NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

"It’s one thing to believe you have a shot at the championship, but it’s an entirely different thing to stand there with your team holding the trophy at the end of the day." -Jack Beckman

Get all the information on the second race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship as professional qualifying kicks off with two sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.

NHRA announcer Joe Castello went live from the staging lanes at WWT Raceway in St. Louis as Top Sportsman helped kick off the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.

It’s already been a banner year for Todd Tutterow, but with a chance for a championship still within reach, the veteran still hopes to accomplish more to end the 2019 campaign beginning at this weekend's AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.

Karen Stoffer already accomplished one major goal this season qualifying for the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. Now wants something she hasn’t had since 2015 and that’s a victory at this weekend’s AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.

Tickets are now on sale for the 40th annual NHRA Southern Nationals. This fan-favorite event marks the seventh stop on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour and is sure to showcases drag racing at its finest.

Two-time NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champion Robert Hight joined Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to talk about his long and successful career and to take a look at this year's championship battle.

When Alex Laughlin scored his first career Pro Stock win at the 2016 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, he had just missed out on the Countdown to the Championship by a mere two points. Fast forward three years and he's among the favorites to win not just the race but the championship, too.

At 63, Top Dragster racer Danny Nelson is enjoying one of the best seasons of his long career, and after his latest win at the JEGS SPORTSnationals he’s got a shot to win the Top Dragster national championship.

Moments after winning the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals last year, Robert Hight was involved in a top-end crash past the finish line that broke his collarbone. He'll take the win this year, minus all of the other drama.

St. Louis is the current home of NHL’s Stanley Cup, but the racers who descend on World Wide Technology Raceway for this weekend’s AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals will have a different trophy on their minds; a coveted NHRA Wally.

Clothing brand True Disruption will make its dragstrip debut at the 2019 Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway sponsoring the Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle of popular rookie rider Jianna Salinas.

World Wide Technology Raceway outside of St. Louis will host the second of six stops on the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship schedule this weekend. The fan-favorite stop on the NHRA circuit takes place early in the playoffs, giving world title contenders an ideal opportunity to make a championship impression.

Pat Nahan, David Bogner, and Randy Mans led the list of champs at the Division 5 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Thunder on the Plains event at SRCA Dragstrip.

Richie Crampton’s season took a sudden turn with a win at the Countdown opener, and now the Top Fuel veteran is excited to see if he can keep the momentum rolling at this weekend’s AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.

Dean Antonelli, crew chief for the Jack Beckman-driven Infinite Hero Dodge Charger Hellcat Funny Car, talked with NHRA's John Kernan about the importance of their recent win at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals in Reading and what it's going to take to continue to have success.

Randy Krause, Austin Youndt, Paul Werner, and Bob Carlson all scored victories at the Division 1 Summit Racing Series event to earn the right to compete at the National Championships later this year.

Having the right tie-downs and knowledge is key to keeping your race car secure inside the trailer on your way to, and from, your next race.

Terry Smith, Dan Steed, and Jeff Taylor headlined the nine champions crowned at the JEGS SPORTSnationals at National Trail Raceway.

Tom Elliott has been racing for a long time. He now exists as an elder statesman in a category, Top Dragster, that ranges younger, if for no other reason than its speed.

Words of admiration and old stories keep rolling in after the passing of Tom Jobe, resulting in some more touching tributes and interesting stories about the fabled Surfers Top Fuel team of the 1960s.

NHRA National Dragster magazine's 18th issue of 2019, which includes in-depth coverage of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world.

Tom Bailey becomes the talk of Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week event with a thrilling 5.99-second, 250-mph performance and a convincing win in the Unlimited class.

Just days after winning the Top Fuel title at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals in Reading to improve his championship hopes, Richie Crampton was back at work building chassis at the Lucas Oil Fabrication shop.

Joe Santangelo took advantage of his final chance to earn points by winning the Stock title in Reading; now he’s got to wait to see if he can hold on to the points lead in Stock and Super Stock.

Pro Fuel rider Janette Thornley will partner with two-time AMRA Nitro Bike champion Rich Vreeland to make her Mickey Thompson Tires NHRA Top Fuel Harley Series debut in 2020 under the Straightline Strategy Group umbrella.