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Mopar Mega Block Party will kick off Dodge NHRA Nationals weekend

The Mopar Mega Block Party will jump start the Dodge NHRA Nationals for the second consecutive year, with a full slate of fan-friendly activities set for Thursday, Sept. 21, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading, Pa. 
18 Sep 2017
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Mopar
The Mopar Mega Block Party will jump start the Dodge NHRA Nationals for the second consecutive year, with a full slate of fan-friendly activities set for Thursday, Sept. 21, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading, Pa.  The free-to-the-public…
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Dodge NHRA Nationals comes at key time in Mello Yello Countdown

Maple Grove Raceway will serve host to an important race on the tour, the 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals, Sept. 21-24, the second stop in the six-race NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
18 Sep 2017
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Home to many of the most historic performances in NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series history, Maple Grove Raceway will again serve as host to an important race on the tour, the 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals, Sept. 21-24. The race serves as the…
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Nostalgia racer Audrey Worm ready for Top Fuel debut in Maple Grove

Audrey Worm will make her Top Fuel debut at the Dodge NHRA Nationals this weekend at Maple Grove Raceway. She joined NHRA’s Amanda Busick via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John’s.
18 Sep 2017
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Audrey Worm will make her Top Fuel debut at the Dodge NHRA Nationals this weekend at Maple Grove Raceway. She joined NHRA’s Amanda Busick via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John’s. Worm, of Grantville, Pa., finished her…
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Labbous nearly doubles, closes in on dual national championships

John Labbous Jr., the national points leader in both Super Comp and Super Gas. moved closer to winning both titles with a big weekend at the NHRA Carolina Nationals, where he won in Super Comp and was runner-up in Super Gas.
18 Sep 2017
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John Labbous
The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series was in full force this past weekend during the 10th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Frank Aragona and John Labbous Jr., both moved closer to national championship rings with final-round victories…
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Kalitta earns first win of 2017, Hight, T. Gray, Krawiec kick off Countdown with victories

Doug Kalitta got his first win of the season, while Robert Hight, Tanner Gray, and Eddie Krawiec all started the Countdown to the Championship with wins at the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
17 Sep 2017
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Jonathan Gray earns first career J&A Service Pro Mod win

Jonathan Gray took home the first win in his Pro Mod career at the NHRA Carolina Nationals by beating "Stevie Fast" Jackson.
17 Sep 2017
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Jonathan Gray
Jonathan Gray locked down his first career Pro Mod victory on Sunday during the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Gray powered to a 5.809-second pass at 250.46 mph in his IDG…
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NHRA Carolina Nationals Sunday Notebook

Doug Kalitta earned his first win of the season, while Robert Hight, Tanner Gray, and Eddie Krawiec kicked off the Countdown to the Championship with victories.
17 Sep 2017
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Charlotte Hero
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Castellana survives wild first round of J&A Service Pro Mod racing

Points leader Mike Castellana advanced to the second round, while upsets reigned in the first round of J&A Service Pro Mod Series action at the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
16 Sep 2017
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Mike Castellana
Mike Castellana locked down the second qualifying position before earning a first round win against Khalid Al Balooshi, extending his day longer than No. 1 qualifier Shane Molinari who dropped his initial match against Pete Farber during the NHRA J…
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C. Force, Kalitta, T. Gray, Hines hold onto Charlotte poles

Courtney Force earned her seventh No. 1 qualifier of the season, while Doug Kalitta, Tanner Gray, and Andrew Hines all also held onto their top spots at the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
16 Sep 2017
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A weekend in Funny Car driver Todd's shoes

Sporting News writer Ryan Fagan spent a weekend with Kalitta Motorsports driver J.R. Todd and documented his experience.
16 Sep 2017
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J.R. Todd
There's nothing quite like Funny Car racing, and Sporting News writer Ryan Fagan got to experience it firsthand with the driver of the Kalitta Motorsports DHL Toyota, J.R. Todd. Fagan…
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NHRA Carolina Nationals Saturday Notebook

Doug Kalitta, Courtney Force, Tanner Gray, and Andrew Hines stood on their Friday runs to take the poles at the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
16 Sep 2017
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Charlotte Hero
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Molinari leads qualifying after first day of J&A Service Pro Mod action

Shane Molinari is at the top of the qualifying order after Friday action at the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
15 Sep 2017
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Shane Molinari
Shane Molinari powered to the qualifying lead Friday during the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by the Real Pro Mod Association, is the…
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Kalitta, C. Force, T. Gray, Hines take Friday poles

Doug Kalitta, Courtney Force, Tanner Gray, and Andrew Hines grabbed the provisional poles at the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
15 Sep 2017
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NHRA Carolina Nationals Friday Notebook

Doug Kalitta, Courtney Force, Tanner Gray, and Andrew Hines grabbed the provisional poles at the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
15 Sep 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Charlotte Hero
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‘The Snake’s’ Take

Legendary drag racer Don "the Snake" Prudhomme looks back on his career and shares his thoughts on topics ranging from his best cars, best seasons, and best pals like Tom McEwen and Roland Leong.
15 Sep 2017
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Don Prudhomme
Last week’s wide-ranging remembrances from Ed McCulloch inspired some extremely positive responses from the Insider Nation, so, as promised, here’s a similar type of article that I wrote a few years ago (2010) for National Dragster…
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 58 No. 19)

