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Torrence, LVMS crew revved up as four-wide racing returns to Las Vegas this weekend
Defending Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence and Jeff Motley from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway join Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to talk about this weekend’s upcoming event in Las Vegas.
To purchase general-admission or reserved seats, call (800) 644-4444 or visit www.LVMS.com. Kids 12 and under are free in general admission areas with a paid adult. To honor the Salute to First Responders,…
A beginner's guide to the NHRA Summit Jr. Drag Racing League
How to get your kid started in the sport that launched the careers of J.R. Todd, Erica Enders, and more.
Your child wants to race a Jr. Dragster — now what? Starting out in the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League can seem daunting at first, but with careful planning and some help, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. While your first inclination…
Accelerated timetable: Justin Ashley will now make Top Fuel debut later this season
Justin Ashley and partner Dustin Davis have accelerated their timetable for Ashley’s Top Fuel debut and the second-generation nitro racer will now make his NHRA national event debut this fall in the Justin Ashley Racing/Davis Motorsports dragster.
Justin Ashley and partner Dustin Davis have accelerated their timetable for Ashley’s Top Fuel debut and the second-generation nitro racer will now make his NHRA national event debut this fall in the Justin Ashley Racing/Davis Motorsports dragster…
Kenny Delco has demonstrated remarkable staying power in Pro Stock
When it comes to Pro Stock racing, Delco personifies the old adage, “Been there, done that.” He doesn’t need to reminisce about the so-called “good old days” of Pro Stock, because he lived through a large chunk of it and is still going.
Kenny Delco has beaten late great 10-time champion Bob Glidden twice. He has also racked up wins against a few other world champs like Warren Johnson, Jim Yates, Greg Anderson, Jason Line, Jeg Coughlin Jr., and even Tanner Gray. How about prominent…
Behind the Visor: How Terry McMillen evolved into a championship contender
Terry McMillen took the long and difficult road to become a championship contender. He tells us in his own words the how and the why.
The struggles that Terry McMillen has gone through to become a championship contender in Top Fuel are well documented. Frustrating DNQs. Broken parts. Broken dreams, but never a broken spirit. If you’re looking for someone who’s up for a fight…
Funny Car racer Jack Beckman remains difficult to define, but we give it our best shot
Jack Beckman has competed in more than 300 races, won 28 of them and appeared in more than 50 finals. The Super Comp and Funny Car world champion remains one of the most interesting figures in the sport all these years later.
The garage sits behind a motorhome, well removed from the house of two-time world champion Jack Beckman. A JEGS.com banner serves as the only adornment, and the space is relatively neat, save for stacks of parts on shelves and a mini-bike resting…
NHRA FanFest will help launch Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nats
NHRA FanFest returns to the New York-New York Hotel & Casino on Thursday, April 4 in advance of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
NHRA FanFest returns to the New York-New York Hotel & Casino on Thursday, April 4 in advance of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Kicking off at 6 p.m., the two-hour event takes…
Summit Racing Equipment renews sponsorship of NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League
Summit Racing Equipment has renewed its title sponsorship of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, a popular racing league for kids ages 5-17.
Summit Racing Equipment has renewed its title sponsorship of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, a popular racing league for kids ages 5-17.
For more than 25 years, the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League has been an…
Torrence team has a recipe for success that any nitro team can follow
Steve Torrence and his Capco Contractors team won the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel championship with the same parts available to any team -- from chassis to engine blocks and clutch -- giving new and aspiring teams a recipe for success.
NHRA South Central Division Moser Sportsman Shootout set for April 6
The NHRA South Central Division Moser Sportsman Shootout is set to take place on Saturday, April 6 with a stacked field at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas.
