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A weekend in Funny Car driver Todd's shoes

Sporting News writer Ryan Fagan spent a weekend with Kalitta Motorsports driver J.R. Todd and documented his experience.
16 Sep 2017
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J.R. Todd
There's nothing quite like Funny Car racing, and Sporting News writer Ryan Fagan got to experience it firsthand with the driver of the Kalitta Motorsports DHL Toyota, J.R. Todd. Fagan…
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NHRA Carolina Nationals Saturday Notebook

Doug Kalitta, Courtney Force, Tanner Gray, and Andrew Hines stood on their Friday runs to take the poles at the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
16 Sep 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Charlotte Hero
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Molinari leads qualifying after first day of J&A Service Pro Mod action

Shane Molinari is at the top of the qualifying order after Friday action at the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
15 Sep 2017
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Shane Molinari
Shane Molinari powered to the qualifying lead Friday during the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by the Real Pro Mod Association, is the…
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Kalitta, C. Force, T. Gray, Hines take Friday poles

Doug Kalitta, Courtney Force, Tanner Gray, and Andrew Hines grabbed the provisional poles at the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
15 Sep 2017
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Doug Kalitta
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NHRA Carolina Nationals Friday Notebook

Doug Kalitta, Courtney Force, Tanner Gray, and Andrew Hines grabbed the provisional poles at the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
15 Sep 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Charlotte Hero
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‘The Snake’s’ Take

Legendary drag racer Don "the Snake" Prudhomme looks back on his career and shares his thoughts on topics ranging from his best cars, best seasons, and best pals like Tom McEwen and Roland Leong.
15 Sep 2017
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Don Prudhomme
Last week’s wide-ranging remembrances from Ed McCulloch inspired some extremely positive responses from the Insider Nation, so, as promised, here’s a similar type of article that I wrote a few years ago (2010) for National Dragster…
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 58 No. 19)

NHRA National Dragster’s 19th issue of 2017, featuring Indy coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
14 Sep 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
National Dragster cover
NHRA National Dragster’s 19th issue of 2017, featuring Indy coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world. The Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals is the World’s Biggest Drag…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Super Gas winner Kevin Adams

14 Sep 2017
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Appearing in his first national event final, Kevin Adams earned his first title in Super Gas when he stopped Samantha Coughlin in another side-by-side final round. Both Adams and Coughlin, the wife of five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Jr., recorded…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Super Comp winner Ray Connolly

14 Sep 2017
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A pair of past national champions squared off to decide the Super Comp title with Ray Connolly taking a narrow win against Edmond Richardson. Both Connolly and Richardson had previously won the sport’s biggest event, but Connolly added a second…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Stock winner Larry Gilley

14 Sep 2017
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The Stock final was a class racer’s dream with Larry Gilley taking on Darrel Steiger in a heads-up, no-breakout battle of E/SA Mopars. Gilley, in his ’69 Dart, took on Steiger, in his ’70 Challenger, in Thursday’s class final, and Steiger claimed a…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Super Stock winner Kevin Helms

14 Sep 2017
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Kevin Helms is already on track to win his fifth national championship in Stock, and now he may well win the Super Stock championship following his win in that category, his third overall U.S. Nationals victory. Helms drove the Southland Dodge Drag…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Comp winner Brad Plourd

14 Sep 2017
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Brad Plourd had made very few runs behind the wheel of Harry Schwartz’s wild AA/AM roadster before arriving in Indy for the Big Go, but that didn’t stop him from turning on six win lights to claim the Comp title, his third Indy win and the 20th of…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner John Lombardo Jr.

14 Sep 2017
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John Lombardo Jr. also came from the No. 3 qualifying spot to win the Top Alcohol Funny Car title in his NAPA Auto Parts Camaro. After a 5.507 win against Tyler Scott, Lombardo, whose father, John, drove the famed Blue Max to the Indy Funny Car…
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Corradi, Matco Tools team ready for another championship battle

Matco Tools Top Fuel crew chief Brian Corradi joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about the 2017 Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. 
14 Sep 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Crew Chief Confidential
Matco Tools Top Fuel crew chief Brian Corradi joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about the 2017 Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.  Corradi is the lead tuner,…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Josh Hart

14 Sep 2017
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Josh Hart’s fourth win of the 2017 season was easily his biggest. Driving his Advance Auto Parts dragster, Hart came from the No. 3 qualifying spot to the final, where he took a 5.307 to 5.364 win against Megan Meyer in Top Alcohol Dragster. Hart…
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NHRA Today Roundtable: Kicking off the Countdown in Charlotte

The 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown officially kicks off this weekend at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C., as 10 competitors in the four Mello Yello Pro classes start their battles to the Finals. John Kernan joins Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's for another NHRA Today roundtable.
14 Sep 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
The 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown officially kicks off this weekend at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C., as 10 competitors in the four Mello Yello Pro classes start their battles to the Finals.  Which current top seed has the best chance at…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Sportsman champion highlights

Josh Hart and John Lombardo Jr. headlined the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman champions from the sport’s biggest event, the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
14 Sep 2017
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Josh Hart winner's circle
Josh Hart and John Lombardo Jr. headlined the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman champions from the sport’s biggest event, the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. For both drivers, it was their first experience winning the Big Go…
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Torrence, Capps, Skillman, Krawiec top Tricky Tipster's Charlotte rankings

