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Leah Pritchett and Brittany Force, two of NHRA’s fast-rising stars, squared off in a historic Top Fuel final round at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals. In what was the first all-female Top Fuel final since 1982 and only the fourth time…

In Phoenix, Leah Pritchett became the newest member of the Pro-class winner’s club, breaking through for her first victory in Top Fuel. Which driver in the Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, or Pro Stock Motorcycle ranks could be next to join the…

Registration is now open for DRAW’s annual Tracy Winters Memorial Golf Tournament, to be held Wednesday, March 16, at Ironwood Golf Course, 2100 NE 39th Ave., in Gainesville, Fla., prior to the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Individual…

Two-time and reigning NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock champ Erica Enders will double her driving duties at 8-10 NHRA Mello Yello national events this season, racing in her Super Gas while also competing in her Elite Motorsports Dodge…

The Funny Car class got its first taste of full integration into the NHRA season in 1970, NHRA’s vaunted “Super Season.” NHRA had nearly doubled its schedule, going from four races to seven – adding the Gatornationals in…

Once again, in 2016, NHRA’s loyal fans will be able to vote their favorite Pro Stock driver into the NHRA K&N Horsepower Challenge, a special bonus event for the factory hot rod class. The K&N Horsepower Challenge will be held…

In a few short weeks, the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will make its way to the Sunshine State for the 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville. Pro Stock Motorcycle riders will be joining the rest of the racers to…

Brad Pierce’s ’58 Corvette is one of the coolest cars in Super Gas, but to be perfectly honest, it also happens to be one of the slowest. While Pierce has no problem running the 9.90 index, his trap speeds often hover in the high-130-…

So much has happened since my last blog entry! We went to Phoenix for testing, headed to Pomona for the Winternationals, and then headed back to Phoenix for the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals. That may not sound like a lot since it’s…

The 2016 CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals took place at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park with temperatures well into the 80s that tested the hot-track tune-ups of the teams. Each of the Professional winners had the most success at an event since…

After a strong start to the 2016 season in Pomona, the drivers in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series served up another action-packed event in Phoenix, where fans were treated to just the second all-female Top Fuel final, a first-time winner in…

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Vincent Nobile is always up for a challenge, and early in the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season the Pro Stock standout is facing a pair of them. Along with the rest of the Pro Stock class, the standout driver is adjusting to the sleek…

National Dragster's Lane Evans captured this unforgettable image of the flying Hawaiian. There are no subsequent shots from him because it was the last exposure on his roll of film (but we have more angles below). Last week’s…

The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season opener in Pomona marked the 100th Funny Car race for Alexis DeJoria, and as she heads into her fifth full season, the three-time winner feels more comfortable than ever behind the wheel of her 10,…

For more than five decades, National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his (or is it her?) prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he (or she?) thinks have the best shot at victory…

Jay Blake's Permatex/Follow A Dream Top Alcohol Funny Car team has a new driver for the 2016 season: Phil Burkart. "Our whole team is excited to have Phil driving as another era begins here at Follow A Dream. We've had some changes in the…

The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to the desert this weekend for the 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals in Phoenix. This week, we will take a look through the NHRA National Dragster photo files from the…

According to NHRA Division 2 Director Rich Schaefer, Earl Wells is the type of individual who always goes for the wow factor. Wells, whose business interests include a three-car Pro Mod team, has gone above and beyond for his latest venture, GALOT…

NHRA has named Honda’s Powersports Division as the Official ATV, Side-by-Side, and Scooter.   In the multiyear agreement, these vehicles will be used at 24 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national events and also at the five…

Leah Pritchett is in uncharted territory in her young NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career, but this is the moment she has always wanted, and the Top Fuel driver plans to take advantage. Pritchett earned a full-time driving position behind…

It took a disastrous event for Gary Densham to say the unthinkable. With his Lawson Rock & Oil Dodge Charger Funny Car bended and twisted in the safety net in the sand trap at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona weeks ago after a parachute failure…

Bo Butner, near lane, defeated Kevin Skinner in the final round of the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown at the 2015 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. The School of Automotive Machinists & Technology has signed a multiyear agreement…

A new season means new looks for teams, and plenty of new, cool paint schemes were on display last weekend at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Trying to pick the best of the bunch was a challenge, but we have…

GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, N.C., has joined the NHRA Member Track Network as part of Division 2, the Southeast Division. “North Carolina is home to some of the most iconic tracks in NHRA Drag Racing,” said Division 2 Director…

Clare Sanders, then and now By 1969, the Funny Car class was in full bloom and contested at three NHRA national events. After its debut at the 1966 World Finals, the…