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Kalitta Motorsports extends partnership with SealMaster

Kalitta Motorsports has extended its marketing partnership with SealMaster. SealMaster has been a major player in the NHRA at a variety of levels, and Kalitta Motorsports has enjoyed a direct, longstanding partnership with the company since 2014. 
08 Feb 2021
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SealMaster
Kalitta Motorsports has extended its marketing partnership with SealMaster. SealMaster has been a major player in the NHRA at a variety of levels, and Kalitta Motorsports has enjoyed a direct, longstanding partnership with the Sandusky, Ohio-…
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Prepare for success: Tips for getting ready to start your racing season

No matter your class of racing, winning comes from hard work, a little “racer luck,” and meticulous preparation. This story is about preparing to win.
08 Feb 2021
Evan J. Smith, National Dragster Contributor
Racing Technology
Racing Technology
With every new racing season comes dreams of winning rounds and taking home Wallys. NHRA drag racers have contested for this coveted piece of hardware for decades across a variety of classes. Hoisting a Wally means you’ve been successful competing…
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NHRA Insider podcast: Rumors, scoops, and Top Fuel's newest team owner

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Tony Pedregon and Josh Hart join host Brian Lohnes for two entertaining chats. 
08 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
Insider podcast
  On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Tony Pedregon and Josh Hart join host Brian Lohnes for two entertaining chats.  Pedregon talks about news, rumors, and innuendo he has been hearing around the NHRA hotbed of…
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Expect more of the same as Matt Hagan prepares to go after fourth Funny Car title

After winning the 2020 Camping World NHRA Funny Car title, Matt Hagan and his crew chief Dickie Venables don't expect to make major changes as they prepare for their title defense.
08 Feb 2021
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Could 2021 be the year that Shawn Cowie finally wins the TAD championship?

If resiliency alone won world championships, Shawn Cowie probably would have run out of fingers for championship rings by now. The Top Alcohol Dragster racer finished in second place for the fourth straight time last season, but 2021 might be his year. 
08 Feb 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
From the pages of National Dragster
Shawn Cowie
If resiliency alone won world championships, Shawn Cowie probably would have run out of fingers for championship rings by now.   The British Columbia native finished in second place in the 2020 Top Alcohol Dragster championship battle, but it…
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BREAKING: Angelle Sampey to return with Vance & Hines four-valve Suzuki backed by Mission Foods

Three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Angelle Sampey will return to her Suzuki roots in 2021 with a new Vance & Hines four-valve entry backed by Mission Foods.
08 Feb 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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angelle
The Vance & Hines team has announced that Angelle Sampey, NHRA's winningest female racer, will ride the company's new four-valve Suzuki-powered Pro Stock Motorcycle in the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. The team’s quest for the…
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Joey Gladstone, JR Gray discuss their plans ahead of 2021 season debuts

Joey Gladstone and JR Gray join Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. Both men have backgrounds in drag racing's grudge scene and have worked their way to the worlds of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle and E3 Spark Plugs Pro Modified, respectively. 
07 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider
  Joey Gladstone and JR Gray join Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. Both men have backgrounds in drag racing's grudge scene and have worked their way to the worlds of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle and E3 Spark Plugs…
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Freeman, Morehead, and Hickman top winners at Orlando Winter Warm-up

Richard Freeman, Lincoln Morehead, and Blake Hickman led the list of champions as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series kicked off its 2021 season at Orlando Speed World Dragway with the Southeast Division Winter Warm-up.
05 Feb 2021
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Division 2
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division Winter Warm-up: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Richard Freeman, Wynnewood, Okla., '20 Ford, B/AA, 7.536, 120.81  def. Taylor…
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Pro Stock racer Kyle Koretsky signs with Lucas Oil Products for 2021 season

After a successful rookie season that included a final-round appearance at the season-ending Dodge NHRA Finals in Las Vegas, Kyle Koretsky will carry the colors of Lucas Oil Products on his KB Racing Camaro.
05 Feb 2021
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koretsky
Second-generation Pro Stock driver Kyle Koretsky, who was one of several standout candidates for the 2020 NHRA rookie of the year award, will return for his sophomore season in the class with the backing of Lucas Oil Products. Koretsky’s KB Racing-…
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Watch free live coverage from Orlando Lucas Oil season opener on NHRA.tv

