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Former Pro Stock world champion Allen Johnson became the first member of the “Jesel 200 MPH Club” with an incredible run of 202.55 mph in the Blackbird X Dodge Challenger owned by Geoff Turk on Saturday at World Wide Technology in St. Louis.

NHRA fans can watch the Division 3 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from World Wide Technology Raceway for free starting Wednesday on NHRA.tv.

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

NHRA Midwest Nationals winners Clay Millican and Greg Anderson join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast.

The NHRA Midwest Nationals marked the midpoint of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, crowning winners and upsetting the points standings at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Brandon Miller is paying his dues in Pro Stock this season, but he’s also a leading contender for the Top Sportsman title with his six-second Chevy S-10 truck.

The NHRA Midwest Nationals marked the halfway point of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship. Here's a quick look a how the Top Fuel teams have fared through the first three races. First in a series.

The NHRA Midwest Nationals, the third race in the 2023 Countdown to the Championship playoffs, brought plenty of surprises for all. Here are five takeaways from the St. Louis event – get 'em while they're hot.

Six Sportsman drivers claimed huge victories in NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series action at the NHRA Midwest  Nationals, led by Ronnie Bohn, a first-time winner in Comp.

The NHRA Countdown to the Championship season is merciless and every driver is all-out in every round. Sometimes that's a little too far out!

In his first career race in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Jordan Lazic earned the victory on Sunday, making a spectacular debut this weekend as part of the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Coming into eliminations as the No. 1 qualifier, Mark Pawk and his Empaco Equipment Dodge Drag Pak team picked up their first Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown victory of his career Sunday at the NHRA Midwest Nationals.

There's nothing like raceday, and the NHRA National Dragster photographers captured it all. See Sunday at the NHRA Midwest Nationals through the lens with this photo gallery.

The third race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship was a statement for some and a decider for others, and with just three races to go before the big trophies are awarded, the intensity is higher than ever before. Clay Millican, Matt Hagan, Greg Anderson, and Gaige Herrera each claimed important wins.

News, notes, quotes, and photos from final eliminations at the NHRA Midwest Nationals. Updated throughout the day.

Qualifying was a rambunctious affair at the NHRA Midwest Nationals, and it set the tone for an appropriately intense Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway. What happens in St. Louis will likely have great impact on the final outcome of the season, and all eyes are on the facility that sits in the shadow of the St. Louis Gateway Arch.

He's starting from the top spot, and Bob Tasca III has an extraordinary opportunity at the NHRA Midwest Nationals to slide into the Funny Car points lead for the first time during the Countdown to the Championship. Incoming points leaders Doug Kalitta and Gaige Herrera also qualified No. 1, as did Erica Enders, who is a handful of points out of the lead.

Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway offered sights and sounds to tempt all the senses. The NHRA National Dragster photographers were on site to capture the visual impact of day two at the NHRA Midwest Nationals.

For the third straight year and the seventh time in the past eight seasons, the NHRA and officials at World Wide Technology Raceway announced a sellout crowd for Saturday’s qualifying action at the NHRA Midwest Nationals.

During the second round of Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying at the NHRA Midwest Nationals on Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway, Angie Smith was separated from the bike after crossing the finish line before coming to a rest. Smith was alert and conscious, and was examined onsite by the NHRA medical team before being transported to a local medical facility for further evaluation.

Friday night qualifying at the NHRA Midwest Nationals was fiery and fast, with header flames high and adrenaline even higher for drivers competing in the third of six NHRA Countdown to the Championship events. On Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway, the four quickest drivers are the target. 

Matt Cummings, Sean Bellemeur, and Don Eckel led the ist of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Northeast Division was in action at Virginia Motorsports Park.

Friday's qualifying session at the NHRA Midwest Nationals kicked off as the sun was setting over The Gateway Arch, and with flames high, Doug Kalitta and Bob Tasca III stood as best. Erica Enders and Gaige Herrera also nabbed the provisional pole in their respective classes to initiate race three of six in the Countdown to the Championship.

Friday at World Wide Technology Raceway brought brilliant blue skies throughout the day and then a pleasing evening of racing under the lights. See what the NHRA National Dragster photographers captured on the first day of the NHRA Midwest Nationals.

Matt Smith, currently No. 2 in the Pro Stock Motorcycle standings, knows the relevance of winning a Countdown to the Championship race such as St. Louis, and he's done so five times before in his career – but that isn't why the Matt Smith Racing (MSR) camp is in the midst of a shake-up.

With huge championship implications on the line, the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports heads to World Wide Technology Raceway as part of this weekend’s NHRA Midwest Nationals, also marking the penultimate race in the Road to the Championship.

With huge championship implications on the line, the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports heads to World Wide Technology Raceway as part of this weekend’s NHRA Midwest Nationals, also marking the penultimate race in the Road to the Championship.

The 2023 NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway, just across the bridge from the St. Louis arch. The energy is palpable at the NHRA Midwest Nationals, the third of six races in the Countdown, and everybody is after that increasingly important trophy.