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Exclusive NHRA Skype interview with Charlotte Top Alcohol Dragster champ Corey Michalek

In Charlotte, Corey Michalek joined the short list of drivers who have won a Top Alcohol Dragster race in the four wide format. Michalek joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss his victory and his plans for the rest of the season.
10 May 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Cory Michalek
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Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Dragster champion Scott Neal

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
82:09
  In his first NHRA event of the season, Scott Neal claimed his first win in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers. Neal won the final over Zach Sackman with a solid .016 light and a 7.164 on his 7.15 dial. Sackman was appearing in…
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Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Super Street champion Jason Bator

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
57:24
  Jason Bator collected his first career national event victory, wheeling his ’70 Chevelle past two-time winner Keith Mayers and his Porsche 944 in a double-breakout decision. After nearly identical reaction times, Bator turned on the win…
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Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Super Gas champion Craig Porter

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
92:51
  Craig Porter made it two straight wins at zMAX Dragway as last fall’s NHRA Carolina Nationals champ and scored again with his Porter Performance Mustang. In the final, Rusty Cook, a two-time series winner, got the better of two good lights…
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Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Super Comp champion Michael Handras

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
67:08
  Michael Handras, who was turned away in the final round of last year’s fall Charlotte event, went the distance this time with his NitroFish dragster for his first national event win, and he did so emphatically, tying a great .008 reaction…
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Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Stock champion Daren Poole-Hammonds

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
65:38
  Following a round-three finish at the Division 2 event in Gainesville, Daren Poole-Adams finally went the distance and claimed his first NHRA national event title. Poole-Adams won the final over Jack Zimmerman’s classic ’70 Challenger with…
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Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Super Stock champion Joe Lisa

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
53:59
  A decade after his first national event win in Charlotte, Joe Lisa collected his second NHRA national event Wally following a final-round win over Jeff Longhany. Lisa’s win was fueled by a .001 light in the final, helping seal a double-…
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Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Comp champion Tom Ratliff

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
37:25
  Tom Ratliff scored his first career national event win and the 11th for the Treadwell family when he wheeled the Treadwell Farms E/ED past Bill Skillman in the final. Ratliff, Super Comp runner-up at the 2008 NHRA Southern Nationals, ran a…
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Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Sean Bellemeur

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
89:32
  Reigning world champion Sean Bellemeur and the Steve Boggs-led Bartone Bros. Killer Bs stung the field for their third straight time at zMAX Dragway. The defending event champ notched his first win of the season, fending off D.J. Cox Jr.,…
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Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Corey Michalek

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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78:11
  Corey Michalek collected career win No. 2, both of which have come at zMAX Dragway, when he won the final-round quad over, respectively, Jasmine Salinas, Megan Smith, and Taylor Vetter. Michalek, who also won this event in 2014 (when it…
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Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Sportsman final-round video highlights

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Corey Michalek collected career win No. 2, both of which have come at zMAX Dragway, when he won the Top Alcohol Dragster final-round quad over, respectively, Jasmine Salinas, Megan Smith, and Taylor Vetter. Michalek, who also won…
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NHRA SpringNationals Top Dragster champion Mark Jones

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
101:18
  Past JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals champ Mark Jones picked up his second NHRA national event Wally when he topped Wayne Landry in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers. Jones, driving one of the quickest cars in the field,…
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NHRA SpringNationals Top Sportsman champion Chris Arnold

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
82:34
  Following a runner-up finish at the 2013 JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnaitonals, Chris Arnold  earned a long-awaited first national event win in Houston, and he did it in style with a win against world champion Darian Boesch in the final.…
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NHRA SpringNationals Super Street champion Chris LeBlanc

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
121:46
  Seventeen years after scoring his first career national event win, at the 2005 event at Houston Raceway Park, Chris LeBlanc  came full circle for his fourth career win – three of which have come in Super Street – eking out a final-…
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NHRA SpringNationals Super Gas champion Keith Purvis

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
118:52
  Keith Purvis, a longtime competitor at Houston Raceway Park, said goodbye to his hometown track in grand style with his first national event win. Purvis pushed his Pontiac-powered Clark Freight Lines Firebird  to a near-perfect 9.903…
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NHRA SpringNationals Super Comp champion Michael Holcombe

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
89:39
  Michael Holcombe, who got his drag racing career started at age 8 in Jr. Dragsters at Houston Raceway Park back in 1994, used his intimate knowledge of the famed facility to his advantage in the final round, putting together an eight-…
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NHRA SpringNationals Stock champion Jerry Emmons

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
73:33
  Reigning Stock world champ Jerry Emmons kicked off his title defense with a win at his home event in Houston. Emmons earned career win No. 18 after Brandon Bakies fouled. Emmons won his first national event title in Houston in 1990 and was…
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NHRA SpringNationals Super Stock champion Harvey Emmons III

