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2017: Bo Butner goes from zero to hero with narrow seven-point title decision

Bo Butner came into the 2017 season without a win but exited the year as the world champion after his fourth and final win of the year — over future champ Tanner Gray in a weird final round — allowed him to eke past teammate Greg Anderson for the championship. Second in a series
25 Oct 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
NHRA's Closest Championship Finishes (2007-21)
Bo Butner
Coming into the 2017 season, Bo Butner had won exactly zero Pro Stock races, but after a strong regular season that featured wins in Houston, Atlanta, and Norwalk, he entered the Countdown to the Championship as the No. 1 seed with KB Racing…
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After a slow start, Shawn Langdon looking to finish the season on a strong note

The 2022 Camping World NHRA Top Fuel title might be out of reach, but Shawn Langdon sees no reason why he can't be a factor at the final two events of the season.
25 Oct 2022
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Red Line Synthetic Oil to sponsor Legends Nitro Funny Cars at Nevada Nationals

Red Line Synthetic Oil has partnered with Legends Nitro Funny Cars as the Official Title Sponsor to present the 12-car invitational event to be held during the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 27-30.
25 Oct 2022
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Legends Nitro Funny Cars
Red Line Synthetic Oil has partnered with Legends Nitro Funny Cars as the Official Title Sponsor to present the 12-car invitational event to be held during the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 27-30. Bringing…
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2022 NHRA Midwest Nationals Top Dragster champion Darian Boesch

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
118:58
Former Top Sportsman world champ Darian Boesch bagged his latest win in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers when he topped Ed Dudley in the final. After an even start, Boesch won with a 6.234 on his 6.18 dial.  
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2022 NHRA Midwest Nationals Super champion Gas Rob Kropfeld

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
100:47
Rob Kropfeld was a brilliant .005 on the Tree in the Super Gas final with his ’67 Camaro, forcing opponent Patrick Debottis into a 9.892 breakout. The victory was Kropfeld’s third but his first in more than five years and boosted his final-round…
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2022 NHRA Midwest Nationals Super champion Comp Junior Houston

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
85:57
Junior Houston, the Top Dragster runner-up three years ago at the Virginia national event, went the distance on his second try, defeating former Super Gas world champ and last year’s Super Gas winner, Jeremy Mason, by .008-second in the Super Comp…
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2022 NHRA Midwest Nationals Stock champion Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
75:12
Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. won his ninth national event and sixth in Stock after Chris Knudsen red-lighted by .001-seocnd in the final round. Hidalgo has now moved to No. 3 in the battle for the Stock national championship.
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2022 NHRA Midwest Nationals Super Stock champion Marion Stephenson

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
81:27
Marion Stephenson is now a six-time NHRA national event winner after topping Tyler Wudarczyk in the Super Stock final. Stephenson cruised to the win after Wudarczyk slowed. The race was a rematch of the 2018 Topeka final, won by Wudarczyk.  
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2022 NHRA Midwest Nationals Comp champion Adam Hickey

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
111:24
The third time was the charm for Adam Hickey, a past U.S. Nationals and SPORTSnationals Comp runner-up, as he collected his first career national event win, and it will be one he won’t forget. His opponent was supposed to be Australian national…
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2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Sportsman champion Jimmy Lewis

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
81:27
Jimmy Lewis, the reigning world champion in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers, won his 14th national event after David Cuadra fouled in the final round. Lewis now has five wins in Dallas including back-to-back Top Sportsman titles in…
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2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Dragster champion Wayne Johnson

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
70:16
Wayne Johnson joined the list of first-time NHRA winners in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers when he beat Robert Cool in the final round. Johnson was nearly unbeatable with a .009 light and a 6.269 on his 6.29 dial.
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2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Gas champion Phil Unruh

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
66:10
Phil Unruh won the all-Kansas Super Gas final in his ’67 Camaro for career win No. 7, two of which have come at Texas Motorplex. Unruh nailed a clutch .006 reaction time in the final and collected the win when final-round opponent Heidi Robison took…
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2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Comp champion Austin Williams

