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Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Friday preview

The Pep Boys NHRA Nationals is a race long circled on the schedule for NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series championship hopefuls. The contenders have been named, the points have been reset, and we've got six races to decide titles. The 2024 NHRA Countdown to the Championship starts now at Maple Grove Raceway.
12 Sep 2024
Kelly Wade
Race coverage
Maple Grove Raceway
Top Fuel No one could forget the impact this race had on Doug Kalitta’s championship campaign last season. He came to Maple Grove Raceway with nary a final-round win light on his scorecard and had to switch to a back-up car in the midst of…
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Herrera, Glenn both looking to make their marks in Countdown playoffs

Gaige Herrera is just one win away from winning at all the tracks on the Pro Stock Motorcycle circuit, and Dallas Glenn is hoping to ride his spot as the top seed to Pro Stock glory as the Countdown to the Championship opens this weekend at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.
12 Sep 2024
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Herrera Glenn
In only his third season in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Gaige Herrera is just one win away from winning at all the tracks on the Pro Stock Motorcycle circuit. If he wins this weekend at the 39th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple…
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Nelson doubles, Garrett, Merrill, and Couch also claim Division 4 E.T. titles

Camron Nelson doubled in Sportsman and Electric Vehicle at the Division 4 Summit Series Finals at Ardmore Dragway and will be joined by Crue Garrett, Alvie Merrill, and Cody Couch to represent the division at the National Championship in Las Vegas.
12 Sep 2024
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Division 4
The following are Sunday's final results from the 2024 NHRA Summit Racing Series South Central Division ET Finals: SUPER PRO Crue Garrett, 4.865, 138.89  def. Cameron Green, 5.894, 116.61. PRO Alvie…
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Ford Performance named title sponsor of fall NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas

Ford Performance has been named the title sponsor of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series fall race in Las Vegas. The Ford Performance NHRA Nationals will take place Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
12 Sep 2024
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Ford Performance NHRA Nationals
Ford Performance has been named the title sponsor of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series fall race in Las Vegas. The 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals, which takes place Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,…
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Funny Car points leader Austin Prock focused on same approach in playoffs

Austin Prock has enjoyed a terrific 2024 regular season in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, and Prock doesn’t plan on adjusting his mindset or his approach as the Countdown to the Championship playoffs open.
12 Sep 2024
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Austin Prock
Austin Prock has enjoyed a terrific 2024 regular season in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, racking up five victories and advancing to eight final rounds in his first year in the Funny Car ranks.   Heading into this weekend’s 39th…
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2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Dragster winner Zach Sackman

11 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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23:39
The Right Trailers Top Dragster field was brutal with a 6.22 bump but Zach Sackman not only managed to qualify, but also won the sport’s biggest event by topping former world champ Darian Boesch in the final. Sackman won with a 6.180 against his 6.…
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2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Sportsman winner Bill Yates

11 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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101:41
Bill Yates, the first driver to win Super Comp at Indy, added a second win in Right Trailers Top Sportsman. Yates was nearly perfect in the final with a .008 light and a 6.512 on his 6.51 dial to stop Curt Fredrich.
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2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals Super Comp winner Trene Cressonie

11 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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24:19
Trene Cressonie emerged the win from a huge, 144-car Super Comp field at Indy, driving the Laris Motorsports Insurance dragster to an 8.907 to 8.908 final-round decision over five-time tour winner Jason Kenny. Cressonie had a comfortable .012 to .44…
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2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals Stock winner Joshua Decker

11 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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94:39
Josh Decker pulled off an upset when he stopped 107-time national event winner Dan Fletcher in the Stock final. Both drivers ran well under their respective dial-ins, but Decker was closer with a 10.522 on his 10.57.
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2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals Super Gas winner Bo Butner

11 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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23:53
Bo Butner made U.S. Nationals history in Super Gas, becoming the first NHRA Sportsman racer (outside of Top Alcohol Funny Car) to win Indy three straight years. The former Pro Stock and Comp world champ drove his Jim Butner Auto Sales Corvette to a…
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2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals Super Stock winner Larry Hodge

11 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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32:03
Two weeks after recording a perfect run in Brainerd, Larry Hodge earned the fifth and biggest win of his career in Super Stock at the Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals. Hodge secured the win after Jacob Delaune fouled in the final.
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2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals Comp Eliminator winner Kayla Mozeris

