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NHRA Silly Season 2025 is off to an early and wild start, with more to come

Silly Season is an annual offseason motorsports ritual in which drivers, crew chiefs, and sponsors are in motion from team to team in advance of the next year, but Silly Season 2025 is already in full swing in the NHRA, as Brian Lohnes recaps here.
24 Oct 2025
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Wayne Delmonte and Lebanon Valley still going strong together

Lebanon Valley Speedway opened in 1953 and expanded to include the dragstrip a decade later. While track manager Wayne DelMonte can’t claim to have been there since day one, he can claim more than 35 years of the track’s history, beginning in the mid-1980s.
23 Oct 2025
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Lebanon Valley
Lebanon Valley Speedway opened in 1953 and expanded to include the dragstrip a decade later. While track manager Wayne DelMonte can’t claim to have been there since day one, he can claim more than 35 years of the track’s history, beginning in the…
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2025 Texas NHRA FallNationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2025 Texas NHRA FallNationals as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
15 Oct 2025
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Weekend Rewind: 2025 Texas NHRA FallNationals

The 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals proved that, yes, everything IS bigger in Texas, from anniversary celebrations to drama to on-track action. Enjoy this video look back at a wild weekend in Dallas.
14 Oct 2025
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Watch the Division 1 Cecil County Lucas Oil Series event for free on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Cecil County Dragway for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv.
14 Oct 2025
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NHRA fans can watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Cecil County Dragway for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv.Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage from Cecil County are Strange, Speedmaster, Laris Motorsports…
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Five things we learned in Dallas

The 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals was much more than a birthday party for the famed facility, but a celebration of the intensity of the Countdown to the Championship and the spirit of determination. Here’s our five big takeaways from the event.
13 Oct 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Five things we learned in Dallas
The 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals was much more than a birthday party for the famed facility, but a celebration of the intensity of the Countdown to the Championship and the spirit of determination. Here’s our five big takeaways from the…
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More Top Fuel history awaits Tony Schumacher with 900th round win ahead

Tony Schumacher already owns multiple Top Fuel class records that will probably never be broken, but another significant milestone in his hall of fame career is in reach this weekend at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.
11 Oct 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Tony Schumacher
Tony Schumacher already owns multiple Top Fuel class records that will probably never be broken, but another significant milestone in his hall of fame career is in reach this weekend at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.If Schumacher, the most successful…
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Pro Stock’s Greg Anderson eyes more success at Texas NHRA FallNationals

Reigning Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson earned another win two weeks ago in St. Louis, and as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series heads to Dallas for the Texas NHRA FallNationals, he has his eye on another win and, potentially, another world title.
10 Oct 2025
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Greg Anderson
Reigning Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson earned another win two weeks ago in St. Louis and as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series heads to Dallas for the 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at the famed Texas Motorplex to close out the…
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Texas NHRA FallNationals brings out the best in Funny Car’s Matt Hagan

Fresh off a win in St. Louis that has him right in the thick of the championship hunt, nobody is looking forward to returning to Texas Motorplex more than Funny Car standout Matt Hagan.
09 Oct 2025
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Matt Hagan
Fresh off a win in St. Louis that has him right in the thick of the championship hunt, nobody is looking forward to returning to Texas Motorplex more than Funny Car standout Matt Hagan.The four-time champ has enjoyed an incredible run at the…
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'Scrappers Sisters' ready to turn up the heat at Texas Motorplex

The Scrappers Sisters, Top Fuel pilot Jasmine Salinas and Pro Stock Motorcycle standout Jianna Evaristo, are ready to take on Texas at this weekend’s Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex aboard their respective Scrappers Racing machines.
08 Oct 2025
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The Scrappers Sisters, Top Fuel pilot Jasmine Salinas and Pro Stock Motorcycle standout Jianna Evaristo, are ready to take on Texas at this weekend’s Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex aboard their respective Scrappers Racing machines. The…
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Leah Pruett: “I’m looking forward to racing with and against Tony" in 2026

Even as she continues to support her husband, Tony Stewart, as he continues to battle for the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel championship, Leah Pruett is also focused on her return to full-time Top Fuel competition in 2026.
07 Oct 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Leah Pruett
Even as she continues to support her husband, Tony Stewart, as he continues to battle for the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel championship, Leah Pruett is also focused on her return to full-time Top Fuel competition in 2026. In a…
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2025 NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
01 Oct 2025
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Weekend Rewind: 2025 NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals

The NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals marked the midpoint of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs and was packed with upsets and surprises. Enjoy our video look back at the race.
30 Sep 2025
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Five Things We Learned in St. Louis

Three full races into the six-race playoffs, the NHRA Countdown to the Championship is scalding hot, and the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals came with a scorching dose of "What just happened?!" Twists and turns were bold and abundant. Here are five things we know for sure.
29 Sep 2025
Kelly Wade
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5 things St Louis
Three full races into the six-race playoffs, the NHRA Countdown to the Championship is scalding hot, and the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals came with a scorching dose of "What just happened?!" Twists and turns were bold and abundant. Here…
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Mark Pawuk wins second consecutive Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown title

Mark Pawuk dominated the middle portion of the season then held off a furious charge from a pair of Mustang Cobra Jets driven by Jason and Taylor Dietsch to win his second consecutive Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series world championship at World Wide Technology Raceway.
27 Sep 2025
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Mark Pawuk
Mark Pawuk dominated the middle portion of the season then held off a furious charge from a pair of Mustang Cobra Jets driven by Jason and Taylor Dietsch to win his second consecutive Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series world championship at World…
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Desire to win continues to blaze for Brittany Force

