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DeJoria knows strong performance at Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals crucial to Countdown chances

Alexis DeJoria knows she has ground to make up in the race to earn a spot in the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, but that added pressure has already brought out some positive signs for the Funny Car standout.
25 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Alexis DeJoria
Alexis DeJoria knows she has ground to make up in the race to earn a spot in the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. But that added pressure has already brought out some positive signs for the Funny Car standout and she’s hopeful the best is…
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Rookie Report Card after Denver

A look at the season-to-date stats for the 2017 rookie class through the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, race 14 of 24 (seven of 16 for Pro Stock Motorcycle) on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule.
25 Jul 2017
Candida Benson, NHRA.com Managing Editor
News
Denver Rookie Report Card
Four of the five rookie candidates eligible for the 2017 Auto Club Road to the Future Award were in competition during the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway, race 14 of 24 (seven of 16 for Pro Stock Motorcycle) on the…
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Team Boddie Racing to participate in 16-car exhibition at Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals

Drivers from Team Boddie Racing, from the San Francisco area , will participate in a special 16-car exhibition race on Saturday, July 29 as part of the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. 
24 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Boddie
Drivers from Team Boddie Racing, from the San Francisco area , will participate in a special 16-car exhibition race on Saturday, July 29 as part of the 30th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway.  The field will be comprised…
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Wilkerson fresh out of Funny Cars after pair of wheelstands in Denver

Tim Wilkerson must bounce back quickly after a pair of damaging wheelstands at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver.
24 Jul 2017
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
News
Tim Wilkerson
Tim Wilkerson wounded his primary Funny Car during Saturday night qualifying at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals thanks to a spectacular wheelstand. While inconvenient, particularly because he had just pulled the chassis out in Norwalk two races…
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Hight gets first victory of season; Brown, Skillman, Krawiec win in Denver

Robert Hight got into the winner's circle for the first time this season, while Antron Brown, Drew Skillman and Eddie Krawiec all picked up Wallys at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals.
23 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Event winners Eddie Krawiec, Drew Skillman, Robert Hight, and Antron Brown 5
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Rampy, Fletcher, Helms add to win totals during Mile-Highs

David Rampy, Dan Fletcher, and Kevin Helms all added to their win counts, while Bradley Johnson, Brad Basgall, and Randy Cruickshank each captured their first NHRA national event win at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway.
23 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Dan Fletcher
David Rampy, Dan Fletcher, and Kevin Helms all added to their win counts, while Bradley Johnson, Brad Basgall, and Randy Cruickshank each captured their first NHRA national event win at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway.…
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Hagan, Anderson, Tonglet clinch Countdown berths in Denver

Matt Hagan, Greg Anderson, and L.E. Tonglet all clinched their spots in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals.
23 Jul 2017
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Road to the Countdown
Countdown
With their first-round victories at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, Matt Hagan and Greg Anderson clinched their spots in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. Hagan became the second Funny Car driver to lock up a spot in the…
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Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals Sunday Notebook

23 Jul 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Denver
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Pritchett, C. Force, Skillman, and Krawiec grab top qualifying spots in Denver

Leah Pritchett set a Top Fuel track record, while Courtney Force (Funny Car), Drew Skillman (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) snagged the top qualifying spots at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals.
22 Jul 2017
Race coverage
Leah Pritchett
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Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals Saturday Notebook

22 Jul 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Denver
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C. Force, Kalitta, Skillman, Krawiec grab top spots after first day of Denver qualifying

Courtney Force and Doug Kalitta set track records to join Drew Skillman and Eddie Krawiec as provisional No. 1 qualifiers after the first day of the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals.
21 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Courtney Force
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Checklist for NHRA's Western Swing: Knowing what and how many to pack

So, what does it take to keep a top-flight NHRA Funny Car team on the road for three straight weekends? John Collins, crew chief for Don Schumacher Racing’s Tommy Johnson Jr.-driven Make-A-Wish Funny Car, provided an inventory list of just the big-ticket items that he's stashed in their team hauler for the Western Swing.
21 Jul 2017
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
John Collins
The Western Swing is a three-race marathon from Denver to Sonoma to Seattle and, most important for the majority of NHRA’s Brownsburg, Ind.-based Mello Yello teams, it’s a westward trek away from their shops, meaning no chance to refuel and…
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Miami fans: Demand your live NHRA on FOX broadcast network coverage!

NHRA race fans in the Miami area have been unable to watch NHRA's live FOX broadcast network coverage, including this weekend's Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, because the local FOX affiliate, WSVN, has been pre-empting the live broadcast and airing it later in the evening. Here's how you can help.  
21 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
FOX
NHRA race fans have been enjoying live national network race coverage on the FOX broadcast network the last two years, but NHRA has become aware of viewing problems in some areas. The hardest hit has been the Miami area, where FOX affiliate WSVN has…
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Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals Friday Notebook

21 Jul 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
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Preview | Features | Photos | Results QUALIFYING SESSION RECAPS…
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Salisbury’s Stake in Top Fuel history

Thirty-five years ago at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, Dwight Salisbury scored his lone NHRA Top Fuel win in a career that was filled with many other accomplishments.
21 Jul 2017
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Dwight Salisbury
Salisbury steak: A savory dish made from a blend of ground beef and other ingredients and  usually served with gravy or brown sauce. Salisbury’s $take: A speedy Top Fueler made from a blend of a great driver…
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Austin Coil talks about life off the tour, today's tuners, Western Swing

