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DHL Funny Car crew chief Todd Smith talks about his battle with COVID-19

Todd Smith, co-crew chief on the 2019 world championship DHL Funny Car of J.R. Todd, talked with Brian Lohnes about his battle with and continuing recovery from COVID-19, as well as the DHL team's preparation for the return to racing.
22 Jun 2020
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Happy Father's Day from the NHRA

Dads are special. They're teachers, mentors, and sounding boards. They're guidance counselors and boo-boo healers. They're crew chiefs and team owners and always in your corner. We want to wish all of the dads out there a Happy Father's Day from the NHRA. Enjoy your day, dads!
21 Jun 2020
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Januik, Gordon, and Thomas lead Division 5 winners at Bandimere Speedway

Nick Januik, Doug Gordon, and Don Thomas led the list of champions as the NHRA West Central Division launched its 2020 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season with the Trailer Source Thunder on the Mountain presented by NAPA at Bandimere Speedway.
19 Jun 2020
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Division 5
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division Trailer Source Thunder on the Mountain presented by NAPA: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER Nick Januik, Las Vegas, Nev…
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Williams, Pierdolla, Candies lead winners at Houston's Texas Sportsman Challenge

Chase Williams, Hunter Pierdolla, and Brett Candies found the winner's circle at the NHRA's South Central Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman Showdown at Houston Raceway Park.
19 Jun 2020
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Winners
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division Sportsman Showdown: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Chase Williams, Carthage, Texas, '14 Spitzer, B/DA, 6.803, 176.…
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Fricke, Bellemeur take Top Alcohol victories at 2020 Northeast Division opener

Jackie Fricke, Sean Bellemeur, and Peter D'Angolo led the list of champs as the Northeast Division opened its season at New England Dragway.
19 Jun 2020
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Division 1
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division event at New England Dragway: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER  Jackie Fricke, Flemington, N.J., 5.316, 274.83 def. Duane Shields…
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Pro Stock engine builder profile: Joey Grose

We're taking you inside the minds of the engine builders who create the most powerful naturally aspirated 500-cid race engines on earth
19 Jun 2020
David Kennedy
Racing Technology
Pro Stock engine builder profile: Joey Grose
Pro Stock engine builders have a legendary reputation for dedication and persistence that goes beyond maniacal. Their work ethic and ability to bring concepts into reality has been something to behold in NHRA pits for more than 50 years. To…
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Top Fuel's Doug Foley and team ready to restart their season at Indy event

Top Fuel racer Doug Foley joined NHRA’s Brian Lohnes via Skype to talk about the Foley-Lewis team’s plans for the 2020 season and how they’ve adjusted during the COVID-19 outbreak.
19 Jun 2020
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NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Eastern Conference Finals move to zMAX as part of Jr. Drag Week

The future stars of the National Hot Rod Association will compete at zMAX Dragway, July 10-18, when the “Bellagio of Drag Strips” hosts the wildly popular Jr. Drag Racing Week that will conclude with the prestigious NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals.
19 Jun 2020
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Jr Drag Racing League
The future stars of the National Hot Rod Association will compete at zMAX Dragway, July 10-18, when the “Bellagio of Drag Strips” hosts the wildly popular Jr. Drag Racing Week that will conclude with the prestigious NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League…
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Fan Fotos: A Texas-sized collection from three decades of photo greatness

David Graves has been shooting photos in Texas and the surrounding states for decades and shared with us a collection of some of his great Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Sportsman-racing images.
19 Jun 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Fan Fotos
Drag racing is a multi-generational sport across many platforms, with kids and grandkids following their elders not only behind the wheel on the dragstrip or twirling the wrenches in the pits but into the grandstands but behind the camera lens…
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Steve Johnson talks about crewmember 'Jock' Allen's recovery from COVID-19

Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran Steve Johnson joined Brian Lohnes via Skype to talk about the experience and recovery of his crewmember, Ervin “Jock” Allen, who contracted COVID-19.
18 Jun 2020
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WFO Radio: Matt Hartford, National Dragster's Phil Burgess, and Will Hanna

