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Tom Bailey takes on Rod Tschiggfrie in NHRA Street Car Showdown at Gatornationals

Tom Bailey and Rod Tschiggfrie, two of the best street car racers on the planet, will participate in the NHRA Street Car Showdown at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, a special grudge match held during the 52nd annual Gatornationals.
12 Feb 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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More than a year in the making, Tom Bailey and Rod Tschiggfrie, two of the best street car racers on the planet, will finally go head-to-head in the highly anticipated NHRA Street Car Showdown in Gainesville. The dynamic duo will stage a special…
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NAPA, DSR extend partnership; Antonelli, Medlen chosen to lead Capps team

Don Schumacher Racing has announced that its longstanding partnership with NAPA Auto Parts will extend into the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season on a car driven by Ron Capps and tuned by co-crew chiefs and longtime DSR team members Dean "Guido" Antonelli and John Medlen.
11 Feb 2021
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DSR
Don Schumacher Racing has announced that its longstanding partnership with NAPA Auto Parts will extend into the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, as veteran driver Ron Capps makes a bid for a second Funny Car title aboard the NAPA…
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DRAW prepares for annual Tracy Winters Memorial Golf Tournament

DRAW’s annual Tracy Winters Memorial Golf Tournament will take place this year on Wednesday, March 10, prior to the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville.
11 Feb 2021
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DRAW
DRAW’s annual Tracy Winters Memorial Golf Tournament will take place this year on Wednesday, March 10, prior to the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville. The tournament is being held at the Ironwood Golf Course, which is very close to…
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Right Trailers partners with NHRA to sponsor ‘Right on the Number’ program

NHRA and Right Trailers, Inc. have teamed up to announce the “Right on the Number” program, a three-year agreement beginning this season.
11 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Right on the Number
NHRA and Right Trailers, Inc. have teamed up to announce the “Right on the Number” program, a three-year agreement beginning this season. The “Right on the Number” program, sponsored by Right Trailers, plans to award a $1,000 cash prize to any…
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Lucas Oil renews sponsorship of Brainerd event; 2021 tickets now on sale

NHRA, Brainerd International Raceway, and Lucas Oil Products teamed up to announce the renewal of Lucas Oil as the title sponsor of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, held Aug. 18-22.
10 Feb 2021
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Brainerd
NHRA, Brainerd International Raceway, and Lucas Oil Products teamed up to announce the renewal of Lucas Oil as the title sponsor of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, held Aug. 18-22.   NHRA fans flock to Brainerd International Raceway every year…
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Kalitta Motorsports extends partnership with SealMaster

Kalitta Motorsports has extended its marketing partnership with SealMaster. SealMaster has been a major player in the NHRA at a variety of levels, and Kalitta Motorsports has enjoyed a direct, longstanding partnership with the company since 2014. 
08 Feb 2021
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SealMaster
Kalitta Motorsports has extended its marketing partnership with SealMaster. SealMaster has been a major player in the NHRA at a variety of levels, and Kalitta Motorsports has enjoyed a direct, longstanding partnership with the Sandusky, Ohio-…
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Expect more of the same as Matt Hagan prepares to go after fourth Funny Car title

After winning the 2020 Camping World NHRA Funny Car title, Matt Hagan and his crew chief Dickie Venables don't expect to make major changes as they prepare for their title defense.
08 Feb 2021
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BREAKING: Angelle Sampey to return with Vance & Hines four-valve Suzuki backed by Mission Foods

Three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Angelle Sampey will return to her Suzuki roots in 2021 with a new Vance & Hines four-valve entry backed by Mission Foods.
08 Feb 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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angelle
The Vance & Hines team has announced that Angelle Sampey, NHRA's winningest female racer, will ride the company's new four-valve Suzuki-powered Pro Stock Motorcycle in the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. The team’s quest for the…
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Freeman, Morehead, and Hickman top winners at Orlando Winter Warm-up

Richard Freeman, Lincoln Morehead, and Blake Hickman led the list of champions as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series kicked off its 2021 season at Orlando Speed World Dragway with the Southeast Division Winter Warm-up.
05 Feb 2021
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Division 2
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division Winter Warm-up: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Richard Freeman, Wynnewood, Okla., '20 Ford, B/AA, 7.536, 120.81  def. Taylor…
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Pro Stock racer Kyle Koretsky signs with Lucas Oil Products for 2021 season

After a successful rookie season that included a final-round appearance at the season-ending Dodge NHRA Finals in Las Vegas, Kyle Koretsky will carry the colors of Lucas Oil Products on his KB Racing Camaro.
05 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Second-generation Pro Stock driver Kyle Koretsky, who was one of several standout candidates for the 2020 NHRA rookie of the year award, will return for his sophomore season in the class with the backing of Lucas Oil Products. Koretsky’s KB Racing-…
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Watch free live coverage from Orlando Lucas Oil season opener on NHRA.tv

