Hight ready to bounce back in St. Louis after Reading stumble
A second-round loss in Reading on Sunday bounced Robert Hight from the Funny Car points lead in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, but recent history indicates the former world champion will bounce back in impressive fashion.
After a brilliant stretch that included wins and broken records, Robert Hight isn’t going to let one hiccup get him down. A second-round loss in Reading on Sunday bounced Hight from the Funny Car points lead in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the…
Behind the Numbers: Consistency makes Brittany, Courtney Force contenders in the Countdown
Brittany and Courtney Force lead Top Fuel and Funny Car in points acquired over the first two Countdown races thanks to steady performance.
To hear drivers and crew chiefs talk, the key to winning a Mello Yello Championship resembles boxing as much as it does racing. To alter the famous quote from legendary Raiders owner Al Davis: “just go rounds, baby.”
That worked out just…
WFO Radio NHRA Nitro Dodge NHRA Nationals Winners Edition
Check out the WFO Radio NHRA Nitro Dodge NHRA Nationals Winners Edition featuring Ron Capps, Brittany Force, Bo Butner, and Eddie Krawiec. NHRA National Dragster’s Candida Benson talks Maple Grove and Brian Massingill previews the SAM Tech Factory…
Tom Terrific
When opportunity knocked, Tom Martino didn't hesitate and returned from a long break to win his first Comp Eliminator title in Reading.
Four years after he made his last competitive run in the Pro Stock car and more than two decades after he left the Comp class, Tom Martino returned to take care of some unfinished business. Martino has five Pro Stock wins as a driver and many more…
Sanford to pilot Rapisarda Dragster in St. Louis
Ashley Sanford will take over driving duties for Wayne Newby on the Rapisarda Dragster at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
Ashley Sanford will get another opportunity to live out her dream of driving a Top Fuel Dragster. You bet she’s excited.
“I’m excited beyond belief right now,” said Sanford in the midst of packing up her suitcase to head to St. Louis…
Crew Chief Confidential: Dodge NHRA Nationals
NHRA Reporter Lewis Bloom talked to the winning crew chiefs from the Dodge NHRA Nationals: Rahn Tobler for Ron Capps (Funny Car), Darrel Herron for Bo Butner (Pro Stock), Brian Husen for Brittany Force (Top Fuel), and Matt Hines for Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle).
NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Sportsman winner Jerry Albert
Moments before winning Top Dragster, Todd Ewing raced in the Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs final and lost to former Division 3 champ Jerry Albert. In that bout, Albert ran right on his dial with a 6.890, while Ewing broke out by a thousandth…
NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Dragster winner Todd Ewing
Todd Ewing, a six-time national event winner in Super Stock and Super Comp, added a Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs title to his résumé when he stopped Barry Brown in the final. Ewing, driving Top Fuel champ Shawn Langdon’s dragster, won the…
NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Gas winner Dean Mathauser
John Labbous Jr. lost his shot for a second double when Dean Mathauser defeated him in the double-breakout Super Gas final, 9.895 to 9.882. Mathauser, in his vintage GTO, worked his way to the final with wins against past world champ Iggie Boicesco…
NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Comp winner John Labbous Jr.
John Labbous Jr., who was a double winner at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte last April, ran his streak at zMAX Dragway to an incredible 23-1 after driving partner Anthony Bertozzi’s dragster to a pair of finals. Labbous won the Super Comp…
NHRA Carolina Nationals Stock winner Kenneth Stott
There was also a first-time winner in Stock after Kenneth Stott drove past Mickey Whaley in an all-Camaro final. Stott grabbed a three-hundredths advantage at the start and held on to win with an 11.673 on his 11.66 dial. Whaley, seeking his sixth…
NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Stock winner Nick Chiles
First-time finalist Nick Chiles accomplished a previously unheard-of feat when he handed former world champ Byron Worner his first loss in a Super Stock final. Worner, previously 5-0 with the money on the line, lost the double-breakout battle when…
NHRA Carolina Nationals Comp winner Frank Aragona Jr.