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
63:45
Two-time world champ Austin Williams collected career win No. 19 –- nine of which have come in Super Comp -– by just .002-second over Kyle Secrest, running 8.919 to beat Secrest’s holeshot-aided 8.926. Williams, who also has nine wins in Stock,…
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2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Stock champion John Brimer

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
70:55
John Brimer is now a six-time NHRA national event winner and half of them have come in Dallas after he defeated Randi Lyn Shipp in the Stock final. Brimer drove to an 8.881 on his 8.86 dial after Shipp broke out by three-hundredths.
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2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Stock champion Brandon Bakies

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
64:03
For the third time in the last five years, Brandon Bakies visited the winner’s circle at the Texas Motorplex. Bakies, a winner in 2018-19,  claimed the Super Stock title in his SAM Tech COPO Camaro by beating third-generation racer Aydan…
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2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Comp champion Adam Hickey

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
85:54
Adam Hickey went back-to-back in Comp, following his win the previous weekend in St. Louis with another score in Dallas, driving his B/DA to an easy final-round win after fellow Louisianan Scott Cashio fouled in his A/SMA Cobalt.
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2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Sean Bellemeur

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
119:42
Reigning Top Alcohol Funny Car world champ Sean Bellemeur recorded his milestone 30th career win and his fourth of the season, driving the Bartone Bros./Hussey Performance Camaro to a wire-to-wire victory over Brainerd champ Kyle Smith, 5.45 to 5.49…
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2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Jasmine Salinas

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
128:26
Jasmine Salinas, who won the Gatornationals earlier this season, won her second career title in the Pep Boys/Scrappers Racing entry, defeating third-generation alcohol racer Madison Payne in the Top Alcohol Dragster final round, 5.25 to 5.26. It was…
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Nitrous Keys joins KGC, Jim Dunn Racing at the NHRA Nevada Nationals

Las Vegas-based Nitrous Keys, which has created a revolutionary key-making system that uses cutting-edge software and hardware, will be bannered on Jim Dunn Racing at the NHRA Nevada Nationals alongside primary sponsor Kindness General Contractors.
25 Oct 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Jim Dunn Racing
With a company name that fits perfectly in the sport of drag racing, Nitrous Keys has become the latest addition to Jim Dunn Racing’s group of sponsors. Nitrous Keys (www.nitrouskeys.com), headquartered in Las Vegas, is focused on speed and…
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NHRA Breakfast at the SEMA Show: “Bent rules, balled fists, and dragstrip battles”

NHRA legends Don Prudhomme, Richard Tharp, Lee Beard, and Frank Hawley will come together to discuss a thrilling topic: “Bent Rules, Balled Fists, and Drag Strip Battles,” as the NHRA Breakfast returns to the SEMA Show Nov. 2 at the Westgate Las Vegas Casino Paradise Events Center.
25 Oct 2022
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SEMA Breakfast
With four legends set to take the stage, as well as a must-see topic for any racing fan, the NHRA Breakfast is set to return to the SEMA Show on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the Westgate Las Vegas Casino Paradise Events Center. The popular NHRA Breakfast…
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Meet the stars of the NHRA at the NHRA Fanfest, Vegas-style tonight

The NHRA Fanfest, Vegas-style returns to famed Fremont Street in Las Vegas Thursday, Oct. 27, featuring a huge driver autograph session and entertainment. 
25 Oct 2022
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Fan Fest
The NHRA Fanfest, Vegas-style returns to famed Fremont Street in Las Vegas Thursday, Oct. 27, featuring a huge driver autograph session and entertainment.  The driver autograph session will begin at 5:30 p.m. Among the NHRA superstars…
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NHRA Insider podcast: Men On The Move: Clay Millican and Ron Capps

Ron Capps and Clay Millican join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. Both racers are in a strong position with regard to their seasons. 
24 Oct 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider podcast
  Ron Capps and Clay Millican join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. Both racers are in a strong position with regard to their seasons.  Millican, with fresh ownership and parts, is in the fastest…
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Edelbrock Group sponsors Millican Top Fueler for NHRA Nevada Nationals

