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Nitro Time Machine: Wild Funny Car action at the 1997 St. Louis event
The inaugural NHRA event in St. Louis produced a lot of wild action, especially in the Funny Car class. There was also a familiar winner as we'll see in the latest edition of Nitro Time Machine.
Bobby Bode is back in the saddle and ready to come full circle in St. Louis
Second-generation Funny Car racer Bobby Bode will be back behind the wheel of his dad’s flopper at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at a track that holds a lot of special meaning to him.
Tim Wilkerson Top Fueler to debut at Midwest Nationals with Keith Murt driving
Tim Wilkerson will add one more title to the ever-growing list of job responsibilities this weekend at the NHRA Midwest Nationals, where Wilkerson will debut a Top Fuel dragster with Kentucky businessman and former Top Fuel racer Keith Murt behind the wheel.
Funny Car team owner, crew chief, and driver Tim Wilkerson will add one more title to the ever-growing list of job responsibilities this weekend at the NHRA Midwest Nationals: Top Fuel team owner. Wilkerson will debut a Top Fuel dragster with…
A Tale of Two Rons [Rahns]—a look back at Team Napa's 2018 Funny Car win in Charlotte
Dodge Tales from the Strip: A 14-second recap of the Ron Capps and Rahn Tobler combo that dominated the 2018 DeWalt NHRA Charlotte Nationals.
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NHRA 101: What is a holeshot win?
In a drag race, it's possible for the slower vehicle to win, but only if its driver's reaction time is quicker. NHRA on FOX's Brian Lohnes explains how the start of a race can make a huge difference to the outcome.
Angelle Sampey explains what goes into a great Pro Stock Motorcycle reaction time
How does a 115-pound rider launch a 600-pound bike off the starting line as quickly as possible?
Faller, Lawson, and Teague pace winners at Sacramento Heritage Series race
Sacramento Raceway hosted Group 1 and 2 Heritage Racing Series competitors in conjunction with their 51st Annual Governor’s Cup.
Sacramento Raceway hosted Group 1 and 2 Heritage Racing Series competitors in conjunction with their 51st Annual Governor’s Cup. It was the next to the last chance to garner points in the yearlong competition prior to the California Hot Rod Reunion…
Charlotte NHRA on FOX show was the most-viewed NHRA telecast on record
Sunday’s NHRA on FOX television coverage from the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte delivered 1,452,000 viewers, making it the most-viewed NHRA telecast on record.
Sunday’s NHRA on FOX television coverage from the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, which ran adjacent to FOX’s NFL singleheader, delivered 1,452,000 viewers, making it the most-viewed NHRA telecast on record. …
Do you know how and when Fuel Coupes became Funny Cars?
What began as altered-wheelbase coupes burning nitromethane have evolved into the quickest cars on earth. They debuted the same year as the 426-cid Hemi. Do you know what year that was?
Brittany Force goes to the final after narrowly defeating Steve Torrence in the semis
In a Top Fuel race so close, the winner wasn't clear until officials reviewed the data at the 2021 DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals.
Career comparison: Greg Anderson vs. Warren Johnson
The two winningest drivers in the history of Pro Stock are both equally matched at 97 wins each. 2021 looks to be the year the student (Anderson) surpasses the Professor (Johnson) for the top title.
The Sports Report: Fletcher on the verge of more history
When Dan Fletcher won the Super Stock title at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals in Charlotte, it gave him 105 national event victories. He’s got one more to go to pass Frank Manzo for second on NHRA’s all-time wins list.
There was a time when the news of a Dan Fletcher victory would barely register a blip on the drag racing radar screen. For most of his career, Fletcher won often, securing a total of 104 national event wins since his inaugural win at the 1994…
How many G's does a modern 11,000-hp Top Fuel dragster pull?
The modern NHRA Top Fuel dragster accelerates harder and pulls more G's than any [unclassified] fighter jet launch. At 5 G's, there's no wheeled vehicle on earth that even comes close.
Mountain Motor Pro Stock partners with Vitamin Energy for Midwest Nationals
Mountain Motor Pro Stock returns to action this weekend at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway with a boost from Vitamin Energy.
Mountain Motor Pro Stock returns to action this weekend at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway with a boost from Vitamin Energy. The partnership with MMPSA runs concurrent with the introduction of the Vitamin Energy…
Five things we learned at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals
Ask someone to pick the winners after qualifying on Saturday at zMAX Dragway and odds are they would have gotten each one wrong on Sunday at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals.
Ask someone to pick the winners after qualifying on Saturday at zMAX Dragway and odds are they would have gotten each one wrong at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals.
That’s a nod to the unpredictability of the sport, and that was in full effect…
Cottrell, Horan, and Bates dominate at Tulsa Raceway Nitro Nationals
Bobby Cottrell, Dan Horan Jr., and Kin Bates all but stamped their names on those Heritage Series gold championship Wallys because of their wins at Tulsa Raceway’s Nitro Nationals.
