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Matt Smith locks up record-tying sixth Pro Stock Motorcycle championship

Matt Smith joins Dave Schultz and Andrew Hines as a six-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion after his opening round win over Michael Phillips in Pomona.
13 Nov 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Matt Smith
With his opening round win over Michael Phillips, Matt Smith joined exclusive company as a six-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion. Smith came into the Auto Club NHRA Finals with a solid, but not insurmountable 104 point lead over Joey Gladstone…
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Brittany Force clinches second NHRA Camping World Top Fuel championship

Brittany Force clinched her second NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Top Fuel championship in the first round of the Auto Club NHRA Finals, quickly ending an expected day of drama after her primary challengers all faltered.
13 Nov 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Brittany Force
Brittany Force clinched her second NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Top Fuel championship in the first round of the Auto Club NHRA Finals, quickly ending an expected day of drama after her primary challengers all faltered. Force and crew…
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Sunday News and Notes from the Auto Club NHRA Finals

News, notes, quotes, photos, and videos from final eliminations at the Auto Club NHAR FInals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Updated throughout the day.
13 Nov 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Sunday News and Notes
  UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY The first-round battle between Clay Millican and Tony Schumacher may have seemed inconsequential in light of the fie-way championship battle of which neither are a part, but the duo were…
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Auto Club NHRA Finals Sunday Preview

It all comes down to this. The final day of the 2022 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing season is guaranteed to produce drama as champions will be crowned in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock Motorcycle and a pair of Lucas Oil Series classes. The following are some championship scenarios.
13 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Pomona
It all comes down to this. The final day of the 2022 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing season is guaranteed to produce drama as champions will be crowned in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock Motorcycle and a pair of Lucas Oil Series classes. The following…
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Lucas Oil reinforces long-term NHRA commitment with multi-year extension

Lucas Oil Products, the world leader and distributor of high-performance automotive additives and lubricates, will continue as the sponsor of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and “Official Oil of NHRA” as part of a long-term extension.
13 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Lucas Oil
Lucas Oil Products, the world leader and distributor of high-performance automotive additives and lubricates, will continue as the sponsor of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and “Official Oil of NHRA” as part of a long-term extension. It…
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Severance, Gordon, D'Agnolo, and Hidalgo clinch Lucas Oil Series Sportsman titles

Joey Severance, Doug Gordon, Pete D'Agnolo, and Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. clinched Lucas Oil Series Sportsman championships during Saturday’s elimination runs at Auto Club Pomona Raceway.
12 Nov 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Doug Gordon
Joey Severance, Doug Gordon, Pete D'Agnolo, and Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. clinched Lucas Oil Series Sportsman championships during Saturday’s elimination runs at Auto Club Pomona Raceway. Severance claimed his fifth title in the Top Alcohol Dragster…
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Professional fields are set for Championship Sunday at Auto Club NHRA Finals

After two thrilling and action-packed days of qualifying, the fields are set for the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals where champions will be crowned in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
12 Nov 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Ron Capps
After two thrilling and action-packed days of qualifying, the fields are set for the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals where champions will be crowned in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle. After two thrilling and action-packed days…
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Auto Club NHRA Finals Saturday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Auto Club Raceway at Pomona on Saturday of the Auto Club NHRA Finals to capture all of the action on and off the racetrack.
12 Nov 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
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Johnson's Horsepowered Garage to double-down in 2023 with Butner and Enders

Pro Stock world champions and Elite Motorsports teammates Bo Butner and Erica Enders will both be backed by the Johnson's Horsepowered Garage brand for the 2023 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Season.
12 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
JHG
 Johnson's Horsepowered Garage (JHG) and Elite Motorsports have announced that beginning in 2023, the #JHGDriven presence in NHRA Pro Stock will double. In addition to continued primary backing of the Chevrolet Camaro driven by 2017 NHRA Pro…
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Jim Campbell: A trip from 'Who are you?' to long-tenured nitro Funny Car driver

In a 60-plus-year career in drag racing, nitro legend Jim Dunn has had a lot of drivers in his car, but none have lasted as long or come from virtually nowhere as his current shoe, Jim Campbell, who is just finishing his seventh season with Jim Dunn Racing.
12 Nov 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Jim Campbell
In a 60-plus-year career in drag racing, nitro legend Jim Dunn has had a lot of drivers in his car, starting, of course, with himself, for decades, as well as his son, Mike, Al Hofmann, Kenji Okazaki, Tony Bartone, Frank Pedregon, Jerry Toliver,…
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Auto Club NHRA Finals Saturday Preview

