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Not all of the work being done in shops across the country has to do with going fast on the dragstrip. At Bob Tasca Racing, crew chief Jon Schaffer is emphasizing that speed and attention to detail are just as important in the pits between rounds.

Single-day and full-event tickets are still available for the Top Eliminator Club at Auto Club Raceway for the 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. In addition to prime seating, meals, and unparalleled amenities, guests in the TEC Club will have exclusive meet and greet opportunities with racers.

Find out how you can take advantage of the NHRA Contingency program as we get ready for the 2020 Mello Yello Drag Racing season.

Two-time NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Top Fuel champion Mendy Fry will be one of the drivers showcased in exhibition passes at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Fry talks about the great opportunity and walks fans through the components of her dragster.

The fabled NHRA Winternationals will celebrate its 60th anniversary at the 2020 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com. In this first of three parts, here’s a look at memorable moments from the 1960s and '70s from the deep history of the event.

John Force Racing announced its full crew chief and driver lineup ahead of the 2020 Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing season.

John Force Racing and PEAK Antifreeze played host to MPMC guests at its sprawling Yorba Linda headquarters on the eve of the 2020 Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing season.

Second-generation racer Kyle Koretsky preparing to make his Pro Stock debut in Gainesville behind the wheel of KB Racing-powered Nitro Fish Camaro.

Flav-R-Pac will join Monster Energy as a primary sponsor of Brittany Force’s Top Fuel dragster in the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing season and will have top billing for 10 races of the upcoming season. 

The dates and sites for the 2020 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Conferences Finals have been announced. The Western Conference Finals will once again take place at Osage Tulsa Raceway Park June 22-26, and the Eastern Conference Finals returns to Bristol Dragway July 12-18.

Monster Energy and John Force Racing have partnered for a multi-year deal beginning in the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing season. Monster Energy will be the primary sponsor on 2017 world champion Brittany Force’s Top Fuel dragster for 12 races. 

Kalitta Motorsports will again field a three-car team in 2020, with Doug Kalitta and Shawn Langdon in Top Fuel and J.R. Todd competing in Funny Car.

In 2020, competitors in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series may earn their way into the Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s version of the playoffs, by one of two ways.

NHRA Funny Car star Alexis DeJoria has announced multi-year sponsorship deals with ROKiT Phones and ABK Beer is support of her return to the Funny Car class after a two-year absence. DeJoria's ROKiT Toyota Camry Funny Car will be tuned by former world champ Del Worsham.

Former Nostalgia Funny Car racer Alex Miladinovich hopes to make his debut at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Winternationals pending completion of his crossgrade licensing in his Toyota-bodied entry.

Adam Sorokin, driver of the Champion Speed Shop Nostalgia Top Fuel dragster, joined NHRA's Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to talk about the exciting nostalgia drag racing scene and about the upcoming exhibition passes at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.

Former NHRA Pro Stock champion Bo Butner, winner of the last two Winternationals, is revved up and ready for a Pomona three-peat. He joined NHRA's Lewis Bloom via Skype to talk about the season ahead, which celebrates 50 years of Pro Stock.

Roland Leong, one of the most successful NHRA team owners of the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s, will be enshrined into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame at a ceremony in May at the Honolulu Country Club.

At the 1994 NHRA U.S. Nationals, Connie Kalitta scored one of the most memorable wins of his career when he defeated Eddie Hill in the final round of the U.S. Nationals.

Rick Henkelman and Mitch Myers have joined forces and will field a powerhouse two-car A/Fuel Dragster team in 2020. Henkelman's car will continue to be driven by veteran driver Garrett Bateman while former world champ Myers wheels his own car.

The Pro Stock legend means so much more to the category than his trophy case.

Three-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Jason Line will retire from Pro Stock driving after the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.

Nitro-burning nostalgiaTop Fuel dragsters and Funny Car will make exhibition passes Friday and Saturday of the season-opening 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.

Jordan Vandergriff was one of the great success stories of 2019 as the rookie Top Fuel driver scored a number of round wins and a runner-up in his first season in the class. NHRA’s John Kernan takes a look at Vandergriff’s season and the road ahead.

Duane Shields, the 2011 NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster world champion, will team up with Muscle Milk for the 2020 season.

The Elite Motorsports team continues their preparation for Pro Stock’s 50th anniversary celebration with an extended test session at Bradenton Motorsport Park. Elite regulars Erica Enders, Jeg Coughlin Jr. ,Alex Laughlin, and Aaron Stanfield are joined by newcomers Brandon Foster and Marty Robertson.

Motorsports Developers of King of Prussia has a contract to purchase Maple Grove Raceway and plan to invest in the facility to ensure that it remains a premier world-class drag racing facility. 

The Funny Car driven by Tommy Johnson Jr. will sport a new, yet familiar, look the next time it hits the dragstrip. Throughout the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Johnson will represent The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

18-year-old Mason McGaha, son of class veteran Chris McGaha and grandson of Sportsman racer Lester McGaha, will make his Pro Stock debut later this season.