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NHRA Vice President Kasey Coler talks U.S. Nationals preparation with Lewis Bloom and Hannah Rickards
NHRA’s Vice President of Track Management and Operations Kasey Coler joined Lewis Bloom and Hannah Rickards in the Wally Parks Studio via Skype to talk about his preparation for the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
Winning video in MY USNats contest earns family a trip to Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals
The Swartwood family from Colorado was named the winner of NHRA’s MY USNats contest and will receive an expenses-paid trip to this year’s Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
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The Swartwood family from Colorado was named the winner of NHRA’s MY USNats contest and will receive an expenses-paid trip to this year’s Chevrolet Performance U.…
Billy Torrence battling for an NHRA Countdown spot entering Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals
Capco Contractors racer Billy Torrence joined Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks Studio via Skype to discuss his battle for an NHRA Countdown to the Championship spot as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
Hear from Don Prudhomme, Mario Andretti, Richard Petty, Austin Coil, Don Garlits and Joe Amato on John Force's 150th win
John Force scored his 150th win at the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals. Some of the legends of motorsports sshare their thoughts on the 16-time Funny Car champion.
John Force earned his 150th win at the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals on Sunday, etching his name in the NHRA history books in the process. We caught up with some fellow NHRA legends to get their take on Force’s accomplishment…
Drew Skillman looking to close the deal on SAM Tech Factory Stock title
Drew Skillman has won drag racing’s biggest event in Pro Stock, now he’s looking to add the U.S. Nationals Factory Stock title, and possibly a championship to his resumé.
During his four years as a Pro Stock competitor, Drew Skillman never finished worse than sixth in the Mello Yello standings, so he knows a thing or two about the rigors of a tough points battle. That experience is proving to be invaluable as…
Bo Butner discusses the importance of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals with Lewis Bloom
Bo Butner joined Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks Studio via Skype to discuss the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, which the former Pro Stock world champion enters as the No. 1 seed.
The road to fame: John Force looks back on his career and the road to 150 victories
Sixteen-time NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champion John Force joined Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to talk about his milestone 150th career win and the wins and losses on and off the track that have marked his hall of fame career.
Jim Dunn Racing brings Wiley X sunglasses to NHRA events
Jim Dunn Racing has partnered with Wiley X sunglasses for more than a decade and is bringing them onto their Cattleman's Cut Funny Car and into the NHRA midway starting at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.
Jim Dunn Racing has partnered with Wiley X sunglasses for more than a decade and is bringing them onto their Cattleman's Cut Funny Car and into the NHRA midway starting at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.
Drag racing…
Points leader Stevie Jackson aims for repeat at Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals
Stevie “Fast” Jackson’s win at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals a year ago certainly wasn’t lacking in dramatic flair, but it’s something the points leader would like to avoid heading to the 65th annual event, Aug. 28-Sept. 2 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
Stevie “Fast” Jackson’s win at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals a year ago certainly wasn’t lacking in dramatic flair, slipping into the field on the fifth and final qualifying session before rolling to the victory. It was a moment for the…
Stevie "Fast" Jackson resumes E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod title chase at U.S. Nationals
Stevie "Fast" Jackson will have his hands full as he attempts to defend his Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals title over Labor Day weekend. The racer is hunting down his first NHRA world championship with Todd Tutterow, Jose Gonzalez and a stacked Pro Mod field on his heels.
Stevie “Fast” Jackson can smell blood. He holds a 133-point lead with four races remaining in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season. Jose Gonzalez, his closest competitor in the standings, needs to pull off a miracle to catch…
Brainerd winners Leah Pritchett, Ron Capps hope to ride momentum to Indy success
Teammates Leah Pritchett and Ron Capps enter this weekend’s Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals hot of their respective victories in Top Fuel and Funny Car at the Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd. Crew chiefs Todd Okuhara and Rahn Tobler assessed their teams’ chances for success at Indy with NHRA's John Kernan.
Coughlin Jr., Drew emerge victorious at Division 3 Battle at the Beech
Troy Coughlin Jr. and Ray Drew led the list of winners at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Division's Battle at the Beech at Beech Bend Raceway in Kentucky.
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division Battle at the Beech:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Troy Coughlin Jr., Delaware, Ohio, 5.220, 279.90 def. Julie Nataas,…
Terry McMillen looking to secure Countdown berth at Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals
Top Fuel racer Terry McMillen sits in the 10th and final spot for the Countdown to the Championship and will try to hold onto or better that position at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, where he is the defending event champ. NHRA's John Kernan reports from Indy.
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The first of five Mello Yello Series qualifying sessions at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30. Two more…
Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Sportsman highlights
Bryan Hyerstay win in Comp for the third straight year at the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals to lead the parade of champions at Pacific Raceways.
