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Larry Cummings has visited the winner’s circle many times, but it’s usually to join the celebration with one of his two sons, Britt and Slate, who have combined to win 10 national events in a variety of classes. This time, it was his…

After a runner-up finish earlier this season, when he fouled against Tommy Phillips in Houston, Jacob Pitt rallied to win his second national event title. Driving his ’69 Barracuda, a car built by West Coast ace Steve Wann, Pitt kicked off…

Comp champ Terry Smith called his first victory a “dream weekend” after defeating Fred Allen in the final round. In a battle between the No. 12 and No. 19 qualifiers, Smith used a (-.543) 6.547 to beat Allen’s (-.503) 7.387. Smith…

It is easy for Steve Torrence to reminisce when he is in the staging lanes at the Texas Motorplex, the site of the 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, Oct. 13-16. The Top Fuel standout and Kilgore, Texas native grew up racing at the track…

Last Sunday’s reveal of Don Prudhomme’s '75 Army Monza as the No. 4 Funny Car on the Top 20 fan-vote list whittles our list down to just three entries, with the No. 3 spot scheduled to be revealed Sunday of the NHRA Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas…

The 2016 NHRA Breakfast, held annually at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, will continue the celebration of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car with some of the sport’s biggest stars. Funny Car drivers featured during the NHRA breakfast are include…

Olympic gold medalist and local hero Michelle Carter will serve as the grand marshal for the 2016 AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex, Oct. 14-16. Carter isn’t a drag racer, but if anyone knows about competitive spirits and…

The world’s best drag racers will have some Texas-sized expectations when they roll into Texas Motorplex, Oct. 13-16, for the 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. The event just south of Dallas is the 22nd race of 24 on the 2016 NHRA…

This week, NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom looks back to the 1992 Funny Car championship season of Cruz Pedregon. After John Force had won back-to-back championships in 1990 and 1991, along came rookie Funny Car driver Pedregon in Larry Minor’s McDonalds-…

On Saturday morning of the recent Dodge NHRA Nationals, Chris Holbrook made the quickest and fastest pass in NHRA Stock eliminator history. He joined NHRA’s Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to talk about the history-making…

Prior to last weekend’s Dodge NHRA Nationals, NHRA reporters Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom checked in with Angelle Sampey from the Wally Parks NHRA Studio. A week earlier, she and Cory Reed had announced that they were leaving Star Racing at…

  There shouldn’t be a whole lot of debate about this, so I’ll just come right out and say it: Peter Biondo is the greatest Sportsman racer in the 60-plus-year history of the National Hot Rod Association. OK, I’m sure some…

The third time did not turn out to be the charm for John Force Racing’s Funny Car triumvirate last weekend at Maple Grove Raceway as John and Courtney Force and teammate Robert Hight all lost in the opening round. There was a bright spot for…

This week’s Night at the Museum from the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California features the 1992 Top Fuel championship car of Pennsylvania’s favorite son, Joe Amato. Amato won five…

NHRA National Dragster photographer Jerry Foss stopped by the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to share with NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom the staff’s favorite images from the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.

In his NHRA Professional debut at the NHRA Carolina Nationals, Top Fuel rookie Cameron Ferre qualified for Sunday eliminations and brought home his first round-win against the winningest Top Fuel driver of all time, Tony Schumacher. The Huntington…

Before he won Top Fuel at the Dodge NHRA Nationals, Antron Brown took fans for a little trip through Philadelphia, showing some of his favorite spots and foods, in this week’s Traxxas Home Movies…

During the month of October, Alexis DeJoria’s fight for the NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car Championship will be outshined by an even greater battle, the fight against breast cancer. Alexis DeJoria Racing will once again partner with Baylor Health…

As part of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car celebration, fans voted on a Top 20 list developed by respected drag racing historians and Funny Car experts.   The results are being revealed in reverse order at NHRA national events this season…

The Drag Racing Association of Women will hold its annual live auction Saturday, Oct. 15, during the upcoming AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. Auctioneer Bob Frey and Alan Reinhart will oversee the bidding on items to benefit the…

Any race that marks the midway point in the Countdown to the Championship figures to be stressful for the drivers competing for NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world titles, but the rainy weather that plagued the Dodge NHRA Nationals in…

The 2016 Countdown to the Championship reached the halfway point at the Dodge NHRA Nationals in Maple Grove Raceway, and though the race was slowed a bit by weather again today, all four NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series classes completed…

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After sitting around Friday while Mother Nature caused troubles and prevented anybody from getting on the track, the weather cooperated a little more today at Maple Grove Raceway, allowing for some limited on-track activities, including one full…

NHRA officials cancelled the first two rounds of qualifying on Friday at the 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading after rain and persistent mist. The Dodge NHRA Nationals is the third race of the NHRA Mello Yello…

Chip Ellis has found a championship-caliber motorcycle at the perfect time and the end result has been one of the most enjoyable times he’s ever had racing in Pro Stock Motorcycle. It also means Ellis has a bike capable of winning his first…

In his first appearance of the 2016 season, Larry Dixon will slide into the Rapisarda Racing team’s Top Fuel dragster at the Dodge NHRA Nationals in Reading. The three-time Top Fuel world champion…

After two thrilling events to open it, the 2016 Countdown to the Championship continues this weekend at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading. With points tight in all four categories and a fall forecast that has the potential to once again produce the…

Another week on the road, and another “retro” column from the Phil Burgess Archives to tide you over. When this column is published, I’ll be in Reading for the Dodge NHRA Nationals (Keystone Nationals for all you old-timers), and…