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Andrew Hines enters rare territory with sixth Pro Stock Motorcycle championship
On the surface, it looks like an open and shut case. Andrew Hines went to 10 final rounds in 2019 and won seven Pro Stock Motorcycle races. He also won 44 elimination rounds, by far the most of anyone in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class, and he went a…
WATCH: Decade in Review
The 2010s were a decade full on highlights, with historic championships, record-breaking runs, and dramatic accomplishments. Relive them all in this quick look back at the past decade.
Stevie "Fast" Jackson delivers first NHRA championship with Pro Mod title
Stevie “Fast” Jackson did not do anything surprising by winning the 2019 E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series title. That doesn’t make storming the most competitive class in drag racing with the power of a terminator and the bravado of…
Top Fuel Driver of the Decade: Antron Brown
Antron Brown led Top Fuel in championships and wins in the 2010s
Antron Brown won 42 races and three championships during the 2010s, a tremendous achievement that served as a true coming-out party for the former Pro Stock Motorcycle rider. Any doubt that Brown would struggle to adjust to Top Fuel dragster melted…
Tii Tharpe goes back-to-back for Top Fuel Harley title
Tii Tharpe helped further the Jay Turner Racing dynasty with his second-straight legacy.
Tii Tharpe established a dynasty for Jay Turner Racing by winning the Top Fuel Harley outfit’s third straight title, and his second in a row, on the final day of the season. It took less drama than his 2018 world championship, but the North…
Funny Car Driver of the Decade: Robert Hight
Robert Hight won more than anyone and brought home a pair of titles in the 2010s
Funny Car enjoyed more parity as a category during the 2010s than at any point during the modern era. That’s just a long way of saying: Hey! Someone other than John Force won some races! That’s the good news if you don’t work for John Force Racing.…
Megan Meyer becomes first woman to win Top Alcohol Dragster championship
Megan Meyer put together an incredible season in Top Alcohol Dragster and made history as a result.
“I’ve been going to the racetrack my whole life, and I’ve always wanted to do what my dad did, to follow in his footsteps,” said Megan Meyer. “I’ve always wanted to do this, since day one.”
As the eldest daughter of past national-event-winning…
Pro Stock Driver of the Decade: Erica Enders
Erica Enders won three championships and became the defining driver of the decade
Erica Enders won her first race in 2012 and defeated the 2000s greatest driver to do it. Greg Anderson won three-straight titles from 2003-05 and won the first championship of the 2010s. K.B. Racing won four titles in the closing decade – so did…
Sean Bellemeur enters rare company with back-to-back Top Alcohol Funny Car titles
Sean Bellemeur and Tony Bartone have teamed up for incredible Top Alcohol Funny Car success.
When Tony Bartone approached Sean Bellemeur in the 2017 season about taking over the wheel of his Top Alcohol Funny Car, he pitched it to him as “the perfect storm.”
Bellemeur had already won two events for Bartone as a fill-in driver in 2015 and…
Pro Stock Motorcycle Rider of the Decade: Eddie Krawiec
Pro Stock Motorcycle belonged to Eddie Krawiec in the 2010s
Eddie Krawiec won his first championship without winning a race. It’s the kind of strange fact that’s more inconvenient than interesting. Winning is the goal for every racer every time they attend a National Hot Rod Association race, but it isn’t a…
Frank Aragona Jr. goes back-to-back in Comp Eliminator for third world championship
There are few better in Comp Eliminator than Frank Aragaona Jr., something he continues to prove in one of the toughest Sportsman categories.
For Frank Aragona Jr., it always comes down to the math, and that’s especially true in Competition eliminator, or as it’s better known, “Complicated eliminator.”
And, after claiming a second straight and third overall championship in 2019, the…
In the Christmas spirit
A look back at some Christmas-inspired Dragster Insider columns from years past.
Ho-ho-hoping you’re enjoying some holiday time with your family. I know I am. In the spirit of Christmas giving –- and “guy shopping” (knowing and delivering the perfect gift within minutes) -– here’s a look back at some Christmas-inspired Insider…
Vic Penrod turns career year into first Super Stock world championship
Vic Penrod captured his first Super Stock world championship on the final day of the 2019 season.
Talk about a leap of faith. Vic Penrod entered the final week of 2019 as the leader in Super Stock, but before it became official, there was one significant hurdle to clear. Heading into the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, only Kyle Rizzoli could…
Auto Club Funny Car team gearing up for another title run in 2020 season
Even after capturing their third Funny Car championship, there's no letup at John Force Racing for Robert Hight's Auto Club Chevy Camaro team. After unpacking the trailer, work quickly began on projects and plans to defend their crown in 2020.
Allison Doll smashes records to take Stock championship
Allison Doll became the first woman to win the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Stock championship.
So, where was Allison Doll when she found out she’d officially locked up the 2019 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Stock world championship?
“I was out in the yard, raking leaves,” Doll said, laughing.
Doll and her husband, Doug, the…
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the NHRA staff
The staff of the NHRA wishes a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to the fans, sponsors, race teams, racetracks, and other supporters of the NHRA.
Old car does new tricks for Super Gas world champion Jeremy Mason
Jeremy Mason chased down his first Super Gas world championship in his father's 1966 Chevy II.
