From the racetrack to the chassis shop, excitement is building for Richie Crampton
Just days after winning the Top Fuel title at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals in Reading to improve his championship hopes, Richie Crampton was back at work building chassis at the Lucas Oil Fabrication shop.
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The Sport Report: The waiting game
Joe Santangelo took advantage of his final chance to earn points by winning the Stock title in Reading; now he’s got to wait to see if he can hold on to the points lead in Stock and Super Stock.
Following last weekend’s Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil, Joe Sangangelo’s scorecards are complete in both Stock and Super Stock and they are both impressive. Santangelo already won a national championship in Stock in…
Thornley and Vreeland will team up in NHRA Top Fuel Harley in 2020
Pro Fuel rider Janette Thornley will partner with two-time AMRA Nitro Bike champion Rich Vreeland to make her Mickey Thompson Tires NHRA Top Fuel Harley Series debut in 2020 under the Straightline Strategy Group umbrella.
Pro Fuel rider Janette Thornley will partner with two-time AMRA Nitro Bike champion Rich Vreeland to make her Mickey Thompson Tires NHRA Top Fuel Harley Series debut in 2020. The Straightline Strategy Group rider is looking forward to participating…
NHRA Power Rankings: Jason Line leads Pro Stock in more ways than one
Pro Stock racer leads NHRA Power Rankings for the first time in 2019 following wild Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals.
Jason Line took over the NHRA Power Rankings lead for the first time in 2019 following his 50th Pro Stock victory at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. His win, the second of the season for the former world champion,…
Troy Coughlin Jr., Sean Bellemeur lead Lucas Oil Series winners at Reading national event
Troy Coughlin Jr. and Sean Bellemeur led the list of Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series winners at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Maple Grove Raceway.
Sunday's final Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series results from the 35th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Maple Grove Raceway.
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Troy Coughlin Jr., 5.211, 279.96 def.…
Fast Five: Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil
NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Brian Lohnes count down their top five highlights from the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Dragster winner Rusty Baxter
In many ways, Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs.com stole the show at Indy with a record 32-car field qualified between a 6.100 (the quickest allowable elapsed time) and a 6.234 by past Super Comp world champion Al Kenny. All but two of the…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Sportsman winner Larry Demers
Two weeks after winning the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, Larry Demers struck again when he became the first driver to win Indy in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs.com. In a bizarre twist of fate, Demers did not qualify for the…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Super Gas winner Nathan Vrooman
Nathan Vrooman has won both Chicago and Indy this year following his final round win against Steve Hoyt in Super Gas. Vrooman, in his ’91 Beretta, closed the deal with a 9.919 and a .010 light while Hoyt trailed with a 9.920. The win was Vrooman…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Stock winner Austin Williams
In one of the most talked-about final rounds of the season, Austin Williams captured the Indy Stock title following a heads-up final round against Matt Antrobius. Coming off another heads-up H/SA run in the semifinals against Eric Brooks,…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Super Stock winner Tyler Cassil
Tyler Cassil honored the memory of his late grandfather, Bill, in the best way possible, by winning the Indy Super Stock title in a Monday evening final round. Cassil wasn’t planning to enter the “Big Go” until he realized this was the 50th…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Super Comp winner Lynn Ellison
It took eight rounds to decide a winner in Super Comp and it was not the least bit surprising to see veterans Lynn Ellison and Rock Haas square off for the title. Ellison, the 2012 U.S. Nationals Super Comp champ and the 2017 Top Dragster…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Comp winner Frank Aragona Jr.
Frank Aragona Jr. has already won a pair of national championships in Comp and he’s in line for a possible third title this season, but he’d never won the U.S. Nationals until this year when he defeated David Billingsley to win the title.…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Jay Payne
Jay Payne joined the short list of three-time Indy winners when he drove his Peak Camaro to the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car title. Payne, an Indy winner in 2010 and 2014, narrowly beat Chris Marshall in a close 5.…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Megan Meyer
Megan Meyer gave her Top Alcohol Dragster title hopes a boost when she stopped Troy Coughlin Jr. in the final round. The race was decided on the starting line after Coughlin fouled by three-thousandths of a second, putting a premature end to…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Sportsman Highlights
Jay Payne joined the short list of three-time Indy winners when he drove his Peak Camaro to the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car title. Lynn Ellison also became a two-time U.S. Nationals champ when he drove to the Super Comp title.
