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NHRA tour heads west to Phoenix for NHRA Arizona Nationals

With a valuable championship points on the line in this young season, the stakes will be high for NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing series competitors at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, Feb. 24-26 at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, outside of Phoenix.
18 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Phoenix
With a valuable championship points on the line in this young season, the stakes will be high for NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing series competitors at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, which takes place Feb. 24-26 at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, a 450-…
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NHRA Today roundtable: NHRA Arizona Nationals preview

As teams move on from the Circle K NHRA Winternationals and begin to prep for the NHRA Arizona Nationals in Phoenix, Amanda Busick, Lewis Bloom and John Kernan catch you up on what's happening in drag racing land.
17 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
As teams move on from the Circle K NHRA Winternationals and begin to prep for the NHRA Arizona Nationals in Phoenix, Amanda Busick, Lewis Bloom and John Kernan catch you up on what's happening in drag racing land. In this week’s roundtable from the…
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 58 No. 4)

NHRA National Dragster’s fourth issue of 2017, featuring testing coverage, an interview with Clay Millican, and more is online now for NHRA members and in the mail.
17 Feb 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
National Dragster cover
NHRA National Dragster’s fourth issue of 2017, featuring testing coverage and photos, an interview with Clay Millican, and more is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world. Quick runs and new…
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Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 1961 Winternationals

Throughout 2017, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. First up: the 1961 Winternationals.
17 Feb 2017
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Flashback Friday
Throughout 2017, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. First up: the 1961 Winternationals. The great video, which shows Auto Club Raceway at…
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Lee announces retirement from Funny Car racing

NHRA Funny Car driver Paul Lee is retiring from the sport of drag racing. Lee suffered a heart attack over the winter and will not be returning to the seat of his McLeod Racing/Kalitta Motorsports Funny Car.
17 Feb 2017
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Paul Lee
NHRA Funny Car driver Paul Lee is retiring from the sport of drag racing. Lee suffered a heart attack over the winter and will not be returning to the seat of his McLeod Racing/Kalitta Motorsports Funny Car. On Dec. 13, 2016, two days after…
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The Art of Matt Levonas

Northwest Division Director Matt Levonas' passion for racing goes far beyond his divisional duties, as he's also a talented artist whose work spans the history of the sport. Here's a look at some of his nostalgic pieces.
17 Feb 2017
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
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When I was five years old, I made a drawing in my first grade class of George Washington astride a horse that my teacher raved about. Unfortunately for me, that’s probably still the level of my drawing skills. Sure, I can paint a picture in words,…
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Country artist Jerrod Niemann to play special concert at Menards Heartland Nationals

Officials from Heartland Park Topeka in conjunction with NHRA have announced that national country recording artist Jerrod Niemann will play a special concert at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties Pet Treats.
16 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Niemann
Officials from Heartland Park Topeka in conjunction with NHRA have announced that national country recording artist Jerrod Niemann will play a special concert at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties Pet Treats. The concert…
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Hullinger retires from Division 3 post

16 Feb 2017
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Jay Hullinger has retired as North Central Division Director after 30 years of dedicated service to NHRA. Hullinger, who joined the NHRA in 1987 as just the fourth director of the North Central Division, has been thinking about retirement for…
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Kershaw named North Central Division Director 

Jesse Kershaw has been named NHRA’s North Central Division Director. Kershaw has more than two decades of motorsports experience and has worked extensively with the NHRA in the past.
16 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Jesse Kershaw
Jesse Kershaw has been named NHRA’s North Central Division Director (Division 3). The North Central Division includes tracks in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and is home to four NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events.  “I’m…
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NHRA Today Roundtable: What did we learn in Pomona?

