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After a rough start to the Countdown, Team Capco bounced back in St. Louis
The 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the championship didn't start out well for Steve and Billy Torrence and the Capco Top Fuel team, but they bounced back at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, where Bily beat Steve in the final round.
Dallas Gardner retires as NHRA chairman, passing torch to current CEO Peter Clifford
After 46 years of dedicated service to NHRA and the sport of drag racing, Dallas Gardner, NHRA’s board chairman, recently announced his retirement and will hand over the reins to current NHRA chief executive officer Peter Clifford effective immediately.
After 46 years of dedicated service to NHRA and the sport of drag racing, Dallas Gardner, NHRA’s board chairman, recently announced his retirement and will hand over the reins to current NHRA chief executive officer Peter Clifford effective…
NHRA Power Rankings: It pays to have great drivers
Diminish greatness behind the wheel [or handlebars] in Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing at your own peril
Enzo Ferrari once said racing is 50 percent car and 50 percent driver. He built cars for famously long races, so the ratio may be adjusted for Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing – right until horsepower isn’t enough to win the drag race. Suddenly, it’s…
Walk 1,000 Feet returns with Alex Laughlin and Amanda Busick in St. Louis
Havoline driver Alex Laughlin helped NHRA on FOX reporter Amanda Busick bring back Walk 1,000 Feet at World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis as the two walked the drag strip, raced their way through a Missouri favorite and the Chevy Camaro…
Doug Foley to renew Top Fuel license; Todd Paton to compete in Charlotte
Doug Foley will renew his Top Fuel license eight years after last competing in Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing competition. His and partner Tim Lewis' dragster car will be driven at the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals by another veteran drag racer, Todd Paton.
Doug Foley will renew his Top Fuel license eight years after last competing in Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing competition.
The veteran racer returned to Lucas Oil Sportsman competition in 2018 as a Top Alcohol driver and partnered with Tim Lewis to…
Annual DRAW Auction set for Saturday of AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals
The Drag Racing Association of Women will hold its annual auction at Texas Motorplex Saturday night of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
The Drag Racing Association of Women will hold its annual auction at Texas Motorplex Saturday night of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
The DRAW Auction will be held Oct.19 in the Champion Club. Everyone is invited, and admission is free…
Champions crowned in Las Vegas at Pacific Division Summit Series Finals
NHRA’s top drag racers from tracks across the Pacific Division competed at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway at the NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division Finals, Oct. 4-6.
The following are Sunday's final results from the 2019 NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division Summit Showdown:
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Dave Meziere, Escondido, Calif., '05 Cavalier, 9.685, 168.79 def. Chuck Hawk Jr., Tucson…
Top Fuel veteran Cory McClenathan will run final three 2019 events, then retire
Two-time U.S. Nationals champion Cory McClenathan, whose 34 career Top Fuel victories still rank him among the top 10 winners in the class’ 54-year history, will run the final three events of the 2019 season, then hang up his driving gloves.
Two-time U.S. Nationals champion Cory McClenathan, whose 34 career Top Fuel victories still rank him among the top 10 winners in the class’ 54-year history, will hang up his driving gloves at the end of the 2019 season.
McClenathan, who finished…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographer Jerry Foss captured the highlights from the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals and we've got them for you here.
Fast Five: AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick count down their top five highlights from this weekend's AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Billingsley's Comp win leads Lucas Oil Series highlights from Midwest Nationals
David Billingsley scored the win in Comp to lead the Lucas Oil Series winners at the eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Sunday's final results from the eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. The race is the 20th of 24 in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series:
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David v, Chevy Camaro, 8.123…
WATCH: Sunday Highlights from the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
Catch up on all the action from a thrilling race day at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. Shawn Langdon, Billy Torrence, Erica Enders and Karen Stoffer all brought home Wallys, while Scott Palmer experienced a wild burn out and Langdon won…
What the teams had to say following the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
"My crew chiefs told me ‘We’re going to get you close. We don’t know exactly what it’s going to do because we made a couple of changes from yesterday. We think it’s going to run well and we’re going to give you the best car we can.' " -- Funny Car winner Shawn Langdon
The second race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship is in the books. Read what the teams had to say following the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Torrence Racing
After an unexpected first-round exit at the opening event…
David Kramer’s perfect light leads to SAM Tech Factory Stock title
In just his fourth appearance in the SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock Showdown, David Kramer finds the winner’s circle with his COPO Camaro; Drew Skillman closes in on championship.