Two weeks after announcing she would soon focus on starting a family, the fire to win is still burning strong for Brittany Force. The driver of the HendrickCars.com dragster arrives at the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals ready to make a strong push for a third world title.
26 Sep 2025
Kelly Wade
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Brittany Force
Two weeks after announcing that she would be stepping away from full-time Top Fuel competition to focus on starting a family, the fire to win is still burning strong for Brittany Force. The driver of the HendrickCars.com dragster, out of the…
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Richard Gadson relishing opportunity as points leader going into St. Louis

For the first time in his career, Pro Stock Motorcycle standout Richard Gadson is the points leader as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series travels to World Wide Technology Raceway for this weekend’s NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals.
25 Sep 2025
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Richard Gadson
For the first time in his career, Pro Stock Motorcycle standout Richard Gadson is the points leader as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series travels to World Wide Technology Raceway for this weekend’s NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals and…
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NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals always a highlight for Ron Capps

World Wide Technology Raceway has treated three-time Funny Car champion Ron Capps well over the years, and the addition of NAPA Auto Parts — Capps’ longtime sponsor — as the title sponsor of the NHRA Midwest Nationals adds another layer of motivation as well.
25 Sep 2025
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Ron Capps
World Wide Technology Raceway has treated three-time Funny Car champion Ron Capps well over the years, something he hopes to replicate at this weekend’s NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals for multiple reasons.A victory would keep him alive in…
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 4-Wide Carolina Nationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2025 NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
24 Sep 2025
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Top Fuel’s Justin Ashley after first St. Louis win at NAPA Midwest Nationals

If Charlotte Top Fuel winner Justin Ashley can close out this stretch of three straight races to open the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs with another strong performance at this weekend’s NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals, he’ll find himself among the Top Fuel world title favorites.
23 Sep 2025
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Justin Ashley
Coming off a standout performance in Charlotte, if Top Fuel title contender Justin Ashley can close out this stretch of three straight races to open the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs with another strong performance at this weekend’s…
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Weekend Rewind: 2025 NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals

The NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals was the first time that teams in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series have run four-wide in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs, and the action at zMAX Dragway was expectedly weird and wild. Enjoy our video look back at the race.
23 Sep 2025
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Eric Latino working hard to become NHRA’s next first-time professional winner

Currently ranked No. 5 in the Mission Foods NHRA Pro Stock standings, Eric Latino feels that his GESi team is on the verge of a breaktrhough and he's putting in the work to become the next first-time winner.
20 Sep 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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When it comes to NHRa’s next first time professional winner, Pro Stock driver Eric Latino says, “Why not me?”The 2025 season has been a banner year for first time winners with  Tony Stewart, Shawn Reed, Paul Lee, Cory Reed, and Richard Gadson…
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When it comes to Matt Hagan, Charlotte giveth but also has taken away

Friday's Funny Car qualifying leader Matt Hagan has experienced both glory and grief at zMAX Dragway over the years. He's won four times but has also left with a shattered racecar on more than one occasion; it's all part of being a Funny Car guy, he says.
20 Sep 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Matt Hagan
While Matt Hagan was blasting to the No. 1 qualifying spot Friday night at the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals, Paul Lee was exploding a few lanes over, but in a bad way with a massive fire. It’s not an uncommon sight for Hagan, who has experienced…
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Dallas Glenn seeks second Pro Stock win in Charlotte

For the first time, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs will feature a four-wide race at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals, and current Pro Stock points leader Dallas Glenn is looking to stay red-hot at zMAX Dragway.
19 Sep 2025
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Dallas Glenn
For the first time, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs will feature a four-wide race at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals, and current Pro Stock points leader Dallas Glenn is looking to stay…
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Cruz Pedregon embracing first four-wide playoff race at Carolina Nationals

If it’s all coming together for two-time Funny Car champ Cruz Pedregon, it’s happening at the perfect time, especially heading into this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at spectacular zMAX Dragway.
17 Sep 2025
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Cruz Pedregon
If it’s all coming together for two-time Funny Car champ Cruz Pedregon, it’s happening at the perfect time, especially heading into this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at spectacular zMAX Dragway.Pedregon picked up his first win last…
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 40th NHRA Reading Nationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2025 40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
17 Sep 2025
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Top Fuel’s Shawn Reed eager to keep comeback story going in Charlotte

Top Fuel veteran Shawn Reed won his first career NHRA Top Fuel race last weekend in Reading, Pa., completing an awe-inspiring comeback after his July crash in Seattle, and now looks to stay perfect as the Countdown to the Championship playoffs move to Charlotte.
16 Sep 2025
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One of the most unique spectacles in motorsports, this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway, will feature one of the most remarkable stories in recent NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series history as Shawn Reed looks to stay…
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Weekend Rewind: 40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish

The 40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish was a thrilling race filled with big upsets and wild ontrack action. Enjoy this video look back at the weekend.
16 Sep 2025
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Five things we learned from the NHRA Reading Nationals

After a serene start, Maple Grove erupted into chaos, crowning new heroes and setting the tone for the NHRA Countdown to the Championship
15 Sep 2025
David Kennedy
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Five things we learned from the NHRA Reading Nationals
In the rolling hills of Pennsylvania, nestled between streams and winding roads, Maple Grove Raceway always feels like a postcard. It’s a place where the air hangs heavier after Labor Day, where the sounds of superchargers echo off farmland and…
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Confidence, calibration refinement, and Countdown commitment

Matt Smith Racing's Angie Smith, Jianna Evaristo, John Hall, and Matt Smith sharpen their focus as the NHRA Countdown to the Championship begins.
12 Sep 2025
David Kennedy
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Matt Smith Racing's Angie Smith, Jianna Evaristo, John Hall
For the riders and crew of Matt Smith Racing, the launch of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship isn’t just another line on the calendar — it’s a reset, a psychological gearshift from a season of data collection into a sprint for the title.After a…
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