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NHRA names Denso as title sponsor of 2022 Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals
Denso is the new title rights sponsor of the 2022 Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, July 22-24. The Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals is the second stop of the annual NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Western Swing.
Denso is the new title rights sponsor of the 2022 Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, July 22-24.
The Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, the second stop of the annual NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Western Swing, is a highlight for racers and…
How it works: NHRA Contingency program
A five-minute video every racer needs to watch to maximize their cash winnings in 2022.
The NHRA Contingency program is a grassroots marketing partnership that connects racers who buy parts with manufacturers looking to sell and market performance products. It offers the advantages of a passion-driven business-to-consumer…
Crew chief Neal Strausbaugh discusses the busy offseason at Tony Stewart Racing
In our latest Skype interview, crew chief Neal Strasbaugh discusses the hectic off season at Tony Stewart Racing. "My emotions are on a roller coaster on an hourly basis."
After great 2021, Josh Hart and crew chief Ron Douglas anxious to see what happens next
In their first season together, Josh Hart and crew chief Ron Douglas won a pair of Top Fuel races. Now, they're preparing for a full season with an eye towards the Camping World NHRA championship.
Racers, fans eagerly anticipating 2022 season launch at Winternationals
Racers and race fans alike are getting excited for the kickoff of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, which launches NHRA’s 71st season Feb. 17-20 with the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
Racers and race fans alike are getting excited for the kickoff of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series which launches NHRA’s 71st season Feb. 17 with the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com at Auto Club…
Nitro Time Machine: Tom "the Mongoose" McEwen's Englishtown Top Fuel victory
Tom "the Mongoose" McEwen is best known for his incredible Funny Car career but his final NHRA national event win came behind the wheel of a Top Fuel dragster at the 1991 Englishtown event.
Remembering the "other" Dick Venables and the "other" James Warren
Anyone who knows anything about drag racing knows the names of Dickie Venables and James Warren. But today we're going to acquaint you with the racing Dick Venables and James Warren that maybe you didn’t know, both of whom we lost in the last week of December.
Anyone who knows anything about drag racing — and especially readers of this column — knows the names of Dickie Venables and James Warren. Venables is well known as a three-time (and counting) Funny Car world championship crew chief with Matt Hagan…
With a full schedule planned for 2022 season, the sky's the limit for Josh Hart
In almost any other season, Josh Hart’s two Top Fuel victories last year would have earned him the coveted mantle of NHRA Rookie of the Year, but the new team's shortened schedule cost them that title. In 2022, everyone will find out what they can do with a full schedule.
In almost any other season, Josh Hart’s two Top Fuel victories last year would have earned him the coveted mantle of NHRA Rookie of the Year. Considering that only two of the last nine RoY winners had two or more wins on their first-year scorecard,…
Canada’s Cape Breton Dragway joins NHRA member track lineup
Cape Breton Dragway, seeded in Sydney, Nova Scotia, joins NHRA’s extensive roster of member tracks. The track hosts events featuring competition in Super Pro, Street, and Jr. Dragster racing.
Cape Breton Dragway, seeded in Sydney, Nova Scotia, joins NHRA’s extensive roster of member tracks.
A group of Canadian drag racing enthusiasts formed the Cape Breton Drag Racing Association and began the search for a location to host drag…
Hard work under way as Torrence team prepares for another title defense
The first week of January marked the start of the pursuit of NHRA Top Fuel championship No. 4 for Steve Torrence’s Capco Contractors team. NHRA’s John Kernan stopped by their Brownsburg, Ind., shop to take a look at the work underway for their title defense.
NHRA Insider podcast: The Learned and the Learning
Guests Bob Tasca III and Camrie Caruso join host Brian Lohnes on this first 2022 episode of the NHRA Insider podcast.
Guests Bob Tasca III and Camrie Caruso join host Brian Lohnes on this first 2022 episode of the NHRA Insider podcast.
Tasca is coming off a career season in 2021 with multiple victories, including the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals in…
Veteran crew chief Tommy DeLago added to Davis Motorsports team
Tommy DeLago, who previously enjoyed success as a crew member and crew chief with Matt Hagan, Cruz Pedregon, Shawn Langdon, and Alexis DeJoria, has been added to the Davis Motorsports team. DeLago will be assisting crew chief Mike Green and driver Justin Ashley, the 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year.
Tommy DeLago, who previously enjoyed success as a crew member and crew chief with Matt Hagan, Cruz Pedregon, Shawn Langdon, and Alexis DeJoria, has been added to the Davis Motorsports team. DeLago will be assisting crew chief Mike Green and driver…
Tech Talk, Episode 1 with Lonnie Grim and Brian Lohnes
The first episode of NHRA Tech Talk, a new, recurring live show, featured a conversation with NHRA National Tech Director Lonnie Grim and host Brian Lohnes entered around the NHRA's exciting new Factory X category and rules changes for the 2022 season.
The first episode of NHRA Tech Talk, a new, recurring live show, featured a conversation with NHRA National Tech Director Lonnie Grim and host Brian Lohnes entered around the NHRA's exciting new Factory X category and rules changes for the 2022…
10 things to look for as NHRA heads into the 2022 season
There is a lot happening as NHRA speeds into what figures to be a very promising 2022 season, but we’ve managed to lock down 10 noteworthy storylines that every race fan should be following.