NHRA.tv is providing complimentary livestream coverage of the season-opening Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Orlando Speed World Dragway, Feb. 5-6, the first of many such events to be streamed this season. Racing continues Saturday at 9 a.m. Eastern.
05 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Orlando Speed World
Orlando Speed World Dragway in southern Florida will host the year’s first major event, its traditional Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, Feb. 5-6, the first of 46 events in the popular series for NHRA Sportsman competitors.…
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An inside look at the new four-valve Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle engine combination

The landscape of the Pro Stock Motorcycle class figures to change dramatically this season with the arrival of new four-valve Suzuki engine technology. NEW VIDEO ADDED!
04 Feb 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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vanceandhines
The Pro Stock Motorcycle class has long been one of NHRA’s most competitive and most diverse eliminators, and it figures to become even more competitive with the arrival of a new four-valve Suzuki engine package offered by Vance & Hines, the…
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Tickets now on sale for prestigious NHRA U.S. Nationals

NHRA’s biggest and longest drag race returns to Lucas Oil Raceway Park at Indianapolis for the 68th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals. Fans can purchase tickets now for this ever-thrilling event.
04 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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U.S. Nationals
The world’s biggest drag race returns to Lucas Oil Raceway Park at Indianapolis for the 68th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals. Fans can purchase tickets now for this ever-thrilling event. As is tradition at the NHRA U.S. Nationals, fans will be treated…
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Longtime KB Racing crewmember Dallas Glenn will get his shot at Pro Stock

Pro Stock clutch specialist and successful NHRA Sportsman racer Dallas Glenn will fulfill a lifelong dream when he debuts in Pro Stock at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals with the help of RAD Torque Systems and Silver State Plumbing,
03 Feb 2021
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Dallas Glenn
For the past eight years, clutch specialist and successful NHRA Sportsman racer Dallas Glenn has been fully immersed in Pro Stock and with the help of RAD Torque Systems and Silver State Plumbing, a lifelong dream of driving in the factory hot rod…
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2021 NHRA Contingency Program launches in Orlando to reward racers for their success

The February 4-6 "Winter Warm-Up" kicks off the NHRA Lucas Oil Divisional Series Contingency program.
03 Feb 2021
David Kennedy
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2021 NHRA Contingency Program launches in Orlando
The NHRA Contingency program is the largest and most successful grassroots marketing partnership in motorsports. It connects racers who buy parts with manufacturers looking to sell and market performance products. It offers the advantages…
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DiPinto International Logistics to sponsor Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car in 2021

DiPinto International Logistics has become the primary sponsor of Jim Dunn Racing’s NHRA Funny Car. The team will begin its season at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals March 12-14 with returning driver Jim Campbell at the wheel.
03 Feb 2021
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Jim Dunn
DiPinto International Logistics has become the primary sponsor of Jim Dunn Racing’s NHRA Funny Car. The team, led by Hall of Fame owner Jim Dunn, will begin its season at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals March 12-14.  Based in Monroe…
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David Barron claims new title of team owner for 2021 Pro Stock Motorcycle season

Pro Stock Motorcycle racer David Barron has become the owner of his own Pro Stock Motorcycle team in preparation for the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
03 Feb 2021
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David Barron
Pro Stock Motorcycle racer David Barron has become the owner of his own Pro Stock Motorcycle team in preparation for the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. After returning to the class in 2020 after a four-year hiatus and riding…
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Doug Kalitta celebrates extension of Mac Tools agreement; prepares for 2021 season

Top Fuel driver Doug Kalitta and Tony Merritt, VP Marketing/Sponsorship, Stanley Black and Decker Inc., join NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss the recent contract extension that will have Kalitta in a Mac Tools dragster for the 2021 season.
03 Feb 2021
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Indy champ Scotty Pollacheck to carry Denso/Strutmasters into the new season

Scotty Pollacheck got his long-overdue first Pro Stock Motorcycle victory last season and will now return for a shot at the championship with the backing of Denso and Strutmasters.com
02 Feb 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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It took a decade for Scotty Pollacheck to earn his first NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle victory, but he’s convinced that the wait for a second title won’t be nearly as long. Pollacheck, the winner of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals, has…
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Get ready for complimentary live Sportsman streaming from NHRA.tv

The new NHRA.tv Sportsman livestream service that launches Friday from the Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event in Orlando, Fla., will be complimentary all season to NHRA fans. Here's how to register to watch.
02 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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The new NHRA.tv Sportsman livestream service will provide complimentary access to select NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events all season to NHRA fans, courtesy of a partnership with NHRA National Dragster magazine. If you don’t already…
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Rachel Meyer to replace sister Megan as driver of Randy Meyer Racing dragster

