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Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 1992 Chief Auto Parts Nationals
Throughout 2017, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the Flashback Friday. This week: the 1992 Chief Auto Parts Nationals.
Throughout 2017, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the Flashback Friday. This week: the 1992 Chief Auto Parts Nationals.
The event, held 25 years ago at Texas…
NHRA Today Roundtable: Mid-Countdown Top Fuel, Funny Car report
The NHRA Today roundtable turns the spotlight on the nitro classes with a look at the leaders and trends in the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes as the Countdown hits the halfway mark. John Kernan joins Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John’s.
Annual DRAW Auction set for Oct. 14
The Drag Racing Association of Women’s annual Dallas Silent & Live Auction will take place at Texas Motorplex, Saturday, Oct. 14, after conclusion of the day’s activities at the AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals.
The Drag Racing Association of Women’s annual Dallas Silent & Live Auction will take place at Texas Motorplex, Saturday, Oct. 14, after conclusion of the day’s activities at the AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals.
The fun begins at 7 p.m. in…
NHRA Today Roundtable: Mid-Countdown Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycle report
The NHRA Today roundtable turns the spotlight on the Pro Stock classes with a look at the leaders and trends in the Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle classes as the Countdown hits the halfway mark. John Kernan joins Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John’s.
Behind the Numbers: Millican and Grubnic have taken a massive step forward
Clay Millican and David Grubnic have stepped up the performance of the Parts Plus / Great Clips dragster recently, and it's showing up on scoreboards across the NHRA Drag Racing landscape.
Clay Millican reset the national elapsed time record by nearly a hundredth of a second, the latest salvo (pow-pow) fired by crew chief David Grubnic as the Parts Plus/Great Clips-backed dragster continues to light up scoreboards wherever it goes.…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Top Sportsman winner Rich Smith
The Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs class also produced a first-time winner in Rich Smith, who wheeled his six-second ’68 Camaro to a final-round win against defending St. Louis winner Tom Schmidt. Both drivers were competitive off the…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Top Dragster winner Danny Nelson
The St. Louis event also hosted the quickest 32-car field in Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs and when the smoke cleared, Danny Nelson was holding the much sought-after Wally trophy. In the final, Nelson was paired with Mike Coughlin’s JEGS…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Super Gas winner Dwight Nuest
Dwight Nuest and his Dodge Rampage Super Gasser have been familiar sights in Division 3 for many years, and he finally got his first national event victory in Super Gas. Racing against fellow first-time finalist Randy Shipp, Nuest left first and…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Super Comp winner Tommy Phillips
For the 39th time in his career, Tommy Phillips claimed a national event Wally after driving his CBS ArcSafe dragster to a final-round win against Division 7 ace Ryan Herem. In a typically close Super Comp race, both drivers had .003 reaction times…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Stock winner Tyler Wudarczyk
Tyler Wudarczyk missed out on the win in Super Stock, but he quickly composed himself and returned to earn the Stock title. Driving Gary Stinnett’s clean B/SA ’69 Camaro, Wudarczyk overcame opponent Matt Lund’s .003 start with a competitive .027…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Super Stock winner Slate Cummings
The only thing that prevented TylerWudarczyk from a perfect weekend was Slate Cummings, who celebrated his 40th birthday with a win in Super Stock. Cummings put an exclamation point on the win with a perfect .000 reaction time in the final round.…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Comp winner Shaun Vincent
Comp featured a robust 32-car field, which had to make Shaun Vincent’s win even more gratifying than usual. Vincent added a third title to his previous wins in 2013 after opponent David Billingsley red-lighted by four-thousandths in the final.…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Sportsman champion highlights
Tyler Wudarczyk became the latest driver to nearly double up when he scored a win in Stock and a runner-up in Super Stock at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis. Tommy Phillips also landed in the winner’s circle for the 39th time in his Hall of Fame career with a victory in Super Comp.
Tyler Wudarczyk became the latest driver to nearly double up when he scored a win in Stock and a runner-up in Super Stock at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis. Tommy Phillips also landed in the winner’s circle for the 39th time…
NHRA announces changes to Pro Stock qualifying format for 2018
NHRA has announced that the Pro Stock car category, which will compete at all 24 2018 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events, will feature eight-car fields at nine selected events and 16-car fields at the other 15 events.
NHRA has announced that the Pro Stock car category, which will compete at all 24 2018 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events, will feature eight-car fields at nine selected events and 16-car fields at the other 15 events.
