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Fast Five: Auto Club NHRA Finals

With three championships decided on the final day of the season and lots of high drama, the Auto Club NHRA Finals will go into the history books as a truly memorable event. NHRA’s Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom share their five greatest moments from the race.
13 Nov 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Gray earns 2017 Auto Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award

Tanner Gray named top rookie of the 2017 NHRA Drag Racing season thanks to five wins and two runner-up finishes. His Pro Stock campaign is one of the best by a rookie in NHRA history.
13 Nov 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Tanner Gray
The 2017 Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award went to Pro Stock driver Tanner Gray, who scored five wins and two runner-ups and finished fourth in points during his rookie campaign. Gray also advanced to the semifinals,…
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Labbous completes championship roster with 2017 Super Gas title

The final Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman championship was clinched Saturday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals when second-generation racer John Labbous Jr. locked up the Super Gas title.
13 Nov 2017
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Super Gas
The final Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman championship was clinched Saturday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals when second-generation racer John Labbous Jr. locked up the Super Gas title.  Labbous officially clinched the title when his…
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Cowie, Lombardo lead Auto Club NHRA Finals winners in Pomona

Shawn Cowie and John Lombardo Jr. led the list of winners for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the Auto Club Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
13 Nov 2017
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Shawn Cowie
Shawn Cowie and John Lombardo Jr. led the list of winners for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the Auto Club Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Cowie, Surrey, B.C., picked up career win number ten in Top Alcohol Dragster as he took…
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B. Force, Butner win in Pomona to go with titles; Johnson Jr. and Hines also earn wins

Brittany Force and Bo Butner earned Wallys to pair with their Mello Yello national championships, while Tommy Johnson Jr. and Andrew Hines grabbed wins at the Auto Club NHRA Finals to close out the 2017 season.
12 Nov 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Event champions Andrew Hines, Tommy Johnson Jr., Bo Butner, and Brittany Force 5
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Butner’s historic comeback leads to first NHRA Mello Yello world title

Former Comp champ Bo Butner defeated Tanner Gray in the final round of the Auto Club NHRA Finals to clinch his first NHRA Mello Yello Series Pro Stock championship.
12 Nov 2017
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Bo Butner
Bo Butner has overcome the odds more than once in his life and he did so again with a thrilling come-from-behind march to the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock title. Butner entered the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals trailing teammate Greg…
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Martin, Patterson, Johnston, and Toth claim NHRA Summit Racing Series National titles

Todd Martin, Jason Patterson, Troy Johnston, and Riley Toth claimed NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championships with victories at the Auto Club NHRA Finals.
12 Nov 2017
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Summit
Todd Martin, Jason Patterson, Troy Johnston, and Riley Toth claimed NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championships with victories at the Auto Club NHRA Finals. Martin, a Division 1 racer from Highland Lakes, N.J., defeated Division 6 runner…
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Brittany Force claims her first NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel championship

Brittany Force became just the second woman to win a NHRA Top Fuel championship when she defeated Richie Crampon in the second round of the Auto Club NHRA Finals.
12 Nov 2017
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
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Brittany Force
Brittany Force joins Shirley Muldowney as the second woman to bring home a Mello Yello Top Fuel championship. She turned on the win light against Richie Crampton in the second round following Steve Torrence’s loss to Antron Brown to clinch her first…
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Hight wins second NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car championship

Robert Hight clinched his second Mello Yello Funny Car championship when Ron Capps fell to Del Worsham in the first round of the Auto Club NHRA Finals.
12 Nov 2017
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Robert Hight
For the second time in his career, Robert Hight is a Mello Yello Funny Car champion. After a drama-filled weekend, where the 2009 champ qualified No. 15 in the final session, Hight earned the first-round victory he needed against Tim Wilkerson. Then…
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Auto Club NHRA Finals Sunday Notebook

Brittany Force earned her seventh career win to go with her first Top Fuel championship at the Auto Club NHRA Finals, while Bo Butner grabbed his first Pro Stock title and a victory. Tommy Johnson Jr. and Andrew Hines also picked up wins at the final event of the season.
11 Nov 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Pomona
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B. Force, Beckman, Anderson, Krawiec hang onto top spots at Auto Club NHRA Finals

Friday low qualifiers Brittany Force, Jack Beckman, Greg Anderson, and Eddie Krawiec remained in the No. 1 positions at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona through the completion of qualifying.
11 Nov 2017
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Brittany Force
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Krawiec clinches fourth NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle championship

After clinching his spot in the field for Sunday’s final eliminations, Eddie Krawiec has officially locked up his fourth NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship.
11 Nov 2017
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Eddie Krawiec
After clinching his spot in the field for Sunday’s final eliminations, Eddie Krawiec has officially locked up his fourth NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship. Krawiec entered the season-ending Auto Club NHRA…
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Auto Club NHRA Finals Saturday Notebook

10 Nov 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Pomona
Preview | Features | Results | Photos QUALIFYING ROUNDS RECAPS…
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B. Force sets Pomona track record; Ellis, Beckman, Anderson grab Friday No. 1s

Brittany Force made the quickest pass in Auto Club Raceway history, while Chip Ellis, Jack Beckman, and Greg Anderson all snagged Friday poles at the Auto Club NHRA Nationals.
10 Nov 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Brittany Force
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Lucas Oil named title sponsor for NHRA Winternationals

Lucas Oil Products has signed a multi-year agreement to become the title sponsor of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national event held in Pomona, Calif., each February.
10 Nov 2017
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Winternationals
Lucas Oil Products has signed a multi-year agreement to become the title sponsor of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national event held in Pomona, Calif., each February. Lucas Oil is a longstanding partner of NHRA supporting several ongoing…
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Auto Club NHRA Finals Friday Notebook

