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"Papa John," the founder of a pizza empire and the sponsor of Leah Pritchett¹s Top Fuel dragster, joined the Don Schumacher Racing driver in Indianapolis for the 62nd annual Chevrolet…

(Above) Old No. 4 was pulled down from the rafters (below) above the DSR crew chief offices in Brownsburg, Ind., where old Funny Car chassis patiently wait for their chance to race again. Joe Fitzpatrick, Don Schumacher…

It was only appropriate during this yearlong celebration of 50 Years of Funny Car that the world’s biggest and greatest drag race host the best display of vintage Funny Cars this season, and so it was that at the Chevrolet Performance U.S…

It was one of the wildest off-track moments to ever take place at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, and seven years later, John Force and Tony Pedregon officially buried the hatchet – on national TV, no less – after their…

NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series stars took to the twists and turns of the Speedway Indoor Karting go-kart track Wednesday, Aug. 31, prior to the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals for a  charity karting event to raise money for…

At the recent Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, Tony Schumacher, already the winningest Top Fuel driver in Indy history entering the event, added his 10th career win at the world’s biggest drag race to become the winningest Pro-class…

For many a drag racing and hot rodding fan, a trip to the Bonneville Salt Flats is one of those “bucket list” trips. NHRA National Dragster photographer Marc Gewertz spent a weekend off from his NHRA duties at Speed Week at the…

MISSION, B.C. – Pacific Raceways captured the team championship while Sean Shaffer, John Leage, Mark Owens, and Kevin Bromley took home the individual honors at the NHRA Northwest Division Summit Racing Series Finals at Mission Raceway Park.…

“The best teams always seem to find a way to rise to the occasion, especially when the spotlight is the brightest.”  Those words come from Top Fuel racer Tony Schumacher, who won the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals for the…

A great start to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship is imperative if a driver hopes to win a world championship and the epitome of that took place a year ago at the state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway. All four winners…

Chris Holbrook, near lane, drove his new Varsity Ford Cobra Jet to the SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown title with a final-round win over Stephen Bell's COPO Camaro. Along the way, Holbrook made the sport's quickest Stock pass with an 8.23…

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The Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals marks the end of the 18-race NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series regular season, and the defining line to set the competitors for the six-race Countdown to the Championship. Only the top 10…

Results | Team reports It’s the final day of the world’s biggest drag race, the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, but so…

As part of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car celebration, fans voted on a Top 20 list developed by respected drag racing historians and Funny Car experts.   The results are being revealed in reverse order at NHRA national events this season…

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Courtney Force scored at her sponsor’s big event, driving her Traxxas Camaro SS to a $100,000 payday in the 5th annual Traxxas Nitro Shootout, held concurrent with qualifying at the Chevrolet Performance U.S…

Mello Yello Funny Car points leader Ron Capps escaped uninjured after the parachutes on his NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger failed to deploy following a winning first-round race in the Traxxas Nitro…

After Robert Hight’s wild Saturday night explosion, NHRA FOX Reporter Lewis Bloom and the staff of NHRA National Dragster magazine combed the long list of crazy occurrences in Funny Car at the U.S. Nationals for some more explosive moments.…

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Robert Hight's Auto Club of Southern California Chevy Camaro SS Funny Car exploded in a ball of fire during his qualifying pass Saturday night at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Hight's car…

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Tony Schumacher, who has built his legacy as the winningest Top Fuel driver in NHRA history on the strength of a class-record nine Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Fuel victories, used…

Aaron Strong, far lane, collected his first Pro Stock win by upsetting Vincent Nobile, who red-lighted in the final round of the rain-delayed Seattle event. Former Comp driver Aaron Strong became the 62nd different winner in Pro Stock…

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NHRA FOX reporter Lewis Bloom and the staff of NHRA National Dragster magazine selected some of their favorite Top Fuel moments from the "Big Go." Of course, it starts out with "Big Daddy" Don Garlits and…

NHRA's  Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick recap Friday's highlights at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals and preview Saturday's action.

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