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Championship hopes were dinged and sometimes drowned on a wild weekend at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. Relive all of the drama in our post-race Weekend Rewind.

The Winefsky family will make its long-anticipated nitro Funny Car debut at the upcoming Ford Performance NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas, with veteran flopper driver John Hale at the controls. Dylan Winefsky will make licensing runs after the event in anticipation of a 2025 debut.

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, host Brian Lohnes is joined by winning Top Fuel crew chief Mike Green and top 10 Funny Car racer Blake Alexander.

The NHRA Breakfast, a staple of the SEMA Show for more than two decades, takes place Nov. 6: This year's topic is “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants.” NHRA stars Ron Capps, Tony Schumacher, Austin Prock, and crew chief Jim Oberhofer will appear – as well as a celebrated surprise guest – to discuss the “giant” that helped start their drag racing career.

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the impact of a drag race like the NHRA Texas FallNationals. The Texas Motorplex Stampede of Speed brought plenty of surprises and a load of moments that will forever be emblazoned on the memory of those in attendance and watching from afar. Here are a just a few of the things we learned in the Lone Star State.

Justin Ashley moved into the Top Fuel points lead with his win at the Texas NHRA FallNationals. Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won at the fourth of six races in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

Michael Brand, Sean Bellemeur, and Tom Stalba all enjoyed double-up weekends at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, following their Saturday victories in the annual JEGS Allstars competition with big victories on Sunday at the Texas Motorplex.

Unofficial points standings following the completion of the Texas NHRA FallNationals, the 18th race of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and the fourth event of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Texas Motorplex on Sunday of the Texas NHRA FallNationals, capturing all of the action on and off the racetrack.

Funny Car championship contender Jack Beckman, who has been driving the PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet Camaro SS on behalf of drag racing legend John Force, will not compete today in the 39th NHRA Texas Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex after awakening Sunday morning with vertigo-like symptoms.

News, notes, quotes, and photos from final eliminations at the NHRA Texas FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.

The Texas NHRA FallNationals stands as one of just three races remaining to gather points toward the championship, and after a heated qualifying effort, the battle for position and bonus points is behind them. Drivers are now focused on three things: win lights, the Wally, and a signature cowboy hat. 

Two-time Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force clinched her 50th career No. 1 qualifier at the Texas NHRA FallNationals where teammate Austin Prock, Greg Anderson, and Gaige Herrera also stayed atop their respective fields heading into Sunday's final eliminations.

Following a dominant performance that included three individual winners, the team from the NHRA Northeast Division claimed a record ninth overall team title in the prestigious JEGS Allstars competition, held this weekend at the Texas Motorplex during the Texas NHRA FallNationals.

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Texas Motorplex on Saturday of the Texas NHRA FallNationals, capturing all of the action on and off the racetrack.

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the second day of Pro qualifying at the NHRA Texas FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.

Funny Car veteran Jeff Diehl's new partnership with Kevin Moore and Speedtech Motorsports means that "the Surfer's" career may be cresting a new wave.

After a dazzling and history-making Friday night, the No. 1 qualifying positions in all four classes are probably set based on the warm weather forecast for today, so the focus will be on working on tune-ups for what is expected to be an even more toasty Sunday.

Funny Car points leader Austin Prock made the quickest Funny Car run in seven years on Friday at Texas Motorplex, setting the track record and taking the provisional No. 1 spot for John Force Racing at the Texas NHRA FallNationals. Teammate Brittany Force led Top Fuel while Greg Anderson and Gaige Herrera topped the Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle fields, respectively.

During the second round of Pro Stock qualifying on Friday at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, Eric Latino crossed the centerline and then struck the right wall, with the car flipping on its top before coming to a stop. Latino was alert, exited the car under his own power and was examined onsite by NHRA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Surface before being released.

During Friday's qualifying at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, NHRA officials crowned Sean Bellemeur the world champion in Top Alcohol Funny Car for the fourth time in his career. The driver of the Bartone Bros. Camaro previously won championships in 2018, 2019, and 2021 and is just the third racer to win four titles in the class.

Thousands of fans descended on Railyard Park in downtown Waxahachie, Texas, for the annual Pre-Stage Fan Fest with over 100 of the sportsman and professional racers for free autographs and photos in advance of the NHRA Texas FallNationals.

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the first day of Pro qualifying at the NHRA Texas FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. (Updated throughout the day)

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Texas Motorplex on Friday of the Texas NHRA FallNationals, capturing all of the action on and off the racetrack.

As Top Fuel racer Shawn Reed winds down what was his first full-season campaign, the veteran nitro racer has plenty to look back on and plenty to look forward to.

Camrie Caruso planned to win races and secure a spot in the top 10 in 2024. An early season crash curtailed those plans, but she’s back on track and eager to re-establish herself in the highly competitive field.