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Winter is coming ... and so is another epic chapter of racing in Pomona

Winter is coming. That’s the watchword for Southern California fans as the fabled Winternationals is officially back on the schedule for the last weekend of July. Take a walk back through some other hot Pomona times from the past 60 years.
28 May 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Winter is coming
Winter is coming. That’s the watchword for Southern California fans as the fabled Winternationals is officially back on the schedule for the last weekend of July. I know … the Winternationals in the middle of summer? Weird, right? Then again,…
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Stump Bob: Has a Dodge Aspen ever won an NHRA national event eliminator?

The Dodge Aspen owned and driven by NHRA historian and statistician Bob Frey became a long-running joke over the years he served as NHRA's chief announcer, so maybe it's not surprising that fans want to know if Aspens have any on-track success, too.
27 May 2021
Bob Frey
Stump Bob
Stump Bob
OK, so this one strikes home. Apparently, my Dodge Aspen (which had 380,000 miles on it and was, it seems, spoken about way too much at the races) is the basis for this question. So… When you think of race cars, an Aspen probably isn’t the…
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Matt Hartford's focus in the driver seat apparent with the return of his crew chief

With his team back at full-strength, Hartford's success at the 2021 Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Presented By Pennzoil earned him this call-out moment on the NHRA on FOX broadcast.
27 May 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Matt Hartford 2021 Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Presented By Pennzoil Pro Stock
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Event coverage, next-gen racer features and more in new issue of National Dragster

The new issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine is online and in the mail for NHRA Members. With complete coverage of the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals and NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals and features galore, you won't want to miss it.
27 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
ND cover
Read the new issue The new issue of NHRA National Dragster…
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Houston Pro Stock winner Matt Hartford guests on WFO Radio podcast

Matt Hartford wins Pro Stock in Texas, again! Hartford joined Joe Castello to tell the story of his victory at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil. 
27 May 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Matt Hartford
  Matt Hartford wins Pro Stock in Texas, again! Hartford joined Joe Castello to tell the story of his victory at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil.  Hartford also answers questions from WFO…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Rachel Meyer

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Rachel Meyer, who kicked off the season with a win at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, mastered the four-wide format with a final-round win against Karen Stalba, Matt Cummings, and her own teammate, Julie Nataas. The final round was one…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Sean Bellemeur

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  Sean Bellemeur had to defeat three very competitive drivers in Top Alcohol Funny Car to win his third event of the season. A 5.446 was enough to get the job done behind the wheel of Tony Bartone’s Hussey Performance Camaro, and world…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Competition Eliminator champion David Barton

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  David Barton entered his COPO Camaro in the Comp class in Charlotte mainly to test ahead of next weekend’s Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown event in Houston. The test went even better than Barton could have imagined as he left…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Super Stock champion Peter D'Agnolo

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  Six years after winning his first NHRA national event title in Charlotte, Peter D’Agnolo returned for an encore in Super Stock. D’Agnolo was able to ease to a 9.90 in the final after opponent Steve Comella red-lighted in his Hemi-…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Stock Eliminator champion Marion Stephenson

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  The Stock title went to Marion Stephenson, who won for the fifth time in his career. Stephenson, who also won last year’s St. Louis event, used a 10.30 on his 10.27 dial in his B/SA Camaro to stop Morgan Wilson, who was appearing in…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Super Comp champion Billy Upton

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  A red-light decided the Super Comp final after Lauren Freer left .002-second too soon, but that may not have mattered because Billy Upton put together one of the best packages of the event with a .012 light and an 8.906 for his fourth…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Super Gas champion James Perry

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  In addition to his NHRA world championship and Division 2 E.T. title, James Perry is now a seven-time national event winner following his final-round win against Jeff Jensen in Super Gas. Perry gained a slight lead at the start, .017…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Sportsman champion Ronnie Proctor

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  Ronnie Proctor is a past world champion who continues to find his way to the winner’s circle. After qualifying in the No. 6 spot with a 6.618, Proctor made his way to the Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers final round,…
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The Sports Report: David Barton scores two Wallys in eight days

In a span of two weeks, David Barton went from winning his first event in Comp eliminator to breaking a nearly four-year victory drought in the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown class.
26 May 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
Barton
To suggest that the last two weeks have been good to David Barton would be an understatement. Following the NHRA tour to stops in Charlotte and Houston, Barton picked up a pair of Wallys, but did so in a most unusual way. He cashed in Charlotte in…
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NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide NHRA Nationals Sportsman highlights

Rachel Meyer collected her second Top Alcohol Dragster title of the season, and Sean Bellemeur scored for the third time in Top Alcohol Funny Car to lead the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series winners at the NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide NHRA Nationals in Charlotte.
26 May 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Rachel Meyer
Rachel Meyer collected her second Top Alcohol Dragster title of the season, and Sean Bellemeur scored for the third time in Top Alcohol Funny Car to lead the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series winners at the NGK NTK Four-Wide NHRA Nationals…
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Jet dragster to light up the sky at TascaParts.com New England Nationals

Fans attending the TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila will be in for some extra excitement as Ernie Bogue will be on hand with his “Beast from the East” jet dragster.
26 May 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Jet dragster
Fans attending the TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila will be in for some extra excitement as Ernie Bogue will be on hand with his “Beast from the East” jet dragster. While the race will mark the car’s…
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On her 33rd birthday, Leah Pruett celebrates her 25th year in drag racing

