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Tricky Tipster: Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

As the Countdown to the Championship kicks off in Reading, Tricky Tipster has forecast incoming points leaders Brittany Force, Robert Hight, Erica Enders, and Matt Smith as the favorites.
16 Sep 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Tricky Tipster®
Tricky Tipster
This is it. The start of the Countdown to the Championship, where we get to see who’s for real and who has to wait until next year. Obviously, none of the four professional championships will be won at this weekend’s Pep Boys NHRA Nationals in…
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Watch this weekend's Division 5 Summit Series E.T. Finals for free on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch the Division 5 Summit Racing Series Finals event from Heartland Motorsports Park for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster.
15 Sep 2022
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Division 5
NHRA fans can watch the Division 5 Summit Racing Series Finals event from Heartland Motorsports Park for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster. Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage are Competition…
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Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Friday preview

The stage is set as the Countdown to the Championship playoffs begins at this weekend’s 37th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
15 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Pep Boys NHRA Nationals
The stage is set for the standouts in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. After a thrilling and record-setting regular season in 2022, dreams of a coveted NHRA world championship come down to the final six races, as the Countdown to the…
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Rebounding Kelly Clontz could be a Countdown spoiler in Pro Stock Motorcycle

Kelly Clontz hasn't had the season she expected, but after navigating personal challenges that left her sidelined for a handful of mid-year races, she's riding into this weekend's Pep Boys NHRA Nationals with an increased appreciation for her career.
15 Sep 2022
Kelly Wade
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Kelly Clontz
Kelly Clontz hasn't had the season she expected, but after navigating personal challenges that left her sidelined for a handful of mid-year races, the Hughesville, Md., competitor is riding into this weekend's Pep Boys NHRA Nationals with an…
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Pro Stock Motorcycle Countdown preview: A repeat champ or someone new?

Just four riders in this year’s Countdown to the Championship have previously won a Pro Stock Motorcycle championship, including current points leader Matt Smith. But is this the year to welcome someone new to the club? If so, who will it be?
15 Sep 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Pro Stock Motorcycle Countdown
Of the 10 riders who are competing in this year’s Countdown to the Championship playoffs in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class, just four — Matt Smith, Eddie Krawiec, Angelle Sampey, and Jerry Savoie — have previously won a championship. So, what are…
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Tony Stewart Racing prepares for Countdown with Indy test session

Just days before the start of the Countdown to the Championship at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals in Reading, the Tony Stewart Racing entires of Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan tested in Indy.
14 Sep 2022
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Nitro Time Machine: Wild Comp eliminator action from the 2015 Reading race

We've all seen weird runs at the dragstrip, but you probably haven't ever seen anything like this qualifying duel between Comp racers Jay Schonberger and Dave Wolkwitz at the 2015 Reading event. You won't believe your eyes.
14 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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NTM Reading
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Counting down to the Countdown, and a conversation with Pro Mod's Tylor Miller

Tony Pedregon and Kevin McKenna join host Brian Lohnes to set up this weekend's Pep Boys NHRA Nationals and figure out who will be coming out of the gate swinging in the Countdown to the Championship. The second half of the show is a conversation with Virginia Pro Mod winner Tylor Miller.
14 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider
  On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Tony Pedregon and Kevin McKenna join host Brian Lohnes to talk about Indy, set up this weekend's Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, and work to figure out who will be coming out of the gate swinging…
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Veteran Funny Car pilot Phil Burkart Jr. aiming for rare 'double' in Reading

Phil Burkart Jr. will attempt an unprecedented double this weekend at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals as he looks for victories in both a nitro Funny Car and a Top Alcohol Funny Car.
14 Sep 2022
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Phil Burkart Jr.
Phil Burkart Jr. will attempt an unprecedented double this weekend at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals as he looks for victories in both a nitro Funny Car and a Top Alcohol Funny Car. In the 71-year history of the sport, only past world champion Pat…
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Warter, Cour, Hauter lead winners at Division 6 Mission Raceway event

