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Nitro Time Machine: Tony Christian takes Pro Stock honors at 1988 Brainerd race

In this episode of the Nitro Time Machine, we travel back to the 1988 NorthStar Nationals in Brainerd, where Tony Christian won his second of three career Pro Stock Wallys.
04 Nov 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Nitro Time Machine
In this episode of the Nitro Time Machine, we travel back to the 1988 NorthStar Nationals in Brainerd, where Tony Christian won his second of three career Pro Stock Wallys.
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Behind Don Schumacher Racing's 11-race sweep of 2020 NHRA Funny Car racing

Don Schumacher Racing DSR Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car drivers swept the 2020 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ 11-race season, going undefeated and extending DSR’s Funny Car win streak to a record 14 consecutive victories.
03 Nov 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Don Schumacher Racing
Don Schumacher Racing DSR Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car drivers swept the 2020 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ 11-race season, going undefeated and extending DSR’s Funny Car win streak to a record 14 consecutive victories  Each…
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NHRA Expertise: The mechanical advantage leveraged in Pro Stock clutch tuning

NHRA on FOX's Bruno Massel (and a part-time Pro Stock racer himself) was in the pits at the 2020 Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil with Elite Motorsports Rickie Jones talking Pro Stock car clutch setup.
03 Nov 2020
David Kennedy
Racing Technology
The mechanical advantage leveraged in Pro Stock clutch tuning
Bruno Massel In the world of Pro Stock, often the margin of victory comes down to thousands of a second. So a lot of pressure goes onto the driver and how fast they're able to react. But Crew Chief Rickie Jones came up with,…
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Tales from the Strip: What it's like racing teammates for a Funny Car Championship

Tony Pedregon reflects on what it was like for Tommy Johnson Jr. to have to race his teammates at the 2020 Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil for a Funny Car Championship
03 Nov 2020
David Kennedy
Race coverage
Tales from the Strip: What it's like racing teammates for a Funny Car Championship
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NHRA Expertise: The valvetrain secrets of a nitro-burning Hemi

The Hemi engines drag racers know and love get their name from the hemispherical (half of a sphere) combustion chamber that positions their valves 180 degrees from one another. Those monstrous valves are held in place by titanium retainers and steel keepers.
03 Nov 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News, Racing Technology
NHRA Expertise: The valvetrain secrets of a nitro-burning Hemi
From the NHRA Rulebook For Nitro Funny Car engines: Only one cylinder-head design is acceptable: Intake valve angle of 35 degrees, + or - 1 degree Intake…
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By the numbers: The difference between first and second place is in the stats

Steve Torrence, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders, and Matt Smith won the inaugural NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series championships on the final day of the season, but, for the most part, it was the work they did all season long that put them in that position.
03 Nov 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Behind the numbers
Steve Torrence, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders, and Matt Smith won the inaugural NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series championships on the final day of the season as the Dodge NHRA FInals in Las Vegas, but, for the most part, it was the work they did all…
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The Last Debate: Robert Hight vs. Joey Logano—Drags or Checkered Flags?

Tune in live at 9 a.m. Pacific time as NHRA's Robert Hight and NASCAR's Joey Logano stump for your vote: Drags or Checkered Flags? Who gets your vote?
02 Nov 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Robert Hight
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Jackson earns second straight NHRA Pro Mod world championship in Las Vegas

With a clutch run in the second round on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Stevie “Fast” Jackson claimed his second straight world championship in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service.
01 Nov 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Steve Jackson
With a clutch run in the second round on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Stevie “Fast” Jackson claimed his second straight world championship in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service.…
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Let the champagne flow: Pit-area champ celebrations put a capper on season

In lieu of a traditional Awards Ceremony that was not possible this year, NHRA provided the 2020 Camping World NHRA world champion teams with celebratory champagne, championship masks, t-shirts, and all of the makings for a lockerroom-style celebration.
01 Nov 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Championship celebrations 18
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Aaron Stanfield wins fifth straight race in SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown

01 Nov 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
stanfield
There were six events this season in the SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown and Aaron Stanfield won five of them. A week after wrapping up the championship and winning his first Pro Stock event in Houston, the third-generation racer remained red hot…
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Erica Enders caps off fourth championship with 29th career Pro Stock victory