There is a lot happening as NHRA speeds into what figures to be a very promising 2022 season, but we’ve managed to lock down 10 noteworthy storylines that every race fan should be following.
AN EPIC TOP FUEL POINTS BATTLE
Steve…
Kyle Koretsky: The high expectations and pressure that come with every Pro Stock race
In his second season, Koretsky comes to the starting line with more confidence as a driver, more power under the hood, and even higher expectations for the team's success.
Bobby Bode plans on 11 Funny Car races in 2022
Bode talks about making the transition from crewmember to driver, and what we can expect from this sophomore in college as he enters his sophomore year of NHRA Camping World drag racing
More details on NHRA Factory X exhibition class presented by Holley announced at PRI Show
NHRA has announced a Factory X (FX) exhibition racing class for the 2022 season. Known as NHRA Factory X presented by Holley, the FX category will bridge the gap between Factory Stock Showdown and Pro Stock.
Nitro Time Machine: Terry McMillan's epic Epping explosion
In the latest edition of Nitro Time Machine, we're going back to the 2017 Epping event where popular pro Terry McMillen endured a violent engine explosion in his Amalie Top Fuel dragster.
Nitro Time Machine: Terry McMillen's epic Epping explosion
In the latest edition of Nitro Time Machine, we're going back to the 2017 Epping event where popular pro Terry McMillen endured a violent engine explosion in his Amalie Top Fuel dragster.
Best of Behind the Scenes
From Greg Anderson's milestone 100th Pro Stock win to dual Indy titles for Antron Brown and Ron Capps, there was a lot of celebrating going on in 2022, and NHRA's Behind The Scenes cameras captured it all.
In-N-Out Burger named title sponsor of In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip and In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals
NHRA and In-N-Out Burger have announced that In-N-Out Burger, California’s first drive-thru hamburger stand, has been named the title sponsor of both the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip and the In-N-Out NHRA Finals as part of an exciting multiyear partnership that begins during the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. season.
NHRA and In-N-Out Burger have announced that In-N-Out Burger, California’s first drive-thru hamburger stand, has been named the title sponsor of both the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip and the In-N-Out NHRA Finals as part of an exciting multiyear…
Happy New Year from the NHRA
As we all put behind us a very successful 2022, the staff of the NHRA wishes a Happy New Year to its members, fans, racers, sponsors, member track operators, and everyone else who helps make the world of NHRA Drag Racing a wondrous place.
The Road Back: NHRA charted a successful return in 2021 after tough 2020
A sense of a new normalcy blessed the 2021 NHRA season with the community enjoying a spirited comeback from the scrappy yet shortened 2020 season so dramatically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A sense of a new normalcy blessed the 2021 NHRA season with the community enjoying a spirited comeback from the scrappy yet shortened 2020 season so dramatically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
New teams and stars emerged, the racing schedule…
Another career year brings Steve Torrence his fourth straight Top Fuel crown
Steve Torrence and “them Capco boys” won 11 of the 20 events –- including his milestone 50th in the class –- and led the points after 18 of the 20 races en route to their fourth straight Top Fuel world championship.
In 2018, Steve Torrence won his first Top Fuel championship. He repeated in 2019 and, in the process, became the first driver to win all six races in the Countdown to the Championship. He won his third straight title last year, in a pandemic-…
NHRA Division Director William Tharpe on the NHRA on FOX stage at the 2021 PRI Show
2021 NHRA divisional events saw car counts that were off the charts. NHRA Division 3 Director Tharpe explains how he went from a fan in the stands to helping run some of the largest drag racing events on earth
10 Unforgettable Moments From the 2021 NHRA Season
A a sense of normalcy returned to NHRA racing in 2021 but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty of drama, excitement, and unexpected twists and turns along the way. Here are 10 of our favorites
A a sense of normalcy returned to NHRA racing in 2021 but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty of drama, excitement, and unexpected twists and turns along the way. Here are 10 of our favorites
THE SMASHING DEBUT OF “DOUBLE-OH” DALLAS…
Richard Shute reflects on 55 year of photographing drag racing
From his first drag race at Freemont, to photographing the legends of drag racing over the last five decades, Shute's shutter has literally seen it all.
Nitro Time Machine: W.J. takes on Darrell Alderman in 1994 Pomona final
One of Pro Stock's most notable rivalries took center stage at the 1994 season-opener when Warren Johnson took on Darrell Alderman in the Pomona final.
Greg Anderson adds a fifth Pro Stock championship to his impressive résumé
Greg Anderson won his fifth NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock championship in 2021 but had to fight to the bitter end in order to make it happen.
Achieving any measure of sustained success in Pro Stock has never been easy, and it appears to only get more difficult with each passing year. No one knows that better than Greg Anderson, who won his fifth NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series…
Rachel Meyer wins family's third Top Alcohol Dragster title in dramatic fashion
Rachel Meyer deftly slipped into her sister Megan's two-time championship-winning car and rode their father Randy’s powerful tune-up to yet another world championship, the family's third straight in Top Alcohol Dragster.
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: The all-conquering Meyer Racing A/Fuel Dragster reaches the final round of the fall Las Vegas national event and stages up for a winner-take-all race with the world championship hanging in the balance.…