Indy champions Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Drew Skillman (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle), along with Funny Car points leader Ron Capps are NHRA National Dragster's Tricky Tipster's favorites for wins at this weekend's NHRA Carolina Nationals.
14 Sep 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Tricky Tipster
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
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Gray taking advantage of opportunities approaching NHRA Carolina Nationals

Jonathan Gray wasn’t expecting a call from one of the biggest names in NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series history earlier this season. But when Rickie Smith called and asked Gray to drive, he jumped at the opportunity.
14 Sep 2017
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Jonathan Gray
Jonathan Gray wasn’t expecting a call from one of the biggest names in NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series history earlier this season. But when Rickie Smith called and asked Gray to drive, he jumped at the opportunity. With back…
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Pro Stock Motorcycle champ Savoie feels relaxed heading into Countdown

Having achieved a lifelong dream in 2016 with his first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world title, Jerry Savoie is feeling good entering the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, which starts at this weekend’s NHRA Carolina Nationals.
14 Sep 2017
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Jerry Savoie
Having achieved a lifelong dream in 2016 with his first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world title, Jerry Savoie is feeling good entering the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, which starts at this weekend’s NHRA Carolina Nationals at…
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J&A Service Pro Mod racing at NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by RPM

The Real Pro Mod Association (RPM) has been named the presenting sponsor for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod portion of the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
14 Sep 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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RPM
The NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series is entering the final three events of an action packed 2017 season when the popular series returns to action at the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway Sept. 15-17. Real Pro Mod Association (…
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Hot Rod's Drag Week gives hot rodders the ultimate street/strip challenge

Hot Rod Magazine’s annual Drag Week event challenges hot rodders to not only race their car at five dragstrips but also to drive the same car from track to track, which this year encompassed about 1,000 miles of highway time. NHRA Top Fuel star Richie Crampton, one of the Drag Week competitors, along with NHRA announcer Brian Lohnes and Hot Rod’s David Freiburger, joined Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about the event.
13 Sep 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Hot Rod Drag Week sees more than 350 street-legal cars and trucks drag race on five dragstrips over five days. Racers can enter any type of vehicle they want in nearly a dozen different classes, as long as their vehicle can pass a tech inspection…
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Sampey discusses team's decision to take time off from Mello Yello tour

Former NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Angelle Sampey joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about her team’s recent decision to skip the next four NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events. 
13 Sep 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Former NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Angelle Sampey joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about her team’s recent decision to skip the next four NHRA Mello Yello Drag…
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Bandimere takes team title; Piper, Johnson, Lamb and Spracklin head to National Championship

Bandimere Speedway took home the team title at this weekend’s NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division Finals at Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, Kan. The team from Bandimere shared the winner’s circle with five individual winners including Kanas racers Todd Piper and Eugene Lamb.
13 Sep 2017
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Division 5
TOPEKA, Kan. – Bandimere Speedway took home the team title at this weekend’s NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division Finals at Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, Kan. The team from Bandimere shared the winner’s circle with five individual…
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WFO Radio NHRA Nitro: Countdown preview

13 Sep 2017
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WFO
On this week's episode of WFO Radio NHRA Nitro, host Joe Castello and NHRA's Alan Reinhart recap the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals and preview the NHRA Countdown and NHRA Carolina Nationals in Charlotte. Reinhart and Castello discuss the…
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Tanner Gray unveils new wrap ahead of NHRA Carolina Nationals

The new design evokes the Pro Stock rookie's racing past and will debut at zMax Dragway in Charlotte.
13 Sep 2017
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Tanner New Car
Pro Stock rookie Tanner Gray has already made his mark on the quarter mile, winning four times in his first 16 races. The new wrap his Chevy Camaro will be sporting at the NHRA Carolina Nationals this weekend, and throughout the Countdown, will pay…
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Wix Filters will sponsor Langdon/Kalitta Top Fueler in Charlotte

Wix Filters will grow its relationship with Kalitta Motorsports as they take the primary position on the Top Fuel dragster driven by former Top Fuel champion Shawn Langdon for the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
13 Sep 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Shawn Langdon
Wix Filters, a global manufacturer of filtration products, will grow its relationship with Kalitta Motorsports as they take the primary position on the Top Fuel dragster driven by former Top Fuel champion Shawn Langdon for the NHRA Carolina…
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Line hopes to get back to Pro Stock winner's circle in Charlotte

Former Pro Stock champion Jason Line can get his bid for another title started right way with a win at the NHRA Carolina Nationals, the opening event of the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.
13 Sep 2017
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Jason Line
The regular season in 2017 has looked far different for Jason Line than his NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship season a year ago. But the Pro Stock standout can still replicate the start to the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship…
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A final round for the ages

The Indy Stock final between Larry Gilley and Darrel Steiger was a heads-up, no-breakout battle between two of the most evenly matched cars in the grounds, and they did not disappoint
13 Sep 2017
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
gilley
During Thursday’s Stock Class eliminations at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, more than 160 drivers from all over North America slugged it out for bragging rights and a coveted gold NHRA Wally trophy. A total of 39 individual class…
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Todd knows he needs a hot start to boost Funny Car title hopes

For J.R. Todd to have a shot at a Mello Yello Funny Car championship, he'll need to get off to a good start. That begins with the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
12 Sep 2017
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J.R. Todd
Coming off the biggest win in his career, J.R. Todd hopes to put that momentum to good use. Starting from the eighth position in the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, the Funny Car standout knows he can’t waste any time, either. For Todd…
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