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Saturday racing at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals featured intense qualifying in the nitro categories, the 2019 edition of the JEGS Allstar competition and more Pro Stock action all over the race track. NHRA National Dragster photographers Jerry Foss…

In another dominant performance that was reminiscent of their 2018 triumph, the team from the South Central Division (Division 4) captured their second-straight overall team title in the JEGS Allstars event. Led by victories from Jeff Lopez (Stock…

//hide image on specific article jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { }); There was not much movement in the Pro Stock class but that wasn’t the case for their two-wheel counterparts as the top spot swapped a couple of times. Matt…

Anytime a daytime qualifying session follows a night session, odds are there won’t be much of a performance improvement from NHRA’s Pro Stock teams and that was the case on Saturday afternoon at Route 66 Raceway. Only a few drivers were able to show…

Tommy Johnson Jr. wheeled his Make-a-Wish Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat to the top of the sheet in the third Funny Car qualifying session at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals. The Don Schumacher Racing team ran a 3.933, nearly a tenth of a second quicker than…

Mike Salinas made another spectacular pass down a warm race track at Route 66 Raceway, perhaps indicating the kind of handle tuner Alan Johnson has on the facility. The Scrappers Racing Top Fuel dragster went 1,000 feet in 3.755 seconds, .04-second…

The Route 66 NHRA Nationals wrap up qualifying outside of Chicago with a pair of qualifying sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Route 66 Nats also features competition in the thrilling Jegs…

Nighttime qualifying has long been a highlight of the NHRA Route 66 Nationals and this year's edition of Friday Night Lights did not disappoint. Las Vegas winner Mike Salinas delivered the best run of the night by driving his Scrappers dragster to a…

//hide image on specific article jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { }); Mike Salinas took his Alan Johnson-tuned Top Fuel dragster to the top of the field in the second qualifying session at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals. He made the…

//hide image on specific article jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { }); J.R. Todd made the best pass of the second qualifying session to earn three points and move into the No. 2 position at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals outside of…

Chicago Pro Stock results: Q2 A Pro Stock field that was already close got even closer under the lights during Friday’s second Pro Stock session. Several drivers made significant improvements most notably KB Racing teammates Jason Line and Greg…

The Route 66 NHRA Nationals got off to a flying start with a terrific first Funny Car qualifying session, quick runs in Top Fuel and a first 6-second pass for Jianna Salinas in Pro Stock Motorcycle. A loaded field in Pro Stock hasn't quite…

Eddie Krawic stole the top spot from Matt Smith during a quick second round of Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying. Krawiec rode his Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson to a 6.835 to end the day as the provisional low qualifier. Smith improved from his…

Steve Torrence continued his dominant stretch of performance with a 3.757-second run. The defending world champion earned three bonus points for the best run in the first Top Fuel qualifying session at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals. Doug Kalitta and…

The NAPA Brakes Funny Car team dropped a hammer on the competition in the first round of qualifying at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals. Ron Capps drove his Rahn Tobler-tuned Dodge Charger // SRT Hellcat to a 3.894, nearly a tenth quicker than No. 8…

Matt Hartford has been to a pair of final rounds this year and now he’s the provisional low qualifier after the first Pro Stock qualifying in Chicago. Hartford drove to a 6.585 in his Total Seal Camaro to earn three bonus points. He’s followed by…

After the first qualifying session, the top three riders in Pro Stock Motorcycle are Matt Smith, Eddie Krawiec, and Hector Arana Sr., and they are separated by just seven thousandths of a second. Reigning word champ Smith rode his Denso EBR to a 6.…

The Route 66 NHRA Nationals get under way outside of Chicago with a pair of qualifying sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Route 66 Nats also features competition in the thrilling Jegs…

Andrew Hines won his third-straight Wally while racing Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson teammate Eddie Krawiec in the Pro Stock Motorcycle final at the Virginia NHRA Nationals. The win is the 52nd in his career and came on the back of a 6.845-…

Steve Torrence won his third straight event in Top Fuel, defeating good friend Antron Brown in the final round at the Virginia NHRA Nationals. Brown had a solid lead on Torrence until halftrack when Brown’s Matco machine began to drop cylinders,…

Atlanta winner Ron Capps ran his win streak to eight rounds by winning his second straight event title with the NAPA Brakes Dodge Charger. World champ JR. Todd was the heavy favorite based on a trio of 4.0-second passes while Capps’ mount had…

Bo Butner won again. The Indiana native scored his fourth win in the fifth race of the season by outrunning Greg Anderson by .005-second in the Pro Stock final at the Virginia NHRA Nationals. Anderson left first by .003 second, but that minor…

Andrew Hines won for the fourth time in five tries in 2019, continuing his incredible start to the Pro Stock Motorcycle season. He beat his teammate, Eddie Krawiec, after both Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson riders posted identical reaction times…

A Harley-Davidson will bring home the Virginia NHRA Nationals Wally. Andrew Hines defeated Matt Smith with a 6.837-second elapsed time, his best of race day, to book a final-round matchup with Eddie Krawiec. Hines picked up nearly four-hundredths of…

Greg Anderson booked a spot in his first final round of 2019, the 155th of his career, and is hunting his 92nd win. He ran a 6.609-second elapsed time, just .002-second off the best time of race day. The track temperature dipped slightly and should…

World champ J.R. Todd and the DHL Toyota team continued to excel under the hot conditions with their third straight 4.0 pass to defeat Jonnie Lindberg. Todd, winner of the Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas will have lane choice over Atlanta winner…

Steve Torrence reached his fourth final round in the season’s first eight races by beating his father, Billy, in the semifinals. Steve, winner of the last two races on the tour, in Charlotte and Atlanta, left second against his dad but pulled away…

The top four qualified cars advanced, including Matt Smith, who ran the quickest time of the second round yet again. He defeated Angelle Sampey with a 6.836-second pass to get to the semifinals. He will get lane choice against Andrew Hines, who ran…

Bo Butner advanced to the semifinals with a 6.625-second elapsed time – but it was his .025-second holeshot that got him past Chris McGaha. The three-time winner in 2019 will get a matchup Jeg Coughlin Jr. to try to get yet another final round.…

Jonnie Lindberg and car owner Jim Head have come alive at the Virginia NHRA Nationals, winning their first two rounds of the season and reaching the semifinals by defeating low qualifier John Force, who smoked the tires at the hit. Lindberg will…