The change in field size…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Super Gas winner Kevin Robb
Kevin Robb won his second national event title of the season and the fourth of his career when he drove to the Super Gas victory. Robb, who also won the Super Comp title in Englishtown earlier this year, won the double-breakout final round against…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Super Comp winner Lauren Freer
Having had success in the Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs class, Lauren Freer has admittedly not spent much time focusing on Super Comp racing lately, but that didn’t stop her from winning her fourth career national event title and third in the…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Stock winner Karl Martel
Karl Martel’s A/SA ’69 Camaro is one of the cleanest and most competitive race cars in Stock, and it carried the Dover, Del., resident to his first NHRA national event victory. Martel faced off against Lenny Williams’ Oldsmobile in the final and…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Super Stock winner Byron Worner
One week after a disappointing final-round loss in Charlotte, Byron Worner returned to his home track in Reading and wheeled his Camaro to the final round of Super Stock. Given a second chance at victory, Worner, the 2013 national champion, didn’t…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Comp winner Tom Martino
Four years after he made his last competitive run in a Pro Stock car and more than two decades after he left the Comp class, Tom Martino returned to take care of some unfinished business. Martino has five Pro Stock wins as a driver, but he had never…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur
Sean Bellemeur won the Top Alcohol Funny Car title at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series regional event in Reading earlier this season and returned for a second win by stopping Phil Burkart Jr. in the final round. In one of the most competitive…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Jeff Veale
Although he set top speed of the event for the Top Alcohol Dragster class with a 281.13-mph run, Jeff Veale did not have an easy path to his first win. He defeated Rich McPhillips, Richard Bourke, and Robin Samsel before taking on defending Reading…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Sportsman champion highlights
After several years of near misses, Canadian Jeff Veale persevered and finally won his first NHRA national event title in Top Alcohol Dragster, and Sean Bellemeur drove Tony Bartone’s car to the Top Alcohol Funny Car win at the Dodge NHRA Nationals in Reading.
After several years of near misses, Canadian Jeff Veale persevered and finally won his first NHRA national event title in Top Alcohol Dragster, and Sean Bellemeur drove Tony Bartone’s car to the Top Alcohol Funny Car win at the Dodge NHRA Nationals…
Daniel Wilkerson will fly Summit Racing Texas colors in Dallas return to Funny Car
Summit Racing Equipment opened a massive new warehouse and retail facility the last week of September, bringing customers in Texas and neighboring states one-day delivery on orders for in-store parts.
In honor of the grand opening of a 32,…
WFO Radio NHRA Nitro AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals winners edition
Check out the WFO Radio NHRA Nitro AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals winners edition featuring Ron Capps, Greg Anderson, and L.E. Tonglet. Plus, on location audio with DSR intern Anthony “Timmay” Kleider, co-crew chief Eric Lane, and St. Louis’…
Newly-crowned champ Barton discusses SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown title
David Barton joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his 2017 SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown championship.
David Barton joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his 2017 SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown championship.
By defeating Chuck Watson in the first round of the…
Full Nelson
Driving one of his own dragsters, Danny Nelson conquered the quickest field in the history of the Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs.com class in St. Louis.
The recently completed AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals featured a host of 3.6-second Top Fuel runs and the sport’s quickest Pro Mod field. The event also hosted the quickest 32-car field in Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs.com and…
Qualifying issue could have been a bad "brake" for Torrence in St. Louis
“All you need is one thing to go wrong and the whole season can spiral out of control,” professed Steve Torrence crew chief Bobby Lagana Jr., who talks about how the Capco Contractors team flirted with disaster that could have derailed their winning Top Fuel effort at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. NHRA's John Kernan reports.
Crew Chief Confidential: AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
NHRA’s Amanda Busick interviewed the winning crew chiefs from the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals: Bobby Lagana Jr. for Steve Torrence (Top Fuel); Tim Kulungian for L.E. Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle); Rob Downing for Greg Anderson (Pro Stock); and Rahn Tobler for Ron Capps (Funny Car).
Vincent and Wudarczyk score wins at AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
Shaun Vincent and Tyler Wudarczyk rolled into the winner’s circle Sunday evening and celebrated with their teams, as the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series concluded at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill.
Shaun Vincent and Tyler Wudarczyk rolled into the winner’s circle Sunday evening and celebrated with their teams, as the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series concluded at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill…
Cory Morrow to headline Friday night concert at NHRA AAA Texas Fall Nationals
At the conclusion of the first day of qualifying at the 32nd annual NHRA AAA Texas Fall Nationals award-winning Texas Country recording artist Cory Morrow will perform a live concert at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis. Race fans with tickets will be…