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Jim Dunn Racing will introduce two new sponsors to the NHRA at the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals with the addition of Deville Beverages and Our Savorite Fine Foods as associate sponsors of the team.

Teams from the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series are headed to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix this week for preseason testing ahead of the year-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Here's a look at what some crew chiefs are planning.

After taking some time off, Bo Butner is energized and ready for his return full-time duty in Pro Stock. In this exclusive Skype interview with NHRA's Brian Lohnes, Butner comes clean on his plans and expectations for the 2020 season.

NHRA announcers Alan Reinhart and Joe Castello preview 2022 PRO Nitro Spring Training at Wild Horse Motorsports Park. 

Beta Motorcycles has extended its sponsorship of Doug Gordon Racing through the 2022 and 2023 NHRA seasons. Gordon’s daughter Maddi is scheduled to take over the driver’s seat starting in 2024, so this new sponsorship extension will finish Doug’s days behind the wheel. 

Returning Top Fuel standouts Tony Schumacher and Austin Prock join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast to talk about the 2022 season, how their teams will attack preseason testing, and what it means to have a full season in front of them. 

"A new major championship meet arrived on the scene in 1961 when the NHRA Winternationals were held in Pomona, Calif. ... the Winternationals officially opened the new competition calendar." — Wally Parks

Angelle Sampey and Eddie Krawiec will ride Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycles with Vance & Hines four-valve Suzuki motors in the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with six-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Andrew Hines serving as crew chief.

Forrest Lucas, founder of Lucas Oil Products Inc., and namesake of Lucas Oil Speedway and Lucas Oil Stadium, has been inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. 

Having recently added team owner to his job title, reigning Camping World NHRA Funny Car champions Ron Capps joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss his preparation for the 2022 season.

Summit Racing Equipment has renewed its title sponsorship of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League. As part of a 30th-anniversary celebration, a series of exciting eight-car shootouts will be held at seven different NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series national events.

Kalitta Motorsports and DHL have signed a multiyear extension to the NHRA partnership of one of the longest-running and most successful motorsport marketing programs. J.R. Todd will drive the DHL Toyota Funny Car, and Shawn Langdon will be behind the wheel of the DHL Top Fuel dragster.

NHRA and Pep Boys Auto Service & Tires have announced that Pep Boys, one of the nation’s leading automotive service networks has been named the title sponsor of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event on Sept. 15-18 at Maple Grove Raceway.

The battle for the 2022 Camping World NHRA Top Fuel title will be intense and Mike Salinas and his Scrappers team figure to be in the thick of it as they welcome new crew chief Rob Flynn.

Constant Aviation, an industry leader in aircraft and engine maintenance, will continue as the title sponsor of the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown class for the 2022 season.

Robert Hight has won three world championships and more than 50 races in a nitro Funny Car and it all began in 2005 with his first victory at Houston Raceway Park as we'll see in this episode of Nitro Time Machine.

In the latest edition of Nitro Time Machine: We go back to the 1999 Winternationals where Mike Dunn kicked off the new season with an explosive Top Fuel victory.

Pro Stock made its debut at the 1970 Winternationals and will celebrate its 900th competition event at this year’s Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com. Here's a look at some statistics from the first 899 events.

Tommy Johnson Jr. might not have a full-time Funny Car ride right now, but the nitro-racing veteran still remains a key player through a parts business that supplies needed consumables to the top race teams in the sport.

It's a Funny Car extravaganza on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. Championship driver J.R. Todd and championship crew chief Dean Antonelli join host Brian Lohnes and talk about all the things going on to prepare for the 2022 NHRA season.

World champion crew chiefs Alan Johnson, Brian Husen, and Jason McCulloch have all joined Kalitta Motorsports for the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, a move that should considerably improve the team’s chances for a world championship.

NHRA and Pep Boys Auto Service & Tires have announced that Pep Boys has been named the Official Auto Service Partner of NHRA and the Official Sponsor of the NHRA All-Star Callout in both Top Fuel and Funny Car as part of a multiyear partnership. 

R+L Carriers will continue to sponsor Top Fuel dragster driver Josh Hart for 22 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series national events during the 2022 season. 

Clay Millican isn’t planning on changing his primary job as a Top Fuel driver anytime soon, but the veteran has thoroughly enjoyed expanding into the world of content creation, bringing new eyes — and sponsors — to the sport as his YouTube page has steadily grown.

New teams, the return of old favorites, the annual crew chief shuffle, and the quest to dethrone a four-time champion figure to make the 2022 Camping World NHRA Top Fuel season one for the ages.

Troy Coughlin Jr. had some big shoes to fill when he slid in behind the wheel of the JEGS.com Chevrolet Camaro. His uncle, Jeg Coughlin Jr., had wheeled the family's coat of arms to five Pro Stock championships, but Troy Jr. took the pressure in stride.

After a third-place finish last season, crew chief Jon Schaffer discusses plans and adjustments that Bob Tasca Racing hopes will carry the Ford team to its first championship in 2022.

Pro Mod racing is never boring, but the 2016 Houston race had more than its fair share of action as we see in the latest edition of NHRA.com's Nitro Time Machine.

Funny Car driver Matt Hagan is known for physical strength and is often referred to by fans and media as "Hulk" Hagan, but over the years, the three-time world champ has learned that mental strength can be just as important.

Second-generation racer Julie Nataas will continue her pursuit of an NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster world championship with Randy Meyer Racing this season.