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Better together: Chris and Mason McGaha

When Chris McGaha made his Pro Stock debut at the NHRA U.S. Nationals in 2011, he could not have fully envisioned how the years ahead would unfold. He did, however, have an inkling that he needed a second car, and he always knew that it would be his son, Mason, at the wheel.
23 Feb 2022
Kelly Wade
Feature
Chris McGaha
When Chris McGaha made his Pro Stock debut at the NHRA U.S. Nationals in 2011, the Odessa, Texas, native could not have fully envisioned how the years ahead would unfold. He did, however, have an inkling.  "I always felt like I needed a…
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A Quick Starter and A Comebacker

NHRA Winternationals Top Fuel winner Justin Ashley and returning Pro Stock champ Bo Butner join Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. 
23 Feb 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
Insider podcast
  Justin Ashley and Bo Butner join Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast.  Ashley talks about his highly impressive start at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com, where he took…
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Justin Ashley looks to make it two in a row to open 2022 at NHRA Arizona Nationals

A week after opening the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season with a victory, Top Fuel rising star Justin Ashley will look to keep rolling and make it two wins in a row in 2022 in just his second career appearance at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park during this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals.
23 Feb 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Justin Ashley
A week after opening the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season with a victory, Top Fuel rising star Justin Ashley will look to keep rolling and make it two wins in a row in 2022 in just his second career appearance at Wild Horse Pass…
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Nitro Time Machine: Frank Manzo dominates the 1997 Arizona Nationals

Top Alcohol Funny Car kingpin Frank Manzo kicked off the 1997 season by winning the first two events of the year including the Arizona Nationals in Phoenix.
23 Feb 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Frank Manzo
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Two years later, Pro Stock star Erica Enders is after another Phoenix win

The last time Erica Enders was at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park was two years ago, and she was holding a Wally as the Pro Stock winner, and Enders is now after the same success heading into this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals.
23 Feb 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Erica Enders
The last time Erica Enders was at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, it was 2020, and she was holding a Wally as the Pro Stock winner en route to her fourth NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series world championship. That was two years ago, and Enders…
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What happens when you’re both lucky and good? Just ask Top Sportsman winner Don Meziere

Top Sportsman racer Don Meziere opened the new season by winning his sixth NHRA national event title at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com, but it was far from easy
23 Feb 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
Don Meziere
Don Meziere has now won six NHRA national events including three at Auto Club Pomona Raceway and none of them have come easily. In 2014, Meziere won his first national event in Super Comp, but he had to beat Steve Casner in the final by .015-second…
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Matt Hartford's Plan of Attack: 'Suck less today than we did yesterday'

The 2022 season of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series is off and running, and Pro Stock driver Matt Hartford is tackling this year with a very direct approach.
22 Feb 2022
Kelly Wade
Feature
Matt Hartford
The 2022 season of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series is off and running, and Pro Stock driver Matt Hartford is tackling this year with a very direct approach. The Phoenix-area businessman is the president and CEO of Total Seal Piston Rings…
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Alex Miladinovich vowing comeback from car-destroying Pomona crash

Alex Miladinovich pretty much destroyed his Red Shirt Friday/Hot For Teacher Funny Car during Saturday qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, but the popular SoCal independent is vowing to learn lessons from the accident and build back even better.
22 Feb 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Alex Miladinovich
Thousands of hearts sank as fans and fellow racers watched local Funny Car hero Alex Miladinovich crash his Red Shirt Friday/Hot For Teacher Toyota during Saturday qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com,…
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Nitro Time Machine: Final rounds from the 2020 Arizona Nationals

The 2020 Arizona Nationals, the final race before the pandemic postponed professional drag racing for five months, provided great final round racing in each of the Camping World pro categories.
22 Feb 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
2020 Phoenix
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Reflections on Pomona: Top teams grade their outings at season opener

