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Wire-to-wire dominance leads Gaige Herrera to record-breaking championship

NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Gaige Herrera simply dominated the field in the 2023 NHRA season. After winning a record-breaking 11 races, Herrera claimed his first world championship, finishing off one of the most incredible seasons in NHRA history.
22 Nov 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
2023 NHRA world champion
Gaige Herrera
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Gaige Herrera simply dominated the field in the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. After winning a record-breaking 11 races, Herrera claimed his first world championship at In-N-Out Burger Pomona…
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Cruz Pedregon Racing adds Jason Bunker and John Medlen

Two-time NHRA Funny Car world champion and team owner Cruz Pedregon has announced that Jason Bunker will be taking over the crew chief duties on the Snap-on Dodge SRT Charger Hellcat Funny Car in 2024. Bunker will be joined at CPR by 30-plus-year nitro veteran John Medlen, who will be in a consulting role for the team.
22 Nov 2023
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Cruz Pedregon
Two-time NHRA Funny Car world champion and team owner Cruz Pedregon has announced that Jason Bunker will be taking over the crew chief duties on the Snap-on Dodge SRT Charger Hellcat Funny Car in 2024. Bunker will be joined at CPR by 30-plus-year…
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Tickets on sale for Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Chicago

After a triumphant return in 2023, the NHRA will head back to Chicago during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, with tickets now on sale for the 24th annual Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance.
22 Nov 2023
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Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals
After a triumphant return in 2023, the NHRA will head back to Chicago during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, with tickets now on sale for the 24th annual Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK…
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Erica Enders overcame slow start to earn sixth NHRA Pro Stock championship

Throughout her six world championships in Pro Stock, Erica Enders has known that each of them has a decidedly different feel. Her 2023 NHRA season was a far cry from last year’s title run and was steeped in adversity and plenty of perseverance.
22 Nov 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
2023 NHRA world champion
Erica Enders
Over the course of winning her six championships in Pro Stock, Erica Enders has known that each of them has a decidedly different feel. From her first title to dominant runs in both 2015 and 2022, each one has had its own unique story.   That…
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Voting ends today to select the 2023 NHRA National Dragster All-Star Team

Fan voting for the inaugural NHRA National Dragster All-Star Team, a new program recently unveiled by the staff of the official NHRA magazine, ends this Friday. Don't miss your chance to vote for your favorites.
21 Nov 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
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 NHRA National Dragster All-Star Team
Fan voting for the inaugural NHRA National Dragster All-Star Team, a new program recently unveiled by the staff of the official NHRA magazine, ends this Friday. Don't miss your chance to vote for your favorites. Fans can vote for Pro Driver of…
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The Insiders talk Pomona, champions, failures, and the future!

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Tony Pedregon and Phil Burgess join host Brian Lohnes to talk all things past, present, and future in NHRA Drag Racing.
21 Nov 2023
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insiders
  On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Tony Pedregon and Phil Burgess join host Brian Lohnes to talk all things past, present, and future in NHRA Drag Racing. The trio have a class-by-class championship breakdown with loads of…
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2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series television schedule announced

The NHRA and FOX Sports have announced the television schedule for the upcoming 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, which includes eight broadcasts on the FOX broadcast network.
20 Nov 2023
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NHRA, FOX Sports
The NHRA and FOX Sports have announced the television schedule for the upcoming 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, which includes eight broadcasts on the FOX broadcast network. All 21 races, plus the Pep Boys NHRA All-Star Callout…
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Tickets now on sale for 70th Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals

The world’s biggest drag race turns 70 in 2024, and tickets are now on sale for the prestigious 70th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, which takes place on the sport’s grandest stage on Aug. 28-Sept. 2 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
20 Nov 2023
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Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals
The world’s biggest drag race turns 70 in 2024, and tickets are now on sale for the prestigious 70th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, which takes place on the sport’s grandest stage on Aug. 28-Sept. 2 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway…
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Matt Hagan joins elite company with fourth NHRA Funny Car title

In 2023, Matt Hagan joined an exclusive club when he won his fourth Camping World NHRA Funny Car championship in dramatic fashion at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.
20 Nov 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
2023 NHRA world champion
Matt Hagan
 It wasn’t the exact way Matt Hagan had planned to win his fourth NHRA Funny Car world championship, but it was the final point that showed his championship was about an overall impressive body of work and not just one particular run.  …
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Clutch performances give Doug Kalitta his crowning achievement: a Top Fuel title

