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More than $65,000 was raised Thursday through a charity karting event at the Sonoma Raceway Karting Center, donations, and an animated live auction for the Sonoma chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities honoring the late Eric Medlen.
On a night filled with stories, memories, and highlights about the late Eric Medlen, more than $65,000 was raised Thursday through a charity karting event at the Sonoma Raceway Karting Center, donations, and an animated live auction for the Sonoma…
Seven champions were crowned in NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway, including Kenny Snow, who scored his first career win in Super Street.
Seven champions were crowned in NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway.
One week after winning in Seattle, Justin Lamb scored again in Sonoma when he drove to the Super Stock…
The annual NHRA Western Swing ended on a high note with the successful completion of the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at picturesque Sonoma Raceway. Here are five things we learned at the event.
31 Jul 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
FUNNY CAR, WHERE EVERYONE CAN (AND DOES) WIN
So far this season, there have been seven different Funny Car winners at NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series events, including seven different winners in the last eight events. That’s called…
Award-winning and wildly popular country trio Midland has been announced as the Sunday night headliner of the Stars Over Texas Music Festival at Texas Motorplex and the Stampede of Speed on Oct. 7-8.
Award-winning and wildly popular country trio Midland has been announced as the Sunday night headliner of the Stars Over Texas Music Festival at Texas Motorplex and the Stampede of Speed on Oct. 7-8. In addition to Midland, Sunday will feature a…
Gaige Herrera becomes the ninth driver to sweep the Western Swing while Justin Ashley and J.R. Todd secure nitro wins at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
30 Jul 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
A Western Swing sweep of the three NHRA national events in Denver, Seattle, and Sonoma is a rare feat that compares historically to a perfect game in baseball or a hole-in-one on the PGA tour. It’s just not something that fans can expect to see on…
The final day of the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals was just as thrilling as the first two as winners were crowned in Camping World pro and Lucas Oil Sportsman categories. Once again, our photographers were there to capture all of the color and excitement.
The first pair of Top Fuel dragsters set the tone for a very entertaining round of nitro racing as Justin Ashley made a dramatic improvement over his qualifying effort with a 3.707 in the Phillips Connect dragster to beat Doug…
Champions in three Camping World NHRA series pro categories and seven Lucas Oil Sportsman categories will be crowned on Sunday during the final day of competition at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at picturesque Sonoma Raceway.
30 Jul 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Champions in three Camping World NHRA series pro categories and seven Lucas Oil Sportsman categories will be crowned on Sunday during the final day of competition at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at picturesque Sonoma Raceway. The event is the…
Austin Prock, Bob Tasca III, and Gaige Herrera will lead their respective pro classes into Sunday's final eliminations at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway.
29 Jul 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
When Austin Prock, Alexis DeJoria, and Gaige Herrera finished Friday’s under-the-lights qualifying session in Sonoma as the leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle, respectively, they had every reason to feel confident that those…
A victory a week ago in Seattle for Steve Torrence in Top Fuel and a runner-up for Funny Car’s J.R. Todd proved to be the gift that keeps on giving as each earned wins in the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, held on Saturday in Sonoma, where he was joined in victory by J.R Todd in Funny Car.
29 Jul 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
A victory a week ago in Seattle for Steve Torrence in Top Fuel and a runner-up for Funny Car’s J.R. Todd proved to be the gift that keeps on giving as each earned wins in the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, held on Saturday in Sonoma. Torrence…
Gaige Herrera has already won almost everything this year, so why not win the inaugural NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Allstar Callout? Herrera did just that after he rode his Vance & Hines Mission Foods Suzuki to another dominating win.
29 Jul 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Gaige Herrera has already won almost everything this year, so why not win the inaugural NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Allstar Callout? Herrera did just that after he rode his Vance & Hines Mission Foods Suzuki to another dominating win. This time,…
Saturday was a beautiful day at Sonoma Raceway and National Dragster's photographers captured all the color and excitement of the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals in our Saturday gallery.
Alex Laughlin’s feud with J.R. Todd has been the talk of the drag racing world the last two weeks, but what Laughlin really wants is more on-track success.
29 Jul 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
When he feels as though he’s been disrespected, Alex Laughlin isn’t afraid to return fire, which helps explain his ongoing rivalry with Kalitta Motorsports driver J.R. Todd. The battle between the two drivers has been chronicled extensively on both…
Saturday is going to be a busy day at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals as the jam packed scheduled includes final qualifying for Camping World series pros, the start of eliminations for the Lucas Oil Series sportsman competitors as well as the Misison #2Fast2Tasty Challenge and the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Allstar Callout.
