Smith clinches third Pro Mod championship
Rickie Smith, left, accepted congratulations from Jim Whiteley of series sponsor J&A Service after winning the 2016 NHRA Pro Mod championship.
NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series veteran Rickie Smith locked up his third…
NHRA, LVMS announce Saturday sellout at NHRA Toyota Nationals
NHRA and The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway officials announced a sellout for Saturday’s racing at the 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals. This is the fifth sellout of the 2016 season and marks the first time in a decade the NHRA has enjoyed…
Pritchett, Hagan, Skillman, Savoie hold hot hands after opening qualifying day in Las Vegas
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NHRA Toyota Nationals Friday Notebook
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series is back in Las Vegas for the second-to-last race of the 2016 season, and as expected, points and the championship chases in the four classes are at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Though Mother Nature…
NHRA Today: Pedregon working to turn around his season
Former NHRA Funny Car world champ Cruz Pedregon joins NHRA’s Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to talk about his frustrating season and his plans for the rest if the season and his 2017…
Savoie back in PSM championship mix
Jerry Savoie heads to this weekend’s 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in nearly an identical situation as he was in a year ago. The Pro Stock Motorcycle…
The top three: Liberman
With the big reveal coming this weekend on which of the three finalists in the Top 20 Funny Cars list will make the final pairing, it’s time to take a look at the third car on the list: “Jungle Jim” Liberman’s 1973 Vega Funny Car.
The Vega —…
Event preview: NHRA Toyota Nationals
The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season is heading down the homestretch, and with just two events remaining on the calendar, the pressure is on for those still in contention for one of the world championships in the four Professional…
NHRA Today: Corradi talks Top Fuel titles and more
From the Wally Parks NHRA Studio, NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom talks with Antron Brown’s co-crew chief, Brian Corradi, via Skype from one of his pizza restaurants in suburban Cleveland. Corradi, with…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Sportsman champion highlights
For most racers, the thrill of victory never gets old, but by the same token, a first win is almost always the most memorable. Five of the 10 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions crowned at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals got to experience…
Protect The Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals Alcohol Funny Car winner Shane Westerfield
Shane Westerfield, who ironically was runner-up last year in both Seattle and Dallas, scored career win No. 4, driving to a narrow 5.56 to 5.60 decision over Nick Januik in the rain-delayed Seattle final, which was held Saturday of the AAA Texas…
Protect The Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals Alcohol Dragster winner Joey Severance
More than two months after earning their way into the final round at Pacific Raceways in Seattle, Joey Severance and Chris Demke reconvened at Texas Motorplex during the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals to decide the event crown. Severance collected…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Dragster winner Jeff Koron
The final of Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs ended on the starting line after chassis builder Danny Nelson fouled by two-thousandths, making Jeff Koron a winner for the second time in his career. Koron used a string of 6.3-second runs to reach…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Sportsman winner Scooter Hampton
The field in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs included some of the best drivers in the class, including Keith Raftery, Greg Lair, Bob Gulitti, and Jimmy Lewis, yet the last man standing was first-time winner Scooter Hampton. Facing Roger…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Street winner Chase Huffman
Chase Huffman earned his first national event Wally in Super Street when he defeated Tom Phillips in the final, 10.97 to 11.05. Huffman’s most impressive performance came in round two, where he put together an almost perfect run with a .001…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Gas winner Christopher Best
Super Gas champ Christopher Best, began eliminations with a round-two win against five-time national champ Edmond Richardson and finished the job with a 9.92 to 9.93 win against Heidi Robison. Best, competing in his first NHRA national event of the…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Comp winner Jeremy Demers
Jeremy Demers, son of current Top Dragster points leader Larry Demers, chalked up the win in Super Comp following a great final-round performance that included a .008 light and an 8.912. Demers left virtually no room for his opponent, four-time…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Stock winner Rusty Hall
Stock winner Rusty Hall fulfilled a longtime goal by finally winning a national event in his home state of Texas. Hall, whose three previous victories include an Indy title in 2002, won a classic Ford vs. Chevy muscle car battle when he drove his…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Stock winner James Caro
Thirty-four years after his first national event win at the 1982 Baton Rouge, La., race, James Caro returned to win his fourth title when he drove his Drag Pak Challenger to the Super Stock title over Norvell Bowers. Caro left first by .014-second…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Comp winner Keith Hall
Comp winner Keith Hall has been racing for nearly a half-century, and his patience and perseverance were finally rewarded with a victory. Hall, in his D/SM Cobalt, reached the final of the 2014 Dallas event but was turned back by Clark Smiley…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur
Sean Bellemeur successfully defended his 2015 Dallas win in Top Alcohol Funny Car when he drove Tony Bartone’s Steve Boggs-tuned entry to a 5.527 in the final to beat John Lombardo Jr., who shook the tires and shut off. Bellemeur opened…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Alcohol Dragster winner Bradley Thompson
Leading the pack of new winners at at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals was Top Alcohol Dragster champ Bradley Thompson, who drove Tom Conway’s injected nitro dragster to a final-round win over Shawn Cowie, who fouled. Thirty Top Alcohol…
NHRA Today: Sportsman racing ace Mia Tedesco
NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom welcomes NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series racer Mia Tedesco to the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype. Tedesco, who will be racing in the Lucas Oil Series event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway following the NHRA…
Gray racing with a sense of immediacy
With only two races remaining in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season there is a sense of urgency for drivers, especially for those seeking their first win of 2016; and a win is at the top of the list for Pro Stock’s Shane Gray.…
Tricky Tipster's Las Vegas picks
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
Shirley Muldowney, three-time NHRA Top Fuel champ
NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom takes a look back at the first driver to claim three Top Fuel championships -- Shirley Muldowney, who won Championships first in 1977, 1980, and 1982.
This weekend IN Las Vegas, Antron Brown is on the cusp of his…
NHRA Today: Brown on verge of clinching third Top Fuel championship
Reigning NHRA Mello Top Fuel champion Antron Brown is so close in his bid to repeat as Top Fuel champion he can smell it. The driver of the Matco Tools dragster enters the NHRA Toyota Nationals with a 150-point lead over second-place Doug Kalitta…
Worsham still eyes big finish to season
Del Worsham’s chances for a second straight Funny Car world title took a hit with a pair of close losses at St. Louis and Maple Grove Raceway during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series…
Aeromotive named presenting sponsor of Las Vegas Pro Mods
Aeromotive Inc. will be the presenting sponsor for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Toyota Nationals at Las Vegas, Oct. 27-Oct. 30. The race is the tenth and final event for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod…
NHRA Today: Las Vegas Pro Mod preview
The NHRA Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas is the season finale for the J&A Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom welcomed Brian Lohnes into the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype to discuss what may happen at the final event. The…