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Latest FREE issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine now available

The latest issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine, being offered in digital format only and free to the racing community during the COVID-19 pandemic, is now online for reading. Features on the new electric Cobra Jet, Factory Stockers, Matt Bynum, and more pack this interactive issue.
30 Apr 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
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NHRA National Dragster wallpaper images (Issue 08, 2020)

30 Apr 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Each interactive issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine includes downloadable images for NHRA fans to use as wallpaper for their computers and cellphones. Click on the links below to get the images. Instructions on how to add them as …
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NitroMall now selling three packs of reusable NHRA-branded face coverings

Face coverings are part of our lives right now, but NHRA fans can now wear them with style with the introduction of a three-pack of NHRA-branded face coverings now available at Nitro Mall, the Official Store of NHRA.
30 Apr 2020
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NHRA
Face coverings are part of our lives right now, but NHRA fans can now wear them with style with the introduction of a three-pack of NHRA-branded face coverings now available at Nitro Mall, the Official Store of NHRA. Each face cover of this three…
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Meet Keith 'Roo Man' Burgan, one of drag racing's finest fabricators and builders

In a racing mecca like Indianapolis and Brownsburg, Ind., that is full of fabricators, few are more talented or respected than Keith “Roo Man” Burgan, who’s been part of the NHRA scene for more than 30 years.
30 Apr 2020
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Keith Burgan
 
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FOX Sports 2 will host 10 hours of drag racing action in May 1 NHRA marathon

NHRA fans can enjoy a nearly uninterrupted all-day marathon of NHRA Drag Racing May 1 on FS2 including Mello Yello, Lucas Oil Sportsman, and E3 Spark Plugs Pro Modified action.
30 Apr 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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NHRA on FOX
NHRA fans can enjoy a nearly uninterrupted all-day marathon of NHRA Drag Racing May 1 on FS2 including Mello Yello, Lucas Oil Sportsman, and E3 Spark Plugs Pro Modified action. The action kicks off at 1 p.m. Eastern with back to back half-…
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Tech Specs: Inside the supercharged Dodge Challenger Drag Pak

We’re taking a deep dive into the factory muscle cars, engineered in Detroit, and campaigned by NHRA Sportsman racers in the SAMTech.edu NHRA Factory Stock Showdown
29 Apr 2020
David Kennedy
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Leah Pruett Dodge Challenger Drag Pak
Depending on your perspective, the Hemi engine has always been loved or feared. Three-generations of the architecture have terrorized drag strips burning gasoline, alcohol, and even nitromethane. While all three generations of the engine are…
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JEGS Allstar fields from Comp down are set; Central Region still up for grabs

Due to the postponement of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events previously scheduled for May, the teams for the 2020 JEGS Allstars competition have been finalized from Comp on down in all seven divisions.
29 Apr 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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JEGS Allstars
Due to the postponement of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events previously scheduled for May, the teams for the 2020 JEGS Allstars competition have been finalized from Comp on down in all seven divisions. You can see the final standings…
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World Wide Technology Raceway creates plan to re-open, battle street racing

Like many areas around the nation, the closing of local dragstrips has led to an increase in illegal street racing in the St. Louis area. Chris Blair, general manager for World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill., talked to local media recently to discuss his plans and strategies to reopen the track to help alleviate the problem.
29 Apr 2020
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World Wide Technology Raceway
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Special delivery: 'Them Capco boys' get championship rings from Torrence family

Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence and family flew from their Texas race to the team’s raceshop in Brownsburg, Ind., to present “them Capco boys” with their 2019 championship rings.
29 Apr 2020
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Steve Torrence
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NHRA Shop Talk with NHRA's Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart

NHRA on FOX lead announcer Brian Lohnes and NHRA national event lead announcer Alan Reinhart, both diehard gearheads, co-hosted NHRA Shop Talk live on Wednesday to talk engines and answer tech questions from NHRA fans.
29 Apr 2020
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NHRA Member Track improvements and preparations for restart of racing action

