JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals Top Dragster winner Kyle Seipel
With a win in the final round of Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs, Seipel joined his good buddy, Lamb, in the winner’s circle. Seipel, a winner in four different NHRA classes, locked horns with young prodigy Aaron Stanfield in the final and…
JEGS Allstars Super Stock winner Aaron Stanfield
A year after defeating his father, Greg, in the Chicago Super Stock final, Aaron Stanfield, near lane, returned to Route 66 Raceway to help the Division 4 team earn the overall points title in the JEGS Allstars event. In the final, Stanfield…
JEGS Allstars Super Gas winner Ken Mostowich
Ken Mostowich, near lane, scored a win as a blocker when final-round opponent Jack Collier took too much stripe. The Pacific Division racer cut a solid light and drove .003-second over the index to take the Super Gas Wally back home to Calgary, Alta…
JEGS Allstars highlights: South Central Division rolls to seventh team title
‘The Good Guys” from the NHRA South Central Division turned in a dominating performance to win the 34th annual JEGS Allstars overall team title during the JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Chicago.
‘The Good Guys” from the NHRA South Central Division turned in a dominating performance to win the 34th annual JEGS Allstars overall team title during the JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Chicago. The Division 4 crew built a sizable lead after five…
JEGS Allstars Top Dragster winner Jeff Strickland
A heavyweight bout went the way of Division 2 racer Jeff Strickland, near lane, as he took out reigning Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs world champion Lynn Ellison in the final. Ellison broke out in pursuit of Strickland while trying to score a…
JEGS Allstars Super Street winner Philip Smida
Philip Smida II, far lane, ran a nearly perfect race to score a victory for the North Central Division. Smida bested Division 1’s Don Garbinski in a final that was decided by .021-second as Smida wheeled his ’88 Cavalier to a winning 10.909 pass.
JEGS Allstars Super Comp winner Mike Robilotto
Northeast Division rep Mike Robilotto ran a dominating race to defeat South Central Division competitor and reigning Super Comp world champion Austin Williams in the final. Robilotto cut a .009 light and ran .001-second over the index, leaving…
JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster winner Joey Severance
Defending world and JEGS Allstars champ Joey Severance, near lane, returned to the winner’s circle after winning the special event for the third time in his career to help lead the West Region to the team title. Severance’s final-round 5.24 sealed…
JEGS Allstars Comp winner Frank Aragona
Frank Aragona Jr., near lane, put up three wins for Division 1, sealing his second career Allstars title by beating Division 4’s Craig Bourgeois in a titanic matchup of former world champs. Aragona, whose other Allstars crown was won in 2011,…
JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Shane Westerfield
Shane Westerfield’s championship-defense season just keeps getting better as the reigning class king, near lane, won the JEGS Allstars for the second time in three years, then followed with a Sunday win. Westerfield defeated fellow West Region racer…
JEGS Allstars Stock winner Ryan Mangus
Division 7 Stock representative Ryan Mangus was congratulated by Jeg Coughlin Jr. after driving Coughlin’s Drag Pak Challenger to a win in the JEGS Allstars. Mangus won the final round over Division 6 rep Joe Sorensen, who fouled by seven-…
JEGS Allstars Top Sportsman winner Lester Johnson
Division 3 racer Lester Johnson, near lane, drove his amazing ’55 Chevy to a win in the Top Sportsman class when he topped Division 4 racer Bob Gulitti in the final round. Gulitti cut a .001 light but broke out by a hundredth while Johnson rolled to…
Fast Five: Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick share their top five moments from the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Tharpe collects third season win with victory in Bristol
Tii Tharpe won for the third time this season when Doug Vancil turned on the red light and went up in smoke at the hit in the final round of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. The win put Tharpe just 15 points behind Vancil in the…
alBalooshi scores Pro Mod win at Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
AlBalooshi powers into the winner's circle for the first time this year at the E3 Sparks Plugs Pro Mod Series presented by J&A Services portion of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Khalid AlBalooshi drove to his first victory of the season and fourth of his career Sunday during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by presented by J&A Service portion of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley…
Welch scores first SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown victory in Bristol
Joe Welch takes Drag Pak Challenger to first win in School of Automotive Machinists and Technology NHRA Factory Stock Showdown.
While opponent Arthur Kohn was sitting under the tower, strapped into his COPO Camaro, Joe Welch and his crew were in the back of the Bristol Dragway staging lanes, hastily preparing his Drag Pak Challenger for the final round. Welch answered the…
Schumacher, Capps get first wins of season at Fitzgerald USA NHRA Nationals; Coughlin captures Pro Stock win
Tony Schumacher took home a Top Fuel Wally for the first time in more than a year, while Don Schumacher Racing teammate Ron Capps (Funny Car) also won for the first time in 2018. Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) earned his second victory of the year.
Green flips car during Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Pro Mod action
The parachutes on Chad Green's Chevy Camaro did not deploy, resulting in the car flipping and skidding into the sand trap during E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod eliminations. The racer exited the car under his own power.
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Steven Whiteley secures first Pro Mod No. 1 of the season at Fitzgerald USA NHRA Nationals
Steven Whiteley held on to the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
Steven Whiteley held on to the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. This weekend’s…
Greg Anderson scores 100th No. 1 qualifier; Millican, C. Force earn Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals poles
Greg Anderson became just the fourth racer to accrue 100 No. 1 qualifiers by taking the pole in Bristol. He was joined by Clay Millican (Top Fuel) and Courtney Force (Funny Car) atop the heat at the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Gas Monkey adds Jeff Diehl Racing Funny Car as NHRA partner
The Gas Monkey Garage is taking its involvement in NHRA racing to the next level by partnering up with Jeff Diehl Racing and its nitro Funny Car.
The Gas Monkey Garage is taking its involvement in NHRA racing to the next level by partnering up with Jeff Diehl Racing and its nitro Funny Car. Diehl serves as both owner and driver of his Toyota Solara dragster.
No strangers to the dragstrip,…
Night at The Museum: The Yoo Hoo Too Chevy
A car show in North Carolina inspired Wayne Jesel to re-visit his drag racing roots for this weekend’s Night at the Musuem. Jesel and partner Tony Massari raced Junior Stock back in the 1960s with a 1956 Chevy Sedan Delivery.
A car show in North Carolina inspired Wayne Jesel to re-visit his drag racing roots for this weekend’s Night at the Musuem. Jesel and partner Tony Massari raced Junior Stock back in the 1960s with a 1956 Chevy Sedan Delivery. His re-creation is one…
Steven Whiteley leads Pro Mod qualifying at Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Steven Whiteley secured the preliminary No. 1 qualifying position Friday during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by presented by J&A Service portion of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
Steven Whiteley secured the preliminary No. 1 qualifying position Friday during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by presented by J&A Service portion of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol…
Courtney Force claims Friday pole; Millican, Anderson top classes at Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Courtney Force raced to the provisional pole in Funny Car at the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, while Clay Millican (Top Fuel) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) stood atop their classes yet again after the first day of racing in Bristol.
Mark Oswald named 2018 Legend of Thunder Valley
Mark Oswald, currently a crew chief for three-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown but formerly an event-winning Top Fuel and Funny Car driver, will be inducted as the newest Legend of Thunder Valley during pre-race ceremonies of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Mark Oswald, who lives in Bristol lore as a Funny Car legend of the 1980s, joins an esteemed group as the newest Legend of Thunder Valley.
Oswald, currently a crew chief for three-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown, will be inducted as the…
Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 2001 NHRA Thunder Valley 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: 2001 NHRA Thunder Valley 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: 2001 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
The event featured Greg Anderson's…