NHRA National Dragster’s 19th issue of 2017, featuring Indy coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
14 Sep 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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National Dragster cover
NHRA National Dragster’s 19th issue of 2017, featuring Indy coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world. The Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals is the World’s Biggest Drag…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Super Gas winner Kevin Adams

14 Sep 2017
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Appearing in his first national event final, Kevin Adams earned his first title in Super Gas when he stopped Samantha Coughlin in another side-by-side final round. Both Adams and Coughlin, the wife of five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Jr., recorded…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Super Comp winner Ray Connolly

14 Sep 2017
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A pair of past national champions squared off to decide the Super Comp title with Ray Connolly taking a narrow win against Edmond Richardson. Both Connolly and Richardson had previously won the sport’s biggest event, but Connolly added a second…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Stock winner Larry Gilley

14 Sep 2017
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The Stock final was a class racer’s dream with Larry Gilley taking on Darrel Steiger in a heads-up, no-breakout battle of E/SA Mopars. Gilley, in his ’69 Dart, took on Steiger, in his ’70 Challenger, in Thursday’s class final, and Steiger claimed a…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Super Stock winner Kevin Helms

14 Sep 2017
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Kevin Helms is already on track to win his fifth national championship in Stock, and now he may well win the Super Stock championship following his win in that category, his third overall U.S. Nationals victory. Helms drove the Southland Dodge Drag…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Comp winner Brad Plourd

14 Sep 2017
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Brad Plourd had made very few runs behind the wheel of Harry Schwartz’s wild AA/AM roadster before arriving in Indy for the Big Go, but that didn’t stop him from turning on six win lights to claim the Comp title, his third Indy win and the 20th of…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner John Lombardo Jr.

14 Sep 2017
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John Lombardo Jr. also came from the No. 3 qualifying spot to win the Top Alcohol Funny Car title in his NAPA Auto Parts Camaro. After a 5.507 win against Tyler Scott, Lombardo, whose father, John, drove the famed Blue Max to the Indy Funny Car…
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Corradi, Matco Tools team ready for another championship battle

Matco Tools Top Fuel crew chief Brian Corradi joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about the 2017 Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. 
14 Sep 2017
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Crew Chief Confidential
Matco Tools Top Fuel crew chief Brian Corradi joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about the 2017 Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.  Corradi is the lead tuner,…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Josh Hart

14 Sep 2017
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Josh Hart’s fourth win of the 2017 season was easily his biggest. Driving his Advance Auto Parts dragster, Hart came from the No. 3 qualifying spot to the final, where he took a 5.307 to 5.364 win against Megan Meyer in Top Alcohol Dragster. Hart…
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NHRA Today Roundtable: Kicking off the Countdown in Charlotte

The 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown officially kicks off this weekend at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C., as 10 competitors in the four Mello Yello Pro classes start their battles to the Finals. John Kernan joins Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's for another NHRA Today roundtable.
14 Sep 2017
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NHRA Today™
The 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown officially kicks off this weekend at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C., as 10 competitors in the four Mello Yello Pro classes start their battles to the Finals.  Which current top seed has the best chance at…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Sportsman champion highlights

Josh Hart and John Lombardo Jr. headlined the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman champions from the sport’s biggest event, the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
14 Sep 2017
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Josh Hart winner's circle
Josh Hart and John Lombardo Jr. headlined the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman champions from the sport’s biggest event, the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. For both drivers, it was their first experience winning the Big Go…
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Torrence, Capps, Skillman, Krawiec top Tricky Tipster's Charlotte rankings

Indy champions Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Drew Skillman (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle), along with Funny Car points leader Ron Capps are NHRA National Dragster's Tricky Tipster's favorites for wins at this weekend's NHRA Carolina Nationals.
14 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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Gray taking advantage of opportunities approaching NHRA Carolina Nationals

Jonathan Gray wasn’t expecting a call from one of the biggest names in NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series history earlier this season. But when Rickie Smith called and asked Gray to drive, he jumped at the opportunity.
14 Sep 2017
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Jonathan Gray
Jonathan Gray wasn’t expecting a call from one of the biggest names in NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series history earlier this season. But when Rickie Smith called and asked Gray to drive, he jumped at the opportunity. With back…
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Pro Stock Motorcycle champ Savoie feels relaxed heading into Countdown

Having achieved a lifelong dream in 2016 with his first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world title, Jerry Savoie is feeling good entering the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, which starts at this weekend’s NHRA Carolina Nationals.
14 Sep 2017
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Jerry Savoie
Having achieved a lifelong dream in 2016 with his first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world title, Jerry Savoie is feeling good entering the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, which starts at this weekend’s NHRA Carolina Nationals at…
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J&A Service Pro Mod racing at NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by RPM

The Real Pro Mod Association (RPM) has been named the presenting sponsor for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod portion of the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
14 Sep 2017
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RPM
The NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series is entering the final three events of an action packed 2017 season when the popular series returns to action at the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway Sept. 15-17. Real Pro Mod Association (…
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