Championship Sunday
The final NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisional event of the season at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway wasn’t much different from the traditional and much-hyped Championship Sunday in college football, when conference titles are…
Todd knows what a big finish would mean
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship hasn’t quite turned out like J.R. Todd has planned, but the Top Fuel standout still has at least one big goal remaining this season. Currently sixth in points, Todd has a…
Night at the Museum: Candies & Hughes Funny Car
This week’s Night at the Museum feature spotlights the Candies & Hughes Funny Car driven by Mark Oswald in 1983. It was the team’s first Funny Car in their return to the after more than a decade in Top Fuel. Mark Oswald, who drove…
DeJoria to sit out Finals; Arend named substitute driver
Jeff Arend Veteran Jeff Arend will replace Alexis DeJoria in the cockpit of the Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car at the Auto Club NHRA Finals as the multi-time event-winning…
JEGS signs multi-year renewal for sponsorship of NHRA SPORTSnationals
JEGS Automotive Inc., a leading supplier of automotive and auto racing parts and equipment, has signed an agreement with NHRA to continue as the title sponsor for the NHRA SPORTSnationals held at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky., May…
It all comes down to Pomona
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championships will be decided in Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle at the Auto Club NHRA Finals, and, interestingly, in each case, the battle for the title revolves around teammates. In Funny…
Capps on verge of first Funny Car championship
Almost everything has gone according to plan for Ron Capps during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship and now the Funny Car standout is on the verge of clinching his first career world title. Predicting it would…
NHRA 101: Funny Car swept-back headers
The Funny Car class has undergone a performance renaissance in the last year, making unheard-of passes thanks in no small part to the installation of swept-back exhaust headers. With each of the eight individual exhaust pipes capable of producing…
Moon dragster graphics on Dunn Funny Car at Finals
Jim Dunn Racing will sport a unique design on the team’s nitro Funny Car at this weekend’s Auto Club NHRA Finals, displaying graphics on the side of the Mooneyes Funny Car body are derived from the famous Mooneyes dragster of the 1960s…
Who will win 2016 world titles?
The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series comes to a close this weekend at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, and three world titles will be awarded during the weekend. The two best battles are in Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, in which…
Hight aims for an ideal 2016 sendoff
A world championship may not be in the equation for Funny Car standout Robert Hight this season when he heads to historic Auto Club Raceway in Pomona for the Auto Club NHRA Finals, Nov. 10-13, but the…
50th SEMA Show: One to remember
The 50th anniversary SEMA Show in Las Vegas was a blur of high-performance machines, parts, and personalities. From NHRA's historic four-day live video stream from its booth to the multitude of go-fast goodies and hot rods, it was a mecca for fans…
Funny Car Breakfast of Champions
NHRA’s annual SEMA Breakfast Wednesday saluted the yearlong 50 Years of Funny Car celebration and was the site of the official reveal of the top two cars in the yearlong fan-voted Top 20 Funny Cars list, though most people already knew that the…
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology NHRA Factory Stock Showdown expands to five events in 2017
The wildly popular School of Automotive Machinists & Technology NHRA Factory Stock Showdown returns for the 2017 season with an additional event added to the schedule. These series of events have seen increased car counts at races across the…
Article with a Video Hero
Deric Kramer and Cory Reed both grew up in Colorado racing Jr. Dragsters at scenic Bandimere Speedway, and now both of the rising stars in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series are eager to be part of the NHRA’s first live .…
NHRA season to remember will have its dramatic conclusion at the Auto Club NHRA Finals
A season of record-setting excitement will come to a dramatic conclusion at the Auto Club NHRA Finals, Nov. 10-13, at historic Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif., the birthplace of NHRA Drag Racing. All four pro classes in the NHRA Mello Yello…
Top two Funny Cars of 50 Years of Funny Cars announced at NHRA SEMA Breakfast
The two finalists for the 50 years of Funny Car celebration were announced at the NHRA SEMA Breakfast at Las Vegas on Wednesday. The iconic 1973 Chevy Vega driven by “Jungle Jim” Liberman and the 1996 Castrol Pontiac Firebird driven by…
The end of an era?
Tommy Phillips won for the 38th time in his career when he wheeled his CBS ArcSafe Corvette to the Super Gas title at the NHRA Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas. Shortly after the final, he acknowledged that he’s contemplating big changes in the…
Union County Dragway joins NHRA Member Track Network
Union County Dragway, located minutes south of Union, S.C., has joined the NHRA Member Track Network in the Southeast Division, NHRA’s Division 2, which features tracks in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico…
One down, three to go
Antron Brown clinched his third NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel title while Don Schumacher Racing teammate Ron Capps moved a step closer to his first title after a strong semifinal finish during a thrilling NHRA …
J&A Service extend sponsorship of Pro Mod Drag Racing Series; expanded 2017 schedule announced
J&A Service, a leader in oil and gas well-servicing exploration, has signed an agreement to extend their series sponsorship of the wildly popular NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. The NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series also…
NHRA Toyota Nationals Sunday Notebook
With the conclusion of the NHRA Toyota Nationals, the 2016 season is down to just one event, the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona in two weeks, but the penultimate race of the year was packed with wild moments and points-related drama. Here are today…
Force, Torrence, Gray, Savoie hit the jackpot with big weekends in Las Vegas
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Brown clinches third Top Fuel world championship
Mello Yello's Al Rondon, left, and NHRA President Peter Clifford congratulated Antron Brown after he clinched the Top Fuel title. Antron Brown is officially a three-time NHRA Mello…
Pedregon takes a wild ride in Las Vegas
Cruz Pedregon rode out one of the wildest runs of the season – and perhaps in NHRA history – in the first round of eliminations at the NHRA Toyota Nationals when the front tires of his…
Top 20 Funny Cars: Introducing No. 3
As part of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car celebration, fans voted on a Top 20 list developed by respected drag racing historians and Funny Car experts. The results are being revealed in reverse order at NHRA national events this season…
Millican, Beckman, Anderson, Savoie lead final qualifying fields in Las Vegas
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Matco Tools, Don Schumacher Racing extend marketing partnership
Matco Tools and Don Schumacher Racing announced that their 16-year marketing partnership is being extended with a new multiyear agreement that will include Antron Brown continuing as the driver of the Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster. Matco's…
NHRA Toyota Nationals Saturday Notebook
Qualifying for the penultimate race of the 2016 season wrapped up in front of a sold-out crowd at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and the large crowd that packed the grandstands was treated to some great action across the four NHRA Mello…
Tonglet and Savoie team for two-bike effort in 2017
LE Tonglet, the 2010 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Motorcycle champion, will race as a teammate to White Alligator Racing’s Jerry Savoie as part of a two-bike effort in 2017. Tonglet’s bike will carry the familiar…