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See it here! Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown qualifying from St. Louis

The Motor City battles it out at the 2021 NHRA Midwest Nationals where 1,500-hp factory race cars will battle it out for a Wally—and to influence the cars race fans buy next week!
24 Sep 2021
David Kennedy
Race coverage
See it right here: Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown qualifying from the NHRA Midwest Nationals
See the complete results from the session right HERE. Plus! Go inside the Constant Aviation Factory Stock…
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Nitro Time Machine: Gary Scelzi wins Top Fuel at 1998 St. Louis race

It took a while for Gary Scelzi to get his first Top Fuel win in the 1998 season, and it finally came in St. Louis, where he defeated Kenny Bernstein in the final round.
24 Sep 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
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Watch now! Summit Racing Equipment Series eliminations from NHRA Midwest Nationals

Local Motorcycle ET, Sportsman ET, Pro ET, and Super Pro ET heroes take the World Wide Technology Raceway stage and compete at the 2021 NHRA Midwest Nationals in St Louis. See Friday's eliminations—right here!
24 Sep 2021
David Kennedy
Race coverage
Watch now! Summit Racing Equipment ET Series Motorcycle, Sportsman and Pro ET eliminations
Motorcycle ET, Sportsman ET, and Pro ET—Round 1   Super Pro ET—Round 1   Motorcycle ET, Sportsman ET, and Pro ET—Semifinals   Super Pro ET—Semifinals   Finals
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Rising Pro Stock star Kyle Koretsky riding impressive late-season surge into St. Louis

Fresh off his first win in Charlotte, Pro Stock's Kyle Koretsky suddenly finds himself in the thick of the battle for the Camping World NHRA world championship.
24 Sep 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Kyle Koretsky
Kyle Koretsky had come close to his first career Pro Stock win on two recent occasions, setting the stage for his triumph last weekend in Charlotte. The rising star in the class picked up his first NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series victory a…
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Piper, Schmall, Montford, Roetto earn Division 5 Summit Series Finals victories

Todd Piper, Brandon Schmall, Ryan Montford, and Patrick Roetto earned berths for the National championship battle with their wins at the NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division ET Finals.Super Pro ROC champ Mike Secrest will be the division;s wild card entry.
24 Sep 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 5
The following are final results from the 2021 NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division ET Finals: SUPER PRO Todd Piper, Wamego, Kan., '14 Racecraft RED, 7.407, 175.39  def. Darin Seeger, Raymond, Iowa, '02 Nelson…
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Smith, Riedel, Martinez, and Baugh headed to Las Vegas after Division 4 wins

Nicholas Smith, Jeff Riedel, Adam Martinez, and David Baugh scored victories at the Division 4 Summit Racing Series ET Finals and earned berths for the National Championship showdown. Pro ROC winner Benny Gossett also will attend as the division's wild card.
24 Sep 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Division 4
The following are final results from the 2021 NHRA Summit Racing Series South Central Division ET Finals: SUPER PRO Nicholas Smith, Altus, Okla., '00 Dragster, 4.634, 146.63  def. Wayne Gibson, Weatherford, Texas, '00…
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Buckley, Honsted, Balcom, and Sheppeard will represent Division 3 in Las Vegas

Wes Buckley, Doug Honsted, Codie Balcom, and Garreth Sheppeard emerged as winners at the NHRA Summit Racing Series North Central Division ET Finals and will take part in the National Championships in Las Vegas in late October. Motorcycle ROC winner Wesley Wells will be the division's wild card entry.
24 Sep 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 3
The following are final results from the 2021 NHRA Summit Racing Series North Central Division ET Finals: SUPER PRO Wes Buckley, Genoa, Ohio, '80 Z28, 6.025, 113.70  def. Nick Wallace, Edinburgh, Ind., '16 American, foul.…
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TJ Zizzo brings new attitude to NHRA Midwest Nationals

Popular Top Fuel independent TJ Zizzo looking forward to familiar confines of Wide World Technology Raceway, which he now considers his home track.
24 Sep 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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zizzo
For the sixth time in over 15 years TJ Zizzo will be competing at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. The Top Fuel independent who last year raced to his first final round at the NHRA Summernationals in Indianapolis, will be…
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NHRA Midwest Nationals Friday preview

The third event of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs takes center stage at World Wide Technology Raceway as the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to St. Louis.
24 Sep 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Ron Capps
The third event of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs takes center stage at World Wide Technology Raceway as the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to St. Louis. The grueling NHRA “Fall Swing” concludes this weekend at World…
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Tricky Tipster: Gateway to greatness

For this week's NHRA Gateway Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway, Tricky Tipster is going to lead off with the usual suspects and give the early nod to Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Matt Hagan (Funny Car), and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) as the pre-race favorites.
24 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
Tricky Tipster®
Steve Torrence
With two races in the books during the 2021 Countdown to the Championship, the points battles in each NHRA pro category are beginning to take shape. Or are they? So far, no one in any class has been able to establish anything the resembles…
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DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Sportsman champ Vince Hoda

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Vince Hoda, the 2014 JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals winner, added a second NHRA Wally to his collection after he downed world champion Sandy Wilkins in the Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers final round. Hoda wheeled his Camaro to…
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DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Dragster champ Danny Nelson