Doug Kalitta and the Mac Tools/Toyota/Kalitta Motorsports team battled through adversity and got hot at the ideal time, winning three races in the Countdown to the Championship to secure his first world championship.
17 Nov 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
2023 NHRA world champion
Doug Kalitta
At long last, Doug Kalitta is an NHRA Top Fuel world champion, a moment that instantly entered the history books on Sunday at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip as one of the most memorable in NHRA history.   A championship runner-up six times in an…
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‘Bachelor in Paradise’ recap: Vandergriff’s journey for happily ever after continues

NHRA Top Fuel racer Jordan Vandergriff returned to Bachelor Nation as a contestant on ABC-TV's Bachelor in Paradise Thursday night, and fans are very excited to see him on their screens again. 
17 Nov 2023
Dominique Diaz, National Dragster Managing Editor
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‘Bachelor in Paradise’:
NHRA Top Fuel racer Jordan Vandergriff returned to Bachelor Nation as a contestant on ABC-TV's Bachelor in Paradise (BiP), and fans are very excited to see him on their screens again. …
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Tickets on sale for 2024 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, March 21-24

Tickets are now on sale for the 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, which takes place March 21-24, 2024 at legendary In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip. The event also will mark the 2024 debut for the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge.
17 Nov 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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2024 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals
Tickets are now on sale for the 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, which takes place March 21-24, 2024 at legendary In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip. One of the most historic races on the NHRA tour, the NHRA Winternationals will be the second…
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A look back at some thrilling winner-take-all championship-winning final rounds

Just five times in NHRA Professional-class racing has the final round of the season finale been a winner-take-all for the championship, including Top Fuel at last weekend's In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals. Here's a look back at those five nailbiters.
17 Nov 2023
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Winner-take-all championship-winning final rounds
Drag racing, by its very nature, is a series of single-elimination contests. Win and move on to the next round; lose and go home. But what about when there is no next round, when the final round is the final round of the season, and the two…
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Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame welcomes its 2023 inductees

The Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame recently saluted 16 individuals, who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of drag racing, among them the Paton family and Neale Armstrong, Director of Race Operations at Toronto Motorsports Park.
16 Nov 2023
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Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame
The Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame recently saluted 16 individuals, who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of drag racing as they were inducted into the Hall of Fame at the 7th Annual Inductee’s Gala Nov. 4. More than 230 people…
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2023 In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.
16 Nov 2023
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Behind the Scenes
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Watch the South Central Division Cajun Classic live on NHRA.tv

The points-racing season might be over, but there's still racing to watch on NHRA.tv, including the South Central Division Cajun Classic from No Problem Raceway. Watch it for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv.
16 Nov 2023
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South Central Division Cajun Classic
NHRA fans can watch the South Central Division Cajun Classic event from  No Problem Raceway for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv. Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage are Moser, Competition Products, Strange, and Weldon. Fans…
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Behind the scenes at the 2023 NHRA Camping World Awards Ceremony

Behind the scenes at the 2023 NHRA Camping World Awards Ceremony
16 Nov 2023
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NHRA President Glen Cromwell shares a letter of appreciation to NHRA fans

After an amazing year of racing, NHRA President Glen Cromwell shares a letter of gratitude to NHRA fans and salutations to the season champions.
16 Nov 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Glen Cromwell
To Our Fans, As the final win light flashed on the season and we crowned world champions at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, we enjoyed one of the most exciting and competitive seasons in NHRA history. It feels like just a few short weeks…
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2023 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series awards ceremony photo gallery

The 2023 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series world champions were feted at the Pechanga Casino Resort to acknowledge their incredible seasons with friends, family, and peers.
15 Nov 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
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2023 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series world champions 11
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2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony photo gallery

The stars of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series assembled for one last time in 2023 to crown champions and salute the successes of the teams and the sport at the Awards Ceremony at Pechanga Resort Casino in Southern California.
15 Nov 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
2023 Top Fuel champ Doug Kalitta got a standing ovation 39
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Weekend Rewind: 2023 In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals

The In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals brought down the curtain on an exciting 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season with enough championship drama to fill two seasons. Here's a quick look back at some of the highlights.
15 Nov 2023
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Weekend Rewind
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Final 2023 Sportsman winners crowned at In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals

