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The round of racing that led to the most stressful moment of 2021 for Ron Capps

After this round Capps said he, "Wasn't going to be watching his fate unfold, he was going to be watching his family." Clearly, the Capps family, which had gathered in the Pomona grandstands to view his 2021 Funny Car Championship never would have wished this moment for him.
18 Nov 2021
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The round of racing that led to the most stressful moment of 2021 for Ron Capps
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Karen Stoffer on how the 4-valve Suzuki engine powered her past 200 mph

You'll notice the engine is covered up, and that Stoffer gives all the credit to team owner Jerry Savoie and Crew Chief Tim Kulungian — but you're also getting a glimpse of how 2022 may be the year of Suzuki.
18 Nov 2021
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Karen Stoffer on how the 4-valve Suzuki engine powered her past 200-mph
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Power of the people! How 500 fans fueled Alex Laughlin's Auto Club Finals

A ground-swell of fans funded Top Fuel rookie Alex Laughlin to come to Pomona. Hear how he mounted this social media campaign, and how you might apply it to your race effort.
17 Nov 2021
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Power of the people! Alex Laughlin explains how 500 fans fueled his Auto Club Finals effort
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Preview: National Dragster's 2021 Year in Photos—Camping World Drag Racing Series

We celebrate the most viewed and liked photos of the 2021 Camping World Drag Racing Series as seen in the pages of NHRA National Dragster.
17 Nov 2021
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Preview: Nation Dragster's 2021 Year in Photos
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The data, discipline, and detail-oriented nature of Crew Chief David Grubnic

At the 2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals, David Grubic explained how the competition often gives him the information he needs to put the most power to the track—and there's nothing they can do to stop him
16 Nov 2021
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David Grubnic and Brittany Force
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Five Things We Learned at the Auto Club NHRA Finals

The 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series came to a dramatic conclusion with the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona and sent us all into the offseason with thrills, chills, and a few more lessons learned. Here’s Five Things We Learned …
16 Nov 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Five Things We Learned
  The 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series came to a dramatic conclusion with the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona and sent us all into the offseason with thrills, chills, and a few more lessons learned. Here’s Five Things We Learned…
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The 70th year of NHRA drag racing came to a close with the 2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals

In this NHRA on Fox FS1 show open, Brian Lohnes summed up a season of hopes, dreams, and endurance that culminated at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, the longest continually used drag strip in America.
15 Nov 2021
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The 70th year of NHRA drag racing came to a close at the 2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals
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Championship drama? Not for Kyle Koretsky, who has his own goals

As a Pro Stock racer competing in the final event of the season, it’s impossible for Kyle Koretsky not to notice the drama, the gamesmanship, and the shenanigans that currently surround the battle for the Camping World championship.
13 Nov 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Kyle Koretsky
As a Pro Stock racer competing in the final event of the season, it’s impossible for Kyle Koretsky not to notice the drama, the gamesmanship, and the shenanigans that currently surround the battle for the Camping World championship. Koretsky is…
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Robert Hight looking to end star-crossed season with hometrack victory

Unlike pretty much any other year, Robert Hight pulled into Auto Club Raceway at Pomona without a chance to win the Camping World Drag Racing Series Funny Car championship, but he's determined to end his star-crossed season with a victory at the event and the track sponsored by his longtime backer.
13 Nov 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Robert Hight
Unlike pretty much any other year, Robert Hight pulled into Auto Club Raceway at Pomona without a chance to win the Camping World Drag Racing Series Funny Car championship. The three-time world champ, however, is determined to end his star-…
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Ron Capps aims to sweep Pomona: Claim race win, collect world championship

A first-ever win at the Auto Club NHRA Finals would ensure Ron Capps would walk away with his second career Funny Car world championship in the loaded Funny Car class.
12 Nov 2021
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Ron Capps
Having already won once at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona this year, longtime star Ron Capps will try to do something he’s never done in his impressive career, and that’s win the Auto Club NHRA Finals. The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series closes…
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Herb McCandless, and the love we all have for drag racing