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Danny Nelson took over the points lead in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers following his final-round-win against JB Strassweg, who is also ranked in the Top 20. Nelson ran 6.149 on his 6.10 prediction to claim career win No. 7 and…
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DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Gas champ Craig Porter

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Craig Porter won his second national event title and first since the 2016 Reading event when he topped world champ Iggie Boicesco in a double-breakout Super Gas final, 9.893 to 9.885. Porter got to the final after wins over Ricky Hall and David…
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DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Comp champ Bob Prose

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Bob Prose won his first national event in Super Comp after Michael Handras fouled in the final round. Prose ran an 8.920 to seal the win, and he nearly raced his daughter, Alison, in the final round after she lost a tough semifinal race against…
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DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals Stock champ Timothy Stickles

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Timothy Stickles had to face a tough challenge on his way to a first win in Stock eliminator when he took on Brad Plourd in the final round. Stickles saved his best run for last with a .004 light and a 12.194 on his 12.16 dial that was too much…
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DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Stock champ Dan Fletcher

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
It took much longer than he’d hoped, but Dan Fletcher now has 105 NHRA national event wins, moving into a tie with Frank Manzo for second place behind John Force on NHRA’s all-time wins list. Fletcher drove his familiar Micro Strategies ’69…
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DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals Comp champ Frank Aragona Jr.

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Frank Aragona Jr. helped himself in the championship race by winning a second straight Comp title in his J/AA ’32 Bantam. Aragona, a winner a week ago in Reading, drove to a (-.400) 7.600 to beat Larry Pritchett’s slowing 8.733 in his A/SM…
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DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champ Sean Bellemeur

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Sean Bellemeur’s odds of winning a third Top Alcohol Funny Car title got a huge boost when he turned on the win light in the final round against Nick Januik, 5.532 to 5.554. Bellemeur, who now has six combined national and regional victories…
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DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster champ Matt Cummings

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Matt Cummings has raced in just eight national events this season in the McPhillips family A/Fuel dragster, and he’s now got three wins after defeating Karen Stalba in the Top Alcohol Dragster final round. Cummings, a winner in Reading and a…
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DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals Sportsman video highlights

A week after winning titles at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil in Reading, Matthew Cummings and Frank Aragona returned to the winner’s circle at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals in Charlotte.
23 Sep 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Frank Aragona Jr.
A week after winning titles at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil in Reading, Matthew Cummings and Frank Aragona Jr. returned to the winner’s circle at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals in Charlotte with victories in Top…
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JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Funny Car champ Brian Hough

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
The West Region got a chance to celebrate after Brian Hough stopped Central Region racer Kyle Smith in the Top Alcohol Funny Car final. Hough drove to a 5.499 to edge Smith’s 5.554.
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JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster champ Julie Nataas

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Julie Nataas, racing for the North Central Region, earned the title in Top Alcohol Dragster with a strong performance in her Randy Meyer Racing entry. Nataas got a single run in the final round after opponent James Stevens broke. Nataas also…
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JEGS Allstars Top Sportsman champ Robert Strohm

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
In Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers, Division 6 racer Robert Strohm celebrated a win with a 7.445 on his 7.40 dial after Division 4’s Bob Gulitti got loose and had to lift before the finish line.
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JEGS Allstars Top Dragster champ Al Kenny

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
There was a former world champion in the winner’s circle in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers as Al Kenny of the Division 1 team drove to a narrow win over Division 3’s Al Peavler. Both drivers posted a 6.10-second dial, and Kenny…
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JEGS Allstars Stock champ Jerry Emmons

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
A red-light decided the Stock final, where Division 3’s Randi Lyn Shipp left a fraction of a second too soon, allowing Division 4 ace Jerry Emmons to drove to the title. With a free pass, Emmons drove his Lucas Oil Camaro to a 10.272 on his 10.…
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JEGS Allstars Super Stock champ Bryan Worner

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Reigning NHRA Super Stock world champion Bryan Worner drove to a win in Super Stock for the Division 1 team after Division 7’s Brian Broussart red-lighted by just two thousandths of a second.  
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JEGS Allstars Comp champ Doug Engels

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Doug Engels claimed the victory after Craig Bourgeois had to lift off the throttle in his front-engine A/Nostalgia Dragster. Racing against a 7.89 index, Engels drove to a 7.361 to seal the victory.     
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JEGS Allstars Super Street champ Jacob Rutledge

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Jacob Rutledge, making his first Allstars appearance, went the distance in Super Street after Division 7 racer Ryan Giacone red-lighted in the final.
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JEGS Allstars Super Gas champ Rusty Cook

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Rusty Cook chipped in with three valuable round-wins for the division 2 team  after scoring a narrow 9.918 to 9.889 decision over defending JEGS Allstars winner Jeremy Mason in Super Gas.
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JEGS Allstars Super Comp champ Ray Miller III

23 Sep 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Ray Miller III, the former Super Comp world champ and current points leader, defeated Division 3 rep Zach Fisher with an 8.94 in the final round. 
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