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
181:37
  Harvey Emmons III successfully defended his Houston Super Stock title from 2021and won his fourth event at his home track when he stopped Brenda Grubbs in the final round. Emmons, who shared the winner’s circle with his brother, Jerry,…
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NHRA SpringNationals Comp champion Greg Kamplain

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
94:20
  Greg Kamplain, one of the most successful Comp drivers of the last decade, added another trophy to his mantle – his ninth in Comp and 11th overall – when he drove his and wife Judy’s new-look Mount Comfort RV B/Dragster Automatic entry to…
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NHRA SpringNationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Doug Gordon

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
88:53
  2020 world champion Doug Gordon appears to be back in championship form again, winning his second straight race with the Beta Motorcycles Camaro. Gordan, who has claimed seven of his 18 career wins in Texas, struck gold for the fourth time…
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NHRA SpringNationals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Joey Severance

09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
84:47
  Four-time world champion Joey Severance recorded his milestone 25th career win and his second straight of the season at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Severance, who went more than three years between wins before scoring at the…
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NHRA SpringNationals Sportsman final-round video highlights

Four-time world champion Joey Severance recorded his milestone 25th career win and his second straight of the season at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Watch his final-round win and those of all of the other event winners.
09 May 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Joey Severance
Four-time world champion Joey Severance  recorded his milestone 25th career win and his second straight of the season at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Severance, who went more than three years between wins before scoring at the NHRA…
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Ron Capps, Tony Schumacher help raise funds for A Soldier’s Child charity

NHRA fan-favorites Ron Capps and Tony Schumacher attended the 13th annual A Soldier’s Child Dinner Banquet May 6 to help raise funds for the national organization that aims to serve the children of fallen military personnel who lost their lives while on active duty.
09 May 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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A Soldier’s Child
NHRA fan-favorites Ron Capps and Tony Schumacher attended the 13th annual A Soldier’s Child Dinner Banquet in Murfreesboro, Tenn., May 6, helping to raise dollars and awareness for the nonprofit that has been near and dear to the hearts of Don…
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Top Fuel Motorcycle exhibition to return at NHRA Virginia Nationals

Larry “Spiderman” McBride will take on Dave Vantine and his Yellow Bullet as Top Fuel Motorcycle exhibitions return to the Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series.
09 May 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Top Fuel Motorcycles
Larry “Spiderman” McBride and Dave Vantine will be a featured exhibition at the upcoming NHRA Virginia Nationals as the popular Top Fuel Motorcycle class make a return to the Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series. McBride, of Poquoson, Va., is…
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Wild card entries drawn for NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championships

The Wild Card drawings for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship were held recently to determine which divisions will be allowed an extra entry at the championship battle, scheduled for Oct. 27-30 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
09 May 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Wild card
  Competitors in the NHRA Summit Racing Series are set to race for championships in each of the seven NHRA divisions later this year, with the winners advancing to the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship, which takes place Oct.…
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Nitro Time Machine: Pro Mod racing at its best from the 2018 Richmond race

In our latest Nitro Time Machine feature, Mike Castellana and Mike Janis battle for the Pro Mod title at the 2018 Richmond event.
09 May 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
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Happy Mother's Day!

On this special day of the year, let’s celebrate the mothers of our world and our sport. Whether they be drivers, crewmembers, officials, sponsors, or just your biggest fan, they make our world a very special place. Happy Mother’s Day, moms!
08 May 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Happy Mother's Day
A selection of Mother's Day poems ... My Mother, my friend so dear, Throughout my life you’re always near. A tender smile to guide my way, You’re the sunshine to light my day. ~ Anon. Of all the special joys in…
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NHRA bringing plenty of action, excitement in return to Virginia Motorsports Park

For the first time since 2019, the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series is set to return to Virginia Motorsports Park for the Virginia NHRA Nationals on May 13-15 with an action-packed slate of activities.
06 May 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Virginia Motorsports Park
For the first time since 2019, the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series is set to return to Virginia Motorsports Park for the Virginia NHRA Nationals on May 13-15. It marks the seventh of 22 races during the 2022 season, and the first trip to…
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Rockingham Dragway getting major upgrade to timing system

Rockingham Dragway owner Steve Earwood has announced the latest in a series of upgrades to the venerable Division 2 track: a complete electronic makeover.
06 May 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Rockingham Dragway
Rockingham Dragway owner Steve Earwood has announced the latest in a series of upgrades to the venerable Division 2 track: a complete electronic makeover. Through an agreement with Bob Brockmeyer, founder and CEO of Compulink, the existing…
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Everyone loves an underdog: Here's a list of five great Top Fuel upsets

Upsets are a part of nitro drag racing, and we almost had a couple of them at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. With that in mind, here's a list of five big Top Fuel upsets in NHRA history.
06 May 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
great Top Fuel upsets
Everyone loves an underdog, and last weekend’s Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte almost provided us with a couple of those Every Underdog Has its Day kind of stories, as Mike McIntire Jr. in Funny Car and Cameron Ferré…
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