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NHRA Carolina Nationals Comp winner Frank Aragona Jr.

26 Sep 2017
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The battle for the 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Comp championship figures to be a two-horse race between former champions David Rampy and Frank Aragona Jr., and they met in the zMAX Comp final. Aragona managed to hold on for his fifth win…
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NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Andy Bohl

26 Sep 2017
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Andy Bohl bounced back from a string of frustrating early losses to claim his fifth career national event win in Top Alcohol Funny Car. Racing against points leader John Lombardo Jr. in the final, Bohl won with a 5.556, 268.60 mph after Lombardo…
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NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Shawn Cowie

26 Sep 2017
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Shawn Cowie claimed his ninth career victory and his third this season when he drove past Corey Michalek in the Top Alcohol Dragster final. Cowie, the No. 4 qualifier, was extremely consistent on race day with runs of 5.288, 5.293, 5.297, and a 5.…
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NHRA Carolina Nationals Sportsman champion highlights

Shawn Cowie and Andy Bohl earned titles in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, respectively, during the NHRA Carolina Nationals, but the big stars of the event were John Labbous Jr. and Todd Ewing, who both nearly doubled.
26 Sep 2017
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Todd Ewing
Shawn Cowie and Andy Bohl earned titles in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, respectively, during the NHRA Carolina Nationals, but the big stars of the event were John Labbous Jr. and Todd Ewing, who both nearly doubled. Labbous drove…
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Fast Five: Dodge NHRA Nationals

The Countdown to the Championship continued with the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. NHRA’s Dave Rieff and Lewis Bloom picked their five biggest moments of the event.
25 Sep 2017
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Kalitta focused on own performance at AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals

Doug Kalitta is looking to get back into the winner's circle as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series moves back West.
25 Sep 2017
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Doug Kalitta
Racing against a talented Top Fuel field in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, veteran Doug Kalitta knows he has his work cut out for him if he hopes to win his first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championship. But it…
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Veale, Bellemeur, Martino score in Reading

Jeff Veale captured the first victory of his career by taking home the Top Alcohol Dragster Wally at Maple Grove Raceway.
24 Sep 2017
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Jeff Veale
Jeff Veale, Sean Bellemeur, and Tom Martino raced to victory during the 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa. Veale of Stoney Creek, Ont., started strong off the line and held off Jackie Fricke, Flemington, N.J…
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B. Force, Capps, Butner, Krawiec score points-crucial Countdown wins in Reading

Brittany Force, Ron Capps, Bo Butner, and Eddie Krawiec collected victories at the Dodge NHRA Nationals, the second of six events in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.
24 Sep 2017
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Event champions Eddie Krawiec, Bo Butner, Brittany Force, and Ron Capps 5
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Dodge NHRA Nationals Sunday Notebook

24 Sep 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Millican, Hight, Butner hold onto top spots in Reading; Pollacheck gets first pole

Friday leaders Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car), and Bo Butner (Pro Stock) held onto their top positions through the conclusion of qualifying at the Dodge NHRA Nationals while Scotty Pollacheck moved to the top of the pack in Pro Stock Motorcycle to earn his first career No. 1 start.
23 Sep 2017
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Scotty Pollacheck
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Dodge NHRA Nationals sold out for Saturday qualifying

NHRA officials announced a sellout for Saturday’s racing at the 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
23 Sep 2017
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Reading
NHRA officials announced a sellout for Saturday’s racing at the 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. Fans from all over the Northeast have filled the grandstands and pit areas under unseasonably warm weather conditions during day…
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Dodge NHRA Nationals Saturday Notebook

23 Sep 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Hight's 339-mph blast tops Funny Car; Millican, Butner, and Arana also lead

Robert Hight made the second fastest run in Funny Car history, 339.02 mph, on a 3.844 pass to lead the opening day of qualifying at the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading. Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Bo Butner (Pro Stock), and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are the other field leaders.
22 Sep 2017
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Robert Hight
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Dodge NHRA Nationals Friday Notebook

22 Sep 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Reading
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Points leaders top Tricky Tipster's Reading rankings

Fresh off their wins in Charlotte and moves to the top of the standings in their respective classes, Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car), Tanner Gray (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are NHRA National Dragster's Tricky Tipster's favorites for wins at the Dodge NHRA Nationals.
21 Sep 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Tricky Tipster
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
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Tonglet believes he can recreate regular season success at Dodge NHRA Nationals

LE Tonglet won't let a slow start to the Countdown to the Championship get him down as the NHRA tour moves to Reading.
21 Sep 2017
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LE Tonglet
A class-best five wins during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series regular season showed the type of performance Pro Stock Motorcycle’s LE Tonglet is capable of this year. It’s also why Tonglet won’t let a slow start to the Mello Yello Countdown…
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Behind the Numbers: Krawiec and Hines are back with a vengeance

Krawiec and Hines showed brief vulnerability when they brought out their new Street Rods. Those days are over. The Harley-Davidson team is back just in time to chase another championship.
21 Sep 2017
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Behind the Numbers
Harley-Davidson
When Eddie Krawiec and Andrew Hines brought out their new Harley-Davidson Street Rods at Englishtown, the competition licked its lips. For a moment, two of the most competitive riders in Pro Stock Motorcycle were vulnerable. Debuting new bodies and…
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Gray thinking big ahead of Dodge NHRA Nationals

