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Dodge NHRA Nationals Saturday Notebook

Courtney Force earned her 11th pole of the season, while Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Tanner Gray (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all snagged pole position at the Dodge NHRA Nationals.
15 Sep 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Preview | Features | Results QUALIFYING ROUND RECAPS PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE (1:41 p.m.): Eddie Krawiec…
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Millican, C. Force, Enders, M. Smith go low at Dodge NHRA Nationals

The Countdown to the Championship kicked off at the Dodge NHRA Nationals with Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Courtney Force (Funny Car), Erica Enders and Matt Smith at the top of their respective classes at the Dodge NHRA Nationals.
14 Sep 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Dodge NHRA Nationals Friday Notebook

The Countdown to the Championship kicked off at the Dodge NHRA Nationals with Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Courtney Force (Funny Car), Erica Enders and Matt Smith at the top of their respective classes at the Dodge NHRA Nationals.
14 Sep 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
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Preview | Features | Results QUALIFYING ROUND RECAPS PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE Q1 (1:33 p.m.): Matt…
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Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access:1992 Keystone Nationals

Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: the 1992 Keystone Nationals.
14 Sep 2018
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Flashback Friday
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: the 1992 Keystone Nationals. Some of the highlights of the event include a…
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Doug vs. Doug: A jet-powered friendship

The late great jet-dragster racer Doug Rose was not just another driver lined up next to West Coast jet jockey Doug Brown, he was a friend and mentor, as Brown explains in this illuminating and entertaining tribute.
14 Sep 2018
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Doug Rose
Everyone in life should be so lucky to have a mentor, someone who’s been there and done that in your chosen field and is there to help not only show you the ropes, but to inspire you and keep you moving in the right direction. Doug Rose, the…
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 59 No. 19)

NHRA National Dragster’s 19th issue of 2018, featuring coverage of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
13 Sep 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
ND cover
NHRA National Dragster’s 19th issue of 2018, featuring coverage of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world. In addition to our coverage from…
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Defending world champ Krawiec looks to continue run of success at Dodge NHRA Nationals 

Racing at Maple Grove Raceway, the site of this weekend’s Dodge NHRA Nationals, has seemed to always bring out the best in defending Pro Stock Motorcycle world champ Eddie Krawiec.
13 Sep 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Eddie Krawiec
Racing at Maple Grove Raceway, the site of this weekend’s 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals, has seemed to always bring out the best in defending Pro Stock Motorcycle world champ Eddie Krawiec. Now that the race serves as the kickoff to the NHRA…
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NHRA Today Roundtable: Dodge NHRA Nationals preview

NHRA on FOX broadcasters Dave Rieff and Tony Pedregon and Indy Bureau Chief John Kernan joined NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick via Skype in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's to discuss this weekend's Dodge NHRA Nationals.
13 Sep 2018
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Hight's AAA Chevy will banner cautions about distracted driving during Countdown

Throughout the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, past world champ Robert Hight will be campaigning a new look Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro that features an important message about distracted driving. 
13 Sep 2018
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Robert Hight
Throughout the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, past world champ Robert Hight will be campaigning a new look Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro that features an important message about distracted driving.  It…
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WFO Radio NHRA Mello Yello  Countdown preview

12 Sep 2018
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WFO
Get ready for the NHRA Mello Yello  Countdown with Matt Hagan, Antron Brown, Rick Jones, and Matt Smith, plus U.S. Nationals Pro Mod winner Stevie "Fast" Jackson. NHRA’s Alan Reinhart previews the NHRA playoffs and John DiBartolomeo from Drag…
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Magic Dry will sponsor Lagana's Top Fuel machine at Reading event

Dom Lagana will banner Magic Dry 100% Organic Multi-Purpose Absorbent on the flanks of his Top Fuel dragster at this weekend's Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
12 Sep 2018
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Dom Lagana
Dom Lagana will banner Magic Dry 100% Organic Multi-Purpose Absorbent on the flanks of his Top Fuel dragster at this weekend's Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.   Running as part of Tommy Thompson Motorsports alongside teammate…
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Defending Pro Stock world champ Butner knows he has work to do in Reading

Starting the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship in ninth place, defending Pro Stock world champ Bo Butner is well aware of the position he’s in heading into the playoff opener at this weekend’s Dodge NHRA Nationals in Reading.
12 Sep 2018
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Bo Butner
Starting the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship in ninth place, defending Pro Stock world champ Bo Butner is well aware of the position he’s in heading into the playoff opener at this weekend’s 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple…
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DragWeek: A Street-Strip Extravaganza

NHRA’s Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom welcomed Hot Rod’s David Freiburger, announcer Brian Lohnes, and racers Jonnie Lindberg and Richie Crampton via Skype into the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about DragWeek, a week-long five-track road excursion testing street and strip performance.
12 Sep 2018
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S. Torrence, R. Hight, Gray, Krawiec enter Dodge NHRA Nationals as Tricky Tipster favorites

NHRA National Dragster's resident odds expert, Tricky Tipster, begins the Countdown to the Championship with a fresh slate. You can too by getting sage advice on who the odds-on favorites are for the Dodge NHRA Nationals.
12 Sep 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Tipster
The Countdown to the Championship begins in Reading this season, meaning cool (and hopefully not stormy) weather awaits racers hoping to make a good first impression on the first playoff leg. NHRA National Dragster’s resident Tricky Tipster got 18…
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Torrence, C. Force, Gray, Krawiec are Tricky Tipster's Championship favorites