Ryan Warter, Sean Cour, and Ed Hauter Jr. led the list of winners are the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Northwest Division was in action at Mission Raceway.
14 Sep 2022
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Division 6
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division event at Mission Raceway: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Ryan Warter, Olalla, Wash., '09 Frameworks, D/SM, 8.447, 165.13  def.…
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Nitro Time Machine: Highlights from the 1988 Keystone Nationals in Reading

Take a trip back to the 1988 Keystone Nationals in Reading, Pa., and check out the highlights featuring some of NHRA's biggest stars.
14 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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1988 Reading
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Mike Salinas, Cruz Pedregon, Austin Prock test in Indy to prep for Countdown

As the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series teams prepared to head to the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, Mike Salinas, Cruz Pedregon, and Austin Prock all tested at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Tuesday.
14 Sep 2022
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Antron Brown rolling at right time as playoffs open at Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

Whatever difficulties Antron Brown and his team endured early in the 2022 season appear to have been erased, putting the three-time Top Fuel world champion back on track to compete for another world title.
14 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Antron Brown
Whatever difficulties Antron Brown and his team endured early in the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season appear to have been erased, putting the three-time Top Fuel world champion back on track to compete for another world title.…
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Tony Stewart to return to FOX broadcast booth for NHRA playoff opener

Hall of Fame driver and team owner Tony Stewart is returning to the FOX broadcast booth this weekend as the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series kicks off its Countdown to the Championship playoffs with the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.
14 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Tony Stewart
Hall of Fame driver and team owner Tony Stewart is returning to the FOX broadcast booth this weekend as the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series kicks off its Countdown to the Championship playoffs with the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove…
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Pro Stock Countdown preview: After a dominant 2022, what's next for Enders?

History is on the side of Erica Enders because five times in the last six years, and six times overall, the top seed entering the playoffs has delivered a championship in the Pro Stock class.
14 Sep 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Erica Enders
During her near 20-year career as a Pro, Erica Enders has seen just about everything when it comes to winning (and not winning) the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock title. During her first championship run in 2014,…
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Nitro Time Machine: Al Hofmann takes flight at 1994 Reading event

Our latest Nitro Time Machine takes us back to the 1994 Reading event where the Funny Car class stole the show including a wild half-track wheelstand by Al Hofmann.
13 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Al Hofmann
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Indy champs Brown and Capps shift focus to upcoming Countdown playoffs

U.S. Nationals winners Antron Brown and Ron Capps head into the Countdown to the Championship on a high note. Brown and NAPA crew chief Dean Antonelli discuss their plans to keep pace during the playoffs
13 Sep 2022
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Antron Brown
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CMR to ride with Doug Kalitta in Countdown opener at Maple Grove

Top Fuel championship contender Doug Kalitta will start the 2022 NHRA Countdown to the Championship racing a blue and white CMR Construction and Roofing Top Fuel dragster at historic Maple Grove Raceway. 
13 Sep 2022
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 Doug Kalitta
Top Fuel championship contender Doug Kalitta will start the 2022 NHRA Countdown to the Championship racing a blue and white CMR Construction and Roofing Top Fuel dragster at historic Maple Grove Raceway.  The 49-time national event winner…
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Behind the scenes with the winners of the Jegs AllStars

13 Sep 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Funny Car Countdown preview: Can Robert Hight beat the curse of No. 1 seed curse?

Over the last decade, the top seed in the Funny Car Countdown has won the championship just four times over the previous 13 Countdown playoffs. Can Robert Hight reverse that course and go wire to wire?
13 Sep 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Robert Hight
Although the top seed in the last two NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Funny Car Countdown to the Championship battles has emerged as the world champion at season’s end, unlike in Top Fuel, that’s far from the norm in Funny Car. In fact,…
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Steve Torrence and the Capco boys are prepared for upcoming playoffs

With a single goal of a fifth straight championship, Steve Torrence's Capco Contractors crew has spent the last week preparing for the upcoming Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
12 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Steve Torrence
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NHRA Countdown to the Championship to open at Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

