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NHRA Arizona Nationals Top Sportsman champion Don Meziere

21 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Don Meziere is a perfect two for two to start the 2022 season after he followed his Pomona victory with another win in Phoenix. Meziere ran his winning streak to 10 rounds in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers, including a single…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Top Dragster champion Art Hoover

21 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Art Hoover ran his record to a perfect 3-0 in final rounds following his final-round win against Rodger Comstock in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers. Hoover, who won the last Top Dragster event in Phoenix in 2020, claimed the…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Street champion Matthew Bong

21 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Racing at an NHRA national event for the first time at his home track couldn’t have gone any better for Matthew Bong, who wheeled his 427-powered Mustang to his first career win. Bong had his car expertly dialed in the final, running a near-…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Gas champion Mark Yeager

21 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Seventeen years after his breakthrough first career win in Phoenix, Mark Yeager was back for seconds. The California driver wheeled his West Coast Architectural Sheet Metal ’63 Corvette roadster to a tight .012-second final-round package, tying…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Comp champion Dan Foley

21 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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The fourth time was the charm for Dan Foley to finally collect his first career win in Super Comp. Foley, whose 8.901 in round one made his SDPC RaceShop/Foley Electric Service dragster the low qualifier, repeated that number in the final round…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Stock champion Leo Glasbrenner

21 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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A week after winning in Pomona, Leo Glasbrenner continued his perfect start by winning his ninth national event title in Phoenix. In the final round, Glasbrenner drove his COPO Camaro past Jeff Jerome’s vintage Plymouth with a perfect 9.41 on…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Stock champion Ryan McClanahan

21 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Former world champ Ryan McClanahan earned his 10th career win and second in Phoenix when he grabbed the Super Stock title. McClanahan made a solo run in the final with his quick SS/AM Cobalt after opponent Larry McLanahan was a no-show…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Sportsman video highlights

Winternationals champs Leo Glasbrenner and Leo Glasbrenner continued their hot streaks by winning their second events of the season at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at World Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix.
21 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Sportsman video highlights
  Winternationals champs Leo Glasbrenner and Dave Meziere continued their hot streaks by winning their second events of the season at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at World Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix. Former world champ…
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Shawn Langdon fueling the future as Super Comp coach for next-gen racers

Shawn Langdon is recognized most often as a Top Fuel world champion and 17-time nitro winner, but he's also found a way to get back to his roots — as something of a coach for third-year Super Comp competitor Madison Payne.
21 Mar 2022
Kelly Wade
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Shawn Langdon
Shawn Langdon is recognized most often in NHRA's Camping World Drag Racing Series as a driver who holds the reins of an 11,000-hp race car. The 2013 Top Fuel champion and 17-time nitro winner campaigns the CMR Construction & Roofing Top Fuel…
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Gatornationals Top Fuel runner-up Doug Foley sees more good times ahead

Doug Foley reached his first career Top Fuel final at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, setting up the seasoned veteran for a continued push for the Foley & Lewis team for the rest of the season.
21 Mar 2022
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Doug Foley
 
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The Science of Speed: Crew Chief Andrew Hines on the team's return to Suzuki

Their Suzuki relationship developed in the ’80s with Terry Vance and Byron Hines, now second-generation Vance & Hines' Crew Chief Andrew Hines is back with Suzuki and giving NHRA fans a taste of what to watch for in 2022.
21 Mar 2022
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The Science of Speed: Crew Chief Andrew Hines on the team's return to Suzuki
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Motorsports legend Tony Stewart revels in first win as an NHRA team owner

It didn't take long for Tony Stewart to find the winner's circle, as he has done throughout his Hall of Fame motorsports career, but this one came as the new team owner of an NHRA Funny Car with driver Matt Hagan at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
21 Mar 2022
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All the thrills of four-wide racing to be unleashed in Las Vegas at Four-Wide Nats

Drag racing’s ultimate thrill ride returns to the entertainment capital of the world, as the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals are set to take place April 1-3 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 
21 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Four-Wide
Drag racing’s ultimate thrill ride returns to the entertainment capital of the world, as the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals are set to take place April 1-3 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  The incredible thrill of four 11,000-hp nitro-…
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Funny Car fury: What's going inside the car during a 330-mph pass

Driving a straight-line drag race car might look simple, but there’s a lot that goes on that you can’t always see from the grandstands. Two-time NHRA Funny Car champ Cruz Pedregon walks us through what it takes to make a run.
19 Mar 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Cruz Pedregon
Driving a straight-line drag race car might look simple, but there’s a lot that goes on that you can’t always see from the grandstands. Two-time NHRA Funny Car champ Cruz Pedregon walks us through what it takes to make a run in one of the 300-…
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Stump Bob: Which drivers have scored their first round-wins against world champs?

NHRA historian and statistician Bob Frey cannot be stumped!
18 Mar 2022
Bob Frey
Stump Bob
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OK ... so, here goes.  When Chad Green beat Matt Hagan in Las Vegas in 2021, Hagan was the reigning champion (Hagan won in 2020), and it was the first round-win for Green. And, to date, his only round-win. Including Green, there have…
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Titan Racing Engines: Standing on the shoulders of giants

Pro Stock rookie Camrie Caruso hasn't wasted any time in showing her capabilities, setting top speed at her first race and grabbing a pair of round-wins at her next two, and a large part of that can be attributed to the Titan Racing Engines power beneath the hood of her Camaro.
17 Mar 2022
Kelly Wade
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Titan Racing Engines
Camrie Caruso hasn't wasted any time in showing her capabilities in the NHRA Pro Stock ranks, and a large part of that can be attributed to the Titan Racing Engines power beneath the hood of her Right Trailers/Powerbuilt Tools Chevrolet Camaro.…
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Can you name the Funny Car driver with the most Gainesville wins?

