NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Super Comp champ Tony Leonard was one of six Minnesota drivers to collect a Sportsman victory at their homestate event, capturing his first NHRA national event Wally in his first final-round appearance, defeating Texan Craig Anderson with a near-…

Appearing in his first career final, Tracy Fairchild scored his first win when he drove his D/SA ’70 AMX past Ron Feist in the Stock final. Fairchild also became the first driver of an American Motors vehicle to win an NHRA event in more than a…

A year after losing the final round of the Lucas Oil Nationals. Mike Mans returned to earn the fifth win of his career in Super Stock. Mans ran right on his 8.80 dial in the final round to stop former Division 5 champ Wyatt Wagner, who broke out by…

Brett Speer, who lives less than a half-mile down Highway 371 from Brainerd International Raceway, again used his local knowledge to his advantage, winning the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals for the third straight time and fifth overall. Speer, who also…

Topeka Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Shane Westerfield continued his hot streak, winning his second straight national event title for sidelined car owner Rick Jackson, scoring with an easy final-round victory over Bob McCosh, whose car bogged just…

Shawn Cowie, who like many Canadian racers had problems getting across the border due to pandemic restrictions in 2021, got his first Top Alcohol Dragster win since the 2021 Winternationals, defeating Matt Cummings with a stout 5.21 from his Norm…

The stakes will be raised for the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ second race of the season at zMAX Dragway, as a critical Countdown to the Championship victory will be on the line at the upcoming Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals on Sept. 23-25…

Vonnie Mills collected her third career Wally and her first since 1990 when she drove to the win in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers. Mills got off the starting line first against Larry Willard and held the lead to the finish line…

Just two weeks after winning the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, Bo Butner hammered home another Super Gas win in Reading, defeating first-time finalist Frank Volpe in the final round after Volpe broke with a 9.87. Butner has now won the…

Donald Bangs, winner earlier this year at the Division 1 Lucas Oil Series event at Atco Dragway, added another trophy to his shelf with his first national event victory in Super Comp. Bangs got the final-round jump on Anthony Barrett, forcing…

Katie Sepanek is now a perfect three-for-three in national event finals after beating Joe Santangelo to win the Stock title. Sepanek was nearly unbeatable with a .003 light and an 11.598 against her 11.58 prediction. Despite the loss, Santangelo…

Roger Reese won his first NHRA national event victory in his first final round and in order to do so, he had to take out a tough customer in former world champion Byron Worner. Reese was up to the task with a great package that included a .010 light…

Veteran Division 1 Comp campaigner Ken Voight collected his first national event Wally on a solo pass after Jay Schonberger was unable to make the final-round call due to breakage suffered in his semifinal victory.

DJ Cox, who fell just one win light short of winning Top Alcohol Funny Car at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals two weeks earlier, gained a measure of revenge on the guy who beat him at Indy and in the final in Charlotte in the spring,…

Canadian Jeff Veale, who had raced since the Gatornationals in March and only sparsely since the pandemic hit in early 2020, made up for lost time with his first career national event win in Top Alcohol Dragster. Veale, runner-up in Norwalk in 2016…

Final-round results from the Nitro Nationals NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series event at Tulsa Raceway Park. TOP FUEL Shawn Bowen, Goodrich, Mich., 5.936, 211.93 def. Adam Sorokin, 6.019, 193.40 FUNNY CAR Kris…

In addition to the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series action at Maple Grove Raceway, eight Lucas Oil Series winners were also crowned in competition at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals. Canadian Jeff Veale, who had raced since the Gatornationals in…

With sellout crowds, picture-perfect weather, and an awe-inspiring setting to open the Countdown to the Championship, the playoffs are off and running in 2022 and race fans got to witness a little bit of everything this weekend at Maple Grove…

At this week's Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, A/Fuel driver Brad McBride and Team LRC will have help from Younce RV of Hudson, N.C., as they work to keep the Wally in the great state of North Carolina.  After a strong outing in Norwalk,…

The Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers class has been contested at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals just four times and Rusty Baxter has won two of them. Baxter, the 2019 Indy champ, scored again by running a 6.172 on his 6.…

Vince Hoda scored the biggest win of his career at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals when he stopped Craig Liles in the final of Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers. Hoda powered to a 6.63 against his 6.70 dial after Liles…

Douglas Wood made his second NHRA national event victory a big one, winning a tight Super Street final round over Ryan Locke. Wood, the 2017 Atlanta Super Street champ, took the stripe by just .002-second over Locke as both drivers had great…

Versatile Bo Butner added another trophy to his championship mantel as the former Pro Stock and Comp world champion won his first Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals title with his second career Super Gas win. Butner, who also has national event…

Austin Williams bagged his second Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals crown, backing up his 2019 tock triumph with a win this time in Super Comp. The Lone Star State superstar beat five-time national event Super Gas winner Jason Kenny in the…

Less than a year after winning his first national event title in Bristol, Brett Candies score again at Indy following a double-breakout Stock final against Jim Marshall. Candies got to celebrate at the same track where his late father, Paul, earned…

Pete D’Agnolo ran his record in NHRA national event finals to a perfect 5-0 when he won the Indy Super Stock final over James Caro. D’Agnolo, the winner in Gainesville earlier this season, drove his Camaro to a 9.639 on his 9.64 dial to win the…

After breaking a 14-year victory drought earlier this season in Topeka, Doug Engels added a second U.S. Nationals Comp trophy to his shelf to sit alongside his 2008 silverware. Engels, the No. 1 qualifier, made it through five rounds losing only .03…

Reigning Top Alcohol Funny Car world champ Sean Bellemeur won the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals for the second time, racing his Steve Boggs-tuned Bartone Brothers Camaro to a 5.46 to defeat D.J. Cox Jr., as he did earlier this season in…