Playoff action in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will heat up in a hurry as the NHRA Countdown to the Championship begins at one of the fastest tracks on the circuit with thePep Boys NHRA Nationals Sept. 15-18 at Maple Grove Raceway.
12 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Pep Boys NHRA Nationals
Playoff action in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will heat up in a hurry as the NHRA Countdown to the Championship begins at one of the fastest tracks on the circuit with the 37th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals on Sept. 15-18 at Maple…
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Chun, Lambert, Heriford, Holloway, and Leon win Division 6 Summit Finals

Cooper Chun (Super Pro), Steve Lambert (Pro), Jimmy Heriford (Sportsman), Terry Holloway (Bike), and Omar Leon (Electric Vehicle) won the NHRA Summit Racing Series Northwest Division Race of Champions and will represent the divisional at the Summit National championships in Las Vegas,
12 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Division 6 Summit FInals
The following are Saturday's final results from the 2022 NHRA Summit Racing Series Northwest Division Race of Champions: SUPER PRO Cooper Chun, Vancouver, Wash., '04 Rear Engine Dr, 8.259, 152.85  def. T.j. Hinman, Bozeman…
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Travis Shumake adds Sheetz for Reading and Charlotte national events

Travis Shumake has announced that Sheetz, a family-owned convenience store chain based in Altoona, Pa., as primary sponsor on the Randy Meyer Racing-owned Top Alcohol Dragster for the upcoming NHRA Pep Boys Nationals and Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals.
12 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Travis Shumake
Travis Shumake has announced that Sheetz, a family-owned convenience store chain based in Altoona, Pa., as primary sponsor on the Randy Meyer Racing-owned Top Alcohol Dragster for the upcoming NHRA Pep Boys Nationals and Betway NHRA Carolina…
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Koretsky family set to unveil numerous updates to Maple Grove Raceway

For the past five months since they’ve purchased Maple Grove Raceway, veteran NHRA racer Kenny Koretsky and his family have been hard at work on renovations and updates to the historic facility that will be noticeable at the upcoming Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.
12 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Maple Grove Raceway
For the past five months since they’ve purchased Maple Grove Raceway, veteran NHRA racer Kenny Koretsky and his family, which includes his sons Kenny Jr. and current Pro Stock driver Kyle, have been hard at work on renovations and updates to the…
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Top Fuel Countdown preview: Can the No. 1 spot pay off (as usual) for Brittany Force?

Nine times in the last 13 seasons, the top seed in the Countdown to the Championship has gone on to win the Top Fuel world championship. WIll current points leader Brittany Force make it 10 this year, or will Steve Torrence rebound for a fifth straight title?
12 Sep 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Brittany Force
For the first time in her career, Brittany Force will enter the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship as the top seed in Top Fuel in pursuit of a second world championship. She owns a 20-point edge over second-place…
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Watch this weekend's Division 5 Lucas Oil Series event for free on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch the Division 5 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Tri-State Raceway for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster.
10 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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NHRA.tv
NHRA fans can watch the Division 5 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Tri-State Raceway for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster. Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage are Competition…
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Kenny Carson begins pursuing his Top Fuel dream in Super Comp at Indy

Drag racing is in Kenny Carson’s blood and his ultimate goal is to race Top Fuel one day. At this year’s Dodge ower brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, hegot the chance to drive the family’s dragster in Super Comp, where he went rounds in the stout field.
09 Sep 2022
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Tri-State Raceway hosts Division 5 Lucas Oil Series season finale event

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series West Central Division was in action this weekend at Tri-State Raceway.
09 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Division 5
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division event at Tri-State Raceway: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER James Stevens, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.787, 215.20  def. Matthew…
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Jay Turner wins Top Fuel Harley at Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals

09 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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  Jay Turner, who claimed the first NHRA Top Fuel Harley championship in 2017, scored his first U.S. Nationals win, defeating national record holder and No. 1 qualifier Bob Malloy in the final, 6.25 to 6.38.
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