Edelbrock and Comp Cams will be the primary sponsors on the Rick Ware Racing/Parts Plus NHRA Top Fuel dragster driven by Clay Millican at the upcoming NHRA Nevada Nationals. 
24 Oct 2022
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Clay Millican
Edelbrock and Comp Cams will be the primary sponsors on the Rick Ware Racing/Parts Plus NHRA Top Fuel dragster driven by Clay Millican at the upcoming NHRA Nevada Nationals.  Founded in Memphis, Tenn., Comp Cams’ partnership with Millican…
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Popular Funny Car driver Tom Hoover, known for Showtime entries, passes away

Tom Hoover, whose beautiful Showtime Funny Cars were marquee performers on the NHRA Drag Racing circuit for decades, passed away Oct. 21. He was 81.
24 Oct 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Tom "Showtime" Hoover 16
Tom Hoover, whose beautiful Showtime Funny Cars were marquee performers on the NHRA Drag Racing circuit for decades, passed away Oct. 21. He was 81. Hoover burst onto the scene in the 1960s in Top Fuel with a family-run team that included his…
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Championship hopes could hinge on success at NHRA Nevada Nationals

With championship dreams on the line, the stars in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will look to hit it big on Oct. 27-30 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as the NHRA Nevada Nationals marks the penultimate race in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
24 Oct 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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NHRA Nevada Nationals
With championship dreams on the line, the stars in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will look to hit it big on Oct. 27-30 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as the 22nd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals marks the penultimate race in the…
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Tony Stewart to make Top Alcohol Dragster debut in Las Vegas

NASCAR Hall of Famer and NHRA nitro team owner Tony Stewart will make his drag racing debut this weekend at the NHRA Nevada Nationals at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
24 Oct 2022
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Tony Stewart
After two multi-day sessions at Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School and a handful of tests over the last two years in both a Top Alcohol dragster and a Top Fuel dragster, Tony Stewart is ready for the real thing.   The versatile racer who…
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The 2022 California Hot Rod Reunion is this weekend in Bakersfield, Calif.

Come one, come all to Famoso Dragstrip this weekend for the 30th annual California Hot Rod Reunion!
21 Oct 2022
David Kennedy
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The 2022 California Hot Rod Reunion is this weekend in Bakersfield, Calif.
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Kalitta Motorsports brings high horsepower to two national conventions

Kalitta Motorsports participated in two national conventions in support of Kalitta Air and longtime sponsor Revchem Composites following the Texas NHRA FallNationals. Each display featured a specially designed Toyota Funny Car that Kalitta Motorsports' in-house graphics and branding staff designed and wrapped for each show. 
21 Oct 2022
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Kalitta Motorsports
Kalitta Motorsports participated in two national conventions in support of Kalitta Air and longtime sponsor Revchem Composites following the Texas NHRA FallNationals. Each display featured a specially designed Toyota Funny Car that Kalitta…
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“T.V. Tommy” Ivo and the five-second Top Fuel run that ignited a controversy

Oct. 22, 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the controversial breaking (or not breaking) of one of drag racing’s great barriers. “T.V. Tommy” Ivo received a 5.97 time slip, allowing him to lay claim to the first five-second Top Fuel clocking, but the run has been shrouded in controversy ever since.
21 Oct 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
“T.V. Tommy” Ivo
  Tomorrow, Oct. 22, 2022, will mark the 50th anniversary of the controversial breaking (or not breaking) of one of drag racing’s great barriers. At a match race at Keystone Raceway Park in New Alexandria, Pa., on Oct. 22, 1972, “T.V.…
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Brittany Force owns the ten fastest runs ever made in a Top Fuel dragster

She's faster than fast, quicker than quick—she is speed! With all ten of the fastest passes ever made in a Top Fuel dragster credited to her team, Brittany Force literally owns the top speed record in that category.
20 Oct 2022
David Kennedy
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Brittany Force owns the ten quickest runs ever made in a Top Fuel dragster
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