NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Thirty years ago at Heartland Motorsports Park, Jim Epler became the first Funny Car driver to exceed 300 mph. Epler, now the Executive Vice-President of Phillips Connect, looks back on his historic achievement.

NHRA fans can watch the Division 6 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from Pacific Raceways for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.

A year ago — and in his first season as a team owner — Heartland Motorsports Park was the place for a major moment for Top Fuel star Antron Brown. The three-time world champion hopes to continue that success at this year's event.

Loaded with prestige, the world’s biggest drag race, the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, returns to Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Aug. 30-Sept. 4 to close out the 2023 regular season in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series.

On the one-year anniversary of the forming of JCM Racing, team patriarch Joe Maynard and his primary driver, eight-time NHRA Top Fuel world champ Tony Schumacher, discuss the past year and what lies ahead for all three of the Maynard-affiliated teams.

Funny Car world champion Ron Capps is set for a busy week as he will race in this weekend’s Menard’s NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor at Heartland Motorsports Park the day after he makes his debut in the Superstar Racing Experience at Eldora Speedway.

Brian Bohlander, Director of Marketing for Old World Industries and a competitive driver with more than three decades of racing experience, added another title to his ever-growing list of racing accomplishments: licensed NHRA driver.

This week's Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor will feature Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock where Justin Ashley, J.R. Todd, and Dallas Glenn have been installed as the pre-race favorites.

Funny Car and Top Fuel veteran Tommy Johnson Jr. was back behind the wheel recently, helping to shake down the injected nitro A/Fuel Funny Car on Nunzio Valerie. They hope to have the new car in competition soon.

It’s Gaige Herrera’s world, and we’re all just living in it. The Pro Stock Motorcycle sophomore became the ninth racer to sweep the Western Swing, the first to do it on two wheels, and dominated action. Here's a look at how the top riders fared. Final in a three-part series.

Firebird Raceway played host to the 52nd edition of the Nightfire Nationals presented by Bi-Mart, a key stop in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage series.

American Rebel has partnered with Tony Stewart Racing with a multiyear agreement with the Kansas-based company highlighting its residential safes on the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car of three-time champion Matt Hagan.

Celebrating its 39th year in 2023, the popular JEGS Allstars competition will take place at the famed Texas Motorplex for the first time as part of the track’s Stampede of Speed and Texas NHRA FallNationals on Oct. 12-15.

Jason Coan, Tyler Caheely, and Josh Wiseman, led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Division was in action tat Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Tony Stewart, Matt Gill, and Santo Volpe led the list of champions as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Northeast Division was in action at Maple Grove Raceway

With a full-house win/runner-up/semifinal trio of finishes, J.R. Todd was the Funny Car star of the Western Swing, even if he did not gain a massive position improvement. Here's a look at how the top Funny Car players fared. Second in a multi-part series.

The new episode of Driven follows the Vance & Hines and Matt Smith Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle teams through the All-Star Callout at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals with a behind-the-scenes look at the exciting specialty event.

In this week's Dragster Insider, we get a first look at a new Funny Car book and the proposed "Big Daddy" Don Garlits movie, take a look at drag racing nicknames, and offer remembrances of a trio of nitro racers who recently left us.

Five-time Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champion Justin Lamb won in Seattle and Sonoma to claim the trophy on back-to-back weekends, lengthening a streak that has seen at least one national event win in each season since 2012.

With eight round-wins — including a victory in Seattle and semifinal finishes in Denver and Sonoma — Steve Torrence led the way in Top Fuel over the three-race Western Swing and cut strongly into Justin Ashley’s points lead. Here's a look at how the top players fared. First in a multi-part series.

On this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast, host Brian Lohnes is joined by Jon Oberhofer and Todd Smith, the winning Funny Car crew chiefs from Sonoma, as well as rookie Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Chase Van Sant.

NHRA fans can watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Maple Grove Raceway for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv.

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.

Heartland Motorsports Park will host its last and final NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series national event on Aug. 11-13. Those lucky enough to get a ticket will see incredible 11,000-horsepower, 330-mph action at the historic racetrack. 

The Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals was the third and final event in the historic NHRA Western Swing and provided thrills and upsets for the eager fans at Sonoma Raceway. Enjoy this video recap of the weekend.

The 2024 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season will open at the NHRA Gatornationals at famed Gainesville Raceway, and tickets are now on sale for the event, which will take place March 7-10, 2024.

Bring your hot rod, race car, or custom to show it off, then stay to hang and bench race with the best in Southern California car culture.

More than $65,000 was raised Thursday through a charity karting event at the Sonoma Raceway Karting Center, donations, and an animated live auction for the Sonoma chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities honoring the late Eric Medlen.

Seven champions were crowned in NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway, including Kenny Snow, who scored his first career win in Super Street.

The annual NHRA Western Swing ended on a high note with the successful completion of the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at picturesque Sonoma Raceway. Here are five things we learned at the event.