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The building phase: Antron Brown is biting into his first year as team owner
Antron Brown had a fairly good idea of what he was getting into when he set to work building a Top Fuel team of his own, and he came to know rather quickly exactly what he'd signed up for as owner of his own team.
Antron Brown had a fairly good idea of what he was getting into when he set to work building a Top Fuel team of his own. After all, he'd driven for drag racing veteran Don Schumacher and observed the astute businessman operate one of NHRA's most…
Pep Boys to sponsor Top Fuel points leader Mike Salinas at several 2022 events
Pep Boys, one of the nation’s leading automotive service networks, is partnering with NHRA Top Fuel driver Mike Salinas at several events on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule this year.
Pep Boys Auto Service & Tires recently announced that Pep Boys, one of the nation’s leading automotive service networks, is partnering with NHRA Top Fuel driver Mike Salinas at several events on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule…
Stanfields double up at Division 4 Lucas Oil event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park
Greg Stanfield won in Super Stock and son Aaron in Top Dragster to top the list of winners at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series South Central Division event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park.
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park:
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Jeff Taylor, Sellersburg, Ind., '08 Cobalt, B/AA, 7.042,…
Final NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park to take place in 2023
The final NHRA Arizona Nationals will take place during the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season as Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park finishes its run on the NHRA circuit.
The final NHRA Arizona Nationals will take place during the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season as Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park finishes its run on the NHRA circuit.
After providing nearly 40 years of drag racing excitement and…
Record run: The quickest pass in Pro Stock history
The one for the record books! Erica Enders crew chief, Mark Ingersoll, breaks down the quickest run in the history of NHRA's Pro Stock class
To give some perspective on the accomplishment that is Erica Enders running a 6.45 at 213.57 mph we caught up with Mark Ingersoll while he was testing in Tulsa to hear what went into the Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro's record run…
With Alan Johnson now on his side, time is ripe Doug Kalitta to forget 'the Run'
Sixteen years after tuner Alan Johnson helped Tony Schumacher wrench the Top Fuel championship at the last second from Doug Kalitta's grasp, Johnson and Kalitta are now teamed, and the chance for redemption and reward is here.
No one who saw it, experienced it, or heard about it will ever forget "The Run" in 2006. For one man, though, that final round, national record-setting run on the final pass of the last race was more than just a shocking turn of events. For one man…
Magnificent Seven: A history of female racers in NHRA Pro Stock competition
In its 52-year, 902-race lifespan, only seven female drivers have raced in NHRA Pro Stock competition. From Shirley Shahan and Shay Nichols in 1971 through barrier-breakers Lucinda McFarlin and Erica Enders to current rookie Camrie Caruso, here's a look at that magnificent seven.
Thirteen years before Pro Stock superstar Erica Enders turned a tire in the class and six years before current rookie hotshot Camrie Caruso was even born, Lucinda McFarlin made NHRA Pro Stock history as the first female racer in the class to win a…
Funny Car Phenoms
Matt Hagan and Shane Westerfield join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. The two men are both playing a hot hand with respect to their competition in the nitro and Top Alcohol Funny Car ranks, respectively.
Matt Hagan and Shane Westerfield join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. The two men are both playing a hot hand with respect to their competition in the nitro and Top Alcohol Funny Car ranks, respectively.…
New National Dragster issue packed with features, Phoenix and Gainesville coverge
The new issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine, spotlighting coverage from the NHRA Arizona nationals and Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and packed with other features on NHRA racers, is available online and in the mail to NHRA Members around the world.
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The new issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine, spotlighting coverage from the NHRA Arizona nationals…
Bob Tasca III expands partnership with BG Products at Las Vegas race, two others
Bob Tasca III will return to defend his win at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas, and this time around he will be in a BG Products-wrapped Ford Mustang in the first of three races with the company in 2022.
Bob Tasca III will return to defend his win at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas on April 1–3, and this time around he will be in a BG Products-wrapped Ford Mustang in the first of three races with the company in 2022. BG Products, Inc…
Camrie Caruso discusses her hot start in Pro Stock and her first four-wide race
Pro Stock rookie Camrie Caruso joins NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss her hot start, her growing list of marketing partners, and the preparation for her first four-wide event in Las Vegas.
Nitro Time Machine: Bo Butner's triple holeshot at the 2019 Las Vegas four-wide
Bo Butner made history when he won the 2019 Las Vegas four-wide title on a triple holeshot, beating Greg Anderson, Jason Line, and Matt Hartford with the slowest elapsed time of the quad.
Nitro Time Machine: Historic Las Vegas track tour
Join NHRA's Brian Lohnes and Tony Pedregon in the latest Nitro Time Machine as they explore the vast history of NHRA Drag Racing events in the Las Vegas area.
Happy 100th birthday Alex Xydias
The NHRA honors this legendary racer, speed-shop owner, filmmaker, publisher, and one of Wally Parks’ dearest friends.
