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Lindberg aims to keep strong start to rookie season going at NHRA SpringNationals

Jonnie Lindberg had big expectations when he joined Head Racing to drive a 10,000-horsepower Funny Car for the first time, but even the Swede couldn't have imagined his rookie season would start this well.
19 Apr 2016
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Jonnie Lindberg
After winning the last two NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car national championships in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Jonnie Lindberg had big expectations when he joined Head Racing to drive a 10,000-horsepower Funny Car for the first time. But…
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Father-son Wilkersons to compete at Four-Wide Nationals

19 Apr 2016
News
Daniel Wilkerson will make his first Funny Car start since 2013 at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods. Funny Car veteran Tim Wilkerson and the Levi, Ray & Shoup Ford Shelby Mustang will be joined in…
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Brown lives for the challenges of Four-Wide Nationals

19 Apr 2016
News
Antron Brown lives for challenges, and the bigger they are the more excited the Top Fuel standout gets. The defending Top Fuel world champion has a major one this weekend at the one-of-a-kind seventh annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by…
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A grand spectacle

19 Apr 2016
Brad Littlefield, National Dragster Associate Editor
Tuesday Morning Crew Chief
The NHRA Four-Wide Nationals is an event unlike any other on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour. Envisioned by Bruton and Marcus Smith when they constructed four lanes on zMAX Dragway’s all-concrete surface, watching four 10,000-…
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From the Sunshine State to Sin City

19 Apr 2016
Ashley Oberhofer
On the Run: Kalitta Motorsports
Hello, hello! I thought I had a lot to catch you all up on with my last blog about Phoenix test, Pomona, and Phoenix. This time I really have a lot to say! Hold on to you your hats, because we’re about to start a whirlwind recap of…
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Fans invited to NHRA/Shell/DSR celebration in downtown Houston

18 Apr 2016
News
Drag racing fans are invited to join the NHRA, Shell Oil Co., and Don Schumacher Racing on Thursday, April 28, at a special event in downtown Houston. NHRA, Shell, and DSR will be in Hermann Square Park at City Hall at 900 Smith Street at 11 a.m. (…
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NHRA to be presented with Lucas Oil Global Achievement Award

18 Apr 2016
News
The NHRA will be honored at the British Drag Racing Hall of Fame Gala in November as the recipient of the Global Achievement Award sponsored by Lucas Oil. The Lucas Oil Global Achievement Award was inaugurated in 2014 in memory of Pat Garlits, the…
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Defending Funny Car world champ Worsham aims for big moment at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals

18 Apr 2016
News
Del Worsham is used to making the most of big moments throughout his standout NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career. He grabbed the spotlight last year during the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, winning four races and claiming his…
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Winningest Top Fuel drivers

18 Apr 2016
Candida Benson, Jr. Dragster Contributor
Fast Five
Don Garlits earned the first Top Fuel Wally at the 1963 Winternationals, and 809 more have been awarded to date. Who has the most? This week, we look at the five drivers at the top of the Top Fuel wins list. No. 1: Tony Schumacher…
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NHRA National Dragster wallpaper images (Issue 07, 2020)

16 Apr 2016
NHRA National Dragster staff
Feature
Each interactive issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine includes downloadable images for NHRA fans to use as wallpaper for their computers and cellphones. Click on the links below to get the images. Instructions on how to add them as …
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Getting to know Andrew Hines

15 Apr 2016
News
With a father that is in the American Motorcyclist Association Hall of Fame and an older brother that is a three-time NHRA champion, Andrew Hines had some big shoes to fill when he joined the Pro Stock Motorcycle class for his first full season in…
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NHRA job opportunity: Director of Accounting

15 Apr 2016
News
The NHRA has a job opportunity for Director of Accounting. The Director of Accounting, under the direction of the Controller, is responsible for the supervision and control of the general accounting functions and for financial statement and report…
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Vintage Funny Car videos

15 Apr 2016
Phil Burgess, National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
I’ve spent so much time already this year writing about cool old Funny Cars and sharing cool old photos of same, so maybe it’s time for a little video to give new fans a better taste of what we’re being all nitro-teared nostalgic…
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Top Fuel points leader Force excited for challenges that await at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals

14 Apr 2016
News
It is unique, it is thrilling and it is one of the biggest spectacles in all of motorsports. Seeing four 10,000-horsepower nitro machines power down zMAX Dragway during the seventh annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods, April 22-…
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James Warren

