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 4/13: It’s 413 day—Celebrating the Max Wedge and the engine that won the ’62 Winternationals

The 413-cid Dodge and Plymouth raised-block (RB) engines were used in everything from 2bbl dump trucks to the dual-quad Maximum Performance Wedge "Max Wedge" race cars.
13 Apr 2025
David Kennedy
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Max Wedge and the engine that won the ’62 Winternationals
The first public testing of the 413 Max Wedge was a match race at Detroit Dragway between the Ramchargers Dodge Dart sedan and the 409-cid Chevy of 1962 NHRA Winternationals champ, Don Nicholson. The best-out-of-five race did not end in Dodge's…
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Bob Bender: Swinging west on an emotional trip with his Chevy wagon Stocker

West Coast Stocker fans have had a treat at the last three NHRA national events, witnessing Bob Bender's East Coast-based Chevy wagon Stocker, but he's out west on a mission and in tribute to his late wife, Penny.
12 Apr 2025
Evan J. Smith, National Dragster Contributor
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Bob Bender
Long and white with stripes running the length of the long-roof O/SA wagon is how you’d describe Bob Bender’s Stock eliminator Chevy. A regular on the East Coast Division 1 scene, the Perryville, Md., racer has been driving his Chevrolet since…
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Pro Stock rising star Cory Reed looks for success at 4-Wide Nationals in Vegas

Cory Reed made the switch to Pro Stock car from Pro Stock Motorcycle last season, and this weekend at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he’ll have his first go at four-wide racing in the Pro Stock category.
12 Apr 2025
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Cory Reed
Cory Reed made the switch to Pro Stock car from Pro Stock Motorcycle last season, and this weekend at the 25th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he’ll have his first go at four-wide racing in the Pro Stock…
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After uncharacteristic slow start, Ashley and Scag team ready to turn the corner

It’s no secret that Justin Ashley is used to success, having won 13 national event titles over the last three seasons, so the Scag Power Equipment team’s rough start to the 2025 season has been a tough pill to swallow, but things are looking up now.
12 Apr 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Justin Ashley
It’s no secret that Justin Ashley is used to success, having won 13 national event titles over the last three seasons and 15 in 99 career Top Fuel starts — that’s one win roughly every six starts — so the Scag Power Equipment team’s rough start to…
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Future Top Fuel pilot Maddi Gordon warms up Ron Capps' Funny Car

A day after being introduced to the media as Ron Capps Motorsports’ Top Fuel driver of the future, Maddi Gordon warmed up Capps' NAPA Funny Car at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the third-generation Top Alcohol Funny Car racer’s first real taste of nitro.
11 Apr 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Maddi Gordon
A day after being introduced to the media as Ron Capps Motorsports’ Top Fuel driver of the future, Maddi Gordon warmed up Capps' NAPA Funny Car in the pits at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the third-generation Top Alcohol Funny Car racer’s…
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Matt Latino: Learning the Pro Stock ropes one gear change at a time

After beating his father Eric in Pomona, second-generation Pro Stock racer Matt Latino looking to qualify at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas.
11 Apr 2025
Evan J. Smith, National Dragster Contributor
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Matt Latino
Releasing the clutch on a Pro Stock car and throwing four perfect shifts is one of the most exhilarating feelings in drag racing. At any given NHRA event, fields are set by thousandths of a second; rounds are won and lost by the same thin margin.…
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Hunter Green ready for Funny Car debut at 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas

One of drag racing’s most promising young talents is set to take the next leap in his career as Hunter Green makes his Funny Car debut this weekend at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas.
11 Apr 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Hunter Green
One of drag racing’s most promising young talents is set to take the next leap in his career as Hunter Green makes his Funny Car debut this weekend at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas. As he prepares to slide into the cockpit of a 330-mph…
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Daniel Wilkerson aims for first career Funny Car win at Las Vegas 4-Wides

After a runner-up finish in Pomona, Funny Car driver Daniel Wilkerson has his sights set on this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas with hopes of securing his first career NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series victory.
09 Apr 2025
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Daniel Wilkerson
After a runner-up finish in Pomona, Funny Car driver Daniel Wilkerson has his sights set on this weekend’s 25th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with hopes of securing his first career NHRA Mission Foods Drag…
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The 'Nitro Moose' will be loose in Vegas as Dylan Winefsky makes Funny Car debut

