Contingency partners commit to NHRA racers for 2022
The NHRA Contingency program is a marketing partnership that pays big money to thousands of racers over a season. Here are the companies that have already signed up for next year.
The NHRA Contingency program is not a traditional sponsorship. It's a partnership. It’s successful when manufacturers sell products to racers that make their cars succeed. When racers win with those products (and the corresponding contingency…
Reliving NHRA's first race: the 1955 National Championship Drags in Great Bend
This weekend, NHRA will celebrate its 1,000th national event with the running of the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil in Las Vegas. In 1955, the NHRA staged its first national event, the 1955 National Championship Drags in Great Bend, Kan.
Hot off Vegas divisional win, Justin Lamb plans title defense on home turf
Local hero Justin Lamb is poised to defend the Stock eliminator title he earned at last year's Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas and repeat his triumph in Super Stock at the division race held there three weeks ago.
Five-time NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series world champion Justin Lamb grew up racing at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Now a married father of two who resides with his family in Henderson, the former Jr. drag racing competitor has a wide-…
NHRA returns to 2021 SEMA Show with live interviews and legendary breakfast
The NHRA has attended every SEMA Show since the very beginning. This year, we return with our NHRA on FOX announcers to host live interviews and celebrity guests from booth 10,000.
When SEMA was formed in 1963, NHRA was there. When the first SEMA Show took place, NHRA was there. When the SEMA Show…
2021 Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Sportsman champ Jimmy Lewis
For the third time this season, former Super Gas world champ Jimmy Lewis scored in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers. Lewis, a winner in Denver and Indy, drove his Pontiac to a slowing 6.529 on his 6.40 dial in the final…
2021 Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Dragster champ Ross Laris
Ross Laris also grabbed his third win of the season in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers following his final-round victory against Wayne Landra. Laris, now a five-time national event winner, eased to a 6.285 from his 6.15…
2021 Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Street champ Scooter Wilkins
Scooter Wilkins made it to his first national event final round and made it count with a nearly perfect .002 light and a 10.945 that was enough to hold off John Liebham’s 10.903 effort in Super Street. Wilkins also had a great light on his…
2021 Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Gas champ Austin Williams
Austin Williams can’t catch Luke Bogacki for the lead in Super Gas, but he’s got a decent shot at the No. 2 spot following his third win of the season. Williams drove to a 9.93 to 9.94 win against Jerry DeBusk in the final round to seal…
2021 Texas NHRA FallNationals Stock champ Brenda Grubbs
Brenda Grubbs is now a three-time national event champ following another double-breakout win over championship contender Jerry Emmons in Stock. Grubbs left on time with a .004 light in her AA/SA ’69 Camaro and ran just two-thousandths…
2021 Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Stock champ Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.
Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. collected his eighth national event title and third in Super Stock when he outlasted Harvey Emmons III in the Super Stock final. Hidalgo left first and turned on the win light in a close double breakout with a 9.78 on his…
Jim Dunn Racing, KGC Construction to honor fallen U.S. military in Las Vegas
The Jim Dunn Racing/KGC Construction Funny Car entry will carry a U.S. flag on the hood during the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals to recognize 13 fallen military personnel who were killed during an August explosion near the Kabul airport in Afghanistan.
In addition to the primary colors of team sponsor KGC Construction, the red and silver Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car entry will also carry a U.S. flag on the hood during the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals to recognize 13 fallen military personnel who were…
2021 Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Comp champ Steve Evans
Steve Evans got a free pass in the Super Comp final after Jeromy Hefler rolled the beams and received a red-light. Evans, a winner at the 2010 Dallas event, got to the final on the strength of consistent and quick reaction times, including…
2021 Texas NHRA FallNationals Comp champ Don Thomas
Following a runner-up finish at the Division 5 Lucas Oil Series event in Denver, Don Thomas won his first Comp race of the season when he topped Keith Mawhee in the final. Thomas drove his C/DA dragster to a (-.526) 7.074 for the win…
2021 Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champ Doug Gordon
Reigning world champ Doug Gordon is back on top of the standings after driving his Beta Motorcycles Camaro past Brian Hough in the Top Alcohol Funny Car final, 5.51 to 5.56. Gordon now has seven wins this season and hasn’t lost a round…
2021 Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Alcohol Dragster champ Jackie Fricke
Jackie Fricke, still one of the leading contenders for the Top Alcohol Dragster championship, now has six wins in 11 finals this season following her narrow 5.20 to 5.24 win against Matt Cummings. Fricke reached the final by beating…
Texas NHRA FallNationals Sportsman video highlights
Jackie Fricke and Doug Gordon were among the 10 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions crowned during the Texas NHRA FallNationals in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, respectively.
