Funny Car rookie Alex Miladinovich: "We're just trying to make it happen"
Funny Car rookie Alex Miladinovich, whose emotional top-end interview after qualifying for the field at this year's Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals went viral in the NHRA world, checked in via Skype with NHRA's Brian Lohnes about that moment and what's going on with his team this season.
NHRA National Dragster wallpaper images (Issue 08, 2020)
Each interactive issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine includes downloadable images for NHRA fans to use as wallpaper for their computers and cellphones.
Click on the links below to get the images. Instructions on how to add them as …
Meet Keith 'Roo Man' Burgan, one of drag racing's finest fabricators and builders
In a racing mecca like Indianapolis and Brownsburg, Ind., that is full of fabricators, few are more talented or respected than Keith “Roo Man” Burgan, who’s been part of the NHRA scene for more than 30 years.
Tech Specs: Inside the supercharged Dodge Challenger Drag Pak
We’re taking a deep dive into the factory muscle cars, engineered in Detroit, and campaigned by NHRA Sportsman racers in the SAMTech.edu NHRA Factory Stock Showdown
Depending on your perspective, the Hemi engine has always been loved or feared. Three-generations of the architecture have terrorized drag strips burning gasoline, alcohol, and even nitromethane. While all three generations of the engine are…
Special delivery: 'Them Capco boys' get championship rings from Torrence family
Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence and family flew from their Texas race to the team’s raceshop in Brownsburg, Ind., to present “them Capco boys” with their 2019 championship rings.
Restored truck birthday gift 'a symbol' of Billy Torrence's humble beginnings
In honor of his father's birthday and the 25th anniversary of Capco Contractors, two-time Top Fuel world champ Steve Torrence located and restored father Billy's first welding truck, which he calls " a symbol of the beginning" of his father's incredible career and family legacy.
It was the summer of 1980 and Billy Torrence was just a 22-year-old young buck trying to make it in the oil and gas business welding pipe. He scraped together enough money to buy a 1980 Chevy truck – just the cab and chassis – with plans to…
Pro Stock's Alex Laughlin: "I've just got to race in something as soon as possible"
NHRA's Brian Lohnes connected via Skype with Pro Stock racer Alex Laughlin to talk about what he's been doing during the racing break, including the incredible 275-foot Hot Wheels trck that he built in his shop, and about his 2020 racing plans.
Top Sportsman champ Sandy Wilkins talks nitrous racing and his 'new' teammate
Reigning NHRA Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers champ Sandy Wilkins, who kicked off his title defense with a victory at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, talked via Skype with NHRA's Biran Lohnes about his championship, his season, and his racing history.
In-N-Out Burger’s Connection to NHRA Drag Racing—Explained
Once upon a time, every burger served at a famous Southern California dragstrip was cooked the In-N-Out Burger way
Show Us Your Shop! Alan Reinhart takes on on a tour of Wild West Engineering
Alan Reinhart, "the Voice of NHRA" announcer at Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national events, takes us for a tour through his Wild West Engineering shop in Tucson, Ariz., showing off his hot rods and his machine shop and fabrication equipment.
What's going on at your shop or garage? Are you building a new hot rod, tinkering with parts, or just want to show us where you do you hot rod dreaming and scheming? Send us a video and we'll share it with the drag racing world.
You can…
Funny Car's Bob Tasca III: "We're ready" for return to racing
NHRA on FOX lead announcer Brian Lohnes checked in with Funny Car driver Bob Tasca III about how he and his family and his dealership, Tasca Ford, are adapting during the racing break, and his thoughts about a return to action with his Motorcraft Ford.
New feature: Lohnes Calls Life. Today, Clay Millican and the great animal rescue
Some everyday-life moments just need an expert like NHRA on FOX announcer Brian Lohnes to call the action.
Bruno Massel putting in the simulator work ahead of return to Pro Stock action
As he prepares for his Pro Stock comeback later this year, former Comp world champ and NHRA on FOX pit reporter Bruno Massel shoed off his new driving simulator (borrowed from Jeg Coughlin Jr.) to Brian Lohnes on a recent Skype call.
Cold Hard Art's Tom Patsis is creating automotive art from spare parts
Using old parts and supreme welding skills, Tom Patsis creates automotive works of art out of the Don Schumacher Racing shop for his business, Cold Hard Art.
Wild Wednesday: Check out this NHRA Thrills and Spills TV show from 2009
We're throwing it back to 2009 with this Thrills and Spills TV Show featuring some of the biggest explosions and crashes in NHRA Drag Racing as well as commentary from the racers that walked away.
