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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Joe Maynard

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
77:28
Joe C. Maynard collected his second Top Alcohol Dragster win of the season and the second of his young career, defeating world champ Jule Nataas in the final round, Maynard, winner earlier this year in Gainesville, was in the 5.20s on three of four…
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
72:52
Top Alcohol Car Funny Car points leader Sean Bellemeur added his fifth win of the season and the 41st of his career with another powerful victory. The Killers B team of Bellemeur, tuner Steve Boggs, and team owner Tony Bartone, powered their way…
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Comp winner Larry Pritchett

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
101:49
Comp veteran Larry Pritchett, a two-time U.S. Nationals winner, scored his first national event victory in more than 20 years, taking his A/SM Sunfire to an easy final-round victory after Jared Kimbrough red-lighted in his C/ED.
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Stock winner Logan Belanger

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
83:24
Logan Belanger joined his father, Stephen as an NHRA national event winner when he drove to the Super Stock title in Charlotte. Belanger scored the win after championship contender Monty Bogan fouled.
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Stock winner Tim Barrett

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
117:25
Tim Barrett gave up a slight lead to Kenny Anderson in the heads-up, no breakout Stock final but ran him down, 10.915 to 11.054 in a battle of G/SA entries.
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Comp winner Ray Miller III

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
114:29
Homestate hero Ray Miller III reached double digits in career national event wins with a final-round victory in Super Comp over four-time tour winner and past Charlotte victor Jack Sepanek, 8.93 to 8.94. Miller also has wins in Super Gas and Top…
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NHRA Midwest Nationals will mark halfway point of the Countdown playoffs

The NHRA Midwest Nationals again comes at a critical juncture in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs, which will reach its midpoint at the event, scheduled for Sept. 27-29 at World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis.
25 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
NHRA Midwest Nationals
At the start of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs, drivers in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series know only 24 rounds of racing remain in the season. In that mix is the 13th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals, which again comes at a…
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Gas winner David Morris

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
142:57
One week after claiming victory at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals in Reading, David Morris was back in the Super Gas winner’s circle with his ‘69 Camaro, taking a nail-biting win over Tim Powell who took too much stripe and broke out by just a…
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Sportsman winner Tyler Caheely

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
147:56
Tyler Caheely defeated world champion Sandy Wilkins in the Right Trailers Top Sportsman final to claim his fourth national event title. Caheely was first off the starting line and won with a 6.955 on his 6.92 dial.  
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Dragster winner Chad Taylor

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
125:49
Chad Taylor collected his fourth NHRA national event win and second in the Right Trailers Top Dragster class after stopping Chuck Krepela in the final. Taylor used a 7.157 on his 7.10 dial to finish the job while Krepela managed to solidify his spot…
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Dragster winner Al Kenny

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
67:32
Past world champion Al Kenny was nearly perfect in the final of Right Trailers Top Dragster with a .001 light and a 6.124 on his 6.12 prediction. Kenny left little room for runner-up Tim Gray who posted a 7.436 on his 7.41 dial.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Sportsman winner Brian Vollman

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
63:17
Brian Vollman got off the starting line first in the Right Trailers Top Sportsman final with a .004 light and used a 7.369 on his 7.35 dial to stop Michael Grafas to win his first NHRA Wally.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Super Gas winner David Morris

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
66:45
David Morris claimed his second career national event win in his 69 Camaro Super Gas entry, driving around Michael Handras’ final-round holeshot to win, 9.91 to 9.98. Morris’ previous win came in Super Comp at the 2017 Bristol event.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Super Comp winner Chris DePascale

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
73:15
Chris Depascale cut a perfect light in the Super Comp final to claim his third career win, two of which have come in Super Comp. Fellow New Jerseyan Shawn Fricke left .004-second too soon and fouled away the title to Depascale.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Stock winner Russ Linke

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
60:18
Russ “Bubba” Linke captured his third NHRA Wally following a final-round win in Stock against 107-time winner Dan Fletcher. Linke left first and won with a 10.462 on his 10.42 dial.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Super Stock winner William Kennedy

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
77:58
William Kennedy scored the win in Super Stock by knocking off two-time world champion Joe Santangelo in the final round. Kennedy used a 10.449 on his 10.41 dial to finish the job while Santangelo ran over his dial by .059-second.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Comp winner Don Eckel

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
64:10
Twenty-six years after his breakthrough first win in Englishtown in 1998, Don Eckel was back in the winner’s circle in Comp after driving his C/DA entry to a (-.52) 6.94 victory over 2010 world champion Al Ackerman’s (-.42) 7.98.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Phil Esz

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
35:17
Just shy of a year after his first career victory at last year’s fall Charlotte event and six months after a runner-up at this year’s Gatornationals, Phil Esz added a second score in Top Alcohol Funny Car when he drove his Camaro to a 5.52 blast in…
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Angelle Sampey

