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The first race of the Countdown featured everything one would hope for: an indisputably intense energy, points shakeups, stoked rivalries, and a bright glimmer of the future. Here are five takeaways from the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.

From leaping off the track to knocking moisture out of the air, Top Fuel dragsters push the limits of physics. See how in this NHRA On FOX slow-motion

Gaige Herrera is just one win away from winning at all the tracks on the Pro Stock Motorcycle circuit, and Dallas Glenn is hoping to ride his spot as the top seed to Pro Stock glory as the Countdown to the Championship opens this weekend at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.

Austin Prock has enjoyed a terrific 2024 regular season in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, and Prock doesn’t plan on adjusting his mindset or his approach as the Countdown to the Championship playoffs open.

The most recent race didn’t go the way reigning Top Fuel world champion Doug Kalitta planned, but it would be hard to deny that the current points leader still has plenty of momentum heading into this weekend’s Pep Boys NHRA Nationals based on last year’s results at Maple Grove Raceway.

In the twilight of his sophomore season, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chase Van Sant has been gathering experience and valuable points as he marches toward the 2024 NHRA Countdown to the Championship. This time around, he's prepared for whatever comes his way.

During the NHRA on FOX broadcast from the 2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals, Tony Pedregon, a former Funny Car champion and NHRA analyst, explained how a clutch failure could send a Top Fuel dragster like Chicago’s T.J. Zizzo up in smoke just after launch.

First-year Funny Car driver Buddy Hull will be participating in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship for the first time in his Professional career. 

NHRA on FOX goes behind the scenes of the tapping of Tony Stewart on the Pat McAfee Show

Multi-class racer Bo Butner, competing in Super Gas, tapped into Indy magic and became the first driver outside of the alcohol campaigners to win three U.S. Nationals trophies in a row.

In a rare and memorable moment ahead of the prestigious Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals at Indy, the Prock family—Austin, Thomas, Jimmy, and Tom—took a breather from the intensity of race prep to grab a drink with NHRA on Fox host, and NHRA nitro drag racer Jordan Vandergriff.

NHRA on FOX’s Brian Lohnes knows drag racing history like few others, and when it comes to pivotal moments in the sport, few vehicles have made an impact like the 1968 Hemi Barracuda.

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.

Austin Prock’s king-making Funny Car win at the Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals was the coronation that seemed almost inevitable given his four-generation bloodline and the family’s racing history in Circle City.

In an unprecedented moment of live NHRA coverage, Ron Capps spoke directly to NHRA on FOX hosts Brian Lohnes and Tony Pedregon from the cockpit of his NAPA-sponsored Toyota Supra Funny Car.

The 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals went into the record book as one of the wildest and most exciting events of the season. Enjoy this video look back at the Big Go.

After a dominant regular season, Vance & Hines riders Gaige Herrera and Richard Gadson are adjusting to new technical regulations.

Five years later, Justin Schriefer still holds a place in the history books as the final qualifier in the quickest Funny Car field in history with a 4.005. He'd love to be in this year's field, too, with his first three-second pass.

Jerry Tucker, carrying the banner for Outlaw Mile Hi Light Beer, has had some great breakthrough moments in Pro Stock this season. He's on target for a big one, and that could very well happen this weekend at the 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals.

Following her upset win at the end of the 2019 season, Jianna Evaristo has worked hard to get a second Pro Stock Motorcycle victory and all signs indicate that she's closer than ever.

Defending Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals champion Matt Hartford is in the midst of a year that looks much different than last – but he's confident that the turnaround is coming, and he believes it could well happen at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park this weekend.

Funny Car veteran Dale Creasy Jr. and team are making their first national event appearance since their nasty two-car wreck with Dave Richards last year in Dallas, but they've already hit a winning stride.

Check out this legendary prototype that shaped drag racing history and paved the way for the Hemi Baracuda Super Stock cars that still capture the imagination of Mopar, Chevy, and Ford drag racing fans.

It's been a minute since we've seen three-time Pro Stock champion Jason Line in a race car at a national event, but this weekend, he's back in a big way pulling double duty in the Sox & Martin Hemi Challenge presented by the McCandless Collection. He's also racing Super Stock at the 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals.

In 1964, Chrysler engineers created an engine that would forever change the landscape of drag racing—and go on to become NHRA's nitro-burning Top Fuel engine.

For Ida Zetterström, it’s been a long journey to the NHRA Top Fuel ranks marked by relentless work, dedication, and an unyielding passion for the sport, all of which will be on display this weekend as she makes her U.S. Nationals debut.

Cruise through the Pro Stock pits, and you're likely to walk right by a legend without realizing it. Walk slowly, though, and allow your gaze to settle on the gentleman with a thoughtful expression leaning over the engine in Cristian Cuadra's Corral Boots Chevrolet. That would be Pro Stock pioneer and 1982 Indy winner Frank Iaconio.

If you’re Ron Capps, still soaking in the glory of one of the greatest moments in Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals history, what do you do for an encore? You up the game with a throwback tribute entry of one of Funny Car's most famous cars.

To kick off The Big Go!, the NHRA was honored to host the second annual Sportsman Racer Appreciation Dinner at the 2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals.

Antron Brown has rolled to back-to-back Top Fuel wins at the Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals, and a third straight victory would continue to build an already impressive legacy at the prestigious event.