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After a 2022 season that didn't pan out as anyone expected, J.R. Todd, fueled by an atypical and unsatisfying season, is leading the charge for the Kalitta Motorsports team's Funny Car sector with the drive of a man who knows how to win.

John Force Racing has announced an expansion of their partnership with Cornwell Quality Tools as the Official Tool of John Force Racing with a primary sponsorship of Robert Hight’s Chevrolet Camaro Funny Car during the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series.

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series opens its 2023 season this weekend at Orlando Speed World Dragway, and fans will be able to watch for free on NHRA's YouTube channel. NHRA will stream 37 divisional races on either NHRA.tv or the NHRA YouTube page for free in 2023. 

Vance & Hines will conduct on-track testing this week of new NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle bodywork, designed to replicate the look of the newest generation of the Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle. 

NHRA and Laris Motorsports Insurance have partnered for a pair of exciting programs in 2023 for the standout competitors in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.

After his stunning Pomona win to finish the 2022 season, Cruz Pedregon and the Snap-on Tools Funny Car team are gearing up for the new season as crew chief John Collins and consultant Lee Beard work to refine their six-disc clutch set-up.

Tony Stewart Racing has released a video revealing the 2023 “Sublime" green liveries for Leah Pruett’s Dodge Direct Connection Top Fueler and Matt Hagan’s Dodge Direct Connection Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car.

The Radford Racing School, hosted at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, recently had a monster weekend where it helped 22 students get NHRA street-legal licenses.

One of the most memorable finals of the 1997 season came in Gainesville where Mike Dunn and Joe Amato squared off for the Top Fuel title. Dunn gave the fans a thrill when his Mopar dragster went airborne at half-track.

Artificial intelligence has come a long way and plays a role in our daily lives, but what does it know about NHRA Drag Racing history? Let's find out!

The first 2023 issue of NHRA National Dragster, packed with news and driver information, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.

The semifinals of the 1981 Summernationals in Englishtown, N.J. featured some of the era's most recognizable and successful Funny Car stars. See how it all went down in our latest episode of Nitro Time Machine.

Right Trailers will sponsor both the Top Dragster and Top Sportsman classes in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series as part of a new multiyear agreement between the NHRA and Right Trailers.

Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Ryan Oehler has inked a deal with El Bandido Yankee Tequila for the 2023 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing season.

JCM Racing has teamed up with 22-time NHRA Funny Car winner Tim Wilkerson. The Maynard Wilkerson Racing Funny Car operation also will see the addition of JCM Racing partner Scag Power Equipment as its primary sponsor.

Fire Department Coffee, a veteran-owned brand that is dedicated to handcrafting great-tasting coffee and supporting first responders, has been named the Official Coffee of NHRA as part of a multiyear agreement.

After an impressive debut in 2022, fourth-generation racer Gaige Herrera has been added to the Vance & Hines Pro Stock Motorcycle team. Herrera, 29, will be paired with four-time world champion Eddie Krawiec aboard a pair of Suzuki Hayabusa entries tuned by six-time champion Andrew Hines.

Last year was a good year as far as first-time Pro winners goes with Tripp Tatum, Troy Coughlin Jr., and Joey Gladstone each getting their first wins in Top Fuel, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle, respectively. Now, who else is ready to join them?

Wally Parks, born January 23, 1913: Land speed racer, the first editor of Hot Rod Magazine, and the founder of the National Hot Rod Association.

Tom Buckingham has some big shoes to fill as he replaces the recently retired legend John Medlen as the assistant crew chief of the NAPA Auto Parts Funny Car team of reigning world champ Ron Capps.

Fifty years ago may seem like a long time ago to some, but for many loyal followers of this column, it’s either about the time you started getting hooked on the sport of, for our less-senior members of the Insider Nation, it’s that wonderful place to dream of having been.

Cruz Pedregon and Leah Pruett join host Brian Lohnes to talk about strong late-season 2022 performances and the hopeful prospects for 2023 with renewed vigor and established teams. 

NHRA and Mission Foods, the world’s leading brand for tortillas and wraps, have partnered together for the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, an exciting new race program for the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.

The White Alligator Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle team previewed its NHRA season and announced its 2023 rider lineup on WFO Radio Live! 

After a late-season run at the Camping World NHRA Top Fuel title, Antron Brown and his Matco Tools team are ready to get the 2023 season started.

NHRA Sportsman racer Mark Sharrock has formed a new Top Fuel team to compete on a limited schedule in the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with 23-year-old Sydney Shaw at the controls and guidance from Terry Haddock.

NHRA on FOX’s Brian Lohnes was joined by three-time NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Funny Car champion Ron Capps and past Top Fuel world champ Shawn Langdon to rewatch and comment on the exciting 1978 Springnationals from Columbus, Ohio.

If you think the competition in Top Fuel was tough last season, buckle up. You ain’t seen nothing yet. NHRA’s Brian Lohnes examines why this season will be even more robust.

We have reached the fourth and final installment of this series documenting what were (in our estimation) the eight most flawless Top Fuel victories of the 2022 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing season.

Here are the contingency-paying companies looking to partner with NHRA racers in 2023 to share in your success!