Alex Xydias is a first-generation hot rodder with a hard-to-pronounce last name (just say "X-hideous") who was literally there when and where it all began. Xydias grew up in Los Angeles and raced a ‘34 Ford on the dry lakes near Muroc and El…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Sportsman winner Allen Firestone
Following a runner-up finish at the 2021 U.S. Nationals, Allen Firestone claimed his third career national event title when he stopped Freddy Perkins in the final of Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers. Firestone aced the final…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Dragster winner Wayne Landry
Two years ago, Wayne Landry won the NHRA Southern Nationals Top Dragster title in a race that was contested at Gainesville Raceway. Landry scored again in Gainesville with a final-round win against Clint Riley. Landry didn’t leave much margin…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Super Gas winner Kevin MacNicol
Kevin MacNicol made good in his first national event final-round appearance, making the four-hour trek up Interstate 75 pay off with a thrilling final-round victory over fellow Floridian Frank Altilio. After a near-even launch, MacNicol eked…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Super Comp winner Hugh Meeks III
Hugh Meeks III collected career win No. 3 and his first since scoring a pair of Super Stock wins in 2005, putting together a stout package consisting of a .010 reaction and an 8.909 to force three-time Gatornationals winner Sherman Adcock Jr.…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Stock winner Jeff Strickland
Following his win over Ron Urquhart in the final round of Stock, Jeff Strickland now has four Gatornationals victories in six final rounds. Strickland drove his COPO Camaro to the win with a 9.161 on his 9.17 dial. Urquhart, who won back-to-…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Super Stock winner Pete D’Agnolo
After winning a pair of national events in Comp last season, Pete D’Agnolo returned to the winner’s circle with an impressive performance in Super Stock. D’Agnolo ran his record to a perfect 4-0 in finals with a narrow victory over Billy Ryan…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Comp winner David Eaton
Thirteen years after tasting his first homestate victory, Florida Comp favorite and reigning Division 2 champ David Eaton collected another Gatornationals title when he powered his Oakley-backed A/AP Bantam roadster to a (-51) 6.67 to defeat…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Jasmine Salinas
A year after walking away from a devastating crash at the 2021 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Jasmine Salinas experienced the greatest retribution by driving her Scrappers Racing entry to her first national event victory, winning a…
Angie Smith hopes strong Gainesville performance was the start of something really good
Coming off a runner-up finish at the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and a career-best 6.72, Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Angie Smith is hoping the best is yet to come.
If not for Karen Stoffer, who lit up Gainesville Raceway with a string of record-breaking runs and a victory, much of the attention in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class would currently be focused on Angie Smith, and rightly so.
Smith didn’t win in…
Mark 'the Cowboy' Pawuk's Dodge Drag Pak is full-gallop into the new year
The 2022 season has been good to NHRA veteran Mark Pawuk, who reset both ends of the Constant Aviation NHRA Factory Stock Showdown national record at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals to highlight a great March.
Mark Pawuk has said that he's been in love with drag racing since high school, when he tagged along to Ohio's Dragway 42 one night with the owners of the transmission shop where he was then employed. It wasn't long after that fateful Sunday that…
Jasmine Salinas adds to Scrappers team, family collection of event Wallys
With her Top Alcohol Dragster victory at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Jasmine Salinas joined her father, Mike, and sister Jianna as NHRA national event winners and shared her thoughts about the big win with NHRA on FOX's Brian Lohnes.
Randy Meyer Racing to debut injected nitro Funny Car at Funny Car Chaos event
Current Top Alcohol Dragster standout Julie Nataas will drive a new A/Fuel Funny Car for the Randy Meyer Racing team; NHRA will continue to monitor progress of the injected nitro combination.
After winning the last three NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster world championships with daughters Megan and Rachel, A/Fuel tuner and team owner Randy Meyer is looking for a new challenge. He’s found one – or built one, rather –…
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Sportsman video highlights
Jasmine Salinas, David Eaton, and Pete D'Agnolo led the list of Lucas Oil Series winners at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
A year after walking away from a devastating crash at the 2021 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Jasmine Salinas experienced the greatest retribution by driving her Scrappers Racing entry to her first national event victory in Top…
Phillips Connect extends relationship with Justin Ashley Racing for full season
Justin Ashley Racing has announced that its primary sponsorship agreement with Phillips Connect will be extended for the full 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
Justin Ashley Racing has announced that its primary sponsorship agreement with Phillips Connect, a national leader in semi-trailer tracking and sensor technologies, will be extended for the full 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.…
Pro Stock Motorcycle teams test at Indianapolis Raceway Park
A week after their season debut at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Pro Stock Motorcycle racers Eddie Krawiec, Angelle Sampey, Steve Johnson, and Ryan Oehler tested at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Electric dragster exhibition runs returned to NHRA on FOX at Gainesville
The world's fastest electric-powered dragster was on display and made exhibition runs at the 2022 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Steve Huff made multiple runs in the machine at the event, presented by Pep Boys Electric Vehicle Service.