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Tricky Tipster's NHRA Arizona Nationals picks

NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster handicaps the NHRA Arizona Nationals, race two of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Tricky Tipster
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Shane Westerfield

21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Shane Westerfield, the 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Funny Car champion, began his title defense with a final-round win over Sweden’s Ulf Leanders. Westerfield turned on the win light with a 5.425, 269.67 mph lap to Leanders’ 5.…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Comp winner Dan Fletcher

21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Dan Fletcher now has 103 national event titles after wheeling Rick Braun’s Cobalt to the Comp title. Fletcher, who now has won at least one national event for the last 25 years, worked his way to the final with wins against Scott Hedlund and Randy…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Stock winner Kyle Rizzoli

21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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With his win in Super Stock, Kyle Rizzoli has now won six NHRA national event titles, including victories in four straight seasons. The former Division 7 champ defeated a host of past national event winners, including Don Keen, Kayla Mozeris, and…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Stock winner Larry Gilley

21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Larry Gilley, the winner of the 2017 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, scored again in Pomona in Stock after a heads-up, no-breakout battle against Ryan Mangus, who was wheeling Justin Lamb’s ’70 Camaro. Both drivers made significant performance…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Comp winner Gabriel Torres

21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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The latest pair of siblings to battle in an NHRA final were Division 7 regulars Gabriel and Val Torres Jr. in Super Comp. Older brother Val was first off the starting line .024 to .035, but Gabriel drove around him to win by eight-thousandths, 8.922…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Gas winner Kevin McClelland

21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Kevin McClelland, the son of longtime NHRA announcer Dave, earned his fifth career win in Super Gas, and his first since the 2013 season. Driving his ’27-T Ford roadster, McClelland tangled with past JEGS Allstars champ Phil Unruh in the final and…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Sportsman winner Paul Mitsos

21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Paul Mitsos, the son of Mountain View Racing Pro Stock team owners Nick and Irene Mitsos, racked up his first career win in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs. Mitsos was phenomenal on the starting line all weekend and finished the job with a…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Shawn Cowie

21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Shawn Cowie took out three-time and reigning Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Dragster champion Joey Severance and former champion Chris Demke in the first two rounds, then faced off with Garrett Bateman in the final. Bateman had the early lead but smoked the…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Sportsman champion highlights

Shane Westerfield, the 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Funny Car champion, began his title defense with a victory in Pomona, and he was joined in the winner’s circle by Shawn Cowie (Top Alcohol Dragster), Dan Fletcher (Comp), Kyle Rizzoli (Super Stock), Larry Gilley (Stock), Gabriel Torres (Super Comp), Kevin McClelland (Super Gas), Steve Will (Top Dragster) and Paul Mitsos (Top Sportsman). 
21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Pomona
Shane Westerfield, the 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Funny Car champion, began his title defense with a victory in Pomona, and he was joined in the winner’s circle by Shawn Cowie, who earned the Top Alcohol Dragster title. Cowie…
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WFO Radio NHRA Arizona Nationals preview

21 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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WFO
Get ready for the NHRA Arizona Nationals with WFO Radio NHRA Nitro. Ron Capps discusses changes at his NAPA team, the switch to the 6-disc clutch, and his emotions coming into the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Series season. Blake Alexander talks about…
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Gray ready to raise the bar in sophomore Pro Stock season

A tremendous rookie season has only pushed Pro Stock driver Tanner Gray to raise the bar even higher for the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
21 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Tanner Gray
A tremendous rookie season has only pushed Pro Stock driver Tanner Gray to raise the bar even higher for the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, which is why a strong start to the year is important for the rising star. It didn’t…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Dragster winner Steve Will

21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Steve Will, the father of former Top Fuel racer Hillary Will, has a national event Wally of his own after a masterful performance in Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs. Driving a supercharged dragster, Will qualified No. 1 with a 6.035, and he…
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Antron Brown to drive official pace car at NASCAR Pennzoil 400

Three-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown will serve as the honorary pace car driver at the inaugural Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, March 4.
21 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Antron Brown
Three-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown will serve as the honorary pace car driver at the inaugural Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, March 4. Brown will pilot a 2018 Toyota Camry Pace Car to…
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Venables revved up to continue early-season success in Phoenix

Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Funny Car-winning crew chief Dickie Venables talks about the success that he and driver Matt Hagan has experienced recently and takes a look at the year ahead. Indianapolis bureau chief John Kernan reports.
20 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
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Langdon prepared to tackle challenges in new class at NHRA Arizona Nationals

Shawn Langdon has never been one to back down from a challenge and the former Top Fuel world champion remains thrilled at trying to tackle perhaps the biggest one in his racing career early in the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
20 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Shawn Langdon
Shawn Langdon has never been one to back down from a challenge and the former Top Fuel world champion remains thrilled at trying to tackle perhaps the biggest one in his racing career early in the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.…
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Photo of the Week and Puzzle: Shirley Muldowney

Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Phoenix will forever be remembered as the site of three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Shirley Muldowney's 18th and final career win.
20 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Photo of the Week
Photo of the Week
Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Phoenix will forever be remembered as the site of three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Shirley Muldowney's 18th and final career win. Muldowney won Top Fuel at the NHRA Fallnationals at what was known then as…
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Nobile talks Winternationals success, championship potential on Facebook Live

NHRA Pro Stock racer Vincent Nobile, low qualifier at the recent Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, joined Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick on Facebook Live to talk about the season ahead.
20 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Vincent Nobile
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Pritchett hopes for third-straight victory at NHRA Arizona Nationals

Leah Pritchett has taken home the last two NHRA Arizona Nationals Top Fuel Wallys, and is looking to make it three in a row.
20 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Leah Pritchett
The past two seasons at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park have brought out the best in Leah Pritchett and the Top Fuel standout already appears on course to make it a third approaching the upcoming 34th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, which take place…
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Brittany Force crew chief Husen discusses Phoenix preparation following crash

Crew chief Brian Husen and the rest of the Monster Energy Top Fuel team got right to work in the John Force Racing shop after Brittany Force crashed in Pomona. NHRA Indy bureau chief John Kernan caught up with Husen to discuss Force's crash and the team's preparation for the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
19 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
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Carolina Dragway, Piedmont Dragway join Division 2 as NHRA member tracks

The NHRA Southeast Division grew by two tracks thanks to the addition of the Aiken, S.C. and the Julian, N.C. tracks.
19 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Member Track
Carolina Dragway, located in Aiken, S. C. and Piedmont Dragway in Julian, N.C. have joined Division 2, the NHRA Southeast Division as NHRA member tracks.  Carolina Dragway roared to life in 1957 and like so many other tracks during that era…
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Rampy, Bertozzi, Wallace score at Orlando RPM Winter Warm-Up

David Rampy, Anthony Bertozzi, and Jerry Wallace led the list of winners at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division event at Orlando Speed World Dragway.
19 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Division 2
Saturday | Friday | Preview Eight racers took home wins and the NHRA Wally trophy this weekend at the NHRA Southeast Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season…
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NHRA Drag Racing returns to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park for NHRA Arizona Nationals

Matt Hagan looks to sweep first two races for second year in a row, and third time in four years, as the NHRA Drag Racing tour moves back to Phoenix.
19 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Phoenix
The adrenaline-filled excitement of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park for the 34th annual…
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Dodge fuels Mile-High NHRA Nationals as new title sponsor

Dodge has signed on as title sponsor of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national event at Bandimere Speedway in Denver.
19 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Denver
Dodge has signed on as title sponsor of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national event at Bandimere Speedway in Denver. The 2018 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Powered by Mopar marks the 30th year that FCA US LLC brands are race sponsors…
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Find the heroes

In 1975, iconic drag racing artist Pete Millar drew a rogue’s gallery of NHRA heroes positioned on the starting line of the Winternationals that ran on the cover of the “new” CARtoons magazine. How many legends can you identify?
16 Feb 2018
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Winternationals
Drag racing has been blessed with a number of talented artists over the years, from the ever-creative themed pieces of Kenny Youngblood to the photo-realistic recreations on James Ibusuki and so many more, but Pete Millar was the king of caricatures…
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Hagan breaks down Winternationals win, preparing for grind of 2018 NHRA season

Two-time Funny Car champion Matt Hagan joined Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick in the Wally Parks Studio presented by Papa John's to wrap up his season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com victory.
15 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 59 No. 4)

NHRA National Dragster’s fourth issue of 2018, featuring NHRA Nitro Spring Training coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
15 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
ND cover
NHRA National Dragster’s fourth issue of 2018, featuring NHRA Nitro Spring Training coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world. In advance of last week’s Lucas Oil NHRA…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals roundtable

NHRA on FOX analyst Tony Pedregon and Indy bureau chief John Kernan joined NHRA’s Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to recap the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and to look ahead to Phoenix.
15 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
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Muldowney's replica ‘Last Pass’ dragster on block at Mecum Auction

A Super Comp dragster replica of drag racing legend Shirley Muldowney's "Last Pass" Top Fuel dragster will be on the block this weekend at the Mecum Auction at the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. Proceeds of the sale will benefit her namesake charity, Shirley's Kids.
15 Feb 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Shirley Muldowney
A Super Comp dragster replica of drag racing legend Shirley Muldowney's "Last Pass" Top Fuel dragster will be on the block this weekend at the Mecum Auction at the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. Proceeds of the sale will benefit her namesake charity,…
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Behind the Numbers: Kalitta has been great, now he just needs a little luck

The Mac Tools driver started the season with a victory with skill, hard work, and a little help from a horseshoe.
15 Feb 2018
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Behind the Numbers
Doug Kalitta
Few crew chiefs capture a moment like Jim Oberhofer. After Doug Kalitta snagged a semifinal victory against Clay Millican at the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com, Oberhofer delivered some colorful…
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