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On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Kevin McKenna and Tony Pedregon join the show to talk about the lessons learned over the first two races and how the game will totally change in Pomona.
On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Kevin McKenna and Tony Pedregon join the show to talk about the lessons learned over the first two races and how the game will totally change in Pomona.With temperatures…
Jim Campbell Racing and Densham Motorsports will team up for NHRA’s 1,000th Funny Car race, the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, where Campbell will take the wheel of the Densham entry.
Jim Campbell Racing and Densham Motorsports will team up for NHRA’s 1,000th Funny Car race, the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, where Campbell will take the wheel of the Densham entry at the third event of the…
GESi will extend its sponsorship of the No. 1 qualifier award in Pro Stock as part of a multiyear partnership. The GESi Pro Stock #1 Qualifier Award will be handed out at each Pro Stock event during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
GESi will extend its sponsorship of the No. 1 qualifier award in Pro Stock as part of a multiyear partnership.After a successful first year in 2025, the GESi Pro Stock #1 Qualifier Award will be handed out at each Pro Stock event during the 2026…
Racers For Christ (RFC) launched its inaugural Route 66 Road Trip America on March 25, 2026, with a kickoff event at Illinois Harley-Davidson in Countryside, Ill., and finished in Santa Monica, Calif., on April 3.
Racers For Christ's (RFC) 10-day, nearly 2,500-mile journey followed the 100-year-old (1926-2026) Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, connecting with motorsports communities while raising awareness and support for RFC’s mission of serving…
Fifty-five years ago, Don Garlits' Top Fuel win in a rear-engine dragster at the 1971 NHRA Winternationals changed the class and the sport. Since the summer of 1972, the last 974 Top Fuel winners have all had the engine behind them. Here's a look at that transitional time in class history.
03 Apr 2026
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
This year’s NHRA Winternationals will mark the 55th anniversary of Don Garlits’ seminal Top Fuel win at the 1971 race in a rear-engine car. NHRA on FOX announcer, podcaster, and fellow drag racing numbers freak Brian Lohnes reminded me of the stat…
Keystone Raceway Park has returned to the NHRA Member Track Network in NHRA’s North Central Division. Located in New Alexandria, Pa., just outside of Pittsburgh, Keystone Raceway is a standout quarter-mile dragstrip with a large group of local racers.
Keystone Raceway Park has returned to the NHRA Member Track Network in NHRA’s North Central Division (Division 3).Located in New Alexandria, Pa., just outside of Pittsburgh, Keystone Raceway Park is a standout 1/4-mile dragstrip with a large group…
PowerEdge, a line of high-quality, competitively priced commercial and heavy-duty truck aftermarket products, will return as the presenting sponsor of the 38th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway.
PowerEdge, a line of high-quality, competitively priced commercial and heavy-duty truck aftermarket products, will return as the presenting sponsor of the 38th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at scenic Sonoma Raceway.The Denso NHRA Sonoma…
Two-time Funny Car world champion Cruz Pedregon has the unique distinction of winning NHRA’s 1,000th race (Las Vegas, 2021) as well as the 900th race in Funny Car history (Norwalk, 2021), and now could win NHRA's 1,000th Funny Car race at the upcoming Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
Two-time Funny Car world champion Cruz Pedregon has the unique distinction of winning NHRA’s 1,000th race (Las Vegas, 2021) as well as the 900th race in Funny Car history (Norwalk, 2021).The veteran has another rare opportunity next weekend at his…
On this jam-packed episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Elite Motorsports' Richard Freeman, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chase Van Sant, and NHRA's Phil Burgess join host Brian Lohnes to talk all things NHRA.
On this jam-packed episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, three big guests join host Brian Lohnes to talk all things NHRA.First up is Richard Freeman, who discusses the new Elite Top Fuel team, their early success,…
There are plenty of drivers in line to become the next first-time winner in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. Let’s take a closer look and see who the most likely candidates are.
01 Apr 2026
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Last year was a banner year for first-time winners in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series as Tony Stewart, Shawn Reed, Paul Lee, Cory Reed, and Richard Gadson all joined the list of drivers who have won at least one Professional event in Top…
Safety-Kleen will continue as Official Provider of Environmental Services for NHRA and Official Absorbent of NHRA as part of a multiyear extension.The agreement continues a longtime partnership between NHRA and Safety-Kleen, which dates back nearly…
Out of a field of many deserving candidates, Division 6 racer Cooper Chun was named the Peak Performance Sportsman Racer of the Month by the staff of NHRA National Dragster magazine following back-to-back wins in Pomona and Phoenix in Right Trailers Top Dragster.
The first month (actually, month and a half, counting events in February) produced a large number of quality candidates for the first Peak Performance Sportsman Racer of the Month award in 2026, as selected by the staff of NHRA National Dragster…
Chris Cunningham from John Force Racing joins WFO Radio to discuss the 2026 NHRA season and the changes at JFR, and Holden Laris joins to recap the Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA SPORTSnationals at No Problem Raceway.
