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As the Camping World NHRA Drag Racing season approaches the halfway point, Ron Capps and the NAPA Auto Parts team are right where they expected to be, in the thick of the battle for the Funny Car championship.

Most drag racing fans recognize Alex Laughlin as the driver for “Big Jim” Dunn’s nitro Funny Car, but when he’s not powering that 11,000-hp beast on the dragstrip, he’s in constant search of more excitement.

The annual weekend at Summit Motorsports Park has always been a big one for drivers in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports, but with the new Road to the Championship in effect for the first time in the category, the spotlight is even bigger.

In a loaded Top Fuel field that features five world champions in the top 11 spots and a host of other standout drivers, nobody has been better through the first eight races of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season than Justin Ashley.

Already this season, 26 side-by-side races in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series classes of Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle have been decided by just thousandths of a second, and five of these razor-thin wins have come in final rounds.

Tony Pedregon and Todd Veney join host Brian Lohnes for this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast. to recap the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals and preview the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals

With an energized team and Applied Innovation on the car this weekend, Doug Kalitta’s Toyota team is poised to make more progress at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.

Winning the New England Nationals was the one thing Rhode Island-native Bob Tasca III just couldn't seem to make happen — until an unusual Saturday at Bristol Dragway, where the Funny Car driver finally earned his home-race trophy at a facility he calls home-away-from-home.

Anson Brown, a former Jr. Dragster racer and the son of three-time NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Top Fuel champion Antron Brown, won twice at TB Promotions Twin 50s at World Wide Technology Raceway to earn a $75,000 windfall.

The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series is set to return to one of the sport’s finest facilities at the 17th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on June 22-25 at Summit Motorsports Park.

NHRA wishes a Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. Whether you be a racer, a fan, a sponsor, or any part of our world, we wish you the happiest of days with this special message.

Justin Ashley swept all Top Fuel honors last weekend in Bristol Dragway, winning the delayed NHRA New England Nationals, the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, and the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Crew chief Mike Green walks us through the challenges.

Matt won Race 1 and sister Christine won Race 2 as the Harris family dominated Comp eliminator as the Division 5 Thunder on the Mountain presented by Trailer Source doubleheader event at Bandimere Speedway.

Drag racing legend Don Garlits will be the grand marshal at this weekend's inaugural Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals in Bowling Green, Ky. Here's a look at 10 magical moments from the career of "Big Daddy."

Until he red-lighted in the final round of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Gaige Herrera had turned on 18 straight win lights, including four in winning two Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge events. Here's a look at some of the stats behind that fast start.

Tickets are on sale for the 58th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, as world champions will be crowned at historic In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip on Nov. 9-12 in Pomona, Calif.

Cameron Ferre hasn't fully realized his Top Fuel dream — yet — but at the 2023 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, he teamed up with Paton Racing to move one step closer to his NHRA goals.

This weekend the Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals launches in Bowling Green, Ky., and the Parks family is inviting you to attend.

The list of achievements that Bobby Cottrell has yet to cross off his list has become increasingly short for the reigning and multiple-time NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series champion, and he was able to seize another opportunity by hoisting an NHRA Wally in Bristol during his first such attempt.

The NHRA and its Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series racers head to the Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Ky., the first of two such events to be held this season to benefit the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum. Dale Coleman, chairman of the board of the museum, shared his thoughts about what the events mean to both the museum and the racers, as well as his own rich history in the sport.

NHRA fans can watch the Division 5 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from Bandimere Speedway for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.

The 2023 edition of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals roared through Bristol Dragway on an historic weekend. Relive some of the wildest and interesting moments from this year's event.

It's a crew chief-heavy episode of the NHRA Insider podcast this week. Bristol-winning crew chiefs Mike Green, Tommy DeLago, and Dean Antonelli join host Brian Lohnes to talk about the ins and outs of succeeding at Thunder Valley.

Go behind the scenes at Bristol Dragway with Justin Ashley and Bob Tasca III, winners of the rain-delayed NHRA New England Nationals, as they celebrate their victories with their teams and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.

The same cylinder pressure that makes nitromethane-burning Top Fuel engines produce more than 11,000 hp can also lead to catastrophic failures!

In Bristol, Antron Brown drove his Matco Tools dragster to a runner-up finish, and in the process, he became just the sixth NHRA Pro to record 800 round-wins.

You probably could have guessed that two race weekends in one would be off-the-charts thrilling, but acknowledging that and then actually experiencing it are two totally different things. Here's what else we learned in Bristol.

Five champions were crowned in NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, led by Jeff Strickland, who scored his 21st career win in Stock.

See what our NHRA National Dragster photographers captured on Sunday at Bristol Dragway's NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals