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The nitro teams were in Phoenix last weekend for Nitro Spring Training, a test session to help them gear up for the 2017 season. Here are five things we learned from this year’s annual test in the desert.

There is a good possibility that versatile driver Alex Laughlin will race in four different categories during the 2017 season.

Larry Morgan, , who will be competing in the J&A Service Pro Mod series this year, was a guest recently in the NHRA Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John’s and talked about his plans for 2017.

It’s Circle K NHRA Winternationals week, and the annual season opener in Pomona has been the site of numerous memorable moments through the years, including the five featured here.

Pro Stock driver Shane Gray, who turned the team’s primary car over to son Tanner after the 2016 season, will drive a second Gray Motorsports Pro Stock Camaro at the first two events of the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.

Leah Pritchett had the unofficial quickest run in NHRA history on the final day of Nitro Spring Training Saturday at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Ariz.

Leah Pritchett and Courtney Force showed the boys how it’s done on Day 2 of Nitro Spring Training at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, setting the pace in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively.

In this week's Dragster Insider: Famous Funny Cars on the auction block, a female pioneer gets her due, and a farewell to a 1970s Pro Stock mainstay.

NHRA National Dragster’s season preview edition, the third issue of 2017, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.

Top Fuel champ Antron Brown and former Funny Car champ Robert Hight led the way in the first day of Nitro Spring Training at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.

Boost Performance Products of Sandy, Utah, has been named primary sponsor of the Henkelman Motorsports A/Fuel dragster driven by Garrett Bateman for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello and Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.

If you had to predict which of the 2016 Mello Yello NHRA champions will repeat this season what would be your answer? Our experts weigh in.

The NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League will celebrate its 25th anniversary during the 2017 season, commemorating a quarter-century of participation from thousands of kids ages 5-17.

NHRA and FOX Sports have announced there will be additional live programming from the Circle K NHRA Winternationals, Saturday at 1 p.m. Eastern.

Former Mello Yello Funny Car and Top Fuel champion Del Worsham stopped by the NHRA Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's to talk with NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom about the 2017 season.

Want to know what’s going on in NHRA Sportsman racing in 2017? Here are a few things to look out for as the new season kicks off

All 12 races in the 2017 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season will air on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) and FOX Sports 2 (FS2).

Jim Campbell, the new driver for Jim Dunn Racing, stopped by the NHRA Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's to talk about his new role driving for the legend and about the season ahead.

The 2017 season launches in a little over a week at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, and when it does, fans will notice several big changes to a number of teams. We detail those changes in this silly season scorecard.

A great westward migration of team trailers and support vehicles is already headed out from parts east in anticipation of the season kickoff. Here's a look at some social media posts by the teams.

Funny Car team owners Robert and Lisa Schwab have once again enlisted veteran driver Phil Burkart Jr. to pilot their Dodge Charger R/T for several national events on the 2017 schedule.

NHRA Vice President of Technical Operations Glen Gray discusses his responsibilities in keeping a level playing field, technology, and safety.

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, where the future stars of NHRA Drag Racing are born, will be showcased in 16 races throughout the season on FS1 and FS2.

The Circle K NHRA Winternationals has seen many firsts through the years, including memorable first wins by some of the most recognizable names in the sport. A look at five heroes of the sport who recorded their first national event wins at the Winternationals.

The 2016-17 NHRA off-season has proven to be especially "silly" for the crew chiefs. NHRA's Lewis Bloom, John Kernan, and Amanda Busick weigh in from the NHRA Wally Parks Studio.

NHRA Nitro Spring Training is set to begin next week. NHRA’s Indy bureau John Kernan checked in with some of the crew chiefs to see what’s on their agendas as they prepare to head west.

Frank Hawley drove the Chi-Town Hustler Funny Car to two NHRA championships but how he got to drive the fabled machine is a tale of chance and fortitude. Even he didn't think he would get the job.