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Megan Meyer becomes first woman to win Top Alcohol Dragster championship

Megan Meyer put together an incredible season in Top Alcohol Dragster and made history as a result.
29 Dec 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Megan Meyer
“I’ve been going to the racetrack my whole life, and I’ve always wanted to do what my dad did, to follow in his footsteps,” said Megan Meyer. “I’ve always wanted to do this, since day one.” As the eldest daughter of past national-event-winning…
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Sean Bellemeur enters rare company with back-to-back Top Alcohol Funny Car titles

Sean Bellemeur and Tony Bartone have teamed up for incredible Top Alcohol Funny Car success.
28 Dec 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Sean Bellemeur
When Tony Bartone approached Sean Bellemeur in the 2017 season about taking over the wheel of his Top Alcohol Funny Car, he pitched it to him as “the perfect storm.” Bellemeur had already won two events for Bartone as a fill-in driver in 2015 and…
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Pro Stock Motorcycle Rider of the Decade: Eddie Krawiec

Pro Stock Motorcycle belonged to Eddie Krawiec in the 2010s
28 Dec 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
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Eddie Krawiec
Eddie Krawiec won his first championship without winning a race. It’s the kind of strange fact that’s more inconvenient than interesting. Winning is the goal for every racer every time they attend a National Hot Rod Association race, but it isn’t a…
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Frank Aragona Jr. goes back-to-back in Comp Eliminator for third world championship

There are few better in Comp Eliminator than Frank Aragaona Jr., something he continues to prove in one of the toughest Sportsman categories.
27 Dec 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Frank Aragona Jr.
For Frank Aragona Jr., it always comes down to the math, and that’s especially true in Competition eliminator, or as it’s better known, “Complicated eliminator.” And, after claiming a second straight and third overall championship in 2019, the…
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In the Christmas spirit

A look back at some Christmas-inspired Dragster Insider columns from years past.
27 Dec 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Christmas
Ho-ho-hoping you’re enjoying some holiday time with your family. I know I am. In the spirit of Christmas giving –- and “guy shopping” (knowing and delivering the perfect gift within minutes) -– here’s a look back at some Christmas-inspired Insider…
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Vic Penrod turns career year into first Super Stock world championship

Vic Penrod captured his first Super Stock world championship on the final day of the 2019 season.
26 Dec 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Vic Penrod
Talk about a leap of faith. Vic Penrod entered the final week of 2019 as the leader in Super Stock, but before it became official, there was one significant hurdle to clear. Heading into the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, only Kyle Rizzoli could…
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Auto Club Funny Car team gearing up for another title run in 2020 season

Even after capturing their third Funny Car championship, there's no letup at John Force Racing for Robert Hight's Auto Club Chevy Camaro team. After unpacking the trailer, work quickly began on projects and plans to defend their crown in 2020.
25 Dec 2019
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Robert Hight
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Allison Doll smashes records to take Stock championship

Allison Doll became the first woman to win the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Stock championship.
25 Dec 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Allison Doll
So, where was Allison Doll when she found out she’d officially locked up the 2019 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Stock world championship? “I was out in the yard, raking leaves,” Doll said, laughing.  Doll and her husband, Doug, the…
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the NHRA staff

The staff of the NHRA wishes a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to the fans, sponsors, race teams, racetracks, and other supporters of the NHRA.
25 Dec 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Merry Christmas
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Old car does new tricks for Super Gas world champion Jeremy Mason

Jeremy Mason chased down his first Super Gas world championship in his father's 1966 Chevy II.
24 Dec 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
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Jeremy Mason
Jeremy Mason owned just one national event win before hoisting the 2019 Super Gas world championship trophy in November. Now he owns two: A win at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals propelled him to the top of one of the toughest categories…
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Ray Miller III brings home Super Comp title for his family

Ray Miller III, of the ubiquitous Miller Race Cars, owns his first world championships.
23 Dec 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
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Ray Miller III
The story of Ray Miller III must begin with his father, Ray Miller Jr. The racer-turned car builder who began the family business, ubiquitous to those who pay the faintest bit of attention to the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, won just a single…
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Danny Nelson uses 43-day run to take Top Dragster title

