Crew Chief Confidential: Rob Wendland
Winningest Pro Stock Motorcycle riders
Schriefer to hit the track with West Side Tractor Funny Car
Zizzo ready for season debut at home track
Pro Stock veteran Gaines announces retirement
Tasca partners with AutoAlert for Chicago event
Fan Fotos: The Nielsen Files
Crew Chief Confidential: Matt Hines
'Voice of the NHRA' Dave McClelland inducted into Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
Art Chrisman
NHRA on the scene: Indy test session
Shifting Gears into a New Era
K&N Filters to sponsor Route 66 NHRA Nationals
Mopar Hemi Challenge celebrates Sweet 16 at Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals
Not your average Joe
Tickets on sale for Indy Top Eliminator Club
NHRA returns to Windy City for Route 66 Nationals
Crew Chief Confidential: Mike Green
'Eastern Swing' MVP
Barton bags third straight Factory Showdown title
Top 20 Funny Cars: Introducing No. 13
Best of Norwalk
Line, Anderson clinch Countdown playoff berths
Capps in Cleveland: First pitches and rock 'n' roll royalty
Reality star 'Big Chief' encourages racing on track, not the street in NHRA Public Service Announcement
Deconstructing the vote: 14-17
Stoffer hoping for upward trend starting in Norwalk
Enders nominated for 2016 ESPY award
Torrence opts out of Norwalk
Line focused on keeping dominant start going at 'home'
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Brainerd: Celebrating 50 years of racing
Brainerd Int’l Raceway, built in 1968 and host last weekend to the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, is celebrating its 50th season this year. Here's a look back at the track and the racing action over the years.
The NHRA Mello Yello tour pulled out of Brainerd this past weekend and headed for Indy and the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, but before we put the Land of 10,000 Lakes in the rearview, I wanted to take the opportunity to wish Brainerd Int’l…
Brittany Force leads Top Fuel field to conclude Indianapolis test session
Defending Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force powered atop the Top Fuel competitors on the second of two days of the Indianapolis test session at Lucas Oil Raceway ahead of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
The defending Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force powered atop the Top Fuel competitors on day two of the Indianapolis test session. The 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series continues with the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Aug. 29…
NHRA Today Roundtable: Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Recap
The NHRA on FOX crew got together to break down the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick were joined in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's Pizza via Skype by Dave Rieff, Tony Pedregon and John Kernan to discuss the latest NHRA event.
Gary Pritchett prepares for Indy TAFC debut
Gary Pritchettwill pull double-duty at Indy as the clutch specialist on Steve Torrence’s Top Fuel car and driver of Jonnie Lindberg’s Landmeco Top Alcohol Funny Car .
It wasn’t hard to find the happiest guy at Lucas Oil Raceway during Wednesday’s first day of the annual pre-U.S. Nationals test. That honor went to Gary Pritchett, who had the time of his life preparing for his NHRA diving debut behind the wheel…
Crew Chief Confidential: Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
NHRA’s Lewis Bloom spoke to the winning crew chiefs from the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, including Walt Przybyl (Top Fuel), Dean Antonelli (Funny Car), Mike Hiner (Pro Stock), and Matt Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle).
Thursday's Indy testing notebook
NHRA's Mello Yello Pro hit the track at Lucas Oil Raceway for the second of two days of testing ahead of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Follow along with our live coverage.
For the most part, the NHRA pros that took part in Wednesday’s test session at Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis were able to gain valuable data and refine their tune-ups with a little more than a week before the sport’s marquee event, the Chevrolet…
Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 1970 U.S. Nationals
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: the 1970 U.S. Nationals
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: the 1970 U.S. Nationals
The race highlights include first-time…
Beckman paces Funny Car field at first day of Indianapolis test session
Jack Beckman led all Funny Car competitors at the Indianapolis Test Session on Wednesday at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. Eight-time world champion Tony Schumacher and defending world champion Brittany Force are tied atop the Top Fuel class with identical 3.791 passes on the day.
INDIANAPOLIS -- The 2012 Funny Car world champion Jack Beckman led all competitors in the class at the Indianapolis Test Session on Wednesday at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. The 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series continues with the…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Stock winner Ben Line
Driving his C/SA ’69 Mustang, Ben Line ran his Brainerd win streak to 14 consecutive rounds and capped off the win with a win over Randi Lyn Shipp in a heads-up, no-breakout battle between C/SA entries in Stock. Line got the best of Shipp’s ’67…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Pro Stock Snowmobile winner Glenn Hall
Glenn Hall rounded out the winner’s circle, taking the holeshot win against Matt Ernst in Pro Stock Snowmobile. Hall went 8.273, 155.79 to Ernst’s 8.242, 155.19.
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Sportsman Champion Highlights
Jackie Fricke and Annie Whiteley led the list of winners at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals with victories in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, respectively.
Jackie Fricke and Annie Whiteley led the list of winners at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals with victories in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, respectively.
