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Thousands of NHRA racers set to compete for Summit E.T. Racing Series titles

From a starting field that numbers in the thousands, the process to ultimately crown four national champions in the NHRA Summit E.T. Racing Series is well underway.
18 Aug 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
finals
From a starting field that numbers in the thousands, the process to ultimately crown four national champions in the NHRA Summit E.T. Racing Series is well underway. The NHRA Summit Racing Series that is contested across North America forms the world…
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Summit Racing Series wild card entrants selected in online drawing

Following a random drawing hosted by NHRA announcers Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart, the wild card positions for the upcoming Summit E.T. Racing Series Finals have been selected.
18 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Eight-time NHRA Top Fuel champ Tony Schumacher returns for six more 2020 races

Tony Schumacher, the winningest Top Fuel driver in NHRA history, will return to the seat of a Don Schumacher Racing Top Fuel dragster to compete at six of the remaining 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events.
18 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Tony Schumacher
Tony Schumacher, the winningest Top Fuel driver in NHRA history, will return to the seat of a Don Schumacher Racing Top Fuel dragster to compete at six of the remaining 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events. Schumacher temporarily…
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Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals canceled due to pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NHRA and Maple Grove Raceway have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
17 Aug 2020
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Reading
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NHRA and Maple Grove Raceway have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. “We are extremely disappointed to announce the cancellation of the September…
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U.S. Nationals offers prestigious stage for 2020 JEGS Allstars competition

For more than 35 years, the JEGS Allstars has assembled the top Sportsman drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series to face off in a battle for individual and team honors. The 2020 JEGS Allstars event will take during the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals, adding even more prestige to the event.
17 Aug 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Allstars
JEGS.com, one of the largest high-performance automotive equipment retailers in the United States, once again sets the stage for one of the most intense Sportsman competitions of the year. For more than 35 years, the JEGS Allstars has assembled the…
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Edwards, Gaynor, and Lang lead Division 6 winners at Firebird Raceway

John Edwards, Tom Gaynor, and Jody Lang led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Northwest Division competed at Firebird Raceway.
16 Aug 2020
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Division 6
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division event at Firebird Raceway: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR John Edwards, Nampa, Idaho, '19 Camaro, C/AA, 7.663, 181.72  def.…
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Think Torrence Racing is just Top Fuel? Think again. They also love sportsman racing

Best known for winning back-to-back Top Fuel titles, the Torrence Racing/Capco Contractors team remains faithful to their sportsman racing roots with their own line of Super Comp and E.T. bracket dragsters.
15 Aug 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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billy
Long before Billy and Steve Torrence combined to win 43 races and two Mello Yello world championships in Top Fuel, they were die-hard sportsman racers and despite their success, that mentality hasn’t changed. The first two wins of Billy’s career…
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The power of Matt Hagan, and his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Funny Car

In this Dodge Tales from the Strip, the NHRA on Fox’s Brian Lohnes and Tony Pedregon talk about how Matt Hagan has been a dominant force in nitro Funny Car.
14 Aug 2020
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Matt Hagan Dodge Hellcat Redeye Charger Funny Car
Tony Pedregon: When you talk about Matt Hagan, you're talking about one of the marquee drivers. He's always there. He's always amongst the best reacting, quickest drivers…
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NHRA Insider podcast: The First-Timers

Ron Capps, fresh off of his first race win at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis and Joe Morrison, coming off of his first-ever Top Fuel start, joined Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider.
14 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
Insider
Ron Capps and Joe Morrison joined Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider. Capps is coming off of his first race win at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis while Morrison is coming off of his first-ever Top Fuel start after qualifying for…
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Remembering Fuel Altered pioneer Leon Fitzgerald, Pro Stock's Sonny Bryant

Drag racing lost two more of its early pioneers this week with the passing of Fuel Altered racer Leon Fitzgerald and Pro Stock racer and crankshaft manufacturer Sonny Bryant.
14 Aug 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Insider
Drag racing lost two more of its early pioneers this week with the passing of Fuel Altered racer Leon Fitzgerald and Pro Stock racer and crankshaft manufacturer Sonny Bryant. Fitzgerald died early last week from an unreported cause while Bryant…
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There are no passengers in NHRA drag racing, there’s only crew

