Norwalk race fans in for a sensory rush on an action-packed weekend
From a special NHRA Today Pre-Race show on Friday including a SealMaster Track Walk that kicks off the race weekend to the chance for a historic day of final eliminations on Sunday, race fans attending the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals this weekend in Norwalk, Ohio, will enjoy three full days of sensory overload at Summit Motorsports Park.
From a special NHRA Today Pre-Race show on Friday beginning at noon that includes a SealMaster Track Walk and kicks off the race weekend to the chance for a historic day of final eliminations on Sunday, race fans attending the Summit…
Fast Five: NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick count down their top five moments from the the 2019 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway,
Santangelo collects second win of 2019 to lead Bristol Sportsman winners
Joe Santangelo, winner earlier this season at the Virginia NHRA Nationals, scored again in Super Stock with his Camaro at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, where he was joined by fellow winners Monty Bogan, Todd Ewing, Ray Sawyer, and Johnny Brooks.
Super Stock
Joe Santangelo, Chevy Camaro, 10.282, 127.41 def. Ricky Decker, Camaro, 9.985, 133.17.
Stock Eliminator
Monty Bogan, Chevy Camaro, 11.094, 116.06 def. Mike Cotten, Duster, 11.173,…
NHRA Power Rankings: Aggression pays off for Bob Tasca III and Mike Salinas
The two racers have more in common than sharing the winner’s circle in Bristol
You can’t measure competitive drive. It also isn’t very much fun to try. So, I’ll share three of my favorite Bob Tasca III stories to try to paint a picture of how much the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Wally means to him.
The first time I…
VIDEO: Jose Gonzalez wins Pro Mod at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
No. 16 qualifier Jose Gonzalez captures E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series glory in Bristol
Jose Gonzalez sealed the deal in Bristol, capturing the Wally from the bottom of the qualifying sheet at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. The win is Gonzalez’s second in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series presented by J&A Services and his…
VIDEO: Mike Salinas stops Steve Torrence’s winning streak at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Mike Salinas scores second career Top Fuel win in Bristol by defeating Steve Torrence
Someone stopped Steve Torrence. Mike Salinas got past the defending Top Fuel world champion with brute force thanks to an incredible race car tuned by Alan Johnson. A 3.836-second pass was enough to beat Torrence for the first time since April,…
VIDEO: Bob Tasca III earns first Funny Car win since 2012 at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Bob Tasca III stops John Force from winning 150th Funny Car Wally
Bob Tasca III won for the first time since 2012 with a 4.008-second pass at 316.23-mph at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. The victory kept John Force, his former teammate, from winning his 150th Funny Car Wally.
Tasca returned to…
NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Sunday gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographer Jerry Foss captured the moments of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Sunday, including the first round win of Lex Joon's NHRA Top Fuel career. We've got all those moments for you here.
No. 16 qualifier Jose Gonzalez to race for Bristol Pro Mod Wally
The No. 16 and No. 14 qualifiers both advanced out of the semifinals at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Jose Gonzalez reached his third E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series presented by J&A Services final of his career and second of the season. All the more impressive? Gonzalez made the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Pro Mod final from the No. 16…
John Force will race for 150th win at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
John Force will race Bob Tasca III for Bristol Funny Car Wally
John Force has a shot at his 150th career victory at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol. The 16-time champion defeated Jack Beckman in the semifinals and will race Bob Tasca III in the final round at Bristol Dragway.
Force ran a 4…
Severance, Januik score at Division 5 Lucas Oil Series opener at Bandimere Speedway
Reigning world champ Joey Severance won in Alcohol Dragster and Nick Januik scored in Top Alcohol Funny Car to lead the list of champions as Division 5 kicked off its Lucas Oil Drag Racing season at Bandimere Speedway.
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division event at Bandimere Speedway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Joey Severance, 5.466, 264.23 def. Christine Chambless, 5.519, 260.…
Mike Salinas advances to Top Fuel final with a shot to end Steve Torrence's streak in Bristol
Mike Salinas and Steve Torrence will battle for NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Top Fuel Wally
Mike Salinas will race in his fourth career final round in a bid to stop Steve Torrence from winning his sixth race in a row. He made a spectacular run to defeat Doug Kalitta, running a 3.817-second pass at 320.20-mph to secure lane choice against…
Lower seeds advance in E2 of Pro Mod at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
No. 16 seed Jose Gonzalez, alternate Erica Enders advance to Pro Mod semifinals in Bristol
Erica Enders got a shot to race on Sunday as an alternate in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series presented by J&A Services. She’s making the most of that opportunity and will race in the semifinals against Jose Gonzalez, the No. 16 qualifier…
Ron Capps makes quickest pass of E2 in bid to defend Bristol Funny Car title
Ron Capps will face Bob Tasca III after running the quickest pass in the second round of Funny Car at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Ron Capps got a step closer towards defending his NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals title with a second-round win against Shawn Langdon. He made a 4.039-second pass at 312.28-mph, the quickest of the second round, and will have lane choice against Bob…
Steve Torrence continues dominant stretch with Top Fuel E2 win in Bristol
Steve Torrence will race Dom Lagana in the semifinals at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Steve Torrence’s march towards his sixth-straight Wally continued at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. He ran the quickest time of the second round of Top Fuel, a 3.842-second hit at 320.89-mph that put hometown hero Clay Millican on the hero.…
VIDEO: Bob Rahaim pulls off upset in Pro Mod E1 at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
A wild first round of Pro Mod featured upsets from Bob Rahaim and Jose Gonzalez in Bristol.
