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The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Texas Motorplex on Saturday of the Texas NHRA FallNationals to capture all of the action on and off the racetrack.

Austin Prock, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders, and Angelle Sampey all held onto their Friday qualifying leads through a hot day of racing at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex and will led their respective fields into battle on Sunday.

With a victory in the first round of eliminations on Saturday as part of the 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex, Kris Thorne clinched the world championship in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon.

Even after 26 years, Angelle Sampey is her own worst critic. She’s also still hoping to one day make a perfect run. All this from a rider who is the winningest female in NHRA competition, the owner of three world championships and 46 national event wins.

Over the last two races, Kalitta Motorsports and DHL have donated 140,000 meals to Feeding America, the largest charity working to end hunger in the United States, to help in a race to end food insecurity with the "Drive For Purpose Challenge."

The 2022 Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown battle came to an end Saturday at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex when David Barton and his Saw Mill Auto COPO Camaro qualified for eliminations.

With 86 Top Fuel victories on his scorecard, it would make sense that Tony Schumacher would have accumulated impressive achievements at racetracks all across the country. His history at Texas Motorplex is expectedly impressive, and his six event wins there stand above all other drivers in the class.

David Eaton, Monty Bogan, and Jason McCandless led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division was in action at Orlando Speed World Dragway.

Racers got their one free weather pass Friday at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, with prime conditions leading to broken track records but with Saturday’s forecast calling for highs in the mid-90s, teams will have to adjust to a whole new reality on the final day of qualifying.

Austin Prock, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders, and Angelle Sampey are the No. 1 qualifiers after a track-record-breaking opening day of the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Texas Motorplex on Friday of the Texas NHRA FallNationals to capture all of the action on and off the racetrack.

NHRA team owners Joe and Cathi Maynard of the Maynard Family Racing organization were honored Friday, Oct. 14, at Austin Peay State University for a ceremony celebrating the naming of the school’s athletic complex, now called the Joe and Cathi Maynard Family Athletics Complex. 

Suffering his first bump in the road in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs, Top Fuel points leader Justin Ashley will look to bounce back at a track that served him well just a season ago when he won the Texas NHRA FallNationals.

Among all competitors in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, nobody has made a bigger move in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs than Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Angie Smith, who has jumped up four spots to third place in just two playoff races in the category.

Ryan Priddy and Kyle Rizzoli led the list of second-race winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Pacific Division was in action with a doubleheader event at Famoso Raceway.

Prior to the start of the Texas NHRA FallNationals, Alexis DeJoria and Tony Schumacher got their fill of food, fun, and games at the State Fair of Texas, including a launch on the famed Slingshot ride.

Kris Thorne may be on the verge of clinching his first world championship in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon, but he’s not about to celebrate just yet.

Three races down and three to go in the Countdown to the Championship and one gets the feeling that the old saying, “You ain’t seen nothing yet,” applies to the ongoing points battles in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle.

Brittany Force, crew chief David Grubnic, and the team own the 10 fastest 1,000-foot speeds in NHRA Top Fuel history. Here's a video look back on all 10, plus some interesting facts about nitro racing top speeds.

NHRA fans can watch the Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Orlando Speed World Dragway for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster.

Multitime world championship-winning team Kalitta Motorsports will once again join the chorus of professional organizations supporting breast cancer awareness throughout the month of October, along with primary sponsors DHL and CMR Construction and Roofing.

Just 14 days after breaking his collarbone in a final round accident in St. Louis, Robert Hight went to the final in Dallas to take on J.R. Todd.

Competition between Chevrolet COPO Camaros, Ford Cobra Jets, and Dodge Challenger Drag Paks in the Constant Aviation NHRA Factory Stock Showdown class will come to a head at this weekend’s season finale, the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. 

Following a successful outing in St. Louis, Mike Salinas and his Scrappers team are very much in contention for the 2022 NHRA Camping World Top Fuel title, and crew chief Rob Flynn says they're gearing up for the final three events of the season.

The 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship begins the second half of its six-race playoffs with the annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at fabled Texas Motorplex. All four world championships are still well up for grabs.

Fan-favorite Top Fuel racer Cory McClenathan has withdrawn from competition at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, where he had planned to drive good friend Dexter Tuttle’s dragster, due to health reasons.

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Tony Pedregon of the NHRA on FOX and National Dragster Senior Editor Kevin McKenna come on with host Brian Lohnes to talk about the Texas NHRA FallNationals. 

With three races remaining, Josh Hart and his R+L Carriers team are just 64 points out of first place in the hotly contested Top Fuel championship battle so they very much control their own destiny.

At the 1999 Dallas event, Tony Schumacher not only scored his first Top Fuel victory, but also moved a step closer to his first NHRA world championship.

The first three races of the Countdown to the Championship have not gone according to plan for Brittany Force and her Monster Energy team but they are counting on a strong finish at the final three events.