor for the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of this weekend’s 12th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals
22 Jun 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Pro Mod
J&A Service has been named the presenting sponsor for the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of this weekend’s 12th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Friday Notebook

22 Jun 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Norwalk
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Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 2008 Summit Racing Equipment Nationals

Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: 2008 Summit Racing Equipment Nationals.
22 Jun 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Flashback Friday
Greg Anderson
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: 2008 Summit Racing Equipment Nationals. Some of the highlights of the race…
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More 'Mongoose' memories

Week two of “the Mongoose” watch goes on as fans and friends continue to try to reconcile that he’s really gone. This week: No race cars, just photos of “the Mongoose” smiling and doing his thing.
22 Jun 2018
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Tom McEwen
Week two of “the Mongoose” watch goes on as fans and friends continue to try to reconcile that he’s really gone. It’s been interesting to watch and listen to the reactions of his close racing buddies. They’ve been checking in on one another and…
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Racing at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park brings out the best in Andrew Hines

Five-time Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) world champ Andrew Hines has a strong comfort level at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, the site of this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
21 Jun 2018
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Andrew Hines
Five-time Pro Stock Motorcycle (PSM) world champ Andrew Hines has a strong comfort level at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, the site of this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Hines has four wins at the facility, which means…
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Pro Stock points leader Greg Anderson looking for first win at Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals

Greg Anderson has the points lead 11 events through the season without a victory. That's something he's looking to change at the track his sponsor supports this weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
21 Jun 2018
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Greg Anderson
Greg Anderson is happy to have the Pro Stock points lead in what has been an ultra-competitive year during the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. To have it without recording a win through the first 11 events speaks to Anderson’s…
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Tricky Tipster: Current points leaders Torrence, Force, and Janis favored in Norwalk

Steve Torrence, Courtney Force, and Mike Janis, the points leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Mod, respectively, are the favorites for this weekend’s Norwalk event along with Jeg Coughlin Jr. and LE Tonglet.
21 Jun 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Tipster
Tricky Tipster, NHRA National Dragster's own wizard of odds, doesn’t get points for near misses so the recently completed Bristol race resulted in a disappointing  0-4 blowout. Quickly, turning our attention to Norwalk, look for Steve Torrence…
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NHRA Today Roundtable: Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals preview

NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom was joined in the Wally Parks Studio by NHRA on FOX analysts Dave Rieff and Tony Pedregon as well as Indy Bureau Chief John Kernan to preview the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
21 Jun 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Crew Chief Confidential: Mike Neff

Mike Neff, who tuned Tony Schumacher to his first Top Fuel victory of the season last weekend in Bristol, joins NHRA's Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John's to talk about the win, this season's progress, and more.
20 Jun 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Crew Chief Confidential
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2017 Top Fuel world champ Brittany Force nominated for ESPYS Best Driver Award

Brittany Force, 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel world champion, has been nominated for the 2017 ESPYS Best Driver Award.
20 Jun 2018
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Brittany Force
Brittany Force, 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel world champion, has been nominated for the 2017 ESPYS Best Driver Award, it was announced by ESPN. It is the eighth time a John Force Racing driver has been nominated for the award…
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Rising pressure brings out the best in Funny Car newcomer Shawn Langdon

First-year Funny Car driver Shawn Langdon has a big challenge in front of him heading to the 12th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park.
20 Jun 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Shawn Langdon
Never one to shy away from a challenge, first-year Funny Car driver Shawn Langdon has a big one in front of him heading to this weekend’s 12th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Langdon, a…
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The Sports Report: An almost perfect Father’s Day

Ed Longhany and his son, Ed Jr., enjoyed a Father’s Day celebration they won’t soon forget after they both reached the final round of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol.
20 Jun 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
longhany
Ed Longhany Jr. earned his first-ever NHRA national event victory when he stopped perennial championship contender Joe Santangelo in the Stock final at the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol. As excited as Longhany was to…
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NHRA Top Fuel rookie Worm joins Team Edelbrock Racing

