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An eight-hour rain delay and cooling weather later in the day have forced the conclusion of the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals to be pushed to Monday. Sportsman racing begins at 8 a.m. followed by the Pros at 10 a.m. Top Fuel points leader Steve Torrence is among those still in the hunt.

Clay Millican (Top Fuel) and Courtney Force (Funny Car) earned their second straight No. 1 qualifying postions and Deric Kramer is the Pro Stock leader after four rounds of professional qualifying at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties.

Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Courtney Force (Funny Car), and Erica Enders (Pro Stock) are the qualifying leaders after opening day of theMenards NHRA Heartland Nationals presneted by Minties at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, Kan.

Chad Green powered to the qualifying lead Friday during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by presented by J&A Service portion of the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park.

Melvin Heath became NHRA’s second national champion when he drove this dragster to victory at the NHRA Nationals in Kansas City in 1956. NHRA’s Lewis Bloom takes a closer look at the machine, which resides in the NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by AAA.

The JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals, widely regarded as one of the biggest and finest weekends in Sportsman racing, returns to Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky., for the third consecutive year on Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27.

Entering the 2018 season, Jose Gonzalez was simply glad to be part of the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service for the first time.

Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers again will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1996 Western Auto Nationals

Points leaders Steve Torrence, Courtney Force, Vincent Nobile, and Rickie Smith rate the edge in Topeka according to NHRA National Dragster magazine's Tricky Tipster.

Defending Top Fuel champion Brittany Force speaks about her devastating crash at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and eventual recovery and victory at the NHRA Springnationals in a new video produced by John Force Racing

NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick are joined in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's via Skype by FOX reporters Dave Rieff, Tony Pedregon and Indy bureau chief John Kernan to preview the upcoming Topeka event.

Richard Freeman, owner of Elite Motorsports, joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's via Skype to talk about rejoining the Pro Stock ranks in Topeka. He also revealed he'll be joining the Pro Mod category and racing in a Mustang in Pro Stock later this year.

Nobile has enjoyed every bit of his Pro Stock team’s early-season success heading to this weekend’s Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at Heartland Motorsports Park.

World champions Jay Payne, Kevin Helms, and Jeff Strickland were among the champions crowned during the NHRA Southern Nationals Powered by Mello Yello. Payne, the 1995 Top Alcohol Dragster champion, earned career win No. 45 when he drove his Peak Camaro to the Top Alcohol Funny Car title.

Summit Racing Equipment has been named the presenting sponsor for the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the upcoming Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties.

Returning to the site of this weekend’s Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties always brings back special memories for defending NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car world champion Robert Hight.