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4/29: It’s Boss 429 day—Celebrate Ford's big-bore semi-hemi engine

It's the engine Mickey Thompson used in his Mach 1 Mustang Funny Cars, the one "Ohio" George Montgomery twin-turbocharged, and the one Bob Glidden covered with his fire jacket after he rolled his Pro Stock car in 1986—the Boss 429.
29 Apr 2022
David Kennedy
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The Boss 429 engine was designed to beat Chevy and Dodge and put Fords in the winner circle, but to make them legal for NASCAR,  Dearborn had to offer them in street cars. With Pontiac and Chevrolet’s former chief, Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen, at…
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John Force trivia—Can you name where all his milestone wins occurred?

For Force fans, the first one is easy (Sanair, 1987), and the 150th is still fresh in your minds (Seattle, 2019). But how about the 50th, 75th, and 100th wins? Yeah, we thought that would keep you guessing.
28 Apr 2022
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John Force trivia: Can you name where all his milestone wins occurred?
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Stevie 'Fast' Jackson looks for repeat win in Pro Mod at Four-Wide Nationals

Heading into the second race of the season in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon, it almost feels like the first one for two-time world champion Stevie “Fast” Jackson.
28 Apr 2022
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Stevie “Fast” Jackson
Heading into the second race of the season in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon, it almost feels like the first one for two-time world champion Stevie “Fast” Jackson. The class standout struggled at the opener in…
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Kooks Headers joins Doug Foley for NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte

NHRA Top Fuel veteran Doug Foley is rolling into his home race, the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, where Kooks Headers & Exhaust, headquartered in nearby Statesville, N.C., will serve as the primary sponsor.
28 Apr 2022
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Doug Foley
NHRA Top Fuel veteran Doug Foley is rolling into his home race, the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, with a full list of new and returning sponsors on the Foley Lewis Racing Top Fuel dragster. Kooks Headers & Exhaust,…
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Doug Kalitta and Autodesk team up for NHRA Four-Wide Nationals

Top Fuel driver Doug Kalitta will trade in his familiar red, white, and black Mac Tools dragster for a new-look Autodesk Top Fueler during the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. 
28 Apr 2022
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Doug Kalitta
Top Fuel driver Doug Kalitta will trade in his familiar red, white, and black Mac Tools dragster for a new-look Autodesk Top Fueler during the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.  The 49-time Top Fuel national event winner will be leading the…
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Cameron Ferré returns to Paton Racing Top Fuel team in Charlotte

Cameron Ferré and Paton Racing are back together for the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals this weekend at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte.
28 Apr 2022
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Cameron Ferre
Cameron Ferré and Paton Racing are back together for the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals this weekend at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte. After some sponsor issues to start the year, the team postponed their NHRA Top Fuel debut, but Ferré and…
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Ron Capps partners with Toyota beginning with Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals

Toyota announced today that Ron Capps will begin fielding the Toyota GR Supra Funny Car at this weekend’s 4-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, N.C.
28 Apr 2022
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Toyota partners with Ron Capps beginning with Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
CONCORD, N.C. (April 28, 2022) – Toyota announced today that Ron Capps and his newly formed race team of Ron Capps Motorsports will begin fielding the Toyota GR Supra Funny Car at this weekend’s 4-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in…
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4/28: It’s 428 day—Celebrate the Ford Cobra Jet Mustang designed to hunt Camaros and ’Cudas

Inspired by Tasca Ford, petitioned for by Hot Rod Magazine readers, and proven by Al Joniec’s win at the 1968 NHRA Winternationals
28 Apr 2022
David Kennedy
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“Circle your choice in the box provided, and return to Mr. Henry Ford II, Dearborn, Michigan, 48121.” That’s how the infamous Nov. ’67 Hot Rod article by Eric Dahlquist began. In the three pages that followed, Dahlquist asked readers if Ford should…
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Hart to race with TechNet at Circle K Four-Wide Nationals and Richmond event

Josh Hart will be racing under the TechNet banner for the first time this season at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals as well as at the Richmond national event in mid-May.
27 Apr 2022
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Josh Hart
Every racer eventually finds a racetrack that for whatever reason they have consistent success throughout their career. This weekend, Josh Hart is hoping zMax Dragway outside of Charlotte, N.C., will become that track for the second-year Top Fuel…
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Family brings Vincent Nobile back to the dragstrip in Super Comp in Charlotte

