Steady Kalitta looking for first season win in Las Vegas
A strong early-season start has Top Fuel standout Doug Kalitta third in the points standings. While that gives Kalitta and his team confidence and momentum early in the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, he knows it can be a fleeting…
Dodgers fan Hight works out at Spring Training
Former NHRA Funny Car world champ Robert Hight is a lifetime fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers who dreamed of playing professional baseball long before he ever saddled up behind the wheel for John Force Racing. As the story goes, a young Hight even…
A survivor's story
Rene Garza knows that he is lucky to be alive, so even though his driving days are most likely over, the fact that he has a chance to go racing this season with his youngest son, Joey, is nothing short of a miracle. Garza, 64, has been a loyal…
VIDEO: Heart of the NHRA: Terry Chandler and Make-A-Wish
Terry Chandler has become a beloved member of the NHRA community thanks not only to her passion for the sport but also her big heart. The sister of longtime competitor Johnny Gray and aunt to current racers Shane and Jonathan Gray, Chandler…
NHRA FanFest to kick off Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas
The popular NHRA FanFest, Las Vegas style, will return to the New York-New York Hotel & Casino on Thursday, March 31, in advance of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The two-hour event, which…
NHRA All Access, your ticket to live streaming
Race fans around the globe can get live, all-day video coverage from NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events with NHRA’s exciting new premium streaming service, NHRA All Access.…
From the shop to the track
A feature story in the upcoming April 8 issue of NHRA National Dragster has an overview of the nitro teams that build their own chassis in-house. Don Schumacher Racing and John Force Racing had been doing so since 2008, and more recent…
Coughlin Jr. earns fan vote starting spot in K&N Horsepower Challenge
Five-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., driver of the Magneti Marelli by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart, has been selected by the fans as the K&N Horsepower Challenge Fan Vote…
NHRA Chief Starter Mark Lyle passes
With great sadness, NHRA reported today that Mark Lyle, NHRA’s Chief Starter, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 27. On behalf of NHRA and the entire drag racing community, we offer our condolences to all of Lyle’s family and…
VIDEO: Crew Chief Confidential: Mike Guger
Mike Guger is a veteran of the nitro ranks. He came up in the sport working for the legendary Dale Armstrong, beginning in the alcohol ranks in the 1970s. He was part of the team that made the first 300-mph run in the history of the sport with…
Millican ready to become next first-time Top Fuel winner
With Leah Pritchett and Brittany Force claiming the last two NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series victories, fans have witnessed the very rare occurrence of having back-to-back first-time winners in the 10,000-horsepower Top Fuel category.…
Five great drag racing movies
Whether you’re relaxing on your couch streaming entertainment or at the local movie theater, who doesn’t love a good flick? And if you’re a drag racing fan – and we know you are – what’s better than a movie about your favorite motorsport?
Here’s…
Meet Melissa Surber, Pro Stock Motorcycle rookie
One racer who attracted a lot of attention in Gainesville is 21-year-old Pro Stock Motorcycle rookie Melissa Surber. A resident of the Northern California city of Rio Dell, Surber was introduced to the sport by her father, James, a longtime bike…
Top 20 Funny Cars: We have a list!
Don “the Snake” Prudhomme has three, Kenny Bernstein has two, and 15 other drivers and teams each have one. That’s the breakdown after weeks of analysis and consultation that resulted in the compilation of a list of 20 of the…
Hot start has Capps feeling confident heading to Las Vegas
The carryover of strong momentum and performances from the end of one year and into the beginning of the next can be a difficult thing to master when competitors are dealing with 10,000-horsepower Funny Cars. But class standout Ron Capps and his…
Ken Veney
During Ken Veney’s drag racing career, he established himself as a successful driver and an all-time great crew chief and engine builder who was credited with many major innovations. Behind the wheel of his Top Alcohol Funny Cars and Top…
Fan voting intensifies to determine final starting spot in K&N Horsepower Challenge
The fan voting process is heating up to determine the final driver who will be racing for a $50,000 payday during the K&N Horsepower Challenge on Saturday, April 2, at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The lucrative event, held during the…
Compete against NHRA drag racers at Sonoma charity karting event
NHRA fans can go head-to-head against stars of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series on the Sonoma Raceway kart track at the 14th annual NHRA Tour de Charity. Speedway Children’s Charities, the charitable arm of Sonoma Raceway, will host…
After successful launch, NHRA All Access revs up for Las Vegas
NHRA’s exciting new premium streaming service, NHRA All Access, enjoyed an extremely successful launch at last weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, allowing an…
Tickets now on sale for both NHRA Hot Rod Reunions
Tickets for both the 14th annual NHRA Motorsports Museum Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance and the 25th annual NHRA Motorsports Museum California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California are on…
JEGS boosts SPORTSnationals purse to record amount
Incentives for racers looking to attend the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals, May 27-29, at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky., have been sweetened with JEGS boosting the cash purse to an all-time SPORTSnationals record $99,250. With…
Doing the double
Three years ago, Jeff Strickland went to the final round of Stock and Top Dragster at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta. He used a perfect reaction time to beat Jeff Adkinson for the Stock title and then returned a few…
You asked for it: National Dragster Readers Choice
The editors of NHRA National Dragster are preparing for the annual Readers Choice issue. Each year, the staff offers its loyal readers the opportunity to suggest story ideas for this annual keepsake and selects the best of the best to…
Tasca Racing to compete in four NHRA national events
Tasca Racing will return to NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car competition this season at four events, beginning with the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Team owner Bob Tasca III will…
Greater nationals
The Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals is the tradition-rich East Coast opener for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, and its 47th incarnation was big on drama. An incredible event was pulled off despite the threat of weather with the NHRA…
The best of Gainesville
One of the “majors” on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule, the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals is one of the must-attend events of the year, and this year’s East Coast opener certainly lived up to the…
Barton schools Gainesville Factory Stock Showdown field
David Barton, far lane, won the School of Automotive Machinists & Technology Factory Stock Showdown after final-round opponent Kevin Skinner red-lighted. Racing an unfamiliar car in an event that was presented with an all-new format…
Brittany Force scores first in Top Fuel; Hight, Anderson, Krawiec also score
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Rain-delay reading: Force and the Gatornationals
Gainesville Raceway has always held a special place in John Force’s heart, providing plenty of memories along the way. His seven Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals victories are a Funny Car best, but it was the moments leading up to his…