Sports Report: The triumphant return of Edmond Richardson
With back-to-back wins in Bowling Green and Indy, Edmond Richardson has remerged as one of NHRA’s best super class racers and more than 30 years into his career, he’s still got something to prove.
Bad news for anyone who thought Super Gas racing would somehow be easier in 2022.
It won't be.
Edmond Richardson is back, and he plans on sticking around for a while.
Richardson won the Dodge//SRT U.S. Nationals Super Gas title to earn the…
Preparing for the Countdown to the Championship: What it takes to win
The 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship starts this weekend at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil in Reading. Steve Torrence, Antron Brown, and John Force share their views of the playoff battles that await.
Behind the scenes video: Victory and jubilation at the 2021 JEGS Allstars
For many NHRA Sportsman racers, winning the JEGS Allstars is a career-defining moment. Take a candid look behind the scenes of the victory celebration from this year’s Allstars bash at the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals.
What do John Force, Ron Capps, and Robert Hight all have in common?
Did you know these three Funny Car racers are the only ones to qualify for every NHRA Countdown to the Championship since the NHRA began using that format?
Tommy Johnson Jr. will continue to sub for Matt Hagan at Reading event
Tommy Johnson Jr. will drive Don Schumacher Racing's Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Funny Car at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil at Maple Grove Raceway while Matt Hagan continues to recover from COVID-19.
For the second week in a row, Tommy Johnson Jr. will fill in for defending Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan who remains sidelined as he recovers from COVID-19. The points Johnson accumulates during the race weekend will be…
Fricke and Gordon earn emotional Indy wins; Richardson returns for win No. 49
Given the rich history and tradition of the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals, it would be difficult for anyone to win NHRA’s oldest and most prestigious event and not feel at least a small amount of emotion. That wasn’t a problem for the 10 Lucas Oil Series champions crowned at this year’s event including Jackie Fricke and Doug Gordon.
Given the rich history and tradition of the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals, it would be difficult for anyone to win NHRA’s oldest and most prestigious event and not feel at least a small amount of emotion. That wasn’t a problem for…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Top Sportsman winner Curt Harshfield
Curt Harshfield won the Super Street title in Topeka in 2001 and has returned to take a second win in a car much quicker, his six-second ’55 Chevy. Harshfield earned the title in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers following a tough…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Top Dragster winner Kendra Larson
Kendra Larson put together a great run in the final of Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers with a 7.088 on her 7.08 dial but didn’t need it after Holden Laris fouled by a hundredth. Larson also defeated Laris’ father, Ross, in the…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Super Comp winner Gary Stinnett
Gary Stinnett, a Brainerd winner in 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2019, turned in a solid performance in the final to take an 8.909 to 8.904 win against Schultz in a race decided by six thousandths at the finish line. Stinnett also toppled fellow…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Stock winner Brett Speer
Stock winner Brett Speer has now won four national events, and all of them have come at his home track in Brainerd. Speer’s latest victory was unique in that it came as the result of a heads-up, no-breakout final round against Russ Kramer. Speer…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Super Stock winner Anthony Bertozzi
Anthony Bertozzi is not only a two-time world champion, but he’s also the current points leader in both Super Stock and Top Dragster. In Brainerd, Bertozzi claimed the 26th win of his amazing career by driving his Pontiac Grand Am to a victory…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith became the latest first-time winner in Top Alcohol Funny Car after beating Bob McCosh in the final. Smith left first with a nearly perfect .009 light and then capped off the victory with the second-quickest run of the event, a 5.…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Rich McPhillips Jr.
There was a single run to decide the title in Top Alcohol Dragster after four-time world champion Joey Severance broke a part in his front suspension and couldn’t stage against Rich McPhillips Jr. It might not have mattered as McPhillips…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Super Gas winner Luke Bogacki
With his fourth win of the season, Luke Bogacki has topped the 700-point mark in the race for the world title in Super Gas, and he appears poised to win a third championship. Bogacki followed his national event win in Atlanta and divisional…
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Sportsman video highlights
Luke Bogacki earned his fourth win of the season to all but lock up the world championship in Super Gas, and Sportsman standouts Anthony Bertozzi and Gary Stinnett each collected the 26th wins of their successful careers at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd.
Luke Bogacki earned his fourth win of the season to all but lock up the world championship in Super Gas, and Sportsman standouts Anthony Bertozzi and Gary Stinnett each collected the 26th wins of their successful careers at the Lucas Oil NHRA…
Who was the last female Top Fuel winner of the U.S. Nationals?
She's a living legend who continues to inspire racers with her tenacity and skill. You guessed it—Shirley Muldowney.