Capping off what was easily one of the best days of her long and successful career, Erica Enders won her fourth Camping World NHRA Pro Stock championship and then returned a few hours later to win her 29th Pro Stock event.
01 Nov 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
enders
Capping off what was easily one of the best days of her long and successful career, Erica Enders won her fourth Camping World NHRA Pro Stock championship and then returned a few hours later to win her 29th Pro Stock event. Enders ran her record to a…
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Antron Brown breaks long dry spell with Top Fuel win at 2020 season finale

Antron Brown, the three-time world champ who had been winless since the Seattle event in the summer of 2018, collected the Top Fuel win at the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil, upsetting freshly recrowned three-time world champ Steve Torrence in the final round.
01 Nov 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Antron Brown
Antron Brown will enjoy the offseason as much as anyone after breaking a long dry spell with his first Top Fuel victory in more than a year and a half. Brown won the season-ending Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil by upsetting his good friends…
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Smith family runs the table in Las Vegas as Matt takes championship and Angie wins second Pro Stock Motorcycle race

Hours after watching her husband, Matt, win his fourth Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship, Angie Smith picked up a Wally of her own when she won the final round of the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil.
01 Nov 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
angie
Hours after watching her husband, Matt, win his fourth Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship, Angie Smith picked up a Wally of her own when she won the final round of the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil. Smith outran Steve Johnson’s Suzuki…
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Matt Hagan seals championship season with third Funny Car win of the season

Matt Hagan wrapped up a perfect day at the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, clinching the championship in the semifinals and then winning the event, his third of the season, beating teammate Ron Capps in the final.
01 Nov 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Matt Hagan
Matt Hagan wrapped up a perfect day at the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, clinching the championship in the semifinals and then winning the event, his third of the season, beating teammate Ron Capps…
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Isenhower, Hefler, McLaughlin, Depeel claim Summit National Championships

Devin Isenhower, Jeff Hefler, Joe McLaughlin, and Don Depeel claimed National Championships in the Summit Racing Series at the Dodge NHRA Finals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
01 Nov 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Summit Racing Series
Devin Isenhower, Jeff Hefler, Joe McLaughlin, and Don Depeel claimed National Championships in the Summit Racing Series at the Dodge NHRA Finals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Division 4’s Hefler won the National Championship for the…
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Matt Hagan prevails in DSR final shootout to claim third Funny Car championship

01 Nov 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Matt Hagan
Matt Hagan completed a dominant season of Funny Car competition for Don Schumacher Racing by clinching his third NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series championship at the season-ending Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil. In a year dominated…
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Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil Sunday photo gallery

NHRA National Dragster photographers Jerry Foss and Bob Johnson were all over The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to cover the action from Sunday of the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil.
01 Nov 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Mike Gordon provides encouragment for the new champ 48
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Matt Smith joins exclusive company with fourth Pro Stock Motorcycle championship

Matt Smith has been dominant this season on his Denso EBR and he was rewarded on Sunday in Las Vegas with his fourth Camping World NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship.
01 Nov 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
smith
Matt Smith has been dominant this season on his Denso EBR and he was rewarded on Sunday in Las Vegas with his fourth Camping World NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship. Smith entered the season-ending Dodge NHRA Finals as the points leader…
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Steve Jackson wins second straight E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod championship

In a dramatic, winner-take-all second-round race at the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil, defending world champion Steve Jackson clinched the 2020 championship in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Modified Series presented by J&A Service.
01 Nov 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Steve Jackson
In a dramatic, winner-take-all second-round race at the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil, defending world champion Steve Jackson clinched the 2020 championship in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Modified Series presented by J&A Service. By…
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Erica Enders wraps up fourth NHRA Pro Stock world championship

01 Nov 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
enders
Erica Enders won her second-straight Camping World NHRA Pro Stock championship and fourth overall on Sunday at the Dodge NHRA Finals in Las Vegas. Enders came into the event as the championship leader but struggled during qualifying and landed No.…
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Steve Torrence clinches his third straight NHRA Top Fuel championship