11 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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134:31
Second-generation Comp racer Kayla Mozeris won her third career national event title in her third different class as the former Super Stock and Stock victory driving Clint Neff’s Ford-powered K/AA Bantam around Joe Carnasciale’s clutch .025 reaction…
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2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur

11 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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111:40
Sean Bellemeur became just the third driver in Top Alcohol Funny Car history to win the U.S. Nationals three straight years – Frank Manzo and Pat Austin being the others – after returning veteran Stan Sipos, appearing in his first final round in…
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2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Hunter Green

11 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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72:43
Hunter Green collected the fourth and biggest score of his young Top Alcohol Dragster career by winning the U.S. Nationals. Green took an impressive 5.23 solo pass after three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champ Angelle Sampey’s engine sprung an…
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NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series championship odds updated

The odds to win 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Pro titles have been updated with incoming leaders Doug Kalitta, Austin Prock, Dallas Glenn, and Gaige Herrera as the favorites heading into the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
11 Sep 2024
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series championship odds updated
NHRA fans who participate in the gaming as part of the PlayNHRA initiative will have the opportunity to place wagers on the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series champions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle. Following…
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The Insiders unite and talk Indy, Reading, and championships

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Tony Pedregon and Kevin McKenna join host Brian Lohnes to discuss the results of Indy, what they have to do with the Countdown, and how some teams are championship hopefuls and others may struggle when pressures rise.
11 Sep 2024
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NHRA Insider podcast
Insider podcast
  On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Tony Pedregon and Kevin McKenna join host Brian Lohnes to discuss the results of Indy, what they have to do with the Countdown to the Championship, and how some teams are championship hopefuls…
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Fond memories at Maple Grove driving Top Fuel points leader Doug Kalitta

The most recent race didn’t go the way reigning Top Fuel world champion Doug Kalitta planned, but it would be hard to deny that the current points leader still has plenty of momentum heading into this weekend’s Pep Boys NHRA Nationals based on last year’s results at Maple Grove Raceway.
11 Sep 2024
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Doug Kalitta
The most recent race didn’t go the way reigning Top Fuel world champion Doug Kalitta planned, but it would be hard to deny that the current points leader still has plenty of momentum heading into this weekend’s 39th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals…
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Pro Stock Motorcycle's Chase Van Sant arming up for Countdown battle

In the twilight of his sophomore season, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chase Van Sant has been gathering experience and valuable points as he marches toward the 2024 NHRA Countdown to the Championship. This time around, he's prepared for whatever comes his way.
10 Sep 2024
Kelly Wade
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Chase Van Sant
In the twilight of his sophomore season, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chase Van Sant has been gathering experience and valuable points as he marches toward the 2024 NHRA Countdown to the Championship. This time around, he's prepared for whatever comes…
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Explained! How Top Fuel clutch failure leads to smoking tires

During the NHRA on FOX broadcast from the 2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals, Tony Pedregon, a former Funny Car champion and NHRA analyst, explained how a clutch failure could send a Top Fuel dragster like Chicago’s T.J. Zizzo up in smoke just after launch.
10 Sep 2024
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Explained! How Top Fuel clutch failure leads to smoking tires
Tony Pedregon broke down the critical role of the clutch system, which is designed to progressively engage the engine’s 12,000 horsepower with the rear tires. When the clutch fails, it doesn’t properly control the power delivery, sending all of the…
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Meziere, Price, Burkevics, Reeves, and Webster win Division 6 Summit Finals

Zach Meziere, Tony Price, Charles Burkevics, Marty Reeves, and Michael Webster were the winners in the NHRA Summit Racing Series Northwest Division Race of Champions to earn berths in the Nationals championship in Las Vegas.
10 Sep 2024
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Division 6
The following are Monday's final results from the 2024 NHRA Summit Racing Series Northwest Division Race of Champions: SUPER PRO Zach Meziere, Boise, Idaho, '11 Dragster, 4.810, 144.10  def. Shawn Hart, Boise, Idaho, '05…
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Buddy Hull pumped for first Countdown to the Championship appearance