David Kramer may be best known throughout NHRA circles as the father of current Pro Stock championship contender Deric Kramer, but he’s also got a lengthy resumé of his own including the Comp title at the 2002 Denver race. David is now a winner in…
Rickie Smith takes down Stevie "Fast" Jackson for Pro Mod victory
Rickie Smith finished up an impressive weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway with his first victory of the season in E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service action, beating points leader Stevie “Fast” Jackson…
Billy Torrence beats Steve Torrence to get first NHRA Countdown win
Billy Torrence continues to dominate every time he shows up to race. Torrence beat his son, defending world champion Steve Torrence, to capture his fourth win in his sixth final.
Torrence left a hundredth behind his son but made a clean lap…
Shawn Langdon defeats J.R. Todd in all Kalitta Motorsports/Toyota Camry battle
Shawn Langdon is now a two-time Funny Car winner. He defeated Kalitta Motorsports teammate J.R. Todd to get his second win at World Wide Technology Raceway and first in a Funny Car, moving him to seventh in points in the process.
Langdon…
Erica Enders takes Chevy Camaro back to winner's circle in St. Louis
Erica Enders is back in the winner's circle. She drove her Melling Performance by Matt Hartford to get her first win since 2018 at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Hartford left first, grabbing a .015-second advantage after cutting…
Karen Stoffer scores first win since 2015 in St. Louis
Karen Stoffer defeated Andrew Hines to get her first victory since 2015. The rider brought home the third-straight victory for White Alligator Racing, which moved Stoffer to second in points, behind Hines as she battles for her first Pro Stock…
WATCH: Shawn Langdon scores wild second-round victory in St. Louis
Shawn Langdon advanced to the semifinals in come from behind fashion, driving by Jim Campbell in his Global Electronic Technology Toyota Camry. That got him back in the championship conversation and earned him a spot in the semi's for the fourth…
WATCH: Scott Palmer's Top Fuel dragster blows up during burnout in St. Louis
Scott Palmer didn't get a chance to take a shot at his good friend and defending world champion Steve Torrence in the first round of Top Fuel.
His Magic Dry Top Fuel dragster blew up while performing the burnout at the AAA Insurance NHRA…
Drew Skillman all but clinches Factory Stock world championship following Bo Butner motor failure
Drew Skillman has not officially been crowned the SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown champion, but he is all but assured to lock up his first NHRA world championship at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals following first-round action Saturday.…
WATCH: Highlights from Saturday qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
Watch John Force, Mike Salinas, Erica Enders and Matt Smith take pole in their respective categories and Tim Wilkerson drive through a body-destroying explosion during the final day of qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals…
Erica Enders' Chevy Camaro performing at championship level in St. Louis
Erica Enders drove her Chevy Camaro to pole position for the second-straight event as she chases her third Pro Stock world championship. The Elite Motorsports racer has gone more than a season without a win but has reached three final rounds and…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Sunday preview
Get all the information on the second race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship as race day begins at World Wide Technology in St. Louis
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional race day begins with Top Fuel and continues with Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Saturday gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographer Jerry Foss captured some of the best moments from the second day of action at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
John Force continues chase for 17th championship with St. Louis pole
John Force captured his first pole since the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in June as he marched towards his unprecedented 17th championship. He made a 3.842-second pass at 334.4-mph in the final qualifying session to take his fourth pole of the…
WATCH: Tim Wilkerson's Ford Mustang Funny Car body explodes during final qualifying session
Tim Wilkerson experienced an explosive run during the fourth and final Funny Car qualifying session at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis. He exited his car unharmed at his home track but the body of his Ford Mustang Funny Car was…
Mike Salinas takes pole position in St. Louis
Mike Salinas sent a message in the final qualifying session at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. The Scrappers Racing Top Fuel team will still play a role in the championship fight.
Salinas ran a 3.687-second pass at a staggering 330.55-…
Matt Smith claims fourth pole of 2019 in St. Louis
Defending world champion Matt Smith took a step towards defending his title by earning pole position for the fourth time in 2019 at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Smith went to the top for the first time in three races on the…