In terms of a blueprint for starting a critical juncture of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season well, Tanner Gray came about as close as possible to a perfect one at the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship opener in Charlotte.
21 Sep 2017
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Tanner Gray
In terms of a blueprint for starting a critical juncture of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season well, Tanner Gray came about as close as possible to a perfect one at the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship opener in Charlotte.…
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NHRA Today Roundtable: Dodge NHRA Nationals preview

NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom, Amanda Busick, and John Kernan preview the Dodge NHRA Nationals in the Wally Parks Studio presented by Papa John's.
21 Sep 2017
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NHRA Today™
With the first race of the Countdown to the Championship in the books, NHRA Reporters Lewis Bloom, Amanda Busick, and…
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Found: NHRA Member No. 1

Every new club needs a first member, and Ken Howell was just a teenager in Southern California in 1951 when he became NHRA's first official member. More than 60 years later, we found him at the recent Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Or, more precisely, he found us.
21 Sep 2017
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
NHRA
Every new club needs a first member, and when the Wally Parks-led Hot Rod magazine issued the clarion call in its March 1951 issue for new members to create a national association of hot rodders, it was a pair of Southern California twin…
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Beckman ready to rebound in Reading after early Countdown stumble

Jack Beckman knows he has to bounce back quickly at the Dodge NHRA Nationals after a first-round loss in Charlotte.
20 Sep 2017
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Jack Beckman
A first-round loss to open the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship hasn’t changed Jack Beckman’s mindset heading into this weekend’s 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. The sense of urgency and goal of winning is…
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WFO Radio NHRA Nitro NHRA Carolina Nationals Winners Edition

20 Sep 2017
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WFO
NHRA Carolina Nationals Winners Edition featuring Doug Kalitta, Robert Hight, Tanner Gray, Eddie Krawiec, and Jonathan Gray. NHRA’s Alan Reinhart and host Joe Castello recap zMAX and get ready for Countdown race two in Maple Grove.…
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Crew Chief Confidential: NHRA Carolina Nationals

NHRA’s Lewis Bloom spoke to the winning crew chiefs from the NHRA Carolina Nationals: David Connolly (Pro Stock), Matt and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle), Jimmy Prock (Funny Car), and Jim Oberhofer (Top Fuel).
20 Sep 2017
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Force ready to improve on last year's runner-up finish at Dodge NHRA Nationals

The Top Fuel standout put together a semifinal showing Sunday in Charlotte, jumping to fourth in the loaded class, but Brittany Force has hopes for much more to end her 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
20 Sep 2017
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Brittany Force
Brittany Force isn’t about to let up after a solid start to open the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. The Top Fuel standout put together a semifinal showing Sunday in Charlotte, jumping to fourth in the loaded class, but Force has…
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A pair of near misses

The NHRA Carolina Nationals had plenty of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series sportsman racing drama, including near doubles by John Labbous Jr. and Todd Ewing and an epic Comp final between championship contenders.
20 Sep 2017
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
bones
I spend a fair amount of time in this column discussing and dissecting doubles since it seems like someone in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series wins two classes, or at least comes very close to it, at almost every event. The reality is that a…
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Wichita Falls Raceway captures South Central Division team title

The team from Wichita Falls Raceway took home the Team Championship and Jake Howard defended his win from last year at Texas Motorplex for the NHRA Summit Racing Series South Central Division finals. 
19 Sep 2017
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Division 4
ENNIS, Texas – The team from Wichita Falls Raceway took home the Team Championship and Jake Howard defended his win from last year at Texas Motorplex for the NHRA Summit Racing Series South Central Division finals.  Wichita Falls racked up…
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First NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series champions crowned

The first wave of 2017 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Champions were crowned last weekend at the Nostalgia Fall Championships at Auto Club Famoso Raceway.
19 Sep 2017
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Heritage Series
The first wave of 2017 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Champions were crowned last weekend at the Nostalgia Fall Championships at Auto Club Famoso Raceway. Dustin Lee and Brandon Frye topped the list, taking home the championship in Nostalgia…
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Dalrymple, Warr, and Borges wrap up Rocky Mountain event with wins in Vegas

At The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Michael Dalrymple, Bryan Warr, and Chris Borges scored wins to complete the rain-delayed NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Double Header from Rocky Mountain Raceways.
19 Sep 2017
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Division 7
Preview | Thursday | Friday | Saturday Event completion   The postponed Pacific Division Lucas Oil…
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Amalie Motor Oil dragster clutch specialist Simmons on her journey to drag racing

Kaylynn Simmons got her start as the clutch assistant on Terry McMillen's Top Fuel machine, but worked her way up to become the clutch specialist in short order.
19 Sep 2017
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NHRA Today™
Women have always played a key role in NHRA drag racing.  Shirley Muldowney blazed the trail that many have followed and while a good many of them gained fame as drivers, others have made their marks behind the scenes, working on the cars.…
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Tasca Racing returns to NHRA Mello Yello tour at Maple Grove

Bob Tasca III and his AutoAlert Ford Mustang will return to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour at Maple Grove Raceway for the Dodge NHRA Nationals with backing from AutoAlert.
19 Sep 2017
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Bob Tasca
Bob Tasca III and his AutoAlert Ford Mustang will return to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour at Maple Grove Raceway for the Dodge NHRA Nationals with backing from AutoAlert. “It feels like it’s been an eternity since I was in the seat…
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