Rickie Smith takes down Stevie "Fast" Jackson for Pro Mod victory
Rickie Smith finished up an impressive weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway with his first victory of the season in E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service action, beating points leader Stevie “Fast” Jackson…
Billy Torrence beats Steve Torrence to get first NHRA Countdown win
Billy Torrence continues to dominate every time he shows up to race. Torrence beat his son, defending world champion Steve Torrence, to capture his fourth win in his sixth final.
Torrence left a hundredth behind his son but made a clean lap…
Shawn Langdon defeats J.R. Todd in all Kalitta Motorsports/Toyota Camry battle
Shawn Langdon is now a two-time Funny Car winner. He defeated Kalitta Motorsports teammate J.R. Todd to get his second win at World Wide Technology Raceway and first in a Funny Car, moving him to seventh in points in the process.
Langdon…
Erica Enders takes Chevy Camaro back to winner's circle in St. Louis
Erica Enders is back in the winner's circle. She drove her Melling Performance by Matt Hartford to get her first win since 2018 at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Hartford left first, grabbing a .015-second advantage after cutting…
Karen Stoffer scores first win since 2015 in St. Louis
Karen Stoffer defeated Andrew Hines to get her first victory since 2015. The rider brought home the third-straight victory for White Alligator Racing, which moved Stoffer to second in points, behind Hines as she battles for her first Pro Stock…
WATCH: Shawn Langdon scores wild second-round victory in St. Louis
Shawn Langdon advanced to the semifinals in come from behind fashion, driving by Jim Campbell in his Global Electronic Technology Toyota Camry. That got him back in the championship conversation and earned him a spot in the semi's for the fourth…
WATCH: Scott Palmer's Top Fuel dragster blows up during burnout in St. Louis
Scott Palmer didn't get a chance to take a shot at his good friend and defending world champion Steve Torrence in the first round of Top Fuel.
His Magic Dry Top Fuel dragster blew up while performing the burnout at the AAA Insurance NHRA…
Drew Skillman all but clinches Factory Stock world championship following Bo Butner motor failure
Drew Skillman has not officially been crowned the SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown champion, but he is all but assured to lock up his first NHRA world championship at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals following first-round action Saturday.…
WATCH: Highlights from Saturday qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
Watch John Force, Mike Salinas, Erica Enders and Matt Smith take pole in their respective categories and Tim Wilkerson drive through a body-destroying explosion during the final day of qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals…
Erica Enders' Chevy Camaro performing at championship level in St. Louis
Erica Enders drove her Chevy Camaro to pole position for the second-straight event as she chases her third Pro Stock world championship. The Elite Motorsports racer has gone more than a season without a win but has reached three final rounds and…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Sunday preview
Get all the information on the second race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship as race day begins at World Wide Technology in St. Louis
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional race day begins with Top Fuel and continues with Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Saturday gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographer Jerry Foss captured some of the best moments from the second day of action at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
John Force continues chase for 17th championship with St. Louis pole
John Force captured his first pole since the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in June as he marched towards his unprecedented 17th championship. He made a 3.842-second pass at 334.4-mph in the final qualifying session to take his fourth pole of the…
WATCH: Tim Wilkerson's Ford Mustang Funny Car body explodes during final qualifying session
Tim Wilkerson experienced an explosive run during the fourth and final Funny Car qualifying session at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis. He exited his car unharmed at his home track but the body of his Ford Mustang Funny Car was…
Mike Salinas takes pole position in St. Louis
Mike Salinas sent a message in the final qualifying session at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. The Scrappers Racing Top Fuel team will still play a role in the championship fight.
Salinas ran a 3.687-second pass at a staggering 330.55-…
Matt Smith claims fourth pole of 2019 in St. Louis
Defending world champion Matt Smith took a step towards defending his title by earning pole position for the fourth time in 2019 at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Smith went to the top for the first time in three races on the…
Erica Enders snags second-straight Pro Stock pole in Chevrolet Camaro
Erica Enders will start from the top of the Pro Stock field for the second race in a row. The two-time world champion secured pole position with a 6.552-second pass from the third qualifying session.
Enders also made the quickest pass of the…
WATCH: Rick Hord takes hard hit into wall during Pro Mod qualifying in St. Louis
Rick Hord was chasing one of the final spots in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod field in St. Louis when he made contact with the wall in St. Louis.
Rick Hord was chasing one of the final spots in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod field in St. Louis when he made contact with the wall in St. Louis. The racer exited the car under his own power and was assisted by the AAA Safety Safari, who also had…
NHRA announces sell-out crowd Saturday at AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
The National Hot Rod Association and World Wide Technology Raceway announced a sell-out on Saturday at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
“The St. Louis racing community continues to show the world that they are a die-hard racing…
Puckett, Tingen, Hairrington lead Division 2 winners at Galot event
Van Puckett, Cameron Tingen, and Jeff Hairrington led the list of champs as Galot Motorsports Park hosted the fifth of six Southeast Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series this season.
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division Mad Mule 1000:
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Van Puckett, Monroe, Ga., '05 Cavalier, F/AA, 5.086, 134.59 def.…
Drew Skillman to battle Bill Skillman in first round of Factory Stock; ladders set
Drew Skillman grabbed pole position in the SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals to take another step closer to securing the world championship.
Skillman finished four-hundredths of a second ahead of…
Robert Hight embraces pressure at AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
Robert Hight will race at three AAA-sponsored events during the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, including the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis. That means there will be a lot of special appearances, speeches to give and…
"We didn't get it done" - Terry McMillen reflects on missing the Countdown and where the team goes next
Terry McMillen did not make the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, breaking not just a streak of playoff appearances of for the Amalie Motor Oil Top Fuel team but a perceived trend of upward movement.
He started the season well, reaching…
Greg Anderson needs a great weekend to get back into championship hunt
K.B. Racing enjoyed a banner day at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals. Two cars with K.B. Racing engines raced in the Pro Stock final and one of the flagship cars, driven by Jason Line, ended up in the winner’s circle.
That’s great.…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Saturday preview
Get all the information on the second race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship as professional qualifying continues with two sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional qualifying continues with a pair of sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock…
WATCH: Highlights from Friday qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
Watch Robert Hight, Billy Torrence, Erica Enders and Steve Johnson take pole in their respective categories and Luigi Novelli drive through a big explosion during the first day of qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Friday Gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographer Jerry Foss captured some of the best moments from the first day of action at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Billy Torrence leads Capco Contractors barrage in St. Louis
Billy Torrence and Steve Torrence highlighted a Capco Contractors one-two punch in Top Fuel qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis.
Billy Torrence took the top spot with a 3.699-second lap at 321.88-mph. His son…
Robert Hight tops Funny Car field in Chevy Camaro Funny Car
Robert Hight made a statement run at the first of three races sponsored by the company that sponsors his Chevy Camaro Funny Car.
The 2017 world champion ran a 3.877-second pass at 334.9-mph to go to the top of the Funny Car field, beating…
Erica Enders leaps to top of Pro Stock field in Chevy Camaro
Erica Enders started at the top of the Pro Stock field in Reading but did not have the race day she wanted. She started her bounce back weekend in fine fashion in St. Louis.
Enders ended Friday qualifying at the top of the Pro Stock sheet…