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Schaeffler Group partners with Blake Alexander, Head Racing for Las Vegas race

The Schaeffler Group, a global automotive and industrial supplier, has signed on as the title sponsor for NHRA Funny Car driver Blake Alexander and the Head Racing team at the NHRA Nevada Nationals.  
28 Oct 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Blake Alexander
The Schaeffler Group, a global automotive and industrial supplier, has signed on as the title sponsor for NHRA Funny Car driver Blake Alexander and the Head Racing team at the NHRA Nevada Nationals, Oct. 27-30 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor…
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Defending national champ Caissie among those vying for Summit championships

Division 1 Pro E.T. representative Dan Caissie will return to the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championships this weekend to defend his 2021 national title and will be joined by two other returning divisional winners at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
28 Oct 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Summit Racing Series
It’s a huge weekend for the NHRA Summit Racing Series, the world’s largest motorsports program when it comes to racer participation, as 40 standout competitors will race for a national championship as part of the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip…
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NHRA Insider podcast: Rolling the dice on the NHRA Nevada Nationals

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, National Dragster's Kevin McKenna and the NHRA on FOX's Tony Pedregon join host Brian Lohnes to preview the coming action at the second to last race of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series 2022 tour in Las Vegas. 
27 Oct 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider podcast
  On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, NHRA National Dragster's Kevin McKenna and the NHRA on FOX's Tony Pedregon join host Brian Lohnes to preview the coming action at the second to last race of the NHRA Camping World…
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Action-packed new issue of National Dragster now available to NHRA Members

The new issue of NHRA National Dragster, packed with coverage of championship-crucial national events in Charlotte, St. Louis, and Dallas, is available online and is in the mail to NHRA Members around the world.
27 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
ND issue 11
READ THE NEW ISSUE The new issue of NHRA National Dragster, packed with coverage of championship-crucial…
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#StumpBob: Has any Sportsman racer won in five classes at the same event?

Has there ever been a Sportsman racer who has won the same national event in five different classes? NHRA historian and statistician Bob Frey cannot be stumped!
27 Oct 2022
Bob Frey
Stump Bob
StumpBob
Another good question … and another one that could be considered a “trick” question (as a lot of them seem to be!). Yes, Dan Fletcher has won in four different classes in Las Vegas, but he has done so at two different events. Fletcher won…
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Nitro Time Machine: Erica Enders wins Las Vegas, again and again and again

Erica Enders wins almost everywhere but no place has she had more success than The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Here's a look back at the Elite team's incredible record in Sin City.
27 Oct 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Erica Enders
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2007: Matt Smith victorious in winner-take-all final to earn title by just six points

Following a semifinal loss at the season’s penultimate race in Las Vegas, Matt Smith was prepared to concede the 2007 Pro Stock Motorcycle title to Andrew Hines, then a funny thing happened, and before he knew it, Smith was in a winner-take-all final-round battle with Chip Ellis for the title.
26 Oct 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
NHRA's Closest Championship Finishes (2007-21)
Matt Smith
Following a semifinal loss at the season’s penultimate race in Las Vegas, Matt Smith was prepared to concede the 2007 Pro Stock Motorcycle title to Andrew Hines, who entered the final event in Pomona with a 39-point cushion in the standings.…
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Maynard Family Racing ‘Giving Cars’ will compete at last two races of 2022 season

Charitable causes near and dear to the hearts of NHRA team owners Joe and Cathi Maynard will be prominently on display as the Maynard Family Racing team closes out the year by campaigning “giving cars” at the final two races of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
26 Oct 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Maynard Family Racing
Charitable causes near and dear to the hearts of NHRA team owners Joe and Cathi Maynard will be prominently on display as the Maynard Family Racing team closes out the year by campaigning “giving cars” at the final two races of the 2022 NHRA Camping…
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Cory Mac is back ... in a Funny Car? Veteran will run nostalgia car in Vegas exhibition

