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The 2019 NHRA Championship Drag Racing Awards will once again return to Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland on Monday, Nov. 18.
This invitation-only black-tie affair, where NHRA will honor its 2019 Mello Yello Drag Racing…
Found at the front of the engine attached to the snout of the crankshaft, harmonic dampers are used to quell the harmonics of the crankshaft and are vital parts of your hot rod.
A common part found on all high-performance engines is a harmonic damper (or harmonic balancer, as they are often called). Found at the front of the engine attached to the snout of the crankshaft, harmonic dampers are used to quell the harmonics of…
Mike Salinas took a long and winding path to the peak of the Top Fuel category. The San Jose businessman sat down with NHRA on FOX reporter Jamie Howe to discuss family, racing and more on the latest edition of Mello Yello MY Journey.
Driving a Pro Stock car is an abject lesson in the fine art of frustration. It’s a task that simply can’t be mastered. Matt Hartford is giving it his best shot.
12 Aug 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Driving a Pro Stock car is an abject lesson in the fine art of frustration. It’s a task that simply can’t be mastered. From burnout, staging, shifting, car control, and at least a dozen other disciplines that most fans never see, success requires 99…
Matt Hagan and Leah Pritchett took to Woodward Avenue in their nitro-burning Funny Car and Top Fuel dragster as part of Roadkill Nights. Watch the Mopar-sponsored Don Schumacher Racing drivers take part in the festivities surrounding the long-running drag racing event.
Shaun Vincent captured the Comp Eliminator Wally at the fourth Division 5 event of the season, held at Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota.
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Shaun Vincent, Omaha, Neb., '02 S-10, C/TA, 8.494…
Leah Pritchett will once again perform a burnout in her Mopar 1320 Top Fuel dragster during Roadkill Nights in Detroit. Before she burns rubber on Woodward Avenue, the Don Schumacher Racing driver gave Mopar CAP students a taste of nitro.
NASCAR driver Erik Jones joined Toyota Racing teammate Doug Kalitta to fire up his Top Fuel dragster at Kalitta Motorsports headquarters in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
At this year's Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, as they have been for the last 60 years, when the event was held in Detroit, two longtime fans of the sport will be settled into their seats watching all of the action at the 65th edition of the "Big Go."
09 Aug 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
It’s one thing to say you’ve been to every edition of the NHRA New England Nationals, which is just seven years old, but when it comes to an event like the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, which celebrates its 65th running this year at…
Some of the best street car racers on the planet will come together at the 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals to compete for the chance to reset the Street Car E.T. record in the NHRA Street Car Showdown.
Some of the best street car racers on the planet will come together at the 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals to compete for the chance to reset the Street Car E.T. record in the NHRA Street Car Showdown.
On Aug. 31 and Sept.1, fans…
Over the last three weeks, a number of Lucas Oil Series racers on the West Coast have competed in their own version of the Western Swing which includes the Division 7 Lucas Oil Series event at Sonoma Raceway, the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, and the…
NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence went head to head with four-time National Finals Rodeo world champ Tuf Cooper in their respective worlds of drag racing and tie-down roping in the NHRA Horsepower Shootout. Watch the full episode on NHRA.tv beginning on Friday.
NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence went head to head with four-time National Finals Rodeo world champ Tuf Cooper in their respective worlds of drag racing and tie-down roping in the NHRA Horsepower Shootout. Watch the full…
NHRA National Dragster magazine's 15th issue of 2019, which includes coverage of the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals and the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
NHRA National Dragster magazine's 15th issue of 2019, which includes coverage of the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals and the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
In addition to…
Second-generation driver Justin Ashley will make his Top Fuel debut with Dustin Davis and the Davis Motorsports team at the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals in Charlotte, N.C., in October. To accompany his debut, the team will launch a multi-episode online documentary, Fix, Flip and Fuel, where fans can follow his journey.