The NHRA South Central Division Moser Sportsman Shootout is set to take place on Saturday, April 6 with a stacked field. The specialty event is contested in conjunction with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader weekend at Texas…
Clay Millican riding high entering Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide NHRA Nationals
It wasn’t a victory, but Clay Millican believed his runner-up finish in Gainesville felt like one. With a young team, plenty of new faces, including a new crew chief, there were plenty of question marks surrounding the Top Fuel veteran heading into…
Buffalo Turbine renews sponsorship as Official Track Blower of NHRA
NHRA has announced a multi-year renewal with Buffalo Turbine, a leading manufacturer of track blowers, to extend its sponsorship as the Official Track Blower of NHRA.
NHRA has announced a multi-year renewal with Buffalo Turbine, a leading manufacturer of track blowers, to extend its sponsorship as the Official Track Blower of NHRA.
As an official sponsor, Buffalo Turbine can leverage the NHRA brand in its…
The Hose Connection will sponsor Matt Hartford Pro Stocker in Las Vegas
Matt Hartford’s Pro Stocker will sport backing from the Larry Webb’s The Hose Connection at the Denso Spark Plugs Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas.
Matt Hartford’s Pro Stocker will sport backing from the Larry Webb’s The Hose Connection at the Denso Spark Plugs Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas.
The Hose Connection and the Webb family have been long term friends with Hartford and the team.…
19th annual NHRA Dodge Hemi Challenge set to return to Indy
The Dodge//SRT brand will return as title sponsor of the NHRA Dodge Hemi Challenge, marking the 19th consecutive year of FCA US LLC sponsorship of the popular NHRA Sportsman event at the historic NHRA U.S. Nationals.
The Dodge//SRT brand will return as title sponsor of the NHRA Dodge Hemi Challenge, marking the 19th consecutive year of FCA US LLC sponsorship of the popular NHRA Sportsman event at the historic NHRA U.S. Nationals.
The 19th Annual NHRA…
Remembering Bobby Vodnik and Frank Oglesby
One came to fame as a teenager ahead of his prime and the other with a sponsor that was ahead of its time, but this week we mourn them together with the passings last weekend of NHRA pioneers Bobby Vodnik and Frank Oglesby.
One came to fame as a teenager ahead of his prime and the other with a sponsor that was ahead of its time, but this week we mourn them together with the passings last weekend of Bobby Vodnik and Frank Oglesby.
Neither name might be familiar to…
Take a tour of K.B. Racing with Jason Line and Brian Lohnes
NHRA on FOX broadcaster got a behind-the-scenes tour of K.B. Racing with multi-time Pro Stock champion Jason Line. Now you can also get a look inside the Moorsville, N.C. Pro Stock shop.
Most Pro Stock shops are shrouded in secrecy and the K.B. Racing shop that houses the Chevy Camaros of Jason Line, Greg Anderson, Deric Kramer and Bo Butner is no exception. Line was kind enough to lift a little bit of that…
Four-Wide racing returns to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
After a thrilling debut a year ago, four-wide NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series action returns to thrill the fans at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the 20th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, April 5-7.
After a thrilling debut a year ago, four-wide NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series action returns to thrill the fans at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the 20th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, April 5-7.
A year ago,…
WFO Radio Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Winners Edition
The WFO Radio Podcast goes deep with the 50th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Winners Edition featuring Robert Hight, Richie Crampton, Bo Butner and Randi Lyn Shipp, Andrew Hines and Mike Mullaney, alcohol winners Sean Bellemeur and Megan Meyer…
Paul Lee Funny Car team to debut at Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals
Funny Car racer Paul Lee and crew chief Jim Oberhofer are making the final preparations ahead of the Atlanta event which will be Lee's re-introduction to the Funny Car category.
NHRA welcomes Kentucky Dragway to its NHRA Member Track network
Kentucky Dragway, located in Clay City, Ky., has joined the NHRA Member Track Network in Division 3, NHRA's North Central Division.
Kentucky Dragway, located in Clay City, Ky., has joined the NHRA Member Track Network in Division 3, NHRA's North Central Division.
Located southeast of Lexington, Kentucky Dragway was built and is owned by the Kennon Family. Originally known as…
Fans of fast doorslammers already looking forward to exciting Houston event
After a record-breaking weekend at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, fans of fast doorslammers like the machines of the E3 Spark Plugs Pro Modified Series are already turning their eyes towards lightning-quick Houston Raceway Park and the upcoming Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Presented By Pennzoil, April 12-14.
