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News, notes, quotes, videos, and photos from final eliminations day at the NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park. (Updated throughout the day)

Final eliminations are scheduled for today at the NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park and there are a lot of questions that will be answered.

Steve Torrence grabs the top spot in Top Fuel while Friday leaders Ron Capps, Camrie Caruso, and Karen Stoffer hold on in front of a packed house in Houston.

National Dragster's photographers are at it again, bringing you all the color and excitement of the final NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park.

Pro Stock racer Matt Hartford has won two of the last four Houston events but can he win the final one? He certainly thinks so.

If Friday’s lone professional qualifying session taught us anything, it’s that the fields for the final NHRA SprinNationals in Houston will be among the most competitive of the season.

Jackie Fricke scored in Top Alcohol Dragster and her husband Shawn in Super Street as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Northeast Division raced to completion at Atco Raceway.

National Dragster's award-winning photographers are at it again. They've captured all the excitement from the opening day of the NHRA SpringNationals in Houston.

Mike Pearson and Jeff Warren led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division was in action at Silver Dollar Motorsports Park.

Following Friday’s one-shot qualifying session at the NHRA SpringNationals, Brittany Force, Ron Capps Camrie Caruso and Karen Stoffer lead their respective pro fields.

The White Alligator Pro Stock Motorcycle team won the first event of the season with Karen Stoffer. Now, Jerry Savoie believes it's his turn to join the fun.

For the final time, the Camping World NHRA Drag Racing tour will head deep into the heart of Texas for the NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park. This race is the fifth of 22 in the Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series.

FuelTech, an industry leader in performance engine management systems, has been named the title series sponsor of the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series for the 2022 season.

For what appears to be the final time, the Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series will make a stop at Houston Raceway Park near Baytown, Texas. Not surprisingly, Tricky Tipster has tabbed Steve Torrence an Erica Enders, a pair of native Texans, as the favorites in Top Fuel and Pro Stock. Tipster also has his eye on Matt Hagan and Karen Stoffer in Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle.

A three-time winner at Houston Raceway Park, Tony Schumacher has the chance to be the final Top Fuel winner of the NHRA SpringNationals, which takes place this weekend at the legendary track just outside of Houston.

The Koretsky family are now proud owners of a dragstrip, as veteran NHRA racer Kenny Koretsky and his family, which includes his sons Kenny Jr. and current Pro Stock driver Kyle, have officially purchased Maple Grove Raceway, which is located just outside of Reading, Pa.

NHRA fans can watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Atco Dragway and the Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Silver Dollar Raceway Park for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster.

J.R. Todd is one of just three drivers to have won in Top Fuel and Funny Car at Houston Raceway Park, but he also still holds the track record for speed, set in 2020 at 333.49 mph, an accomplishment he'd very much like to keep as the track hosts its last NHRA national event.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 race at Houston Raceway Park was shifted from April to October and served as the penultimate race of what was a trying year for all parties. 

There are multiple new team owners this season including Buddy Hull, who is racing his Vertex Roofing Top Fuel dragster with the help of Tim Wilkerson. In our latest Skype interview, Hull joins NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss his journey from world-ranked powerlifter to aspiring Top Fuel driver.

Alex Laughlin will be pulling double duty at the NHRA SpringNationals finale at Houston Raceway Park, racing in both Top Fuel and Top Alcohol Dragster for the first time in his relatively young yet surprisingly diverse career.

Tony Pedregon joins Brian Lohnes on this episode of NHRA Insider to set the scene and the storylines for the NHRA SpringNationals in Houston this weekend.

What do Mark Pawuk, Mike Edwards, Tom Martino, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Vincent Nobile, Bo Butner, Matt Hartford, and Aaron Stanfield all have in common? Sure, they all raced in Pro Stock, but they're also Pro Stock racers who all scored their first victory at Houston Raceway Park.

During the NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park, April 21-24, Comp Eliminator racer Ed Federkeil will kick off a season-long association with the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which supports our nation’s military members and first responders.

In 2019 at Houston Raceway Park, the weekend belonged to John Force Racing in more ways than one as teammates Brittany Force and Robert Hight shared the winner's circle after respective wins in Top Fuel and Funny Car.

Clay Millican and his Part Plus team have had their share of ups and downs this season but the popular driver firmly believes his best days are ahead of him. Millican sounds off during our exclusive NHRA.com Skype interview.

The Baby Walker Nationals presented by Red Line Oil, featuring one-and-two-year-old kids who aspire to follow in their famous fathers’ footsteps, makes its debut this week in conjunction with the NHRA SpringNationals in Houston and continues a week later in Charlotte.

Nothing is as satisfying as winning your home event and in the latest Nitro Time Machine, see how Erica Enders got that feeling at the 2015 Houston event.

Coming off an impressive victory at the Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas, Brittany Force and her Monster Energy team returned to their shop in Brownsburg, Ind. to prepare for the upcoming NHRA SpringNationals in Houston. Crew chief David Grubnic brings you up to speed.

Funny Car owner and driver Paul Lee has announced that Dustin Heim and Jason Bunker will share the tuning duties of his McLeod Dodge.