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Rickie Smith finished up an impressive weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway with his first victory of the season in E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service action, beating points leader Stevie “Fast” Jackson…

Billy Torrence continues to dominate every time he shows up to race. Torrence beat his son, defending world champion Steve Torrence, to capture his fourth win in his sixth final.  Torrence left a hundredth behind his son but made a clean lap…

Shawn Langdon is now a two-time Funny Car winner. He defeated Kalitta Motorsports teammate J.R. Todd to get his second win at World Wide Technology Raceway and first in a Funny Car, moving him to seventh in points in the process.  Langdon…

Erica Enders is back in the winner's circle. She drove her Melling Performance by Matt Hartford to get her first win since 2018 at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.  Hartford left first, grabbing a .015-second advantage after cutting…

Karen Stoffer defeated Andrew Hines to get her first victory since 2015. The rider brought home the third-straight victory for White Alligator Racing, which moved Stoffer to second in points, behind Hines as she battles for her first Pro Stock…

Shawn Langdon advanced to the semifinals in come from behind fashion, driving by Jim Campbell in his Global Electronic Technology Toyota Camry. That got him back in the championship conversation and earned him a spot in the semi's for the fourth…

Scott Palmer didn't get a chance to take a shot at his good friend and defending world champion Steve Torrence in the first round of Top Fuel.  His Magic Dry Top Fuel dragster blew up while performing the burnout at the AAA Insurance NHRA…

Drew Skillman has not officially been crowned the SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown champion, but he is all but assured to lock up his first NHRA world championship at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals following first-round action Saturday.…

Watch John Force, Mike Salinas, Erica Enders and Matt Smith take pole in their respective categories and Tim Wilkerson drive through a body-destroying explosion during the final day of qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals…

Erica Enders drove her Chevy Camaro to pole position for the second-straight event as she chases her third Pro Stock world championship. The Elite Motorsports racer has gone more than a season without a win but has reached three final rounds and…

The NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional race day begins with Top Fuel and continues with Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock…

NHRA National Dragster photographer Jerry Foss captured some of the best moments from the second day of action at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. 

John Force captured his first pole since the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in June as he marched towards his unprecedented 17th championship. He made a 3.842-second pass at 334.4-mph in the final qualifying session to take his fourth pole of the…

Tim Wilkerson experienced an explosive run during the fourth and final Funny Car qualifying session at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis. He exited his car unharmed at his home track but the body of his Ford Mustang Funny Car was…

Mike Salinas sent a message in the final qualifying session at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. The Scrappers Racing Top Fuel team will still play a role in the championship fight. Salinas ran a 3.687-second pass at a staggering 330.55-…

Defending world champion Matt Smith took a step towards defending his title by earning pole position for the fourth time in 2019 at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.  Smith went to the top for the first time in three races on the…

Erica Enders will start from the top of the Pro Stock field for the second race in a row. The two-time world champion secured pole position with a 6.552-second pass from the third qualifying session. Enders also made the quickest pass of the…

Rick Hord was chasing one of the final spots in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod field in St. Louis when he made contact with the wall in St. Louis. The racer exited the car under his own power and was assisted by the AAA Safety Safari, who also had…

The National Hot Rod Association and World Wide Technology Raceway announced a sell-out on Saturday at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.  “The St. Louis racing community continues to show the world that they are a die-hard racing…

The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division Mad Mule 1000: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Van Puckett, Monroe, Ga., '05 Cavalier, F/AA, 5.086, 134.59  def.…

Drew Skillman grabbed pole position in the SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals to take another step closer to securing the world championship.  Skillman finished four-hundredths of a second ahead of…

Robert Hight will race at three AAA-sponsored events during the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, including the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis. That means there will be a lot of special appearances, speeches to give and…

Terry McMillen did not make the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, breaking not just a streak of playoff appearances of for the Amalie Motor Oil Top Fuel team but a perceived trend of upward movement.  He started the season well, reaching…

K.B. Racing enjoyed a banner day at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals. Two cars with K.B. Racing engines raced in the Pro Stock final and one of the flagship cars, driven by Jason Line, ended up in the winner’s circle.  That’s great.…

The NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional qualifying continues with a pair of sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock…

Watch Robert Hight, Billy Torrence, Erica Enders and Steve Johnson take pole in their respective categories and Luigi Novelli drive through a big explosion during the first day of qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals…

NHRA National Dragster photographer Jerry Foss captured some of the best moments from the first day of action at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. 

Billy Torrence and Steve Torrence highlighted a Capco Contractors one-two punch in Top Fuel qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis.  Billy Torrence took the top spot with a 3.699-second lap at 321.88-mph. His son…

Robert Hight made a statement run at the first of three races sponsored by the company that sponsors his Chevy Camaro Funny Car.  The 2017 world champion ran a 3.877-second pass at 334.9-mph to go to the top of the Funny Car field, beating…

Erica Enders started at the top of the Pro Stock field in Reading but did not have the race day she wanted. She started her bounce back weekend in fine fashion in St. Louis.  Enders ended Friday qualifying at the top of the Pro Stock sheet…