Joey Gladstone, JR Gray discuss their plans ahead of 2021 season debuts
Pro Stock racer Kyle Koretsky signs with Lucas Oil Products for 2021 season
Not every innovation works
Stock champ Jody Lang recalls memorable 2020 season, readies for title defense
An inside look at the new four-valve Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle engine combination
My first race car: Bob Tasca III
Tickets now on sale for prestigious NHRA U.S. Nationals
Longtime KB Racing crewmember Dallas Glenn will get his shot at Pro Stock
Nitro Time Machine: Matt Hagan smashes the three-second barrier in Charlotte
DiPinto International Logistics to sponsor Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car in 2021
World champ Anthony Bertozzi shows its better to give than receive
David Barron claims new title of team owner for 2021 Pro Stock Motorcycle season
Doug Kalitta celebrates extension of Mac Tools agreement; prepares for 2021 season
Indy champ Scotty Pollacheck to carry Denso/Strutmasters into the new season
My First Race Car: Blake Alexander
Nitro Time Machine: Ron Capps rides out wild boomer at 2002 Dallas event
After making history in 2020, Pro Stock's Erica Enders now starts 'Drive for 5'
Nitro Time Machine: Tony Bartone scores first Funny Car win at 2008 Seattle race
Battery Tender named Official Battery Charger of the NHRA
Paul Lee tunes up for 2021 season with continued assistance from Rahn Tobler
Cars that changed drag racing
Nitro Time Machine: Jeff Arend upsets Tony Pedregon for first Funny Car win
Reigning Funny Car world champ Matt Hagan determined to show no let-up in 2021
Catch up on the latest NHRA news and views on the WFO Radio Podcast
Embrace the 2021 season kickoff with first 2021 issue of National Dragster
Mike Salinas and the Scrappers team prepare for their return to competition
Nitro Time Machine: Aaron Strong scores upset win at the 2016 Seattle event
My First Race Car: Clay Millican
Nostalgia Funny Car graduate Tony Jurado will go NHRA 'big show' racing in 2021
Tasca team hard at work preparing for launch of 2021 Funny Car season
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2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Top Dragster champion Parker Theobald
A year after winning the Super Comp title at the Winternaitonals, Parker Theobald returned to Auto Club Raceway at Pomona to score again in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers. In the final, Theobald posted a 7.498 on his…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Stock champion Jeff Taylor
Super Stock winner Jimmy DeFrank was joined by his teammate, Stock winner Jeff Taylor, who is approaching a major milestone with his 49th national event victory. Taylor, a four-time world champion who claimed his first win in 1981,…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Super Stock champion Jimmy DeFrank
Jimmy DeFrank now has 21 national event wins to go with his five world championships, and 11 of those victories have come in Pomona. DeFrank, the No. 3 finisher in the Super Stock standings, won his latest title with a slowing 9.179…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Super Comp champion Cody Perkins
A decade after winning the Top Alcohol Dragster title in Topeka, Cody Perkins returned to the winner’s circle in Super Comp when he scored a narrow 8.904 to 8.908 win against Ken Mostowich in the final. The highlight of Perkins’ day…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Super Gas champion Steve Williams
Two weeks after winning the Super Comp title in Las Vegas, former world champion Steve Williams scored again, this time in Super Gas. Williams wheeled his Corvette to a 9.877 for the win after opponent Roger Kato fouled. Williams…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Comp champion Ryan Warter
Ryan Warter left Pomona with his second national event Wally following his final-round win over Scott McClay in Comp. Warter, who previously won the Stock title at the 2018 Seattle race, overcame McClay’s .006 reaction time to win…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Sean Bellemeur
Sean Bellemeur closed out his third championship season with a win in Tony Bartone’s Hussey Performance Camaro when he defeated reigning champion Doug Gordon in the Top Alcohol Funny Car final round, 5.465 to 5.483. Bellemeur was…
Auto Club NHRA Finals Sportsman video highlights
Rich McPhillips Jr. and newly crowned three-time world champion Sean Bellemeur were among the winners crowned during the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona.
Rich McPhillips Jr. and newly crowned three-time world champion Sean Bellemeur were among the winners crowned during the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona. McPhillips won his third national event of the season in Top Alcohol Dragster,…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Stock champion Justin Lamb
Justin Lamb quickly shook off his loss in the Super Stock final to reach the final in Stock, where he defeated championship contender Todd Hoven to win his 28th career national…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Super Stock champion Chris Hall
Appearing in his second career final, Chris Hall won for the first time when he wheeled his COPO Camaro past Larry Zavala in the Super Stock final. Hall, who also beat Pete Peery, Justin Lamb, and Terry Emmons on his way to the final…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Super Street champion Nick Alejandre
The Super Street final between Nick Alejandre and Kenny Snow was a great race with both drivers recording identical 11.029 elapsed times against the 10.05 index. It was Alejandre who turned on the win light for his first NHRA…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Super Gas champion Evan Kowalski
Evan Kowalski lit the win light in the final of Super Gas to claim his third career national event title. In the money round, Kowalski got the best of former world champ Mike Ferderer in another double breakout, 10.038 to 10.034…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Super Comp champion Steve Williams
After watching his daughter, Shelby, win her first national event title in Stock earlier this season, Steve Williams took his turn in the winner’s circle after beating Cody Webber in the Super Comp final. Williams ran a 9.052 on the…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Rich McPhillips Jr.
Rich McPhillips Jr. won his third national event of the season and his latest victory was easily his most impressive because it included a personal best 5.101 in the quarterfinals that ranks among the best runs in the history of the Top Alcohol…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Comp champion Bruno Massel Jr.
