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Enjoy the history of our sport, today by those who helped build it. NHRA National Dragster Editor Phil Burgess has authored more than 700 articles covering legends of the sport, trends, cars, events, and remembrances that can be found in the Dragster Insider column archive.

After stints in Top Fuel, Pro Mod, and Top Alcohol Dragster, third-generation racer Troy Coughlin Jr. is ready follow his uncle, Jeg Jr. in the Pro Stock class.

NHRA drivers might not be able to interact with their fans at the racetrack right now, but they're sharing plenty of talk with them and with others on their social media channels. Here's a quick recap of some of the best of them.

NHRA announcer Joe Castello takes you inside the pits with the SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown Ford Mustang Cobra Jet driven by reigning champion Drew Skillman, giving you an inside look at one of the most powerful muscle cars in the world.

Three-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown gives a tour of his shop, including a look at the Jr. Dragsters his children drive, in this behind-the-scenes look.

Maximizing exhaust flow is a key element in obtaining peak performance from any high-performance engine. Before you buy your next set of headers, collectors, and/or mufflers, you'll need to understand a lot of factors, and we're here to help.

Twenty-eight years ago today, on March 20, 1992, Kenny Bernstein broke the 300-mph barrier at the 1992 Gatornationals. In this archived interview, Bernstein looks back on the accomplishment and the road to the barrier-breaking pass.

For fans of nitro racing in the 1960s and ‘70s, the last week was a double whammy, especially for West Coast fans with the passing of Top Fuel/Funny Car owner/driver Don “the Beachcomber” Johnson and Top Fuel/Funny Car/Fuel Altered pilot and owner Henry Harrison.

Take a trip down memory lane with these historic photos of 2016 Funny Car world champion Ron Capps' career, going all the way back to the 1990s.

Six-time NHRA world champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. joined NHRA's Lewis Bloom via Skype to talk about year to date, which included a win at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and a big payday at the Wordl Doorslammer Nationals.

Tommy Johnson Jr. remains hard at work on his side-business as a candle maker and showed NHRA on FOX reporter John Kernan around his home shop.

NHRA President Glen Cromwell shares his message of gratitude to NHRA fans and looking forward to the resumption of NHRA Drag Racing competition.

NHRA National Dragster caught up with Sunoco Race Fuels, the official fuel of NHRA, to learn more about the gasoline, methanol, and nitromethane that makes drag racing the quickest motorsport on the planet.

We're throwing it back to 2008 with this Wild Rides video featuring some of the biggest explosions and crashes in NHRA Drag Racing as well as commentary from the racers that walked away.

Elite Motorsports racers Erica Enders and Alex Laughlin gave fans a tour of their Oklahoma shop on Facebook Live.

Two-time Funny Car world champion Cruz Pedregon took questions from fans on his Facebook page - and we've got the video.

Alexis DeJoria always knew she would return to NHRA Funny Car racing. She's back - with world championship aspirations on her mind.

As a gift to our NHRA family during the racing hiatus, NHRA National Dragster’s most recent issue, with features stories on Aaron Stanfield and Doug Lambeck and Lucas Oil Series racing, is free for all to enjoy through online viewing.

Get a closer look at what makes up the 1,500-horsepower factory hot rods of the SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown Chevrolet Camaros, Dodge Challengers and Ford Mustangs.

Brandon Welch discussed his first season behind the wheel of a Top Fuel dragster after multiple seasons racing in Funny Car and his experience as a team owner in the National Hot Rod Association.

Don Schumacher Racing / Mopar Top Fuel dragster racer Leah Pruett unveiled a new helmet on Twitter, which she'll debut this season.

In his latest NHRA Insider podcast, NHRA on FOX host Brian Lohnes catches up with FOX colleague and former NHRA Funny Car champ Tony Pedregon from a driver perspective about challenges of teams during the break in racing while motorsports historian Bret Kepner shares some perspective about how the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic affected society and autosports.

NHRA statistician Lewis Bloom takes a look back at the Lucas Oil Sportsman action from the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals where David Latino doubled and shares some stats about national event doubles.

NHRA Funny Car star Ron Capps has been a busy guy. From his Fuel Altered win at the March Meet to interacting with fans on social media, the driver of the NAPA Auto Parts Funny Car is still going full speed ahead, as he explains to NHRA’s Lewis Bloom in this Skype conversation.

Coming off what was easily the most stressful day of his long career, six-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world championAndrew Hines is ready to continue his pursuit of drag racing history.

Funny Car points leader "Fast Jack" Beckman checked in with NHRA’s Lewis Bloom via Skype for an update on how he and his family are doing and to talk about his season to date, which includes a win and a runner-up at the year’s first two events.

Coverage of the Australian National Drag Racing Association Westernationals from Perth, Western Australia is now available for viewing on NHRA.tv. The event took place Feb. 29-March 1 and included Top Fuel, Pro Mod-like cars, and Nitro Bikes.

Centrifugal superchargers join the Pro Mod fray in 2020, so we give you a look at the four power adders and how you can spot the difference between them from the stands.

The Torrence Racing camp is hard at work at its Brownsburg, Ind., shop, taking advantage of the pause in the racing season to address ongoing projects and prepare themselves for the return to racing. Crew chief Bobby Lagana Jr. shares the details with NHRA’s John Kernan.