NHRA Top Fuel veteran and fan-favorite Cory McClenathan will be back on the track at the NHRA Nevada Nationals, but this time in a Funny Car as he takes part in the Red Line Oil-sponsored Legends Nitro Funny Car exhibition at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
26 Oct 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Cory McClenathan
Fourteen years ago, Cory McClenathan stood in the winner’s circle at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after winning the Top Fuel title at the 2008 SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals, and the veteran Southern California competitor hopes to be back…
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New Street Legal EV class electrifies NHRA Summit Racing Series championship

NHRA's new Street Legal EV class will make its championship debut at the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championships at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The entry list includes eight drivers in Street Legal EV across each of the seven NHRA divisions, marking a highly successful first year for the new class.
26 Oct 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Summit Racing Series
NHRA's new Street Legal EV class will make its championship debut at the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championships at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The entry list includes eight drivers in the Street Legal EV across each of the seven…
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Nitro Time Machine: Deric Kramer takes a wild ride at 2014 Las Vegas race

Deric Kramer has enjoyed a great career in Pro Stock, but the 2014 Las Vegas event is one that he'd like to forget. In this episode of Nitro Time Machine, Kramer takes a wild ride in his American Ethanol Dodge.
26 Oct 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Deric Kramer
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NHRA Nevada Nationals Friday preview

As the penultimate round of the 2022 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series, there is a good chance that at least one professional champion will be crowned as the series heads to Las Vegas for the NHRA Nevada Nationals.
26 Oct 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Las Vegas
As the penultimate round of the 2022 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series, there is a good chance that at least one professional champion will be crowned as the series heads to Las Vegas for the NHRA Nevada Nationals. Erica Enders has a…
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Tricky Tipster: NHRA Nevada Nationals

It’s almost time to crown some champions and what better place to do so than Las Vegas. So far, nothing has been settled but in a couple of cases, the handwriting is clearly on the wall. This week, we've got Brittany Force, Ron Capps, Erica Enders, and Matt Smith as our pre-race favorites.
26 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Tricky Tipster®
Tricky Tipster
It’s almost time to crown some champions and what better place to do so than Las Vegas. So far, nothing has been settled but in a couple of cases, the handwriting is clearly on the wall. Barring something miraculous, Erica Enders will win her…
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Austin Prock: 'I just wish we'd have gotten a better start in the Countdown'

Austin Prock has made big moves during the Countdown the the Championship with a win and a runner-up in Top Fuel but is it enough to keep him in contention for the Camping World NHRA title?
26 Oct 2022
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Hilton, Bates, Lee, Mossi, and Roberts dazzle at Bakersfield finale

Tyler Hilton, Kin Bates, Dustin Lee, Mike Mossi, and Lee Roberts not only won their class at this year’s California Hot Rod Reunion but secured the 2022 series championship as well. 
25 Oct 2022
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CHRR
  When Julius Caesar said, “They came, they saw, they conquered,” he could have been talking about Tyler Hilton, Kin Bates, Dustin Lee, Mike Mossi, and Lee Roberts. These five NHRA Heritage Racing Series competitors not only won their class…
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Global Electronic Technology will sponsor Arana Racing at final two 2022 events

Global Electronic Technology, Inc. will sponsor recent Texas NHRA FallNationals champ Hector Arana Jr. and the Arana Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle team for the final two events of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
25 Oct 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Arana Racing
Coming off a Pro Stock Motorcycle win at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, Arana Racing has high hopes for the remainder of the season as Global Electronic Technology, Inc., the fastest name in credit card processing, returns to the world’s fastest…
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2017: Bo Butner goes from zero to hero with narrow seven-point title decision

Bo Butner came into the 2017 season without a win but exited the year as the world champion after his fourth and final win of the year — over future champ Tanner Gray in a weird final round — allowed him to eke past teammate Greg Anderson for the championship. Second in a series
25 Oct 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
NHRA's Closest Championship Finishes (2007-21)
Bo Butner
Coming into the 2017 season, Bo Butner had won exactly zero Pro Stock races, but after a strong regular season that featured wins in Houston, Atlanta, and Norwalk, he entered the Countdown to the Championship as the No. 1 seed with KB Racing…
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After a slow start, Shawn Langdon looking to finish the season on a strong note

