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The 2023 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals seemingly had it all, with huge wins, emotional moments, upsets, and tons of points drama as the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series regular season concluded at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Nine Sportsman drivers claimed huge victories in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series action at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, led by Bo Butner, who won Super Gas for the second straight year.

The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series regular season came to a thrilling conclusion on Monday at the world’s biggest drag race, the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, setting the stage for an epic Countdown to the Championship.

One day after the completion of the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, JFR Top Fuel drivers Brittany Force and Austin Prock and their teams were back at work at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park for a Tuesday test session.

With over 850 racers, 16 classes, and six days of competition the storylines at the 69th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals are endless, but we’ve managed to pick five highlights from this year’s epic event.

Second-generation drag racer Travis Shumake, who is already licensed in Super Comp, Top Alcohol Dragster, and Nostalgia Funny Car, took the next step in his drag racing journey, making the first runs in his own Top Fuel dragster. 

Jesse Alexandra and his Barton Chevy COPO Camaro picked their second Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown victory Sunday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Defending world champion Kris Thorne won the world’s biggest drag race in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, knocking off Justin Bond in the final round at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park as part of this weekend’s 69th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals.

Antron Brown, Ron Capps, and Matt Smith successfully defended their 2022 Indy titles in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle while Matt Hartford earned his first Pro Stock victory at the 69th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals.

The National Dragster photographers were all over Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Monday of the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, catching all of the action on and off the racetrack

No. 1 is going with No. 2 after Top Fuel low qualifier Steve Torrence’s Capco team made the tough decision to switch to a backup chassis entering Monday raceday at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals after discovering a small kink in the chassis of their primary car.

News, notes, quotes, photos, and video from raceday at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals.

Robert Hight’s team has dominated Funny Car performance for the first three days on the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals and that extended into Sunday’s Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout where he defeated Matt Hagan in the final round for the $80,000 payday.

Through three qualifying runs, it appeared that popular Top Fuel pro Clay Millican and crew chief Jim Oberhofer might miss the field at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, but some last-minute heroics saved the day for the Rick Ware Racing/Parts Plus team.

There were few changes on Sunday as Saturday low qualifiers Steve Torrence, Robert Hight, Matt Hartford, and Gaige Herrera now look to capture Dodge Power Brokers U.S. Nationals titles on Monday.

The Factory X presented by Holley class made its official debut at the Dodge Power Brokers U.S. Nationals and longtime Ford racer Chris Holbrook is thrilled by be a part of it.

The National Dragster photographers were all over Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Sunday of the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, catching all of the action on and off the racetrack

When it comes to the Countdown to the Championship, four-time NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence has been its most vocal critics, having had to surrender big leads at the points reset, but this year he may benefit from it.

Sunday’s schedule for the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals is jam packed with two more rounds of professional qualifying, eliminations in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing series as well as FuelTech Pro Mod and FlexJet Factory Stock classes and the Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car Callout event.

Funny Car legend John Force claimed his first win in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, defeating back-to-back world champ Ron Capps in the final round. Justin Ashley (Top Fuel), Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the bonus event in Indy.

After a successful endeavor in four races one year ago, Kalitta Motorsports, long-time partner DHL Express, and Kalitta Air are partnering again to accelerate the fight against food insecurity by helping those who need it most through a six-race program in 2023: The “Race to End Hunger.” 

Robert Hight made a dramatic leap to the top of the Funny Car field at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals and is joined upon the provisional pole position by Friday leaders Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Matt Hartford (Pro Stock), and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

The National Dragster photographers were all over Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Saturday of the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, catching all of the action on and off the racetrack

During the third round of Top Alcohol Funny Car qualifying at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, Chris Zgoda’s car caught fire just before the finish line before coming to a stop. Zgoda exited the car under his own power, was examined onsite by the NHRA medical team, and was released.

For the second straight year at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, the Pep Boys NHRA Allstar Funny Car Callout will take center stage and, for the second straight year, low seed Robert Hight shook up the callouts from the time the Tree turned green.

Two years and 10 surgeries after his harrowing two-bike accident at zMax Dragway, Cory Reed has made his return to the Pro Stock Motorcycle class at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals.

When you have a race that’s as steeped in tradition, lore, and longevity as the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, now in its 69th year, you can’t help thinking about those who went before you, especially if you’re Bob Tasca III.

Tony Stewart and Tommy Johnson Jr. are just two of the hundreds of racers taking part in the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals experiencing the trials and tribulations of competing at the world's biggest drag race.

Saturday has dawned bright and beautiful again at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park as the world's biggest drag race kicks into another gear with an action-packed day of more Sportsman eliminations and two more rounds of qualifying in the Camping World classes.