Even though racing has been idled across the country, NHRA member tracks from coast to coast have been working hard behind the scenes to prepare their racetracks for the resumption of action. Here’s a quick look at what’s been taking place.
29 Apr 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Member Track
Even though racing has been idled across the country, NHRA member tracks from coast to coast have been working hard behind the scenes to prepare their racetracks for the resumption of action. Here’s a quick look at what’s been taking place.…
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DSR drivers join global superstars in fight for COVID-19 relief

Don Schumacher Racing, a leader in motorsports cause-related marketing programs, has joined more than 100 professional athletes and sports organizations to support the Center for Disaster Philanthropy by joining the Athletes for COVID-19 Relief campaign.
28 Apr 2020
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DSR
Don Schumacher Racing, a leader in motorsports cause-related marketing programs, has joined more than 100 professional athletes and sports organizations to support the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) by participating in the Athletes for COVID…
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Restored truck birthday gift 'a symbol' of Billy Torrence's humble beginnings

In honor of his father's birthday and the 25th anniversary of Capco Contractors, two-time Top Fuel world champ Steve Torrence located and restored father Billy's first welding truck, which he calls " a symbol of the beginning" of his father's incredible career and family legacy.
27 Apr 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Steve Torrence
It was the summer of 1980 and Billy Torrence was just a 22-year-old young buck trying to make it in the oil and gas business welding pipe. He scraped together enough money to buy a 1980 Chevy truck – just the cab and chassis – with plans to…
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Weekend Update: A look at the coolest NHRA news of the week and beyond

NHRA’s Brian Lohnes takes a look at the news of the past week and the week ahead in his Weekend Update, recapping the latest happenings in the world of NHRA Drag Racing.
27 Apr 2020
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Pro Stock's Alex Laughlin: "I've just got to race in something as soon as possible"

NHRA's Brian Lohnes connected via Skype with Pro Stock racer Alex Laughlin to talk about what he's been doing during the racing break, including the incredible 275-foot Hot Wheels trck that he built in his shop, and about his 2020 racing plans.
27 Apr 2020
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Alex Laughlin
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Top Sportsman champ Sandy Wilkins talks nitrous racing and his 'new' teammate

Reigning NHRA Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers champ Sandy Wilkins, who kicked off his title defense with a victory at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, talked via Skype with NHRA's Biran Lohnes about his championship, his season, and his racing history.
25 Apr 2020
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Sandy Wilkins
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Topeka '93: How Chuck Etchells picked John Force's pocket for a $25,000 payday

With a $25,000 reward on the line from Castrol GTX for the first four-second Funny Car run, supremely confident Castrol-backed John Force announced that he'd contribute half of the money, thinking he'd be first. He was wrong. Watch how this all plays out.
24 Apr 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Chuck Etchells
  Etchells races to Funny Car's first four Reprinted from the Oct. 15, 1993 issue of National DRAGSTER TOPEKA, Kan. -- Chuck Etchells' Kendall GT-1 Dodge Daytona was in the first pair of Funny Cars that opened…
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NHRA announces postponement of four Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events

In consideration of the COVID-19 global pandemic, NHRA officials have announced that four Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events scheduled in the month of May have been postponed.  
24 Apr 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Lucas Oil
In consideration of the COVID-19 global pandemic, NHRA officials have announced the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events scheduled at Maple Grove Raceway on May 22-24, Atlanta Dragway on May 15-17, Route 66 Raceway on May 29-31, and Alamo City…
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In-N-Out Burger’s Connection to NHRA Drag Racing—Explained

Once upon a time, every burger served at a famous Southern California dragstrip was cooked the In-N-Out Burger way
24 Apr 2020
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Melanie Troxel driving an In-N-Out Burger sponsored Top Fuel dragster at Seattle in 1999 7
The old Irwindale Raceway (19651977)—not to be confused with the current Irwindale Event Center (1999-to today)—never seemed to get the big headlines like some of its SoCal neighbors. But there is one area where it clearly excelled; the track was…
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Show Us Your Shop! Alan Reinhart takes on on a tour of Wild West Engineering

Alan Reinhart, "the Voice of NHRA" announcer at Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national events, takes us for a tour through his Wild West Engineering shop in Tucson, Ariz., showing off his hot rods and his machine shop and fabrication equipment.
24 Apr 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Alan Reinhart
What's going on at your shop or garage? Are you building a new hot rod, tinkering with parts, or just want to show us where you do you hot rod dreaming and scheming? Send us a video and we'll share it with the drag racing world.  You can…
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Funny Car's Bob Tasca III: "We're ready" for return to racing

