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Paul Lee and team have upgraded their parts and pieces to tackle the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series in Funny Car and will continue to benefit from the guidance of “retired” Hall of Fame crew chief Rahn Tobler to assist crew chiefs Jim Oberhofer and Donnie Bender.

In a sport like ours, where evolution carried us from stripped-down Model Ts to 330-mph Top Fuel dragsters, what are the most significant race cars that have marked the milestones along the way? We want to hear your thoughts!

Journeyman Funny Car racer Jeff Arend hit the big time at the 1996 Keystone Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, collecting his first career win in the Paul Smith Drag Racing School entry, defeating heavily favored Tony Pedregon for the title.

After winning a world championship and being part of a dominant season with Don Schumacher Racing, Funny Car star Matt Hagan isn't the type to relax.

NHRA's Alan Reinhart joins Joe Castello on WFO Radio Live to discuss Rahn Tobler's retirement announcement and look ahead to the start of the season.

The first 2021 issue of NHRA National Dragster, celebrating the coming NHRA racing season, is online and in the mail to NHRA fans around the world. With features on up-and-coming and established Sportsman stars, comebacking Dom Lagana, and more, it's a can't-miss issue.

NHRA’s exclusive streaming service, NHRA.tv, will now offer complimentary viewing of select NHRA Sportsman events, powered by NHRA National Dragster magazine.

A combination of early-season business commitments and the pandemic sidelined Mike Salinas and the fast-rising Scrappers Racing operation for all of 2020. The team found ways to stay busy, but now they’re back in the shop full time preparing for the mid-March season opener in Gainesville.

Aaron Strong had never won a round of Pro Stock competition but defeated Greg Anderson, Erica Enders, Bo Butner, and red-lighting Vincent Nobile to win the 2016 Seattle event, which was completed at the NHRA U.S. Nationals.

In the first installment of a new series hosted by NHRA's Brian Lohnes, Top Fuel record setter Clay Millican talks about the first race car that he ever drove down the dragstrip.

NHRA fans will see a new Funny Car team hit the track this season as San Francisco Bay Area glass contractor Tony Jurado has teamed with rising nitro tuner Jason Bunker to build a Mustang Funny Car that will debut in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series this season.

Bob Tasca III is expecting big things out of his Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford team this year, and the crew has been hard at work in the shop preparing new chassis for the upcoming season.

Kalitta Motorsports and Mac Tools have announced that one of the longest-running and most successful sponsorship relationships will continue into its 20th NHRA season through a multiyear extension agreement. 

Don Schumacher Racing’s Dodge Charger Funny Cars swept all 11 races last season, but the Charger is certainly not a new body style to the class, having been around since the class’ mid-1960s creation. Here's a look back at some of them.

Cruz Pedregon and Justin Ashley join Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast to talk about the headlines they have made on the business side of drag racing during this offseason.

Four-time world championship-winning nitro crew chief Rahn Tobler has made the decision to retire from racing and will depart Don Schumacher Racing at the end of this month. Tobler has been the crew chief of the Ron Capps-driven NAPA Funny Car since 2012.

NHRA and Marwin Sports have announced a new partnership, naming Marwin Sports the official apparel of NHRA. 

Randy Meyer Racing will chase its third straight NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster world championship with Julie Nataas. It will be Nataas’ third full-time season with RMR in the Oslo Tapet & Gulvbelegg A/Fuel dragster.

In the latest edition of NHRA Shop Talk, Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart took your questions in a good ol' bench racing session, answering fan questions.

Lex and Gerda Joon, who emigrated from the Netherlands eight years ago to follow their “American Dream” of competing in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, have been hard at work on their Top Fueler in the offseason.

NHRA’s Southeast Division is currently seeking candidates for its Division Services Coordinator, seeking applicants with a team-player attitude and excellent interpersonal and communication skills to assist in a myriad of responsibilities for the division.

NHRA officials have announced a full schedule of Super Stock and Stock class eliminations for 2021. For the first time, Super Stock and Stock competitors will get a chance to race for the coveted class NHRA Wally in each division. 

Pro Stock Motorcycle teammates Cory Reed and Joey Gladstone have big plans for the 2021 season as they prepare to debut a pair of Vance & Hines prepared Suzuki Hayabusa entries.

Longtime racing supporter Snap-on Incorporated has extended its contract with two-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Cruz Pedregon for three years, through the 2023 season. 

The later mid-March start to the 2020 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season has been a bit of a blessing to Cruz Pedregon Racing as they continue to receive and mount new Dodge Hellcat bodies, according to assistant crew chief Rip Reynolds.

NHRA and Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park have made the difficult decision to not host the 2021 NHRA Arizona Nationals, leaving an opening on the 2021 schedule, which NHRA is optimistic will be filled.

Anthony Bertozzi won his first NHRA championship in Super Stock in 2002, and it took him nearly two decades to win another one. If he has his way, a third title won't take nearly as long.

NHRA's Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart were joined by Chelsea Clark, the owner of PSI Blowers, to talk about screw superchargers, one of the most awesome and impressive power adders ever used in drag racing.

NHRA Member Track operators Tyler Crossnoe and Victor Alvarez join Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast.

"People want to put 2020 in the rear view for every reason imaginable, and seeing NHRA start on time at Orlando Speed World Dragway gives people that opportunity." — NHRA Division 2 Director Cody Savage