Bob Rahaim took down defending E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series presented by J&A Services champion Mike Janis in the first round at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. That was one of a pair of big upsets, and Rahaim did it the hard way. He…
Tommy Johnson Jr. makes terrific pass to lead Funny Car E1 at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Tommy Johnson Jr. and Make-a-Wish team lowers the hammer in first round of Funny Car eliminations at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Tommy Johnson Jr. and the Make-a-Wish Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat made a booming 3.964-second pass to defeat Don Schumacher Racing teammate Matt Hagan in the first round of Funny Car at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Johnson will get No. 1…
Leah Pritchett enjoying get-healthy weekend in Bristol
It has not been the season Leah Pritchett dreamed of. Is this the start of something better?
Leah Pritchett made it down the track in three of her four qualifying runs at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals with an average pass of 3.824-seconds on those successful hits. That’s not world-beating (one of those successful passes was a 3.896, in…
Clay Millican happy with progress but not satisfied entering NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Clay Millican knows there's still plenty of work to do as he chases first won of 2019 at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Testing did not set expectations high for the Parts Plus Top Fuel dragster team. Clay Millican, driving a Your Car Your Data-bannered dragster at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals this weekend, remained optimistic. He felt reasonable for doing so.…
Lex Joon scores first round win in Top Fuel E1 at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Dutchman Lex Joon is heading to the second round for the first time after defeating Leah Pritchett in the first round of Top Fuel at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Lex Joon scored the first round-win of his career in a wild ride against Leah Pritchett. The Dutchman had to pedal his Top Fuel dragster multiple times in the first round of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, but that seemed tame compared to what…
Bob Tasca III thinks his next win is around the corner
Hiring Jon Schaffer is already paying dividends for Bob Tasca III and the Ford Motorcraft Funny Car team
Bob Tasca III is one of the most fiercely competitive people in NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing. He recently brought Jon Schaffer on board to join crew chief Eric Lane, replacing Mike Green just eight races into his tenure on the Ford Motorcraft Funny…
NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Sunday Preview
Doug Kalitta, John Force and Todd Tutterow lead qualifying entering race day at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
The NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals conclude Sunday with eliminations in Top Fuel, Funny Car, E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Modified, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, Mickey Thompson Top Fuel Harley and Lucas Oil Sportsman drag racing.
Eliminations…
Arend and Fry victorious at NHRA Holley National Hot Rod Reunion
The 17th annual Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance came to an exciting conclusion Saturday as drag racing champions were crowned and winning cars in the Axalta Show 'N Shine car show were announced.
The 17th annual Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance came to an exciting conclusion Saturday as drag racing champions were crowned and winning cars in the Axalta Show 'N Shine car show were announced in front of thousands of…
John Force qualifies No. 1 at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
The Funny Car legend is No. 1 for the third time this season at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
John Force will chase down his 150th win from the No. 1 spot at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. He will receive a bye run in the first round because of the 15-car field, getting the 16-time champion one step closer to another incredible milestone…
Doug Kalitta earns 50th pole ahead in 500th race in Bristol
Veteran racer Doug Kalitta is chasing second win of season at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Doug Kalitta held on to the No. 1 position at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals to earn the 50th pole of his Top Fuel career. The Mac Tools Top Fuel driver is competing in the 500th race of his career and is chasing his second win of 2019. He won…
VIDEO: Todd Tutterow claims Pro Mod pole in Bristol; Marc Caruso goes into the sand
Todd Tutterow claimed pole position while Marc Caruso went into the sand in the final Pro Mod qualifying session at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Marc Caruso made a solid pass of 5.877-seconds at 245.05-mph in the final qualifying session of the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series presented by J&A Services. Then things went wrong. Caruso’s parachutes failed to deploy, and he didn’t have…
Roy Hill to form Mountain Motor Pro Stock team with Vincent Nobile, Mike Bell as drivers
Legendary racer Roy Hill returns to NHRA drag racing with Vincent Nobile, Mike Bell in tow
Roy Hill settled in, gripped the microphone and a wide smile broke out on his face.
“We’re going to have some fun,” he said, while sitting between legendary car builder and former NHRA Pro Stock racer Vincent Nobile.
Former doesn’t…
NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Saturday gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographer Jerry Foss captured the action at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Saturday and we've got some of the best images for you.
John Force snatches three points from Ron Capps in Funny Car Q3 in Bristol
John Force just edges Ron Capps in the third Funny Car session at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Improvement was not an option for most Funny Cars, but that didn’t mean there wasn’t room to impress in Thunder Valley. John Force and his PEAK Blue Def Chevy Camaro certainly did that on a 126-degree track in the third Funny Car session on Saturday…
Leah Pritchett leads Q3 of Top Fuel at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Leah Pritchett scores three bonus points in Top Fuel in Bristol to continue terrific weekend.
Leah Pritchett is enjoying one of her best weekends of the season at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Her 3.82-second pass scored her three bonus points after the driver of the Mopar Top Fuel dragster banked a pair of bonus points in the second…