Smokeshow! Billy Torrence vs. Doug Kalitta at the U.S. Nationals
Watch two Top Fuel masters battle for traction in round two of the 2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals
NHRA Insider podcast: Counting Down To Championship Success
Erica Enders and Cruz Pedregon join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. The conversations cover not only the success of both drivers on the track but also the pressures and hidden work that's done away from the track to win on Sunday.
Erica Enders and Cruz Pedregon join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. The conversations are wide-ranging and cover not only the success of both drivers on the track but also the pressures and hidden work…
Crew Chief Confidential: Tim Fabrisi on the changes to John Force's cockpit
Reaction times are critical, even in a modern Funny Car. Tim Fabrisi, Co-Crew-Chief for John Force, explains how the team has tuned Force's Funny Car seat for maximum benefit.
More than $50,000 raised for Riley Hospital for Children during U.S. Nationals
Thanks to the support of Don Schumacher Racing partners and the NHRA community, DSR raised more than $50,000 during the 2021 NHRA U.S. Nationals, bringing its cumulative total to $788,245 raised for Riley Kids since 2006.
Don Schumacher Racing may be best known for its on-track success, but for drag racing’s winningest team, its ongoing partnership and successful fundraising efforts for Riley Hospital for Children is perhaps its most important victory. Since 2006,…
Torrence family recalls their wild U.S. Nationals adventure
The second round of Top Fuel at the U.S. Nationals was quite an adventure for the father-son team of Billy and Steve Torrence. Here, they recall their dramatic afternoon at Lucas Oil Raceway.
Five things we learned at the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals
As has become a Monday tradition at NHRA.com, we present our five best takeaways from the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals.
For more than a half-century, Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis has been the site of some of NHRA’s most memorable and historic moments, and this year’s edition of “The Big Go” was no different. As has become a Monday tradition at NHRA.com, we…
Jesse Alexandra wins Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown at Indy
The Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown final round closed out the 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals with Jesse Alexandra, of West Bend, Wis., defeating point leader Aaron Stanfield in an epic final round.
The Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown final round closed out the 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals with Jesse Alexandra, of West Bend, Wis., defeating point leader Aaron Stanfield in an epic final round. Alexandra has competed…
Jeffrey Barker gets first E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod win at U.S. Nationals
On drag racing’s biggest stage, JeffreyBarker picked up his first career victory in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service at the prestigious Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
On drag racing’s biggest stage, Jeffery Barker picked up his first career victory in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service, racing past back-to-back world champ Stevie “Fast” Jackson in the final round at…
Erica Enders goes back-to-back; claims third Indy Pro Stock title
Erica Enders goes to her third-straight U.S. Nationals Pro Stock final, picks up second-straight win with holeshot victory over Kyle Koretsky.
Remember that heartbreaking 2019 U.S. Nationals final round where Erica Enders lost an almost certain victory when her Elite Camaro broke in the final round against Alex Laughlin? That’s now a distant memory for Enders who has recovered quite nicely…
Steve Torrence continues his roll with third Indy win, eighth title of the season
In a season where he can seemingly do no wrong, Steve Torrence almost predictably added a third career Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals crown to his resumé, collecting his eighth win of the season to enter the Countdown to the Championship with a ton of momentum.
In a season where he can seemingly do no wrong, Steve Torrence almost predictably added a third career Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals crown to his resumé, collecting his eighth win of the season to enter the Countdown to the Championship with a ton…
Tim Wilkerson's perseverance pays off with second Indy Funny Car crown
It's been five years and nine runner-ups in coming but Tim Wilkerson reached the winner's circle again in Funny Car and did it at the sport's biggest race to claim his second Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals Funny Car crown.
Tim Wilkerson is a testament to perseverance in the sport of drag racing. The popular Illinois-based racer has had a rough summer with a body-destroying blower explosion in Sonoma and a body-damaging top-end collision with Cruz Pedregon in Topeka,…
Krawiec tops Sampey in epic all Vance & Hines Indy Pro Stock Motorcycle final
Four-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Eddie Krawiec shakes off early-season struggles to win the Dodge//SRT U.S. Nationals for the third time in his career; defeats teammate Angelle Sampey in the final.
To suggest this hasn’t’ been a typical year for Eddie Krawiec would be an understatement. The four-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion missed the first two races of the year and then struggled at others. As a result, he came dangerously close…
Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals Sunday photo gallery
NHRA National Dragster's photographers were all over Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis on the final day of the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals, chronicling the action on and off the track.
Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals Sunday News and Notes
News and Notes from final eliminations day at the Dodge/SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals. Notes, quotes, photos, videos, and more!
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Alex Laughlin made a little Indy history by becoming just the fourth driver in Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals history to have qualified in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock.…