Second-generation driver Justin Ashley will advance into the Top Fuel ranks with Dustin Davis and the Davis Motorsports team. Ashley, 24, a two-time NHRA national event winner in Top Alcohol Dragster, had previously announced his intention to move…
Paul Lee will return to Funny Car action at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd with Lucas Oil as a major partner. The car will have a special scheme to showcase the Lucas Oil Slick Mist Car Care line.
Paul Lee will return to Funny Car action at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd with Lucas Oil as a major partner. The car will have a special scheme to showcase the Lucas Oil Slick Mist Car Care line. Lee and the McLeod Racing team hope to…
John Force makes history with his 150th NHRA win at the Magic Dry Northwest Nationals! Austin Prock stops by WFO to give behind the scenes details of his first career NHRA Top Fuel win. Matt Hartford talks about his Pro Stock victory and what it…
There was a first-time winner in Stock after Mark Kirby turned on the win light in the final round against Jeff Jerome, who fouled. Kirby, in his F/SA ’73 Duster, had to feel good about his chances after opening eliminations with a .001 light…
Kyle Rizzoli made a deep run in both Stock and Super Stock in Sonoma and cashed in Super Stock when he drove Jim Whiteley’s Camaro to a final-round win against Jon Irving. Rizzoli, a past division champion and now seven-time national event…
Justin Morgan, who won the Super Comp title in Las Vegas in 2011 and 2013, added a third national event to his total by winning in Sonoma. Morgan used a .011 light and an 8.918 to seal the win against Kevin Motter, who broke out by two-…
Bo Butner, the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock champion and current points leader, made his Super Gas debut in Sonoma and won for the 27th time in his career. Driving a ’63 Corvette he recently purchased from Aaron Kinard,…
Over the last decade, Ryan Herem has won five national events in Super Comp and Super Gas, and he has now added a Super Street title to his résumé after defeating Mark Simonian in the final. Herem saved his best performance for last with a .006…
The final in Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs between George Prather and Phil Unruh was shaping up to be a great battle after both drivers left the starting line within a few thousandths of each other, but Unruh’s Corvette slowed at half-…
Steve Galileo earned his second win in 10 days in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs following a double-breakout win against Rich Okerman in the final. Galileo won the first event in the Division 7 doubleheader and then finished off his…
Pro Stock racer Bo Butner won in his Super Gas debut and was joined in the winner's circle at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals by Mark Kirby (Stock), Steve Galileo (Top Sportsman), and George Prather (Top Dragster). Veterans Kyle Rizzoli (Super Stock), Justin Morgan (Super Comp), and Ryan Herem (Super Street).
07 Aug 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Bo Butner, the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock champion and current points leader, made his Super Gas debut in Sonoma and won for the 27th time in his career. Driving a ’63 Corvette he recently purchased from Aaron Kinard, Butner…
Shawn Cowie won for the 16th time in his career in Top Alcohol Dragster to lead the Lucas Oil Sportsman winner list at the Magic Dry Organic NHRA Northwest Nationals.
Shawn Cowie took down Russ Parker in Top Alcohol Dragster to lead the list of Lucas Oil Sportsman winners at the Magic Dry Organic NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle to close out the Western Swing. The win is the 16th of his career and the third at…
Erica Enders last won in April of 2018 and the driver of the Melling Chevy Camaro owns just two wins since the start of the 2016 season. That does not diminish her driving ability. She, by all measures, is one of the four best drivers in the Pro…
John Force captured his 150th win at the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals. Then he talked about it at length -- you can find his words here.
05 Aug 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
John Force captured his 150th win at the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals on Sunday, further cementing his legacy as the greatest racer in NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series history. He fought his way out of his Peak Chevy…
Austin Prock won his first Top Fuel race in his first Top Fuel final, defeating Steve Torrence while piloting his Montana Brand Top Fuel dragster. That win put Prock into a tie with Richie Crampton in ninth place in the Top Fuel standings, but on…
John Force finally got win No. 150. That feels unfair, in a way, but also descriptive of how the greatest drag racer of all time felt when he shoved open his Peak Chevrolet Camaro Funny Car hatch and told the monkey on his back who the boss was.…
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