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Bo Butner is currently preparing to defend his NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock championship but he is, and always will be, a sportsman racer at heart.

NHRA Nitro Spring Training begins Jan. 31 at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Ariz., where a large number of teams from Top Fuel all the way to Pro Stock are expected to engage in pre-season testing in advance of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona.

Hall of fame sportscaster Keith Jackson, who died Jan, 12 at 89, was a legend in sports broadcasting best known for his work in college football, but he also was one of the earliest to cover NHRA drag racing.

Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers again will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1965 Winternationals.

Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers again will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1972 Winternationals.

On Sunday, Jan 14, FS2 will air a special 30-minute NHRA program saluting 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series champs Brittany Force, Robert Hight, Bo Butner, and Eddie Krawiec.

After John Force Racing clinched both the Top Fuel and Funny Car championships at Pomona, the team had very little time to celebrate and relax.

The winningest driver in NHRA Drag Racing history toured the UNOH campus with Top Fuel champion and daughter Brittany Force after receiving the honorary degree.

For most Lucas Oil Series drivers, winning one national championship is a monumental career achievement and defending that title is normally far more difficult.

Eric Lane will finally get his shot as top tuner as the longtime nitro crewman and assistant crew chief tackles the role of crew chief for the 2018 return of Funny Car racer Bob Tasca III. Lane, most recently assistant to Rahn Tobler during Ron Capps’ 2016 championship run, has his eyes set on victory, and a little fun.

The 2018 Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing Series will kick with the Lucas Oil Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com in Pomona, Feb. 8-11.

There are a lot of unknowns entering every drag racing season, but for “Fast Jack” Beckman, his team won’t be one of them as Don Schumacher Racing was able to keep together the entire Infinite Hero Funny Car crew, from crew chiefs John Medlen, Dean Antonelli, and Neal Strasbaugh on down the line.

John Force Racing has confirmed that Brian Corradi and Daniel Hood will be co-crew chiefs on the Courtney Force-driven Advance Auto Parts Chevy Camaro for the 2018 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

Emmy Award-winning television producer Steve Reintjes has been named Coordinating Producer for all NHRA television productions and video content.

Raymond Godman didn't let being paralyzed by sniper's bullet in service of his country get in the way of an amazing career in drag racing. We lost the legendary owner of the Tennessee Bo-Weevil New Year's Day, but remember him here.

Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers again will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1985 Winternationals.

NHRA National Dragster’s first issue of 2018, the annual Fan Guide, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.

Former Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Pro Stock winner Chris McGaha will run the entire 24-event Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule in 2018 and has named Adam Hornberger as the new crew chief for his Harlow Sammons Camaro.

A number of historic and vintage cars will be up for auction Jan. 5-14 at the Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee, Fla., where more than 3,000 classic and collector cars will be on the auction block.

The 2017 season was filled with unforgettable moments of glory and greatness, but not every trip down the dragstrip went as planned. Here's a look back at some of the wildest rides of the season.

Construction is well under way at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway just North of downtown Las Vegas, providing the opportunity for this update on the progress of the second four-lane dragstrip. 

After a premature end to their 2017 season, the Mountain View Racing Pro Stock team returns for 2018 with a new car and a new attitude.

Irwindale Drag Strip, an NHRA Pacific Division Member Track in Southern California, will remain open and in full operation under a new multi-year agreement.

Summit Motorsports Park, home of the annual NHRA Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, will undergo a $1.6-million track reconstruction project that will make it the sixth all-concrete racing surface on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule.

The staff of NHRA National Dragster looks ahead to the 2018 NHRA Drag Racing season, and there's a lot to look forward to. With that in mind, here are 18 topics to get your mind firing on eight cylinders with the season a little more than a month away.

The staff of the NHRA joins with the stars of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series to wish a Happy New Year to the fans, sponsors, race teams, racetracks, and other supporters of the NHRA.

A popular feature on the NHRA of FOX shows was Walk 1,000 Feet, with reporter Amanda Busick, during which she asked them questions as they walked the strip, and always ended with Busick asking the racer what their "victory dance" would be. Here's the best of the bunch to help you dance your way into the new year.

Throughout 2017, NHRA All Access subscribers are getting bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1980 World Finals.

NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series champion Brittany Force, the first female NHRA Top Fuel world champion in 35 years, has been elected to the American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) All-America Team and earned the Jerry Titus Memorial Award.