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Brittany Force discusses recovery from Winternationals crash in new video
Defending Top Fuel champion Brittany Force speaks about her devastating crash at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and eventual recovery and victory at the NHRA Springnationals in a new video produced by John Force Racing
NHRA Today Roundtable: Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties
NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick are joined in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's via Skype by FOX reporters Dave Rieff, Tony Pedregon and Indy bureau chief John Kernan to preview the upcoming Topeka event.
Richard Freeman to rejoin Pro Stock ranks at Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties
Richard Freeman, owner of Elite Motorsports, joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's via Skype to talk about rejoining the Pro Stock ranks in Topeka. He also revealed he'll be joining the Pro Mod category and racing in a Mustang in Pro Stock later this year.
Nobile enjoying early-season success approaching Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals
Nobile has enjoyed every bit of his Pro Stock team’s early-season success heading to this weekend’s Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at Heartland Motorsports Park.
It is way too early in the season for Vincent Nobile to be thinking about world championships, but after a frustrating 2017 where he sat out the final five races, Nobile has enjoyed every bit of his Pro Stock team’s early-season success heading to…
NHRA Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello Sportsman champion highlights
World champions Jay Payne, Kevin Helms, and Jeff Strickland were among the champions crowned during the NHRA Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello. Payne, the 1995 Top Alcohol Dragster champion, earned career win No. 45 when he drove his Peak Camaro to the Top Alcohol Funny Car title.
World champions Jay Payne, Kevin Helms, and Jeff Strickland were among the champions crowned during the NHRA Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello. Payne, the 1995 Top Alcohol Dragster champion, earned career win No. 45 when he drove his Peak…
Summit Racing Equipment is presenting sponsor for Pro Mod racing in Topeka
Summit Racing Equipment has been named the presenting sponsor for the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the upcoming Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties.
Summit Racing Equipment has been named the presenting sponsor for the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the upcoming Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties, which takes place this…
Hight returns to Heartland Motorsports Park with fond memories
Returning to the site of this weekend’s Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties always brings back special memories for defending NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car world champion Robert Hight.
Returning to Heartland Motorsports Park, the site of this weekend’s Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties, always brings back special memories for Robert Hight, the defending NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car world…
Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello Comp winner Van Puckett
Van Puckett claimed his second career Comp win and his first since the 2011 season after Brian Browell fouled in the final round by eight-thousandths. Puckett, whose G/AA Cavalier was one of just three full-bodied cars in a field dominated by…
Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello Stock winner Jeff Strickland
Jeff Strickland has now won at least one national event for each of the last six years following a win in Stock. Strickland, driving his GMPartsNow.com COPO Camaro, made a nearly perfect run in the final round with a .005 light and a 9.280 on his 9.…
Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello Super Stock winner Kevin Helms
Even though he recently accepted a position as a crew chief for the Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Factory Showdown program, Kevin Helms hasn’t forgotten how to drive and picked up the 44th win of his career after Byron Worner fouled in the Super Stock…
Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello Top Dragster winner Les Feist
Following his runner-up finish at the 2016 Chicago event, Les Feist snared a long-awaited first national event win when he topped Larry Roberts in the final of Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com. Feist, who had one of the quickest cars in the…
Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello Top Sportsman winner Bob Mandell Jr.
Bob Mandell Jr. and his son, Bob Mandell III, experienced triumph and tragedy en route to their win in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com. On Saturday, Mandell III was involved in a two-car accident that resulted in the passing of fellow Top…
Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello Super Gas winner Tommy Turner
Four years after winning the Top Sportsman title in Atlanta, Tommy Turner returned to the winner’s circle after a win in Super Gas. Turner was nearly perfect on the Tree in round two with a .001 light in his win over Jeremy Hancock, and he won the…
Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello Super Street winner Keith Mayers
With Super Street contested at just a handful of NHRA events, Keith Mayers made the trip to Atlanta from his hometown in Delaware and was rewarded with his second career national event title. In Atlanta, Mayers nailed the 10.90 index in the second…
Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello Super Comp winner Gene Quinn
Gene Quinn has been racing for nearly four decades, and he has earned six NHRA Wallys but had yet to win a national event before stopping Lauren Freer in the Super Comp final. Quinn gave up a slight six-thousandths advantage off the starting line…
Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Jay Payne
Thirty years after his first win at the 1998 NHRA Finals in Pomona, Jay Payne is still going strong. With tuning help from Funny Car racer Jonnie Lindberg, Payne claimed his first win of the year by stopping Sweden’s Ulf Leanders in the Top Alcohol…
Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello Top Alcohol Dragster winner Josh Hart
After a runner-up in Gainesville and a semifinal a week earlier in Charlotte, Josh Hart broke through for his first win of the season in Top Alcohol Dragster. In the final round, Hart drove his Advance Auto Parts entry to a 5.313 to 5.318 victory…
Whiteley set to debut new 2018 ZL1 Camaro in Topeka
Steven Whiteley and his J&A Service team will race a new 2018 ZL1 Camaro this weekend at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at Heartland Motorsports Park in hopes to improve their round record.
