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Make-A-Wish Funny Car racer Tommy Johnson Jr. hunting first win of 2019 at Route 66 NHRA Nationals.

When the Skillman family took their Cobra Jet Mustangs out for a test drive, they had no idea what would happen next.

The driver of the Infinite Hero Funny Car beat teammate Matt Hagan in a great race at the Virginia NHRA Nationals – but it wasn’t easy. 

Terry McMillen sees his recent struggles at the past two NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series races as a minor roadblock for what he believes will be another productive season and thinks his team is due for its first win of the 2019 season.

Hector Arana Jr. is still looking for his first win of 2019, but signs are starting to show that it's coming.

Australian Pro Stock racer Shane Tucker has gone through fits and starts on way to building program.

John Force knows it’s coming, the next great milestone on a road filled with records; he just wishes win No. 150 would get here, sooner rather than later.

Terry McMillen may never have a bigger high than winning the prestigious Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals last season, but a win this weekend at the Virginia NHRA Nationals would taste especially sweet after failing to qualify two weeks ago in Atlanta, his first DNQ in nearly 60 events.

Matt Smith Racing found immediate gains at Virginia NHRA Nationals after testing

Terry Haddock has been racing nitro cars or more than 20 years, but even as he continues to teach new drivers who rent his Top Fuel dragster, he admits he’s still learning, too.

After breaking the 11-year-old track record on their first run Friday, Clay Millican and the Parts Plus/Straightline Strategy Group team opted to sit out the evening session, all part of the plan that puts the emphasis on the word "strategy," even if that means passing up a "hero run."

Former part-time racer Deric Kramer ready to return to Pro Stock racing in Richmond

Joey Gladstone and Cory Reed are ahead of the curve when it comes to the race to 60-feet in Pro Stock Motorcycle.

Fans may have done a double take when they saw two dragsters roll out of the Paton Racing trailer in the pits this weekend, but there’s a method behind the multi-machine madness.

The Virginia NHRA Nationals marks a new chapter in crew chief Mike Green's career as he takes over the tuning duties on Austin Prock's Montana Brand/Rocky Mountain Twist dragster after trading place with Jon Shaffer, who took Green's spot on Bob Tasca III's Funny Car.

Second-generation racer Fernando Cuadra Jr. to take first steps of long Pro Stock journey at Virginia NHRA Nationals 

Julie Nataas becomes 85th woman, first Norwegian winner in NHRA history. Monty Bogan and Drew Skillman come close to double in Charlotte.

Andrew Hines' winless 2018 is a distant memory as he enters the Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.

NHRA staff announcer Joe Castello, the host of the “WFO Radio NHRA Nitro” podcast, is a huge Pro Stock fan, and for him, this weekend's Virginia NHRA Nationals and the return of Pro Stock couldn't come quick enough.

Shawn Langdon's much-anticipated victory at Charlotte came in his 30th career start in Funny Car, providing the type of spark only a win can provide and the team is now ready to take advantage of the next opportunity to celebrate in the winner’s circle.

Three-time world champion Antron Brown believes his team is on the verge of something special at the Virginia NHRA Nationals.

Warren Johnson never got 41 days to work in his shop during the Pro Stock season. Here's what The Professor thinks Pro Stock teams have been up to ahead of the Virginia NHRA Nationals.

Pro Stock got 41 days off in the middle of its season. Naturally, the teams went to work.

Pro Stock competition returns at the Virginia NHRA Nationals and Alex Laughlin is ready to hop back in his Havoline Chevy Camaro at Virginia Motorsports Park.

Cory Reed and Joey Gladstone became best friends. Now, the Pro Stock Motorcycle riders are teammates and want to become winners together.

Bob Tasca III is currently 10th in a loaded Funny Car class, which is an improvement from this point in the 2018, but Tasca is far from satisfied. That means major moves on the car and with personnel following a second-round loss in Atlanta.

Mike Janis isn’t afraid to admit he felt the pressure of being the defending E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service world champion entering the 2019 season, but he carries plenty of momentum into this weekend’s Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

A new approach and a calmer demeanor has already paid dividends for Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr. during the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season and he hopes there are considerable long-term benefits that come from it.

Despite an up-and-down 2019 season, Funny Car veteran Ron Capps remains confident something big is going to happen soon for his team, and possibly at this weekend’s 39th annual Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

When Ken Black first formed KB Racing in 2001, one of the things he stressed to Greg Anderson was the importance of performing well at his home track, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.