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NHRA fans can watch the Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Texas Motorplex for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.

Top Fuel rookie Jake Opatrny and the Leverich Racing team have chosen a “home game” for their next assault on the field, competing at the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals with Chicago Federation of Labor/Proud Union Home as primary sponsor.

The NHRA Pro Stock All-Star Callout will grab a marquee spotlight on Saturday, May 20 as part of the NHRA’s return to Chicago at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance at Route 66 Raceway.

As NHRA prepares to return to Route 66 Raceway this weekend for the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance, let's take a look back at the history of the event and relive five great moments.

The Mountain Motor Pro Stock class will make its 2023 debut at Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance. The competition will be presented by Menards home improvement stores.

NHRA makes a long-awaited return to Route 66 Raceway for the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 Nationals this weekend and we've tabbed Brittany Force, Matt Hagan, Matt Hartford, and Gaige Herrera as our pre-race favorites.

Just as he has been doing throughout his Hall of Fame drag racing career, Top Fuel legend Don Garlits is taking matters into his own hands, writing a screenplay for a motion picture about his life and racing career, tentatively titled Don Garlits, The Story of an American Legend.

Electrolit premium hydration products has joined Jim Dunn Racing in a promotion with Menards stores this summer, beginning this weekend at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance, where Electrolit will join the team for a driver autograph session and Funny Car display at the Menards store in Joliet, Ill.

Shawn Langdon will fly the Autodesk colors when Team Kalitta lands at Route 66 Raceway May 19-21 for the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill.

Celebrating its 20th year in 2023, the Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals presented by Holley returns to historic Beech Bend Raceway on June 15-17 for an unforgettable weekend filled with nostalgia racing, incredible hot rods, and much more.

At just 19 years of age, Brandon Miller has already earned two division championships, a JEGS Allstars title, and two national event wins. Miller is making good use of his time, and most recently, he claimed the Top Sportsman trophy in Charlotte — where he was also competing in the second Pro Stock race of his young career.

Alex Taylor, the "Drag and Drive" maven, joins WFO Radio to preview her appearance at the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by Peak Performance in Joliet, Ill. 

The Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge is back, bringing an added measure of excitement as the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series makes its first Chicago appearance in four years at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway on May 19-21.

Next weekend, the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will take its official return to Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., to continue the state’s 70-year love affair with drag racing.

Beginning with the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals, May 19-21, Camrie Caruso will campaign a new look Tequila Comisario Chevrolet Camaro in the Pro Stock category. 

The Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals provided a big moment for the Prock family with AustIn Prock winning in Top Fuel and his brother, Thomas, assisting their dad, Jimmy, in tuning Robert Hight to the Funny Car victory.

Top Fuel racer Buddy Hull will wear the colors of Renegade Fuels on his Methanol Moonshine dragster during the upcoming Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance in Joliet, Ill.

The combination of the Cleetus and Cars event and the NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes last week proved to be a huge hit with the massive crowd that packed Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Highlighted by wins from Tony Stewart and Brian Hough, the event also included a burnout contest, fun runs, and the Indy 800 Crown Vic race on the famed IRP oval. Out talented photographers capture all the action.

Call him John "Four-Wide" Force. Hear Force explain to Joe Castello how he's studied the tree and the learned to navigate the chaos of the starting line as well as anyone can.

Rain halted the completion of the 52nd Ignitor presented by The Blower Shop at Firebird Raceway, part of the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series. When action resumes Aug. 5 at Firebird, Drew Austin and Jim Maroney will face off in the Funny Car final.

The NHRA Safety Safari has been perfecting the dragstrip experience for decades. Yet just as for the competitors they serve, some races are tougher than others. At the 2023 Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals this team earned the respect of everyone in attendance.

TJ Zizzo plans to debut a new Rust-Oleum Top Fuel dragster at his home event, the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Joliet, Ill.

NHRA on FOX's Bruno Massel talks with Grubnic about the strategy behind the team's incredible qualifying, and what's coming for the competition on a future race day.

The inaugural NHRA race at Route 66 Nationals in 1998 featured an epic Top Fuel final round between world champions Kenny Bernstein and Gary Scelzi.

Tony Stewart and Brian Hough scored Top Alcohol victories at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Region event at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, which was held in conjunction with a Cleetus and Cars show.

Austin Prock joined Joe Castello on the WFO podcast to break down his Top Fuel win at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals and to take a look ahead to the upcoming Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by Peak Performance.

NHRA drivers Ron Capps and Antron Brown and NHRA Vice President Kasey Coler visited Washington, D.C., April 26 as representatives for the National Motorsports Coalition to share the contributions and impacts of the motorsports industry with members of the Congressional Motorsports Caucus and other lawmakers in Congress.

Swedish artist Lars “Loors” Svensson has created a very cool 1970s Funny Car poster that faithfully shows the flanks and noses of 24 recognizable floppers. It's his tribute to those colorful and memorable cars of the era.

Josh Hart and Del Worsham join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, and both of them have plenty to talk about.