In the hunt for national championships in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, Shawn Cowie and Chris Marshall helped themselves with a pair of wins at the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals at Seattle’s Pacific Raceways…
Jimmy Daniels will put his perfect Dodge Hemi Challenge record on the line
Mopar Super Stock racer Jimmy Daniels has not lost a round in the Dodge Hemi Challenge since 2016, and brings an umblemished 14-0 record and the hope of a fourth straight win into this year's event at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
Whenever one contemplates the impact of a perfect 14-0 record in sports, it usually conjures up memories of the NFL’s 1972 Miami Dolphins and their historic unbeaten season. For Mopar Super Stock racer Jimmy Daniels, that statistic has a different…
Cruz Pedregon still optimistic about chances of making Funny Car Countdown
Entering the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, former Funny Car world champ Cruz Pedregon sits in 11th place, and will have to battle his way into the top 10 in Indy for a chance to compete for the Mello Yello championship.
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The first of five Mello Yello Series qualifying sessions at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30. Two more…
Farewell to 'the Dones'
Legendary 1970s racetrack operator and promoter Bill Doner, who died last week, was a lot of things to a lot of people -- benefactor, starmaker, friend, adversary, storyteller -- but above all he was loved, revered, and respected by those in his universe.
The first time I ever saw Bill Doner was in a photo that was circulating among the National Dragster staff in 1982, my first year at the magazine.
Now, that might sound like a pretty crazy admission by someone who attended pretty…
Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Top Sportsman winner Doug Bracey
Doug Bracey won a pair of national events in Super Gas in the 1990s, including the 1991 Pomona season opener, and he now has a third title after winning Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs in Seattle. Bracy, in his Chevy Cavalier, picked up the…
Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Top Dragster winner Jeff Havens
Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs also featured a first-time winner in Jeff Havens, who secured the title after Thomas Bayer fouled by two-thousandths of a second in the final round. Havens would have been tough to beat regardless thanks to a .…
Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Street winner Matt Kielman
Super Street winner Matt Kielman earned his first national event title by stopping Chris Cannon on a holeshot in the final round. Keilman, in his ’70 Nova, won with a 10.922 to Cannon’s 10.911. Earlier in the event, Kielman was impressive with a…
Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Gas winner Michael Dalrymple
Michael Dalrymple earned the Super Comp title in Seattle in 2009 and now has a pair of Wallys after driving to the Super Gas win against Rod Sousa. Dalrymple’s win over Sousa featured a margin of victory of just a thousandth of a second. Dalrymple…
Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Comp winner Randy Beck
Two years after winning his first national event title, Randy Beck claimed another Super Comp victory when he stopped James Warden in the final. Beck sealed the deal with an almost-perfect 8.901 to hold off Warden’s competitive 8.915. Beck started…
Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Stock winner Andy Morris
Andy Morris, a previous Seattle winner in Top Dragster and a runner-up in Super Comp, drove his FS/A COPO Camaro to a 9.381 on his 9.37 dial to knock off Rizzoli, who was close behind with a 10.323 on his 10.31 dial. Morris made it to the Stock…
Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Stock winner Kyle Rizzoli
Following a win in Sonoma a week ago, Kyle Rizzoli doubled down with a second title in Seattle, and he nearly added a third with a runner-up in Stock. Rizzoli won in Super Stock when he beat Tommy Gaynor in the final round, and he came within four-…
Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Comp winner Bryan Hyerstay
Bryan Hyerstay has now won his home event in Seattle the last three seasons. Driving his Volkswagen-powered G/Dragster, Hyerstay earned the fifth national event title of his career when he stopped Doug Lambeck in the Comp final round. Hyerstay left…
Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Chris Marshall
Chris Marshall still has work to do if he’s going to dethrone current champ Sean Bellemeur, but his latest win certainly didn’t hurt. After qualifying No. 4, Marshall drove to the final, where he beat Doug Gordon, 5.610 to a coasting 8.65. Marshall…
Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Shawn Cowie
Shawn Cowie is now leading the Top Alcohol Dragster standings after winning his seventh event of the season in Seattle. The Canadian racer, a runner-up last season to four-time champ Joey Severance, qualified No. 1 and then ran the table, including…
Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster salutes John Force's milestone 150th win
The latest issue of NHRA National Dragster, featuring a rare gatefold cover and celebrating John Force's milestone 150th career win and previewing the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
NHRA National Dragster magazine's 16th issue of 2019, which celebrates John Force's milestone 150th career win and also includes coverage of the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals, where he go the job done, is online for…
Racing RVs extends presenting sponsorship role for NHRA Top Dragster, Top Sportsman championships
Racing RVs, an Ohio company that specializes in new and used Semi-style motorhomes, has extended its agreement as the presenting sponsor of the NHRA Top Dragster and Top Sportsman national championships.
Racing RVs, an Ohio company that specializes in new and used Semi-style motorhomes, has extended its agreement as the presenting sponsor of the NHRA Top Dragster and Top Sportsman national championships.
Drivers in the Top Sportsman and Top…
Who will make the NHRA Countdown to the Championship?
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals with 21 racers chasing down 11 spots in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship. We go class by class to see who has a shot at making it into the Countdown.
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals with 21 racers chasing down 11 spots in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship. Some (okay, many) of those racers have a better chance of snagging a spot in…