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Of all the skills that are difficult to master and perfect in professional drag racing, pedaling a tire-smoking race car is perhaps at the top of the list, which is why when we see it done well, and we want to highlight it.

When it comes to the starting line, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is as brutal as it comes as every driver has an aggressive mindset, and even those who aren't always on top of their class' reaction-time average are capable of dialing up a gem now and then.

Now that the dust has settled and the Christmas gifts have been opened, we thought it a good time to pore over the figures, the facts, and the interesting occurrences of 2024 one last time.

As the holiday season fills the air with joy and togetherness, the NHRA family would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude and warmest wishes to all those who make this incredible journey possible.

Austin Prock and the Cornwell Tools team scored eight wins en route to the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series championship, and five of them really stood out in our memories.

Greg Anderson didn't win the championship just by taking a winner-take-all final-round decision at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, but rather that was just the culmination of several other key runs during the stretch run.

Three times over a decorated career in Top Alcohol Dragster, Shawn Cowie had to settle for a bitter second-place championship finish, but 2024 was the year it all came together for his long-overdue first world championship.

Sean Bellemeur and the Killers Bs team — led by team owner Tony Bartone and tuner Steve Boggs — won their fourth Top Alcohol Funny Car world championship in 2024 and their second with a perfect score.

From backfiring blowers and engine explosions in Top Fuel to flaming and fishtailing Funny Cars and Pro Stockers and Pro Mods crashing and smashing, the 2024 season was one wild run after another. Here's a look back at some of the year's wildest rides.

The 2024 season was one for the record books, especially in Funny Car, where we saw some of the quickest runs in more than seven years unfold. Here's a look back at the 10 greatest Funny Car runs of 2024.

We’re in that sweet spot of the year, that golden window of giving and receiving among friends and family, so we decided to come up with a list of gifts that we already got over the course of the 2024 season. There’s not a lump of coal in the bunch. 

Progress continues to be made on the building plans at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, including an update on the new Wally Parks Tower and the renovated suites.

NHRA officials have announced the addition of Lead Foot City, a unique, all-purpose facility in Brooksville, Fla., to the NHRA Member Track Network as part of the NHRA’s Southeast Division.

Famoso Dragstrip will transition to new leadership in 2025, as Tim Huddleston will take over the daily operation of the facility from longtime operator Blake Bowser, who will continue to lead the charge for the March Meet and the California Hot Rod Reunion.

NHRA has partnered with Neonetics to provide colorful neon signs and clocks for NHRA fans to proudly display in their home or business.

The Chevrolet Monza of the mid-1970s remains one of the immortal early Funny Car body designs in drag racing history with a rich legacy of performance and famous owners, including Don Prudhomme, “Jungle Jim” Liberman, Roland Leong, and some guy named John Force. 

The 2024 racing season may be over, but there's still plenty of NHRA Drag Racing to enjoy during the holiday season with repeats from NHRA on FOX national event coverage as well as several "best of" programs throughout the month.

A month after securing his fourth NHRA world championship, Antron Brown and his AB Motorsports team continued speeding towards success as Brown and primary partner Matco Tools have announced an extension of their relationship, which spans more than 20 years.

Mike Coughlin, entering his 40th season as a licensed NHRA racer, will compete in the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Mountain Motor Pro Stock class in 2025 as a member of Elite Motorsports.

With a new lease on life after a proposed closing in 2023, the operators of Firebird Motorsports Park have gone full speed ahead with improvements at the famed Phoenix-area racetrack, including a repaving of the dragstrip in anticipation of the 2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals, March 21-23.

Cody Lane and his father Jeff have won tons of divisional championships and finally put it all together this year for Cody to win the Comp world championship.

Missing the first two races in a 10-race season generally isn’t the road map to an NHRA Pro Mod championship, but apparently, no one ever explained that to Jordan Lazic. 

Five-time Super Stock world champion Greg Stanfield etched his name in the pages of history once more, winning the championship in the inaugural season of Holley EFI Factory X.

On this episode of the NHRA Insider powered by Speedmaster, host Brian Lohnes is joined by Spencer Hyde and Jack Beckman and also breaks down an incredible week of news announcements made by teams and racers during the annual PRI Show. 

Blake Alexander and Chad Green unveiled their ambitious plans to expand to a two-car Funny Car team at the 2024 PRI Show.

In a move set to put his Snap-on Makers and Fixers Dodge Hellcat team on a focused, stable path to the NHRA Mission Foods Funny Car championship, Cruz Pedregon has announced the re-signing of crew chief Jason Bunker to a multiyear deal.

Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. won the Super Stock world championships this year and came within one point of also winning the Stock championship despite a score north of 700 points.

Joe Sorensen never even considered a world championship until this year. Midseason, it became apparent that he had a decent shot and played an exceptional game all the way to the final division race of the year.  

Colby Fuller started the year with his first divisional trophy, raked in his first Super Comp national event win a few months later, and went on to lock down his first NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series world championship

Longtime Southern California racer Val Torres Sr. found himself in the midst of an incredible battle as the 2024 season came to a close. Ultimately, Torres stood his ground on home turf against some of the best in the country to earn his first world championship in an emotion-tipped season closer.