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Camrie Caruso could not have known what she was in for when she stepped into the dog-eat-dog world of Pro Stock at the beginning of the season, but soon enough, Caruso came to understand the inner workings of the class and is experiencing the heightened intensity of a championship chase in a professional category for the first time.

Tim Wilkerson remains right in the thick of things in the Countdown to the Championship, already advancing to one final round in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ six-race playoffs. Now the veteran has a chance to put on a show at his home track in front of family and friends at this weekend’s NHRA Midwest Nationals.

The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to the St. Louis area's World Wide Technology Raceway, for round three of the six-race NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship

Buckle up. This is where the ride gets a bit bumpy. The Countdown to the Championship playoffs for the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series is about to hit the halfway point with this week’s NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. Right now, all four Professional championships are very much up for grabs, but that might not be the case on Monday morning.

With the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon headed to its final two races of the 2022 season, the points battle is heating up in the category, with an epic championship duel set to go down over the next two events.

The new issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine, packed with late-summer racing coverage from Brainerd, Indy, and Reading, is available online and in the mail to NHRA Members around the world.

Twelve years ago, the fate of what today is known as World Wide Technology Raceway was very much in jeopardy until local businessman and developer Curtis Francois bought the property and turned it into the showcase facility that this weekend will host the NHRA Midwest Nationals.

After runner-up finishes at the first two Countdown events in Reading and Charlotte, Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Top Fuel team took a light break before heading to St. Louis.

Cruz Pedregon and Snap-on Tools team will debut a new Socket to Breast Cancer car design to support the Pink Fund in the U.S. and Kelly Shires Foundation in Canada to further their work helping breast cancer patients meet non-medical expenses while they are undergoing treatment. 

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another, and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.

In addition to the Camping World Drag Racing Series action taking place at zMAX Dragway, nine champions were also crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, led by first-time winner Earl Nichols Jr. in Top Alcohol Dragster.

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, NHRA on FOX's Tony Pedregon and NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor Kevin McKenna weigh in with all that has been happening through two races of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship. 

Relive the magic, drama, and upsets of the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, race two of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship.

The Raceway Gives Foundation, the charitable arm of World Wide Technology Raceway, home of this weekend's NHRA Midwest Nationals, is continuing to collect for the flood victims of eastern Kentucky.

With the forecast of Hurricane Ian’s arrival over the weekend and no available dates at the facility, NHRA has made the difficult decision to cancel the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Regional event scheduled for this weekend at Virginia Motorsports Park. The event will not be rescheduled.

Dan Fletcher is quick to admit that the odds of him catching John Force for the NHRA win record of 155 races (and counting) are slim and none, but he’s known for quite some time that second-place Frank Manzo, who retired with 105 victories, was well within reach.

Top Fuel will welcome another young, new hopeful at this weekend's NHRA Midwest Nationals when 28-year-old Jake Opatrny makes his nitro debut at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Multi-discipline motorsports superstar Travis Pastrana added some real nitro to his “Nitro Circus" resumé when he made a couple of short passes behind the wheel of Scott Palmer’s Top Fueler at zMAX Dragway Monday after the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals.

With a special fireworks show and a concert by country music star Tim Dugger, the upcoming NHRA Midwest Nationals, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, at World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis will be loaded with special events, adding to the memorable three days of racing action in the middle of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.