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More 'Lost' Photos found
More great photos from the National Dragster archives: Shirley Muldowney, Blaine Johnson, "Flash Gordon" Mineo, John Myers, Buster Couch, Al Hofmann, Richard Tharp, and many more!
As the date of The Big Move approached in late October — timed horribly with our impending trip to Las Vegas — ND…
Watch legendary NHRA broadcaster Steve Evans in action at the 1990 Atlanta event
The late, great Steve Evans has long been regarded as one of the finest motorsports announcers, pit reporters, and TV personalities, and this rare glimpse behind the scenes at the 1990 Atlanta event showcases him in action.
When it came time to move, NHRA called on a high-powered friend of the sport
When NHRA moved its headquarters in late October from its longtime location in Glendora, Calif., to a new building in nearby San Dimas, it called upon Russells Moving & Storage, an associate sponsor on Cruz Pedregon’s Funny Car and of Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, to get the job done at nitro-powered speed.
The Director and the Doctor
NHRA National Tech Director Lonnie Grim and NHRA Medical Director Dr. Phil Surface join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider that is TRULY insider!
NHRA National Tech Director Lonnie Grim and NHRA Medical Director Dr. Phil Surface join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider that is TRULY insider!
Grim talks about how the tech department works on race…
National Dragster Year in Review issue highlights 2021 champions, great moments
The final NHRA National Dragster of 2021, the annual Year in Review issue, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.
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The final NHRA National Dragster of 2021, the annual Year in Review issue, is…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Top Sportsman champion Jeff Gillette
In Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers, Jeff Gillette drove his Pontiac GTO to a 6.957 on his 6.95 dial to stop the Mountain View Performance Camaro of Ryan Priddy, who was also sharp with a 6.617 against his 6.61 dial.…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Top Dragster champion Parker Theobald
A year after winning the Super Comp title at the Winternaitonals, Parker Theobald returned to Auto Club Raceway at Pomona to score again in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers. In the final, Theobald posted a 7.498 on his…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Stock champion Jeff Taylor
Super Stock winner Jimmy DeFrank was joined by his teammate, Stock winner Jeff Taylor, who is approaching a major milestone with his 49th national event victory. Taylor, a four-time world champion who claimed his first win in 1981,…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Super Stock champion Jimmy DeFrank
Jimmy DeFrank now has 21 national event wins to go with his five world championships, and 11 of those victories have come in Pomona. DeFrank, the No. 3 finisher in the Super Stock standings, won his latest title with a slowing 9.179…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Super Comp champion Cody Perkins
A decade after winning the Top Alcohol Dragster title in Topeka, Cody Perkins returned to the winner’s circle in Super Comp when he scored a narrow 8.904 to 8.908 win against Ken Mostowich in the final. The highlight of Perkins’ day…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Super Gas champion Steve Williams
Two weeks after winning the Super Comp title in Las Vegas, former world champion Steve Williams scored again, this time in Super Gas. Williams wheeled his Corvette to a 9.877 for the win after opponent Roger Kato fouled. Williams…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Comp champion Ryan Warter
Ryan Warter left Pomona with his second national event Wally following his final-round win over Scott McClay in Comp. Warter, who previously won the Stock title at the 2018 Seattle race, overcame McClay’s .006 reaction time to win…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Sean Bellemeur
Sean Bellemeur closed out his third championship season with a win in Tony Bartone’s Hussey Performance Camaro when he defeated reigning champion Doug Gordon in the Top Alcohol Funny Car final round, 5.465 to 5.483. Bellemeur was…
Auto Club NHRA Finals Sportsman video highlights
Rich McPhillips Jr. and newly crowned three-time world champion Sean Bellemeur were among the winners crowned during the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona.