Is this heaven? Not quite, but Pomona and NHRA drag racing are pretty close. Herb McCandless blurs those lines every time he speaks with Brian Lohnes on an NHRA mic...and we all get to enjoy it.
11 Nov 2021
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Herb McCandless For the love of drag racing
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Steve Johnson: A 2021 Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship is within striking distance

Steve Johnson's renaissance has been a simple masterpiece, built a run at a time. His Monster-cylinder-head-equipped Sukuki has given him the power to return to the top of the pack. "We're doing a good job at making sure there are no leaks in our boat."—Steve Johnson
11 Nov 2021
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Steve Johnson: Wins 1,000th NHRA national event and has a Championship within striking distance
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Win the race, win the championship—Matt Smith likes those terms

Going into the Auto Club Finals, Matt Smith enters the racetrack equivalent of his comfort zone. His cool, calm, collected self was on full display at NHRA's 2021 SEMA stage in his sitdown with Brian Lohnes.
11 Nov 2021
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Win the race, win the championship—Matt Smith likes those terms
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Kenny Youngblood on the art and beauty of drag racing

Motorsport artist, and hot rodding icon, Kenny Youngblood has captured and shared some of the most memorable images in drag racing. Hear about his unique perspective on the sport we all love.
11 Nov 2021
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Kenny Youngblood on the beauty of drag racing
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Karen Stoffer looking to cap strong finish to 2021 with win at Pomona

Karen Stoffer's narrative has changed in her last two Countdown to the Championship appearances, and the Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran has a chance for another big finish heading to this weekend’s Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
09 Nov 2021
Josh Hachat
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Karen Stoffer
Karen Stoffer would be the first to admit she’s not always been at her best late in the season earlier in her career. But that narrative has changed in her last two Countdown to the Championship appearances, and the Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran has…
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It’s Greg Anderson and Erica Enders in classic KB vs. Elite in Pro Stock crown brawl

Barring a miracle, either Greg Anderson or Erica Enders will with a fifth NHRA Camping World Pro Stock world title this year. Here's a look at the scenarios for how each can win the title.
03 Nov 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Greg Anderson has been in first place in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock standings every day this season, but his lead has never been more tenuous than it is right now with just one race remaining in the 2021 season.…
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Five Things We Learned at the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas

The Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil was the second to last race of the season, and even though it’s the 19th of 20 events and the 1,000th in NHRA history, we’re still learning things — or being reminded of things — after a great weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Here are five things we observed.
01 Nov 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Five Things
The Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil was the second to last race of the season, and even though it’s the 19th of 20 events and the 1,000th in NHRA history, we’re still learning things — or being reminded of things — after a great…
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Pro Mod’s Dmitry Samorukov becomes first Russian pro to race in NHRA competition

NHRA's status as an International Motorsport grows as five-time Russian Drag Racing champion Dmitry Samorukov makes his debut in the E3 Pro Mod Series.
30 Oct 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Dmitry Samorukov
The E3 NHRA Pro Mod series has always had an International appeal with racers from all over the globe including current drivers Khalid alBalooshi (Dubai), Sidnei Frigo (Brazil), newly crowned champion Jose Gonzalez (Dominican Republic), Eric Latino…
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All’s fair in love, war, and NHRA Pro Stock racing

The Elite Pro Stock team employs a qualifying strategy that looks to put the brakes on championship points leader Greg Anderson.
30 Oct 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Richard Freeman
During Friday’s lone round of Pro Stock qualifying at the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil Aaron Stanfield barely topped 177 mph while Troy Coughlin Jr. and Cristian Cuadra, who is racing with the Elite team, each ran 176 mph. They…
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Tony Jurado is starting to get a window-clear view of Funny Car racing

Funny Car rookie Tony Jurado brought a new sponsor -- PureCrop 1 -- to Las Vegas and immediately impressed his new backer with a three-second pass. It's a clear sign that the first-year team's vision is growing.
30 Oct 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Tony Jurado
Tony Jurado sees the big picture finally starting to come together, not just from the cockpit of his Capitol Punishment Mustang Funny Car, but from the business side of racing, too. The Northern California commercial glass contractor is no…
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Rookie of the Year contender Dallas Glenn primed for a big finish