NHRA National Dragster Editor Phil Burgess, Pro Stock racer Matt Hartford, and alcohol-racing expert Will Hanna were guests on WFO Radio Live. Check out the archived edition.
17 Jun 2020
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WFO
This week on WFO Radio Live, airing Thursday at 4 p.m. Eastern, NHRA National Dragster Editor Phil Burgess stopped by to discuss the return of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing and the National Dragster's return to a print edition.  Pro Stock…
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NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series set to roar back into action July 11-12 In Indy

The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will roar back into action at famed Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, July 11-12, with Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle competition in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series plus two special companion events.
17 Jun 2020
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Indy
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will roar back into action at famed Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, July 11-12, with Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle competition in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series plus two…
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Antron and Anson Brown talk Jr. Dragsters and the big NHRA Return to Racing

Three-time NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel champ Antron Brown and son Anson joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes via Skype to talk about Anson's recent Jr. Dragster successes, how the family has adapted during the racing hiatus, and Antron's thoughts about the return to racing.
16 Jun 2020
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NHRA Shop Talk: Connecting rod basics with Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart

NHRA’s Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart were joined by manufacturer Bill Miller for an interactive NHRA Shop Talk to discuss connecting rods: what they do and what makes them work.
16 Jun 2020
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Shop Talk
Previously on NHRA Shop Talk: Cylinder head basics…
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Pro Stock engine builder profile: Frank Iaconio

We're taking you inside the minds of the engine builders who create the most powerful naturally aspirated 500-cid race engines on earth
16 Jun 2020
David Kennedy
Racing Technology
Frank Iaconio Pro Stock
Pro Stock engine builders have a legendary reputation for dedication and persistence that goes beyond maniacal. Their work ethic and ability to bring concepts into reality has been something to behold in NHRA pits for more than 50 years. To…
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Scoring change announced for 2020 E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Drag Racing Series

Racers in the E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service will contest a 12-event schedule in 2020 as originally planned but will now earn points towards the season championship at just nine of those 12 events.
16 Jun 2020
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Pro Mod
Racers in the E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service will contest a 12-event schedule in 2020 as originally planned but will now earn points towards the season championship at just nine of those 12 events. The scoring…
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Flav-R-Pac named title rights sponsor of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Pacific Raceways

Norpac’s Flav-R-Pac Brand has signed a multi-year agreement to become the title rights sponsor of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Pacific Raceways, outside of Seattle, Wash.
16 Jun 2020
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Seattle
Norpac’s Flav-R-Pac Brand has signed a multi-year agreement to become the title rights sponsor of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Pacific Raceways, outside of Seattle, Wash. The 33rd annual Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals is set…
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Catch up on the latest NHRA news and notes of the week with Weekend Update

NHRA's Brian Lohnes catches you up on the latest news of the week and takes a look at the week ahead in NHRA Drag Racing.
15 Jun 2020
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Pro Stock engine builder profile: Warren Johnson

We're taking you inside the minds of the engine builders who create the most powerful naturally aspirated 500-cid race engines on earth
15 Jun 2020
David Kennedy
Racing Technology
Warren Johnson Pro Stock Engine Builder
The top-secret technology of Pro Stock that has been hidden away like the Holy Grail for the last 50 years isn’t what you might think. It’s not an exotic piston or connecting rod. It’s not a featherweight valvetrain. It’s not even a billet-…
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Cruz Pedregon and crew burn some nitro at Indy with Nostalgia Funny Car

Cruz Pedregon and his Mello Yello peers will be back in action July 12-12 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis when the Mello Yello Drag racing Series returns to action, but two-time NHRA Funny Car champion got a little headstart, running his California Charger Nostalgia Funny Car at the track.
15 Jun 2020
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Reinhart Reveals: NHRA Pro Stock cylinder head porting and preparation

