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Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals Sunday photo gallery

NHRA National Dragster photographers Jerry Foss and Marc Gewertz captured all the magic moments from an action-packed final day of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals.
06 Sep 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Erica Enders puts 2019 loss behind her; wins second U.S. Nationals Pro Stock title

A year after a tough loss in the final round, Erica Enders returns to win her second Pro Stock title at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals.
06 Sep 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
enders
Erica Enders has won a lot of Pro Stock races and three world championships, but for the last 12 months, she’s been haunted by the “one that got away” at the 2019 U.S. Nationals. Enders was a significant favorite in the final round against teammate…
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Shawn Langdon returns to the Top Fuel winner's circle with huge Indy victory

Shawn Langdon made the first win of his return to Top Fuel a big one, winning the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals and stopping Leah Pruett from claiming her first win of the season as well.
06 Sep 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Shawn Langdon
Shawn Langdon made the first win of his return to Top Fuel a big one, winning the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals and stopping Leah Pruett from claiming her first win of the season as well. Langdon, who won Top Fuel at Indy in 2013 and…
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Seventh time is the charm for first-time Pro Stock Motorcycle winner Scotty Pollacheck

It took Scotty Pollacheck more than a decade and 132 races to finally get his first Pro Stock Motorcycle win, but the wait was well worth it after he earned the sport’s biggest prize at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals.
06 Sep 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
scotty p
It took Scotty Pollacheck more than a decade and 132 races to finally get his first Pro Stock Motorcycle win, but the wait was well worth it after he earned the sport’s biggest prize at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals. Winless in his first…
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Jack Beckman scores second U.S. Nationals victory, retakes championship points lead

Jack Beckman collected his second career Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals Funny Car win and his second victory of the season to retake and expand his points lead.
06 Sep 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Jack Beckman
Jack Beckman collected his second career Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals Funny Car win and his second victory of the season to retake and expand his points lead. Beckman, the 2015 U.S. Nationals winner, defeated two-time Indy winner J.R.…
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Meyer blasts record in second TAD win; Emmons brothers double-up at Indy

06 Sep 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Megan Meyer
Just days after announcing her impending retirement from the Top Alcohol Dragster class, reigning world champ Megan Meyer turned in one of the most dominant performances in the history of the class was she cruised to her second-straight win at the…
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Kris Thorne, Steve Matsusek walk away from separate Indy Pro Mod crashes

Kris Thorne and Steve Matusek were involved in separate racing accidents in the first round of E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod racing at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. Both drivers exited their cars under their own power.
06 Sep 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Kris Throne
  During the first round of eliminations at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, Pro Mod driver Kris Thorne’s 2018 Chevrolet Camaro crossed the centerline then made contact with the wall and rolled, before coming to…
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Two years since his last win, Eddie Krawiec believes enough is enough

The way Eddie Krawiec sees it, enough is enough. It’s been more than two years since his last Pro Stock Motorcycle victory and for someone who has won 47 races and four championships, that’s far too long.
06 Sep 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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The way Eddie Krawiec sees it, enough is enough. It’s been more than two years since his last Pro Stock Motorcycle victory and for someone who has won 47 races and four championships, that’s far too long. It’s fairly easy to pin down the source of…
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Sunday news and notes from the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals

News and notes from final eliminations at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals.
06 Sep 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Indy
  News and notes from final eliminations at the 66th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. For a guy with 34 career wins, it was a long time between Sunday win lights for Cory…
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Steve Torrence looking to add to his U.S. Nationals legacy with another win

Even though he entered this year’s Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals as the tour’s most recent winner after his victory a month ago at the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals, when it comes to racing in Indy at “The Big Go,” everything changes for Steve Torrence. Everything matters more.
06 Sep 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Steve Torrence
Even though he entered this year’s Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals as the tour’s most recent winner after his victory a month ago at the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals, also contested here at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, when it comes to…
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Matt Hagan's Saturday Funny Car win carries DSR to record 350 team victories

