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Nitro Time Machine: Wild Funny Car action from 1998 Pomona opener

The Funny Car class provided plenty of entertainment at the 1998 Winternationals in Pomona with everything from track record performances to surprise non-qualifiers and more than a few memorable side-by-side runs.
30 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Nitro Time Machine
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New National Dragster issue packed with race coverage, racer features, and more

The third 2023 issue of NHRA National Dragster, with in-depth coverage of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and features on top racers, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.
30 Mar 2023
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Issue 3
  READ THE NEW ISSUE The third 2023 issue of NHRA National Dragster, with in-depth coverage of the…
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2023 NHRA Arizona Nationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the NHRA Arizona Nationals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another, and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.
30 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Behind the Scenes
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John Force Racing meets WWE Superstars during special crossover event

The stars of John Force Racing met with WWE Superstars Braun Strowman and Raquel Rodriguez to promote this weekend's Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and WWE Wrestlemania.
29 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Force and wrestling
With two major events taking place in Southern California this weekend, NHRA Drag Racing met WWE wrestling on Wednesday at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum as part of a special media day. The four stars of John Force Racing — Brittany…
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Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge returns this weekend in Pomona

Following a thrilling opening weekend of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, the special challenge returns as part of this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
29 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge
Following a thrilling opening weekend of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, the special challenge returns as part of this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.   The Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA…
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Massel takes Comp title to lead Sportsman winners at NHRA Arizona Nationals

In addition to the Camping World Drag Racing Series action taking place at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, seven champions were also crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, led by Bruso Massel, who scored for the 16th time in Comp.
29 Mar 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Bruno Massel
In addition to the Camping World Drag Racing Series action taking place at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, seven champions were also crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Three-time world Bruno…
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Analyzing Phoenix: The Southwestern Swing Begins!

On this episode of the NHRA Insider, host Brian Lohnes breaks down the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Taking listeners inside some of the major happenings of the race, you'll learn the root cause of some of the more intriguing moments of the weekend.
29 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider
  On this episode of the NHRA Insider, host Brian Lohnes breaks down the NHRA Arizona Nationals from Phoenix. Taking listeners inside some of the major happenings of the race, you'll learn the root cause of some of the more intriguing…
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2023 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Alcohol Dragster champ Julie Nataas

29 Mar 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
60:18
Julie Nataas stood in the Gainesville Raceway winner’s circle for the second straight weekend as the driver of the OTG/Randy Meyer Racing A/Fuel Dragster, winner of the Baby Gators” Division 2 Lucas Oil Series regional event, stopped fast-rising…
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2023 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champ Matt Gill

29 Mar 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
66:57
Matt Gill went back-to-back in Gainesville, in two ways. The winner of the “Baby Gators” Division 2 Lucas Oil Series regional event the weekend prior, Gill won then won his second straight Gatornationals title, driving the Moduline Cabinets Camaro…
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2023 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Comp champ Jim Greenheck

29 Mar 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
71:26
Past U.S. Nationals Comp champ Jim Greenheck added another prominent Wally to his collection with his win at the Gatornationals, powering his C-Tech Manufacturing B/EA Camaro to a final-round (-.52) 7.59 to defeat Joseph Arrowsmith’s (-,50) 7.93 for…
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2023 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Super Stock champ Peter D'Agnolo

29 Mar 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
63:20
What better way to begin a title defense than by winning the first event of the season? That’s exactly what reigning Super Stock champ Peter D’Agnolo did in Gainesville when he stopped five-time champ Kevin Helms in the final. D’Agnolo got the best…
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2023 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Stock champ Jeff Strickland

29 Mar 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
43:42
Former two-time world champ Jeff Strickland won the Gatornationals for the third-straight year and for the fifth time overall when he captured the Stock title in the GMPartsNow.com Camaro. Strickland, who also won the Baby Gators Division 2 event,…
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2023 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Super Comp champ Mike Robilotto

29 Mar 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
47:49
Mike Robilotto is now officially a handful to deal with as he picked up his fifth career Super Comp victory and his first at the Gatornationals, winning a double-breakout final round against Kent Hanley, 8.880 to 8.863.  
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2023 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Super Gas champ John Taylor

29 Mar 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
69:31
John Taylor got his first win at the 2014 Gatornationals and his fifth career Super Gas victory nine years later at the same place in the same vehicle. At the wheel of his ’99 Dakota truck, Taylor used a clutch .005 reaction time and a 9.293 to fend…
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2023 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Super Street champ Colby Fuller

29 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
84:12
Colby Fuller, who just missed winning the Gatornationals four years ago, got the job done this year in Super Street with his Georgia-based ’68 Camaro, collecting his first national event victory with a tight 10.28 to 10,924 holeshot final-round…
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2023 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Sportsman champ Doug Crumlich

29 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
49:19
Doug Crumlich came from the No. 6 qualifying spot to claim his second career win in the Right Trailers Top Sportsman class when he stopped Mark Beuhring in the final round. Crumlich won the final by .002-second with a 6.595 against his 6.57 dial.
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2023 NHRA Arizona Nationals Weekend Rewind

Take a look back at some of the biggest and wildest moment from the 2023 NHRA Arizona Nationals, Race 2 of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series from Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix.
29 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
2023 NHRA Arizona Nationals Weekend Rewind
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Toyota launches Supra Showdown program for select NHRA events