This weekend at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, Dylan Winefsky will strap into his family-owned “Nitro Moose” Funny Car for the very first time on the sport’s biggest stage — and it still doesn’t quite feel real.
09 Apr 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Dylan Winefsky
This weekend at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, Dylan Winefsky will strap into his family-owned “Nitro Moose” Funny Car for the very first time on the sport’s biggest stage — and it still doesn’t quite feel real. The 20-year-old Arizonan has worked…
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Top Fuel’s Clay Millican eyes first four-wide win this weekend in Las Vegas

Coming off one of the biggest wins in his NHRA career — and certainly the earliest of any season in his NHRA Top Fuel career — Clay Millican now has the opportunity for another special victory at this weekend’s 25th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
08 Apr 2025
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Clay Millican
Coming off one of the biggest wins in his NHRA career — and certainly the earliest of any season in his NHRA Top Fuel career — Clay Millican now has the opportunity for another special victory at this weekend’s 25th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at…
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Greg Anderson on the state of Pro Stock: Parity, rivalries, and EFI horsepower gains

These are good times for the KB Titan Racing team in the NHRA Pro Stock wars with four straight all-KB Titan final rounds, but Greg Anderson knows he and his team will have to work hard to stay ahead of their rivals at Elite Performance.
07 Apr 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Greg Anderson
These are good times for the KB Titan Racing team in the NHRA Pro Stock wars with either Greg Anderson or Dallas Glenn reaching the winner’s circle – a streak that even goes back to the 2024 season finale – and the team’s Lucas Oil NHRA…
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WFO Radio NHRA Nitro podcast hosts Winternationals Pro winners

WFO Radio NHRA Nitro host Joe Castello sits down with NHRA Pro Stock legend Greg Anderson, unny Car standout "Fast Jack" Beckman, and Top Fuel powerhouse Clay Millican to discuss their successful weekends at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
03 Apr 2025
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WFO Radio NHRA Nitro
  WFO Radio NHRA Nitro host Joe Castello sits down with NHRA Pro Stock legend Greg Anderson following his 108th NHRA Pro Stock win, diving into his storied career. The high-octane action continues as Funny Car standout "Fast Jack"…
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New feature: Horsepower History

In a new semi-regular feature, NHRA on FOX's Brian Lohnes and David Freiburger and NHRA National Dragster Editor Phil Burgess got together at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals for a roundtable discussion to talk a little Pomona history.
02 Apr 2025
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Horsepower History
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
02 Apr 2025
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals
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Weekend Rewind: 2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals

The Lucas Oil NHRA WInternationals kept the momentum of a thrilling 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season rolling in Pomona. Enjoy these highlights from the event.
01 Apr 2025
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Weekend Rewind: 2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals
Enjoy these highlights from the 2025 Lucas Oil NHRA WInternationals
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Jasmine Salinas: The small in stature, fierce Top Fueler

In her second NHRA Top Fuel season, the Scrappers Racing driver opens up about doubt, drive, and defying the odds
31 Mar 2025
David Kennedy
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Jasmine Salinas: The small in stature, fierce Top Fueler
Jasmine Salinas, now in her second season behind the wheel of a 12,000-horsepower NHRA Top Fuel dragster, has become one of the most compelling stories on the circuit. Representing Scrappers Racing, Salinas might stand just 5 feet 2 inches tall, but…
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Five things we learned in Pomona

The Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals was packed with wild action and some crazy performances and near-firsts. Here’s our five big takeaways from the event.
31 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Five things we learned in Pomona
The Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals was packed with wild action and some crazy performances and near-firsts. Here’s our five big takeaways from the event. Greg vs. Dallas again These are great days for the KB Titan Racing team with Greg…
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For Ron Capps, the blower explosions and the crashes come with the territory

When you drive Funny Cars for a living, as Ron Capps has for nearly 30 years, the bumps and bruises and fire and blower explosions come with the territory, but because all he's ever wanted to be is a Funny Car driver, he readily accepts it.
28 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Ron Capps
When you drive Funny Cars for a living, as Ron Capps has for nearly 30 years, the bumps and bruises and fire and blower explosions come with the territory, and after two big boomers in the last nine months that ended up with his NAPA Auto Parts…
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The origination of the Top Fuel “mud flap”

28 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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The colloquially-named "mud flaps" on today's Top Fuelers, more correctly defined as side air deflectors, have a history dating back to 1990. The late Dana Kimmel, who was a crewmember on Don "the Snake" Prudhomme's Skoal Bandit Top Fueler in the…
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After first Funny Car win, Paul Lee looks for another at Winternationals

After earning his first career NHRA Funny Car win on Sunday in Phoenix, Funny Car driver Paul Lee heads to the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip for the third race of the 2025 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
28 Mar 2025
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Paul Lee
After earning his first career NHRA Funny Car win on Sunday in Phoenix, Funny Car driver Paul Lee heads to the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip for the third race of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag…
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Aaron Stanfield looks for first Pro Stock win of 2025 at Winternationals