Brittany Force set a new track record, while Jack Beckman, Greg Anderson, and Chip Ellis grabbed provisional No. 1 spots at the Auto Club NHRA Finals.
10 Nov 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Pomona
Preview | Features | Results | Photos QUALIFYING ROUND RECAPS…
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Dramatic 2007 Auto Club NHRA Finals set the bar for tight points finishes

A decade ago, the 2007 Auto Club Finals was a true barnburner and crowned four champions on the final day of the season with the average winning points margin of less than a round's worth of racing.
10 Nov 2017
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Finals
When it comes to the Auto Club NHRA Finals, it’s easy for people to remember the bigger moments in championship drama. A lot of people will invoke the 1990 Top Fuel final, a winner-take-all battle between Joe Amato and Gary Ormsby decided on G.O.’s…
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Krawiec on the cusp of fourth Pro Stock Motorcycle championship

Eddie Krawiec can lock up another championship at the Auto Club NHRA Finals by qualifying, something he has done at every event he's shown up at since the 2007 Atlanta competition.
09 Nov 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Eddie Krawiec
On the cusp of his fourth Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship, thanks to an incredible performance during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship, Eddie Krawiec still has some unfinished business to attend to at the…
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NHRA Today Roundtable: Auto Club NHRA Finals nitro preview

The Mello Yello championship battles in both Top Fuel and Funny Car will go down to the wire at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona. NHRA's Amanda Busick, Lewis Bloom, and John Kernan preview the action.
09 Nov 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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NHRA Today Roundtable: Auto Club NHRA Finals Pro Stock preview

From the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John's, Lewis Bloom, Amanda Busick, and John Kernan take a look at the weekend ahead and the championship battles in Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
09 Nov 2017
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 58 No. 23)

NHRA National Dragster’s 23rd issue of 2017, featuring Las Vegas coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
08 Nov 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
ND cover
NHRA National Dragster’s 23rd issue of 2017, featuring Las Vegas coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world. The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series rolled into Nevada…
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Pro Stock title to come down to Anderson, Butner, and Line in Pomona

An incredible season for the KB Racing team will come to a fitting conclusion at this weekend’s Auto Club NHRA Finals at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
08 Nov 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Pro Stock
An incredible season for the KB Racing team will come to a fitting conclusion at this weekend’s Auto Club NHRA Finals at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, which is the final race of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the…
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Tricky Tipster tabs Torrence, Hight, Anderson, Hines as Finals favorites

Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock), and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are the top picks to win the Auto Club NHRA Finals, as predicted by NHRA National Dragster's Tricky Tipster.
08 Nov 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Tricky Tipster
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
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WFO Radio Auto Club NHRA Finals preview

08 Nov 2017
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WFO
Get ready for the Auto Club NHRA Finals! Courtney Force talks about her new Taylor Swift Funny Car, Bo Butner discusses his championship chances, Chip Ellis pays tribute to his fallen friend Junior Pippin, Racing RVs world champions Lynn Ellison and…
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Reed’s Ginger Brew joins Mooneyes, Jim Dunn Racing for Finals

Reed’s Ginger Brew will join Mooneyes in sponsorship of the Jim Dunn Racing team at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona. The race team will showcase the popular yellow Mooneyes Funny Car with the addition of the Reed’s logo. 
08 Nov 2017
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Jim Dunn Racing
Reed’s Ginger Brew, the top selling product in its beverage category, will join Mooneyes in sponsorship of the Jim Dunn Racing team at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona. The race team will showcase the popular yellow Mooneyes Funny Car with the…
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Meet "the Mongoose" at NHRA Fan Fest Thursday night in La Verne

Race fans attending the Auto Club NHRA Finals can meet the legendary “Mongoose,” Tom McEwen, Thursday evening at Lordsburg Taphouse & Grill in Downtown La Verne during the official NHRA Fan Fest, 6:45 – 8 p.m.
07 Nov 2017
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Fanfest
Race fans attending the Auto Club NHRA Finals can meet the legendary “Mongoose,” Tom McEwen, Thursday evening at Lordsburg Taphouse & Grill in Downtown La Verne during the official NHRA Fan Fest, 6:45 – 8 p.m. An autograph session will take…
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Hight in position to close out second Funny Car championship

A brilliant second-half of the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season has put Robert Hight in the position to compete for a second career Funny Car world championship at the Auto Club NHRA Finals. 
07 Nov 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Robert Hight
A brilliant second-half of the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season has put Robert Hight in the position he hoped for at the beginning of the year, and that’s the chance to compete for a second career Funny Car world championship.…
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Courtney Force’s Funny Car to feature Taylor Swift’s 'reputation' album cover

John Force Racing/Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force will drive the No. 6 Big Machine Records Funny Car at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona this weekend to promote Big Machine Records’ 10-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift’s highly-anticipated sixth studio album, reputation.
07 Nov 2017
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Courtney Force
John Force Racing/Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force will drive the No. 6 Big Machine Records Funny Car at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona this weekend in her bid for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello championship. Through JFR’s partnership with…
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Torrence, Force, Kalitta ready for tight Top Fuel battle in Pomona

The season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona will decide who wins their first NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel championship.
06 Nov 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Steve Torrence
Steve Torrence is one race away from putting the ultimate finishing touch on a nearly-perfect 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. The eight-time Top Fuel winner this year holds a 20-point advantage against Brittany Force and the world…
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Behind the Numbers: Stage is set for close finish to NHRA season

The Auto Club NHRA Finals will close out the season in Pomona by crowning four champions. Here's a look at the scenarios.
06 Nov 2017
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Behind the Numbers
Hight
If you know me, you know I’m a big fan of Joe Amato. It doesn’t matter his last win came 17 years ago, nor does it matter his most famous win came a year before I was born. That’s his 1990 victory at the…
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