An incredible 43-day run during the middle of the season paced Danny Nelson towards his first Top Dragster world championship.
22 Dec 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Danny Nelson
Forty-three days. That’s all it took for Danny Nelson to score enough points to win the world championship in the Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs class.  While Nelson raced his low six-second dragster from April to October, it was a…
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Sandy Wilkins breaks through for 2019 Top Sportsman championship

Sandy Wilkins earned his first Top Sportsman world championship after several near misses.
21 Dec 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Sandy Wilkins
Following a string of solid performances that included three top-10 finishes in the Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs class, Sandy Wilkins finally broke through for his first world title thanks to a season that began and ended with a pair of…
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The Clapshaw Effect: How Don Garlits finally made his first 300-mph pass

Thanks to a huge assist from fellow racer Gary Clapshaw, "Big Daddy" Don Garlits was able to race to his first 300-mph performance at the 2001 U.S. Nationals. In the wake of Clapshaw's passing Dec. 15, it's a story worth retelling.
20 Dec 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Don Garlits
Don Garlits made a lot of meaningful passes in his long career in Top Fuel –- comebacks after accidents, comebacks after retirements, first runs in innovative new cars, U.S. Nationals final rounds –- but there’s no doubt that the pass he made on…
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FOX Sports, NHRA announce 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing television schedule

FOX Sports and the NHRA has released their 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series television schedule, highlighted by live FOX broadcast network coverage of four consecutive summer events as well as the iconic U.S. Nationals.
19 Dec 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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NHRA on FOX
FOX Sports and the NHRA has released their 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series television schedule, highlighted by live FOX broadcast network coverage of four consecutive summer events, including the  “Western Swing” (Denver, Sonoma, and…
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Steve Reintjes named NHRA Vice President of Broadcasting

Steve Reintjes, who has served as NHRA’s Coordinating Producer for the past two years, has been promoted to the role of Vice President of Broadcasting. 
19 Dec 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Steve Reintjes
Steve Reintjes, who has served as NHRA’s Coordinating Producer for the past two years, has been promoted to the role of Vice President of Broadcasting.  In his new role, Reintjes will continue to oversee the NHRA’s production of all NHRA on…
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WFO Radio Podcast "Parade of Champions" continues

18 Dec 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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WFO
The WFO Radio Podcast "Parade of Champions" adds Sean Bellemeur, Megan Meyer and Ray Miller III for the holidays! Sean Bellemeur talks about his second Top Alcohol Funny Car championship and going back to back. Megan Meyer discusses becoming the…
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From the fab shop to the race teams, John Force Racing has a busy off-season

From the fab shop turning out short blocks, cylinder heads, superchargers, bodies, and chassis to the race shops, where 2020's combinations are being brewed, there's a lot going on at John Force Racing in the off-season.
18 Dec 2019
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John Force
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Osborn joins Kalitta Motorsports as major associate for five 2020 NHRA events

Osborn, the world’s largest and most complete solution provider of high-quality surface treatment and finishing products, will join Kalitta Motorsports as a major associate sponsor to the multi-time NHRA world championship team. 
18 Dec 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Kalitta Motorsports
Osborn, the world’s largest and most complete solution provider of high-quality surface treatment and finishing products, will join Kalitta Motorsports as a major associate sponsor to the multi-time NHRA world championship team.  Osborn will…
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2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series and Reunion dates announced

NHRA has announced the schedule for the 2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, featuring the NHRA Motorsports Museum’s Hot Rod Reunions.
18 Dec 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Heritage Series
NHRA has announced the schedule for the 2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, featuring the NHRA Motorsports Museum’s Hot Rod Reunions. The series will feature thrilling racing action, highlighted by the crowd-pleasing, nitro-burning Nostalgia…
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What's next for Jonnie Lindberg?