NHRA on FOX lead announcer Brian Lohnes checked in with Funny Car driver Bob Tasca III about how he and his family and his dealership, Tasca Ford, are adapting during the racing break, and his thoughts about a return to action with his Motorcraft Ford.
24 Apr 2020
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Bob Tasca
 
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Remembering Barbara Hamilton

NHRA Drag Racing is known for many things, but the success of female race drivers and barrier-breakers in our sport is second to none in motorsports. On Thursday we lost one of the keystones of that legacy, Barbara Hamilton.
24 Apr 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Barbara Hamilton
NHRA Drag Racing is known for many things, but the success of female race drivers and barrier-breakers in our sport is second to none in motorsports, and yesterday we lost one of the keystones of that legacy, Barbara Hamilton. While other…
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New feature: Lohnes Calls Life. Today, Clay Millican and the great animal rescue

Some everyday-life moments just need an expert like NHRA on FOX announcer Brian Lohnes to call the action.
23 Apr 2020
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Clay Millican
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Pioneering NHRA female racer Barbara Hamilton passes away

Pioneering NHRA female racer Barbara Hamilton, the first woman licensed by NHRA to drive a supercharged vehicle, died April 23.
23 Apr 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Barbara Hamilton
Pioneering NHRA female racer Barbara Hamilton died April 23. She was 78. Hamilton’s place in NHRA history was assured when she became the first woman licensed by NHRA to drive a supercharged vehicle in 1964. Hamilton often said she wasn’t…
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Bruno Massel putting in the simulator work ahead of return to Pro Stock action

As he prepares for his Pro Stock comeback later this year, former Comp world champ and NHRA on FOX pit reporter Bruno Massel shoed off his new driving simulator (borrowed from Jeg Coughlin Jr.) to Brian Lohnes on a recent Skype call.
23 Apr 2020
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Bruno Massel
 
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Ford debuts 1,400hp electric Mustang Cobra Jet

James Watt is smiling down on us all. The inventor of the concept of horsepower, and the man for whom the unit of power watt is named, he was interested in muscle in all its forms. Clearly, so is Ford Motor Company.
23 Apr 2020
David Kennedy
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Ford has just revealed a concept car it calls the Mustang Cobra Jet 1400. It’s an all-electric drag car that features a 1,400hp electric powertrain to propel the car to low-8-second e.t.’s at more than 170 mph. The battery-powered Cobra Jet 1400…
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Cold Hard Art's Tom Patsis is creating automotive art from spare parts

Using old parts and supreme welding skills, Tom Patsis creates automotive works of art out of the Don Schumacher Racing shop for his business, Cold Hard Art.
22 Apr 2020
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Tom Patsis
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Wild Wednesday: Check out this NHRA Thrills and Spills TV show from 2009

We're throwing it back to 2009 with this Thrills and Spills TV Show featuring some of the biggest explosions and crashes in NHRA Drag Racing as well as commentary from the racers that walked away.
22 Apr 2020
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NHRA Thrills and Spills
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Weekend Update with Brian Lohnes recaps the news of the week ahead and past

NHRA on FOX lead announcer Brian Lohnes takes a look at the stories of the last week and takes a look ahead at what's on deck this week.
21 Apr 2020
Brian Lohnes, NHRA on FOX announcer
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Brad Plourd: Have talent, will travel

Brad Plourd has won 21 national event titles in five different categories, but those statistics don’t begin to explain the depth of his resourcefulness and ability to quickly adapt to new surroundings.
21 Apr 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Brad Plourd has driven many different race cars during his career but his current ride in Harry Schwartz’s supercharged AA/AM ’23-T is by far his most ambitious. So far, he’s driven the low-six-second car to a pair of Comp eliminator wins, in Indy and Gainesville. 8
Conventional wisdom dictates that the more versatile an individual is the more opportunities he or she will earn in life. In other words, it’s never a bad idea to keep one’s toolbox fully stocked. One racer who’s taken that advice to heart is…
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