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NHRA returns to Windy City for Route 66 Nationals

28 Jun 2016
News
The intoxicating nitromethane-infused aroma of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will gust through the air of the Windy City as the world’s fastest motorsport returns to Route 66 Raceway for the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA…
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Crew Chief Confidential: Mike Green

28 Jun 2016
News
Mike Green is the crew chief of the U.S. Army dragster driven by Tony Schumacher. The veteran Top Fuel tuner has been in that role since the 2009 season. He guided Schumacher to his seventh and eighth Mello Yello titles in 2009 and 2014. Green…
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'Eastern Swing' MVP

28 Jun 2016
Brad Littlefield, National Dragster Associate Editor
Tuesday Morning Crew Chief
Teams prepared for four consecutive weekends of racing that has been informally dubbed the “Eastern Swing” knowing that their fortunes in the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season could change drastically in a short period of…
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Barton bags third straight Factory Showdown title

26 Jun 2016
News
David Barton, far lane, remained perfect in the SAM Tech NHRA Factory Stock Showdown Series with a final round win over two-time Comp national champion Bruno Massel. David Barton remained unbeaten with his…
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Familiar faces in winner's circle as Langdon, Capps, Line, Krawiec score again

26 Jun 2016
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Top 20 Funny Cars: Introducing No. 13

26 Jun 2016
News
As part of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car celebration, fans voted on a Top 20 list developed by respected drag racing historians and Funny Car experts. The results are being revealed in reverse order at NHRA national events this season and…
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Best of Norwalk

26 Jun 2016
National Dragster staff
Poll Position
After stops in Epping, Englishtown, and Bristol, the grueling four-race stretch that has come to be known as the "Eastern Swing" came to a conclusion at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk. The event’s many…
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Kalitta, Worsham, Anderson, Krawiec hold on to Norwalk qualifying leads

25 Jun 2016
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Line, Anderson clinch Countdown playoff berths

25 Jun 2016
News
Jason Line Summit Racing Pro Stock teammates Greg Anderson and Jason Line are the first two drivers to clinch their berths in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship playoffs.   The KB…
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Capps in Cleveland: First pitches and rock 'n' roll royalty

25 Jun 2016
News
  Ron Capps, Funny Car points leader and driver of the NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T, spent the week leading up to the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Cleveland taking in the sights and sounds of the city that included a first…
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Kalitta, Worsham, Anderson, Krawiec are first-day leaders in Norwalk

24 Jun 2016
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Reality star 'Big Chief' encourages racing on track, not the street in NHRA Public Service Announcement

24 Jun 2016
News
Justin “Big Chief” Shearer, star of Discovery Channel’s reality television series Street Outlaws, will appear in an NHRA public service announcement encouraging hot rod enthusiasts to race at NHRA tracks, and not…
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Deconstructing the vote: 14-17

24 Jun 2016
Phil Burgess, National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Another month in the books, and another four cars have been revealed in the Top 20 Funny Car fan vote, with another coming Saturday, which will bring us up to No. 12.   Here’s what has been revealed so far:   14. Ed McCulloch…
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Real Pro Mod Association presenting sponsor of Norwalk Pro Mods

23 Jun 2016
News
The Real Pro Mod Association (RPM) as the presenting sponsor for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, June 23-26, in Norwalk, Ohio. The event is the sixth of the 2016 NHRA J&…
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Stoffer hoping for upward trend starting in Norwalk

23 Jun 2016
News
It has been a far different start to the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season than it was a year ago for Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Karen Stoffer.   The class veteran put together two early-season wins in 2015, including a victory…
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Enders nominated for 2016 ESPY award

23 Jun 2016
News
Elite Motorsports/Mopar driver Erica Enders has been nominated for an ESPY award following her dominant performance in winning the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock world championship.…
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Torrence opts out of Norwalk

23 Jun 2016
News
A health issue temporarily has accomplished what rivals have not, and that is to slow the pace of Steve Torrence and his Capco Contractors/Rio Ammunition Top Fuel dragster. Torrence, who qualified No. 1 at six of the season’s first 11 races…
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Tricky Tipster's Norwalk picks

23 Jun 2016
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For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
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Legendary Force only has one thing on his mind for Norwalk

23 Jun 2016
News
  At this point in the season, legendary Funny Car driver John Force is only focused on one thing when it comes to this weekend’s 10th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit…
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Line focused on keeping dominant start going at 'home'

23 Jun 2016
News
The current run of Pro Stock teammates Jason Line and Greg Anderson has been nothing short of incredible to start the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. The Summit Racing Equipment…
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Heart of NHRA: Jr. Drag Racing League

23 Jun 2016
News
It began as a simple idea by Vinny Napp to give his son, David, an opportunity to participate in the sport he loved, and it has grown into a racing series in which thousands of youngsters participate in points programs and more each season and…
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Event preview: Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals

23 Jun 2016
News
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series concludes a busy June in Ohio for the 10th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk. This event is the midway point out of 24 races scheduled for the…
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2007 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals

23 Jun 2016
Alex Waldron, National Dragster Associate Editor
Throwback Thursday
This weekend, the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to Norwalk for the last of four consecutive races in June. In this week’s journey into the NHRA National Dragster photo archives, we will look back at what took place at the…
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Dutch Boy/Menards to partner with Enders for Norwalk

22 Jun 2016
News
Dutch Boy Paints and Menards will partner with two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event this weekend at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park.   Enders will drive the Dutch Boy/Menards Dodge…
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2015 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Flashback

22 Jun 2016
News
Doug Kalitta raced to his second Top Fuel victory of the 2015 season at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock), and Karen Stoffer (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also scored wins at the event.  …
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NHRA partners with Lightmaker for total revamp of NHRA.com

22 Jun 2016
News
NHRA is partnering with Lightmaker, an international digital agency with more than 20 years of experience in developing digital destinations, for a complete redesign of NHRA.com.   Other major sports websites designed by Lightmaker include the…
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Todd ready to take the next step

22 Jun 2016
News
J.R. Todd knows there is still time for his 10,000-horsepower SealMaster dragster to reach its stride during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.   But with the year hitting the halfway point at this weekend’s 10th annual…
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Dunn teams with Hubert’s Lemonade for Norwalk, Chicago

22 Jun 2016
News
Traditionally, when Jim Dunn Racing rolls out a yellow Funny Car, it’s promoting the popular Mooneyes brand. At the upcoming NHRA Mello Yello national events in Norwalk and Chicago, Jim Dunn will be bringing out a yellow Funny Car with a…
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Mountain Magic

22 Jun 2016
Kevin McKenna, National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
Quick, who is the hottest driver in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series so far in 2016? If you answered with anyone other than Division 2 racer Steven Furr, you’d be wrong. Between Top Dragster and Super Gas, Furr has already appeared in…
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Crampton worked out before he burned out in Bristol

21 Jun 2016
News
Lucas Oil Top Fuel driver Crampton had a busy week prior to the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, making several media stops and participating in a workout with a local fire department and in a shooting competition for charity.   His first stop…
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