As the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series stars prepare to put Pomona in the rearview mirrors, here's a compilation of their assessments about their weekends at the season opener.
21 Feb 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Reflections on Pomona
The winners have been crowned at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com, with Justin Ashley, Robert…
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Five Things We Learned at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals

The 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series kicked off in spectacular fashion at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com in Pomona. Here are five big takeaways from the event.
21 Feb 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Five Things We Learned at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals
  The 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series kicked off in spectacular fashion at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com in Pomona. Here are five big takeaways from the event. The hype was real It…
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Justin Ashley, Robert Hight, Erica Enders open super season with big Pomona wins

Justin Ashley, Robert Hight, and Erica Enders collected victories at the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com but they weren’t the only winners as the traditional season opener returned to Auto Club Raceway at Pomona,
20 Feb 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Justin Ashley
Justin Ashley, Robert Hight, and Erica Enders collected victories at the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com but they weren’t the only winners as the traditional season…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Sunday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster staff was all over Auto Club Raceway at Pomona Sunday, capturing all of the action on and off the track during final eliminations at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.
20 Feb 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
John Force and Ron Capps prior to their round-one race 50
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Sunday News & Notes

News, notes, quotes, photos, and videos from final eliminations Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com
20 Feb 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
News & Notes
  Symbolic of a new era and exciting new year, the first pair of eliminations pitted newly-minted team owner Antron Brown against Leah Pruett in the raceday debut of the new Tony Stewart Racing team. Brown left first and…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Sunday preview

The first Wallys of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will be handed out today -– including a specially-designed trophy for the winner of NHRA’s 900th Pro Stock event -– as event champions are decided at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com .
20 Feb 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals
The first Wallys of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will be handed out today -– including a specially-designed trophy for the winner of NHRA’s 900th Pro Stock event –- as event champions are decided at the Lucas Oil NHRA…
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Brittany Force, Ron Capps race into top nitro qualifying spots Saturday in Pomona

Brittany Force and Ron Capps took over the No. 1 qualifying positions in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively, on their final passes Saturday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and, along with Pro Stock frontrunner Erica Enders, will lead their fields into Sunday's final eliminations.
19 Feb 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Ron Capps
Two frantic qualifying sessions set the fields for the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com, the opening event of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, with Brittany Force, Ron Capps, and Erica Enders entering…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Saturday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster staff was all over Auto Club Raceway at Pomona Saturday, capturing all of the action on and off the track at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.
19 Feb 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
John Force 54
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Bob Tasca III, Terry Haddock have heart-stopping moment during qualifying

Bob Tasca III and Terry Haddock had some anxious moments during the second qualifying session at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals when Haddock’s car crossed into Tasca’s lane in the shutdown area.
19 Feb 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Bob Tasca
  Bob Tasca III and Terry Haddock had some anxious moments during the second qualifying session at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com when Haddock’s car crossed into Tasca’s lane in the shutdown area…
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UPS pilot Scott Farley flying inches off the ground in Pomona Top Fuel debut

Scott Farley has done a lot of flying in his life -- the last several years at the helm of an MD11, flying trans-Pacific cargo routes for UPS -- but it’s nothing like the flying he’s doing this weekend just inches off the ground in Terry Haddock’s Top Fueler in his debut in the class.
19 Feb 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Scott Farley
Scott Farley has done a lot of flying in his life -- spending more than 12,000 hours in the air as a pilot, the last several years at the helm of an MD11, flying trans-Pacific cargo routes for UPS -- but it’s nothing like the flying he’s doing this…
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Erica Enders is atop the Pro Stock pack, and it's exactly where she plans to stay

Erica Enders’ strong off-the-trailer 6.521 pass to lead Friday’s Pro Stock field was exactly the warning shot that the Elite team hoped it could fire to start the season, putting everyone on notice that that big, bad red Melling Camaro is ready to rumble.
19 Feb 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Erica Enders
Erica Enders’ strong off-the-trailer 6.521 pass to lead Friday’s Pro Stock field was exactly the warning shot that the Elite team hoped it could fire to start the season, putting everyone on notice that that big, bad red Melling Camaro is ready to…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Saturday preview