The 2022 Camping World NHRA Top Fuel title might be out of reach, but Shawn Langdon sees no reason why he can't be a factor at the final two events of the season.
25 Oct 2022
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Red Line Synthetic Oil to sponsor Legends Nitro Funny Cars at Nevada Nationals

Red Line Synthetic Oil has partnered with Legends Nitro Funny Cars as the Official Title Sponsor to present the 12-car invitational event to be held during the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 27-30.
25 Oct 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Legends Nitro Funny Cars
Red Line Synthetic Oil has partnered with Legends Nitro Funny Cars as the Official Title Sponsor to present the 12-car invitational event to be held during the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 27-30. Bringing…
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2022 NHRA Midwest Nationals Top Dragster champion Darian Boesch

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
118:58
Former Top Sportsman world champ Darian Boesch bagged his latest win in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers when he topped Ed Dudley in the final. After an even start, Boesch won with a 6.234 on his 6.18 dial.  
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2022 NHRA Midwest Nationals Super champion Gas Rob Kropfeld

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
100:47
Rob Kropfeld was a brilliant .005 on the Tree in the Super Gas final with his ’67 Camaro, forcing opponent Patrick Debottis into a 9.892 breakout. The victory was Kropfeld’s third but his first in more than five years and boosted his final-round…
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2022 NHRA Midwest Nationals Super champion Comp Junior Houston

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
85:57
Junior Houston, the Top Dragster runner-up three years ago at the Virginia national event, went the distance on his second try, defeating former Super Gas world champ and last year’s Super Gas winner, Jeremy Mason, by .008-second in the Super Comp…
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2022 NHRA Midwest Nationals Stock champion Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
75:12
Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. won his ninth national event and sixth in Stock after Chris Knudsen red-lighted by .001-seocnd in the final round. Hidalgo has now moved to No. 3 in the battle for the Stock national championship.
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2022 NHRA Midwest Nationals Super Stock champion Marion Stephenson

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
81:27
Marion Stephenson is now a six-time NHRA national event winner after topping Tyler Wudarczyk in the Super Stock final. Stephenson cruised to the win after Wudarczyk slowed. The race was a rematch of the 2018 Topeka final, won by Wudarczyk.  
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2022 NHRA Midwest Nationals Comp champion Adam Hickey

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
111:24
The third time was the charm for Adam Hickey, a past U.S. Nationals and SPORTSnationals Comp runner-up, as he collected his first career national event win, and it will be one he won’t forget. His opponent was supposed to be Australian national…
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2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Sportsman champion Jimmy Lewis

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
81:27
Jimmy Lewis, the reigning world champion in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers, won his 14th national event after David Cuadra fouled in the final round. Lewis now has five wins in Dallas including back-to-back Top Sportsman titles in…
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2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Dragster champion Wayne Johnson

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
70:16
Wayne Johnson joined the list of first-time NHRA winners in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers when he beat Robert Cool in the final round. Johnson was nearly unbeatable with a .009 light and a 6.269 on his 6.29 dial.
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2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Gas champion Phil Unruh

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
66:10
Phil Unruh won the all-Kansas Super Gas final in his ’67 Camaro for career win No. 7, two of which have come at Texas Motorplex. Unruh nailed a clutch .006 reaction time in the final and collected the win when final-round opponent Heidi Robison took…
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2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Comp champion Austin Williams

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
63:45
Two-time world champ Austin Williams collected career win No. 19 –- nine of which have come in Super Comp -– by just .002-second over Kyle Secrest, running 8.919 to beat Secrest’s holeshot-aided 8.926. Williams, who also has nine wins in Stock,…
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2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Stock champion John Brimer

25 Oct 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
70:55
John Brimer is now a six-time NHRA national event winner and half of them have come in Dallas after he defeated Randi Lyn Shipp in the Stock final. Brimer drove to an 8.881 on his 8.86 dial after Shipp broke out by three-hundredths.
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