The opening day of the Auto Club NHRA Finals produced plenty of drama as the 2022 season wraps up at historic Pomona Raceway. Following the first two rounds of professional qualifying, Brittany Force, Cruz Pedregon, Greg Anderson, and Angelle Sampey come into Saturday as the leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
12 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Pomona
The opening day of the Auto Club NHRA Finals produced plenty of drama as the 2022 season wraps up at historic Pomona Raceway. Following the first two rounds of professional qualifying, Brittany Force, Cruz Pedregon, Greg Anderson, and Angelle Sampey…
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Force, Pedregon, Anderson, and Sampey lead in Pomona after Friday qualifying

The opening day of the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals produced a lot of drama as Brittany Force, Cruz Pedregon, Greg Anderson, and Angelle Sampey are the provisional low qualifiers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle, respectively.
11 Nov 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Britanny Force
The opening day of the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals produced a lot of drama as Brittany Force, Cruz Pedregon, Greg Anderson, and Angelle Sampey are the provisional low qualifiers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle,…
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Auto Club NHRA Finals Friday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Auto Club Raceway at Pomona on Friday of the Auto Club NHRA Finals to capture all of the action on and off the racetrack.
11 Nov 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
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Maurice DuPont has big future plans beyond his Top Fuel return at NHRA Finals

Maurice DuPont, who is making his return to Top Fuel at the Auto Club NHRA Finals after a 30-year hiatus, has big plans for a multi-car team encompassing Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle. Hear all about it in our exclusive interview.
11 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Maurice DuPont
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Sierra Auto Group backs Terry Haddock Racing entries at Auto Club NHRA Finals

Sierra Auto Group, a premier auto sales group located in Southern California, will partner with Terry Haddock Racing's two-car team for the Auto Club NHRA Finals.
11 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Terry Haddock Racing
Sierra Auto Group, a premier auto sales group located in Southern California, will partner with Terry Haddock Racing for the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona Calif.   “I am very grateful to be working with Sierra Automotive Group, we are…
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Kalitta Motorsports, Clean Harbors to host veterans at Auto Club NHRA Finals

Kalitta Motorsports and longtime sponsor Clean Harbors will be recognizing the sacrifice and commitment of our brave servicemen and servicewomen on Veteran’s Day at the Auto Club NHRA Finals.
11 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Kalitta Motorsports
Kalitta Motorsports and longtime sponsor Clean Harbors will be recognizing the sacrifice and commitment of our brave servicemen and servicewomen on Veteran’s Day at the Auto Club NHRA Finals. The Veteran's Day Appreciation event will include tickets…
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Tricky Tipster: Auto Club NHRA Finals

As the 2022 season wraps up in Pomona, Tricky Tipster offers his selections and they include championship contenders Brittany Force, Robert Hight, and Matt Smith, as well as Erica Enders, who has already clinched the Pro Stock crown.
11 Nov 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Tricky Tipster®
Tricky Tipster
It’s hard to believe we’re back in Pomona and set to end the 2022 season. We’ve seen a lot this year in the previous 21 races, some of it expected and some not. What we will see in Pomona is the remainder of the Camping World (and Lucas Oil…
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Top Fuel title contenders set for thrilling duel at Auto Club NHRA Finals

A truly spectacular season in the Top Fuel ranks has come down to one last epic duel at this weekend’s Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, where a championship will be crowned to close out the 2022 campaign in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series.
11 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Top Fuel title contenders
A truly spectacular season in the Top Fuel ranks has come down to one last epic duel at this weekend’s 57th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at legendary Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, where a championship will be crowned to close out the 2022 campaign in…
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Sixth NHRA world title within reach for Matt Smith at Auto Club NHRA Finals

Matt Smith is closing on his sixth Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship, a number that would tie him with Andrew Hines and Dave Schultz for the most in NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series history, but he'll still have to hold off longshot Joey Gladstone to get it done.
11 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Pro Stock Motorcycle
The finishing touches are all that’s left of what Matt Smith hopes is his sixth Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship, a number that would tie him with Andrew Hines and Dave Schultz for the most in NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series history.…
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Robert Hight looks to ward off Ron Capps, Matt Hagan to claim Funny Car title

An impressive season has put Robert Hight on the verge of a fourth Funny Car world championship, but with two heavyweight contenders looming, Hight knows he needs to take care of business one more time at this weekend at the Auto Club NHRA Finals.
11 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Funny Car championship
An impressive season has put Funny Car’s Robert Hight on the verge of a fourth world championship in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. But with two heavyweight contenders looming, Hight knows he needs to take care of business one more time…
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Auto Club NHRA Finals Friday Preview

The Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series races to a conclusion this week during the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif. Champions will be crowned this weekend in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle as well as a variety of Lucas Oil Series sportsman categories.
10 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Pomona
The Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series races to a conclusion this week during the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif. Champions will be crowned this weekend in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle as well as a variety of Lucas Oil…
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2012: Jack Beckman edges Ron Capps by just two points on dramatic final day

It’s hard to believe that a full season of Funny Car racing can come down to just two points, but that’s what happened in 2012 when Jack Beckman eked out his first Funny Car championship by denying Don Schumacher Racing teammate Ron Capps his first.
10 Nov 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
NHRA's Closest Championship Finishes (2007-21)
Jack Beckman
It’s hard to believe that a full season of Funny Car racing can come down to just two points, but that’s what happened in 2012 when Jack Beckman eked out his first Funny Car championship by denying Don Schumacher Racing teammate Ron Capps his first…
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NHRA, FOX Sports release 2023 Camping World Drag Racing Series TV schedule

NHRA and FOX Sports have announced the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series television schedule for the 2023 season, which starts with a must-see FOX broadcast to open the season in Gainesville.
10 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
television schedule
NHRA and FOX Sports have announced the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series television schedule for the 2023 season, which starts with a must-see FOX broadcast to open the season in Gainesville. All 21 races, plus the two Pep Boys NHRA All-Star…
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Schumacher to campaign A Soldier’s Child dragster on Veteran’s Day weekend

The Maynard Family Racing team’s end-of-season ‘giving car’ campaign will commence this weekend at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, with Tony ‘the Sarge’ Schumacher piloting the A Soldier’s Child Top Fuel dragster. 
10 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
A Soldier’s Child
The Maynard Family Racing team’s end-of-season ‘giving car’ campaign will commence this weekend at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, with Tony ‘the Sarge’ Schumacher piloting the A Soldier’s Child Top Fuel dragster.  The team featured the…
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CMR Construction & Roofing. Kalitta Motorsports extend into 2023 season

CMR Construction and Roofing will continue its marketing relationship with the multitime world championship Kalitta Motorsports throughout the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. 
10 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
CMR Construction & Roofing
  After two successful seasons with Kalitta Motorsports, CMR Construction and Roofing will continue its marketing relationship with the multitime world championship team throughout the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.…
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Moon Equipped rides again with Jim Dunn Racing in Pomona

The tradition of rolling out a Moon-sponsored Funny Car with Jim Dunn Racing continues during the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona. Driver Jim Campbell and the team are one point outside of a 10th-place finish for the season and will be looking to make it up at the race this weekend. 
10 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Moon
The tradition of rolling out a Moon-sponsored Funny Car with Jim Dunn Racing continues during the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona. In addition to being the team’s primary sponsor, Moon will have an on-site presence at the Fairplex track with its…
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Nitro Time Machine: Doug Kalitta's Finals victory gave him a 2019 Pomona sweep

With a final-round victory over teammate Richie Crampton, Doug Kalitta completed a Pomona sweep in 2019, winning the Auto Club NHRA Finals to add to his win at the season-opening Winternationals.
10 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Doug Kalitta
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The Insiders talk NHRA Finals!

The last race of the season is upon us, and with it comes some incredible storylines. National Dragster Senior Editor Kevin McKenna and NHRA on FOX analyst Tony Pedregon join host Brian Lohnes to talk about news, rumors, championship scenarios, and what we should all be looking for. 
09 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
Insider podcast
  The last race of the season is upon us, and with it comes some incredible storylines. NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor Kevin McKenna and NHRA on FOX analyst Tony Pedregon join host Brian Lohnes to talk about news,…
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2009: Tony Schumacher holds on to win Top Fuel championship by just two points

Perennial Top Fuel powerhouse Tony Schumacher won his sixth straight and seventh overall Top Fuel championship in 2009 by just two points, the closest finish in Top Fuel history.
09 Nov 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
NHRA's Closest Championship Finishes (2007-21)
Tony Schumacher
Tony Schumacher knows drama. And Tony Schumacher knows how to win championships. The perennial Top Fuel powerhouse won his sixth straight and seventh overall Top Fuel crown in 2009 by just two points, and while it wasn’t as dramatic as “The Run”…
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Krista Baldwin to honor her late father with throwback scheme at NHRA Finals

Top Fuel team owner and driver Krista Baldwin will be honoring her late father, Bobby Baldwin, at the Auto Club NHRA Finals this weekend, racing under the blue and white scheme that her father ran in the late 1990s to early 2000s. 
09 Nov 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Krista Baldwin
Top Fuel team owner and driver Krista Baldwin will be honoring her late father, Bobby Baldwin, at the Auto Club NHRA Finals this weekend, racing under the blue and white scheme that her father ran in the late 1990s to early 2000s.  This will…
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