First-year Funny Car driver Buddy Hull will be participating in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship for the first time in his Professional career. 
10 Sep 2024
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Buddy Hull
For the first time in his Professional career, Buddy Hull will be participating in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship.  As a first-year Funny Car driver for legendary team Jim Dunn Racing, Hull does not…
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Tricky Tipster, Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

The regular season was filled with drama and excitement, but the real battle for 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Pro titles begins this week with the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at historic Maple Grove Raceway.
10 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
Tricky Tipster®
Tipster
The regular season was filled with drama and excitement, but the real battle for 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Pro titles begins this week with the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at historic Maple Grove Raceway. While much of the focus will be…
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Pep Boys NHRA Nationals kicks off 2024 Countdown to the Championship

The Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway kicks off the playoff hunt to open the Countdown to the Championship this weekend at Maple Grove Raceway in Pennsylvania.
10 Sep 2024
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Pep Boys NHRA Nationals
At the beginning of every NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, drivers have their sights on a championship, and the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway will kick off that playoff hunt to open the Countdown to the Championship.…
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Driven: The Gordon family in Indy

In just a few short months, first-year Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Maddi Gordon has raced her way into the winner's circle and into the hearts of fans. Follow along with the Gordon family in Indy in the newest edition of "Driven."
09 Sep 2024
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Maddi Gordon
 
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Intriguing storylines abound as Countdown to the Championship kicks off

The 2024 NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs are set to open at this weekend’s 39th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, and it’s a postseason filled with excitement and plenty of intriguing storylines.
09 Sep 2024
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Doug Kalitta
The 2024 NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs are set to open at this weekend’s 39th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, and it’s a postseason filled with excitement and plenty of intriguing storylines. This…
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Tony Stewart on the Pat McAfee Show—Behind the scenes

NHRA on FOX goes behind the scenes of the tapping of Tony Stewart on the Pat McAfee Show
09 Sep 2024
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Tony Stewart on the Pat McAfee Show—Behind the scenes
  In a special behind-the-scenes feature, NHRA on FOX takes viewers into the world of racing legend Tony Stewart as he sits down with Pat McAfee on The Pat McAfee Show. Known…
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Pritchett, McCosh, Billingsley lead Division 5 winners at Tri-State Raceway

Gary Pritchett, Bob McCosh, and David Billingsley led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series West Central Division was in actionfor the season finale at Tri-State Raceway.
07 Sep 2024
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Diivsion 5
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division event at Tri-State Raceway: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER Gary Pritchett, Avon, Ind., 5.316, 273.72  def. Daniel Flewelling…
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History made: Bo Butner pulls off U.S. Nationals Super Gas three-peat

Multi-class racer Bo Butner, competing in Super Gas, tapped into Indy magic and became the first driver outside of the alcohol campaigners to win three U.S. Nationals trophies in a row.
06 Sep 2024
Kelly Wade
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Bo Butner
The soil at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park is sacred, and whatever emanates from the ground there at Indy has been like pixie dust for select drivers. It took 25 years, but multi-class racer Bo Butner tapped into that Indy magic and became the…
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Austin Prock's family opened up to Jordan Vandergriff before Indy

In a rare and memorable moment ahead of the prestigious Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals at Indy, the Prock family—Austin, Thomas, Jimmy, and Tom—took a breather from the intensity of race prep to grab a drink with NHRA on Fox host, and NHRA nitro drag racer Jordan Vandergriff.
06 Sep 2024
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Austin Prock's family grabbed a drink with Jordan Vandergriff at Indy
The Prock family, known for their deep roots in NHRA, caught up with Vandergriff in a laid-back setting, sharing stories and laughs ahead of one of the biggest events on the drag racing calendar. The camaraderie between the Procks and Vandergriff…
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How the 1968 Hemi Barracuda Super Stocker changed drag racing

NHRA on FOX’s Brian Lohnes knows drag racing history like few others, and when it comes to pivotal moments in the sport, few vehicles have made an impact like the 1968 Hemi Barracuda.
06 Sep 2024
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How the 1968 Hemi Barracuda Super Stocker changed drag racing
Listen in as NHRA on FOX's Brian Lohnes explains how the creation of this iconic car was a game changer for the sport, revolutionizing drag racing with its raw power, unique design, and track-dominating presence. Introduced as a prototype in 1968…
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