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The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to Sonoma Raceway for this weekend’s NHRA Sonoma Nationals, and Top Fuel's Clay Millican hopes to make up for a near-miss the last time he and his fellow competitors raced there in 2019.

Pro Stock driver Troy Coughlin, pilot of the JEGS.com Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro, is dedicating his efforts at this weekend's NHRA Sonoma Nationals in memory of friend and former Sonoma Raceway track manager Kyle Seipel, who passed away last month.

Blaine Johnson captured an emotional Top Fuel win at his and brother Alan’s hometrack at the 1996 Sonoma Nationals. It would be Blaine’s final Top Fuel win as he passed away later that season.

In his nitro Funny Car debut, Chris King rolled into the 2021 Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil with a team of friends and veterans racing for the love of the sport.

Going on the road for three weeks in a row with your race car is just one of the challenges of the Western Swing. But it's the 5,787-foot difference between Denver and Sonoma that makes this famed trinity of races a legendary experience.

Success, failure, and the conquering of the Rocky Mountains were on display at the 2021 Dodge SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil, and the start of the 32 NHRA Western Swing.

Brittany Force’s Crew Chief tells NHRA on FOX’s Jamie Howe about the cooling system under Bandimere’s starting line, and how it allows teams to launch harder for the best racing.

Three-time NASCAR Cup champion Tony Stewart recently made some laps in the low-8-second, 170-mph Ford Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 at zMAX Dragway and also will drive the electric-powered Ford at the upcoming Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.

Four years ago, during qualifying at the 2017 NHRA Sonoma Nationals, Robert Hight made the fastest run in drag racing history, 339.87 mph, to set the NHRA world on its ear.

A near-capacity crowd at Bandimere Speedway witnessed one of the most thrilling NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series events of this or any other season as the annual Western Swing kicked off in Denver.

Right team. Right driving. Right timing. Right choices. Under the watchful eye of Terry Totten, Haas makes it to the final against Steve Torrence in Denver.

Jose Gonzalez continued his standout season in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, beating back-to-back world champ Stevie “Fast” Jackson in the final round at Bandimere Speedway.

Stephen Bell drove his Chevrolet COPO Camaro to the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown winner’s circle at the Dodge//SRT NHRA Mile-High Nationals in front of a near record-setting crowd.

National Dragster magazine's photographers were all over Bandimere Speedway on Sunday, capturing the on and off-track action of the final day of the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals.

After running the table in 2020 and posting 14 straight Funny Car victories, it was shocking to see the Don Schumacher Racing team struggle to put together a win this season. Entering the Dodge//SRT NHRA Mile-High Nationals presented by Pennzoil riding an 0-for-7 streak to start the season, the reigning world champion came to the rescue when he defeated Alexis DeJoria in the final round.

There is still a lot of racing left to do in 2021, but if anyone is to keep Matt Smith from winning a fifth NHRA Camping World Pro Stock Motorcycle championship, it might be best to do it now. Smith won for the third time this year when he topped Eddie Krawiec in the final round of the Dodge//SRT NHRA Mile-High Nationals presented by Pennzoil, backing up his most recent win in Norwalk three weeks ago.

It’s rare at any drag race when both the winner and runner-up walk away equally as excited, but that helps describe the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil Top Fuel final, where Steve Torrence continued his torrid pace with his fifth win in eight races this season, and Joey Haas enjoyed his best day as a Pro with an impressive runner-up finish.

News and notes during final eliminations at Bandimere Speedway. This will be updated throughout the remainder of the event.

Following two days of intense qualifying, NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pros will battle it out for Wallys on the first leg of the annual Western Swing.

During the final round of E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service qualifying at the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil, J.R. Gray Jr.’s car made contact with the wall and rolled before coming to a stop. He exited the car under his own power.

National Dragster magazine's photographers were all over Bandimere Speedway on Saturday, capturing the on and off-track action of the second day of the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals.

Peter D'Agnolo scored twice at National Trail Raceway, winning the JEGS SPORTSnationals and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Division event.

The fields are set for the Dodge//SRT NHRA Mile-High Nationals and Brittany Force, Matt Hagan, and Matt Smith begin final eliminations as the top seeds in their respective categories

At the 1996 Mile-High Nationals, Angelle Sampey and Karen Stoffer helped make history in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. A quarter-century later they are still going strong and the class has become a home for some of NHRA’s most competitive female racers.

Camden Teel headlined the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Eastern Conference Finals presented by Mike Bos Chassis Craft, outlasting the 6-9 age group to sweep the 2021 Conference Finals events in that category

Shawn Fink, a veteran of popular “Drag and Drive” events such as Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week and Rocky Mountain Race Week, added another title to his resumé when he wheeled his vintage ’55 Chevy to a win in the Mile-High No Time Shootout, a special event held during Friday qualifying at the Dodge//SRT NHRA Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway.

Friday’s opening round of under-the-lights pro qualifying presented a challenge to NHRA’s pro teams, but they’ll have two more shots today to conquer Bandimere Speedway as the fields are set for the Dodge//SRT NHRA Mile-High Nationals.

National Dragster magazine's photographers were all over Bandimere Speedway on Friday, capturing the on and off-track action of the opening day of the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals.

After a one-year absence, Bandimere Speedway reverberated with the sound of nitro engines as the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returned for the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals. On Friday, Steve Torrence, Matt Hagan, and Steve Johnson turned in the quickest performances in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle respectively.