WFO Radio NHRA Mello Yello Countdown preview
Get ready for the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown with Matt Hagan, Antron Brown, Rick Jones, and Matt Smith, plus U.S. Nationals Pro Mod winner Stevie "Fast" Jackson. NHRA’s Alan Reinhart previews the NHRA playoffs and John DiBartolomeo from Drag…
Magic Dry will sponsor Lagana's Top Fuel machine at Reading event
Dom Lagana will banner Magic Dry 100% Organic Multi-Purpose Absorbent on the flanks of his Top Fuel dragster at this weekend's Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
Dom Lagana will banner Magic Dry 100% Organic Multi-Purpose Absorbent on the flanks of his Top Fuel dragster at this weekend's Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
Running as part of Tommy Thompson Motorsports alongside teammate…
Defending Pro Stock world champ Butner knows he has work to do in Reading
Starting the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship in ninth place, defending Pro Stock world champ Bo Butner is well aware of the position he’s in heading into the playoff opener at this weekend’s Dodge NHRA Nationals in Reading.
Starting the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship in ninth place, defending Pro Stock world champ Bo Butner is well aware of the position he’s in heading into the playoff opener at this weekend’s 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple…
DragWeek: A Street-Strip Extravaganza
NHRA’s Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom welcomed Hot Rod’s David Freiburger, announcer Brian Lohnes, and racers Jonnie Lindberg and Richie Crampton via Skype into the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about DragWeek, a week-long five-track road excursion testing street and strip performance.
S. Torrence, R. Hight, Gray, Krawiec enter Dodge NHRA Nationals as Tricky Tipster favorites
NHRA National Dragster's resident odds expert, Tricky Tipster, begins the Countdown to the Championship with a fresh slate. You can too by getting sage advice on who the odds-on favorites are for the Dodge NHRA Nationals.
The Countdown to the Championship begins in Reading this season, meaning cool (and hopefully not stormy) weather awaits racers hoping to make a good first impression on the first playoff leg. NHRA National Dragster’s resident Tricky Tipster got 18…
Torrence, C. Force, Gray, Krawiec are Tricky Tipster's Championship favorites
Tricky Tipster gives odds on the Countdown to the Championship contenders ahead of the playoff opener in Reading, Pa. How does your favorite driver stack up with the Dodge NHRA Nationals looming?
The 12th rendition of the Countdown to the Championship kicks off with the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway and the Tricky Tipster is here to offer pre-playoff odds for your debating, complaining and otherwise prognosticating pleasure.…
Brittany Force tests at Lucas Oil Raceway ahead of Countdown to the Championship
Defending Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force tested at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis ahead of the Countdown to the Championship with hopes of making improvements to her Monster Energy machine following a regular season where the Brian Husen / Alan Johnson tuned machine picked up one win. John Kernan reports from Indy.
Capps ready for big moments of the Countdown to the Championship
Countdown to the Championship in a different position this year and that means a strong start is necessary at this weekend’s 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
Countdown to the Championship in a different position this year and that means a strong start is necessary at this weekend’s 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. After leading the points heading into the NHRA’s six-race playoffs…
SRCA takes Division 5 team title; five drivers headed to National Championships
SRCA Dragstrip racked up 55 points to capture the Team Championship and five individual winners are heading to the NHRA Summit National Championship via wins this weekend at the NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Series.
SRCA drivers held off those from Brainerd International Raceway and Bandimere Speedway who finished in second and third with 50 and 41 points respectively.
Jaron Miller, Joe Marx, Brent Erickson and Beau Drexler each won their…
Cam McMillen licenses in Jr. Dragster, will make pass at Dodge NHRA Nationals
Cam McMillen, son of Top Fuel racer Terry McMillen, licensed in his Jr. Dragster at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis and will make his first national event passes at the Dodge NHRA Nationals in Reading as his father kicks off the Countdown to the Championship.
Sturgill, Loynes, Hendrickson and Hicks win in Indy
Lucas Oil Raceway took the Team Championship on a tie-breaker at the NHRA Summit Racing Series North Central Division Finals. Michael Sturgill, Dustin Loynes, Brian Hendrickson and Jeremy Hicks grabbed individual wins and now advance to the NHRA Summit National Championship.
Lucas Oil Raceway took the Team Championship on a tie-breaker over National Trail Raceway at the NHRA Summit Racing Series North Central Division Finals. Michael Sturgill, Dustin Loynes, Brian Hendrickson and Jeremy Hicks grabbed individual wins and…
Top Fuel points leader Torrence locked in for title chase heading to Reading
Steve Torrence’s quest for his first NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel world championship begins at Maple Grove Raceway at the Dodge NHRA Nationals, the opening event of the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
There has been no letdown for Steve Torrence during the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, a year after winning eight races and finishing second in points. In fact, you could make the case the Top Fuel star has been even better heading…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Sportsman Champion Highlights
Josh Hart successfully defended his Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster title, and Sean Bellemeur won his first Indy title in Top Alcohol Funny Car to lead the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions at NHRA’s oldest and most prestigious event.