NHRA.tv is providing complimentary livestream coverage of the season-opening Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Orlando Speed World Dragway, Feb. 5-6, the first of many such events to be streamed this season. Racing continues Saturday at 9 a.m. Eastern.
05 Feb 2021
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Orlando Speed World
Orlando Speed World Dragway in southern Florida will host the year’s first major event, its traditional Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, Feb. 5-6, the first of 46 events in the popular series for NHRA Sportsman competitors.…
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Not every innovation works

Innovation has always been a hallmark of drag racing. New ideas – sometimes brilliant, sometimes harebrained – surfaced every weekend at tracks across the country. Some worked, some didn’t, but it even some that didn’t work still advanced the sport.
05 Feb 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Dragster Insider
Input from last week’s column about the Cars That Changed Drag Racing was, as expected, voluminous and wide-ranging. There were some really good recommendations for the list (…
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Stock champ Jody Lang recalls memorable 2020 season, readies for title defense

Newly crowned Lucas Oil Stock world champ Jody Lang joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss his memorable 2020 season, his feared Malibu wagon, and his pending title defense.
04 Feb 2021
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An inside look at the new four-valve Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle engine combination

The landscape of the Pro Stock Motorcycle class figures to change dramatically this season with the arrival of new four-valve Suzuki engine technology. NEW VIDEO ADDED!
04 Feb 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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vanceandhines
The Pro Stock Motorcycle class has long been one of NHRA’s most competitive and most diverse eliminators, and it figures to become even more competitive with the arrival of a new four-valve Suzuki engine package offered by Vance & Hines, the…
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My first race car: Bob Tasca III

Born into a family that bleeds Ford blue, it's no surprise that Bob Tasca III's first race car was a Ford Mustang.
04 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
My First Race Car
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Tickets now on sale for prestigious NHRA U.S. Nationals

NHRA’s biggest and longest drag race returns to Lucas Oil Raceway Park at Indianapolis for the 68th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals. Fans can purchase tickets now for this ever-thrilling event.
04 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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U.S. Nationals
The world’s biggest drag race returns to Lucas Oil Raceway Park at Indianapolis for the 68th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals. Fans can purchase tickets now for this ever-thrilling event. As is tradition at the NHRA U.S. Nationals, fans will be treated…
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Longtime KB Racing crewmember Dallas Glenn will get his shot at Pro Stock

Pro Stock clutch specialist and successful NHRA Sportsman racer Dallas Glenn will fulfill a lifelong dream when he debuts in Pro Stock at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals with the help of RAD Torque Systems and Silver State Plumbing,
03 Feb 2021
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Dallas Glenn
For the past eight years, clutch specialist and successful NHRA Sportsman racer Dallas Glenn has been fully immersed in Pro Stock and with the help of RAD Torque Systems and Silver State Plumbing, a lifelong dream of driving in the factory hot rod…
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2021 NHRA Contingency Program launches in Orlando to reward racers for their success

The February 4-6 "Winter Warm-Up" kicks off the NHRA Lucas Oil Divisional Series Contingency program.
03 Feb 2021
David Kennedy
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2021 NHRA Contingency Program launches in Orlando
The NHRA Contingency program is the largest and most successful grassroots marketing partnership in motorsports. It connects racers who buy parts with manufacturers looking to sell and market performance products. It offers the advantages…
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Nitro Time Machine: Matt Hagan smashes the three-second barrier in Charlotte

In the latest edition of our Nitro Time Machine, we go back a decade to the 2011 Charlotte event, where Matt Hagan recorded the sport's first three-second Funny Car run.
03 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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DiPinto International Logistics to sponsor Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car in 2021

DiPinto International Logistics has become the primary sponsor of Jim Dunn Racing’s NHRA Funny Car. The team will begin its season at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals March 12-14 with returning driver Jim Campbell at the wheel.
03 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Jim Dunn
DiPinto International Logistics has become the primary sponsor of Jim Dunn Racing’s NHRA Funny Car. The team, led by Hall of Fame owner Jim Dunn, will begin its season at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals March 12-14.  Based in Monroe…
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World champ Anthony Bertozzi shows its better to give than receive