Toyota, the official car of the NHRA, will unveil its new at-track program, the Supra Showdown, this weekend at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip.
29 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Supra Showdown
Toyota, the official car of the NHRA, will unveil its new at-track program, the Supra Showdown, this weekend at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip. “After a stellar debut season with the Toyota GR Supra Funny Car on…
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The Sports Report: Sherman Adcock goes three-for-three in Southeast Division

Two-time world champ Sherman Adcock Jr. takes the early lead in Super Gas after winning the first three Southeast Division Lucas Oil Series events of the season.
29 Mar 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
Sherman Adcock
NHRA Lucas Oil Series world champions won’t be crowned for nearly eight more months, so any sort of speculation regarding future titles would be premature. That being said, it’s awfully hard to overlook the red-hot start by Division 2 Super Gas…
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Five-time Top Alcohol Dragster champ Bill Reichert passes away

Five-time NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster world champ Bill Reichert passed away March 26. Reichert won five straight world championships, 2006-10, and collected 28 national event wins and 54 divisional/regional victories.
28 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Bill Reichert
Five-time NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster world champ Bill Reichert passed away March 26. He was 71. Reichert won five straight world championships, 2006-10, and collected 28 national event wins and 54 divisional/regional victories. Reichert,…
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Jasmine Salinas takes first Top Fuel passes in anticipation of 2024 debut

Jasmine Salinas made her first launches behind the wheel of a Top Fuel dragster Monday at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. The 31-year-old daughter of NHRA Top Fuel driver Mike Salinas will work to obtain her NHRA Top Fuel license as she prepares to compete full time beginning in 2024.
28 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Jasmine Salinas
Jasmine Salinas made her first launches behind the wheel of a Top Fuel dragster on Monday afternoon at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. The 31-year-old daughter of NHRA Top Fuel driver Mike Salinas will work to obtain her NHRA Top Fuel license as…
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Justin Ashley looking for more early-season success at Winternationals

With an early-season win last week at the NHRA Arizona Nationals already under his belt, Justin Ashley, who won the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals to open the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Series season, is after a second straight win at storied In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip.
28 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Justin Ashley
A quick start paid dividends last year for Justin Ashley, who won the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals to open the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Series season and used that momentum to contend for his first Top Fuel world championship. With an early…
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Gerber Collision & Glass enters strategic partnership with NHRA YES Program

Gerber Collision & Glass has joined the team of partners for the NHRA Youth and Education Services (YES) Program for the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
28 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
YES progrm
Gerber Collision & Glass has joined the team of partners for the NHRA Youth and Education Services (YES) Program for the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. The NHRA YES Program is the only full-time education program in…
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Modern Warriors presents Legends Nitro Funny Cars at Winternationals

The Legends Nitro Funny Cars portion of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, March 30-April 2, will be presented by Modern Warriors “Your Tactical Specialist,” a Utah-based premier tactical company.
28 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Legends Nitro Funny Cars
The thrilling, nitro-burning machines of Legends Nitro Funny Cars will do battle at the renamed In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip at the 63rd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals on March 30-April 2 to complement the array of action at the iconic…
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Five Things We Learned at the NHRA Arizona Nationals

The NHRA Arizona Nationals, Stop 2 of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, was packed with twists and turns and history-making moments. Here are five big takeaways from the event.
27 Mar 2023
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Five Things We Learned at the NHRA Arizona Nationals
The NHRA Arizona Nationals, Stop 2 of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, was packed with twists and turns and history-making moments. Here are five big takeaways from the event. IS THE SUN SETTING ON WHP? Whether or not…
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Caruso is second female Pro Stock champ; Ashley, Hight also win at Phoenix finale

Camrie Caruso became just the second female Pro Stock winner in NHRA history, taking home the title at the NHRA Arizona Nationals . Justin Ashley and Robert Hight also collected victories at the second race of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
26 Mar 2023
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Camrie Caruso
Camrie Caruso became just the second female Pro Stock winner in NHRA history, taking home the title at the final NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. Justin Ashley (Top Fuel) and Robert Hight (Funny Car) also collected…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals packs 'em in again for second straight sold-out day

For the second straight day, NHRA and Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park officials announced a sellout crowd, this time for eliminations at the 38th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals in Phoenix.
26 Mar 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Sold out
For the second straight day, NHRA and Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park officials announced a sellout crowd, this time for eliminations at the 38th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals in Phoenix. Fans flocked to the facility in massive numbers all…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Sunday photo gallery

The National Dragster photographers were all over Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on Sunday of the NHRA Arizona Nationals capturing all of the on-track and off-track action.
26 Mar 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Unloading for eliminations 40
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Sunday News and Notes from the NHRA Arizona Nationals

News, notes, quotes, photos, and videos from final eliminations at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. Updated throughout the day.
26 Mar 2023
Sunday News and Notes from the NHRA Arizona Nationals
  UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY For the second straight race, Shawn Langdon and Antron Brown squared off in the first round of Top Fuel, and for the second time, the winner was decided on a holeshot. In Gainesville,…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Sunday preview

The champions of what may well be the final NHRA national event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park will be crowned today at the NHRA Arizona Nationals after two frantic days of qualifying.
26 Mar 2023
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
NHRA Arizona Nationals
The champions of what may well be the final NHRA national event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park will be crowned today at the NHRA Arizona Nationals after two frantic days of qualifying. While Saturday’s action was highlighted by the drama of…
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