Jay Payne joined the short list of three-time Indy winners when he drove his Peak Camaro to the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car title. Lynn Ellison also became a two-time U.S. Nationals champ when he drove to the Super…
What the teams said following the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals:
"I know we have a car capable of winning a race, I know if I drive up to my potential we have a driver capable of winning a race, and sometimes it’s just trying to find both of those on the same day." -Jack Beckman
The first race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship is in the books. Read what the teams had to say following the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Torrence Racing
Steve Torrence
“Maple…
Jason Line opens Countdown with 50th career Pro Stock victory
Jason Line won his 50th career Pro Stock title in Reading, driving his Summit Racing Equipment Camaro to a win over Fernando Cuadra in the opening race of the Countdown.
The Jason Line’s mid-season struggles in Pro Stock appear to be a distant memory after the three-time world champ claimed a key victory in the final of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. Line, who won his first event of the…
Richie Crampton makes big move up Top Fuel standings with second win of 2019
Richie Crampton surged to fifth place with his second win of the season at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
He defeated Kalitta Motorsports teammate Doug Kalitta to move up four spots in one weekend, a phenomenal…
Jerry Savoie keys Suzuki revival with second-straight Pro Stock Motorcycle victory
Jerry Savoie goes from tenth to first in the Mello Yello standings after defeating Steve Johnson in rare all-Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle final round in Reading.
Had Jerry Savoie not qualified for the Countdown to the Championship playoffs, it’s entirely possible that he would have skipped the Mopar Express Lane Nationals presented by Pennzoil but after his win in Countdown clinching Indy victory, the…
Jack Beckman drives Dodge Charger to first win of 2019 in Reading
Jack Beckman scored his first win of the 2019 season at the perfect time to take over the Funny Car standings. He defeated John Force in a rematch of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals to capture his first win in more than a year. …
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil Sunday gallery
Check out the best shots from the final day of racing from the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil as captured by NHRA National Dragster photographers Marc Gewertz and Bob Szelag.
Fernando Cuadra embraces the role of Pro Stock Countdown spoiler
Fernando Cuadra picks up his first three round wins of the season in Reading, including stunning upsets over Erica Enders and Jeg Coughlin Jr. in Pro Stock.
Fernando Cuadra missed the Countdown to the Championship in Pro Stock by less than a round and for that, the rest of the class should be thankful since the Mexican businessman is doing some damage in the first event of the NHRA playoffs. Cuadra, who…
Erica Enders, Brittany Force, Angelle Sampey celebrate first in Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
Three women hold pole position in pro categories for the first time in the history of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.
Three world champion female racers, Erica Enders, Brittany Force and Angelle Sampey, all claimed pole position at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. That marks a big moment in the long history of NHRA Mello Yello Drag…
WATCH: Jerry Savoie defeats Andrew Hines after epic staging battle
Jerry Savoie and Andrew Hines were in no hurry to stage their Pro Stock Motorcycles during the second round at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
The two former world champions warmed up their motorcycles for more…
Clay Millican knocks out Steve Torrence in thrilling first round
There is a new leader in Top Fuel for the first time since April after Clay Millican scored an upset victory in the first round.
Clay Millican delivered a holeshot victory to the Parts Plus Top Fuel team in the first round at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. That means there is a new leader in the Top Fuel clubhouse for the first time since the…
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Sunday preview
Get all the information on the final day of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals as professional racing commences at Maple Grove.
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship begins in earnest with race day at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional racing begins with four rounds in Top Fuel, Funny Car,…
Eddie Krawiec may be winless on the season, but he’s not the least bit concerned
Harley-Davidson’s Eddie Krawiec has won four Pro Stock Motorcycle championships and he knows as well as anyone that how you finish is more important than how you start.
On the starting line or anywhere else, not much rattles Eddie Krawiec, so if anyone thinks he’s ready to hit the panic button after going winless in the first 10 events of the 2019 season, they’d be sadly mistaken. First, it’s important to remember…
Hear what the teams said following Saturday qualifying at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals:
"This hot rod, she showed that she’s hungry and we’ve been letting her eat." -Leah Pritchett
Teams wrapped up the first weekend of qualifying in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. Here's what they had to say ahead of race day.
John Force Racing
Brittany…
Erica Enders takes Melling/Elite Camaro to top qualifying spot in Reading
Two-time world champ Erica Enders takes the top spot in Pro Stock qualifying for the 20th time in her career at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Down by 50 points heading into the first race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs, Erica Enders chipped away at leader Bo Butner with a solid qualifying performance in Reading that included a 5.480 that was good for the top spot in…