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Four-time NHRA Mission Foods Pro Stock world champion Eddie Krawiec takes us on a tour of the famed Vance & Hines facility, from engine and cylinder-head production to race-bike chassis fabrication and more, here's your exclusive backstage pass.

Following the recent announcement that Billy Torrence would join his son, Steve, in full-time Top Fuel competition this year, team tuners Bobby Lagana Jr., Jason McCulloch, and Joe Barlam talk about their plans for the year ahead.

Top Fuel's Antron Brown hit the ground running as a team owner in 2022. Last year, he expanded his role and launched a driver development program with Angelle Sampey transitioning from two wheels to four. Brown savors his role in racing, and he's showing that he's deeply committed to the future of the sport.

Robert Hight took off like a rocket when he settled into the seat of a nitro Funny Car in 2005, and his daughter, Autumn, has been along for the ride from the beginning. The passion for racing that she’s seen in her father's eyes is now reflected back as she competes in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.

It's difficult to say what Larry Morgan is best known for, his skill with the intricacies of a race car or his experience behind the wheel. In either case, well-rounded drag racing veteran Morgan is still going strong, and the 2024 season of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will mark the 40th anniversary of his first win.

Angelle Sampey joined WFO host Joe Castello to talk about her upcoming first full season in the Top Alcohol Dragster category. NHRA’s Alan Reinhart also joined Castello to cover the latest news in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. 

Justin Ashley will take on the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season racing the flagship Top Fuel dragster for the newly formed Scag Racing team.

Take a trip back in time more than 25 years to see current-day stars Ron Capps, Tim Wilkerson, and Jeg Coughlin Jr. dueling for titles in the wild action at the 1998 edition of the NHRA Wintnationals.

The youth movement in Pro Stock would be difficult to ignore, and after earning her license this week, 17-year-old Sienna Wildgust is eager to throw her hat in the ring and make NHRA history. The third-generation drag racer plans to make her Pro Stock debut in Gainesville.

What will it take to be successful in Top Fuel in the 2024 season? After digesting the stats of the two previous seasons, some trends are becoming obvious.

Drag racing legend Don Garlits turned 92 last week, and in honor of that momentous occasion, here's a look back at five of "Big Daddy's" most interesting and historically important interviews.

Pro Stock is packed with battle-scarred yet never-weary competitors, each drawn to the precision, ever-evolving technology, and razor-thin margins of victory in the class. Here's a look at a few competitors who may not run the full schedule but show up ready to rumble.

Four-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champ Eddie Krawiec takes fans behind the scenes on the new developments at Vance & Hines, including his retirement and the addition of Richard Gadson and how it fits into the team's plans.

Regardless of the name, a mélange of talent, attitude, forthrightness, poise, and, occasionally, a lack thereof create racing personalities that are worth paying attention to. NHRA on FOX announcer Brian Lohnes has created his list of 10 riders and drivers who embody this in their unique way. 

Jonnie Lindberg, the former Top Alcohol Funny Car world champion driver who is taking over the crew chief duties on Paul Lee's nitro Funny Car this year, talks about the challenges ahead and his mentorship from tuning great John Medlen.

Mike Castellana secured his first NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series championship last season. Here's a look at five defining moments from his title-winning campaign.

The 2024 season will mark the 13th anniversary of Alexis DeJoria's debut in nitro Funny Car, and she is ready. Seeking more than redemption after a promising year that did not end well, DeJoria looks to get back to what she and her team know they're capable of.

As he prepares to transition from owner-driver-tuner of the Scag Power Equipment Ford Funny Car to a primary role as crew chief and tuner as son Daniel takes over the controls, Tim Wilkerson has no regrets as he looks forward to his new role.

For 60 years, the Dodge Charger has been associated with NHRA Drag Racing, from the 1964 cars that became the predecessors of the modern Funny Car to 2023 Funny Car champ Matt Hagan's Dodge Charger. Here's a look back at the roots of the Charger Funny Car story.

Chris King and crew chief Bob Peck are upgrading his Funny Car for the 2024 season, where the fireman and first responder hopes to continue to make waves in the class.

Jeg Coughlin Jr. emerged from retirement for two races in 2023, and he had no trouble slipping right back into competitive mode. Come winter, the Pro Stock veteran had pledged his heart to the class once more under the Elite Motorsports banner and with the support of Scag Power Equipment.

Our post-2023, predictive 2024 turns to Pro Stock, where drivers are so much more a part of the equation than in the nitro classes. What's it going to take to stop Erica Enders from winning again? Here's what her top challengers have to do.

Even though Christmas is over, it’s not too late to have a wish list, is it? In this case, the list doesn’t involve gifts from Santa, but rather a few things we’d like to see when the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Season officially kicks off in Gainesville on March 10.

As a car owner, Roland Leong did it all, from helping to launch careers, tuning cars to record numbers, and winning big events like the Winternationals and U.S. Nationals. Here's a look back at five defining moments in his career.

Last year's championship fight in Funny Car came down to the last day of the season, and for much of the year, it was a wide-ranging war with a number of medal-winning performances before Matt Hagan stood tall. What can his challengers do better this season? Let's find out.

Don Schumacher, one of the most storied car owners in nHRA history, passed away Dec. 20. In this video, we look back at five memorable moments from his driving and team ownership years.

Doug Kalitta was the 2023 NHRA Top Fuel champ, so he’s the nitro-powered rabbit everyone else is chasing, but let’s take a look at those who finished behind him and see what they need to do in 2024 to steal his crown. 

All season, the NHRA social media team has gone behind the scenes during the top-end victory celebrations to bring you unfettered moments of joy and celebration of the winners and their interactions with those they defeated. here's a compilation of the best of those moments.

A look back at the career of Doug Kalitta, and the long road that he traveled to his first NHRA Top Fuel world championship.

A lot went right for a lot of teams in the 2023 season, but there were also times when things went terribly wrong, as the collection of crashes, blowups, fires, and other misadventures can attest.