Two-time world champion Jonnie Lindberg is building race cars and planning his return to Top Alcohol Funny Car class after three-year run with Jim Head Racing in the Mello Yello series.
18 Dec 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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lindberg
Top Alcohol Funny Car racers who thought they’d seen the last of Jonnie Lindberg might be in for a surprise as the two-time world champion appears headed back to his old stomping grounds. While Lindberg admits that his 2020 plans are still somewhat…
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Former NHRA Funny Car national event winner Gary Clapshaw passes away

Former NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car racer Gary Clapshaw passed away Dec. 15. Clapshaw ran his own cars for years but is perhaps best remembered for generously loaning his Top Fuel dragster to legend Don Garlits, providing “Big Daddy” with the car to make his long-desired first 300-mph pass.
17 Dec 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Gary Clapwshaw
Former NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car racer Gary Clapshaw passed away Dec. 15. He was 68. Clapshaw, a Funny Car event winner and Top Fuel finalist, ran his own cars for years out of his Hillsboro, Ore., base but is perhaps best remembered for…
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Safety pioneer Bill Simpson passes away; brought parachute to drag racing

Safety equipment pioneer Bill Simpson, founder of Simpson Racing Products, who introduced the concept of a braking parachutes in drag racing and also developed life-saving fire-retardant equipment for motorsports, died Dec. 16.
16 Dec 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Bill Simpson
Safety equipment pioneer Bill Simpson, founder of Simpson Racing Products, died Dec. 16, three days after suffering a massive stroke. He was 79. Although Simpson was known throughout the motorsports world for his dedication to the safety of its…
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Bo Butner and Strutmasters partner in Pro Stock for 2020

Bo Butner, the 2017 NHRA Pro Stock champion, has inked a deal with Strutmasters for the 2020 season of NHRA's Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.
14 Dec 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Bo Butner
Bo Butner, the 2017 NHRA Pro Stock champion, has inked a deal with Strutmasters for the 2020 season of NHRA's Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Butner will campaign a sleek new look on his Strutmasters/JBA Chevrolet Camaro featuring branding of…
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Rodney Flournoy: Still nitro after all these years

Rodney Flournoy was a Southern California fan favorite in the 1980s with his family-run Funny Car. Nearly 40 years later, he's still burning nitro in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series, now with his daughter at his side.
13 Dec 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Rodney Flournoy
There are just certain racers you know who always bring a smile to your face, and for me, one of them is Rodney Flournoy. I met Rodney and his family my first year on the job back in the early 1980s and fell in love with them. Their Funny Car…
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WATCH: 2019 PRI Show interviews

More than 80 guests stopped by the NHRA booth through the three days of the 2019 PRI Show in Indianapolis to chat with NHRA on FOX hosts Brian Lohnes, Tony Pedregon, and John Kernan. Watch them all now.
12 Dec 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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PRI Show
Head over to the NHRA video page to watch more than 80 interviews with Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing Series drivers, industry professionals, and crew chiefs hosted by NHRA on FOX broadcasters Brian Lohnes, Tony Pedregon and John Kernan. …
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Mahle announces extended partnership with Kalitta Motorsports

12 Dec 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Kalitta
Mahle Aftermarket has announced the formation of Team Mahle, which marks the next level of partnership between Mahle Aftermarket and the wide network of elite motorsports competitors that support Mahle. Along with the creation of Team Mahle, an…
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NHRA National Dragster Year in Review issue now online and in the mail

NHRA National Dragster's final issue of 2019, the annual Year in Review edition, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
12 Dec 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
ND cover
NHRA National Dragster's final issue of 2019, the annual Year in Review edition, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world. The issue contains championship profiles from Top Fuel to Top Sportsman, including…
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Bowl For Riley event tops $700,000 mark with another great outing in Indy

NHRA and IndyCar drivers bowled and mingled with families and fans during Don Schumacher Racing's annual Bowl For Riley event in Indianapolis, which now has raised more than $700,000 for Riley Children’s Foundation.
12 Dec 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Don Schumacher
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Ford extends deals with Tasca Racing with multiyear NHRA contract

Ford Performance, along with Ford Customer Service Division and its brands Motorcraft and Quick Lane, have signed a multiyear deal with NHRA team owner and driver Bob Tasca III, continuing a long relationship with his Mustang Funny Car operation.
12 Dec 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Bob Tasca
Ford Performance, along with Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) and its brands Motorcraft and Quick Lane, have signed a multiyear deal with NHRA team owner and driver Bob Tasca III, continuing a long relationship with his Mustang Funny Car…
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