Amalie Motor Oil signs multi-year renewal for title rights of NHRA Gatornationals
Amalie Motor Oil has extended its title sponsorship of NHRA Championship Drag Racing’s traditional east coast opener in Gainesville, Fla., the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, in a multi-year extension agreement.
Amalie Motor Oil has extended its title sponsorship of NHRA Championship Drag Racing’s traditional east coast opener in Gainesville, Fla., the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, in a multi-year extension agreement.
One of the most legendary…
The Sports Report: The best final round of the year?
At the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil, Ray Miller III defeated Evan Kowalski in what can only be described as the best final round of the 2019 season, regardless of class.
Unless you’ve been there, and few have, it’s hard to imagine the plight of Las Vegas Super Gas runner-up Evan Kowalski. The winner of the 2017 Sonoma event, Kowalski is one of the West Coast’s most successful Super Class racers and when he…
Dodge fires latest round in factory muscle car battle with new Challenger Drag Pak
During the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Mopar and Dodge/SRT took the wraps off their latest offering, a new, fourth-generation version of the factory-built, Dodge Challenger known as the Drag Pak.
During the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Mopar and Dodge/SRT took the wraps off their latest offering, a new, fourth-generation version of the factory-built, Dodge Challenger known as the Drag Pak. Limited to a production run of just 50 serialized…
2019 SEMA Show news roundup
A collection of NHRA-related news items from the 2019 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
BEX Sunglasses will provide clarity for Torrence
Reigning NHRA Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence announced a marketing partnership with Las Vegas-based BEX Sunglasses, LLC, which will begin with next week’s 55th annual Auto Club NHRA…
Alaska Raceway Park signs on as an NHRA Member Track
Alaska Raceway Park, located in Palmer, Alaska, has signed on as a new NHRA member track as part of the Northwest Division. The official signing of the member track agreement took place at the Dodge NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas.
Alaska Raceway Park, located in Palmer, Alaska, has signed on as a new Division 6 NHRA member track. Originally built in 1964, the multi-use motorsports park will become a member of the Northwest Division.
Alaska Raceway Park, owned and operated…
NHRA Power Rankings: Matt Hagan hung around for one last shot in Pomona
Hagan and crew chief Dickie Venables have an opportunity to make history at Auto Club Raceway
Remember Matt Hagan? He won at the second race of the season, in Phoenix, something of a tradition for the driver of the Mopar Express Lane Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat. He won again in Epping, reminding the Funny Car category he and crew chief Dickie…
Fast Five: 2019 Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil in Las Vegas
NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick count down their top five highlights from this weekend's Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil in Las Vegas.
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America founder Ron Watson passes away
Ron Watson, who founded of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America and molded it into a respected organization that honors all forms of motorsports, including NHRA, died Sunday. He was 72,
Ron Watson, founder and president of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA), died Sunday evening at the age of 72, leaving a legacy of remarkable accomplishments in creating the MSHFA, then molding it into a respected organization that…
Watch the highlights from the 2019 Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil
Brittany Force set a new speed record and narrowed Steve Torrence's lead in Top Fuel -- and that's just the start of an incredible weekend in Las Vegas. Catch up on all the great moments with these amazing highlights. …
Duane Shields breaks victory drought with big win at Las Vegas event
Former Lucas Oil world champion Duane Shields scored his first win in more than four years to highlight the winner's list at the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil in Las Vegas.
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Duane Shields, 5.267, 273.83 def. Julie Nataas, Foul - Red Light.
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Sean Bellemeur, Chevy Camaro, 5.447, 269.78 def. Steve Gasparrelli, Camaro, 7.196, 134.63…
Stevie Jackson ends championship year with victory in Las Vegas
Stevie “Fast” Jackson capped off one of the most impressive seasons in E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service history, wrapping up his championship season with a victory over Todd Tutterow in the final round in Las Vegas.
Stevie “Fast” Jackson capped off one of the most impressive seasons in E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service history, wrapping up his championship season with a victory over Todd Tutterow in the final round on…
WATCH: Four days of NHRA live interviews from the stage at the 2019 SEMA Show
The NHRA on FOX cameras are rolling again on the stage again for the final day of the 2019 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. We've archived all four days worth of interviews with racers, NHRA legends, manufacturers, and sponsors for your viewing pleasure.
Friday's interviews:
Chris Douglas (Comp Performance Group)
Marc Erickson (AutoMeter)
Don Roe (ProSub USA)
Chris Raschke (ARP)…
NHRA accelerates with JRL Group for comprehensive brand licensing program
The NHRA has appointed JRL Group to manage and expand a comprehensive licensing program under the NHRA brand.
The NHRA has appointed JRL Group to manage and expand a comprehensive licensing program under the NHRA brand.
The National Hot Rod Association is the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning body. Since its inception in 1951, the National Hot Rod…
Brittany Force scores clutch victory, races to second place in Top Fuel points
Brittany Force's second win of the season could not have come at a better time as she lowered the boom on points leader Steve Torrence in the final round to close to within one round's worth of points heading to the season finale in Pomona.
There was so much on the line in the Top Fuel final round at the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. A battle between the last two world champs and a chance for the points leader to expand his lead heading into the season finale or a chance…
With second straight win, Matt Hagan's Mopar Dodge climbs to third in points
Matt Hagan and tuner Dickie Venables have come alive and inserted themselves right back into the points battle with his second straight win, capping their day at the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil by defeating Jonnie Lindberg in the final.
