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Back in the points lead and with a win under his belt heading into this weekend’s 35th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway, Top Fuel standout Steve Torrence is in an ideal situation.

NHRA fans can watch the Division 5 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader from Heartland Motorsports Park for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.

After a five-year absence, Funny Car racer Tim Gibbons will return to the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals in a one-race partnership in Jeff and Leeza Diehl’s entry with backing from Big Time Pest Control.

Paul Lee and his McLeod Racing Nitro Funny Car entry return to Sonoma Raceway with Denso and new marketing partner, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions.

For the first time since 2009, the NHRA’s annual trek to Northern California’s wine country will close out the famed three-race Western Swing when the 35th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals take place on July 28-30 at picturesque Sonoma Raceway.

Heading into this weekend’s Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals with mild temperatures forecast for lightning-fast Sonoma Raceway, one Top Fuel team could walk away with a $30,000 bounty for being the first to hit 300 mph at the eighth-mile mark of the track.

The 2023 Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals was packed with wild moments and quite a few upsets. Relive the second race of the Western Swing in our Weekend Rewind video recap.

Idaho’s largest motorsport’s event, the 52nd Annual Nightfire Nationals presented by Bi-Mart returns to Firebird Raceway on Friday-Sunday, Aug. 4-6.

Ten champions were crowned in NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, led by Jackie Fricke, who won in Top Alcohol Dragster for the second straight year.

On this episode of the NHRA Insider, Seattle Top Fuel winner Steve Torrence and Funny Car runner-up J.R. Todd join host Brian Lohnes to talk about the race, the Western Swing, and all the fun that comes with the intense competition of professional drag racing. 

Funny Car driver Jason Rupert will return to action for the first time since April. Boosting his efforts is ICE Recovery + Wellness coming on board as primary sponsor for the upcoming Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals.

The eight-bike field is set for the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle All-Star Callout, with the standouts in the first callout specialty for the two-wheeled category set to grab the spotlight as part of this weekend’s 35th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at picturesque Sonoma Raceway.

Listen to David Grubnic explain to NHRA on FOX's Bruno Masssel that the thin air in Denver should have meant a 332- or 334-mph top speed, but he was nearly speechless when the car ran 337 mph.

The Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals, the middle leg of the three-race NHRA Western Swing, went into the record book, adding another chapter to the Pacific Raceways’ storied history. Here’s our five big takeaways from the event.

Four-time Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence broke his 2023 win drought, Tim Wilkerson won in Funny Car for the fourth time in Seattle, and Gaige Herrera won for the fifth time in seven starts this season to highlight an action-packed final day of racing at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals.

The National Dragster photographers were all over Pacific Raceways on the final day of the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals, capturing the action on and off the racetrack.

News, notes, quotes, photos, and video from raceday at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals.

Highlighting raceday at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals, Mile-High Nationals winners Clay Millican, Matt Hagan, and Gaige Herrera will try to continue their respective attempts to join the short list of drivers to sweep the Western Swing with consecutive wins in Denver Seattle, and Sonoma.

Mike Salinas, John Force, and Gaige Herrera will  lead their respective fields into Sunday battle at Pacific Raceways to determine the winners of the 2023 Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals

Steve Torrence, Ron Capps, and Gaige Herrera collected victories in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge held during qualifying Saturday at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals.

Racing on the full Western Swing for the first time, busy is the key word for Pro Stock Motorcycle, and that definitely includes Angie Smith.

Top Fuel veteran Doug Kalitta is hoping to finally reach his milestone 50th career win at this year’s Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals and comes into the race hot off of a runner-up last weekend in Denver.

The National Dragster photographers were all over Pacific Raceways on the second day of the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals, capturing the action on and off the racetrack.

Two qualifying sessions today will set the final fields for Sunday’s eliminations at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, and Friday’s low qualifiers have said they don’t expect their provisional field-leading times to withstand the day.

The National Dragster photographers were all over Pacific Raceways on the opening day of the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals, capturing the action on and off the racetrack.

Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Bob Tasca III (Funny Car), and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are the low qualifiers after the opening day of the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, the middle stop of the three-race Western Swing.

Eddie Krawiec is probably getting a little tired of people asking the question, but the personable rider of the Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki still takes it in stride as he remains one victory shy of reaching the 50-win milestone in NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle competition.

Funny Car fan-favorite Jeff “the Surfer” Diehl will be back to riding the big waves of Funny Car competition at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals, his first outing since the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in April, where he reached the semifinals, and he's got a new look and new hopes.

The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to sea level, trekking down from the mile-high climes of Colorado to the beautiful and rustic setting that is Pacific Raceways in Washington state just outside of Seattle for the second leg of the annual Western Swing.