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This is project time, a season when social distancing means the safest place to be—is alone with your race car project. Send us photos of what you're working on.

A news archive of all NHRA press releases concerning the COVID19 pandemic and its effects on NHRA Drag Racing.

The 2020 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance held at Beech Bend Raceway, Bowling Green, Ky., originally scheduled for mid-June, has been rescheduled to Aug. 20-22.

A supercharger backfire at the 2020 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals damaged the Funny Car body of Paul Lee; assistant crew chief Donnie Bender explains what it took to get the body back into race-ready condition.

Take a tour through the Harris Race Cars shop of NHRA Division 5 Comp eliminator team of the Harris family. The shop is located in Nebraska City, Neb. 

NEW FEATURE: NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart explains the difference in sizes between the pistons and intake valves in Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle engines.

NHRA's Brian Lohnes takes a look at the last week in NHRA news -- things you need to know and stories you might have missed.

NHRA officials have announced that they are working with state and local officials as well as host tracks and teams on a revised Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule, which will be announced soon. The season is expected to resume in August.

Drag racing's winningest driver, John Force, is celebrating his birthday today, and we're celebrating right along with him with the gallery of candid Force photos. The 16-time champ is never thrilled to be reminded of his age, so we'll just celebrate it with these 71 images.

Some everyday-life moments just need an expert like NHRA on FOX announcer Brian Lohnes to call the action.

2019 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Stock eliminator world champ Allison Doll relived the drama of her historic championship season via Skype with NHRA’s Brian Lohnes.

As a guest on a recent FOX iRacing broadcast of a dirt-track race that included NHRA star Ron Capps, motor-racing superstar Mario Andretti said he'd have loved to try Top Fuel. He didn't but he did drive one of Mickey Thompson's dragsters, and we have the photo to prove it.

Rising NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle star Ryan Oehler got together with NHRA’s Brian Lohnes via Skype to talk about his team’s efforts and takes us for a behind-the-scenes look at dyno testing in his shop.

Funny Car rookie Alex Miladinovich, whose emotional top-end interview after qualifying for the field at this year's Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals went viral in the NHRA world, checked in via Skype with NHRA's Brian Lohnes about that moment and what's going on with his team this season.

We're throwing it back to the 2019 Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals broadcast, featuring Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle racing. Watch the entire Sunday broadcast—right now.

Jim Edmunds, who served as the editor of NHRA National Dragster for nearly seven years, passed away April 25 and is remembered by the guy who holds his job now, current ND editor Phil Burgess, and some of his other fellow colleagues.

The latest issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine, being offered in digital format only and free to the racing community during the COVID-19 pandemic, is now online for reading. Features on the new electric Cobra Jet, Factory Stockers, Matt Bynum, and more pack this interactive issue.

Face coverings are part of our lives right now, but NHRA fans can now wear them with style with the introduction of a three-pack of NHRA-branded face coverings now available at Nitro Mall, the Official Store of NHRA.

In a racing mecca like Indianapolis and Brownsburg, Ind., that is full of fabricators, few are more talented or respected than Keith “Roo Man” Burgan, who’s been part of the NHRA scene for more than 30 years.

NHRA fans can enjoy a nearly uninterrupted all-day marathon of NHRA Drag Racing May 1 on FS2 including Mello Yello, Lucas Oil Sportsman, and E3 Spark Plugs Pro Modified action.

We’re taking a deep dive into the factory muscle cars, engineered in Detroit, and campaigned by NHRA Sportsman racers in the SAMTech.edu NHRA Factory Stock Showdown

Due to the postponement of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events previously scheduled for May, the teams for the 2020 JEGS Allstars competition have been finalized from Comp on down in all seven divisions.

Like many areas around the nation, the closing of local dragstrips has led to an increase in illegal street racing in the St. Louis area. Chris Blair, general manager for World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill., talked to local media recently to discuss his plans and strategies to reopen the track to help alleviate the problem.

Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence and family flew from their Texas race to the team’s raceshop in Brownsburg, Ind., to present “them Capco boys” with their 2019 championship rings.

NHRA on FOX lead announcer Brian Lohnes and NHRA national event lead announcer Alan Reinhart, both diehard gearheads, co-hosted NHRA Shop Talk live on Wednesday to talk engines and answer tech questions from NHRA fans.

Even though racing has been idled across the country, NHRA member tracks from coast to coast have been working hard behind the scenes to prepare their racetracks for the resumption of action. Here’s a quick look at what’s been taking place.

Don Schumacher Racing, a leader in motorsports cause-related marketing programs, has joined more than 100 professional athletes and sports organizations to support the Center for Disaster Philanthropy by joining the Athletes for COVID-19 Relief campaign.