Two-time world champion Anthony Bertozzi wins a lot of races, but what he enjoys most is helping his friends win.
03 Feb 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
From the pages of National Dragster
bertozzi
Last year, Anthony Bertozzi won his second NHRA world championship when he drove to the Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers title. Bertozzi appeared in four finals and won two races, including the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals for a record…
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David Barron claims new title of team owner for 2021 Pro Stock Motorcycle season

Pro Stock Motorcycle racer David Barron has become the owner of his own Pro Stock Motorcycle team in preparation for the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
03 Feb 2021
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David Barron
Pro Stock Motorcycle racer David Barron has become the owner of his own Pro Stock Motorcycle team in preparation for the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. After returning to the class in 2020 after a four-year hiatus and riding…
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Doug Kalitta celebrates extension of Mac Tools agreement; prepares for 2021 season

Top Fuel driver Doug Kalitta and Tony Merritt, VP Marketing/Sponsorship, Stanley Black and Decker Inc., join NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss the recent contract extension that will have Kalitta in a Mac Tools dragster for the 2021 season.
03 Feb 2021
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Indy champ Scotty Pollacheck to carry Denso/Strutmasters into the new season

Scotty Pollacheck got his long-overdue first Pro Stock Motorcycle victory last season and will now return for a shot at the championship with the backing of Denso and Strutmasters.com
02 Feb 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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scotty
It took a decade for Scotty Pollacheck to earn his first NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle victory, but he’s convinced that the wait for a second title won’t be nearly as long. Pollacheck, the winner of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals, has…
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My First Race Car: Blake Alexander

Funny Car pilot Blake Alexander has worked his way through the drag racing ranks to compete in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, and it all started in NHRA’s Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League program.
02 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
My First Race Car
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Get ready for complimentary live Sportsman streaming from NHRA.tv

The new NHRA.tv Sportsman livestream service that launches Friday from the Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event in Orlando, Fla., will be complimentary all season to NHRA fans. Here's how to register to watch.
02 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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NHRA.tv
The new NHRA.tv Sportsman livestream service will provide complimentary access to select NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events all season to NHRA fans, courtesy of a partnership with NHRA National Dragster magazine. If you don’t already…
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Nitro Time Machine: Ron Capps rides out wild boomer at 2002 Dallas event

Ron Capps rode out a harrowing, body-shredding blower explosion at Texas Motorplex in 2002 that left Capps stunned and the body of Don Prudhomme’s Skoal Camaro in tatters.
01 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
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Rachel Meyer to replace sister Megan as driver of Randy Meyer Racing dragster

Rachel Meyer will replace her sister, newly retired 2020 world champ Megan, in the rebranded NTK Sensors A/Fuel Dragster tuned and owned by her father, Randy Meyer.
01 Feb 2021
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Rachel Meyer
Randy Meyer Racing didn’t have to look far to find a new primary driver when Megan Meyer announced her retirement last year, as her sister, Rachel, has been named Megan’s replacement. Rachel will drive the newly rebranded NTK Sensors A/Fuel Dragster…
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After making history in 2020, Pro Stock's Erica Enders now starts 'Drive for 5'

Erica Enders put so much effort, energy, and focus into winning a fourth world championship in Pro Stock, she didn't have time to consider what would happen next. What comes next is as natural to her as breathing: Try to win another.
01 Feb 2021
Josh Hachat
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Erica Enders
Erica Enders put so much effort, energy, and focus into winning a fourth world championship in Pro Stock, she didn't have time to consider what would happen next. Well, now Enders is there, and the way she sees it, if she's still racing she might…
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Nitro Time Machine: Tony Bartone scores first Funny Car win at 2008 Seattle race

Tony Bartone had enjoyed great success in Top Alcohol Funny Car and Dragster but was still looking for his first win in the nitro Funny Car class entering the 2008 Seattle event in Jim Dunn’s entry.
30 Jan 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
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Battery Tender named Official Battery Charger of the NHRA

NHRA and Deltran Battery Tender® have teamed up to announce their partnership, naming Battery Tender® the official battery charger of NHRA. 
29 Jan 2021
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Battery Tender
NHRA and Deltran Battery Tender have teamed up to announce their partnership, naming Battery Tender® the official battery charger of NHRA.  Battery Tender has entered into an official sponsorship agreement with NHRA to be the…
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