Has parity returned to Pro Stock? Is 2017 the year of the Funny Car? And why there is no room for mistakes in Top Fuel this season. John Kernan joins Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom in the NHRA Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John’s.
16 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Has parity returned to Pro Stock? Is 2017 the year of the Funny Car? And why there is no room for mistakes in Top Fuel this season. John Kernan joins Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom in the NHRA Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John’s to recap the…
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NHRA television viewership continues to grow in 2017

The 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series began in dramatic fashion this past weekend with over one million viewers witnessing the intense racing action on the FOX broadcast network channels. 
16 Feb 2017
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NHRA on FOX
The 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series began in dramatic fashion this past weekend with over one million viewers witnessing the intense racing action on the FOX broadcast network channels.  During the broadcast, 1,224,000 viewers…
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Advertising Edge extends agreement as the Official Uniform of NHRA

Advertising Edge has extended its agreement as the Official Uniform of the NHRA. The partnership between NHRA and Advertising Edge began in 2010.
16 Feb 2017
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Advertising Edge
Advertising Edge has extended its agreement as the Official Uniform of the NHRA. The partnership between NHRA and Advertising Edge began in 2010 and as part of the multi-year extension Advertising Edge will continue to provide NHRA with hats, staff…
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RFC’s Larry, Linda Smiley embark on NHRA farewell tour

15 Feb 2017
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Smileys
Larry Smiley, who for the last 11 years has served as President of Team RFC, and his wife, Linda, who with him has ministered to racers, friends and family members before, during and after events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, will end…
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Pritchett, Schumacher Valentine's Day tweets up the ante

Tuesday was Valentine’s Day, and the "love" was being shared throughout the drag racing Twitterverse, especially between Don Schumacher Racing Top Fuel teammates Leah Pritchett and Tony Schumacher.
15 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Tuesday was Valentine’s Day, and the "love" was being shared throughout the drag racing Twitterverse, especially between Don Schumacher Racing Top Fuel teammates Leah Pritchett and Tony Schumacher after their semifinal race at the Circle K NHRA…
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Pro Stock veteran Gordie Rivera passes away

Gordie Rivera, who raced in NHRA Pro Stock in five decades, passed away Feb. 14 of a heart attack. He was 73.
15 Feb 2017
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Gordie Rivera
Gordie Rivera, who raced in NHRA Pro Stock in five decades, passed away Feb. 14 of a heart attack. He was 73. Rivera, who was based out of Yuma, Ariz., began racing in 1969 with a ’35 Ford coupe that was the B/G class runner-up at the 1969…
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Edelbrock named Preferred Automotive Aftermarket Products of NHRA

Edelbrock, an industry leader in automotive performance products, has been named the preferred automotive aftermarket products of the NHRA. 
15 Feb 2017
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Edelbrock
Edelbrock, an industry leader in automotive performance products, has been named the preferred automotive aftermarket products of the NHRA.  Edelbrock’s participation with the series will include the NHRA Edelbrock Never Rest Performer of…
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Twice as nice

Veteran racers dominated the Lucas Oil Series Sportsman action in Pomona, including Ed Olpin, who scored the first double of the new season.
15 Feb 2017
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
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It certainly didn’t take long for the first double-up of the new season. At the Circle K NHRA Winternationals, the first of 25 national events to be contested during the 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season, Utah’s Ed Olpin accomplished a…
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Monday Morning Crew Chief: Circle K NHRA Winternationals recap

NHRA on FOX analyst Tony Pedregon joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom to discuss some of the changes that the winning crew chiefs made over the course of the three-day Circle K NHRA Winternationals.
14 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Crew Chief Confidential
NHRA on FOX analyst Tony Pedregon joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom to recap the Circle K NHRA Winternationals. Pedregon calls on his years of nitro Funny Car racing to discuss some of the changes that the winning crew chiefs had to make over the…
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Chase-N-Dad Racing announces marketing partnership with Scoggin Dickey Raceshop

The Chase-N-Dad Racing team of Rick and Chase Huffman is getting added support for the 2017 season, signing a marketing partnership with Scoggin Dickey Raceshop in Lubbock, Texas.
14 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Huffman family dragster
The Chase-N-Dad Racing team is getting added support for the 2017 season, signing a marketing partnership with Scoggin Dickey Raceshop in Lubbock, Texas. The Waxahachie-based father-son race team of Rick and Chase Huffman are set to not only utilize…
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Courtney Force to serve as Honorary Pace Car Driver for NASCAR's Advance Auto Parts Clash

