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The original plan was for nitro rookie Troy Coughlin Jr. to compete in only six to eight Top Fuel races next year, but those plans have changed. With Del Worsham leaving the Kalitta team to return to his family operation a game of musical chairs…

Many longtime NHRA fans may remember artist James Ibusuki, who burst onto the scene in the 1990s with a series of stunningly accurate, photo-realistic lithographs depicting great scenes from drag racing history. Although his business was a…

For the last seven years, Don Schumacher Racing has held a charity bowling event in Indianapolis benefitting the Riley Hospital for Children. DSR drivers Antron Brown, Tommy Johnson Jr. Shawn Langdon, and Leah Pritchett were among those…

Menards, a leading chain of home improvement centers, has signed an agreement to become the title rights sponsor of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Heartland Park Topeka. The 29th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented…

At the end of what has already been an eventful off-season for Courtney Force, the Advance Auto Parts Chevy Funny Car driver got to get behind the wheel of a brand-new 650-horsepower 2017 Chevrolet…

Jerry Savoie, rider of the White Alligator Racing Suzuki, clinched his first career NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship at the Auto Club NHRA Finals after he advanced to the semifinals while his nearest contenders, Eddie Krawiec and…

Ron Capps, driver of the NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car, claimed his first Funny Car world championship in dramatic fashion on Saturday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona by securing a 92-point lead over his…

Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock), and Jerry Savoie (Pro Stock Motorcycle) earned the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championships, but how did they get there? Round-wins, big head-to-head…

Tickets are now on sale for the 2017 NHRA Arizona Nationals, Feb. 24-27, in Phoenix, and the NHRA New England Nationals, June 2-4 in Epping, N.H. The NHRA Arizona Nationals, race two of the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, is held annually…

New Mexico philanthropist and drag racing enthusiast Terry Chandler will continue to fund the Make-A-Wish and Infinite Hero Funny Cars at Don Schumacher Racing in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.  Chandler, the 2015 recipient of…

While the 2016 season finished well for some — like, oh say, Antron Brown, Ron Capps, Jason Line, and Jerry Savoie — others were left scratching their heads after a season that didn’t come close to expectations. Following is a look…

After winning the 2015 title with a strong 754-point score, second-generation racer Joey Severance returned for an encore that was even more impressive. In a season that included eight wins and two runner-ups, Severance cracked the 800-point barrier…

Funny Car racer Cruz Pedregon has been a long time fan of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders and this past summer he got to spend time at the Raiders training camp during NHRA’s Western Swing. After completing the second stop of the Swing at…

Erica Enders, Jeg Coughlin Jr., and Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman sat down with NHRA Indy bureau chief John Kernan to discuss the Pro Stock…

Advance Auto Parts will be the major primary sponsor of Courtney Force’s Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. This multi-year sponsorship between Advance Auto…

As we get closer to the holidays and prepare to shut down the Insider for another year, I wanted to circle back to a few topics and address some other outstanding issues. I’m not sure how many more columns I’ll have this year, but as long as there’s…

Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman has announced that multi-time world champion drag racers Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Erica Enders will fight for the 2017 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock crown in a pair of RJ Racecars-built Chevrolet…

Swedish racer Jonnie Lindberg successfully defended his 2015 crown with another impressive performance in his Landmeco-backed Camaro. Now based in Indianapolis, Lindberg began the year with a win at the season opener in Pomona and never relinquished…

The 2017 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals and Eastern Conference Finals will be held at Osage Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa, Okla., and Bristol Dragway in Tennessee, respectively. The NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals…

The Gen Six Chevrolet Pro Stock Camaro SS made its public debut Dec. 8.at the Performance Racing Industry trade show in Indianapolis. The new model builds on the success of the championship-winning fifth-generation-based race car. It’s more…

If you had to pick one Sportsman run as the most impressive of the 2016 season, which would you choose? I posed that question to my panel of experts that includes NHRA announcers Alan Reinhart and Brian Lohnes and NHRA Director of Statistics &…

In his first full video interview since the news broke earlier this week, J.R. Todd visited the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to talk with NHRA’s Lewis Bloom about his move from Top Fuel to Funny Car next season for Kalitta Motorsports. Original story…

No driver in the history of the Comp class has ever scored more points than Doug Doll Jr. Driving for team owner Charlie Greco, Doll, a former Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals winner in Super Comp, completed a rare perfect season with eight wins…

Ron Capps’ road to his first Funny Car championship was littered with potholes and detours, not the least of which included four second-place finishes. Here’s a look at that roadmap of runner-ups. 1998: Driving for…

J.R. Todd will take over the wheel of the Kalitta Motorsports DHL Toyota Funny Car. Kalitta Motorsports has announced that its current Top Fuel driver, J.R. Todd, will move into the seat of its DHL Toyota Camry Funny Car vacated by…

For the fifth time in his storied career, DeFrank was crowned the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series national champion in Super Stock. Driving his California Car Cover entry, DeFrank began the season with a victory at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals in…

This season, Ron Capps broke through and earned his much-awaited first championship, removing himself from a list most racers don’t really want to be on: most wins without a championship. Who remains on that list? We look at the five…

Jeff Strickland pulled off an extremely rare feat when he won national championships in both Stock and Top Dragster. Driving a COPO Camaro for the Gray Motorsports team, Strickland won the title at the final event of the season when he defeated his…

Mike Williams used a late-season rally to take the title in the Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs class. The Canadian racer won the rain-delayed Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event in Las Vegas in November and returned two days…