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Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Sportsman highlights
Shawn Cowie, Doug Gordon, and Joe Mozeris were joined in the winner’s circle at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals by Brad Rounds, Conner Statler, Michael Miller, Craig Maddox, Ryan Carlson, and Jeff Connelly.
Years from now, Shawn Cowie and Doug Gordon will be the answer to the trivia question “Who won NHRA’s first four-wide alcohol race?” after Cowie claimed the Top Alcohol Dragster title and Gordon won in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the Denso Spark Plugs…
Nitro Time Machine: Shirley Muldowney teams with longtime rival Don Garlits
Proving that almost nothing is impossible, longtime rivals Shirley Muldowney and "Big Daddy" Don Garlits made headlines at the 1989 Atlanta race when they became Top Fuel teammates. Another in a series of historic Southern Nationals videos in advance of this weekend's finale.
NHRA announces new electric vehicle racing class for 2022 Summit Racing Series
Racers will compete through an all-new class that joins the NHRA Summit Racing Series.
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has announced the creation of an all-new electric vehicle (EV) racing class that will join the NHRA Summit Racing Series in 2022. Electric cars will…
Walmart partners with Stringer Performance, Clay Millican for vaccine event during Southern Nationals
Walmart has announced a partnership with their Walmart mobile wellness program and Stringer Performance and NHRA Top Fuel driver Clay Millican for a COVID-19 vaccination and education event during the 2021 NHRA Lucas Oil Southern Nationals.
In a nationwide effort to help expand COVID-19 vaccine uptake, Walmart has announced a partnership with their Walmart mobile wellness program and Stringer Performance and NHRA Top Fuel driver Clay Millican for a vaccination and education event…
Tricky Tipster: The night the lights went out in Georgia
All good things must come to an end including the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. On the eve of the final NHRA national event here, Tricky Tipster has issued his predictions and has given the final nod to Steve Torrence, Bob Tasca III, Erica Enders, Matt Smith, and Jose Gonzalez as the favorites.
Your old pal Tricky Tipster doesn’t often get emotional, but this week is different. On the eve of the final NHRA Southern Nationals, he can’t help but think of all the good times and exciting memories provided by Atlanta Dragway in the last 40…
Three-time NASCAR champ, hall of famer Tony Stewart tries his hand at Top Fuel
Tony Stewart’s accomplishments in auto racing are almost too numerous to mention but he’d never had the opportunity to go 300-mph until he drove fianceé Leah Pruett’s Top Fuel dragster during a recent private test session. In the first of a two-part series, Stewart chronicles his first experience with nitro.
Tony Stewart’s accomplishments in auto racing are almost too numerous to mention but they include championships in NASCAR and IndyCar, as well as titles in Indy, Midget, Sprint, and USAC Silver Crown cars. For all the incredible things…
Red-hot Ryan Oehler talks Las Vegas win, fast start to 2021 season
Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Pro Stock Motorcycle winner Ryan Oehler chatted via Skype with NHRA’s Brian Lohnes about his fast start to the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
How John Force uses the deep-staging technique to his advantage
Call it old school, but experience is John Force's forte. We may in fact be watching Force's "good old days" play out right now.
Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Sportsman winner Jeff Connelly
With elapsed times in the low 6.1s, Jeff Connelly became one of the quickest drivers to win in the Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers class. In the final round, Connelly drove his Camaro to a 6.192 on his 6.16 dial to score a…
Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Dragster winner Ryan Carlson
Ryan Carlson scored a semifinal finish in his season debut at the Las Vegas Lucas Oil Series event last month and returned to win his first national event title at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in the Top Dragster presented by Vortech…
Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Super Gas winner Craig Maddox
Two years after winning his first national event title in Stock in Las Vegas, Craig Maddox returned to pick up a second NHRA Wally in Super Gas. Maddox won the final round over Marko Perivolaris by just three-thousandths of a second, 10.061 to…
Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Super Comp winner Michael Miller
The Super Comp final was decided on the starting line after Jack DeRencin fouled, allowing Michael Miller to win his 11th national event title and fifth in Las Vegas. Miller highlighted the win with a perfect 9.050 run on the 9.05 index in the…
Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Stock winner Conner Statler
The Stock final featured a battle between teammates Conner Statler and four-time world champ Greg Stanfield, with both drivers in cars owned by longtime Division 4 racer Bobby Brannon. Statler got a free pass in the final round after Stanfield,…
Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Super Stock winner Brad Rounds
Brad Rounds picked up his first national event win since the 2006 Sonoma race when he defeated five-time world champ Jimmy DeFrank in the Super Stock final. Rounds, who won a Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event last season in Las…
Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Comp winner Joe Mozeris
Joe Mozeris won his first national event title at the spring Las Vegas event in 2018 and returned last year to win again at the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnaitonals event held last October. He completed the trifecta after stopping John Edwards in the Comp…
Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Doug Gordon
The Top Alcohol Funny Car final pitted Doug Gordon against Kris Hool, Sean Bellemeur, and Nick Januik. None of the four racers were able to make a full run, but Gordon, the reigning world champion, was able to cross the stripe first to win with…
Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Shawn Cowie
Years from now, Shawn Cowie will be the answer to the trivia question “Who won NHRA’s first four-wide alcohol race?” after Cowie claimed the Top Alcohol Dragster title. In order to win his 21st national event title, Cowie had to defeat a stacked…
Podcast roundup: David Grubnic, Eddie Krawiec, Steve Torrence, and Andrew Hines
David Grubnic and Eddie Krawiec joined Brian Lohnes on the NHRA Insider podcast to talk about life, drag racing, and getting back into the sport that they love in 2021, while Steve Torrence and Andrew Hines joined Joe Castello on WFO Radio Live.
