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"The goal is to go faster than any man has ever gone in an electric Mustang."—Bob Tasca III

Fresh off a win at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Angelle Sampey is in a position to win a fourth Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship.

Speed and traction go hand-in-hand, but as Bostick explains, what Pro Stock Motorcycles lack in ride comfort they more than make up for in their ability to launch off of the starting line.

A rare look at the track maps that John Force Racing's Lanny Miglizzi hand draws of every stop on the Camping World Drag Racing circuit.

It’s hard to top the reverberations of 11,000-horsepower echoing through the mountains at Bristol Dragway and it was music to everyone’s ears to have it back at last weekend’s NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.

Cruz Pedregon is right in the thick of things in the Funny Car Countdown to the Championship. He entered this weekend’s NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in third and 113 points back of leader Matt Hagan with three races remaining.

Team owner Doug Stringer surprised Millican on Friday at Bristol Dragway with a special wrap dedicated to Millican’s late son, Dalton. It’s a nod to the “Blue Thunder” monster truck that Dalton drove, leaving Millican with another special memory in Thunder Valley.

Matt Smith has never raced at Bristol Dragway, but he doesn’t have to look far to see the impact his family has had at the fan-favorite facility. Smith’s father, Rickie, was named one of the Legends of Thunder Valley in 2007 and has his name alongside other Bristol legends atop the grandstands. 

Nobody feels more at home in Thunder Valley than Don Schumacher Racing's Ron Capps. The veteran standout in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series has won a Funny Car-best five times at the fan-favorite facility.

From an extra qualifying session, huge qualifying bonuses, extravagant driver introductions under the lights and during pre-race ceremonies, the Stampede of Speed and Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex took the grandiose to new levels. Here's what we learned in Texas.

It’s been more than 10 years since Matt Hagan made the first three-second Funny Car run, but that didn't take any of the excitement away for the Creasy team, who made their first-ever three-second pass during the third qualifying session at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.

Greg Anderson didn’t win his first Pro Stock race until his 52nd start, a far cry from the success of his teammate, Dallas Glenn, who won in just his fourth start, but don’t color Anderson upset by the new trend of fast starts for new talent.

Dexter Tuttle has brought the Nitro Bandit Funny Car back to the track with veteran Jeff Arend at the wheel at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.

Winning at Texas Motorplex has always been special for Steve Torrence, who has picked up two victories there over the past three years, but getting a second straight win at his home track and third in four years would be extra meaningful for the defending three-time Top Fuel world champ.

The official start of the Texas NHRA FallNationals at the historic Texas Motorplex got off to a roaring start Thursday with Sportsman action on track all day capped off with a mega-fan event at Railyard Park in Waxahachie.

Two races into the Pro Stock Motorcycle Countdown to the Championship, reigning world champ Matt Smith isn’t where he wants or expected to be.

In her first season in Top Fuel, third-generation racer Krista Baldwin has already made tremendous progress. Now, she's preparing to take the next step during this week's Stampede of Speed at the Texas Motorplex.

Dickie Venables, crew chief for Funny Car points leader Matt Hagan, shares his thoughts about the championship chase as the Countdown to the Championship playoffs reach the halfway point.

Two-time NHRA Funny Car world champ Cruz Pedregon sits in fourth place heading into the final four events. He chatted via Skype with Brian Lohnes about his chances of winning a third title, beginning at the upcoming Texas NHRA FallNationals.

Erica Enders has won five of the last 10 Pro Stock events held at World Wide Technology Raceway and even she’s at a loss to explain why.

Texas Motorplex owner Billy Meyer chats with NHRA’s Brian Lohnes about next week’s Stampede of Speed, a weeklong calendar of racing and social events leading up to the Texas NHRA FallNationals.

Did you see it? Two weekends in a row Josh Hart's part-time Top Fuel team proved to the world he's capable of running with (and beating) the best in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series.

Astounding! Brittany Force's Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster ran 3.64 seconds at 337 mph at the 2021 NHRA Midwest Nationals. NHRA on Fox's Bruno Massel spoke with Crew Chief David Grubnic to find out what made it possible.

Top Fuel rookie Josh Hart didn't run enough races to make the Countdown to the Championship playoffs, but with a win in Charlotte and a second-round defeat of points leader Brittany Force in St. Louis, he and crew chief Ron Douglas are playing the spoiler role.

With three races down and four to go in the Countdown to the Championship, here are five things we learned from the St. Louis event.

Top Fuel championship contenders Steve Torrence and Brittany Force waged a back-and-forth battle during qualifying at the NHRA Midwest Nationals to set them up for Sunday's final eliminations.

Past NHRA world champion Bo Butner makes his long-awaited return to the Pro Stock class this weekend behind the wheel of an Elite Motorsports Camaro.

Fresh off his Top Fuel win at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina nationals, his second victory of the season, rookie Josh Hart and the R&L Carriers team opened their account Friday at the Midwest Nationals with a strong pass.

Popular Top Fuel independent TJ Zizzo looking forward to familiar confines of Wide World Technology Raceway, which he now considers his home track.