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To learn more about modern racing wheels, we turned to Josh Hamming, Technical Sales Specialist—Drag Race & Street/Strip at Weld Racing.

NHRA Sportsman-racing superstars David Rampy, who retired from driving ta the end of the 2019 season, will come out of retirement for one final race to try to win his first JEGS Allstars at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals.

Race teams are testing at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in advance of next weekend's Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals. Among those making passes were J.R. Todd, Doug Kalitta, Alexis DeJoria, and others.

With the uncertainty poised by incoming Hurricane Laura, NHRA officials are adjusting the event schedule for the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Alamo City Motorplex. 

The racecar czar tapped to make motorsports top-of-mind in every American household

With his Pro Stock victory at the recent Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by Pennzoil, Jeg Coughlin moved into a tie with Top Fuel great Tony Schumacher for the No. 8 spot on NHRA’s all-time wins list with 84 victories.

Third-generation prodigy Aaron Stanfield joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes via Skype to talk about racing in Pro Stock, Factory Stock, and Top Dragster, and his prospects for success at the upcoming Denso U.S. Nationals.

Ford’s all-electric Cobra Jet 1400 Mustang will make its public debut at the 2020 Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. Proving once again that drag racing is still Detroit’s best laboratory.

Celebrating its 35th year of showcasing the fastest sport in the world, Texas Motorplex is moving forward with the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series in October. All four Mello Yello classes plus Pro Mod, Top Fuel Harley, and Factory Stock will be contested at the event.

Mike Green is back at Don Schumacher Racing after a stint tuning for sidelined Austin Prock, and will be reunited with his world championship-winning driver Tony Schumcher for six events this season.

T.J. Zizzo and Angelle Sampey joined Brian Lohnes on the NHRA Insider Podcast to talk about their careers, recent successes, and how the long and winding road of drag racing has taken them to places both physically and mentally they never expected. 

Racing at the JEGS SPORTSnationals at New England Dragway was halted by rain late Saturday, which will force all of the eliminators to be finished at a variety of events over the coming weeks. 

Pro Stock Motorcycle's Hector Arana Jr. joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes for an exclusive Skype interview where they discuss the performance of their Lucas Oil EBR and the upcoming Denso U.S. Nationals and Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle.

Herb McCandless is one of drag racing’s most enthusiastic ambassadors of the early Pro Stock era. His passion for the sport, and for the Hemi engines he raced are as alive today as they were in these photos from his 1970 season.

Funny Car champion J.R. Todd recently joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes via Skype to discuss his recent final round appearance, the effect of multiple events in Indy, and his outlook for the upcoming Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals.

Peter D'Agnolo, Michael Iacono, and Lenny Williams led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Northeast Division competed at New England Dragway as prt of the JEGS SPORTSnationals main event.

Tony Schumacher has won Top Fuel at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals a class-record 10 times and has his sights set on tying the event's all-time record at this year's event. Here's a look back at his "Big Go" history, with insight from the man himself.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pro Stock, we are reliving the 1970 U.S. Nationals race, and the first Big Go that Pro Stock cars were run. #ProStock50

NHRA and World Wide Technology Raceway have announced that the track’s popular NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series regional event, originally scheduled for October, will move to the weekend of Sept. 26-27, making for a double-header weekend the week before the track's national event.

When his career as a Top Fuel crew member was interrupted by the pandemic, Skylar Blades and his friends went bracket racing and so far it has worked out quite well for them.

Due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Don Schumacher Racing Open House has been canceled, but DSR remains committed to raising funds for Riley's children’s hospital, and is launching a series of virtual fundraisers.

Jeg Coughlin Jr. will help celebrate the 50th anniversary of NHRA Pro Stock racing with a throwback car design at this year's 66th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals, making a callback to the 2000 design with which he won Indy and the championship in 2000.

The latest issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine, previewing the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals and fetauring coverage of the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals, is now online, still available free for all to read, and in the mail to NHRA members around the world.

Jeg Coughlin Jr. joined WFO Radio's Joe Castello for a wide-ranging interview about his career, his family, and his decision to step away from full-time Pro Stock drag racing. 

Just weeks after the successful conclusion of JEGS Speedweek at National Trail Raceway, the popular JEGS SPORTSnationals will make its first stop in the Northeast this Thursday-Sunday at historic New England Dragway.

On August 14, 2020, the southern-California-based Speed Demon team set a new record for piston-engine vehicles at the Bonneville Salt Flats.

NHRA's Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart hosted a live program, talking about what we saw the recent Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals and looking ahead to the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indy.

Fresh off his win at the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals, Ron Capps and his NAPA team are prepared to go after the one title that has so far eluded them, the Denso Spark Plugs U.S. Nationals.

Giving back has long been a core value of the Don Schumacher Racing fabric, and with the launch of the Chandler family ‘Giving Car’ program in 2014, DSR significantly amplified its charitable efforts over the past seven years.

From a starting field that numbers in the thousands, the process to ultimately crown four national champions in the NHRA Summit E.T. Racing Series is well underway.