2024 Las Vegas NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Weekend Rewind
The NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was filled with wild moments, upsets, and close racing. Take a video look back at a memorable weekend at The Strip in our Weekend Rewind.
Fire Dept. Coffee 'Coffee with a Crew Chief' with Mark Oswald
The Fire Dept. Coffee "Coffee with a Crew Chief" featured Mark Oswald, tuner of Antron Brown's Matco Tools Top Fueler with NHRA's Hannah Rickards.
Solid start fuels optimism for Mason McGaha and the Harlow Sammons team
A semifinal finish in Pomona and a runner-up in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge in Phoenix make Mason McGaha one of the favorites to be NHRA's next first-time pro winner.
Although he’s not likely to take much credit, Mason McGaha’s driving talent has never been in doubt. Since the time he made his debut during the 2020 season as a teenager, McGaha has shown poise and confidence far beyond his years. That begs the…
Anderson looks to carry Phoenix momentum into Vegas 4-Wide Nationals
After scoring win No. 104 in Phoenix, Pro Stock veteran Greg Anderson will look to add another to his impressive résumé at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas, at a track that means a great deal to him.
Pro Stock veteran Greg Anderson is no stranger to the NHRA winner’s circle, as proven by his 104 career wins. This weekend at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas, he’ll look to add another to his impressive résumé at a track that means a…
It all started with an unexpected call: Todd marks 10 years with Kalitta team
Ten years ago during the spring NHRA event in Las Vegas, J.R. Todd was at home in Indianapolis when he got the phone call that changed his life. He wasted no time getting on an airplane to make it a reality.
Ten years ago during the spring NHRA event in Las Vegas, J.R. Todd was a part-time Top Fuel driver sitting in Indianapolis watching college basketball on television. Then on Friday evening of the spring Las Vegas race, his life would change forever…
Behind the Scenes with the winners of the NHRA Arizona Nationals
Go behind the scenes with the winners of the NHRA Arizona Nationals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.
Strong start has Austin Prock feeling good ahead of NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
Less than a week after his first NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car win, Austin Prock has a chance to keep rolling at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Less than a week after his first NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car win, Austin Prock has a chance to keep rolling at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The 2019 NHRA Rookie of the Year…
Weekend Rewind: 2024 Arizona Nationals
The 2024 edition of the NHRA Arizona Nationals capped a busy weekend filled with drama, action, upsets, and familiar faces in the winner's circle. Here's a quick look back at the action from Firebird Motorsports Park.
Monise captures first win in Legends Legends Nitro Series in Phoenix
Geoff Monise pulled off an upset in the final of the Modern Warriors Legends Nitro Series at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, beating Bobby Cottrell, who won the Winternationals crown yesterday. Monise and the Quarter Pounder team denied him a double-win weekend with a 4.75 to 4.81 final-round decision.
Geoff Monise pulled off an upset in the final of the Modern Warriors Legends Nitro Series, beating Bobby Cottrell, who won the Winternationals crown yesterday. Monise and the Quarter Pounder team denied him a double-win weekend…
Top Fuel's Tony Stewart feeling surge of momentum heading into Las Vegas
Returning to the site of his first victory as an NHRA competitor, racing legend and Top Fuel rookie Tony Stewart also enters this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with some newfound momentum.
Returning to the site of his first victory as an NHRA competitor, racing legend and Top Fuel rookie Tony Stewart also enters this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with some newfound momentum.
The…
5 things we learned at the NHRA Arizona Nationals
The NHRA Arizona Nationals was a wild weekend of racing with so much going on with the Pomona completion, the Mission Challenge, and the race itself, a lot of people had the chance to shine, and many of them did. Here's a look at five things that stuck with us.
The NHRA Arizona Nationals was a wild weekend of racing with so much going on with the Pomona completion, the Mission Challenge, and the race itself, a lot of people had the chance to shine, and many of them did. Here's a look at five things that…
Matt Hagan, Erica Enders gunning for 50th career victories at Arizona Nationals
Matt Hagan and Erica Enders each need just one win to become the 17th pro driver with 50 tour victories and, obviously, we could get Nos. 17 and 18 within a few minutes of one another at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Matt Hagan and Erica Enders each need just one win to become the 17th pro driver with 50 tour victories and, obviously, we could get Nos. 17 and 18 within a few minutes of one another at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
In Funny Car, Force, Robert…
When it comes to delayed finals, Ashley and Schumacher are both old hands
When it comes to weather-delayed final rounds, both Tony Schumacher and Justin Ashley, who will battle it out for Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals honors on Saturday in Phoenix, are seasoned veterans.
If late, great rocker Tom Petty is right, “the waiting is the hardest part,” but when it comes to weather-delayed final rounds, both Tony Schumacher and Justin Ashley are seasoned veterans.
The duo, who will contest the Top Fuel final from the…
New car has Krista Baldwin excited about what's ahead this season in Top Fuel
It only took Krista Baldwin one weekend in Pomona to realize what she’d been missing in her first four seasons in Top Fuel.
It only took Krista Baldwin one weekend in Pomona to realize what she’d been missing in her first four seasons in Top Fuel.
The granddaughter of quarter-mile legend Chris “the Greek” Karamesines and daughter of late Top Fuel driver Bobby Baldwin…
Troy Coughlin Jr. looks to get 2024 season on track at NHRA Arizona Nationals
Pro Stock standout Troy Coughlin Jr. returns to Firebird Motorsports Park this weekend with hopes to capitalize on his success at last season’s NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Pro Stock standout Troy Coughlin Jr. returns to Firebird Motorsports Park this weekend with hopes to capitalize on his success at last season’s NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Last year, Coughlin earned the first Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge race…
Top 5 Moments from the 2019 NHRA Arizona Nationals
Take a trip back in time five years to the 2019 NHRA Arizona Nationals, where wild runs and upsets were the order of the day.
