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NHRA on FOX play-by-play announcer Dave Rieff joined Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John’s to preview the season, which unofficially begins Thursday with testing in Phoenix before heading to the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona.

Tickets for the tradition-rich NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway are on sale now for the event taking place May 4-6 in Commerce, Ga. as part of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. 

Virginia Motorsports Park owner Tommy Franklin joined NHRA’s Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John’s to talk about the NHRA Virginia Nationals, coming to his track in June.

Longtime Division 7 racer Kyle Seipel currently spends his valuable time as a racer, promoter, track manager, and family man, and that’s just fine with him

The JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals will return to Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky., for the third season on Memorial Day weekend for three days of intense Sportsman racing action. 

The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California announced the election of a new member to their board of directors, David Kennedy, director of multimedia content for NHRA. 

Mopar and Dodge//SRT have teamed up to increase their support of Funny Car driver Matt Hagan and Top Fuel pilot Leah Pritchett for the 2018 season. They are also bringing a new display to the NHRA Midway.

Champion Top Fuel drivers Tony Schumacher and Antron Brown welcome Don Schumacher Racing teammate Leah Pritchett to the U.S. Army fold for 2018 NHRA season

Team Kalitta has announced an extension with WIX Filters, a global manufacturer of filtration products.

John Force Racing will be heading into the 2018 season with a solid crew chief line-up consisting of familiar faces and significant changes in the Top Fuel and Funny Car ranks. 

NHRA announced a new NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event today, adding the NHRA Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park in Richmond, Va., to the championship tour on June 8-10.

Deric Kramer has made a serious commitment to Pro Stock with a new American Ethanol-backed Chevy Camaro and an engine-leasing partnership with the KB Racing team.

The 31st annual NHRA SpringNationals will be held on a brand-new race surface, as Royal Purple Raceway receives many facility upgrades after storing thousands of flooded cars following Hurricane Harvey.

The teams are heading west to open the season with three events in four weekends. First on the agenda, the annual test at Wild Horse Pass Raceway outside of Phoenix. John Kernan stopped by the shops to find out what the teams will concentrate on at the test.

Leah Pritchett joined NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick on Facebook Live to answer fan questions and discuss her breakout 2017 season and plans and goals for the season ahead.

Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force will be a featured guest on Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family show airing Monday, Jan. 29 at 1 p.m. ET and re-airing Tuesday, Jan. 30 at noon ET.

For more than 10 years, the Dragster Insider has been sharing "the stories behind the stories" that make up the history of our sport, offering an unparalleled and in-depth look at the heroes and machines who were and are the stars of our sport.

Terry McMillen showed he belonged in the Countdown in 2017. Now, he and the rest of the Amalie Motor Oil team want to prove they’re here to stay.

Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders joined NHRA Reporter Amanda Busick on Facebook Live to talk about the upcoming NHRA Drag Racing season, where she answered questions about Bob Glidden, driving Pro Mod, and much more.

Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers again will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1983 Winternationals.

Two-time Funny Car champion Matt Hagan won the first two events of the 2017 season, and will look to do the same to open the 2018 campaign as the NHRA Drag Racing season begins at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.

NHRA officials announced that Numidia Dragway will host an NHRA Northeast Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event on June 15-17, 2018.  This event replaces the originally scheduled event at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park and marks the first return to the Numidia Dragway since 2004.

After finishing third despite a winless 2017, Courtney Force returns with a new crew chief in Brian Corradi looking for her first title in 2018. The Advance Auto Parts driver joined Lewis Bloom to answer questions on Facebook Live ahead of the new season.

Five-time NHRA champ Jimmy DeFrank has been racing in the Super Stock class for the past 23 seasons and he has posted a top-10 finish in 20 of them

In 2017, we got Brittany Force and Bo Butner. Will 2018 give us more first-time champions? If so, who?

Jim Head and second-year driver Jonnie Lindberg won't get behind the eight ball this year by sitting out early-season races; they'll not only be at Pomona for the season opener but at pre-season testing, too.

Legendary Vance & Hines motorcycle racing team launches an in-house team for the Mickey Thompson Tires Top Fuel Harley class with rider Doug Vancil and tuner Mike Romine.