Bobby Cottrell, Dan Horan Jr., and Kin Bates all but stamped their names on those Heritage Series gold championship Wallys because of their wins at Tulsa Raceway’s Nitro Nationals. In fact, Cottrell, driving the Austin-Obrien Camaro Nitro Funny Car…
Points leader Jose Gonzalez grabs Pro Mod win in Charlotte
Points leader Jose Gonzalez continued to roll in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service, as he drove past Mike Castellana in the final round of the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
Points leader Jose Gonzalez continued to roll in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service, as he drove past Mike Castellana in the final round of the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
It was…
Rookie Josh Hart gets his second Top Fuel win in huge final-round upset
Top Fuel rookie Josh Hart scored his second win in just eight starts, collecting the trophy at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals with a final-round upset of points and performance leader Brittany Force.
Josh Hart started the season with a win at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, scoring in his debut to give him the early lead in the Rookie of the Year balloting. After running five of the first seven events, he sat out the next five events…
Shorthanded Tim Wilkerson and crew win for second time in last three races
Tim Wilkerson, who broke a five-year win drought with a huge win at the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals two weeks ago, put some icing on that cake by winning again at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals, turning back Cruz Pedregon in the final round.
Tim Wilkerson, who broke a five-year win drought with a huge win at the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals two weeks ago, put some icing on that cake by winning again at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals, turning back Cruz Pedregon in the final round,…
Kyle Koretsky scores first Pro Stock win, denies Greg Anderson historic victory
Kyle Koretsky played spoiler against his KB Racing teammate Greg Anderson, collecting his first career Pro Stock win and denying Anderson a date with history as the class’ all-time win leader.
Kyle Koretsky played spoiler against his KB Racing teammate Greg Anderson, collecting his first career Pro Stock win and denying Anderson a date with history as the class’ all-time win leader. The final-round battle was an all-KB Racing affair at…
Angelle Sampey scores an emotional Pro Stock Motorcycle victory in Charlotte
Racing for her hurricane-ravaged hometown and injured fellow rider and former teammate Cory Reed, Angelle Sampey scored an emotional 44th career win at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals.
Angelle Sampey defeated sentimental favorite Joey Gladstone in the Pro Stock Motorcycle final at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals, but it was a bittersweet win for the three-time world champ. After back-to-back runner-ups this year in Pomona and…
TV update: NHRA on FOX schedule adjustments for some local markets
Due to a conflict with some local programming on the FOX Broadcast Network, the airing of final eliminations from the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals has changed for some local markets.
Due to a conflict with some local programming on the FOX Broadcast Network, the airing of final eliminations from the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals has changed for some local markets.
Here is the list of affected markets/stations…
DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals Sunday News and Notes
News and Notes from final eliminations day at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals. Notes, quotes, photos, videos, and more!
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Clay Millican and Shawn Langdon hooked up in a wild first-round Top Fuel pedalfest that kicked off with two superior reaction times. Langdon left first with a sterling .024 reaction time with…
DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals Sunday photo gallery
The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over zMAX Dragway on the final day of the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals, capturing the action on and off the track at the second event of the Countdown to the Championship.
DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals Sunday preview
It's raceday at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals and there's a ton of drama surrounding eliminations. Points leads are in jeopardy and history could be made by Greg Anderson in Pro Stock. Here's what you need to know.
Will he or won’t he? That’s the question surrounding Pro Stock points leader Greg Anderson that’s on a lot of minds heading into raceday at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals.
One week ago, at the Countdown to the Championship opener in Reading,…
Friday's leaders hold on to top spots at DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals
Friday’s low qualifiers at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals all held onto their top seeds on the final day of qualifying, with Brittany and John Force in the No. 1 spots in Top Fuel and Funny Car and Aaron Stanfield and Steve Johnson holding sway in Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle,
Friday’s low qualifiers at the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals all held onto their top seeds through two sessions on the final day of qualifying at zMAX Dragway, with Brittany and John Force holding a family reunion in the No. 1 spots in Top Fuel and…
Steve Torrence looking to make history with record sixth straight zMAX win
Steve Torrence has won the last five events contested at zMAX Dragway and could become the first Pro driver in any of the four-wheeled NHRA classes to win as many as six consecutive events at one venue.
Steve Torrence and his Capco Contractors Top Fuel team have made a lot of history over the last three seasons, and they’re on the verge of another entry into the stats book if they can pull off a win at this weekend’s DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals…
DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals Saturday photo gallery
The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over zMAX Dragway on the second day of the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals, capturing the action on and off the track at the second event of the Countdown to the Championship.
Schafer, Wingert, Jackson, Scali win Division 6 Race of Champions titles
Ryan Schafer, Chris Wingert, Derrick Jackson, and Frank Scali won the Race of Champions at the 2021 NHRA Summit Racing Series Northwest Division Finals and will represent the division in the National Championships in Las Vegas in October. Gary Howe Jr. will be the Division's wild card after winning Sunday's open race.
The following are Saturday's final results from the 2021 NHRA Summit Racing Series Northwest Division Race of Champions:
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Ryan Schafer, Vancouver, Wash., dragster, 10.491, 123.38 def. Seth McLean, Nampa, Idaho, '…
'I wouldn't bet against me.' Bob Tasca III looking for points rebound in Charlotte
After dominating the first half of the season, leading the Funny Car points from the second through ninth events of the season, Bob Tasca III suddenly finds himself in sixth place and looking for a comeback weekend in Charlotte.
After dominating the first half of the season, leading the Funny Car points from the second through ninth events of the season on the strength of two wins and a runner-up, Bob Tasca III suddenly finds himself in sixth place entering the DeWalt NHRA…