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The September 2026 issue of NHRA National Dragster, packed with racing action from coast to coast, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.

Coverage of the Big Go, the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, highlights the issue, which also includes the NHRA Brainerd Nationals, the Testo NHRA Chesapeake SPORTSnationals, and the JEG SPORTSnationals, as well as racing action from three other NHRA racing series.

All of the action, all of the glory, and all of the winners from class winners to event victors get saluted throughout the award-winning coverage, which includes the PlayNHRA All-Star Funny Car Callout and the NHRA Sox & Martin Hemi Challenge presented by the McCandless Collection as well the battles for the regular-season and Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge championships.

National Dragster Editor Phil Burgess and columnist Elon Werner also share their takes on the U.S. Nationals.

Leah Pruett is the subject of this issue’s 5 Minutes With … interview as she discussed her decision to vacate the cockpit again next season and all that went into that decision.

Racing coverage from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series shines more spotlights on the season’s winners, and the issue also includes coverage of the first half-dozen NHRA Summit Racing Equipment E.T. Series Finals presented by Hoosier that will set the field for the championship weekend in Las Vegas.

Multitime world champ Luke Bogacki takes a deep dive into the points battles that are raging on the Lucas Oil Series, we salute Peak Performance Racer of the Month Justin Picillo, and our friends at Total Seal explain the importance of gas porting in the cylinders of your race engine.

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