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
115:17
After 46 wins in a dazzling Pro Stock Motorcycle career, including a breakthrough win that came at Maple Grove Raceway in 1996, Angelle Sampey scored her first NHRA national event win on four wheels, taking the Top Alcohol Dragster crown in Reading…
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Virginia Motorsports Park Lucas Oil Series event moved to Maple Grove Raceway

The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event initially scheduled to take place Sept. 27-29 at Virginia Motorsports Park has been relocated to Maple Grove Raceway Oct. 24-27 due to unfavorable weather forecasts.
25 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 1
The NHRA announced today that the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, initially scheduled to take place Sept. 27-29 at Virginia Motorsports Park, has been relocated to Maple Grove Raceway due to unfavorable weather forecasts. The event will now be…
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the NHRA Carolina Nationals as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
25 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Maynard, Bellemeur lead Sportsman winners at NHRA Carolina Nationals

In addition to the thrilling action in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Carolina Nationals, nine winners were also crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at zMAX Dragway, including Top Alcohol Car Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur, who won for the fifth time this season.
24 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Sean Bellemeur
Joe C. Maynard collected his second Top Alcohol Dragster win of the season and the second of his young career, defeating world champ Jule Nataas in the final round, Maynard, winner earlier this year in Gainesville, was in the 5.20s…
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Jack Beckman and Julie Nataas talk St. Louis, experience, and a Top Fuel debut

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, host Brian Lohnes is joined by Funny Car veteran Jack Beckman and Julie Nataas, the 2023 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster champion who will be making a Top Fuel debut at the NHRA Midwest Nationals this weekend.
24 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider
  On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, host Brian Lohnes is joined by Funny Car veteran Jack Beckman and Julie Nataas, the 2023 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster champion who will be making a Top Fuel debut…
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Weekend Rewind

Race No. 2 of the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs raced to conclusion with the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. It was a wild weekend filled with upsets and important moments. Enjoy this video look back at the event.
24 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Weekend Rewind
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Kevin Harvick joins NHRA on FOX Booth at the Carolina Nationals

NASCAR legend and FOX Sports broadcaster Kevin Harvick made a special appearance with his family in Tony Stewart's pit with his family, and in the broadcast booth at the 2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals, joining Brian Lohnes and Tony Pedregon.
24 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Kevin Harvick Joins NHRA on FOX Booth at the Carolina Nationals
NASCAR legend and FOX Sports broadcaster Kevin Harvick made a special appearance with his family in Tony Stewart's pit with his family, and in the broadcast booth at the 2024 NHRA…
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Clay Millican looks to stay in title contention with repeat win in St. Louis

Clay Millican enters this weekend’s NHRA Midwest Nationals as the defending Top Fuel champ and is right in the thick of the championship hunt and still feeling the momentum of his massive Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals victory.
24 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Clay Millican
Even before last year’s victory, Clay Millican had always enjoyed racing at World Wide Technology Raceway, the site of this weekend’s 13th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals. It’s the closest race to home for the Top Fuel veteran, which means a huge…
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Competition beware! John Force Racing has two formulas for Funny Car success

​​​​​​​Bob Tasca III and Matt Hagan face unrelenting pressure in the Funny Car points battle from two different John Force Racing Funny Cars.
23 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Competition beware! John Force Racing has two formulas for Funny Car success
Chris Cunningham, crew chief for Jack Beckman’s Funny Car, has taken a unique approach by using different cylinder heads and clutch arrangements compared to Austin Prock’s car, tuned by Austin’s father and brother. Despite the variations, both cars…
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When Matt Hagan shattered the four-second barrier in his Funny Car

Recalling the moment Matt Hagan's Dodge Charger shattered the four-second Funny Car barrier in Charlotte
23 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Matt Hagan’s historic 3.995-second Funny Car run: A throwback to 2011
In 2011, Matt Hagan made NHRA history by becoming the first Funny Car driver to break the four-second barrier in the 1,000-foot distance. Behind the wheel of his Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger, Hagan clocked an incredible 3.995-second run…
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Relive all the action from the 2024 Texas NHRA FallNationals!

You have plenty of chances to catch all the high-speed action again as NHRA on FOX re-airs the fourth race of the 2024 Countdown to the Championship!
23 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Relive all the action from the 2024 Texas NHRA FallNationals!
Relive the excitement of the 2024  Texas NHRA FallNationals from the Texas Motorplex! This past weekend's event delivered high-speed action and unforgettable moments as racers battled it out on the dragstrip. If you missed the live event, you…
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5 things we learned in Charlotte

The NHRA Carolina Nationals, the second of six Countdown to the Championship playoff races, had quite a few eye-opening moments. Here's a look at our five big takeaways from the event.
23 Sep 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Five Things We Learned in Charlotte
ANTRON BROWN: ALWAYS THERE The most shocking stats to come out of this event concern your Top Fuel winner, Antron Brown. The always affable AB scored his second straight win of the Countdown to the Championship, following his victory the…
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