David Grubnic and Eddie Krawiec join Brian Lohnes on the NHRA Insider podcast to talk about life, drag racing, and getting back into the sport that they love in 2021.
Grunbic, who serves as the crew chief on Brittany Force's…
#StumpBob: Which racer has the most low e.t. honors in the Pro Stock class?
Welcome to #StumpBob, a new NHRA.com feature where fans can challenge NHRA historian Bob Frey and his voluminous database on trivia and stats questions. Today he tackles a query about low e.t. honors in Pro Stock and other classes.
Surprisingly it's not Bob Glidden. Unsurprisingly it's Warren Johnson, but let's talk instead about Greg Anderson.
When Anderson set low elapsed time at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, he moved into second place all-time in…
Two events will help kick off NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series 2021 season
The 2021 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series season will kick off this weekend with events in Sacramento, Calif., and Boise, Idaho.
The 2021 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series season will kick off this weekend with events in Sacramento, Calif., and Boise, Idaho.
The season officially will begin at the Heritage Nostalgia Reunion, April 29-May 1 at Sacramento Raceway with…
They're ready! Both new Vance & Hines Buells top 200 mph in Indy test session
Both Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec top the 200-mph mark aboard their new Vance & Hines Buells during testing at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in advance of their return to competition at this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals.
Nitro Time Machine: Gary Scelzi heats up at the 1998 Southern Nationals
Gary Scelzi's Top Fuel fire and Cory McClenathan's victory were just two of the highlights from the 1998 NHRA Southern Nationals that are featured in the latest edition of Nitro Time Machine with Brian Lohnes.
Impressive start to season has Tim Wilkerson thinking big at Atlanta Dragway finale
Seeing his team come together and start clicking at the end of a trying 2020 season left Funny Car veteran Tim Wilkerson with high hopes entering this year, and through two races, it’s become much more than hope.
Seeing his team come together and start clicking at the end of a trying 2020 season left Funny Car veteran Tim Wilkerson with high hopes entering this year.
Through two races, it’s become much more than hope as Wilkerson has been one of the top…
Leah Pruett will campaign Whisps Cheese Crisps dragster at Southern Nationals
Leah Pruett’s Top Fuel dragster will feature a brand-new look this weekend at Atlanta Dragway with sponsorship from Whisps Cheese Crisps. Pruett is no stranger to success at Atlanta Dragway as in 2018, she claimed the NHRA Southern Nationals Wally.
Leah Pruett’s Top Fuel dragster will feature a brand-new look this weekend at Atlanta Dragway. Whisps Cheese Crisps, the snack company that’s on a mission to bring premium, quality cheese to consumers nationwide, will adorn Pruett’s 11,000-hp …
Recovered from testing accident, Joey Gladstone ready to return to Pro Stock Motorcycle in Atlanta
Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Joey Gladstone was injured in a testing accident earlier this month, but has recovered and will rejoin the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series tour at this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta.
A month after suffering injuries in an on-track accident, Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Joey Gladstone will rejoin the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series tour during this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta. Gladstone was…
4/27: It’s 427 day—and in 1963, Chevrolet created two engines to rain down Turbo-Fire on the competition
Chevrolet designed two 427-cid big-blocks to take on Dodge, Ford, Mercury, Plymouth, and Pontiac. The NASCAR engine got a single four-barrel, while the NHRA engine had two four-barrel carbs and came in a lightweight Z-11 Impala.
Steve Torrence and 'dem Capco boys' eying final Atlanta Top Fuel winner trophy
Hot off their win at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Top Fuel world champ Steve Torrence and the Capco Contractors team are gunning to win the final Top Fuel Wally at the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals this weekend.
Andrew Hines, Eddie Krawiec to run remainder of 2021 season on new Buells
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champions Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec will return to the track for the remainder of the 2021 season beginning at the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals after sitting out the first two Pro Stock Motorcycle events.
Six-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Andrew Hines and four-time champion Eddie Krawiec will return to the track for the remainder of the 2021 season beginning at the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta after sitting out the first two…
Nostalgia Pro Stock exhibition returns for final Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals
The final Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals will feature a special exhibition and pit area display featuring iconic factory hot rods of the past from the Southeast Nostalgia Pro Stock Association.
The Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals, the final NHRA national event at historic Atlanta Dragway, will pay tribute to the rich history of the Pro Stock class thanks to the Southeast Nostalgia Pro Stock Association. The North Carolina-based…
Doug Kalitta hopes to add another historic memory at Atlanta Dragway finale
Out of the 106 final-round appearances that Doug Kalitta has racked up in his standout career, he hasn’t experienced a closer final round than what took place at Atlanta Dragway five years ago.
Out of the 106 final-round appearances that Doug Kalitta has racked up in his standout career, he hasn’t experienced a closer final round than what took place at Atlanta Dragway five years ago.
In fact, nobody has in Top Fuel, and nobody probably…