After stumbling in the first two races of the Countdown to the Championship, winning just one round, the Mopar team of driver Matt Hagan and tuner Dickie Venables have come alive and inserted themselves right back into the points battle with his…
Erica Enders gets 200th victory for Camaro in Pro Stock; 150th female NHRA win
Erica Enders solidifies championship hopes, claims multiple milestones by defeating Jeg Coughlin Jr. in Las Vegas
Erica Enders just took a huge step toward her third Pro Stock world championship. She earned the 150th win for women in the National Hot Rod Association and extended her lead to 92 points over teammate Jeg Coughlin Jr. by beating him in the final at…
Matt Smith sweeps Dodge NHRA Nationals for second win of 2019
Matt Smith saved his best performance for the last run of the Dodge NHRA Nationals. That worked out just fine. Smith took down rival Steve Johnson to win for the second time in 2019 as he went wire-to-wire, combining pole position with a Wally.
Matt Smith saved his best performance for the last run of the Dodge NHRA Nationals. That worked out just fine. Smith took down rival Steve Johnson to win for the second time in 2019 as he went wire-to-wire, combining pole position with a Wally after…
Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil Sunday photo gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographers Jerry Foss and Marc Gewertz were all over The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the final day of the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil to capture the action on and off the track.
Dodge Funny Car driver (and eventual race winner) Matt Hagan led the SealMaster Track Walk with NHRA's Joe Castello. Race fans got to take a stroll down the actual racing surface at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.…
Second-place racers Karen Stoffer, Matt Hartford sent home in first round at Dodge NHRA Nationals
Matt Hartford, Karen Stoffer suffer blows to championship hopes
A pair of racers looking for thier first titles suffered huge blows in the first round at the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. Matt Hartford and Karen Stoffer both lost in the first round, putting their championship hopes on ice.…
Pre-race interviews: Jack Beckman, Brittany Force, Matt Hartford, and Karen Stoffer
Mello Yello championship contenders Jack Beckman, Brittany Force, Matt Hartford, and Karen Stoffer chatted with NHRA's Alan Reinhart prior to the start of eliminations at the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
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Ryan Oehler rebounding quickly from qualifying run into gravel
Ryan Oehler has his EBR ready to ride for the first round after a long run on Saturday night.
Ryan Oehler road his EBR well beyond the quarter-mile finish line during the final qualifying session at the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. That was not the plan for the second-year Pro Stock Motorcycle rider, who ended up in the gravel…
Top Fuel rookie Austin Prock still has some boxes to check before season ends
Austin Prock may be the odds-on favorite to win the Auto Club Road to the Future award as the season’s top first-year driver in the Mello Yello classes, but the Top Fuel rookie isn’t preparing that speech just yet. He has bigger goals still on tap.
Austin Prock may be the odds-on favorite to win the Auto Club Road to the Future award as the season’s top first-year driver in the Mello Yello classes, but the Top Fuel rookie isn’t preparing that speech just yet. He has bigger goals still on tap…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Sunday preview
Get all the information on the conclusion of the penultimate race of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, the Dodge NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas.
The penultimate race of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Series Countdown to the Championship concludes at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the Dodge NHRA Nationals. Just this race and the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona remain for racers to earn…
Jack Beckman's Dodge steals the top spot in Funny Car with track-record dash
Jack Beckman used some last-minute heroics and a track-record 3.835 to collect his third No. 1 qualifying spot of the season
Jack Beckman used some last-minute heroics and a track-record 3.835 to collect his third No. 1 qualifying spot of the season, bumping John Force from the No. 1 spot he had grabbed earlier in the day with a surprising 3.853.
Beckman, who held both…
Leah Pritchett races to the No. 1 spot in Top Fuel with track-record final pass
Leah Pritchett, crew chief Todd Okuhara, and their Mopar/Pennzoil team put it all together to knock Brittany Force from the top spot with a 3.654 on their final qualifying run.
After Brittany Force set a track record 3.659 Friday night, few doubted that it would hold through Saturday. Don’t tell that to Leah Pritchett, crew chief Todd Okuhara, and their Mopar/Pennzoil team. After having the third-best runs of Q1 and Q2,…
Matt Smith locks up sixth pole position at Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil
Matt Smith locked up his sixth pole position of the 2019 season and second in as many races at the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. Smith ran a 6.840-second pass at 194.18-mph in the final qualifying session, improving on his 6.842 from…
Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil Saturday photo gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographers Jerry Foss and Marc Gewertz were all over The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the second day of pro qualifying for the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil to capture the action on and off the track.
Fans packed The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the final day of qualifying at the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Top-running rookie Austin Prock and the Montana Brand team prepare…
Greg Anderson earns second pole of 2019 as championship chase intensifies
Greg Anderson will chase down his second-straight victory at the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Greg Anderson secured his second pole position of the 2019 season and will attempt to earn his fourth victory of the campaign at the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil after running a 6.584-second pass at 207.91-mph. The former world…
Mike Finnegan edges Jarrad Scott in “Gass-o-Ween” Gasser match race
By a final count of 2-1, Mike Finnegan was declared the winner over rival Jarrad Scott in the “Gass-o-ween” match race held during this weekend’s Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
By a final count of 2-1, Mike Finnegan was declared the winner over rival Jarrad Scott in the “Gass-o-Ween” match race held during this weekend’s Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. After a decisive win on Friday, Finnegan won the second…
A quick Friday signals a turnaround for Tommy Johnson Jr. and Make-A-Wish crew
Tommy Johnson Jr. and the Make-A-Wish crew know its too little too late in their bid for the Funny Car championship, but after making their two best runs of the season Friday -– 3.879 and 3.858 –- it at least will make the final two events more enjoyable and set the table for 2020.
Tommy Johnson Jr. and the Make-A-Wish crew know its too little too late in their bid for the Funny Car championship, but after making their two best runs of the season Friday -– 3.879 and 3.858 –- it at least will make the final two events more…