Jackie Fricke and Doug Gordon were among the 10 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions crowned during the Texas NHRA FallNationals Stampede of Speed at Texas Motorplex near Dallas in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, respectively…
Limited-edition poker chips will commemorate 1,000th NHRA national event
In celebration of the NHRA’s 1,000th national event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend, NHRA is producing a limited run of 3,000 commemorative poker chips.
In celebration of the NHRA’s 1,000th national event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend, NHRA is producing a limited run of 3,000 commemorative poker chips.
The chip is emblazoned with the event logo, date, and venue on both…
See it for yourself! Ford Performance's Cobra Jet 1400 to run in Las Vegas
"The goal is to go faster than any man has ever gone in an electric Mustang."—Bob Tasca III
Shawn Langdon to fly CMR Construction and Roofing colors in Las Vegas
Shawn Langdon will be racing a new-look CMR Construction and Roofing Top Fuel dragster at the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Shawn Langdon will be racing a new-look CMR Construction and Roofing Top Fuel dragster at the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Throughout the back half of the season, CMR Construction and Roofing has been an…
By The Numbers: Trivia, statistics, and errata for 1,000th NHRA national event
NHRA Drag Racing will reach a major milestone with the running of its 1,000th national event, Oct. 29-31 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Here’s a quick look at some 1,000th-race statistics and trivia compiled by NHRA historian Bob Frey.
NHRA Drag Racing will reach a major milestone with the running of its 1,000th national event, Oct. 29-31 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The long and proud history of major NHRA events began with the running of the first National…
2021 NHRA Midwest Nationals Top Sportsman champion Larry Demers
Larry Demers is now a four-time NHRA national event champion after driving his ’07 Chevy Cobalt to a final-round win over Curt Fredrich in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers. In a rematch of the 2019 Brainerd final, Demers once…
2021 NHRA Midwest Nationals Stock champion Ryan Montford
Ryan Montford collected his third career win and first since taking back-to-back wins in Denver in 2015-16. Driving the Omaha Track Camaro, Montford got a free pass in the Stock final round after Wes Neely fouled. Montford earlier defeated Bill…
2021 NHRA Midwest Nationals Super Gas champion Jeremy Mason
Three months after winning the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk and the JEGS SPORTSnationals in Columbus, Jeremy Mason put together another solid drive to win his third national event of the season and second in Super Gas. Mason…
2021 NHRA Midwest Nationals Super Comp champion Nick Isenhower
Nick Isenhower carried the momentum of his recent win at the U.S. Nationals to St. Louis, where he extended his winning streak to an impressive 14 rounds. Isenhower capped off the weekend with a narrow 8.933 to 8.943 victory against Vernon…
2021 NHRA Midwest Nationals Comp champion Joe Arrowsmith
Joe Arrowsmith is now solidly in the Top 10 in Comp after winning his third race of the season. After doubling up at the Division 6 event in Acton, Mont., Arrowsmith won his first national event in St. Louis after stopping Brett Speer in the…
NHRA Midwest Nationals Sportsman video highlights
Joe Arrowsmith, Robert Cruzen, and Ryan Montford were among the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series winners crowned at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Joe Arrowsmith, Robert Cruzen, and Ryan Montford were among the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series winners crowned on Sunday at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. Arrowsmith won in Comp, Cruzen earned the Super Stock title,…
2021 Thunder Valley NHRA Nationals Top Dragster champ Chad Taylor
Chad Taylor, the son of four-time world champ Jeff Taylor, picked up career win No. 3 and his second at Bristol Dragway when he stopped Steve Furr in the final of Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers. Taylor got off the starting line…
2021 Thunder Valley NHRA Nationals Super Gas champ Jacob Elrod
Jacob Elrod, the 2015 Super Gas world champ, brought home his third national event Wally following a final-round win against Tim Powell. The early part of the run went as expected with competitive reaction times for both drivers, but near the…
2021 Thunder Valley NHRA Nationals Super Comp champ Jack Sepanek
Jack Sepanek left Bristol with his fourth NHRA national event Wally, all of them earned in the Super Comp category. Sepanek faced Adam Gerber in the final round, and both drivers left with matching .027 reaction times. At the finish line,…