Don Schumacher Racing further cemented its position as one of motorsports’ elite teams when Matt Hagan delivered win No. 350 on Saturday with his Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals victory at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals.
06 Sep 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Matt Hagan
At the 1970 NHRA U.S. Nationals, Don Schumacher raced to his first NHRA national event victory, collecting win No. 1 for what would eventually become the drag racing powerhouse Don Schumacher Racing. Today, at the 2020 Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S.…
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Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals Sunday preview

Even though it’s not Monday, the traditional final day at Indy, it’s time to crown champions at the 66th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals. As NHRA’s oldest and most historic event, the importance of a U.S. Nationals title can’t be understated and as far as most drag racers are concerned, today is the most important day of the year.
06 Sep 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
greg
Even though it’s not Monday, the traditional final day at Indy, it’s time to crown champions at the 66th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals. As NHRA’s oldest and most historic event, the importance of a U.S. Nationals title can’t be…
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Chad Green earns first career E3 Pro Mod victory with triumph at Indy

Chad Green scored his first career E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series victory on Saturday, beating Jason Scruggs in the final round of the postponed Lucas Oil Summernationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
05 Sep 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Pro Mod
Chad Green scored his first career E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series victory on Saturday, beating Jason Scruggs in the final round of the postponed Lucas Oil Summernationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. The final was moved to…
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Megan Meyer shatters Top Alcohol Dragster record with 5.09 first-round pass

Reigning NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster champion Megan Meyer made the first 5.0-second pass in class history, a 5.097, during the first round of eliminations at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals
05 Sep 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Megan Meyer
  Reigning NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster champion Megan Meyer made the first 5.0-second pass in class history, a 5.097, during the first round of eliminations at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals.…
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Justin Ashley's first Top Fuel win, victories by Hagan, Green, and Andras wrap up rain-delayed Summernationals event

Justin Ashley, Matt Hagan, Chad Green, and Randal Andras finally added their names to 2020’s rollcall of winners as each won his rain-delayed final round from the Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals during final qualifying Saturday at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals.
05 Sep 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Justin Ashley
Justin Ashley, Matt Hagan, Chad Green, and Randal Andras finally added their names to 2020’s rollcall of winners as each won his rain-delayed final round from the Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals during final qualifying Saturday at the Denso Spark…
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Matt Smith claims second Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle title in three years

Three-time world champion Matt Smith collects his second win in the $25,000 Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle at Indy after a final round win over teammate Scotty Pollacheck.
05 Sep 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
smith
It may not have been the prettiest win of his career, but for the second time in the last three years, Matt Smith claimed a victory in the Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle, held Saturday at Indy. In the final, Smith, rode his Denso EBR past teammate…
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Shawn Langdon, Tommy Johnson Jr., Greg Anderson, and Scotty Pollacheck earn top spots in Indy pro qualifying

Qualifying is complete for the 66th annual Denso Spark Plugs U.S. Nationals and Shawn Langdon, Tommy Johnson Jr., Greg Anderson, and Scotty Pollacheck are the leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle, respectively.
05 Sep 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Tommy Johnson Jr.
Qualifying is complete for the 66th annual Denso Spark Plugs U.S. Nationals and Shawn Langdon, Tommy Johnson Jr., Greg Anderson, and Scotty Pollacheck are the leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle, respectively. Langdon…
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Randal Andras scores third win of the season in rain-delayed Summernationals final

05 Sep 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Randal Andras
Randal Andras and teammate Jay Turner entered the Summernationals almost two months ago separated by just two points at the top of the Mickey Thompson Tires Top Fuel Harley standings, so their final round, held during the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S…
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Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals Saturday photo gallery

NHRA National Dragster photographers Jerry Foss and Marc Gewertz captured all the magic moments from an action-packed Saturday at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals.
05 Sep 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
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Scotty Pollacheck becomes fourth member of Denso 200-mph Pro Stock Motorcycle Club

Scotty Pollacheck joins Hector Arana Jr., Eddie Krawiec, and Matt Smith with a career-best 200.29 mph run during qualifying at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals.
05 Sep 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
scotty
More than two years after it was created, the Denso 200-mph Pro Stock Motorcycle Club has inducted its fourth member after Scotty Pollacheck eclipsed the double-century barrier during the opening round of the Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle at Indy…
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Khalid alBalooshi takes a wild ride during Pro Mod qualifying at U.S. Nationals