The racer’s crew. They’re as critical to a drag car as the engine. Every team’s success and failure can be traced back equally to the one person who gets in the car — as well as the ones who never do.
13 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Thank you NHRA crews
Rarely do we know all their names, but without the crews that drive the trucks, turn the wenches,  and tune the cars the sport of drag racing would never have become the powerful motorsport we know today. To the crews of the drag racing…
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After time to reflect, Ryan Oehler on his first NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle win


At the 2020 Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals at Indianapolis, Ryan Oehler scored his first Mello Yello Drag Racing Series win, one that was 30 years in the making
13 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Ryan Oehler NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle

 
Ryan Oehler: Oh, it feels good. I've been hungry for a win. I haven't had a win and, uh, you know, professional drag racing in category since 2016. So that was coming up from the…
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Gremlins, breakage made for a crazy raceday for Tommy Johnson Jr. and crew

From an engine that wouldn't fire in the pits before eliminations to a broken main stud after round one, it was a wild day for Tommy Johnson Jr. and the MD Anderson Cancer Center Funny Car team at the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
13 Aug 2020
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Tommy Johnson Jr.
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Funny Cars of the 1970s

The Funny Car class was born in the late 1960s and surged to popularity in the 1970s. Offering not just wild, tire-smoking action but also a variety of body styles cloaked in colorful paint jobs and memorable names, they quickly became fan favorites from coast to coast. 
12 Aug 2020
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Gallery
When it comes to showmen, few were better or more loved than 'Jungle Jim' Liberman, whose wild driving antics and legions of fans made him a household name among drag racing fans in the late 1960s and 1970s before his passing in a highway accident in 1977. 16
The Funny Car class was born in the late 1960s and surged to popularity in the 1970s. Offering not just wild, tire-smoking action but also a variety of body styles cloaked in colorful paint jobs and memorable names, they quickly became fan favorites…
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Randal Andras wins second Top Fuel Harley title of 2020 season

Randal Andras scored his second win of the season in the Mickey Thompson Tires Top Fuel Harley Series, defeating Jay Turner Racing teammate Tii Tharpe in the final round of the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
12 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Randal Andras
Randal Andras scored his second win of the season in the Mickey Thompson Tires Top Fuel Harley Series, defeating Jay Turner Racing teammate Tii Tharpe in the final round of the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by Pennzoil. Andras, who also…
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NHRA community rallies around injured members following roadway incident

The outpouring of concern and sympathy from the NHRA community in the wake of Sunday evening’s roadway accident in Brownsburg, Ind., that severely injured NHRA competitors Dom Lagana, Richie Crampton, and Jake Sanders has been inspiring to the family and friends of the trio.
12 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Lagana
The outpouring of concern and sympathy from the NHRA community in the wake of Sunday evening’s roadway accident in Brownsburg, Ind., that severely injured NHRA competitors Dom Lagana, Richie Crampton, and Jake Sanders has been inspiring to the…
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Best of NHRA in-car footage 2020

Witness the best of in-car camera footage from the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Ride along with Jack Beckman on the nose of his Funny Car, get a wing’s-eye-view of Leah Pruett’s Top Fuel dragster, and shift gears with Erica Enders and Jeg Coughlin Jr in their Pro Stock cars.
12 Aug 2020
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Best of NHRA in-car footage 2020
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Field of elite eight riders prepared for epic Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle

12 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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battle
At the upcoming Denso U.S. Nationals, one Pro Stock Motorcycle rider will walk away with $25,000 but earning it won’t be easy. In order to claim the windfall, a rider will have to outlast world-class competition in the Mickey Thompson Tires Pro Bike…
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The Toyota “Hemi” you never knew about—until now!

In the 1960s, V-8 engines with hemispherical “Hemi” cylinder heads were the symbol of factory-engineered horsepower.
11 Aug 2020
David Kennedy
Racing Technology
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In the muscle car era, it seemed every manufacture was working on a hemispherical-combustion-chamber "Hemi" engine with centrally located spark plugs. From Pontiac to…
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Andrew Hines, race promoter Donald Long join Brian Lohnes on Insider Podcast

