NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America recently saluted Linda Vaughn, the First Lady of Motorsports, with a proclamation for Linda Vaughn Day, Sept. 19.

Sunday’s NHRA on FOX television coverage from the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, which was the NHRA’s NFL adjacent broadcast, delivered 1,678,000 viewers, making it the most-viewed NHRA telecast record.

The Countdown to the Championship heats up this weekend at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, the second of six races in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series playoffs. Tricky Tipster, NHRA's in-house oddsmaker, has tabbed Brittany Force, Robert Hight, and Erica Enders as the favorites.

Todd Erwin, Jason Scott, Jason Hildebrant, Cody Couch, and Bryan Tilson all punched their tickets for the Summit National Championship battle later this year in Las Vegas with big wins at the Division 4 Summit Series Finals in Ardmore, Okla.

Carl Keil, AJ Buchanan, Caleb Ellison, Garreth Sheppeard, and Steven Collier won the Division 3 Summit Series FInals and will represent the division at the Summit National Championship later this fall in Las Vegas.

With then crew chief Rahn Tobler at the helm, Ron Capps scored a crucial Countdown to the Championship victory in Funny Car at the 2018 fall Charlotte event.

The climate gods blessed the weekend with benevolent weather, giving over 170 drag racers pleasant conditions at Sacramento Raceway and a chance to snatch one of the 10 gold Wallys up for grabs as the 2022 Heritage Racing Series winds down with only one race remaining on the schedule

The stakes will be raised for the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ second race of the season at zMAX Dragway, as a critical Countdown to the Championship victory will be on the line at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals on Sept. 23-25.  

Listen in as Crew Chief David Grubnic diagnoses Top Fuel points leader Brittany Force's round-two engine explosion at the 2022 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.

Even in the brutal-horsepower world of Top Fuel drag racing, driver finesse plays a role in round wins on race day as eventual race winner Austin Prock proved in this semifinal battle with Antron Brown at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.

Shawn Bowen and Kris Krabill scored nitro-class wins at the Nitro Nationals NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series event at Tulsa Raceway Park.

In addition to the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series action at Maple Grove Raceway, eight Lucas Oil Series winners were also crowned in competition at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, including first-time winners Jeff Veale and Ken Voight.

With sellout crowds, picture-perfect weather, and an awe-inspiring setting to open the Countdown to the Championship, race fans got to witness a little bit of everything this weekend at Maple Grove Raceway.