14 Feb 2017
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Courtney Force
Fresh off a final-round appearance at one famed race track, Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car driver Courtney Force will lead the field at yet another. Force, who raced to a runner-up finish at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at…
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DRAW’s Tracy Winters Memorial Golf Tournament

14 Feb 2017
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The Drag Racing Association of Women will be holding its annual Tracy Winters Memorial Golf Tournament Wednesday, March 15, prior to the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. The tournament is held at the Ironwood Golf Course, which is very close to…
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WFO Radio Winternationals Winners Edition

14 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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WFO
WFO NHRA Nitro Radio’s Circle K NHRA Winternationals Winners Edition features defending Pro Stock world champion Jason Line, who talks about getting the win at the season opener. NHRA’s Alan Reinhart and host Joe Castello recap the event.…
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J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will compete four-wide for first time 

The highly competitive NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will go four-wide racing for the first time in class history at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, which takes place April 28-30 at the state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway. 
14 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Pro Mod
The highly competitive NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will go four-wide racing for the first time in class history at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, which takes place April 28-30 at the state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway.  The…
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Olpin doubles up at Circle K NHRA Winternationals to kick off 2017

NHRA kicked off the 2017 season with the 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Out of all the winners, Ed Olpin had the most successful weekend by taking home a pair of NHRA Wally trophies.
13 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Ed Olpin
POMONA, Calif., – The NHRA kicked off the 2017 season with the 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Champions were recognized in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, as well as Comp Eliminator, Stock,…
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Pritchett, Hagan, Line score wins at season-opening Circle K NHRA Winternationals

Leah Pritchett (Top Fuel), Matt Hagan (Funny Car), and Jason Line (Pro Stock) collected victories at the 2017 season-opening Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
12 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Circle K NHRA Winternationals Sunday Notebook

Relive the round-by-round excitement of the Circle K NHRA Winternationals with recaps, features, and photos.
12 Feb 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
PC1
The quest for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championships officially begins today at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. It is the first race day of the 2017 season, and drivers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock will be fighting…
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Must-see TV: Force, Schumacher share their thoughts on rivalry

Mega team owners John Force and Don Schumacher had an interesting encounter Saturday during the third qualifying session at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals. Follow the story on today's FOX broadcast, starting at 4 p.m. Eastern today.
11 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Mega team owners John Force and Don Schumacher had an interesting encounter on the starting line during the third qualifying session at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals. The subject: The offseason move of crew chiefs between the two teams.…
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Pritchett, Hagan, Line top Circle K NHRA Winternationals qualifying

Matt Hagan matched his national record bests to lead Funny Car at the 57th annual Circle K Winternationals. Leah Pritchett (Top Fuel) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) joined him atop the qualifying sheets.
11 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Matt Hagan
Leah Pritchett raced to her second career Top Fuel No. 1 qualifier at her home track Saturday at the 57th annual Circle K Winternationals. Pritchett, a Redlands, Calif. native, took her first pass down a dragstrip at the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona…
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Circle K NHRA Winternationals Saturday Notebook

News, notes, photos, and analysis from the final day of qualifying at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona
11 Feb 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
PC1
Qualifying sessions recaps | Features | Results Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock…
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Hagan, Kalitta, Anderson are opening-day leaders at Circle K NHRA Winternationals

Doug Kalitta ran his career best elapsed time to lead Top Fuel qualifying Friday at the 57th annual NHRA Circle K Winternationals. Matt Hagan (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) were also qualifying leaders in their respective categories.
10 Feb 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Matt Hagan
Doug Kalitta ran his career best elapsed time to lead Top Fuel qualifying Friday at the 57th annual NHRA Circle K Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Due to weather, only Pro Stock was able to run both rounds of qualifying. Rain began…
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