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The thrill of victory

The thrill of victory is like no other in motorsports, and NHRA Drag Racers can’t wait to get back to experiencing that winning feeling this summer. Here’s a look back at great NHRA victory celebrations over the decades from the NHRA National Dragster archives.
28 May 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Gallery
Few drivers enjoy a victory as much as 64-time winner Ron Capps, who’s always happy to share a celebratory Mello Yello with his pal Wally. 22
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Former champs John Force and Gary Scelzi to join WFO Radio Live shows this week

Sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force will appear on WFO Radio Live, Thursday at 2 p.m. Eastern with host Joe Castello while former NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car champion Gary Scelzi will take part in the WFO Radio Live Happy Hour show on Friday at 4 p.m. Eastern.
27 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
John Force
Sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force will appear on WFO Radio Live, Thursday at 2 p.m. Eastern with host Joe Castello. Force is about to become a grandfather once again and is sure to bring…
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Funny Car star Matt Hagan will host virtual autograph party Thursday on Twitter

Mopar-sponsored NHRA Funny Car star Matt Hagan will host a one-hour virtual autograph session on Twitter Thursday, May 28, from 7-8 p.m. Eastern
27 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Matt Hagan
Mopar-sponsored NHRA Funny Car star Matt Hagan will host a one-hour virtual autograph session on Twitter Thursday, May 28, from 7-8 p.m. Eastern Fans can use Twitter to ask/tweet to Hagan for an autograph using his Twitter handle @MattHagan_FC…
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NHRA Shop Talk: Cylinder-head basics with Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart

Join NHRA’s Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart for an interactive NHRA Shop Talk to discuss cylinder heads: what they do and what makes them work.
26 May 2020
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Shop Talk
Join NHRA’s Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart for an interactive NHRA Shop Talk to discuss cylinder heads: what they do and what makes them work. Previously on NHRA Shop Talk:…
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Matt Hines is fueling his competitive nature with some radio-control racing

Three-time NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock champion Matt Hines can't put the Harleys of brother Andrew and teammate Eddie Krawiec on the track yet, but he's still racing, competing with radio-controlled cars on a local dirt track.
26 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Matt Hines
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Jackie Fricke and team ready to pick up great season where they left off

Top Alcohol Dragster frontrunner Jackie Fricke chatted with NHRA’s Brian Lohnes via Skype to talk about the strong start to her season and the progression of her team over the last several seasons.
26 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Jackie Fricke
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Catch up on the latest NHRA news and notes of the week with Weekend Update

NHRA's Brian Lohnes catches you up on the latest news of the week and takes a look at the week ahead in NHRA Drag Racing.
25 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Weekend Update
Weekend Update
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Famoso's Blake Bowser discusses upcoming National Day of Nitro celebration

Blake Bowser, Vice President and General Manager of Auto Club Raceway Famoso, talks with NHRA's Brian Lohnes about the exciting National Day of Nitro online celebration planned for May 30.
25 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Nitro
  For more information about this special event, visit NationalDayofNitro.com.
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Nitro Time Machine: Paul Longnecker's wild blower boomer at the '78 Gators

Climb into the NHRA Nitro Time Machine with host Brian Lohnes for a trip back to the 1978 Gatornationals, where Top Fuel racer Paul Longnecker had a massive supercharger explosion.
24 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Nitro Time Machine
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Austin Prock reflects on his amazing 2019 rookie season in Top Fuel

With racing on hold right now, last year’s top rookie, Top Fuel sensation Austin Prock, has had plenty of time to reflect on the 2019 season that earned him the Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future award.
24 May 2020
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Austin Prock
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Reigning NHRA Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence takes a look at the season ahead

Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence checked in with NHRA's Brian Lohnes via Skype to talk about his father's surprise birthday gift and his recent wedding and to take a look at the season ahead.
23 May 2020
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Steve Torrence
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Meyer, Bellemeur collect Lucas Oil Regional victories at Texas Motorplex event

No. 1 qualifiers Megan Meyer and Sean Bellemeur cruised to Lucas Oil Central Regional victories at the Keurig Dr. Pepper Lone Star Nationals presented by Driven Automotive Protection at the Texas Motorplex, the first NHRA points-earning event since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
22 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Megan Meyer
Photos by Robert Grice No. 1 qualifiers Megan Meyer and Sean Bellemeur cruised to Top Alcohol class victories at the Keurig Dr. Pepper Lone Star Nationals presented by Driven Automotive Protection at the Texas Motorplex. The pair…
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Fans will be allowed Saturday at Texas Motorplex Lucas Oil Series event