Andrew Hines and race promoter Donald "Duck" Long joined Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider to talk drag racing! Hines talks about the start of the 2020 Pro Stock Motorcycle season, the upcoming Mickey Thompson Tires Pro Bike Battle, and Long the history of his races.
11 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
Insider
Andrew Hines and Donald "Duck" Long joined Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider to talk drag racing! Hines talks about the start of the 2020 Pro Stock Motorcycle season, the upcoming Mickey Thompson Tires Pro Bike Battle to be…
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NHRA announces a revised structure for Super Stock and Stock class at U.S. Nationals

Revised format for Super Stock and Stock class eliminations at the Denso U.S. Nationals will feature the two quickest drivers in each class.
11 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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class
NHRA officials have announced a revised structure for Super Stock and Stock class at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals.  Under the revised structure, the two quickest cars in each class or combo after the first qualifying session will…
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Pro Mod racers will earn points towards championship at all remaining events

As a result of the potentially reduced 2020 series schedule for the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series presented by J&A Services, adjustments have been made to the series points structure.  
11 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Pro Mod
As a result of the potentially reduced 2020 series schedule for the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series presented by J&A Services, adjustments have been made to the series points structure.   Competitors will now earn points at all…
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Cottrell, Green, Padilla claim Nightfire Nationals wins at Boise Heritage event

Bobby Cottrell, Dusty Green, and Tom Padilla led the list of winners at Firebird Raceway's Nightfire Nationals, the third event of the 2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series.
10 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Heritage Series
Bobby Cottrell and Bucky Austin Racing put their ’69 Camaro Funny Car in the Firebird Raceway winner’s circle despite a frustrating beginning to their race weekend. The team from Tacoma, Wash., did not find its groove until Saturday’s final…
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From No. 1 qualifier to Top Fuel runner-up: Follow Terry McMillen's Indy raceday

After collecting his first career No. 1 qualifying position, Terry McMillen almost made it a clean sweep of the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals, finishing as runner-up in Top Fuel. NHRA's John Kernan was shadowing McMillen and crew chief Rob Wendland all day.
10 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Cecil County Dragway has been canceled

NHRA officials have announced that the Lucas Oil Drag Racing series event scheduled on Aug. 14-16 at Cecil County Dragway has been cancelled for pandemic-related reasons.
10 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 1
NHRA officials have announced that the Lucas Oil Drag Racing series event scheduled on Aug. 14-16 at Cecil County Dragway has been cancelled for pandemic-related reasons.  
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NHRA Southern Nationals canceled due to COVID-19 concerns

The NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, scheduled for Aug. 28-30, has been canceled due the current COVID-19 pandemic. NHRA made this difficult decision after exhaustive deliberation with track representatives, health officials and government authorities.
10 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Atlanta
The NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, scheduled for Aug. 28-30, has been canceled due the current COVID-19 pandemic. NHRA made this difficult decision after exhaustive deliberation with track representatives, health officials and…
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Jonathan Gray earns second career Pro Mod win with triumph at Indy

Jonathan Gray raced to his first career E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series victory since 2017 on Sunday as at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
09 Aug 2020
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Pro Mod
Jonathan Gray raced to his first career E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series victory since 2017 on Sunday as at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, slipping past Bo Butner in the final round as part of the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals…
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Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals Sunday photo gallery

NHRA National Dragster photographer Jerry Foss was in action on and off the track at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis to capture highlights of the final day of the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
09 Aug 2020
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Reigning Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence was one of the stars of the fifth race of the 2020 NHRA season 47
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Steve Torrence takes home Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals Top Fuel title

Steve Torrence’s drive to win a third-straight NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel championship got a kick-start after he wheeled his Capco Contractors dragster to a final round victory over low qualifier Terry McMillen at the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
09 Aug 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
torrence
Steve Torrence’s drive to win a third-straight NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel championship got a kick-start after he wheeled his Capco Contractors dragster to a final round victory over low qualifier Terry McMillen at the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals…
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Ron Capps gets back on the winning track with Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals victory

It may not be the Denso U.S. Nationals, which is the one title that has so far eluded him, but after more than two decades as a full-time pro, Ron Capps finally got to hold an NHRA Wally trophy from Lucas Oil Raceway.
09 Aug 2020
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
capps
It may not be the Denso U.S. Nationals, which is the one title that has so far eluded him, but after more than two decades as a full-time pro, Ron Capps finally got to hold an NHRA Wally trophy from Lucas Oil Raceway. After struggling with back-to-…
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