Leah Pruett turns 33 years old today, and while birthdays are always a momentous occasion, this particular year is extra special for Pruett as it marks the 25th anniversary — to the day — that her NHRA career began.
26 May 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Leah Pruett
Leah Pruett turns 33 years old today, and while birthdays are always a momentous occasion, this particular year is extra special for Pruett as it marks the 25th anniversary — to the day — that her NHRA career began. Pruett, a native…
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Five things we learned from the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals

It took an extra day to complete, but the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil was well worth the wait with a number of surprising and a few not-so-surprising outcomes.
25 May 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Matt Hartford
It took an extra day to complete, but the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNaitonals presented by Pennzoil was well worth the wait with a number of surprising and a few not-so-surprising outcomes. The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series visited…
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Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Sunday/Monday Gallery

Much like the postman, National Dragster's intrepid photographers are willing to brave the elements in order to deliver. From start to finish, they were on the grounds at Houston Raceway Park to document all the action from the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil
24 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Doug Hamp 49
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Native Texan Steve Torrence finally gets long-awaited Top Fuel win in Houston

Native Texan Steve Torrence checks a big item off his to-do list by winning the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park.
24 May 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Steve Torrence
Steve Torrence still has a ways to go before he matches his 2018 season, where he went 11-0 in final rounds en route to the first of his three straight Top Fuel world championships, but he’s off to a great start. The Capco driver has now won…
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Comeback complete: Robert Hight returns to winner’s circle with convincing victory

After missing the bulk of the 2020 season, Robert Hight has returned in style with his first win in more than a year at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil in Houston.
24 May 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Robert Hight
Not many drivers can take the better part of a full year off, and come back without skipping a beat, but Robert Hight isn’t like most drivers. Hight raced just twice in 2020 and was parked after the February event in Phoenix due to the COVID-19…
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Matt Hartford shakes early-season gremlins to get fourth career Pro Stock win

After a slow start to the 2021 season, Matt Hartford puts all the pieces together to claim his fourth-career win at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals in Houston.
24 May 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Matt Hartford
The way Matt Hartford sees it, there is no way he should have gone five races deep into the 2021 season without as much as a semifinal to show for it. Hartford attributed his slow start to a combination of bad luck and minor mechanical gremlins,…
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News and Notes from the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals

News and Notes from final eliminations at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park. Updated throughout the remainder of the event.
24 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Steve Torrence
News and Notes from final eliminations at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park. Updated throughout the remainder of the event. MONDAY There were two bye runs when Funny Car pulled to the…
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Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals postponed until Monday

Final eliminations for the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil have been postponed due to rain at Houston Raceway Park. Final eliminations will resume on Monday May 24 at 10 a.m. (Central).
23 May 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Weather
Eliminations for the 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park have been postponed to Monday due to inclement weather. Racing action will resume at 10 a.m. CT with the completion of the…
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Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Sunday preview

Following an abbreviated qualifying round on Saturday, NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pros will have their work cut out for them heading into Sunday’s final day of eliminations in the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park.
23 May 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Houston
Rain early in the week shortened the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil from three to two days, and more rain on Saturday meant that each qualifier in Top Fuel and most of the Funny Car field was held to a single…
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Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Saturday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers dodged the raindrops to catch all of the action at Houston Raceway Park on a wet Saturday of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil.
22 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
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Steve Torrence, Bob Tasca III, and Dallas Glenn take top spots at Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals

Nitro points leaders Steve Torrence and Bob Tasca III along with Pro Stock rookie Dallas Glenn claimed the top spots during Saturday’s rain-shortened qualifying at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil.
22 May 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Bob Tasca III
Reigning and three-time Top Fuel world champion grabbed the top spot on Saturday at Houston Raceway Park while the current Funny Car points leader continued his recent hot streak by claiming the pole position in Funny Car. They were joined by Dallas…
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BREAKING: Charlotte winner Dallas Glenn to race full season in Pro Stock

What started as an experiment has blossomed into a full-blown chance to win a Camping World NHRA Series championship as Charlotte Four Wide winner Dallas Glenn announces plans to race a full season in the Pro Stock category.
22 May 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Dallas Glenn
Coming off his first professional Pro Stock victory at the 11th annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, rookie Pro Stock racer Dallas Glenn has signed primary sponsor RAD Torque Systems for the balance of the 2021 season in the Camping World NHRA Drag…
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Bertozzi doubles up to lead winners as Atlanta hosts final Division 2 event

Anthony Bertozzi doubled up, winning in both Super Stock and Top Dragster as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division was in action at Atlanta Dragway.
21 May 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 2
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division event at Atlanta Dragway: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR David Eaton, Merritt Island, Fla., '32 Altered, A/AP, 10.977, 76.09…
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John Force joins WFO podcast to talk about four-wide win, Houston hopes

John Force joined Joe Castello to discuss his 152nd NHRA win. Force goes into detail about his round by round at zMAX Dragway.
21 May 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
John Force
  John Force joined Joe Castello to discuss his 152nd NHRA win. Force goes into detail about his round by round at zMAX Dragway, tells some stories about his legendary career, and previews Houston, where he’ll be trying for his third…
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