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The 10th of 24 events on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour kicks off with qualifying at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals in Topeka.

Legendary race car painter “Wild Bill” Carter created some of the most memorable paint jobs for some of the sport’s most famous racers.

Doug Kalitta got the ball rolling for the Kalitta Motorsports team by winning the first race of the 2019. Since then, everyone on the four-car team has won a race, which makes him proud heading to this weekend’s Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties.

Chad Green made his debut in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service last season and advanced to his first final round in Topeka, a race he still believes he should have won.

Leah Pritchett will be sporting a new, limited edition paint scheme on her Don Schumacher Racing dragster, showcasing Shell Rotella Gas Truck engine oil at this weekend's Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at Heartland Motorsports Park.

Top Fuel racer Mike Salinas earned his first career at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Then, he gave his entire crew Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

Tricky Tipster's early line has Steve Torrence, Ron Capps, and Pro Mod’s Steve Jackson as the favorites heading to Heartland Motorsports Park, the second stop in NHRA’s grueling four-in-a-row “summer swing.”

Fans can vie to win an all-expense-paid trip for two to the 2019 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals and other great prizes in NHRA's This Is MY USNats contest by submitting your favorite U.S. Nationals memory.

Ford, the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), and the Mopar Career Automotive Program (CAP) have signed on as presenting sponsors for NHRA’s Youth and Education Services (YES) Program.

Multi-time champions Erica Enders and Andrew Hines lead NHRA Power Rankings after a great weekend of racing at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals.

Against long odds, Jeff Lopez and Lester Johnson nearly doubled-up in the JEGS Allstars and NHRA Route 66 Nationals last weekend.

Funny Car racer Mike McIntire Jr. .completed his licensing runs recently at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in anticipation of his NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series debut at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk.

With a full slate of can’t-miss excitement, including Top Fuel and Funny Car Primetime qualifying under the lights, the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to the House of Speed, Heartland Motorsports Park for the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties, June 7-9. 

NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick count down their top five highlights from the Route 66 NHRA Nationals, race nine of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.

Former NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions Chris Demke and Shane Westerfield topped the list of winners at the 2019 Route 66 NHRA Nationals.

Steve Torrence won for the fourth-straight time in 2019, defeating Mike Salinas at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals.

Tommy Johnson Jr. earned his first win since 2017 in fiery fashion, defeating Robert Hight at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals.

Deric Kramer picks up third-career national event win after Erica Enders red-lights in Chicago Pro Stock final.

Reigning champ Matt Smith wins his 23rd Pro Stock Motorcycle race after a dominant performance at Route 66 Raceway.

Reigning champ Matt Smith powers his way to the Pro Stock Motorcycle final for the 52nd time in his career where he'll face Karen Stoffer's Suzuki.

Deric Kramer will take on Erica Enders in the Pro Stock final at Route 66 Raceway. Neither driver has won a race this season.

Steve Torrence is chasing his fourth-straight victory, but he'll have to get past Mike Salinas' Alan Johnson-tuned Scrappers Racing Top Fuel dragster at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals.

Following his perfect six-for-six performance during the 2018 Countdown to the Championship, Steve Torrence is on another roll with four-straight Top Fuel wins; Tommy Johnson Jr. Deric Kramer, and Matt Smith also victorious at Route 66 Raceway.

The Pro Stock Motorcycle semifinals are set in Chicago, but all eyes are on rookie Jianna Salinas, who walked away from a scary top-end crash.

Tommy Johnson Jr. will try to stop John Force from reaching his first final round of 2019 at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals.

Erica Enders wins her 300th round on a holeshot; goes to the semifinals for the first time since Phoenix.

Steve Torrence made the quickest pass of the second round and will face Antron Brown in the semifinals of the Route 66 NHRA Nationals.

Upsets galore in the first round of Pro Stock Motorcycle as Jianna Salinas and Andie Rawlings get their first-career round wins at Route 66 NHRA Nationals