After a record-breaking weekend at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, fans of fast doorslammers like the machines of the E3 Spark Plugs Pro Modified Series are already turning their eyes towards lightning-quick Houston Raceway Park and the…
Tommy Johnson Jr. and team resilient in the wake of series of blower explosions
Tommy Johnson Jr. and the Make-A-Wish Funny Car team have lost three expensive bodies in the last two events, but the veteran nitro pilot is chalking up the incidents to unrelated bad luck and is optimistic about the rest of his season.
Mawhee, Stanfield, and Hidalgo Jr. top winners at Texas Sportsman Challenge
Keith Mawhee, Aaron Stanfield, and Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. led the list of winners as Houston Raceway Park hosted the first NHRA South Central Division race of the 2019 season, the NHRA Texas Sportsman Challenge.
Preview | Friday | Saturday
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division NHRA Texas Sportsman…
Bad break (literally) will keep Frank Pedregon out of Las Vegas Funny Car field
Frank Pedregon’s plans of competing at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals were dashed Friday when he suffered a broken leg in a passenger car accident.
Frank Pedregon’s plans of competing at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals were dashed Friday when he suffered a broken leg in a passenger car accident.
Pedregon, who kicked off the season in the Worsham Family Racing’s Lucas Oil…
Kenny Bernstein’s shattering of the 300-mph barrier at the 1992 Gatornationals is the event’s signature moment
Bernstein made NHRA Drag Racing history in 1992, and in so doing created a moment that became as larger as Gainesville itself.
Before the start of the 1992 season, NHRA National Dragster polled 1991’s top 10 Top Fuel finishers on the only topic anyone cared about: Would someone break the 300-mph barrier that season? Darrell Gwynn said, “It would surprise me if it happened…
Justin Lamb has won five championships in the last five years, and he’s not done yet
Peter Biondo knows a thing or two about talent, so when he predicted Justin Lamb’s future greatness more than a decade ago, he wasn’t exactly going out on a limb.
With a résumé that features seven national championships and nearly 50 national event wins, Peter Biondo knows a thing or two about talent, so when he predicted Justin Lamb’s future greatness more than a decade ago, he wasn’t exactly going out on a…
The story of the first Gatornationals Top Fuel win, from the inside
Dave Chenevert was the first Gatornationals Top Fuel winner way back in 1970 and the first of 30 different drivers to win Top Fuel at Gainesville Raceway. Relive that wild weekend from the memory of one of his teenage crewmembers, Fred Mooneyham, himself a future Top Fuel driver.
With his back-to-back victories at the 2018 and ’19 events, Richie Crampton became the 49th and 50th Top Fuel winners in Gatornationals history, but does anyone remember the first?
Former Top Fuel driver Fred Mooneyham does, because he was…
Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 60 No. 5)
NHRA National Dragster magazine's fifth issue of 2019, featuring a special salute to the magazine's 60th anniversary, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
NHRA National Dragster magazine's fifth issue of 2019, featuring a special salute to the magazine's 60th anniversary, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
The event tribute includes a…
Sampey upgraded to full season with Vance & Hines Harley team
Three-time world champ Angelle Sampey will now race in all 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle events with the Vance & Hines Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson team.
For Angelle Sampey, what started as a four-race showcase with the Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson team has now become a full-season pursuit of a fourth NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle championship. Longtime rivals, Sampey joined the…
Behind the Visor: Why Blake Alexander went back to Funny Car
Blake Alexander shocked the drag racing world when he announced his departure from Bob Vandergriff Racing to buy a Funny Car team. Here's why he did it.
Blake Alexander shocked the drag racing world when he announced his departure from Bob Vandergriff Racing. He later announced a big move: the purchase of Brian Stewart’s Funny Car operation. Alexander returned to Funny Car by qualifying for the…