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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.

We're taking you inside the minds of the engine builders who create the most powerful naturally aspirated 500-cid race engines on earth

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WFO Radio Live will feature interviews with Greg Anderson and Cruz Pedregon Racing’s Caleb Cox today at 4 p.m. Eastern time. Fans can watch on WFO Radio's Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch channels. 

The first of two national events in the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League is on the horizon, and racers will soon be heading to Osage Tulsa Raceway Park for the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals June 22-26.

When the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to the track in July, Jim Dunn Racing will be bringing with it a new sponsor in Sqwincher electrolyte replenishment drink for the summer schedule. Sqwincher Zero will be featured on the car at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals.

Tim Wilkerson won a round at each of the season’s first two races and can't wait to return to the trick with a new Levi, Ray and Shoup Funny Car.This is one of a series of interviews with the top drivers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock.

Jack Beckman: NHRA Funny Car driver, drag racing instructor, car guy, and hot-rod historian. During this pause in racing action, Jack is taking us through his favorite moments in drag racing history.

Kenny Delco's 2020 Pro Stock effort got off to a strong start before the Coronavirus hit the pause button on his success. We caught up with Delco as he prepares to return to racing and joining his competitors back on the track. This is one of a series of interviews with the top drivers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock.

NHRA Top Fuel legend Chris Karamesines made it to his first two career final rounds in 1990 and raced Gary Ormsby in both. He lost the first one in Montreal, then got a chance for revenge a few months later in Seattle.

NHRA Top Fuel racer Cameron Ferre got the chance to stoke his competitive fires when he joined sponsor EMPI as a co-driver for an off-road race in Nevada as he looks forward to returning to drive Terry Haddock's dragster this summer.

Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence made up for missing the season opener by winning the second event and sits fifth in points and eager to continue his title defense. This is one of a series of interviews with the top drivers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock.

Cristian Cuadra is looking to join his father, Fernando Cuadra, and brother, Fernando Cuadra Jr, to form a three-car Mustang Pro Stock team and finish in the Top 10 this year. This is one of a series of interviews with the top drivers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock.

The 2020 season couldn’t have started much better for Tommy Johnson Jr. and crew chief John Collins with a win in Phoenix and a current second-place rank in the standings, and T.J. would love to be remembered as the guy who won the title in this weird year. This is one of a series of interviews with the top drivers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock.

NHRA Unplugged brings together some of the sport’s biggest names to share opinions, hot takes, and thoughts on the world of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing. The first show had Ron Capps and J.R. Todd jabbing, bobbing, and weaving with host Brian Lohnes.

The Mickey Thompson Tires Pro Bike Battle event, which annual pits eight of the class’ best riders in head to head competition for a $25,000 winner payout, will take place this season at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals.

Past Top Fuel world champ Brittany Force began her second year with crew chief David Grubnic, two new sponsors, and hit the ground running with two No. 1 qualifying berths and a trio of round wins. This is one of a series of interviews with the top drivers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock.

After qualifying third in both Pomona and Phoenix with mid-3.8-second passes, defending NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champ Robert Hight's Jimmy Prock-led Auto Club team has just one round-win in two events, but he's confident in his team and their tune-up. This is one of a series of interviews with the top drivers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock.

Alex Laughlin's 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock start began with great preseason testing before the car stumbled with odd mechanical issues. Laughlin is ready to put all of that behind him and get back in his Chevy Camaro. This is one of a series of interviews with the top drivers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock.

The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will return to Atlanta Dragway Aug. 28-30 for the 40th annual NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway with a diverse slate of competition.