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JEGS Allstars preview: An introduction to the talent-heavy Indy fields

NHRA’s best sportsman drivers once again come together for the annual JEGS Allstars competition at Indy. The JEGS Allstars is comprised of up to 80 drivers representing ten NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series eliminators. Here is a closer look at this year’s contestants.
31 Aug 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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jegs
Every year for the last 36 years, NHRA’s best sportsman drivers have come together for the annual JEGS Allstars competition. A unique event that rewards both individual and team achievements, the JEGS Allstars is comprised of up to 80 drivers…
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ScottRods AA/Gassers to make special appearance at Dodge//SRT U.S. Nationals

The Dodge//SRT U.S. Nationals will feature a special appearance by the ScottRods AA/Gasser series, featuring exhibition runs and a pit area display featuring eight vintage and period-correct hot rods.
31 Aug 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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AA Gasser
Fans attending this weekend’s Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis will get a healthy dose of nostalgia as the ScottRods AA/Gasser series will make a special guest appearance. Eight vintage gassers will make exhibition runs during the…
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Chris Bostick partners with Hunt Brothers Pizza for remainder of 2021 season

Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran Chris Bostick will return to competition at this weekend’s 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals with the support of Hunt Brothers Pizza.
30 Aug 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Chris Bostick
Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran Chris Bostick will return to competition at this weekend’s 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals with the support of Hunt Brothers Pizza. The final race of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series regular season is…
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Tricky Tipster: Everyone wants to win Indy, but how many can actually do it?

As he’s done every year for more than a half-century, NHRA’s Tricky Tipster has carefully analyzed the professional fields and his predictions for Indy glory include Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), John Force (Funny Car), Erica Enders (Pro Stock), Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle), and Jose Gonzalez (Pro Mod).
30 Aug 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
Tricky Tipster®
Steve Torrence
It's often been said that no career in drag racing is complete if it doesn’t include a win at Indy, and even those drivers who are fortunate enough to win the sports marquee event once are likely to want to do it again and again. Winning at Indy isn…
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Countdown to the Championship berths still on the line at regular-season finale

With just the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals left in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series regular season, the heat will be on at the Big Go for teams to battle into or maintain their positions to be eligible to compete in the Countdown to the Championship.
30 Aug 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Countdown to the Championship
With just the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals left in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series regular season, the heat will be on at the Big Go for teams to battle into or maintain their Top 10 positions to be eligible to compete for world…
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NHRA Insider podcast: Big Questions and Big Answers for the Big Go

Tony Pedregon joins Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider, and the two talk about the biggest drag race in the world and the biggest event on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. 
30 Aug 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider podcast
  Tony Pedregon joins Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider, and the two talk about the biggest drag race in the world and the biggest event on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing season.  The Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S.…
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Nitro Time Machine: Funny Car action from the 1974 U.S. Nationals

This week in our Nitro Time Machine, we go back to 1974 to watch all the wild Funny Car action from the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.
30 Aug 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Don Prudhomme
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Nitro Time Machine: Shirley Muldowney's heroic return from qualifying crash at 1983 U.S. Nationals

In our latest edition of Nitro Time Machine, watch Shirley Muldowney crash during a qualifying run for the 1983 U.S. Nationals. Her crew then goes to work in order to repair her car in time for Monday's final eliminations.
30 Aug 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Shirley Muldowney
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Tim Wilkerson pushing forward after strong turnaround weekend in Brainerd

After a pair of recent mishaps threw his racing season for a loop, Tim Wilkerson figured he had two choices: throw up his arms or dig in. It doesn't take much of an expert to know which option the Funny Car veteran would select.
27 Aug 2021
Josh Hachat
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Tim Wilkerson
After a pair of recent mishaps threw his racing season for a loop, Tim Wilkerson figured he had two choices after scuffing the wall and enduring a huge fireball explosion in Sonoma and suffering a crash in Topeka. It doesn't take much of an…
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Nataas, Drew, Billingsley lead the charge at Division 3 Battle at the Beech