Thanks to an executive order signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Motorplex will allow fans to attend the Keurig Dr. Pepper Lone Star Nationals presented by Driven Automotive Protection starting Saturday.
22 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Dallas
Thanks to an executive order signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Motorplex will allow fans to attend the Keurig Dr. Pepper Lone Star Nationals presented by Driven Automotive Protection starting Saturday. Fans will be charged $15 per car…
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Megan Meyer and Sean Bellemeur on returning to Lucas Oil Series racing at Texas Motorplex

NHRA Top Alcohol Dragsters and Alcohol Funny Cars return to points-earning competition this weekend.
22 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Megan Meyer and Sean Bellemeur on returning to Lucas Oil Series racing at Texas Motorplex
After two months of patience and preparing, NHRA racers are being called to the staging lanes of Dallas’s famed all-concrete quarter-mile. The re-opening of NHRA drag racing during the COVID-19 pandemic took take a big step forward today at Texas…
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Tune in now to watch live Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series action on NHRA.tv

The Keurig Dr. Pepper Lone Star Nationals presented by Driven Automotive Protection will be contested on May 22-23 at Texas Motorplex with live coverage of final eliminations on NHRA.tv on Saturday beginning at10:45 am. Central.
22 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Dallas
  The Keurig Dr. Pepper Lone Star Nationals presented by Driven Automotive Protection will be contested on May 22-23 at Texas Motorplex with live coverage on NHRA.tv on Friday and Saturday,…
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Nitro Time Machine: Mr. Bazemore's wild ride

Hop into the NHRA Nitro Time Machine with host Brian Lohnes and travel back to the 1993 Springnationals in Columbus, Ohio, and a scary ride for Funny Car racer Whit Bazemore.
22 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Whit Bazemore
 
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The day that Mario Andretti went drag racing in a Tasca Ford-prepped Mustang

Auto-racing superstar Mario Andretti only dabbled once in drag racing, in a Ford vs. Chevy exhibition in Connecticut where Andretti's Tasca Ford-prepped machine won four straight races against a more experienced opponent.
22 May 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Mario Andretti
  A couple of weeks ago on NHRA.com, I put together a goofy little story about Mario Andretti and his connection with drag…
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Denso sponsors NHRA champ's dachshund race to benefit animal charities

Denso Products and Services Americas will sponsor the first-ever Denso 3-Wide Doxie Nationals hosted by its NHRA racing partners, Angie and Matt Smith, to support three animal rescue, adoption, and placement organizations. The May 23 event will be live-streamed on the Smiths' Facebook page at 3 p.m. Eastern.
21 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Angie Smith
Denso Products and Services Americas, Inc., an affiliate of leading global automotive supplier Denso Corp., is sponsoring the first-ever Denso 3-Wide Doxie Nationals hosted by its NHRA racing partners, Angie and Matt Smith, to support three animal…
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Brainerd International Raceway to host car parade for local high-school graduates

Thanks to the generosity of Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd High School students will get to celebrate with a car parade at the track to honor the class of 2020.
21 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Brainerd
With restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many graduating high-school seniors are not going out with the traditional pomp and circumstance of a graduation ceremony, but thanks to the generosity of Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd High…
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Crank it up: Ready for a little nitro? Cruz Pedregon has just the thing for you

NHRA Funny Car racer Cruz Pedregon team fired up his Funny Car behind his Brownsburg, Ind., shop. It wasn’t his Snap-on Tools Dodge but rather his California Charger Nostalgia Funny Car, but the nitro sound is just as sweet.
21 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Cruz Pedregon
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Throwback Thursday: Check out the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series action from Dallas in 2019

We're throwing it back to 2019 with the NHRA broadcast of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series sportsman racing action from Dallas to get you ready to see the heavy hitters return to racing this weekend in Dallas.
21 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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2019 NHRA Texas Fall Nationals
NHRA returns to racing with the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Central Region event contested on May 22-23, with qualifying on Friday beginning at 5 p.m. On Saturday competitors in Top Alcohol Funny Car and Top Alcohol Dragster will…
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Fulfill your virtual quarter-mile need for speed with these drag racing mobile games