Pro Stock standout Aaron Stanfield had an exceptional season in 2024 and is hoping to continue his momentum this weekend at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
28 Mar 2025
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Aaron Stanfield
Pro Stock standout Aaron Stanfield had an exceptional season in 2024, and with the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip this weekend, the young standout is hoping to continue his momentum in Pomona during…
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Top Fuel air deflectors: What they do and why some teams aren't running them

Five Top Fuel teams at the NHRA Arizona Nationals chose to take advantage of the new rule that makes the side air deflectors (often referred to as "mud flaps") optional for the next four national events. Here's what's going on behind the scenes.
27 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Shawn Langdon
Shortly after the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, NHRA officials announced that for the next four events – in Phoenix, Pomona, Las Vegas, and Charlotte – Top Fuel teams had the option to remove the side deflector panels — often…
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Top Fuel’s Justin Ashley looks for historic fourth straight Winternationals win

Top Fuel's Justin Ashley has a chance to add his name to the history books at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals if he can win the Pomona classic for the fourth straight year. Only Don Prudhomme in Funny Car has won the race four years in a row (1975-1978).
26 Mar 2025
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Justin Ashley
Justin Ashley has a chance to do something special this weekend at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, as the Top Fuel star enters the historic 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals with three straight wins at the legendary race.   A…
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Weekend Rewind: NHRA Arizona Nationals

The NHRA Arizona Nationals, race 2 of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, raced to a wild conclusion at Firebird Motorsports Park. Enjoy our video recap of a fast Phoenix weekend.
25 Mar 2025
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Weekend Rewind: NHRA Arizona Nationals
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Patience proving to be a virtue for J.R. Todd, DHL team as new combo progresses

Sometimes, being patient is not easy, but it’s what’s required at the moment for J.R. Todd and his DHL GR Supra team. Todd and team are in the process of refining the new tune-up first-year crew chief Dickie Venables is implementing.
25 Mar 2025
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J.R. Todd
Sometimes, being patient is not easy, but it’s what’s required at the moment for J.R. Todd and his DHL GR Supra team.  Todd and team are in the process of refining the new tune-up first-year crew chief Dickie Venables is implementing.…
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Five things we learned in Phoenix

It's still early into the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, but we're still learning a lot from the year's first two events. Here's our five big takeaways from the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
24 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Five things we learned in Phoenix
It's still early into the 2025 NHRA Mission  Foods Drag Racing Series season, but we're still learning a lot from the year's first two events. Here's our five big takeaways from the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Final-Lee It's been a long…
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It's a whole new Diehl as 'Nitro Surfer' paddles into new partnerships

Jeff Diehl and new partner Kevin Moore have been tuning up their sponsorship game as they try to wade into the high surf of the Funny Car wars.
22 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Jeff Diehl
It wasn’t so long ago that Jeff Diehl’s idea of a meeting was sitting on his surfboard with some friends waiting for some tasty waves to roll in, but the privateer Funny Car driver/owner finds himself now networking for sponsorships to keep his…
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Worsham and Bode have emerged as an early threat to surprise in Funny Car

World champion driver/tuner/car owner Del Worsham has a new driver this year in second-generation racer Bobby Bode, and the two have big plans for however long they stay together.
22 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Del Worsham
Del Worsham wasn’t sure what was wrong, but when he woke up one December day this winter and, unlike his normal Energizer Bunny self who couldn’t wait to get to the shot, he didn’t want to get up. After decades of grinding away on the NHRA tour…
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Funny Car’s Chad Green aims to carry early 2025 success into Phoenix

After picking up his second career Funny Car win, Chad Green is anxious to return to the track as soon as possible. He’ll get his chance at the second event of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season at this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park.
21 Mar 2025
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Chad Green
After picking up his second career Funny Car win, Chad Green is anxious to return to the track as soon as possible. He’ll get his chance at the second event of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season at this weekend’s 40th annual NHRA…
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Anderson 'monkey' off his back, Glenn looks for first Phoenix win this weekend

Dallas Glenn’s final-round victory over Greg Anderson at the season opener in Gainesville was the first time in their five final-round meetings that Glenn defeated the winningest Pro Stock driver in NHRA history, which could also bode well for this season.
20 Mar 2025
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Dallas Glenn
Dallas Glenn’s final-round victory over teammate and world champion Greg Anderson at the season opener in Gainesville was the first time in their five final-round meetings that Glenn defeated the winningest Pro Stock driver in NHRA history, which…
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