Jeremy Mason owned just one national event win before hoisting the 2019 Super Gas world championship trophy in November. Now he owns two: A win at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals propelled him to the top of one of the toughest categories…
Ray Miller III brings home Super Comp title for his family
Ray Miller III, of the ubiquitous Miller Race Cars, owns his first world championships.
The story of Ray Miller III must begin with his father, Ray Miller Jr. The racer-turned car builder who began the family business, ubiquitous to those who pay the faintest bit of attention to the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, won just a single…
Danny Nelson uses 43-day run to take Top Dragster title
An incredible 43-day run during the middle of the season paced Danny Nelson towards his first Top Dragster world championship.
Forty-three days. That’s all it took for Danny Nelson to score enough points to win the world championship in the Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs class.
While Nelson raced his low six-second dragster from April to October, it was a…
Sandy Wilkins breaks through for 2019 Top Sportsman championship
Sandy Wilkins earned his first Top Sportsman world championship after several near misses.
Following a string of solid performances that included three top-10 finishes in the Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs class, Sandy Wilkins finally broke through for his first world title thanks to a season that began and ended with a pair of…
The Clapshaw Effect: How Don Garlits finally made his first 300-mph pass
Thanks to a huge assist from fellow racer Gary Clapshaw, "Big Daddy" Don Garlits was able to race to his first 300-mph performance at the 2001 U.S. Nationals. In the wake of Clapshaw's passing Dec. 15, it's a story worth retelling.
Don Garlits made a lot of meaningful passes in his long career in Top Fuel –- comebacks after accidents, comebacks after retirements, first runs in innovative new cars, U.S. Nationals final rounds –- but there’s no doubt that the pass he made on…
FOX Sports, NHRA announce 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing television schedule
FOX Sports and the NHRA has released their 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series television schedule, highlighted by live FOX broadcast network coverage of four consecutive summer events as well as the iconic U.S. Nationals.
FOX Sports and the NHRA has released their 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series television schedule, highlighted by live FOX broadcast network coverage of four consecutive summer events, including the “Western Swing” (Denver, Sonoma, and…
Steve Reintjes named NHRA Vice President of Broadcasting
Steve Reintjes, who has served as NHRA’s Coordinating Producer for the past two years, has been promoted to the role of Vice President of Broadcasting.
Steve Reintjes, who has served as NHRA’s Coordinating Producer for the past two years, has been promoted to the role of Vice President of Broadcasting.
In his new role, Reintjes will continue to oversee the NHRA’s production of all NHRA on…
WFO Radio Podcast "Parade of Champions" continues
The WFO Radio Podcast "Parade of Champions" adds Sean Bellemeur, Megan Meyer and Ray Miller III for the holidays! Sean Bellemeur talks about his second Top Alcohol Funny Car championship and going back to back. Megan Meyer discusses becoming the…
From the fab shop to the race teams, John Force Racing has a busy off-season
From the fab shop turning out short blocks, cylinder heads, superchargers, bodies, and chassis to the race shops, where 2020's combinations are being brewed, there's a lot going on at John Force Racing in the off-season.
Osborn joins Kalitta Motorsports as major associate for five 2020 NHRA events
Osborn, the world’s largest and most complete solution provider of high-quality surface treatment and finishing products, will join Kalitta Motorsports as a major associate sponsor to the multi-time NHRA world championship team.
Osborn, the world’s largest and most complete solution provider of high-quality surface treatment and finishing products, will join Kalitta Motorsports as a major associate sponsor to the multi-time NHRA world championship team.
Osborn will…
2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series and Reunion dates announced
NHRA has announced the schedule for the 2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, featuring the NHRA Motorsports Museum’s Hot Rod Reunions.
NHRA has announced the schedule for the 2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, featuring the NHRA Motorsports Museum’s Hot Rod Reunions. The series will feature thrilling racing action, highlighted by the crowd-pleasing, nitro-burning Nostalgia…
What's next for Jonnie Lindberg?
Two-time world champion Jonnie Lindberg is building race cars and planning his return to Top Alcohol Funny Car class after three-year run with Jim Head Racing in the Mello Yello series.
Top Alcohol Funny Car racers who thought they’d seen the last of Jonnie Lindberg might be in for a surprise as the two-time world champion appears headed back to his old stomping grounds. While Lindberg admits that his 2020 plans are still somewhat…
Former NHRA Funny Car national event winner Gary Clapshaw passes away
Former NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car racer Gary Clapshaw passed away Dec. 15. Clapshaw ran his own cars for years but is perhaps best remembered for generously loaning his Top Fuel dragster to legend Don Garlits, providing “Big Daddy” with the car to make his long-desired first 300-mph pass.
Former NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car racer Gary Clapshaw passed away Dec. 15. He was 68.
Clapshaw, a Funny Car event winner and Top Fuel finalist, ran his own cars for years out of his Hillsboro, Ore., base but is perhaps best remembered for…
Safety pioneer Bill Simpson passes away; brought parachute to drag racing
Safety equipment pioneer Bill Simpson, founder of Simpson Racing Products, who introduced the concept of a braking parachutes in drag racing and also developed life-saving fire-retardant equipment for motorsports, died Dec. 16.
Safety equipment pioneer Bill Simpson, founder of Simpson Racing Products, died Dec. 16, three days after suffering a massive stroke. He was 79.
Although Simpson was known throughout the motorsports world for his dedication to the safety of its…