Rachel Meyer will replace her sister, newly retired 2020 world champ Megan, in the rebranded NTK Sensors A/Fuel Dragster tuned and owned by her father, Randy Meyer.
01 Feb 2021
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Rachel Meyer
Randy Meyer Racing didn’t have to look far to find a new primary driver when Megan Meyer announced her retirement last year, as her sister, Rachel, has been named Megan’s replacement. Rachel will drive the newly rebranded NTK Sensors A/Fuel Dragster…
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Battery Tender named Official Battery Charger of the NHRA

NHRA and Deltran Battery Tender® have teamed up to announce their partnership, naming Battery Tender® the official battery charger of NHRA. 
29 Jan 2021
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Battery Tender
NHRA and Deltran Battery Tender have teamed up to announce their partnership, naming Battery Tender® the official battery charger of NHRA.  Battery Tender has entered into an official sponsorship agreement with NHRA to be the…
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Embrace the 2021 season kickoff with first 2021 issue of National Dragster

The first 2021 issue of NHRA National Dragster, celebrating the coming NHRA racing season, is online and in the mail to NHRA fans around the world. With features on up-and-coming and established Sportsman stars, comebacking Dom Lagana, and more, it's a can't-miss issue.
27 Jan 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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National Dragster
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NHRA launches Sportsman streaming service through NHRA.tv

NHRA’s exclusive streaming service, NHRA.tv, will now offer complimentary viewing of select NHRA Sportsman events, powered by NHRA National Dragster magazine.
27 Jan 2021
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NHRA
NHRA’s exclusive streaming service, NHRA.tv, will now offer complimentary viewing of select NHRA Sportsman events, powered by NHRA National Dragster magazine.  NHRA fans and racers alike can create an NHRA.tv account and will be…
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Nostalgia Funny Car graduate Tony Jurado will go NHRA 'big show' racing in 2021

NHRA fans will see a new Funny Car team hit the track this season as San Francisco Bay Area glass contractor Tony Jurado has teamed with rising nitro tuner Jason Bunker to build a Mustang Funny Car that will debut in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series this season.
25 Jan 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Tony Jurado
NHRA fans will see a new Funny Car team hit the track this season as San Francisco Bay Area glass contractor Tony Jurado has teamed with rising nitro tuner Jason Bunker to build a Mustang Funny Car that will debut in the NHRA Camping World Drag…
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Mac Tools and Kalitta Motorsports extend 20-year partnership

Kalitta Motorsports and Mac Tools have announced that one of the longest-running and most successful sponsorship relationships will continue into its 20th NHRA season through a multiyear extension agreement. 
22 Jan 2021
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Doug Kalitta
Kalitta Motorsports and Mac Tools have announced that one of the longest-running and most successful sponsorship relationships will continue into its 20th NHRA season through a multiyear extension agreement.  Doug Kalitta, one of the…
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World championship-winning crew chief Rahn Tobler announces retirement

Four-time world championship-winning nitro crew chief Rahn Tobler has made the decision to retire from racing and will depart Don Schumacher Racing at the end of this month. Tobler has been the crew chief of the Ron Capps-driven NAPA Funny Car since 2012.
21 Jan 2021
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Rahn Tobler
Rahn Tobler, crew chief of the NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat driven by 2016 NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps, has made the decision to retire from racing and will depart Don Schumacher Racing at the end of this month. Tobler,…
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Marwin Sports joins NHRA as Official Apparel Provider

NHRA and Marwin Sports have announced a new partnership, naming Marwin Sports the official apparel of NHRA. 
20 Jan 2021
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Marwin Sports
NHRA and Marwin Sports have announced a new partnership, naming Marwin Sports the official apparel of NHRA.  With the 2021 NHRA season right around the corner, NHRA and Marwin Sports look forward to the new relationship, which will span…
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Julie Nataas set to chase Randy Meyer Racing’s third consecutive TAD title

Randy Meyer Racing will chase its third straight NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster world championship with Julie Nataas. It will be Nataas’ third full-time season with RMR in the Oslo Tapet & Gulvbelegg A/Fuel dragster.
20 Jan 2021
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Julie Nataas
Randy Meyer Racing will chase its third straight NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster world championship with Julie Nataas. It will be Nataas’ third full-time season with RMR in the Oslo Tapet & Gulvbelegg A/Fuel dragster. Megan Meyer won the…
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Bench racing with Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart on NHRA Shop Talk

In the latest edition of NHRA Shop Talk, Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart took your questions in a good ol' bench racing session, answering fan questions.
20 Jan 2021
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Shop Talk
In the latest edition of NHRA Shop Talk, Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart took your questions in a good ol' bench racing session, answering fan questions. Whether you have questions about the mechanical workings of race cars, breaking news about…
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