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Shooting this weekend for National Dragster, Marc Gewertz captured the action on and off the track Saturday at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by OPennzoil at World Wide Technology Raceway.

After a swelteringly hot Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals last weekend, the cool temperatures we all longed for greeted us in St. Louis for a wild of qualifying at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil.

A lot has happened to Aaron Stanfield in the last month, and most of it has been good. In addition to reaching his first Pro Stock final in Gainesville, Stanfield has now won back-to-back races in the SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock Showdown after beating teammate David Janac in the Gainesville final, which was delayed by rain and ultimately moved to Dallas.

As the pesky rain fell, we went to check out some late-model-Hemi hardware during the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil.

Team owner Tony Zizzo was motivated to see his Rust-Oleum team race even after undergoing a brain surgery. “We're going to St. Louis,” he proclaimed.

Check out these 23 Stock Eliminator race cars from round two eliminations at the 2020 Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil

Last week, Tipster had a decent showing when he correctly picked Steve Torrence and Matt Smith to win in Gainesville so as the tour heads westward to St. Louis for the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil, he’s feeling pretty good about his chances to keep the ball rolling.

The rain-delayed JEGS SPORTSnationals from New England Dragway was finally completed Oct. 1 during the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Series event at Virginia Motorsports Park, with victories going to Thomas Fletcher, Brian Sawyer, Deborah DiGenova, and Craig Munroe.

Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Pro Stock winner Alex Laughlin talked about his emotional victory at Gainesville Raceway one year after experiencing the heartbreak of a broken car in the final round.

Steve Torrence won the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in a Don Garlits tribute car modeled after Garlits' famed Swamp Rat 14, one of the most important cars in Top Fuel history. Here's the story behind the success of Garlits' original SR14.

Larson wants to give NHRA fans a first-hand look at what his ProLine-powered Cadillac ATS-V can really do during the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil.

Karen Stoffer had already qualified for the 2019 Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, but was still hunting for her first win when she paired off with Andrew Hines at the NHRA Midwest Nationals.

Don Eckel, Victor Guilmino, and Steve Foley led the list of winners as the Division 1 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event completed Sunday at Virginia Motorsports Park.

“What at incredible day. Going through qualifying, we didn’t have a fast car, but we did have a consistent racecar." —Shawn Langdon, on winning in Funny Car at the 2019 NHRA Midwest Nationals

The 800-cubic inch engine, 1,900-hp Mountain Motor Pro Stock cars are back this weekend at the Mopar Express Lane Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil, where cool weather could produce a class record.

NHRA has its renewed partnership with Chosen Payments as the preferred credit card processor of the NHRA. 

Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Matt Smith joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes via Skype to talk about the incredible success of his Matt Smith Racing operation with wins by himself in Gainesville and Scotty Pollacheck in Indy and wife's Angie's strong-running bike.

Roy Hill will showcase Don Garlits’ International Drag Racing Hall of Fame on the hood of his Mountain Motor Pro Stock Ford Mustang, driven by Mike Bell at this weekend’s Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals.

As soon as his NAPA Funny Car exploded beneath driver Ron Capps in the semifinals of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, crew chief Rahn Tobler knew what he needed to do to continue their quest to win the event.

In 2019 Billy Torrence dominated every time he showed up to race, and went on to beat his son, defending world champion Steve Torrence, to capture his fourth win in his sixth final. Relive that Top Fuel race as we prepare for the 2020 Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil.

Larry Larson and Rod Tschiggfrie are headed to World Wide Technology Raceway to match race at the 2020 Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, all three Kalitta Motorsports entries will be emblazoned with a pink ribbon featuring the iconic winged “Flying K” logo for the NHRA national events contested in October and J.R. Todd will wear a specially designed pink helmet.

Each race during the 2020 E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season has gotten progressively better for former world champion Mike Janis, pushing him into the points lead in the ultra-competitive class.

To celebrate 35 years of world-class motorsports entertainment, the Texas Motorplex will be hosting Friday Night Live on Oct. 16 during the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. 

Former Division 2 Services Coordinator Cody Savage has been named the NHRA’s Southeast Division Director (Division 2), serving NHRA member tracks in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and Puerto Rico. 

The NHRA AAA Texas FallNationals, Oct. 14-18 at Texas Motorplex, is one of the last four races of the NHRA Mello Yello Series season and this year, and along with the traditional playoff atmosphere, the event will feature additional classes.

It’s been a dominant stretch for the Torrence family at Texas Motorplex, and the father-son Top Fuel duo hope to keep it going at the upcoming 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, Oct. 14-18.

Texas Motorplex will once again offer members of the active or retired military, government employees and first responders a variety of ticket discounts during the 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Oct. 14-18.