A tremendous amount of work goes into the creation of a cylinder head for a Pro Stock engine as NHRA's Alan Reinhart reveals in this segment.
15 Jun 2020
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Alan Reinhart
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Erica Enders talks Comp, racing preparations being made by Pro Stock team

Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock champ Erica Enders talked with NHRA's Brian Lohnes via Skype about her recent foray into Comp eliminator and about battling to defend her crown in a non-Countdown points season.
14 Jun 2020
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Lane, Stults, Lang lead NHRA Northwest Division winners at Pacific Raceways

Cody Lane, Rod Stults, and Jody Lang led the wist of winners as the NHRA Northwest DivisionNHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competed at Pacific Raceways outside of Seattle, Wash.
13 Jun 2020
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Division 6
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division event at Pacific Raceways: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Cody Lane, North Bend, Wash., '10 Cobalt, B/SMA, 8.090, 148.23  def…
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Reinhart Reveals: The difference between NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle engines

NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycles basically come in two configurations: two-cylinder V-Twins and four-cylinder machines like the Suzukis. What's the difference inside and out? Power? Rules? NHRA's Alan Reinhart breaks it all down.
13 Jun 2020
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Alan Reinhart
  Previously revealed: Reinhart Reveals: The differences between Pro Stock and big-…
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Austin Prock: 'I felt pretty confident going that we were going to have the car to beat'

The reigning rookie of the year showed that his road to the future remains a steady one as he reached his second career final round at the season opener. This is one of a series of interviews with the top drivers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock.
12 Jun 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
Return to Racing
Austin Prock
AUSTIN PROCK | Montana Brand/Rocky Mountain Twist dragster Current points position: 4th | Best season e.t. to date:.3.678 Early-season…
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Paul Lee: 'It’s going to be great just to see our friends and the fans'

In their debut with new sponsor Global Electronic Technology, Paul Lee and crew chiefs Jim Oberhofer and Donnie Bender qualified impressively in Pomona but fought a series of bad breaks through the season's first two events. This is the final article in a series of interviews with the top drivers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock.
12 Jun 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
Return to Racing
Paul Lee
PAUL LEE | Global Electronic Technology Dodge Charger Current points position: Tied for 10th | Best season e.t. to date: 3.898 Early-season…
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Nitro Time Machine: Top Fuel legend Chris Karamesines reaches first final round

Hop into the NHRA Nitro Time Machine with Brian Lohnes for a trip back to Montreal and 1990 and the first career NHRA final-round appearance for Top Fuel legend Chris Karamesines.
12 Jun 2020
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Chris Karamesines
Previous trips in the NHRA Nitro Time Machine: Nitro Time Machine Live: Brian Lohnes and…
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Down the video rabbit hole: Watching 1970s match racing on the small screen

It all started innocently enough, with one YouTube video showing roller starters in action, and the next thing you know, it was hours and hours of 1970s match racing. Well, there goes your Friday.
12 Jun 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Dragster Insider
It all started innocently enough, with Insider reader Eric Arnett sending me a link to a YouTube video showing the roller starters in action in 1973 at fabled U.S. 30 Drag Strip in Gary, Ind., a nice little add-on to my recently in-depth piece about…
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Jack Beckman: 'I don’t know if anyone wants to get back more than me'

Things couldn’t have gone much better for Jack Beckman and crew chiefs Dean Antonelli and John Medlen to start 2020. They won the season opener in Pomona and were runners-up in Phoenix. This is one of a series of interviews with the top drivers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock.
11 Jun 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
Return to Racing
Jack Beckman
JACK BECKMAN | Infinite Hero Dodge Charger Current points position: 1st | Best season e.t. to date: 3.837 Early-season report card:…
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NHRA National Dragster returns to print with focus on NHRA Return to Racing; digital version still available for free to all

The latest issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine, available now online for free and, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, also in the mail to NHRA members around the world, focuses on NHRA's return to racing, including interviews with drivers, crew chiefs, and engine builders.
11 Jun 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
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