14 Apr 2016
Alex Waldron, National Dragster Associate Editor
Throwback Thursday
In this week’s journey into the NHRA National Dragster photo archives, we look into the file of the driver for the famous Warren-Coburn-Miller Top Fuel team, also known as The Ridge Route Terrors: James Warren. Warren and his…
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Johnson talks Force, breakthroughs, and future plans

13 Apr 2016
News
Alan Johnson is the tuning consultant this season for Top Fuel racers Brittany Force and Steve Torrence. The two teams have created an informal strategic alliance with Johnson to help them increase their on-track performance and consistency.…
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One-of-a-kind NHRA Four-Wide Nationals returns to zMAX Dragway

13 Apr 2016
News
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will treat fans to four times the fun and excitement when it returns to zMAX Dragway for the seventh annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods, April 22-24, the fifth of 24 events during the…
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Remembering Ronnie Davis

13 Apr 2016
Kevin McKenna, National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
There are certain days in one’s life that aren’t easily forgotten, and for many drag racers, the day they first encountered Ronnie “the King” Davis counts as one of them. Davis, who passed away last weekend at the age of 66…
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From behind the camera to behind the wheel

12 Apr 2016
News
NHRA Multimedia Reporter Amanda Busick and NHRA Vice President, Executive Producer, and Chief Content Officer Ken Adelson got behind the wheel recently during the…
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Encore Las Vegas Sportsman shows

12 Apr 2016
News
NHRA fans can catch encore presentations of Lucas Oil Sportsman racing from the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals over the next two weeks on FS1 and FS2. Highlights of the event included a titanic final-round race in Alcohol dragster between the…
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Ivo to be feted at 80th birthday bash at NHRA Museum

12 Apr 2016
News
The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by Automobile Club of Southern California and the Television Motion Picture Car Club are presenting "TV Tommy" Ivo's 80th Birthday Bash at the museum in Pomona Saturday, April 16, from…
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Terry McMillen makes a comeback

12 Apr 2016
News
Terry McMillen and the Amalie Motor Oil team have been a staple on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour since the 2010 season. McMillen competed in the Top Alcohol Funny Car ranks before stepping up to the nitro classes, and he made his Pro…
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Top Alcohol history lesson

12 Apr 2016
Brad Littlefield, National Dragster Associate Editor
Tuesday Morning Crew Chief
The Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals was the 600th race in the history of the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car categories. Let's take a look back at how it all started. The Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes have…
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Crew Chief Confidential: Rahn Tobler

11 Apr 2016
News
A veteran crew chief, Rahn Tobler has been working full time in NHRA Drag Racing for more than 40 years, working for a variety of drivers ranging from Shirley Muldowney to current shoe Ron Capps. Tobler’s long and distinguished résum…
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NHRA racers, fans raise nearly $11,000 at charity karting event

11 Apr 2016
News
Scotty Pollacheck, Jack Beckman, and Ron Capps raced and rubbed elbows with fans at the annual charity event. Nearly 40 race fans mingled with stars from the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series April 9 and helped support a great cause…
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Bob Vandergriff announces immediate retirement from drag racing

11 Apr 2016
News
Bob Vandergriff, team owner of Bob Vandergriff Racing (BVR), which has been fielding two Top Fuel dragsters on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour, has announced his retirement from the sport following the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals…
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Del Worsham's Five Favorite Funny Cars

11 Apr 2016
News
Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champ Del Worsham has been around Funny Cars since he was a youngster, hanging out and helping his father, Chuck, on the family Funny Cars and watching the racers and racing from the sidelines …
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Top Twitter accounts

11 Apr 2016
Candida Benson, Jr. Dragster Contributor
Fast Five
Legend John Force joined Twitter during the Las Vegas event (@JohnForce_FC), and his account is quickly becoming a favorite among fans. Which other drivers are must follows on the social…
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An inside look at Wilkerson’s shop

08 Apr 2016
News
After a strong stint in the Sportsman ranks that included winning Top Alcohol Funny Car at the 1994 Topeka event and two Division 3 championships in that category, Tim Wilkerson joined the nitro Funny Car class in 1996, debuting in Gainesville, and…
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Top 20 list: The fans weigh in

08 Apr 2016
Phil Burgess, National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
VOTE NOW! Our Top 20 Funny Cars list was released last Thursday – a day late due to some technical glitches – but…
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