While some of the circle-track crowd has been getting their virtual kicks in iRacing events, there’s no such component for fans of our straight-line sport. Fortunately for us, there are other ways to fulfill our need for speed and the key is right in your pocket or purse: Mobile games. 
21 May 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
NHRA
It’s been a long dry spell for NHRA fans and racers itching for some flame-throwing, gear-shifting competition and while some of the circle-track crowd has been getting their virtual kicks in iRacing events, there’s no such component for fans of our…
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This Day in History: Kurt Johnson's 6.98-second pass makes Pro Stock history

On this day in history, May 20, 1994, Kurt Johnson made NHRA Pro Stock history with the first six-second pass in the class' annals. Check out the great throwback video and read the original reporting from NHRA National Dragster magazine.
20 May 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
Feature
Kurt Johnson
Reprinted from the pages of NHRA National DRAGSTER Kurt Johnson, the 30-year-old 1993 NHRA Winston Rookie of the Year, removed any speculation of a sophomore jinx when he made drag racing history May 20 by recording Pro…
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NHRA Shop Talk: Why Stuff Blows Up with NHRA's Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart

NHRA’s Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart hosted an interactive NHRA Shop Talk show, with a fun title: Why Stuff Blows Up to discuss what can go wrong inside a drag racing engine.
20 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Shop Talk
Previously on NHRA Shop Talk: NHRA Shop Talk: Chassis science …
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Top Fuel star Leah Pruett will host virtual autograph party Thursday on Twitter

Mopar-sponsored NHRA Top Fuel star Leah Pruett will host a one-hour virtual autograph session on Twitter Thursday May 21, from 7-8 p.m. Eastern
20 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Leah Pruett
Mopar-sponsored NHRA Top Fuel star Leah Pruett will host a one-hour virtual autograph session on Twitter Thursday May 21, from 7-8 p.m. Eastern Fans can use Twitter to ask/tweet to Leah for an autograph using her Twitter handle @LeahPruett_TF…
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Engine Wars! F1 vs IndyCar vs Pro Stock vs NASCAR vs Top Fuel

Ever wonder how NHRA drag racing engines stack up against the world? Spoiler alert: We overpower every other motorsport on earth!
19 May 2020
David Kennedy
Racing Technology
NHRA vs NASCAR vs IndyCar vs F1
Racing engines have always been shrouded in secrecy because power promises the ultimate advantage. Drivers inherently want enough horses to break the tires lose everywhere on the track. Have too much power? Use less throttle. The motorsport with the…
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NHRA points-earning competition restarts with Lucas Oil Series May 22-23

The re-opening of NHRA Drag Racing during the COVID-19 pandemic will take a big step forward May 22-23 at Texas Motorplex with running of an NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Central Region event on the famed all-concrete quarter-mile outside of Dallas.
19 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Dallas
The re-opening of NHRA Drag Racing during the COVID-19 pandemic will take a big step forward May 22-23 at Texas Motorplex with running of an NHRA NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Central Region event on the famed all-concrete quarter-mile outside…
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NHRA announces revised Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule, addition of second JEGS SPORTSnationals at New England Dragway

NHRA has announced a revised schedule for the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series with a full slate of events across all seven divisions between June and November plus the addition of a JEGS SPORTSnationals event Aug. 21-22 at New England Dragway.
19 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Lucas Oil
After suspending racing in early March, the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is poised to make a return this weekend along with a full slate of events across all seven divisions between June and November. The series will return to action…
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New England Dragway scores new JEGS SPORTSnationals event, Aug. 21-22

NHRA officials have announced a second JEGS SPORTSnationals event on the weekend of Aug. 21-22 at New England Dragway to bring national-event level drag racing to the historic Northeast locale.
19 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
SPORTSnationals
NHRA officials have announced a second JEGS SPORTSnationals event on the weekend of Aug. 21-22 at New England Dragway. The new race will bring national-event level drag racing to the historic Northeast locale, which lost this year's regularly…
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Brian Lohnes, Jack Beckman, and David Freiburger talk Funny Car history

NHRA on FOX lead announcer Brian Lohnes was joined by former Funny Car world champ Jack Beckman and one of hot rodding's top gearheads, David Freiburger, for Nitro Time Machine Live to talk Funny Car history.
19 May 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Nitro Time Machine
NHRA on FOX lead announcer Brian Lohnes was joined by former Funny Car world champ Jack Beckman and one of hot rodding's top gearheads, David Freiburger, for Nitro Time Machine Live Tuesday to talk Funny Car history
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