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Jeg Coughlin Jr. talks four-wide win, Elite teammates after Las Vegas victory

Recap the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas with Pro Stock winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. Joe Castello and NHRA's Alan Reinhart will go into detail with Coughlin about his first four-wide Pro Stock race win as well as victories by Doug Kalitta and Bob Tasca III.
18 Apr 2024
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  Recap the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas with Pro Stock winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. Joe Castello and NHRA's Alan Reinhart will go into detail with Coughlin about his first four-wide Pro Stock race win and also go into detail about Bob…
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2024 NHRA 4-Wide Nationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.
17 Apr 2024
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NHRA returns to Chicago for Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals

After the successful return to Route 66 Raceway last season, NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series teams and officials are excited to return to Chicago for the upcoming Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by Peak Performance on May 17-19.
17 Apr 2024
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Chicago
After the successful return to Route 66 Raceway last season, NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series teams and officials are excited to return to Chicago for the upcoming Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by Peak…
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Watch two Lucas Oil Series events for free this weekend on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch the Division 4 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Thunder Valley Raceway Park and the Division 7 event from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.
17 Apr 2024
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NHRA.tv
NHRA fans can watch the Division 4 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Thunder Valley Raceway Park and the Division 7 event from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv. Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv…
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2024 Las Vegas NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Weekend Rewind

The NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was filled with wild moments, upsets, and close racing. Take a video look back at a memorable weekend at The Strip in our Weekend Rewind.
16 Apr 2024
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Cowie, Bellemeur, Lane lead Sportsman winners at Las Vegas 4-Wide Nationals

In addition to wild action in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, nine champions were crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
16 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Shawn Cowie
In addition to wild action in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, nine champions were crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Shawn Cowie won the spring Las…
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Drag and Drive exhibition returns to NHRA national event at Route 66 Raceway

After a successful debut last year during NHRA’s return to Route 66 Raceway in Chicago, the special Drag and Drive exhibition will again be part of the annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance on May 17-19.
16 Apr 2024
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Drag and Drive
After a successful debut last year during NHRA’s return to Route 66 Raceway in Chicago, the special Drag and Drive exhibition will again be part of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event in Chicago, the 24th annual Gerber Collision &…
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Five things we learned at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas

The first of two straight four-wide events on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series calendar raced into our hearts at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with the usual twists and turns that only a four-wide race can provide. Here’s our five top takeaways from the event.
15 Apr 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Five things we learned
The first of two straight four-wide events on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series calendar raced into our hearts at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with the usual twists and turns that only a four-wide race can provide. Here’s our five…
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Ricky Hord wins Las Vegas four-wide Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown title

Ricky Hord collected the victory in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown at thee NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
14 Apr 2024
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Ricky Hord
For the first time, factory stock competitors brought their Chevrolet COPO Camaros, Dodge Drag Paks and Ford Cobra Jets to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and raced them four-wide with a Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown NHRA Wally on the line.…
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Tasca, Kalitta, and Jeg Coughlin take 4-Wide Nationals victories in Las Vegas

Bob Tasca III recorded just the third triple holeshot win in NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series history, picking up his first career four-wide victory at the 24th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel) and Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) also scored wins in Las Vegas.
14 Apr 2024
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winners
Bob Tasca III recorded just the third triple holeshot win in NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series history on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, picking up his second career four-wide victory at the 24th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals…
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Greg Stanfield makes history with first-ever Holley EFI Factory X victory

Five-time Super Stock world champion Greg Stanfield makes history as the first official winner in the all-new Holley EFI Factory X class in Las Vegas.
14 Apr 2024
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Greg Stanfield
Greg Stanfield added another title to his impressive list of career achievements when he drove to the win in the inaugural event in the Holley EFI Factory X class. Stanfield, a five-time Super Stock world champion and a previous winner in Stock,…
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NHRA set to celebrate 70th anniversary of historic U.S. Nationals in Indy

The NHRA U.S. Nationals, the world’s biggest drag race, will celebrate its 70th anniversary this year, as “The Big Go” will put all the stars of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series on the sport’s biggest stage from Aug. 28-Sept. 2 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
14 Apr 2024
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US Nationals
The NHRA U.S. Nationals, the world’s biggest drag race, will celebrate its 70th anniversary this year, as “The Big Go” will put all the stars of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series on the sport’s biggest stage from Aug. 28-Sept. 2 at Lucas Oil…
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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Sunday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off the racetrack.
14 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Sunday News & Notes from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the final day of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Updated throughout the day.
14 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Sunday News & Notes from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
  UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY Newest posts TOP FUEL ROUND ONE Brittany Force, who won this event two years ago, races her way into round two with a 3.75 and…
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NHRA 4 Wide Nationals Sunday preview

Doug Kalitta, Austin Prock, and Jerry Don Tucker will lead their respective pro classes into battle today at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
14 Apr 2024
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Las Vegas
Doug Kalitta, Austin Prock, and Jerry Don Tucker will lead their respective pro classes into battle today at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This event is the first of back-to-back races that feature the unique…
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Bell wins delayed Winternationals Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown

Stephen Bell defeated David Davies in Las Vegas to win the delayed Flexjet NHRA Factory Stock Showdown competition from the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
13 Apr 2024
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Stephen Bell
Two weeks ago a severe rain shower that included a brief hailstorm halted the Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Dragstrip at Pomona. Points leader and No. 1 qualifier Mark Pawuk, Stephen Bell and David Davies II remained in competition and…
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Kalitta, Prock, and Tucker will lead 4-Wide Nationals fields into eliminations

Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Austin Prock, (Funny Car), and Jerry Tucker (Pro Stock) qualified No. 1 at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the fourth of 20 races during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
13 Apr 2024
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Jerry Tucker
Austin Prock stayed nearly perfect in qualifying, taking his third Funny Car No. 1 qualifier in four races on Saturday during the 24th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel) and Jerry Tucker…
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Brown, Prock, Jeg Coughlin take first four-wide Mission Challenge victories

Antron Brown, Austin Prock, Jeg Coughlin Jr. won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, the first time that the specialty event has been held in a four-wide format.
13 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Mission Challenge
Antron Brown, Austin Prock, Jeg Coughlin Jr. won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, the first time that the specialty event has been held in a four-wide format. The bonus race debuted last year and takes place…
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Fire Dept. Coffee 'Coffee with a Crew Chief' with Mark Oswald

The Fire Dept. Coffee "Coffee with a Crew Chief" featured Mark Oswald, tuner of Antron Brown's Matco Tools Top Fueler with NHRA's Hannah Rickards.
13 Apr 2024
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Solid start fuels optimism for Mason McGaha and the Harlow Sammons team

A semifinal finish in Pomona and a runner-up in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge in Phoenix make Mason McGaha one of the favorites to be NHRA's next first-time pro winner.
13 Apr 2024
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Mason McGaha
Although he’s not likely to take much credit, Mason McGaha’s driving talent has never been in doubt. Since the time he made his debut during the 2020 season as a teenager, McGaha has shown poise and confidence far beyond his years. That begs the…
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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Saturday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off the racetrack.
13 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Saturday News & Notes from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals

News, notes, quotes, photos, and video from the second day of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Updated throughout the day.
13 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Saturday News & Notes from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
  UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY Newest posts There was a bit of unfinished business completed last night as the final rounds of Comp Eliminator from the hail-delayed Lucas Oil NHRA…
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Anderson looks to carry Phoenix momentum into Vegas 4-Wide Nationals

After scoring win No. 104 in Phoenix, Pro Stock veteran Greg Anderson will look to add another to his impressive résumé at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas, at a track that means a great deal to him.
13 Apr 2024
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Greg Anderson
Pro Stock veteran Greg Anderson is no stranger to the NHRA winner’s circle, as proven by his 104 career wins. This weekend at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas, he’ll look to add another to his impressive résumé at a track that means a…
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NHRA 4 Wide Nationals Saturday preview

A sizable crowd made their way to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday for the opening day of the 4 Wide Nationals. After a pair of mid-day qualifying runs, Doug Kalitta, Bob Tasca III, and Jeg Coughlin Jr., and the provisional low qualifiers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock, respectively.
12 Apr 2024
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Las Vegas
A sizable crowd made their way to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday for the opening day of the 4 Wide Nationals. After a pair of mid-day qualifying runs, Doug Kalitta, Bob Tasca III, and Jeg Coughlin Jr., and the provisional low…
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Kalitta, Tasca, Jeg Coughlin lead Friday fields at Las Vegas 4-Wide Nationals

Reigning world champion Doug Kalitta made the quickest Top Fuel run on Friday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bob Tasca III (Funny Car) and Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.
12 Apr 2024
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Race coverage
Doug Kalitta
Reigning world champion Doug Kalitta made the quickest Top Fuel run on Friday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, powering to the provisional No. 1 spot at the 24th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. Bob Tasca III (Funny Car) and Jeg Coughlin Jr…
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The Holley EFI Factory X era officially dawns in Las Vegas

Three years in the making, the Holley EFI Factory X class makes its long-awaited debut in Las Vegas with a solid line-up of eight supercharged modern muscle cars.
12 Apr 2024
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Factory X
History will be made this weekend during the 2024 NHRA 4 Wide Nationals as the Las Vegas event is the official launch pad for Holley EFI Factory X, one of the newest and most exciting classes in drag racing. Introduced more than three years ago, the…
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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Friday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the first day of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off the racetrack.
12 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Tricky Tipster: NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, Las Vegas

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour makes the first of its two stops in Las Vegas this weekend, and Tricky Tipster, a well-known figure in these parts, has made Shawn Langdon, J.R. Todd, and Erica Enders the favorites.
12 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
Tricky Tipster®
Tricky Tipster
Excuse Tipster for a second while he savors last week’s Lucas Oil NHRA Arizona Nationals, where he successfully picked Shawn Langdon and Austin Prock to win in Top Fuel and Funny Car, and also had Pro Stock winner Greg Anderson at a respectable 6-1…
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It all started with an unexpected call: Todd marks 10 years with Kalitta team

Ten years ago during the spring NHRA event in Las Vegas, J.R. Todd was at home in Indianapolis when he got the phone call that changed his life. He wasted no time getting on an airplane to make it a reality.
12 Apr 2024
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J.R. Todd
Ten years ago during the spring NHRA event in Las Vegas, J.R. Todd was a part-time Top Fuel driver sitting in Indianapolis watching college basketball on television. Then on Friday evening of the spring Las Vegas race, his life would change forever…
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Friday News & Notes from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals

News, notes, quotes, photos, and video from the opening day of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Updated throughout the day.
12 Apr 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Notes
UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY Newest posts The defending event winners from the 2023 NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas are Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Matt Hagan (Funny Car), and Dallas…
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