Julie Nataas. Ray Drew, and David Billingsley led the list of champions as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Division was in action at Beech Bend Raceway Park for the Battle at the Beech.
27 Aug 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Division 3
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division Battle at the Beech: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER Julie Nataas, Brownsburg, Ind., 5.294, 272.01  def. Jasmine Salinas,…
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Racers prepare to take sport’s biggest stage at Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals

The world’s biggest drag race returns to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis on Sept. 1-5 for the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals. The final race of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series regular season is the most prestigious one.
27 Aug 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals
The world’s biggest drag race returns to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis on Sept. 1-5 for the 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals. The final race of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series regular season is the most prestigious one as…
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Arrowsmith, Boven star at Yellowstone Drag Strip Division 6 doubleheader

Joseph Arrowsmith and Gordon Boven won both days in Comp and Super Street, respectively, while Scott Burton won Super Stock and Stock on separate days as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Northwest Division was in action this weekend with a doubleheader at Yellowstone Drag Strip.
27 Aug 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Division 6
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division event at Yellowstone Drag Strip: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER Shawn Cowie, Langley, B.C., 5.377, 267.96  was unopposed.…
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Racers for Christ celebrating 50th anniversary of motorsports ministry

Racers for Christ, which this year is celebrating its Golden Anniversary, this year will conduct more than 400 services at Camping World, Lucas Oil Series, and independent events at NHRA member tracks and other motorsports events.
27 Aug 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Racers for Christ
The Sunday chapel service and the pre-race invocation have become as much a part of the race-day program at NHRA national events as driver introductions, the national anthem, and winner's circle celebrations, but the story of how Racers for Christ,…
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Indy 1971: 'The Great Burndown'

Staging battles are all the talk right now, but the most epic burndown in NHRA history happened in the Top Fuel final 50 years ago at the 1971 U.S. Nationals between Steve Carbone and "Big Daddy" Don Garlits.
27 Aug 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
The Great Burndown
Two weeks ago in Topeka, Pro Stock racers Bruno Massel and Mason McGaha set the internet ablaze with the controversy surrounding their three-and-a-half-minute starting-line staging duel, a battle that neither won after they were both disqualified…
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Already in playoff mode, Top Fuel’s Clay Millican surging at the perfect time

Thanks to a recent resurgence, Clay Millican isn’t sweating the rigors of the Countdown to the Championship or the increased intensity that usually comes along when the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals arrive over Labor Day weekend.
26 Aug 2021
Josh Hachat
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Clay Millican
Clay Millican isn’t sweating the rigors of the Countdown to the Championship or the increased intensity that usually comes along when the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals arrive over Labor Day weekend. That’s because the last couple months have…
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New NHRA National Dragster jam-packed with summer racing coverage

Do you like drag racing? Us too! And if you love seeing neck-and-neck competition across all of NHRA’s series, you’re going to love the new issue of NHRA National Dragster, which is now online and in the mail for NHRA Members.
26 Aug 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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NHRA National Dragster
Read the new issue! Do you like drag racing? Us too! And if you…
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2021 Menards NHRA Nationals Top Sportsman champion Dusty Meyer

26 Aug 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Dusty Meyer, the cousin of Top Alcohol Dragster champ Rachel Meyer, scored his fifth national event win following a final-round win against Kyle Firestone in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers. Meyer left first in his Chevy S-10…
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2021 Menards NHRA Nationals Top Dragster champion Danny Nelson

26 Aug 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Danny Nelson, the 2019 Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers world champ, won for the sixth time at a national event when he defeated Prescott Dean in the final. Nelson was sharp on both ends of the track with a .002 light and a 6.124…
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2021 Menards NHRA Nationals Super Gas champion Collin Becker

26 Aug 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
The Super Gas class featured a first-time winner in Collin Becker, who drove a very consistent race that culminated with a final-round win against Jarron Miller, who left five-thousandths of a second too soon. Becker, in his ’67 Camaro, would…
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2021 Menards NHRA Nationals Super Comp champion Austin Williams