Ron Capps returns to Phoenix for 30th anniversary of first NHRA start
Former NHRA champion Ron Capps has been a staple within the Funny Car ranks for three decades, and this weekend’s 39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park will celebrate the 30-year anniversary of his first NHRA start.
Former NHRA champion Ron Capps has been a staple within the Funny Car ranks for three decades, and this weekend’s 39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park will celebrate the 30-year anniversary of his first NHRA start.…
Justin Ashley looks for another multi-win outing this weekend in Phoenix
When it comes to multiple wins in one weekend, Top Fuel standout Justin Ashley enjoyed impressive success, and he'll get another opportunity at this weekend's NHRA Arizona Nationals, where he also will take part in the final round of the postponed Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
When it comes to multiple wins in one weekend, Top Fuel standout Justin Ashley enjoyed impressive success in the unique scenarios last season.
The former NHRA Rookie of the Year will get another opportunity for a multiple-win weekend at the 39th…
Celebrating decades of "Big Daddy's" success at the Winternationals
“Big Daddy” Don Garlits is one of the greatest drag racers to ever live. Though he's from the other side of the country, he's made his mark on Pomona, Calif.
Garlits has been an innovator, a driver, a mechanic, and a promoter. And throughout all of his success, he has inspired other racers and left his indelible mark on drag racing from coast to coast. In this Dodge Tales from the Strip segment, we see…
Phoenix flashback: Top 5 Moments from the 1994 NHRA Arizona Nationals
Take a trip back in time 30 years to the 1994 NHRA national event in Phoenix, where Cory McClenathan, John Force, Cruz Pedregon, Joe Amato, and Connie Kalitta were all part of the highlights.
Ron Capps to celebrate 30 years behind the wheel during NHRA Arizona Nationals
Three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps made his professional debut aboard Roger Primm’s Top Fuel dragster during the 1995 Phoenix event and will celebrate his 30th anniversary in a nitro-powered race car at next weekend's NHRA Arizona Nationals.
It’s hard to believe there was a time when Ron Capps, one of the most tenured drivers in the sport of NHRA Drag Racing, was considered a rookie, but at next weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals, the three-time Funny Car world champion is sure to be…
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Weekend Rewind
The 2024 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals was a race like few others, with three wild days of racing that didn’t complete due to wild weather. Here’s a look back at everything that did happen before everything literally went to hail.
'Father knows best' is a statement that Daniel Wilkerson knows is all too true
"You can take the boy out of the crew chief spot but you can't take the crew chief out of the boy,” according to Daniel Wilkerson, who is making the transition from tuner to driver this year, and learning his place with his father and tuner.
In his short but impressive stint as crew chief for Chad Green’s Funny Car, including his victory at last year’s season finale in Pomona, Daniel Wilkerson made some pretty good calls that carried Green to a fifth-place finish last year.
But now…
Billy Torrence is off to a fast start in the starring role for them CAPCO boys
When it comes to the Torrence family, there’s no doubt that historically Steve Torrence has been the star, accumulating 54 Top Fuel wins and four championships, but so far this year it’s been his dad, Billy, making the headlines.
When it comes to the Torrence family, there’s no doubt that historically Steve Torrence has been the star, accumulating 54 Top Fuel wins and four championships, but so far this year it’s been his dad, Billy, making the headlines.
Billy defeated…
Two years and hard lessons learned later, Alex Miladinovich is back in Funny Car
Two years after destroying his Funny Car during qualifying at the 2022 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, Alex Miladinovich has done his penance for the regrettable mistake that cost him his car in a horrendous clout with the Pomona guardwall.
Two years after destroying his family-run Hot 4 Teacher Funny Car during qualifying at the 2022 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, Alex Miladinovich has done his penance for the regrettable mistake that cost him control of his car — and the car itself…
Pro Stock standout Dallas Glenn seeking repeat Winternationals victory
After a solid showing in 2023, NHRA Pro Stock driver Dallas Glenn returns to In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in hopes of repeating his Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals win.
After a solid showing in 2023, NHRA Pro Stock driver Dallas Glenn returns to In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in hopes of repeating his Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals win.
The 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals kicks off this weekend at…
Shawn Langdon looks to keep rolling at Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Fuel champ Shawn Langdon broke a four-year winless streak with his victory at the season opener, and the points leader will look to extend that edge at this weekend's Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
In picking up his first win in nearly four years to open the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, Shawn Langdon also picked up a handful of significant milestones along the way.
Along with the first Amalie Motor Oil NHRA…
Ford’s Super Cobra Jet 1800 Mustang targets new NHRA EV records in Pomona
Innovation is exciting, frustrating, and unpredictable, but when it goes well, it can be life-changing.
The first thing you notice as the electric Ford Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800 pulls into the water box is the intimacy of the starting line. You can hear everything. The gear whine from the car’s new Liberty five-speed transmission and Mark Williams…
Flashback: Top 5 moments from the 2000 Winternationals
Relive all the drama and excitement of the 2000 Winternationals with our Top 5 moments including thrilling side-by-side finals and an unlikley holeshot winner.
For Brian Husen, Gainesville Top Fuel win was a milestone in a long career
Brian Husen has experienced a lot of success as a crewmember and assistant crew chief, tallying 10 world championships and more than 100 event victories, but his role as lead tuner for Shawn Langdon's Gainesville Top Fuel win was another long-awaited milestone.
In a drag racing career that has spanned more than 35 seasons, Brian Husen has experienced a lot of success as a crewmember and assistant crew chief, tallying 10 world championships and more than 100 event victories, much of it as master tuner Alan…