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Former Pro Stock driver Greg Stanfield got beat by first-time winner Marty Rinehart Jr. in the Bristol Super Stock final, but the sting of losing was tempered by the Father’s Day gift he got from his son, Aaron, who saved the day with a convincing win in the Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs class.

In this week’s Roundtable from the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s, Lewis Bloom and John Kernan get you ready for this weekend’s Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals outside of Chicago.

WFO Radio’s Joe Castello joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his popular podcast and his career as one of NHRA's national event announcers.

The final rounds from the NHRA JEGS Allstars competition are scheduled to be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 on Saturday, July 8, during the NHRA Mello Yello qualifying show from the Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N.

A native of Chicago, winning at Route 66 Raceway means a little more for eight-time Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher. It’s also become a routine thing for the longtime NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series star, as his five category wins are tied for the most in NHRA history at the facility.  

Rob Kropfeld’s Super Gas win at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals will be talked about for a long time, but it’s just one of many career highlights.

Terry Chandler, whose commitment to helping others has left an indelible mark on the NHRA and Don Schumacher Racing, lost her valiant fight with brain cancer on Tuesday afternoon.

16-time Funny Car champion John Force is not happy with his recent results, so last week he spent time testing some new parts and pieces at Lucas Oil Raceway in hopes of rounding the corner, performance-wise.  Indy bureau chief John Kernan reports.

With the “Eastern Swing” behind us and a rare weekend off, let’s take a moment to reset before the Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Chicago. To do that, we’re going to break down the winners, losers, and who broke even during the four in a row that started in Epping and ended last week in Norwalk.

John Force Racing is building a Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car for the team’s Monster Energy Top Fuel driver, Brittany Force, so that the second-generation driver can experience in testing the class that helped make her father famous. The announcement from JFR does not mean that the event-winning driver is leaving the Top Fuel class.

Austin Prock, the son of John Force Racing crew chief Jimmy Prock, has been busy building an Alcohol Funny Car with an eye on making his competitive debut next season. In the meantime, he also decided it was a good idea to get some seat time in an Alcohol Dragster

Newly licensed Top Fuel driver Justin Ashley joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his young career in NHRA Drag Racing. 

NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing returns to Route 66 Raceway July 6-9 for the 20th annual Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals, where the stars of today and yesterday will gather for four days of racing as the world’s top drag racers rocket to speeds exceeding 330 miles per hour in under four seconds.

The NHRA Northwest Nationals take center stage on the NHRA Mello Yello tour in early August. Its venue, Pacific Raceways, has been a hotbed of nitro racing since the 1970s, Here's a look back at some great photos and memories from that era.

Pro Mod racer Steve Matusek joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his recent crash at Summit Motorsports Park and his win earlier this year at Royal Purple Raceway.

The 2017 JEGS Allstars event will take place on Saturday, July 8, at Route 66 Raceway during the Fallen Patriots Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by K&N, pitting the top drivers in NHRA's seven geographical

As teams catch their breath after four back-to-back races, what have we learned halfway into the 2017 Mello Yello NHRA season? John Kernan joins Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's.

Round three of the Charity Challenge, a "grudge race" between "Papa John" Schnatter and Don Schumacher Racing’s Leah Pritchett, who drives the Papa John's Pizza Top Fuel dragster, is scheduled for the Fallen Patriots Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by K&N, and "Papa John" has been working hard preparing for the bout.

Jim Oberhofer joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about the Kalitta Motorsports team’s progress at the halfway point of the season. Bloom also caught up with Norwalk-winning crew chiefs of the race Bobby Lagana Jr. and Dean Antonelli and Summit Motorsports Park co-owner Bill Bader Jr.

Despite a recent frustrating stretch, Terry McMillen still has the same goals he did at the start of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.

The Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals featured some of the wildest final rounds of the year in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.