In addition to the Camping World Drag Racing Series action at In-N-Out Burger Pomona dragstrip, nine drivers also took some victories in Lucas Oil Series Racing at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.
15 Nov 2023
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Sean Bellemeur
In addition to the Camping World Drag Racing Series action at In-N-Out Burger Pomona dragstrip, nine drivers also took some victories in Lucas Oil Series Racing at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals. Topeka Top Alcohol Dragster …
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Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson to receive prestigious Bob Russo Heritage Award

Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson, the owner and president of In-N-Out Burger, has been named a 2024 recipient of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Bob Russo Heritage Award for her efforts to preserve the future of drag racing in the United States.
14 Nov 2023
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Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson
Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson, the owner and president of In-N-Out Burger, has been named a 2024 recipient of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Bob Russo Heritage Award for her efforts to preserve the future of drag racing in the United States. In…
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Austin Coil among 2024 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America inductees

Austin Coil, the winningest crew chief in NHRA Drag Racing history, leads an all-star cast of 2024 inductees into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
14 Nov 2023
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Austin Coil
Austin Coil, the winningest crew chief in NHRA Drag Racing history, leads an all-star cast of 2024 inductees into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. Coil directed 2008 inductee John Force to 15 NHRA Funny Car world championships, including…
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Nostalgia Funny Car racer Lyle Greenberg completes Top Fuel licensing runs

Nostalgia Funny Car racer Lyle Greenberg completed his Top Fuel licensing passes in the minimum three runs at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the Monday after the NHRA Nevada Nationals and hopes for a 2024 class debut.
14 Nov 2023
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Lyle Greenberg
Long-time Albuquerque, N.M., racer Lyle Greenberg completed his Top Fuel licensing passes in the minimum three runs at The Strip At Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the Monday after the NHRA Nevada Nationals.  Greenberg drove the Paton Racing…
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23 for 2023: A look back at some of the 2023 season's memorable moments

The 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season will go into the history books as one of the most memorable in the history of the sport. NHRA National Dragster Editor Phil Burgess offers his Top 23 Moments of 2023.
14 Nov 2023
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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23 for 2023
The 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season will go into the history books as one of the most memorable in the history of the sport. Here’s one insider’s Top 23 Moments of 2023. It’s Doug Kalitta … finally! Having seen Doug…
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NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series champions crowned at Awards Ceremony

First-time world champions Doug Kalitta and Gaige Herrera were crowned Monday evening, along with multitime world champs Matt Hagan and Erica Enders, during the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series awards ceremony at the Pechanga Resort Casino in scenic Southern California Wine Country.
13 Nov 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Awards ceremony
First-time world champions Doug Kalitta and Gaige Herrera were crowned Monday evening, along with multitime world champs Matt Hagan and Erica Enders, during the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series awards ceremony at the Pechanga Resort Casino…
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Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Chase Van Sant named 2023 NHRA Rookie of the Year

After a successful debut NHRA season, Pro Stock Motorcycle standout Chase Van Sant has been named the 2023 NHRA Rookie of the Year in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series.
13 Nov 2023
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Chase Van Sant
After a successful debut NHRA season, Pro Stock Motorcycle standout Chase Van Sant has been named the 2023 NHRA Rookie of the Year in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. The four other NHRA Pros eligible for the award were Top Fuel driver…
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See it here! 2023 NHRA Camping World Awards Ceremony—Plus Highlights!

Doug Kalitta, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders, and Gaige Herrera were crowned NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series world champions, Chase Van Sant was recognized as NHRA Rookie of the Year, Chevrolet was presented with the NHRA Manufacturer's Cup, and NHRA Crew of the Year titles were awarded to a team in each professional category.
13 Nov 2023
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See it here! 2023 NHRA Camping World Awards Ceremony—Plus Highlights!
Watch the complete ceremony in its entirety—right here! video-js.video-js.vjs-fluid:not(.vjs-audio-only-mode) { padding-top: 56.25%; }   See the NHRA on FOX…
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Five Final Things We Learned at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals

Naturally, we learned a lot in Pomona because it was easily one of the most dramatic events of the season with amazing performances, fantastic side-by-side racing, and loads of championship drama. Here are five things that stood out.
12 Nov 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Five Final Things We Learned
Naturally, we learned a lot in Pomona because it was easily one of the most dramatic events of the season with amazing performances, fantastic side-by-side racing, and loads of championship drama. Here are five things that stood out. DOUG…
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