Bruno Massel Jr. needed only to stage his turbocharged Cobalt for his semifinal bye run to clinch the Comp title, and there were a few anxious moments when the car wouldn’t start, but they were addressed quickly, and he went on to…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Sean Bellemeur
Sean Bellemeur secured his third world championship in the last four years after wheeling Tony Bartone’s Hussey Performance Camaro to a Las Vegas victory in Top Alcohol Funny Car. Bellemeur locked up the title early in eliminations…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Rachel Meyer
Rachel Meyer’s victory clinched her first world championship after a winner-take-all Top Alcohol Dragster final round against Jackie Fricke. Both drivers were solidly in the 5.2s as they worked their way through eliminations. Meyer’s…
Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Sportsman video highlights
Rachel Meyer, Sean Bellemeur, and Bruno Massel Jr. had a lot to celebrate during the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals with event victories that also helped secure world titles.
Rachel Meyer, Sean Bellemeur, and Bruno Massel Jr. had a lot to celebrate during the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals with event victories that also helped secure world titles. Meyer won her first title in Top Alcohol Dragster, and Bellemeur and Massel are…
Antron Brown's AB Motorsports starts getting up to speed with official 'first day'
December 1 was opening day for Antron Brown’s new self-owned Top Fuel team, and the three-time world champ has got a lot of plans in place for the 2022 season.
Tickets now on sale for 2022 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals
Tickets are now on sale for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, which will take place June 23-26 at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park as part of the upcoming 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
Tickets are now on sale for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, which will take place June 23-26 at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park as part of the upcoming 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
The race serves as the…
Tickets now on sale for 2022 Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals
Tickets are on sale today for the 42nd Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil, which takes place July 15-17 at Bandimere Speedway as part of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
Tickets are on sale today for the 42nd Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil, which takes place July 15-17 at Bandimere Speedway as part of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
The race is the 11th of 22…
#GivingTuesday: Join the movement and give to the NHRA Motorsports Museum
It’s #GivingTuesday, and what better way to show your love and support of drag racing than making a donation to the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum?
It’s #GivingTuesday, and what better way to show your love and support of drag racing than making a donation to the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum?
Over the past two years more than a third of U.S. museums have not survived and have less…
49 and counting; Who’s next to claim 50 wins?
Doug Kalitta, Eddie Krawiec, Jeff Taylor, and Edmond Richardson are each sitting on 49 national event wins. Who will be the first to 50 and when will it happen?
NHRA recently celebrated it’s 70th anniversary and its 1,000th national event and during that span, just 21 drivers have been fortunate enough, or skilled enough to accumulate 50 wins. The comprehensive list begins with 16-time Funny Car champion…
A look back at the most dramatic moments of the 2004 season in this edition of Thrills and Spills
While we wait for the start of the 2022 season, it's time to relive the most dramatic and exciting moments of the 2004 NHRA season in this edition of Thrills and Spills.
Name That Funny Car
The annual Manufacturers Meet at Orange County Int'l Raceway in Southern California was a big deal back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, drawing the best of the best. But how many can you identify? We've got the answers!
Last week’s “lost photos” column inspired a ton of response from fans who remembered many of the subjects of the photos, but none drew more interest than the group photo of Funny Cars on the Orange County Int’l raceway track prior to the annual…
Buy one ticket, get one half off with NHRA's Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale
From Friday, Nov. 26 through Monday, Nov. 29, NHRA fans can buy the ultimate stocking stuffer for this holiday season: 2022 Camping World Series national event tickets with our by one/get one half off sale.
From Friday, Nov. 26 through Monday, Nov. 29, NHRA fans can buy the ultimate stocking stuffer for this holiday season: 2022 national event tickets with our by one/get one half off sale.
Valid at participating 2022 NHRA national events. Not valid…
Happy Thanksgiving
The staff of the NHRA wishes a Happy Thanksgiving to its racers, fans, sponsors, member tracks, and everyone who has supported the NHRA, especially during the last two challenging seasons. We can't wait to see you all in 2022!
Top 10 Sportsman moments from the 2021 season
Top 10 Sportsman Moments of 2021 The 2021 season produced so many highlights among Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors that it was nearly impossible to come up with just 10 highlights, but we’ve managed to do just that. Here is our list of 10 truly unforgettable sportsman moments from last season.
Top 10 Sportsman Moments of 2021 The 2021 season produced so many highlights among Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors that it was nearly impossible to come up with just 10 highlights, but we’ve managed to do just that. Here is our list of 10…
Kilgore, Texas, to honor its NHRA Top Fuel world champion, Steve Torrence
In recognition of native son Steve Torrence’s record-setting performance this year on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series tour, the city of Kilgore, Texas, will temporarily rename Kilgore Street in his honor and has named him Grand Marshal of the city’s annual Christmas Parade.
In recognition of native son Steve Torrence’s record-setting performance this year on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series tour, the city of Kilgore, Texas, will temporarily rename Kilgore Street in honor of the four-time Top Fuel champion.…
RAD Torque Systems inks agreement with Edmonton’s premier NHRA facility
RAD Torque Systems has inked a new five-year agreement with Edmonton, Alta.'s premier NHRA dragstrip. RAD Torque Raceway is the end result of visionary thinking from track owners, the Reeves family, and RAD Torque Systems' owners, the Provost family.
Courtesy of Drag Race Canada
Seeking out and securing major sponsorship within drag racing is always a serious task. There is no denying it’s often very illusive to find serious partners…