29 Jul 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Saturday is going to be a busy day at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals as the jam packed scheduled includes final qualifying for Camping World series pros, the start of eliminations for the Lucas Oil Series sportsman competitors as well as the…
Austin Prock (Top Fuel), Alexis DeJoria (Funny Car), and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are the low qualifiers after the opening day of the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway, the final stop of the three-race Western Swing.
28 Jul 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Top Fuel cars stole the show on Friday night in front of a packed house at Sonoma Raceway with wing-high header flames and a host of 3.7-second and 330-mph runs. The magic 300-mph eighth-mile barrier wasn’t eclipsed, as many had predicted, but…
There was plenty of action on Friday at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals and our award winning photographers managed to capture all of it in our Friday gallery.
Rivalries were both renewed and created on Friday at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals as the top eight riders in Pro Stock Motorcycle finalized the pairings for Saturday’s NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle All-Star Callout in Sonoma.
28 Jul 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Rivalries were both renewed and created on Friday at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals as the top eight riders in Pro Stock Motorcycle finalized the pairings for Saturday’s NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle All-Star Callout in Sonoma.
Gaige Herrera, the…
NHRA officials announced on Friday that the new Flying H Dragstrip in the Kansas City area will be part of the upcoming NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series national event schedule in 2024.
NHRA officials and Heartland Motorsports Park also…
With this weekend’s Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway closing out the famed three-race Western Swing for the first time since 2009, back-to-back Funny Car world champion Ron Capps is ready to put on a show at a track he has always considered special.
With this weekend’s 35th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway closing out the famed three-race Western Swing for the first time since 2009, back-to-back Funny Car world champion Ron Capps is ready to put on a show at a track he has…
California’s Napa Valley wine country will be the site of this week’s NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event as the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals takes center stage at Sonoma Raceway. The event is the final event in the annual Western Swing that includes stops in Denver and Seattle.
28 Jul 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
California’s Napa Valley wine country will be the site of this week’s NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event as the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals takes center stage at Sonoma Raceway. The event is the final event in the annual Western Swing that…
Nearly 40 years after winning his first NHRA national event title, Mike Ferderer is still going strong. Ferderer’s latest win came when he ran a 7.119 on his 7.07 dial against Bryan Warr in the final of Right Trailers Top Sportsman.
For the third straight year, Tom Bayer claimed the win in Right Trailers Top Dragster in Seattle. Bayer’s latest victory came at the expense of reigning Division 6 champ Dylan Hough, who broke out by .014-second.
Hometown hero Brian McGinnis wheeled his grandmother’s ’56 Chevy to his first career national event, winning a near-dead heat Super Street final against another local hitter, Dustin Ward, 10.951 to 10.971.
Paul Nero, who scored his first national event win in Super Street in Seattle in 2000 and has since won five times in Top Dragster, added a Super Gas Wally to his collection, following up a pair of earlier perfect 9.900 passes with a final-round 9.…
Reigning Division 6 Super Comp champ Garrett Sides scored his first career NHRA national event triumph, tying a 011 reaction time to an 8.912 to force defending event champ Dylan Hough into an 8.888 breakout. Hough was also the runner-up in Top…
Stock winner Justin Lamb joined an exclusive club by winning his 30th NHRA Wally and his second in Seattle. Lamb overcame opponent Greg Kielman’s nearly-perfect .005 light to win with a 9.814 against his 9.80 dial.
After three runner-up finishes, including the 2011 Seattle event, Rick McKinney powered to his first national event victory when he stopped Don Thomas in the Super Stock final round. McKinney won with a 10.58 on his 10.48 dial after Thomas slowed.
After years of planning to attend this event, Joe Arrowsmith and family finally made it from Minnesota to the Great Northwest and made it pay off with a Comp victory, the second of his career, when he powered his F/AA GTO to victory after local…
Twenty-two years after he collected his first of his 23 career Top Alcohol Funny Car Wallys at Pacific Raceways, world champ Doug Gordon added another victory to his retirement season with a solid 5.47 pass after Annie Whiteley had to abort her…
East Coast superstar Jackie Fricke made her trek west pay off for the second straight year, going back-to-back in Top Alcohol Dragster in Seattle. Fricke, who had battled through five regional runner-ups this year, notched her first win with the…
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