After a rocky start to the 2018 season, E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series racer Steven Whiteley and his J&A Service team will race a new 2018 ZL1 Camaro this weekend at the 30th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at…
Haney earns NHRA license, prepares for NHRA Pro Mod debut in Topeka
Keith Haney will make his NHRA E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Series debut during the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties.
After more than three decades in drag racing, Tulsa businessman Keith Haney is ready to step onto the biggest stage of his career. This weekend, Haney will make his NHRA E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Series debut during the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals…
WFO Radio Topeka preview
Get ready for the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals with WFO Radio NHRA Nitro! Courtney Force discusses her Atlanta win, Don “The Snake” Prudhomme returns to tell his story from the NORRA Mexican 1000, Richard Freeman jumps behind the wheel of V.…
Kansas native Hatcher will make his Pro Stock debut in Topeka
Longtime Division 5 Comp racer Will Hatcher will make his Pro Stock debut at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties in the American Ethanol 2017 Dodge Dart that Deric Kramer drove last season.
Longtime Division 5 Comp racer Will Hatcher will make his Pro Stock debut at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties in the American Ethanol 2017 Dodge Dart that Deric Kramer drove last season.
Hatcher, a second-generation NHRA…
Heartland Motorsports Park general manager Jake Schmidtlein talks about upcoming event
With the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties scheduled for May 18-20, Heartland Motorsports Park general manager Jake Schmidtlein joined NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's via Skype to discuss one of the best tracks on the NHRA tour.
Keith Haney discusses his upcoming NHRA Pro Mod debut at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals
Keith Haney joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's via Skype to talk about his upcoming NHRA Pro Mod debut at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties.
Make sure to get your tickets to the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties to see…
All in the family: Jr. racers following in the footsteps of famous parents
The children of NHRA racers Antron Brown, Andrew Hines, Brad Mason, and Bob Bode are among the next wave of Jr. Dragster drivers headed to possible future roles in the sport. NHRA’s John Kernan reports from Indy.
Brad Gerber discusses NHRA's commercial health and embracing of digital media
In an interview with global motorsports business website Black Book, Brad Gerber, NHRA’s vice president of sales and chief development officer, talked about how the NHRA has grown commercially and its plans for the future.
In an interview with global motorsports business website Black Book, Brad Gerber, NHRA’s vice president of sales and chief development officer, talked about how the NHRA has grown commercially and its plans for the future.
The Black Book is a 360…
Doug Kalitta eyes major team milestone at Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals
It has already been a great start for Kalitta Motorsports during the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, and Top Fuel standout Doug Kalitta now hopes to get team owner Connie Kalitta one step closer to a major accomplishment.
It has already been a great start for Kalitta Motorsports during the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, and Top Fuel standout Doug Kalitta now hopes to get team owner Connie Kalitta one step closer to a major accomplishment at this…
Tommy DeLago released from co-crew chief role at Kalitta Motorsports
Effective immediately, Tommy DeLago has been released from the role of co-crew chief on the Global Electronic Technology Toyota Camry Funny Car driven by Shawn Langdon.
Kalitta Motorsports released Tommy DeLago, co-crew chief of the Global Electronic Technology Funny Car piloted by Shawn Langdon, effective immediately. The team announced his dismissal in a press release which can be read in full below. Nicky…
Wilson, Rizzoli, Mandella score wins at Auto Club Raceway
Ross Wilson, Kyle Rizzoli, and Phil Mandella Jr. were among the winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series arrived at the Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway.
Preview | Saturday
In the final results from Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, local racers Ross Wilson, San Bernardino, Calif., and Phil…
Coughlin, Bellemeur shine at Cavalcade of Stars at Summit Motorsports Park
Troy Coughlin Jr. and Sean Bellemeur led the list of winners as Summit Motorsports Park hosted the Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser.
Preview | Friday | Saturday
Troy Coughlin Jr. and Sean Bellemeur took home the wins and the NHRA Wally trophies in Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car at this weekend…
South Georgia Lucas Oil race postponed to Sept. 7-8, 2018
NHRA and South Georgia Motorsports Park officials have announced that based on the current weather conditions at South Georgia and the forecast this week leading up to the scheduled NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, the decision has been made to postpone the event until Sept. 7-8, 2018.
NHRA and South Georgia Motorsports Park officials have announced that based on the current weather conditions at South Georgia and the forecast this week leading up to the scheduled NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, the decision has been made…