With more cars entered than spots in the field, the final two qualifying sessions of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com will be packed with drama as only the quickest 16 in each class will qualify for Sunday’s final eliminations at the season opener.
19 Feb 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals
With more cars entered than spots in the field, the final two qualifying sessions of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com will be packed with drama as only the quickest 16 in each class will qualify for Sunday’s…
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Justin Ashley, Robert Hight, Erica Enders lead field on season's opening day

The 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series officially kicked off Friday at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona with the opening passes at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com and Justin Ashley, Robert Hight, and Erica Enders finished the day atop their respective classes to get their seasons off to a fast start.
18 Feb 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Justin Ashley
The 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series officially kicked off Friday at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona with the opening passes at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com and Justin Ashley, Robert Hight, and Erica…
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Four-time Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence begins 'Drive for Five' in Pomona

Steve Torrence, already the first driver in NHRA history to sweep the Countdown to the Championship playoffs, will begin his 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series campaign at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals as he embarks on another record-setting quest.
18 Feb 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Steve Torrence
Steve Torrence, already the first driver in NHRA history to sweep the Countdown to the Championship playoffs, will begin his 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series campaign at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Friday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster staff was all over Auto Club Raceway at Pomona Friday, capturing all of the action on and off the track at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.
18 Feb 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
World champ Steve Torrence unloads for action 49
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Winternationals qualifying crucial for Pep Boys NHRA All-Star Callout events

Top Fuel qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com will have double importance for teams as it also will count towards qualifying for the inaugural Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout in Gainesville.
18 Feb 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Pep Boys NHRA All-Star Callout
Top Fuel qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com will have double importance for teams as, in addition to setting the fields for the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season opener, they will also…
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NHRA Media Day: Behind the Scenes

Prior to the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com, the stars of the Camping World Drag Racing Series took part in Media Day, shooting their official photos and introductory videos with a team of content creators. But apparently it wasn’t all business …
18 Feb 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Say cheese, Alexis! 18
 
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Friday preview

The 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will blast off from the starting line today at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona with the first of three qualifying sessions.
18 Feb 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Winternationals
The 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will blast off from the starting line today at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona with the first of three qualifying sessions. Pre-…
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Doug Kalitta, Shawn Langdon ready to pounce after reloading Top Fuel rosters

Never one to get too emotional, Doug Kalitta couldn’t hide his enthusiasm as the veteran Top Fuel driver prepares for a 2022 season full of promise heading into this weekend’s NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
17 Feb 2022
Josh Hachat
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Doug Kalitta, Shawn Langdon
Never one to get too emotional, Doug Kalitta couldn’t hide his enthusiasm as the veteran Top Fuel driver prepares for a 2022 season full of promise heading into this weekend’s NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Change was in the…
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The Insiders End To The Offseason

NHRA on FOX analyst Tony Pedregon and NHRA National Dragster's Phil Burgess join host Brian Lohnes on this final episode of the offseason before the 2022 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals to talk about the major stories of the winter and predictions for the year ahead.
17 Feb 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider
  NHRA on FOX analyst Tony Pedregon and NHRA National Dragster's Phil Burgess join host Brian Lohnes on this final episode of the offseason before the 2022 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com. The…
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'Right on the Number' program returns for NHRA Sportsman racers in 2022

Right Trailers will again sponsor the popular “Right on the Number” program for NHRA Sportsman racers and has increased the payout this year to $1,500 per event for racers who run on their index or dial-in during a winning round of competition during an NHRA national event.
17 Feb 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News, Series Program Info
“Right on the Number”
Right Trailers will again sponsor the popular “Right on the Number” program for NHRA Sportsman racers and has increased the payout this year to $1,500 for each event. The “Right on the Number” program awards the $1,500 cash prize to any Sportsman…
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