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Naitonal Dragster's award winning photographers were all over Sonoma Raceway for the first day of the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals and they captured all the drama and color of the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series.

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the opening day of the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals from Sonoma Raceway. (Updated throughout the day).

The opening round of the GETTRX Pro Stock Motorcycle NHRA Allstar Callout will feature a can’t-miss match-up between the class’s two most recent champions after low qualifier Gaige Herrera went directly for the throat and called out Matt Smith as his round one opponent.

From the dragstrip, to the boardroom to the poker table, Paul Lee believes in taking an aggressive approach and so far this year, it's hard to argue with his results.

NHRA Funny Car racer Jeff Diehl has announced a new two-year collaboration with up-and-coming speed shop Speedtech Motorsports that officially launches this weekend at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals with huge plans for 2025.

Joe Carnasciale and Russell Ghent led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Northeast Division was in action at Numidia Dragway.

The experts at Alt Sports Data have set the opening lines for this week’s event at Sonoma Raceway, and they have chosen Doug Kalitta, Austin Prock, Greg Anderson, and Gaige Herrera as the pre-race favorites.

A year ago, a win at Sonoma Raceway came at a much-needed time for NHRA Funny Car driver J.R. Todd. He's in a much better place heading into this weekend’s Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, but a win would be just as rewarding.

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the NHRA Northwest Nationals as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.

NHRA fans can watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events from Numidia Dragway for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.

Idaho’s largest motorsports event, the 53rd annual Nightfire Nationals presented by Bi-Mart returns to Firebird Raceway on Friday-Sunday, Aug. 2-4.

The abbreviated two-race Western Swing will wrap up this week as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to scenic California Wine Country for the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, the 12th of 20 events this season.

Steve Torrence received as good of a sign as any last weekend in Seattle that things are coming together at a perfect time, racing to his first Top Fuel victory of the year. Now, the goal is to keep that momentum rolling at this weekend’s Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals.

As the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series regular season begins to wind down, the tour moves to scenic Sonoma Raceway for the 36th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals.

NHRA on FOX's Tony Pedregon delves into the mechanics of nitromethane-fueled Hemi engines and the potential disasters of losing 1,400-hp from misfiring cylinders.

In 1966, Shirley Shahan became the first woman to win an NHRA national event; nearly six decades later, Maddi Gordon became the 100th winner with her victory in Top Alcohol Funny Car in Seattle. Here's a historic look back at the road to 100 female winners.

NHRA Funny Car legend John Force was discharged Tuesday from Barrow Neurological Institute in Arizona and will continue outpatient therapy closer to home as he continues to recover from his June 23 racing accident.

The NHRA Northwest Nationals kicked off the stretch run of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series regular season with a drama-filled event at Pacific Raceways. Here's a look back at some of the most memorable moments.

In this week's edition of the NHRA Insider podcast, host Brian Lohnes gets you caught up on the major stories coming out of the Northwest Nationals and leading right into this weekend's Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals.

In addition to the Mission Food Drag Racing Series action at the NHRA Northwest Nationals, 10 winners were also crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at Pacific Raceways, including first-time winner Casey Grisel.

This weekend at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, Steve Johnson will go where no other Pro Stock Motorcycle racer has gone before when he makes his 500th career race.

Featuring a host of world champions and standout riders, the eight-bike field is set for this weekend’s GETTRX NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle All-Star Callout at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway.  

The 2022 Funny Car champion showcased his unparalleled driving skills and resilience at the 2024 NHRA Northwest Nationals in Kent, WA, during a heart-stopping round one of competition.

The NHRA Northwest Nationals went into the books with a ton of drama and a couple of splashes of history for a race that few will forget. Here’s a look at our five big takeaways from the race.

Funny Car points leader Austin Prock powered to his fourth win of the season at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways. Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) and Chase Van Sant (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won at the event.

With her victory in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the NHRA Northwest Nationals, Madison Gordon became the milestone 100th female racer to win an NHRA national event.

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

During the first round of Funny Car eliminations on Sunday at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, Ron Capps’ car suffered an engine explosion, striking the right wall, crossing the centerline and hitting the left wall before coming to a stop. 

News, notes, quotes, video, and photos from the final day of the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways outside of Seattle. (Updated throughout the day).

It’s Raceday at the NHRA Northwest Nationals and with just this event and three more remaining in the regular season, wins today may have big implications for the Countdown to the Championship playoffs that start in mid-September.