He has double the number of victories at the Gators than his closest rival — did you guess right?
17 Mar 2022
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Can you name the Funny Car driver with most Gainesville wins?
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Behind the scenes with the winners of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

Before the NHRA on FOX TV cameras begin rolling on the winners from an NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event, the final-round participants often exchange heartfelt sentiments with one another. Here's a look behind those scenes from the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
17 Mar 2022
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Behind the scenes
 
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Tripp Tatum talks about breakthrough first Top Fuel win at Gatornationals

Tripp Tatum became Top Fuel’s newest first-time winner with a sizzling victory at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. We caught up with Tatum at his Brownsburg, Ind., shop to talk about what went into the big win.
17 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Tripp Tatum
 
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Clutch resets, wheel speed, correction factors, nitro percentages, and more!

At every NHRA national event, NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart offers fans the chance to send him an email with technical questions about the race cars, the tracks, and the procedures. As part of a semi-regular feature, we’ll share those questions and answers on NHRA.com.
17 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Ask Alan
Ask Alan
At every NHRA national event, NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart offers fans the chance to send him an email with technical questions about the race cars, the tracks, and the procedures. As part of a semi-regular feature, we’ll share those questions and…
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A defining moment in drag racing: Kenny Bernstein's 300-mph Top Fuel run

30 years ago, Kenny Bernstein blew everyone away when his team's technology and the conditions in Gainesville combined for NHRA's first 300-mph run.
16 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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A defining moment in drag racing: Kenny Bernstein's 300-mph Top Fuel run
Quite possibly the Gatornationals' most significant piece of history happened in 1992, and 30 years later, we celebrate this accomplishment of man and machine. Read more…
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Walk 1,000 Feet returns with Josh Hart and Amanda Busick

NHRA on FOX had Hart [literally] walk the audience through the efforts that lead to his team’s 2021 success at Gainesville Raceway —one glorious step at a time
16 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Walk 1,000 Feet returns with Josh Hart and Amanda Busick
Josh Hart made his Top Fuel debut at the 2021 AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and won the event. NHRA on FOX reporter Amanda Busick asked Hart to relive that race weekend as the two strolled NHRA’s East Coast facility prior to the 2022…
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A Driver and Two Chiefs

Funny Car racer Blake Alexander as well as crew chiefs Jamie Miller and Dickie Venables join host Brian Lohnes on this post-Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. 
16 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
Insider podcast
  Funny Car racer Blake Alexander as well as crew chiefs Jamie Miller and Dickie Venables join host Brian Lohnes on this post-Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals episode of the NHRA Insider podcast.  Lohnes recounts the race,…
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Tickets now on sale for Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex

Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals, which takes place Oct. 13-16 at Texas Motorplex and serves as the fourth race in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship.
16 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Texas NHRA FallNationals
Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals, which takes place Oct. 13-16 at historic Texas Motorplex and serves as the fourth race in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship. This…
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Krista Baldwin on the emotional highs that come with team ownership

“Whenever I hit that gas I know it’s gonna come right out of my pocket.”—Krista Baldwin
15 Mar 2022
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Krista Baldwin on the emotional highs that come with team ownership
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New column: NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart answers your racing questions!

At every NHRA national event, NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart offers fans the chance to send him an email with technical questions about the race cars, the tracks, and the procedures. As part of a semi-regular feature, we’ll share those questions and answers on NHRA.com.
15 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Ask Alan
Ask Alan
At every NHRA national event, NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart offers fans the chance to send him an email with technical questions about the race cars, the tracks, and the procedures. As part of a semi-regular feature, we’ll share those questions and…
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NHRA Summit Jr. League drivers to compete in shootouts at seven national events

Racers in the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League will have the opportunity to compete in an exciting eight-car shootout that will be held at seven different NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series national events during the 2022 season.
14 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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NHRA Summit Jr. League
Racers in the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, a popular racing league for kids ages 5-17, will have the opportunity to compete in an exciting eight-car shootout that will be held at seven different NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series…
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Five things we learned at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

By all accounts, the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals was one heck of a race. From first-time winners to record-setting performances to jam-packed grandstands, the annual East Coast season opener did not disappoint. Here are five things we learned from a history-making weekend at Gainesville Raceway.
13 Mar 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Gators
By all accounts, the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals was one heck of a race. From first-time winners to record-setting performances to jam-packed grandstands, the annual East Coast season opener did not disappoint. Here are five things we…
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Lenny Lottig wins Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown season opener

The Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown season kicked off with the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals with a first-time winner as Lenny Lottig rallied his ITI Trailers & Truck Bodies 2020 Chevrolet Camaro to victory.
13 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Factory Stock Showdown
The Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown season kicked-off with the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway with a first-time winner. Lenny Lottig rallied his ITI Trailers & Truck Bodies 2020 Chevrolet Camaro through four…
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Kris Thorne gets win in NHRA Pro Mod season opener at Gainesville

Kris Thorne picked up his first career victory in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, knocking off Sidnei Frigo in the final round of the season-opening race as part of this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.
13 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Pro Mod
Kris Thorne picked up his first career victory in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, knocking off Sidnei Frigo in the final round of the season-opening race as part of this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.…
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