Tricky Tipster gives odds on the Countdown to the Championship contenders ahead of the playoff opener in Reading, Pa. How does your favorite driver stack up with the Dodge NHRA Nationals looming?
12 Sep 2018
National Dragster staff
Tipster
The 12th rendition of the Countdown to the Championship kicks off with the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway and the Tricky Tipster is here to offer pre-playoff odds for your debating, complaining and otherwise prognosticating pleasure.…
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Brittany Force tests at Lucas Oil Raceway ahead of Countdown to the Championship

Defending Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force tested at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis ahead of the Countdown to the Championship with hopes of making improvements to her Monster Energy machine following a regular season where the Brian Husen / Alan Johnson tuned machine picked up one win. John Kernan reports from Indy.
12 Sep 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Capps ready for big moments of the Countdown to the Championship

Countdown to the Championship in a different position this year and that means a strong start is necessary at this weekend’s 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
12 Sep 2018
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Ron Capps
Countdown to the Championship in a different position this year and that means a strong start is necessary at this weekend’s 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. After leading the points heading into the NHRA’s six-race playoffs…
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SRCA takes Division 5 team title; five drivers headed to National Championships

SRCA Dragstrip racked up 55 points to capture the Team Championship and five individual winners are heading to the NHRA Summit National Championship via wins this weekend at the NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Series.
11 Sep 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Summit
  SRCA drivers held off those from Brainerd International Raceway and Bandimere Speedway who finished in second and third with 50 and 41 points respectively.   Jaron Miller, Joe Marx, Brent Erickson and Beau Drexler each won their…
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Cam McMillen licenses in Jr. Dragster, will make pass at Dodge NHRA Nationals

Cam McMillen, son of Top Fuel racer Terry McMillen, licensed in his Jr. Dragster at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis and will make his first national event passes at the Dodge NHRA Nationals in Reading as his father kicks off the Countdown to the Championship.
11 Sep 2018
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Sturgill, Loynes, Hendrickson and Hicks win in Indy

Lucas Oil Raceway took the Team Championship on a tie-breaker at the NHRA Summit Racing Series North Central Division Finals. Michael Sturgill, Dustin Loynes, Brian Hendrickson and Jeremy Hicks grabbed individual wins and now advance to the NHRA Summit National Championship.
10 Sep 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Summit
Lucas Oil Raceway took the Team Championship on a tie-breaker over National Trail Raceway at the NHRA Summit Racing Series North Central Division Finals. Michael Sturgill, Dustin Loynes, Brian Hendrickson and Jeremy Hicks grabbed individual wins and…
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Top Fuel points leader Torrence locked in for title chase heading to Reading

Steve Torrence’s quest for his first NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel world championship begins at Maple Grove Raceway at the Dodge NHRA Nationals, the opening event of the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
10 Sep 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Steve Torrence
There has been no letdown for Steve Torrence during the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, a year after winning eight races and finishing second in points. In fact, you could make the case the Top Fuel star has been even better heading…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Sportsman Champion Highlights

Josh Hart successfully defended his Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster title, and Sean Bellemeur won his first Indy title in Top Alcohol Funny Car to lead the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions at NHRA’s oldest and most prestigious event.
10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Josh Hart
Josh Hart successfully defended his Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster title, and Sean Bellemeur won his first Indy title in Top Alcohol Funny Car to lead the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions at NHRA’s…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Top Fuel Harley winner Tii Tharpe

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Tii Tharpe raced to a Top Fuel Harley title in a winner-take-all final by defeating Doug Vancil at the biggest race of the year. It doesn't get any better than that and it kept the Mickey Thompson Top Fuel Harley title in house at Jay Turner Racing…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Super Stock winner Dennis Steward

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Dennis Steward won his second national event after a final-round win over Dale Hulquist. Driving an FGT/L ’64 Plymouth owned by former track operator Carl Weisinger, Steward plotted his way through the huge 128-car field of Super Stock to win drag…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Super Gas winner Devin Isenhower

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Devin Isenhower’s breakthrough win at Indy was hardly a surprise. He’s a regular at Indy and has won several of the track’s biggest events. Late in Super Gas eliminations, Isenhower buckled down and produced a .005 light and a 9.921 in his…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Stock winner TC Morris

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Stock champion Morris delivered a quarterfinal win over West Coast racer Brent Calvert and also ended Joey Shipp’s chances for an Indy double with a 10.981 on his 10.97 dial. Appearing in the first national event final of his career, Morris didn’t…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Super Comp winner Joe Hessling

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Joe Hessling, the Top Dragster winner of the 2015 JEGS NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals, made it to the Super Comp final, where he faced one of the toughest opponents imaginable, four-time world champion Gary Stinnett. Hessling left first and then…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Sean Bellemeur tested a new car for team owner Tony Bartone during the Indy test session, and that experience proved to be valuable when he returned a week later and claimed the biggest win of his career. The No. 2 qualifier, Bellemeur drove his…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Competition Eliminator winner David Rampy

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
The tally is now 98 and counting for Sportsman icon David Rampy, who won Indy for the fifth time in his career. Using his usual conservative approach, Rampy managed to get to the final round of the 54-car field of Comp having lost just .02-second…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Factory Stock winner Leah Pritchett

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
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Leah Pritchett took down teammate Mark "Cowboy" Pawuk in an all-Don Schumacher Racing final round for her first Factory Stock victory. The racer pulled double-duty by wheeling her Top Fuel Dragster, but did her best work behind the wheel of her Drag…
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