Edelbrock has announced NHRA Top Fuel racer Audrey Worm as the latest addition to Team Edelbrock Racing.
19 Jun 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Audrey Worm
Edelbrock has announced NHRA Top Fuel racer Audrey Worm as the latest addition to Team Edelbrock Racing. Worm began her racing career in her dad’s Slingshot Dragsters shop’s nostalgia front-engine dragster at the age of 16 and competed in…
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NHRA Summit National Championship drawing to be held in Norwalk

A special drawing for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship will be held at the upcoming Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals to determine which NHRA division will send the eighth driver in each of the four Summit Racing Series classes.
19 Jun 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Summit drawing
A special drawing for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship will be held at the upcoming Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park.  The drawing will determine which NHRA division will send the eighth…
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Summit Racing Equipment continues sponsorship of NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League

Summit Racing Equipment has renewed its title sponsorship of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, a popular racing league for kids ages 5-17.
19 Jun 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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JDRL
Summit Racing Equipment has renewed its title sponsorship of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, a popular racing league for kids ages 5-17.   The NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League celebrated its 25th anniversary during the…
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Steve Torrence hopes to go back-to-back at Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals

Top Fuel points leader Steve Torrence goes to Norwalk looking to defend his event title and stay on top of the field.
19 Jun 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Steve Torrence
A year after winning eight races during a banner 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Steve Torrence has gone to several events this year as the defending event winner. It’s something that doesn’t get old for the Top Fuel standout and…
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Ron Capps talks Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Funny Car win

2017 Funny Car world champion Ron Capps joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom on Facebook Live to discuss his victory in Thunder Valley.
19 Jun 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Ron Capps
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Virginia NHRA Nationals Sportsman champion highlights

NHRA’s long-awaited return to Virginia Motorsports Park will be long remembered by the many racers and fans who attended the 10th NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event of the season.
19 Jun 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Joe Tysinger
NHRA’s long-awaited return to Virginia Motorsports Park will be long remembered by the many racers and fans who attended the 10th NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event of the season and particularly by Joe Tysinger, Randy Parker, Jeg Coughlin Jr…
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Virginia NHRA Nationals Super Gas winner Charlie Kenopic

19 Jun 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
The Super Gas final featured Canadian Kenopic and perennial top-10 finisher Mike Sawyer and, predictably, it was a side-by-side race that was decided by less than a hundredth of a second at the finish line. Kenopic, the winner of the 2013 Reading…
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Virginia NHRA Nationals Super Comp winner Jeg Coughlin Jr.

19 Jun 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Jeg Coughlin Jr. suffered a quarterfinal loss in Pro Stock in Richmond, but he quickly changed gears, jumping into his dragster and nailing a .011 light to stop Dave Long in the semifinal round. In the fifth and final round, Coughlin earned national…
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Virginia NHRA Nationals Stock winner Randy Parker

19 Jun 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Randy Parker claimed his first national event title when he won the Stock title in Bristol in 1999. Nearly two decades later, in Stock, Parker coasted to a second win in Richmond after opponent Eugene Monahan broke in the final round. Parker, in his…
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Virginia NHRA Nationals Super Stock winner Joe Tysinger

19 Jun 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Joe Tysinger downed former world champ Byron Worner with a .022-second package in the third round and returned for the quarterfinals to defeat Worner’s twin brother, Bryan, with an even more competitive .013-second package. Tysinger’s highlight reel…
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JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals Sportsman champion highlights

The annual JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals is considered one of the toughest events of the year for Sportsman racers because Saturday’s JEGS Allstars event attracts top tier talent from across North America, so it was only fitting that reigning champions put their best foot forward.
19 Jun 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Joey Severance
The annual JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals is considered one of the toughest events of the year for Sportsman racers because Saturday’s JEGS Allstars event attracts top tier talent from across North America, so it was only fitting that reigning…
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