Former Pro Stock superstar Vincent Nobile will return to zMAX Dragway, where he's experienced so much success, but will do it this time in Super Comp, as a member of his new, extended family.
27 Apr 2022
Kelly Wade
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Vincent Nobile
Vincent Nobile surprised everyone when he dipped into Super Comp in a borrowed ride last season, and the driver most known for his prowess in Pro Stock enjoyed it so much that he will be campaigning a Super Comp entry of his own this year. With one…
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The Inside Scoop from Houston and a look forward to Charlotte

NHRA on FOX analyst Tony Pedregon and National Dragster Senior Editor Kevin McKenna join host Brian Lohnes for this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. 
27 Apr 2022
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NHRA Insider
    NHRA on FOX analyst Tony Pedregon and National Dragster Senior Editor Kevin McKenna join host Brian Lohnes for this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast.  The three talk about all the wild story lines from Houston…
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Matt Smith's quest for success with a Monster Race Products-equipped Suzuki

He's won on an EBR, he's won on a Victory, he's won on a Beull—now he's looking to exploit the potential of the Suzuki
27 Apr 2022
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Matt Smith's quest for success with a Monster Race Product head equipped Suzuki
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Tricky Tipster: Circle K NHRA Four Wide Nationals

Heading to zMax Dragway for the second and final Four Wide racing event of the season, Tricky Tipster, NHRA's longtime wizard of odds, has labeled Brittany Force, Matt Hagan, and Matt Smith as the favorites to win this week's event.
27 Apr 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Tricky Tipster®
Tricky Tipster
After a stopover in Houston, we’re back in Four Wide mode this weekend for the annual Circle K NHRA Four Wide Nationals at luxurious zMax Dragway. The last time we ran pro cars four-abreast a month ago in Las Vegas, Brittany Force and Ron Capps came…
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Nitro Time Machine: Pro Mods go four-wide for the first time at 2017 Charlotte event

The wild and wooly Pro Mod class went four-wide for the first time at the 2017 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, with a classic final quad that provided the fans with thrills.
27 Apr 2022
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2017 Charlotte event
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NHRA tour heads to zMAX Dragway for thrilling NHRA Four-Wide Nationals

The signature event at zMAX Dragway is also one of the most incredible experiences in motorsports, as the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to the “Bellagio of dragstrips” on April 29-May 1 for the thrill ride known as the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
27 Apr 2022
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Four-Wide Nationals
The signature event at zMAX Dragway is also one of the most incredible experiences in motorsports, as the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to the “Bellagio of dragstrips” on April 29-May 1 for the thrill ride known as the Circle K …
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Funny Cars headed to Firebird Raceway’s 51st Ignitor April 30/May 1

The oldest major event in the Pacific Northwest, the NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Opener presented by Peterson Chevrolet returns to Firebird Raceway on April 30/May 1.
26 Apr 2022
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Firebird Raceway Ignitor
The oldest major event in the Pacific Northwest, the NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Opener presented by Peterson Chevrolet returns to Firebird Raceway on April 30/May 1. Firebird’s granddaddy event originated in 1971, a staple in Idaho’s greater Treasure…
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Bobby Bode III: The explosion and glove toss seen round the world!

You've seen the passion Bobby Bode III exuded after his Funny Car explosion, you heard the generosity of Tony Stewart who offered to replace the thrown helmet—but watch Bode's reaction when he learns he was beating Matt Hagan early in the run…
26 Apr 2022
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Bobby Bode III: The explosion and glove toss seen round the world!
  The most passionate and important moment of the whole ordeal was arguably captured by NHRA on Fox cameras when Bobby Bode thanked his team and competitors who helped him…
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DHDR to support Save Our Allies During 2022 Factory Stock Showdown season

DH Davies Racing and driver David Davies will be supporting Save Our Allies, a nonprofit organization that rescues, serves, and aids Americans and Allies from conflict zones and contested areas around the world, throughout the 2022 Constant Aviation NHRA Factory Stock Showdown season. 
26 Apr 2022
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Save Our Allies
DH Davies Racing and driver David Davies will be supporting Save Our Allies, a nonprofit organization that rescues, serves, and aids Americans and Allies from conflict zones and contested areas around the world, throughout the 2022 Constant Aviation…
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D-Wagon named presenting sponsor for FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series