Chris Cunningham from John Force Racing joins WFO Radio to discuss the 2026 NHRA season and the changes at JFR, and Holden Laris joins to recap the Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA SPORTSnationals at No Problem Raceway.Cunningham, a veteran crew…
NHRA's 75th commemorative tickets will continue to honor NHRA legends past and present as part of the celebratory season. Up next: Chris “The Greek” Karamesines (Chicago), Shirley Muldowney (Maryland), the Tasca Super Stock Cobra Jet (Epping), current star Clay Millican (Bristol), and Jim Head (Norwalk).
After a successful debut of NHRA’s commemorative tickets for the first five races of the spectacular 75th anniversary season, NHRA officials are thrilled to announce the next wave of special tickets for five upcoming races.The unique commemorative…
NHRA fans attending the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, the third race of NHRA’s 75th Anniversary season, will get a heavy dose of nostalgia with a showcase of vintage iron that will be fired up on the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip on Saturday.
NHRA fans attending the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, the third race of NHRA’s 75th Anniversary season, will get a heavy dose of nostalgia with a showcase of vintage iron that will be fired up on the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip on Saturday.…
Rodger Brogdon, Dan Dittmer, and Brett Candies were among the winners crowned during the Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA SPORTSnationals, held at No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, La.
30 Mar 2026
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Rodger Brogdon, Dan Dittmer, and Brett Candies were among the winners crowned during the Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA SPORTSnationals, held at No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, La.Brogdon (Comp), Candies (Super Stock), and Dittmer (Stock)…
As part of its 75th anniversary season, NHRA is celebrating at tracks across the country, including one of its most historic venues and races during the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at the famed In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip on April 9-12.
As part of its 75th anniversary season, NHRA is celebrating at tracks across the country, including one of its most historic venues and races during the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at the famed In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip on April 9-12.Along…
Allen Firestone, another world champion, turned on the win light in the final of Right Trailers Top Sportsman when he stopped Jim Thorp in a competitive final. After a pair of solid lights, Firestone won with a 6.342 against his 6.29 dial after…
Past world champ Danny Nelson scored his eighth career win in Right Trailers Top Dragster after final-round opponent Bryan Sandlin fouled. Nelson was on time with a .016 light, which likely would have made him tough to beat.
Mark McCall and opponent Landon Neely put on a great show in the Super Street final with McCall scoring a 10.933 to 10.957 decision that was decided by just .008-second at the finish line. For McCall, the win was his first following a runner-up…
Jock Lisenby won last year’s JEGS SPORTSnationals event in Georgia and has now tacked on a second title in Belle Rose after stopping Todd Pullen in the Super Gas final. Lisenby was able to ease to a 10.08 in the final after Pullen fouled.
Michael Holcombe, winner of the final NHRA event at Houston Raceway Park, added a third win to his collection when he drove past Richard Pierson in the Super Comp final, 8.908 to 8.909. Holcombe helped his cause with a .017 reaction time.
Both Dan Dittmer and opponent Austin Williams left ahead of the green light in the Stock final, but Williams fouled first, allowing Dittmer to claim his first win in his third career final.
Brett Candies, winner of three prior national events, including the 2022 NHRA U.S. Nationals, scored again in Super Stock when he took his Cobra Jet Mustang past Bryce Granier in the final round. Candies also gained an edge at the start and won with…
Rodger Brodgon claimed his eighth career NHRA national event win and his fifth in Comp when he defeated the A/Nostalgia Dragster of Kevin Duet in the final round. Brogdon was first off the starting line and drove his B/Street Roadster to a (-.507) 7…
Shawn Langdon’s third straight Top Fuel victory at last weekend's FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs is a pretty amazing feat in a sport where dozens of little things have to go right, but drag racing history is packed with drivers and teams who found the magic recipe for prolonged momentum.
27 Mar 2026
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
In a sport decided by milliseconds, where scores of individual parts need not only to survive brutal conditions but produce predictable results, where a series of infinitesimal tuning decisions have to be spot-on correct, where the driver has to be…
The Best Losing Package presented by Holley awards $200 each to the drivers in Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street, Top Dragster, and Top Sportsman who make the best mathematical run relative to its index/dial-in and reaction time in a losing effort in round one of eliminations.
Sometimes in NHRA Drag Racing, even a great run can fall short of turning on the win light, but in 2026, Holley Performance Brands has taken a little of the sting out of losing.At each NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series national event, the Best…
NHRA’s historic event at Beech Bend Raceway will head back to its roots, returning to the National Hot Rod Reunion name for its race on June 18-20 and further celebrating the rich history and heritage of the event during NHRA’s 75th Anniversary season.
NHRA’s historic event at Beech Bend Raceway will head back to its roots, returning to the National Hot Rod Reunion name for its race on June 18-20 and further celebrating the rich history and heritage of the event during NHRA’s 75th Anniversary…
Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2026 FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
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