Hall of fame nitro crew chief Austin Coil joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his life after drag racing, and his take on today's crew chiefs. 
20 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Austin Coil joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his life after drag racing.  Coil is considered by many to be the greatest nitro tuners of all time. Over his long…
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Hagan to debut Mopar 80th anniversary Funny Car graphics at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals

20 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Matt Hagan
Two-time NHRA Funny Car champion Matt Hagan will help wish the Mopar brand a happy 80th birthday in nitro Hemi-engine fueled fashion, beginning this weekend at the 38th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals near Denver. The Don Schumacher Racing…
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 58 No. 15)

NHRA National Dragster’s 15th issue of 2017, featuring Chicago and JEGS Allstars coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
20 Jul 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Dan Fletcher on National Dragster cover
NHRA National Dragster’s 15th issue of 2017, featuring Chicago and JEGS Allstars coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world. The 100-win club has a new member: Dan Fletcher…
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Champions crowned at Jr. Eastern Conference Finals

Cade Poe picked up a record fifth Conference Finals/National Championships Wally to headline the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Eastern Conference Finals presented by Huddleston Performance at Bristol Dragway. Poe was joined by seven first-time individual champions and a first-time team champion.
20 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Eastern Conference Finals champions
Cade Poe continued to add to his record as the winningest driver in the history of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League’s National Championships/Conference Finals when he added a fifth Wally to his collection. Poe, who won four Western…
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NHRA Today Roundtable: Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals preview

From the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s, Lewis Bloom, Amanda Busick, and John Kernan preview this weekend’s Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver.
19 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
From the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s, Lewis Bloom, Amanda Busick, and John Kernan preview this weekend’s Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver. Top crew chiefs from the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series talk about tuning…
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Torrence, Capps, Johnson, Smith top Tricky Tipster's Denver picks

Nitro points leaders Steve Torrence and Ron Capps, Denver dominator Allen Johnson, and a resurgent Matt Smith are the NHRA National Dragster Tricky Tipster's favorites for wins at this weekend's Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway.
19 Jul 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Steve Torrence, Ron Capps, Allen Johnson, and Matt Smith
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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Racing at home track still has big challenges for Pro Stock’s Kramer

19 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Deric Kramer
Deric Kramer has almost two decades of experience racing at his home track, Bandimere Speedway, the site of weekend’s 38th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, starting in Jr. Dragsters and including his Pro Stock debut in 2012. Despite all…
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Millican to pilot special Shark Week dragster during Western Swing

Beginning this weekend at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver, Clay Millican hopes to take a bite out of his competition in his Great Clips/Shark Week-themed Top Fuel dragster. 
19 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Clay Millican
Beginning this weekend at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver, Clay Millican hopes to take a bite out of his competition in his Great Clips/Shark Week-themed Top Fuel dragster.    The special livery on the dragster highlights…
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WFO Radio talks Pro Stock with Allen Johnson, Drew Skillman

19 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
WFO
WFO Radio NHRA Nitro goes in depth on NHRA Pro Stock with Allen Johnson and Drew Skillman before the Mopar Mile High Nationals. Johnson discusses his success at Bandimere Speedway over the last decade and his ideas for improving the category.…
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Eight is not enough

Once again, the JEGS Allstars provided a perfect showcase for the best drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Series and the Division 3 team took him the title for the eighth time
19 Jul 2017
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
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There may be no such thing as a perfect race, but even if that’s the case, the JEGS Allstars event, heled each year at Route 66 Raceway, certainly comes close. Each year, 80 of the best racers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series earn exclusive…
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Fletcher discusses 100-win milestone victory, rigors of Sportsman racing

Dan Fletcher joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his 100th career win, recorded recently at the Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals held outside Chicago. 
18 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Dan Fletcher joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his 100th career win, recorded recently at the Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals held outside Chicago. …
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It was love at first sight for Beckman at Bandimere Speedway

The first time Jack Beckman went to the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway, he was a wide-eyed teenager and fan who simply wanted to take as many pictures and get as many autographs as he could.
18 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
beckman
The first time Jack Beckman went to the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway, he was a wide-eyed teenager and fan who simply wanted to take as many pictures and get as many autographs as he could.  More than 30 years later,…
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Media expert Desser named to NHRA Board of Directors

Television and new media expert Ed Desser has been elected to the NHRA Board of Directors. Desser brings broad and deep experience in the business, presentation, and technology of worldwide sports content delivery across all platforms
18 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Desser
Television and new media expert Ed Desser has been elected to the NHRA Board of Directors, announced NHRA Chairman of the Board Dallas Gardner.   Desser brings broad and deep experience in the business, presentation, and technology of…
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Mopar Mile-High Nationals will air live on FOX Broadcast Network

The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to the big stage of the FOX broadcast network this afternoon when the late rounds of the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals from Bandimere Speedway outside of Denver air live on the national network. Coverage begins at 3 p.m. Eastern.
18 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Denver
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will return to the big stage of the FOX broadcast network when the late rounds of the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals from Bandimere Speedway outside of Denver air live on the national network. Coverage begins…
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Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Gateway Motorsports Park postponed

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event scheduled for July 21-22 at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill., has been rescheduled due to a multiple-day excessive heat advisory for the St. Louis area. The event has been rescheduled for Oct. 20-22.
17 Jul 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Madison
The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series All-American Hot Rod Showdown scheduled for July 21-22 at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill., has been rescheduled due to a multiple-day National Weather Service excessive heat advisory for the St. Louis…
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