05 Sep 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Red Line Oil expands to primary sponsor role for Foley Lewis Racing at Indy

Red Line Oil will serve as the primary sponsor of NHRA Top Fuel driver Doug Foley at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals. Red Line’s will appear on the Doug Kuch-tuned Foley Lewis Racing dragster alongside the team’s other major sponsor, Strutmasters.com. 
05 Sep 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Doug Foley
Red Line Oil will serve as the primary sponsor of NHRA Top Fuel driver Doug Foley at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals. Red Line’s will appear on the Doug Kuch-tuned Foley Lewis Racing dragster alongside the team’s other major sponsor,…
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Andras takes third straight, fourth overall Top Fuel Harley win at U.S. Nationals

Randal Andras continued his domination of Mickey Thompson Tires Top Fuel Harley Series in general and the Indy-based events in specific as he scored his third straight win in Indy and his fourth this season.
05 Sep 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Randal Andras
Randal Andras continued his domination of Mickey Thompson Tires Top Fuel Harley Series in general and the Indy-based events in specific as he scored his third straight win in Indy and his fourth this season when he defeated Jay Turner in the…
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Paul Lee has one of the quickest Funny Cars on the tour; is a win coming soon?

The best run in Funny Car in the three races since the resumption of racing following the pandemic shutdown does not belong to points leader Tommy Johnson Jr. or race winners Matt Hagan or Ron Capps. It belongs instead to Paul Lee and crew chiefs Jim Oberhofer and Donnie Bender, even if in an unofficial capacity.
05 Sep 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Paul Lee
Even after last evening’s first night qualifying session, the best run in Funny Car in the three races since the resumption of racing following the pandemic shutdown does not belong to points leader Tommy Johnson Jr. or race winners Matt Hagan or…
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Justin Ashley, T.J. Zizzo prepare for battle; one will score his first Top Fuel win

Justin Ashley and T.J. Zizzo will square off in the final qualifying session Saturday at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals to run their rain-delayed final round from the Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals. Here’s their thoughts before the big moment which will reward one of them with his first career Top Fuel win.
05 Sep 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Chris and Mason McGaha prepared to take the next step at Indy

Chris McGaha and his son, Mason, have a plan for Indy, and it involves both of their Harlow Sammons team entries making it to Sunday’s final eliminations in Pro Stock.
05 Sep 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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mcgaha
There are 22 Pro Stock cars trying to qualify for the Denso NHRA U.S. Nationals and if Chris McGaha has his way, both he and son, Mason, will occupy two of the 16 available spots on Sunday morning. At least that’s their plan. So far, in two…
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Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals Saturday preview

On Friday, NHRA Mello Yello Series Pros took to the track at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis for the first of three qualifying sessions for the 66th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals and there will be two more runs today to set the fields.
05 Sep 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
capps
On Friday, NHRA Mello Yello Series Pros took to the track at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis for the first of three qualifying sessions for the 66th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals and there will be two more runs today to set the…
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Nostalgia racer Joey Haas making his 'big show' Top Fuel debut at U.S. Nationals

After connecting first on Facebook, Nostalgia Top Fuel and Funny Car racer Joey Haas is making his professional debut at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals in Terry Totten's Top Fueler.
05 Sep 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Joey Haas
A lot of people meet online, from old high-school friends reuniting to couples getting together, but it's not often that a team owner finds his driver on social media, but that’s the way that Terry Totten connected with his new shoe, Joey Haas, who…
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Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals Friday photo gallery

NHRA photographers Jerry Foss and Marc Gewertz captured all the magic moments from an action-packed Friday at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals.
04 Sep 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Shawn Langdon, Ron Capps, Greg Anderson, and Angie Smith lead Friday qualifiers at Indy

After an action-packed opening round of professional qualifying, Shawn Langdon, Ron Capps, Greg Anderson, and Angie Smith lead their respective fields at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals
04 Sep 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Shawn Langdon
The fourth-race of the year at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis is by far the biggest as the Denso Spark Plugs U.S. Nationals kicked off with under-the-lights qualifying on Friday evening. After the first of three qualifying runs, Shawn Langdon,…
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