Fricke won her third national event title after a…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Super Gas winner Jeff Crooks
The Super Gas class produced another first-time winner in Jeff Crooks, who picked up the victory after final-round opponent Tom Carlson fouled by five-thousandths. The Manitoba-based Crooks, in his ’67 Firebird, made his way through eliminations…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Jackie Fricke
Jackie Fricke won her third national event title after a final-round win against Dean Dubbin. Dubbin was out first with a .009-second reaction time, but Fricke rallied to win, 5.302 to 5.443. Earlier, Fricke topped former world champ Alan…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Top Sportsman winner J.R. Lobner
J.R. Lobner took a big step toward a potential world championship in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs when he claimed his third win of the season. After a pair of divisional victories in Denver and Topeka, Lobner won the third national…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Annie Whiteley
Annie Whiteley qualified No. 1 and faced off with Jay Payne in the final. Payne left first but couldn’t make a full run, allowing Whiteley to win with a 5.564, 267.37 mph. The win was her second national event title of the season and sixth of…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Super Stock winner Brian Johnson
Brainerd regular Brian Johnson is a versatile racer who has achieved success in everything from motorcycles to dragsters. Johnson grabbed his first national event Wally in the Super Stock class when he drove his SS/KA Duster to a final-round win…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Super Comp winner Don Nichols
Three months ago, in Topeka, Don Nichols reached the final round of Super Comp before he was turned away by first-time winner Danielle Jaramillo-Miller. Nichols quickly made amends for that loss when he earned his first national event title in…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Top Dragster winner Todd Fleck
Todd Fleck won the Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs title on a single run after Ross Laris broke. Fleck capped off the win with a competitive .007 reaction time. Fleck also scored wins against Joseph Hessling, Scott Murray, and Matthew…
Capps on the magic of Indy: 'It's a big deal, trust me'
Former NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car world champ Ron Capps joined NHRA's Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John's to talk about what the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals means to him.
Wednesday's Indy testing notebook
NHRA's Mello Yello Pro hit the track at Lucas Oil Raceway for two days of testing ahead of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Follow along with our live coverage.
In what has become an annual tradition, a number of NHRA pros descended on Lucas Oil Raceway for two-days of testing ahead of the upcoming Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Rain on Tuesday gave way to cooler and drier conditions with…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals offers high-stakes points action and drama
The Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the final race before the six-race Countdown to the Championship, features an increased amount of points that will push the drama and excitement of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season to a thrilling level.
The drama and excitement of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season will reach a thrilling level during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship, the NHRA’s six-race playoff that follows the 18-race regular…
NHRA releases schedule for 2019 Pro Stock Motorcycle season
NHRA officials announced the 16-race 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule for the Pro Stock Motorcycle class, which will once again feature exhilarating drag racing at a variety of scenic tracks across the country.
NHRA officials announced the 16-race 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule for the Pro Stock Motorcycle class, which will once again feature exhilarating drag racing at a variety of scenic tracks across the country. The intense racing…
The Sports Report: Line goes back-to-back in Brainerd
After a heads-up, no breakout final round, Ben Line claimed his second-straight Stock Eliminator victory at his home event, the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes and when it comes to events at Brainerd Int’l Raceway, there also seems to be a similar number of racers from the Line family. Most NHRA fans are very familiar with Pro Stock champion Jason Line, but…
NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout set for Beech Bend
The NHRA North Central Division Moser Sportsman Shootout is set to take place on Saturday, August 25, in conjunction with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, Ky.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The NHRA North Central Division Moser Sportsman Shootout is set to take place on Saturday, August 25, in conjunction with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, Ky.
Jacob…
High Countdown drama in store at Indy as drivers fight for remaining playoff berths
With just one race remaining in the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series regular season, berths in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs are still not even three-fourths filled. With the conclusion of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, just 27 of the 40 spots have been clinched with just the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, to go.
With just one race remaining in the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series regular season, berths in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs are still not even three-fourths filled. With the conclusion of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, just…
Fast Five: Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick recount their top five moments from this past weekend's Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd.
Coughlin, Drew win Battle at the Beech titles at Beech Bend Raceway Park
Troy Coughlin Jr. and Ray Drew led the list of winners as Beech Bend Raceway Park hosted the final race in the Lucas Oil North Central division.
Preview | Friday | Saturday
In the final results from Beech Bend Raceway Park and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Troy Coughlin Jr., Delaware, Ohio, and Ray…
Mota doubles, Neff wins in Comp at Rocky Mountain Raceways
Larry Mota doubled up at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Double Header at Rocky Mountain Raceways, winning both events in Sportsman Motorcycle and Clint Neff advanced to the final round in both events scoring the win in Sunday’s Comp Eliminator final.
Preview | Friday | Saturday
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – Larry Mota, Orem, Utah, doubled up this weekend at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Double Header at Rocky…
Women reign in Brainerd
Jackie Fricke and Annie Whiteley led the list of winners in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Brainerd International Raceway and the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals followed by a slew of first time winners.
Jackie Fricke and Annie Whiteley led the list of winners in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Brainerd International Raceway and the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals followed by a slew of first time winners.
Fricke had her work cut out for…
Billy Torrence scores first Top Fuel win; Beckman, Kramer, Krawiec capture Brainerd wins
Billy Torrence earned the first Top Fuel win of his career at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, while Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Deric Kramer (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all earned wins in Brainerd.