Steve Torrence became just the third driver in NHRA Top Fuel history to win three straight world championships as the two-time and defending champ locked up the 2020 Camping World Drag Racing Series title during final eliminations at the Dodge NHRA Finals.
01 Nov 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Steve Torrence
Steve Torrence became just the third driver in NHRA Top Fuel history to win three straight world championships as the two-time and defending champ locked up the 2020 Camping World Drag Racing Series title during final eliminations at the Dodge…
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Sunday news and notes from the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil

News and notes from the final day of eliminations from the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
01 Nov 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
finals
News and notes from the final day of eliminations from the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (newest items at the top). The stars seem to be lining up for another Torrence final-round…
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Dodge NHRA Finals Sunday Preview: Champions will be crowned today

The 2020 NHRA schedule wasn’t originally drawn up this way but the four Camping World Drag Racing Series professional champions will officially be crowned on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Steve Torrence, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders, and Matt Smith enter the final day of the season as the leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle, respectively but their clinch scenarios are varied.
01 Nov 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Don Schumacher Racing
The 2020 NHRA schedule wasn’t originally drawn up this way but the four Camping World Drag Racing Series professional champions will officially be crowned on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Steve Torrence, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders,…
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Billy Torrence, Ron Capps, Greg Anderson, and Eddie Kraweic lead Las Vegas fields

Billy Torrence, Ron Capps, Greg Anderson, and Eddie Krawiec earned the top qualifying spots for Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle respectively at the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil, the season finale of the 2020 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing season.
31 Oct 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Billy Torrence
Billy Torrence, Ron Capps, Greg Anderson, and Eddie Krawiec earned the top qualifying spots for Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle respectively at the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil, the season finale of the 2020 NHRA…
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Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil Saturday photo gallery

NHRA National Dragster photographers Jerry Foss and Bob Johnson were all over The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to cover the action from Saturday of the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil.
31 Oct 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Bryan Worner was crowned the 2020 Lucas Oil Series Super Stock world champ 48
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Bo Butner flying into Las Vegas Pro Stock action aboard 'Bo Force One' replicar

Pro Stock racer Bo Butner and fiancé Randi Lyn Shipp have conspired to replicate Air Force One on his Chevy Camaro, renamed Bo Force One, for the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil.
31 Oct 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Bo Butner
With Halloween almost always galling on the weekend of the fall NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event in Las Vegas, many racers put together some special "disguise," and few are better at it than Pro Stock racer Bo Butner and his fiancé Randi…
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When it comes to qualifying in Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, let the games begin

All’s fair in love, war, and NHRA Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle racing as rival Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle teams plot their qualifying strategies for the Dodge NHRA Finals.
31 Oct 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
anderson
Greg Anderson feels that he needs to do something in order to help teammate Jason Line win his fourth (and final) NHRA Pro Stock championship but he’s not exactly sure what he can to do. Line comes into the final event of the 2020 season tied with…
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First-year Top Fuel racer Justin Ashley named 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year

Top Fuel racer Justin Ashley has been named the 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year. The 25-year-old from Plainview, N.Y., scored a victory at the NHRA Summernationals, qualified for every national event during the 11-race season, led the category in reaction time advantage. and secured 10 round wins.
31 Oct 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Justin Ashley
Top Fuel racer Justin Ashley has been named the 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year. The 25-year-old from Plainview, N.Y., raced his Strutmasters.com Top Fuel dragster powered by Manscaped to a victory in the rain-delayed NHRA Summernationals, qualified…
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Chris 'Cowboy' Morel ready to saddle up for 'big show' Funny Car debut in Las Vegas

When Chris “Cowboy” Morel stages his Little City Charger for Saturday’s first qualifying run at the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil, it will mark the end of a two-year odyssey from the Nostalgia Funny Car ranks to the “big show.”
31 Oct 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Chris Morel
When Chris “Cowboy” Morel stages his Little City Charger for Saturday’s first qualifying run at the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil, it will mark the end of a two-year odyssey from the Nostalgia Funny Car ranks to the “big show.” Morel, a…
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Dodge NHRA Finals Saturday Preview

This weekend, champions will be crowned at the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil, the 11th final race in the 2020 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series. Title are up for grabs in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycle, as well as the E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod series, Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, and Summit Racing E.T. Series.
31 Oct 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
vegas
This weekend, champions will be crowned at the Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil, the 11th final race in the 2020 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series. Title are up for grabs in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycle, as well as…
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