2015 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals Flashback
Tim Wilkerson raced to his first Funny Car victory since 2011 to highlight competition at the 2015 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Jason Line (Pro Stock), and Hector Arana Sr. (Pro Stock…
The A.J. effect
The first quarter of the Top Fuel season was highly productive for Alan Johnson. The Santa Maria, Calif.-based parts manufacturer and tuner to the stars began the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series as a tuning consultant for Brittany Force…
Pedregon racing into Atlanta with a sense of urgency
Two-time Funny Car world champion Cruz Pedregon believes that a number of changes he has recently made to his Snap-on Tools Toyota Camry are about to lead to an impressive turnaround. While it is still early in the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing…
Most finals before a win
Racing in her eighth final round, Brittany Force broke through and collected her first Top Fuel Wally in Gainesville. Coming up short in seven finals before winning is tough — ask David Grubnic, because he also went through it — but…
NHRA's Youth and Education Services program still going strong
The NHRA's Youth and Education Services (YES) Program is motorsports' first and only full-time program devoted exclusively to educational programming. The YES program was created in 1989 as a tool to connect education and drag racing.
The YES…
Sampey looking for more Southern Nationals success
With three world championships and 41 career victories, Pro Stock Motorcycle standout Angelle Sampey knows the components of a winning motorcycle. If her thoughts on the new Star Racing Buell she…
Racing comes full circle for Pat Austin
Pat Austin had an outstanding driving career in the Top Alcohol Funny Car ranks that lasted from 1985 to 2002 along with a memorable stint in Top Fuel. His 75 career wins rank him No. 10 on the all-time win list, and he is the only driver to double…
Todd to meet fans, take in pre-game festivities at Atlanta Braves game
J.R. Todd, driver of the SealMaster Top Fuel dragster, will meet fans as part of a ticket promotion, participate in pre-game festivities and give the command "Play Ball" prior to the Atlanta Braves' baseball game with the Philadelphia…
Being blind doesn't stop Jay Blake
In 1997, Jay Blake lost his senses of vision, taste, and smell in the midst of a horrific accident caused by the explosion of an industrial fork lift tire. Blake stayed positive as he learned how to live without those senses and continued to…
Your Top 20 poll
Fan voting ended earlier this week in the Top 20 Funny Cars poll, and we’ll begin to reveal the results in the very near future. It has been a fun exercise, especially the creation of the list and everything that went into it, as well as hearing…
Gittings named official NHRA Chief Starter
Mike Gittings, most recently the chief starter in NHRA’s Northwest Division and a certified team member of the NHRA Safety Safari presented by AAA, has been named the official NHRA Chief Starter, one of the most storied positions in all of…
Bonus FOX footage: Friday night Top Fuel qualifying from Houston
Due to on-track incidents that delayed Friday's Mello Yello qualifying at the NHRA SpringNationals, Top Fuel's second qualifying session didn't make it onto that evening's NHRA FOX coverage, but we've got you covered. The prime-time Friday…
Team Kalitta, Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park partner with Cedar Point for NHRA event
Team Kalitta, in conjunction with Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park and the NHRA, has partnered with Ohio amusement park Cedar Point for NHRA Day at Cedar Point, Thursday, June 23, prior to the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Fans…
Mello Yello Series heads south to Atlanta Dragway
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will rumble into Atlanta Dragway, Georgia’s House of Speed, May 13-15 for the 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. The ground will shake and nitro will fill the air as the best…
Judy Lilly
After Courtney Force’s victory last weekend in Houston, a record five consecutive NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events have featured female winners. Women continue to leave their mark in this sport, having collected eight national…
Breakthrough season has Force feeling good
Brittany Force is experiencing a breakthrough season in Top Fuel with her John Force Racing/Monster Energy team. The second-generation driver has won the first two events of her young career and is leading the points in Top Fuel one-fourth of the…
Pritchett to race DSR dragster in Atlanta
Leah Pritchett will compete in the next NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event in 10 days near Atlanta as the fourth woman to drive for Don Schumacher Racing when she pilots the FireAde Top Fuel dragster. It’s been a whirlwind year…
Heart of the NHRA: B.R.A.K.E.S.
In 2008, after losing his sons, Jon and James, in a highway accident, former NHRA Top Fuel driver Doug Herbert created B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe), a teen driving program that he hoped would help to prevent other families…
A win for 'Big Joe'
Some stories practically write themselves, and when reigning Stock national champion Kevin Helms arrived in Houston for the NHRA SpringNationals, it was almost a given that he was going to leave Royal Purple Raceway with a Wally. Nobody wins four…
NHRA drivers visit NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston
Several NHRA Mello Yello drivers and NHRA’s Broadcasting Department were guests for a guided tour of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston the day before the NHRA SpringNationals kicked off at nearby Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown.…
Wild, Wild West
The 2016 NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway was a race of many small miracles. The fact that the event was completed on its scheduled date was no sure feat considering the severe weather and flooding in the Houston area one week earlier…
Catch NHRA Four-Wide Nationals encores on regional networks
NHRA fans can catch encore airings of the 2016 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods on their regional networks. The event, race five of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule, took place at zMAX Dragway outside of…
Kalitta, C. Force, Anderson collect victories at NHRA SpringNationals
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Best of Houston
Coming off a typically unpredictable four-wide event in Charlotte, it might have been tempting to expect a bit of a letdown when teams headed west to the NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway, but that was hardly the case. Track records in…
Torrence, Wilkerson, Anderson hold on to qualifying leads at NHRA SpringNationals
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Torrence, Wilkerson, Anderson lead after opening day at NHRA SpringNationals
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Enders to put spotlight on Shirley's Kids charity at Houston race
Shirley's Kids, the charity headed by legendary drag racer Shirley Muldowney, will adorn Erica Enders' Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Pro Stocker at the 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals this weekend at Royal Purple Raceway. Shirley's Kids' mission…
Force to race Advance Auto Parts/Peak Funny Car in Houston
Sixteen-time NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car world champion John Force will be racing an Advance Auto Parts-branded Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car at the NHRA SpringNationals. The Funny Car will continue to fly the standout blue Peak Antifreeze branding…
Al Segrini
By their very nature, lists are polarizing. Whether it’s the top 10, 20, 50, or 100 anything that you’re trying to establish, there are going to be hits and misses among the critics and delight and disappointment among those who made…