NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Ron Capps’ NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger has been good but not as consistent as crew chief Dean Antonelli would like, and “Guido” has plans to fix that at the New England Nationals.

Sportsman racing takes center stage during this edition of Nitro Time Machine where Thomas Fletcher spun out his father Dan's Camaro during a round of Stock Eliminator at the 2016 Epping event.

Tony Pedregon joins Brian Lohnes on this episode of NHRA Insider to talk about what's happened five races into the season, who's succeeding, who's falling behind, and who needs to really turn their season around in Epping.

The huge fanbase in the New England area is set to enjoy their first NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series action in two years, as the ground-shaking, 330-mph excitement returns to New England Dragway June 11-13 for the TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila.

Pro Stock hasn’t visited New England Dragway since 2018, so this year's New England Nationals will mark the first time that Pro Stock racer Deric Kramer has ever been to the facility. He plans to make a big first impression.

"The guys are what makes the car run. So we gotta keep everybody together, have fun, and work when we work." — Danny Hood, on the key to his Funny Car team's success.

After decades of campaigning Dodge//SRT cars from its Motor City home base, Wesley Motorsports has partnered with Bilstein’s to be the official service and technical support center for the Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak.

Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Pro Stock winner Matt Hartford knows just how hard it is to win these days in Pro Stock, especially with so many great starting-line drivers.

Independent Northeast-based Funny Car racer Kosty Ivanov enjoyed one of his best days at the races during the 1979 U.S. Nationals when he upset some of the sport's biggest names to reach the final round.

By no means has Matt Hagan had a bad start to the season, but he hasn’t had a winning start to the year, either, which means New England Dragway is popping up at the perfect point in the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule.

So far this season, Leah Pruett has been great in qualifying, but hasn't had the same level of success on race day. Co-crew chief Neal Strausbaugh explains the reasons for the team's slow start, and how they expect to turn it around at this weekend's TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila.

When 8-year-old Olivia Belden was tasked with a school project to do a presentation on a historical figure that helped change the world, she was given a list of possible subjects to pick from. Shirley Muldowney wasn't on the list, but that didn't stop her.

Following a runner-up finish in Gainesville and a win at the recent Houston event, Robert Hight and his Auto Club team are in high speed pursuit of a fourth Funny Car championship. Here, he joins NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss his recent success.

As we look ahead to next week's trip to New England, the Nitro Time Machine goes back to the 1983 Cajun Nationals where Northeast favorite Al Segrini drove his colorful Super Brut Pontiac to an impressive Funny Car victory.

When your dad loves both drag racing and photography, that's where you end up. Rick Bain shares his story of growing up shooting photos on the starting line of some iconic Southern California tracks. Plus: Autograph hunt!

On this episode of NHRA Insider, No-Prep racer Joey Baroni and track operator Mike Natoli joined host Brian Lohnes to discuss drag racing, winning the first no-prep Wally ever given, and operating an old-school, community-based dragstrip. 

NHRA Funny Car racer Matt Hagan — "the world’s fastest farmer" — will bring agricultural equipment manufacturer New Holland into the NHRA world as an associate sponsor on his Dodge Charger entry.

NHRA was honored recently with three prestigious Telly awards for video excellence during 2020, boosting to 19 the NHRA broadcasting team’s recognition in the last seven years.

Searching for every edge, 16-time NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Funny car champion John Force and assistant crew chief Tim Fabrisi are going over his car’s cockpit layout with a fine-tooth comb.

Rachel Meyer has come out swinging with three Top Alcohol Dragster victories to start the season. She recently joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes via Skype to discuss her hot start, and the prospects of joining her sister, Megan, as a world champion.

The new Lego Speed Champions Mopar Dodge//SRT Top Fuel dragster and '70 Dodge Challenger T/A building set, featuring the first purple vehicle and first Top Fuel dragster in the Speed Champion series, is being released on June 1 on Lego.com.

Competition in the NHRA Summit Racing Series is underway across North America as grassroots racers begin their journey towards the glory of winning an NHRA national championship in one of the most unique programs in motorsports. 

Their passion for racing isn’t the only thing these two have in common. Little and DeJoria met at an Austin, Texas, animal shelter, Austin Pets Alive, to highlight the work being done to protect animals in Texas.

The teams had to wait an extra couple of months for the running of the annual March Meet NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series event, but it turned out just as great in May as in March.

Austin Williams’ ambitious 2021 NHRA racing schedule includes trying to chase championships in three different classes, but he uses a scientific approach to data to work his magic,

Eleven years ago, Matt Hagan and his first-generation Dodge Charger hoisted a Wally in the winner's circle at Houston.

Winning her first nitro elimination round wasn't the only thrilling thing that happened to Krista Baldwin at the recent NGK NTK Four Wide Nationals in Charlotte. She also lost a rear wing but handled it like a champ.

The Zona Motorsports fleet of nostalgia cars — Funny Cars, dragsters, and altereds — will make runs, display, and cackle at the TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila.

The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum's History of Hot Rodding series is a fascinating eleven-part journey that takes a look into drag racing history as can only be told by "Fast" Jack Beckman and Greg Sharp.

Jackie Fricke and Dan Pomponio led the list of winners as the Maple Grove Raceway LODRS event, originally postponed May 30, raced to completion.