Josh Hart successfully defended his Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster title, and Sean Bellemeur won his first Indy title in Top Alcohol Funny Car to lead the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions at NHRA’s…
Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Top Fuel Harley winner Tii Tharpe
Tii Tharpe raced to a Top Fuel Harley title in a winner-take-all final by defeating Doug Vancil at the biggest race of the year. It doesn't get any better than that and it kept the Mickey Thompson Top Fuel Harley title in house at Jay Turner Racing…
Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Super Stock winner Dennis Steward
Dennis Steward won his second national event after a final-round win over Dale Hulquist. Driving an FGT/L ’64 Plymouth owned by former track operator Carl Weisinger, Steward plotted his way through the huge 128-car field of Super Stock to win drag…
Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Super Gas winner Devin Isenhower
Devin Isenhower’s breakthrough win at Indy was hardly a surprise. He’s a regular at Indy and has won several of the track’s biggest events. Late in Super Gas eliminations, Isenhower buckled down and produced a .005 light and a 9.921 in his…
Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Stock winner TC Morris
Stock champion Morris delivered a quarterfinal win over West Coast racer Brent Calvert and also ended Joey Shipp’s chances for an Indy double with a 10.981 on his 10.97 dial. Appearing in the first national event final of his career, Morris didn’t…
Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Super Comp winner Joe Hessling
Joe Hessling, the Top Dragster winner of the 2015 JEGS NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals, made it to the Super Comp final, where he faced one of the toughest opponents imaginable, four-time world champion Gary Stinnett. Hessling left first and then…
Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur
Sean Bellemeur tested a new car for team owner Tony Bartone during the Indy test session, and that experience proved to be valuable when he returned a week later and claimed the biggest win of his career. The No. 2 qualifier, Bellemeur drove his…
Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Competition Eliminator winner David Rampy
The tally is now 98 and counting for Sportsman icon David Rampy, who won Indy for the fifth time in his career. Using his usual conservative approach, Rampy managed to get to the final round of the 54-car field of Comp having lost just .02-second…
Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Josh Hart
Not surprising, the Top Alcohol Dragster class featured one of the biggest and most competitive fields of the year, and Josh Hart was in the thick of it with a solid No. 2 qualifying effort. In eliminations, Hart wheeled his Advance Auto Parts…
NHRA All Access Countdown Special
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WFO Radio NHRA Nitro: Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Winners Edition
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Winners Edition featuring J.R. Todd, Terry McMillen, Tanner Gray, L.E. Tonglet, and Tii Tharpe plus on-location interviews with Kalitta crewman Michael James, Terry McMillen’s crew chief Rob Wendland, and Jim…
Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 1983 U.S. Nationals
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: the 1983 U.S. Nationals.
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: the 1983 U.S. Nationals.
Some of the highlights of the event include…
Remembering Doug Rose
The drag racing world lost a master entertainer and jet-car legend a few weeks ago when Doug Rose, whose Green Mamba jet had entertained fans for more than 50 years, passed away. We salute him this week in words and photos.
The drag racing world lost a master entertainer and jet-car legend a few weeks ago when Doug Rose, whose Green Mamba jet had entertained fans for more than 50 years, lost his life during an exhibition at Norway Speedway, a third-mile dirt oval in…
U.S. Nationals winner Bellemeur: "It still hasn't sunk in. We won Indy!'
Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Sean Bellemeur joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his recent win at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Sean Bellemeur joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his recent win at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
Driving Tony Bartone’s car, Bellemeur…
Video double play: McMillen and crew relive Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals win
After Terry McMillen's Top Fuel triumph at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. he joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about the win while NHRA's John Kernan visited with the team at their shop to get their reactions.
Terry McMillen joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his triumph at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.
McMillen became the 29th driver to win…
Mopar Mega Block Party returns for third year at Dodge NHRA Nationals
The Mopar Mega Block Party will rev up Dodge NHRA Nationals race weekend for the third consecutive year. The free-admission fan event is set to roll into FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading from 4 -10 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 13.
The Mopar Mega Block Party will rev up Dodge NHRA Nationals race weekend for the third consecutive year. The free-admission fan event, set to roll into FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading from 4 -10 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 13, will offer a jam-packed…
Pritchett’s dragster to carry Mopar Dodge 1320 Graphics again in Reading
Leah Pritchett’s Top Fueler will once again feature special Angry Bee graphics, a callout to the new Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320, at the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Sept. 13-16
Leah Pritchett’s Top Fueler will once again feature special Angry Bee graphics, a callout to the new Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320, at her sponsor’s title event, the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Sept. 13-16 …