26 Aug 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
With his latest win in Super Comp, Austin Williams now has 15 national event titles and six of them have come in Topeka. Paired with reigning world champ Christopher Dodd in the final round, Williams grabbed a narrow 8.944 to 8.947 victory to…
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2021 Menards NHRA Nationals Stock champion Chris Knudsen

26 Aug 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Chris Knudsen won his second national event title behind the wheel of his manually-shifted Camaro and in the process turned in one of the best driving performances in recent memory. Knudsen kicked off eliminations with a perfect .000 reaction…
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2021 Menards NHRA Nationals Super Stock champion Wyatt Wagner

26 Aug 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Wyatt Wagner has previously won Lucas Oil Series events and been the Division 5 champion, but he hadn’t won a national event until he took out five-time world champion Justin Lamb in the Topeka Super Stock final. Wagner drove his SS/GA ’68…
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2021 Menards NHRA Nationals Comp champion Greg Kamplain

26 Aug 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Comp finalists Greg Kamplain and Travis Gusso left with identical .018 reaction times, but Kamplain was able to pull ahead for the win with a (-.585) 6.955 in his C/DA to pick up his 10th national event Wally. Kamplain now has three wins and two…
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2021 Menards NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Sean Bellemeur

26 Aug 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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The Top Alcohol Funny Car final was also settled via a red-light start after Kris Hool left early, allowing Sean Bellemeur to take his Hussey Performance Camaro to career win No. 23. Bellemeur, now tied with Doug Gordon for the class points lead…
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2021 Menards NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Rachel Meyer

26 Aug 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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So far, Rachel Meyer’s plan to follow her sister, Megan, as the Top Alcohol Dragster champ is working to perfection, as she’s built a huge lead in the standings just past midseason. Meyer won her third straight race, all in her home state of…
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Menards NHRA Nationals Sportsman video highlights

Rachel Meyer and Sean Bellemeur, two of the leading contenders for world championships in the Alcohol classes, greatly improved their odds of winning a title following their impressive wins at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor.
26 Aug 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Sean Bellemeur
Rachel Meyer and Sean Bellemeur, two of the leading contenders for world championships in the Alcohol classes, greatly improved their odds of winning a title following their impressive wins at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor. Meyer…
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JEGS Allstars Preview: Ranking each of the contenders

The JEGS Allstars is a unique event that rewards both individual and team achievements. Up to 80 Lucas Oil Series racers will compete for more than $125,000 in prize money at the upcoming Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals. Here is a closer look at this year’s contestants.
26 Aug 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Every year for the last 36 years, NHRA’s best sportsman drivers have come together for the annual JEGS Allstars competition. A unique event that rewards both individual and team achievements, the JEGS Allstars is comprised of up to 80 drivers…
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Following Brainerd win, Matt Hagan's team looks for more success at Indy

Matt Hagan and the Mopar Funny Car team picked up their second win of the season last week in Brainerd. Now, they're focused on winning the sport's premiere event, the Dodge//SRT U.S. Nationals.
26 Aug 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Dickie Venables
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2021 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Sportsman champion Richard Okerman

The victory in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers went to Okerman following a win over Phil Miller in the final round. Okerman drove his Chevy Beretta to a 7.332 on his 7.23 dial after Miller’s Chevy S-10 slowed. Okerman reached the final after a tough battle against Ed Olpin in the semifinal round.
26 Aug 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  The victory in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers went to Richard Okerman following a win over Phil Miller in the final round. Okerman drove his Chevy Beretta to a 7.332 on his 7.23 dial after Miller’s Chevy S-10 slowed.…
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2021 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Gas champion Mike Wiblishouser

26 Aug 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Mike Wiblishouser landed his first Super Gas title in a decade by beating Larry Bradshaw in a one-sided final round. Wiblishouser grabbed a huge lead at the start thanks to a .007 light and was able to slow to a 10.025 to turn on the win light…
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