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The biggest moments seem to bring out the best in Erica Enders and the two-time defending Pro Stock world champ is gearing up for what she hopes is another big finish.

In advance of the 36th annual Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at the historic Texas Motorplex over two dozen professional teams took to the all-concrete track on Wednesday to prepare for the fourth Countdown race.

On Wednesday at the Texas Motorplex, champions were crowned in Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, and Super Gas from the weather-delayed Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals in Houston.

As close as the Funny Car points race has been all season, Matt Hagan — along with an assist from Tommy Johnson Jr. — is suddenly threatening to run away with a second straight title.

In 1994, Don "the Snake" Prudhomme wrapped up his Hall of Fame career with his popular Final Strike Tour and he celebrated the final victory of his career at the Texas Motorplex.

In our latest edition of Nitro Time Machine, we travel back to the Texas Motorplex in 1997 to watch Cory McClenathan become the first Top Fuel driver to run over 320 mph.

The inaugural NHRA Texas Stampede of Speed Shootout concluded with John Baker, driving Jim Whiteley’s ’63 Corvette Pro Mod, taking top honors and $25,000 for winning the Pro Mod Shootout.

Four-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson was inducted into the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame Oct. 5. Anderson is the most decorated Pro Stock driver on the current NHRA tour with 97 career wins.

This week, Pro Stock racer Dallas Glenn and Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Angelle Sampey join host Brian Lohnes on the NHRA Insider podcast to talk Countdown to the Championship and much more.

World championship-winning crew chief Mike Green will return to the Davis Motorsports/Justin Ashley Top Fuel team for the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. 

Top Fuel driver Doug Herbert walked away from a scary over-backwards wheelstand during the first round of eliminations at the 1992 event at Texas Motorplex.

The inaugural Stampede of Speed at the Texas Motorplex, home of the Texas NHRA FallNationals, roared out of the gate with a Cattle Drive through downtown Waxahachie on Friday followed by a massive full day of festivals and music on Sunday.

Two races into the Pro Stock Motorcycle Countdown to the Championship, reigning world champ Matt Smith isn’t where he wants or expected to be.

In her first season in Top Fuel, third-generation racer Krista Baldwin has already made tremendous progress. Now, she's preparing to take the next step during this week's Stampede of Speed at the Texas Motorplex.

Aaron Stanfield recently clinched his second-straight title in the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown. Now he's got his sights set on winning the Camping World NHRA Pro Stock crown.

Dickie Venables, crew chief for Funny Car points leader Matt Hagan, shares his thoughts about the championship chase as the Countdown to the Championship playoffs reach the halfway point.

Joseph Bagwell, Tony Gambardella, Michale Mocny, and Erik Crosby won Division 2 championships at the Summit Series Finals at Atlanta Dragway and earned berths to the National Championships in Las Vegas.

Theresa Cumming, Dan Caissie, Russ Wilber, and Adam Sheran scored wins at Northeast Division NHRA Summit Racing Series finals at Lebanon Valley Raceway to earn berths in the National Championships in Las Vegas.

Michael Brundage, Roger Phillips, Gary Hairfield, and Clay Pollitt collected wins at the 2021 Division 7 Summit Series Finals at Sacramento Raceway and will represent the division at the National Championship race in Las Vegas in October.

Brothers Terry and Jerry Emmons and Adam Hickey led the list of champions at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series South Central Division was in action at Thunder Valley Raceway Park.

Two-time NHRA Funny Car world champ Cruz Pedregon sits in fourth place heading into the final four events. He chatted via Skype with Brian Lohnes about his chances of winning a third title, beginning at the upcoming Texas NHRA FallNationals.

Erica Enders has won five of the last 10 Pro Stock events held at World Wide Technology Raceway and even she’s at a loss to explain why.

Jackie Fricke, Doug Gordon, and David Billingsley led the list of second-race winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Division was in actionwith a doubleheader season finale at World Wide Technology Raceway.

One thing that likely will never change in our lifetimes is that John Force is the winningest driver in NHRA history (154 victories and counting), but he wasn't always the GOAT of winners. Here's a historical look back at NHRA's winningest drivers over the decades.

Texas Motorplex owner Billy Meyer chats with NHRA’s Brian Lohnes about next week’s Stampede of Speed, a weeklong calendar of racing and social events leading up to the Texas NHRA FallNationals.

Did you see it? Two weekends in a row Josh Hart's part-time Top Fuel team proved to the world he's capable of running with (and beating) the best in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series.

Buckle in, race fans, and prepare for the biggest issue of National Dragster ever produced: 244 pages of NHRA Drag Racing action from coast to coast. The issue is now online in digital format and in the mail for NHRA Members around the world.