D-Wagon, the latest endeavor from Kruckeberg Industries (KI), has been named the presenting sponsor for the 2022 FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
26 Apr 2022
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D-Wagon
D-Wagon, the latest endeavor from Kruckeberg Industries (KI), has been named the presenting sponsor for the 2022 FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. After a thrilling opener last month in Gainesville, the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing…
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Alexis DeJoria's strength is reinforced by longtime crew chief Del Worsham

Alexis DeJoria knows how to rebound, and after her car's unfortunate run-in with the guardwall in Houston, she will have the opportunity to do that very thing in just a few days at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte.
26 Apr 2022
Kelly Wade
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Alexis DeJoria
Alexis DeJoria knows how to rebound, and she will have the opportunity to do that very thing in just a few days at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. After her car's unfortunate run-in with the guardwall in Houston eliminations this past…
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Nitro Time Machine: Robert Hight kicks off winning streak with four-wide victory

In the latest edition of Nitro Time Machine, watch Robert Hight dominate the final quad at the 2014 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, kicking off a four-race winning streak.
26 Apr 2022
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Robert Hight
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Crew Chief Confidential: David Grubnic reveals a little known fact about record-setting runs

When pushing Top Fuel dragsters to their very limits you may be surprised to learn that crew chiefs can predict the e.t., but the trap speed is something that often surprises them as much as it does fans.
25 Apr 2022
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Crew Chief Confidential: David Grubnic reveals a little known fact about record-setting runs
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Breaking the beams, cockpit canopies, fuel tanks, and top-end Top Fuel smoke

At every NHRA national event, NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart offers fans the chance to send him an email with technical questions about the race cars, the tracks, and the procedures. As part of a semi-regular feature, we share those questions and answers on NHRA.com.
25 Apr 2022
Alan Reinhart
Ask Alan
Ask Alan
At every NHRA national event, NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart offers fans the chance to send him an email with technical questions about the race cars, the tracks, and the procedures. As part of a semi-regular feature, we’ll share those questions and…
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Before hometown heroics, Erica Enders threw out first pitch at Astros game

Before her huge hometown win at the NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park, Erica Enders had the honor of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at Minute Maid Park for the Houston Astros' game against the Los Angeles Angels.
25 Apr 2022
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Tickets on sale now for exciting season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals, Nov. 10-13

Tickets are now on sale for the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Nov. 10-13, where fans can witness the crowning of the four NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series champions.
25 Apr 2022
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Auto Club NHRA Finals
As NHRA drivers continue their 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, they all will be looking towards the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Nov. 10-13. Tickets for this famed event are now on sale.  The Auto…
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Five things we learned in front of a sold-out crowd at the NHRA SpringNationals

Five races into the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, it’s clear that the sport is thriving, with packed grandstands, record-setting runs, and NHRA’s trademark diversity of winners, points that were all reinforced before a sellout crowd at the NHRA SpringNationals in Houston.
25 Apr 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Five things we learned from the NHRA SpringNationals
Five races into the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, it’s clear that the sport is thriving, with packed grandstands, record-setting runs, and NHRA’s trademark diversity of winners, points that were all reinforced before a sellout…
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Brittany Force, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders, Steve Johnson claim final Houston victories

At the final NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park, event champions Brittany Force, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders, and Steve Johnson combined to give the historic facility a proper send-off.
24 Apr 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Houston winners
At the final NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park, event champions Brittany Force, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders, and Steve Johnson combined to give the historic facility a proper send-off. There was more than enough drama to go around at…
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NHRA SpringNationals Sunday photo gallery

National Dragster's photographers are at it again, bringing you all the color and excitement of the final NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park.
24 Apr 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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NHRA SpringNationals Sunday News and Notes

News, notes, quotes, videos, and photos from final eliminations day at the NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park. (Updated throughout the day)
24 Apr 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Jim Campbell
Before the first pair of Top Fuel dragsters had even done their burnouts, there was a lane swap in pair two as No. 3 qualifier Doug Kalitta elected to move his Mobil 1 dragster from the left lane to the right lane. The move may…
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NHRA SpringNationals Sunday preview

Final eliminations are scheduled for today at the NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park and there are a lot of questions that will be answered.
24 Apr 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Houston
Can Steve Torrence win his first race of the season? Can Ron Capps keep his momentum going? What about rookie Camrie Caruso, can she become NHRA’s next first-time winner? And then there is the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. Can anyone catch runaway…
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