Brad Plourd: Have talent, will travel
Brad Plourd has won 21 national event titles in five different categories, but those statistics don’t begin to explain the depth of his resourcefulness and ability to quickly adapt to new surroundings.
Scott Palmer has been busy juggling multiple racing projects for 2020 season
Top Fuel racer Scott Palmer joined NHRA’s Brian Lohnes via Skype to talk about what he’s been up to during the racing break and his plans to "hit the ground running" when racing resumes with projects that include involvement not just in Top Fuel but in Pro Mod and drag boats as well.
Bottom-end 'divers' have one of the toughest jobs on any racing team crew
It’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it. That phrase certainly could have been coined for bottom-end specialists, known as “divers” for their propensity to dive underneath the race car, on the NHRA Mello Yello tour. on the NHRA Mello Yello tour.
It’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it. That phrase certainly could have been coined for bottom-end specialists.
Known as “divers” for their propensity to dive underneath the race car, they can effectively drain the oil, unfasten the oil…
Jimmy Prock and team tuning up for return to Gainesville and season restart
Jimmy Prock, the crew chief for defending NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champ Robert Hight, talks about what the season ahead might look for and what conditions the teams will face.
Cattle, crops keeping Matt Hagan busy, but hope of return to racing is growing, too
Funny Car racer Matt Hagan joined NHRA’s Brian Lohnes via Skype to talk about his daily routine on his 2,700-acre cattle and farming ranch, where he tends to 1,400 head of cattle and plant crops, and his eagerness to get back to racing his Mopar Dodge Charger.
Even from home, the work continues for Paul Lee Racing's Donnie Bender
With shops around the nation closed due to "stay at home" orders, NHRA crew chiefs like Donnie Bender, of Paul Lee’s Global Electronics Technology Funny Car, are working from their home shops to get ready for a return to racing. John Kernan reports.
Watch NHRA Rewind: 2019 Gatornationals with Millican, Hines, and Jackson
Clay Millican, Andrew Hines, and Stevie "Fast" Jackson provided live commentary alongside NHRA's Brian Lohnes on NHRA Rewind Live from the 2019 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Click the headline above to watch.
Darrell Gwynn, and a salute to the human spirit and determination
Thirty years ago today, the driving career of Top Fuel star Darrell Gwynn was cut short in a tragic racing accident in England that left him paralyzed. Three decades later, Gwynn shares an inspirational message accompanied by our photographic look back at his career.
Get To Know: Brian Lohnes
Many of you see his smiling face alongside Tony Pedregon during NHRA on FOX race broadcasts and because you're seeing him a lot here on NHRA.com during our unscheduled 2020 intermission, here's the story behind lead announcer Brian and where the heck he came from.
Since many of you out there tune in to see the smiling faces of both Tony Pedregon and I during NHRA on FOX race broadcasts and because you’ll be seeing me pretty frequently here on NHRA.com during our unscheduled 2020 intermission, it seems to…
Defending Funny Car world champ Hight excited about 'old-school' points race ahead
Defending NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champion Robert Hight chatted via Skype with NHRA on FOX lead announcer Brian Lohnes to talk about the upcoming points race that will fire up once competition resumes in June.
Clay Millican's field of drags: 'People will come. People will definitely come'
Echoing character Torrence Mann’s memorable monologue from the film Field of Dreams, Top Fuel driver Clay Millican delivers an inspirational message to the drag racing community about a return to racing: "It reminds us all of what was good and will be again."
Kalitta Motorsports teams are winging it in new temporary roles for the boss
NHRA on FOX announcer Brian Lohnes spoke via Skype with Kalitta Motorsports general manager Chad Head, who talked about how team owner Connie Kalitta is keeping his crew and shop teams employed during the racing break by putting them in action at his air-cargo business.
Austin Prock joins the virtual dirt-tracking fun on iRacing with his new rig
Last year’s top rookie, reigning Auto Club Road to the Future award winner Austin Prock, is among the many NHRA stars getting involved in virtual competition through iRacing. Prock takes us through his new system and the realism involved.
Stars of the NHRA Mello Yello Series offer their thanks to front-line workers, fans
NHRA stars Ron Capps, Leah Pruett, Clay Millican, J.R. Todd, Matt Smith, Angie Smith, Austin Prock, Cruz Pedregon, Tim Wilkerson, Steve Torrence, Bo Butner, Chris McGaha, and Alex Laughlin share some words of appreciation to front-line workers and NHRA fans.
WATCH! 2008 NHRA Carolina Nationals—See the entire race in this Flashback Friday feature with bonus photos
After six months of construction more than 35,000 fans came to zMax Dragway in 2008 to see the first NHRA race from the brand new facility. Watch the entire broadcast in the link below the photo gallery!