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It has been business as usual for Tommy Johnson Jr. through the first portion of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season and, based on recent years that means something big could be coming in Chicago.

Jeg Coughlin Jr. joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to recap the JEGS SPORTSNationals and preview the upcoming JEGS All-Stars event in Chicago.

Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force will be racing the Advance Auto Parts/Monster Energy dragster in the month of June.

CatSpot Organic Cat Litter, the all-natural coconut cat litter brand, has reached an agreement with NHRA as the title-rights sponsor for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event taking place at Pacific Raceways in Seattle.

Frank Aragona, Michael Iacono, and David Barton led the list of winners as Maple Grove Raceway hosted the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series NHRA Northeast division .

Eight-time NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world champion Tony Schumacher has no problem recalling the five wins that took place at state-of-the-art Route 66 Raceway.

Chase Williams led the list of nine winners who were crowned JEGS SPORTSnationals Champions in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Beech Bend Raceway Park.

NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Eddie Krawiec and his turbocharged x275 drag radial Camaro took on Top Fuel driver Richie Crampton’s street-legal ’57 Chevy wagon at the the inaugural Night of Thunder at Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis.

Mike Castellana topped Shane Molinari as Pro Mod’s biggest stars invaded Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis for the Night of Thunder.

Clint Satterfield will be among the Pro Mod racers taking part in this Saturday's Night of Thunder at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. He joined NHRA's Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John's to talk about the event.

Antron Brown and the Matco Tools / U.S. Army team made a handful of early shutoff runs in Indianapolis following four straight first-round defeats two seasons removed from a Mello Yello Top Fuel world championship.

Sean Cowie and Shane Westerfield collected wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, respectively during the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties.

Tony Pedregon, Dave Rieff, and John Kernan joined Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to recap the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties.

Kurt Elliott will work with Nicky Boninfante on Shawn Langdon's Global Electronic Technology Funny Car following the dismissal of Tommy DeLago.

Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: the 1998 Route 66 NHRA Nationals.

NHRA National Dragster’s 11th issue of 2018, featuring coverage of the NHRA Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.

This Saturday night Lucas Oil Raceway will host the Night of Thunder event featuring Pro Mods and jet cars plus a grudge match-race between Richie Crampton in his twin-turbo '57 Chevy wagon and Eddie Krawiec in his single-turbo Camaro. The duo discussed their upcoming battle via Skype with Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John’s.

Years of success, world championships and national event victories hasn’t changed Edmond Richardson’s excitement for the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals, which takes place this weekend at Beech Bend Raceway Park.  

Danny Hood, who helped tune Courtney Force to the Funny Car victory at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals, joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s for this week’s Crew Chief Confidential. 

It almost happened in Topeka last weekend, but late-night eliminations finishes are a rarity in NHRA national events. The most famous came in a post-1 a.m. Tuesday morning finish in Englishtown in 1975, where "Jungle Jim" Liberman won his first Funny Car crown.

After four clean passes led Clay Millican to victory at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties, it seems good things are on the horizon for the Great Clips/Parts Plus team.

NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle star Karen Stoffer will be in Hawaii this week, not racing her quick Suzuki but helping to try to get a new dragstrip built in the 50th state.