The battle for the 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Comp championship figures to be a two-horse race between former champions David Rampy and Frank Aragona Jr., and they met in the zMAX Comp final. Aragona managed to hold on for his fifth win…
NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Andy Bohl
Andy Bohl bounced back from a string of frustrating early losses to claim his fifth career national event win in Top Alcohol Funny Car. Racing against points leader John Lombardo Jr. in the final, Bohl won with a 5.556, 268.60 mph after Lombardo…
NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Shawn Cowie
Shawn Cowie claimed his ninth career victory and his third this season when he drove past Corey Michalek in the Top Alcohol Dragster final. Cowie, the No. 4 qualifier, was extremely consistent on race day with runs of 5.288, 5.293, 5.297, and a 5.…
NHRA Carolina Nationals Sportsman champion highlights
Shawn Cowie and Andy Bohl earned titles in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, respectively, during the NHRA Carolina Nationals, but the big stars of the event were John Labbous Jr. and Todd Ewing, who both nearly doubled.
Shawn Cowie and Andy Bohl earned titles in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, respectively, during the NHRA Carolina Nationals, but the big stars of the event were John Labbous Jr. and Todd Ewing, who both nearly doubled. Labbous drove…
Fast Five: Dodge NHRA Nationals
The Countdown to the Championship continued with the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. NHRA’s Dave Rieff and Lewis Bloom picked their five biggest moments of the event.
Kalitta focused on own performance at AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
Doug Kalitta is looking to get back into the winner's circle as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series moves back West.
Racing against a talented Top Fuel field in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, veteran Doug Kalitta knows he has his work cut out for him if he hopes to win his first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championship.
But it…
Veale, Bellemeur, Martino score in Reading
Jeff Veale captured the first victory of his career by taking home the Top Alcohol Dragster Wally at Maple Grove Raceway.
Jeff Veale, Sean Bellemeur, and Tom Martino raced to victory during the 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa.
Veale of Stoney Creek, Ont., started strong off the line and held off Jackie Fricke, Flemington, N.J…
B. Force, Capps, Butner, Krawiec score points-crucial Countdown wins in Reading
Brittany Force, Ron Capps, Bo Butner, and Eddie Krawiec collected victories at the Dodge NHRA Nationals, the second of six events in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.
Millican, Hight, Butner hold onto top spots in Reading; Pollacheck gets first pole
Friday leaders Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car), and Bo Butner (Pro Stock) held onto their top positions through the conclusion of qualifying at the Dodge NHRA Nationals while Scotty Pollacheck moved to the top of the pack in Pro Stock Motorcycle to earn his first career No. 1 start.
Dodge NHRA Nationals sold out for Saturday qualifying
NHRA officials announced a sellout for Saturday’s racing at the 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
NHRA officials announced a sellout for Saturday’s racing at the 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. Fans from all over the Northeast have filled the grandstands and pit areas under unseasonably warm weather conditions during day…
Hight's 339-mph blast tops Funny Car; Millican, Butner, and Arana also lead
Robert Hight made the second fastest run in Funny Car history, 339.02 mph, on a 3.844 pass to lead the opening day of qualifying at the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading. Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Bo Butner (Pro Stock), and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are the other field leaders.
Points leaders top Tricky Tipster's Reading rankings
Fresh off their wins in Charlotte and moves to the top of the standings in their respective classes, Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car), Tanner Gray (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are NHRA National Dragster's Tricky Tipster's favorites for wins at the Dodge NHRA Nationals.
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
Tonglet believes he can recreate regular season success at Dodge NHRA Nationals
LE Tonglet won't let a slow start to the Countdown to the Championship get him down as the NHRA tour moves to Reading.
A class-best five wins during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series regular season showed the type of performance Pro Stock Motorcycle’s LE Tonglet is capable of this year. It’s also why Tonglet won’t let a slow start to the Mello Yello Countdown…
Behind the Numbers: Krawiec and Hines are back with a vengeance
Krawiec and Hines showed brief vulnerability when they brought out their new Street Rods. Those days are over. The Harley-Davidson team is back just in time to chase another championship.
When Eddie Krawiec and Andrew Hines brought out their new Harley-Davidson Street Rods at Englishtown, the competition licked its lips. For a moment, two of the most competitive riders in Pro Stock Motorcycle were vulnerable. Debuting new bodies and…
Gray thinking big ahead of Dodge NHRA Nationals
In terms of a blueprint for starting a critical juncture of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season well, Tanner Gray came about as close as possible to a perfect one at the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship opener in Charlotte.
In terms of a blueprint for starting a critical juncture of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season well, Tanner Gray came about as close as possible to a perfect one at the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship opener in Charlotte.…