Rich McPhillips Jr. and newly crowned three-time world champion Sean Bellemeur were among the winners crowned during the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona. McPhillips won his third national event of the season in Top Alcohol Dragster,…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Stock champion Justin Lamb
Justin Lamb quickly shook off his loss in the Super Stock final to reach the final in Stock, where he defeated championship contender Todd Hoven to win his 28th career national…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Super Stock champion Chris Hall
Appearing in his second career final, Chris Hall won for the first time when he wheeled his COPO Camaro past Larry Zavala in the Super Stock final. Hall, who also beat Pete Peery, Justin Lamb, and Terry Emmons on his way to the final…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Super Street champion Nick Alejandre
The Super Street final between Nick Alejandre and Kenny Snow was a great race with both drivers recording identical 11.029 elapsed times against the 10.05 index. It was Alejandre who turned on the win light for his first NHRA…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Super Gas champion Evan Kowalski
Evan Kowalski lit the win light in the final of Super Gas to claim his third career national event title. In the money round, Kowalski got the best of former world champ Mike Ferderer in another double breakout, 10.038 to 10.034…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Super Comp champion Steve Williams
After watching his daughter, Shelby, win her first national event title in Stock earlier this season, Steve Williams took his turn in the winner’s circle after beating Cody Webber in the Super Comp final. Williams ran a 9.052 on the…
2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Rich McPhillips Jr.
Rich McPhillips Jr. won his third national event of the season and his latest victory was easily his most impressive because it included a personal best 5.101 in the quarterfinals that ranks among the best runs in the history of the Top Alcohol…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Comp champion Bruno Massel Jr.
Bruno Massel Jr. needed only to stage his turbocharged Cobalt for his semifinal bye run to clinch the Comp title, and there were a few anxious moments when the car wouldn’t start, but they were addressed quickly, and he went on to…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Sean Bellemeur
Sean Bellemeur secured his third world championship in the last four years after wheeling Tony Bartone’s Hussey Performance Camaro to a Las Vegas victory in Top Alcohol Funny Car. Bellemeur locked up the title early in eliminations…
2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Rachel Meyer
Rachel Meyer’s victory clinched her first world championship after a winner-take-all Top Alcohol Dragster final round against Jackie Fricke. Both drivers were solidly in the 5.2s as they worked their way through eliminations. Meyer’s…
Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Sportsman video highlights
Rachel Meyer, Sean Bellemeur, and Bruno Massel Jr. had a lot to celebrate during the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals with event victories that also helped secure world titles.
Rachel Meyer, Sean Bellemeur, and Bruno Massel Jr. had a lot to celebrate during the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals with event victories that also helped secure world titles. Meyer won her first title in Top Alcohol Dragster, and Bellemeur and Massel are…
Antron Brown's AB Motorsports starts getting up to speed with official 'first day'
December 1 was opening day for Antron Brown’s new self-owned Top Fuel team, and the three-time world champ has got a lot of plans in place for the 2022 season.
Tickets now on sale for 2022 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals
Tickets are now on sale for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, which will take place June 23-26 at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park as part of the upcoming 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
Tickets are now on sale for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, which will take place June 23-26 at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park as part of the upcoming 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
The race serves as the…
Tickets now on sale for 2022 Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals
Tickets are on sale today for the 42nd Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil, which takes place July 15-17 at Bandimere Speedway as part of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
Tickets are on sale today for the 42nd Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil, which takes place July 15-17 at Bandimere Speedway as part of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
The race is the 11th of 22…
#GivingTuesday: Join the movement and give to the NHRA Motorsports Museum
It’s #GivingTuesday, and what better way to show your love and support of drag racing than making a donation to the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum?
It’s #GivingTuesday, and what better way to show your love and support of drag racing than making a donation to the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum?
Over the past two years more than a third of U.S. museums have not survived and have less…
49 and counting; Who’s next to claim 50 wins?
Doug Kalitta, Eddie Krawiec, Jeff Taylor, and Edmond Richardson are each sitting on 49 national event wins. Who will be the first to 50 and when will it happen?
NHRA recently celebrated it’s 70th anniversary and its 1,000th national event and during that span, just 21 drivers have been fortunate enough, or skilled enough to accumulate 50 wins. The comprehensive list begins with 16-time Funny Car champion…
A look back at the most dramatic moments of the 2004 season in this edition of Thrills and Spills
While we wait for the start of the 2022 season, it's time to relive the most dramatic and exciting moments of the 2004 NHRA season in this edition of Thrills and Spills.