It’s been a tremendous rookie season for Dallas Glenn, but the rising star has the chance to make it an even bigger finish heading to Las Vegas for this weekend’s Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
29 Oct 2021
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Dallas Glenn
It’s been a tremendous rookie season for Dallas Glenn, but the rising star has the chance to make it an even bigger finish heading to Las Vegas for this weekend’s Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor…
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Defending Funny Car champ Matt Hagan looks to make class history

Defending Funny Car champ Matt Hagan is hoping to finish strong and possibly become the first back-to-back world champion in Funny Car since John Force in 2002.
29 Oct 2021
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Matt Hagan
There’s been plenty of magic at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the fall for Matt Hagan in recent seasons, including last year when Hagan won the final race of the 2020 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season to claim his third career…
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Ron Capps and Justin Ashley get ready for Las Vegas on WFO Radio

Ron Capps and Justin Ashley get ready for the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals on WFO Radio. They discuss winning the Texas NHRA FallNationals and the battle for the Camping World championship with just two races remaining. Las Vegas is a hot topic, and Capps teases an "exciting announcement at PRI.”
28 Oct 2021
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WFO
Ron Capps and Justin Ashley get ready for the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals on WFO Radio. They discuss winning the Texas NHRA FallNationals and the battle for the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series championship with just two races remaining. Las…
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Reliving NHRA's first race: the 1955 National Championship Drags in Great Bend

This weekend, NHRA will celebrate its 1,000th national event with the running of the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil in Las Vegas. In 1955, the NHRA staged its first national event, the 1955 National Championship Drags in Great Bend, Kan.
27 Oct 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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In the August 1955 issue of Hot Rod, early into the Drag Safari's second tour of America, Great Bend, Kan., was announced as the site of the first NHRA National Championship Drags. An 8,000-foot runway at the Great Bend Municipal Airport would…
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Hot off Vegas divisional win, Justin Lamb plans title defense on home turf

Local hero Justin Lamb is poised to defend the Stock eliminator title he earned at last year's Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas and repeat his triumph in Super Stock at the division race held there three weeks ago.
27 Oct 2021
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Justin Lamb
Five-time NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series world champion Justin Lamb grew up racing at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Now a married father of two who resides with his family in Henderson, the former Jr. drag racing competitor has a wide-…
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See it for yourself! Ford Performance's Cobra Jet 1400 to run in Las Vegas

"The goal is to go faster than any man has ever gone in an electric Mustang."—Bob Tasca III
26 Oct 2021
David Kennedy
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See it for yourself! Ford’s Cobra Jet 1400 to run in Las Vegas this weekend
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Angelle Sampey talks Bristol win and fourth Pro Stock Motorcycle title

Fresh off a win at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Angelle Sampey is in a position to win a fourth Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship.
26 Oct 2021
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Angelle Sampey
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Chris Bostick on how to prepare a Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle for Thunder Valley

Speed and traction go hand-in-hand, but as Bostick explains, what Pro Stock Motorcycles lack in ride comfort they more than make up for in their ability to launch off of the starting line.
19 Oct 2021
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Chris Bostick on how to prepare a Pro Stock Motorcycle Suzuki for Thunder Valley
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Friction science! Learn all about John Force Racing’s track surface strategy

A rare look at the track maps that John Force Racing's Lanny Miglizzi hand draws of every stop on the Camping World Drag Racing circuit.
19 Oct 2021
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Friction science! John Force Racing’s track surface strategy
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Five things we learned at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals

It’s hard to top the reverberations of 11,000-horsepower echoing through the mountains at Bristol Dragway and it was music to everyone’s ears to have it back at last weekend’s NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
18 Oct 2021
Josh Hachat
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Bristol
It’s hard to top the reverberations of 11,000-horsepower echoing through the mountains at Bristol Dragway and it was music to everyone’s ears to have it back at last weekend’s NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Thunder Valley lived up to its name as…
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