Moonlighting
Last week’s surprise announcement that two-time NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock champion Erica Enders was going to compete in approximately eight to 10 events in Super Gas behind the wheel of Tommy Phillips’ ORTEQ Energy Technologies…
Lucas Oil Products extends naming rights of Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
Lucas Oil Products, an industry leader in lubricants and fuel treatments, has extended the naming rights for the NHRA-owned and -operated multi-purpose auto racing facility located just west of Indianapolis. The naming rights began in 2011 and…
Rivalries: past, present, and future
The thrilling final round between Leah Pritchett and Brittany Force at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals brought up the subject of rivalries and gives us a chance to look back at the battles from past and present that gave everyone in the…
Amalie Motor Oil extends title-rights sponsorship of prestigious NHRA Gatornationals
Amalie Motor Oil Co. has agreed to a multiyear extension of its title-rights sponsorship of the prestigious NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. This year’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals is scheduled for March 17-20 and is the…
Leah vs. Brittany: New era of rivalries has begun
Leah Pritchett and Brittany Force, two of NHRA’s fast-rising stars, squared off in a historic Top Fuel final round at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals. In what was the first all-female Top Fuel final since 1982 and only the fourth time…
Drivers on the verge of their first Pro win
In Phoenix, Leah Pritchett became the newest member of the Pro-class winner’s club, breaking through for her first victory in Top Fuel. Which driver in the Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, or Pro Stock Motorcycle ranks could be next to join the…
Register for DRAW’s Tracy Winters memorial golf tourney
Registration is now open for DRAW’s annual Tracy Winters Memorial Golf Tournament, to be held Wednesday, March 16, at Ironwood Golf Course, 2100 NE 39th Ave., in Gainesville, Fla., prior to the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Individual…
Enders to double down with Pro Stock/Super Gas combo
Two-time and reigning NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock champ Erica Enders will double her driving duties at 8-10 NHRA Mello Yello national events this season, racing in her Super Gas while also competing in her Elite Motorsports Dodge…
1970: A 'Super' season for Funny Car
The Funny Car class got its first taste of full integration into the NHRA season in 1970, NHRA’s vaunted “Super Season.” NHRA had nearly doubled its schedule, going from four races to seven – adding the Gatornationals in…
K&N Horsepower Challenge People’s Choice voting set to begin
Once again, in 2016, NHRA’s loyal fans will be able to vote their favorite Pro Stock driver into the NHRA K&N Horsepower Challenge, a special bonus event for the factory hot rod class. The K&N Horsepower Challenge will be held…
Terry Vance
In a few short weeks, the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will make its way to the Sunshine State for the 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville. Pro Stock Motorcycle riders will be joining the rest of the racers to…
Slow and steady
Brad Pierce’s ’58 Corvette is one of the coolest cars in Super Gas, but to be perfectly honest, it also happens to be one of the slowest. While Pierce has no problem running the 9.90 index, his trap speeds often hover in the high-130-…
Phoenix-Pomona-Phoenix
So much has happened since my last blog entry! We went to Phoenix for testing, headed to Pomona for the Winternationals, and then headed back to Phoenix for the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals. That may not sound like a lot since it’s…
Bringing the Heat
The 2016 CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals took place at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park with temperatures well into the 80s that tested the hot-track tune-ups of the teams. Each of the Professional winners had the most success at an event since…
Best of Phoenix
After a strong start to the 2016 season in Pomona, the drivers in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series served up another action-packed event in Phoenix, where fans were treated to just the second all-female Top Fuel final, a first-time winner in…
Nobile embracing early-season challenges
Vincent Nobile is always up for a challenge, and early in the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season the Pro Stock standout is facing a pair of them. Along with the rest of the Pro Stock class, the standout driver is adjusting to the sleek…
The Hawaiian, 1969-71
National Dragster's Lane Evans captured this unforgettable image of the flying Hawaiian. There are no subsequent shots from him because it was the last exposure on his roll of film (but we have more angles below).
Last week’s…
DeJoria looking to add another victory in Phoenix
The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season opener in Pomona marked the 100th Funny Car race for Alexis DeJoria, and as she heads into her fifth full season, the three-time winner feels more comfortable than ever behind the wheel of her 10,…
Tricky Tipster picks Phoenix favorites
For more than five decades, National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his (or is it her?) prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he (or she?) thinks have the best shot at victory…
1985 Fallnationals
The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to the desert this weekend for the 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals in Phoenix. This week, we will take a look through the NHRA National Dragster photo files from the…
New driver for Follow A Dream team
Jay Blake's Permatex/Follow A Dream Top Alcohol Funny Car team has a new driver for the 2016 season: Phil Burkart. "Our whole team is excited to have Phil driving as another era begins here at Follow A Dream. We've had some changes in the…
A tale of two tracks
According to NHRA Division 2 Director Rich Schaefer, Earl Wells is the type of individual who always goes for the wow factor. Wells, whose business interests include a three-car Pro Mod team, has gone above and beyond for his latest venture, GALOT…
Honda Powersports division named Official ATV, Side-By-Side and Scooter of NHRA
NHRA has named Honda’s Powersports Division as the Official ATV, Side-by-Side, and Scooter. In the multiyear agreement, these vehicles will be used at 24 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national events and also at the five…
Pritchett plans to maximize new opportunity heading to Phoenix
Leah Pritchett is in uncharted territory in her young NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career, but this is the moment she has always wanted, and the Top Fuel driver plans to take advantage. Pritchett earned a full-time driving position behind…
A teacher's lesson in resiliency
It took a disastrous event for Gary Densham to say the unthinkable. With his Lawson Rock & Oil Dodge Charger Funny Car bended and twisted in the safety net in the sand trap at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona weeks ago after a parachute failure…