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Dave Rieff, John Kernan, and Tony Pedregon joined Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom vis Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to preview this week’s Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers again will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 2000 SummitRacing.com Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

In case you forgot, Sunday is April 1, or April Fool’s Day. From the late 1990s through the mid-2000s, NHRA.com annually presented a special April Fools section, the first of which was published 20 years ago this week and featured some radical (but not-so-real) rides.

At the upcoming Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas, Top Fuel racer Clay Millican will fly down the track with the Denso logo wrapped around his dragster to celebrate the longstanding relationship between Millican, his team sponsor Parts Plus, and Denso.

NHRA National Dragster’s seventh issue of 2018, featuring coverage of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.

Who stands out and who needs to pick up the pace in the early going of the season.

Stephen Bell and teammate Aaron Stanfield made a statement with a 1-2 finish at the SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown season-opener in Gainesville

Pro Mod veteran Rickie Smith joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his recent win at the 49th Annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Funny Car winner Jack Beckman joined Amanda Busick in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John’s to talk about his victory and the season ahead, including the upcoming Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

Wagler Motorsports Park, located in Lyons, Ind., has joined Division 3, the NHRA North Central Division, as a NHRA member track.

"John Force: Force of Nature" will air Tuesday night (10:30 p.m. Eastern and Pacific; 9:30 p.m. Central) on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. Here's a sneak peek of the program.

Scott Palmer, who reached his first career Top Fuel final earlier this season at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, talked about his relationship with Steve Torrence’s Capco Contractors team, including assistant crew chief Bobby Lagana Jr. Bureau chief John Kernan reports from Indianapolis.

2016 Funny Car world champion Ron Capps joined NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick on Facebook Live to answer fan questions.

The Robert Schwab-owned Funny Car will be piloted by Phil Burkart Jr. at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four Wide Nationals with a new sponsor, TNT-First Aid, on board.

The Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car finals at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals proved to be two of the best races of the weekend, especially for Chris Demke and Sean Bellemeur, who were crowned champions of the 49th annual East Coast opener.

Hector Arana Jr. made NHRA history at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, where he became the first Pro Stock Motorcycle rider to eclipse the 200-mph barrier. Arana joined NHRA’s Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to discuss the feat.

Richie Crampton got back into the winner’s circle with his Top Fuel victory at the recent Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Indianapolis bureau chief John Kernan visited Crampton at his day job, building race cars at the Morgan Lucas Racing shop, to follow the story.

Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers again will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 2010 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.