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Reigning world champ Matt Smith flexed the muscles of his Denso-backed EBR, cracking off the first 200-mph Pro Stock Motorcycle pass at Texas Motorplex en route to grabbing the No. 1 qualifying spot.

NHRA National Dragster photographers Jerry Foss and Randy Anderson were all over Texas Motorplex on the opening day of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, providing a gallery's worth of photos from on and off the track.

Texas-based Top Fuel racer Kebin Kinsley rode out a big fireball in the Hennen Motorsports dragster in the first qualifying session of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.

Drew Skillman clinched the 2019 SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown championship at the close of qualifying Saturday at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals in Dallas.

Former national event-winning Top Alcohol Dragster driver Lee Callaway will join the ranks of NHRA Top Fuel drivers this weekend as he makes his debut in Scott Palmer’s Magic Dry dragster.

No racer really wants the pressure entering an event of a make-or-break weekend, but when the Countdown to the Championship passes its midpoint, that’s the agenda for a lot of title contenders, including former Pro Stock Motorcycle champ Eddie Krawiec.

"This is one of the toughest eras in the sport’s history. If you get a win this year you will most likely have had to race easily three championship-caliber teams." -- Richie Crampton

The Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) will put on an exhibition race presented by Atomizer Racing Injectors at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.

The second half of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Series Countdown to the Championship kicks off a fabled texas Motorplex with the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. Just this race at the final two events in Las Vegas and Pomona remain for divers to earn points towards the world championships.

Drag racing lost another of its nitro-racing veterans Sept. 25 with the passing of 1970s Funny Car star Bill Leavitt just about a week shy of his 81st birthday. Leavitt was the first Funny Car driver to record an elapsed time of less than 6.5 seconds.

NHRA National Dragster magazine's 20th issue of 2019, which includes in-depth coverage of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals from St. Louis and an in-depth look at the revivals of the careers of event winners Erica Enders and Karen Stoffer, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world.

Erica Enders and Karen Stoffer survived down periods and are right in the thick of championship battles.

This event marks the second stop on the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour and the 36th running of the NHRA Arizona Nationals.

NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick count down their top five highlights from the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Draagway.

According to Tricky Tipster, NHRA’s resident odds-maker, Steve Torrence, Robert Hight, Erica Enders, and Andrew Hines are the best bets for Lone Star State glory at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals.

Cory McClenathan, one of the top 10 winners in NHRA Top Fuel history, announced recently that he will retire after the final three events of the 2019 season. He joined NHRA's Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to talk about his decision and his long and decorated racing career.

David Billingsley won for the sixth time in Comp eliminator, and Justin Jenkins and Brina Frank earned the fifth NHRA national event wins of their careers during the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.

Richie Stevens Jr. will step back behind the wheel of a Pro Stocker for the first time since 2017, wheeling the TopCoat Dodge Dart owned by Alan Prusiensky at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.

Megan Meyer, Sean Bellemeur, and Frank Aragona Jr., all clinched the season championship and also won their eliminators at the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals

The NHRA Southeast Division Moser Sportsman Shootout will take to the track at Rockingham Dragway this Friday, Oct. 18, on opening day of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and National Open event.