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In the inaugural compilation of NHRA’s Movers, Shakers, and Deal Makers, the staff of NHRA National Dragster recognizes the contributions of many of those most recently responsible for the growing success of the sport. 

Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage has partnered with Tony Stewart Racing in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, with the Tennessee-based company highlighting its world-class car collection on the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car of three-time champion Matt Hagan.

The FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports not only features some of the fastest cars in drag racing, but it also boasts some of the sport’s most colorful characters, so it’s no surprise there is controversy brewing ahead of this weekend’s Charlotte event.

It began with motorcycle racing, then the sand drags, and then finally becoming a NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster champion. Duane Shields has done it all, and he closed a chapter this past weekend at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

Tony Stewart's first career NHRA national event win at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas was a momentous moment for him and his Mobil 1/McPhillips Racing team. Here's a look at the post-race congratulations from fellow finalists and his team.

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another, and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.

The NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway provided a rash of upsets, strong performances, and the wild action associated with massive horsepower times four.

The NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway marked the fourth race of 23 in the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, and it offered thrills like no other. Here are five big takeaways from the event.

The season started on a high note for Troy Coughlin Jr. with a win at the season-opener, but the two races that followed left much to be desired. Coughlin, though, knows the tables will soon turn – and he's hoping it happens this weekend in Las Vegas. 

These NHRA Four-Wide Nationals mark Brittany Force’s 14th shot at the four-wide competition and the two-time world champ and defending event champ has a system worked out to help deal with the chaos that overtakes the starting-line staging procedure.

For all of the NHRA Top Fuel records that Tony Schumacher holds, Top Fuel’s most decorated driver has never turned on the final win light in a four-wide race, a fact he hopes to change this weekend in Las Vegas, where he's won eight times in the two-wide format.

There have been plenty of good moments for Dallas Glenn at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but it’s also the one that got away last year at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, where a wiring issue on his car spelled the end of his chances to win, that continues to motivate him.

Alexis DeJoria has enjoyed success at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway during the annual NHRA spring race but has never captured a win in the four-wide setting that will be part of this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

Off to a solid start to open her 2023 season in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, Top Fuel star Leah Pruett is ready to take the next step this year at this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

In a Pro Stock sea of bowties peppered with a handful of blue ovals, Alan Prusiensky's Dodge Dart is difficult to miss. Although he hasn't yet experienced the results that he desires on NHRA's Camping World Drag Racing Series tour, Prusiensky remains dedicated and optimistic.

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another, and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.

Bruno Massel talked with John Force Racing's crew chief Jimmy Prock about their Funny Car's qualifying struggles in Phoenix and how they worked to correct them before the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.

Nate VanWassenhove joined KB Racing 20 years ago as a crewmember and has remained dedicated to the success of the team now known as KB Titan Racing. This season, VanWassenhove has moved up and into a crew chief role.

Relive the greatest and most exciting moments from the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals from In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip: All of the great races, wild moments, and close finishers that help make the Pomona event a legend.

J.R. Todd and the DHL Toyota GR Supra/Kalitta Motorsports team had a tough weekend at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals that claimed two bodies and at least one chassis in incidents on Saturday and Sunday.

For decades, a pilgrimage to the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals meant a stop at the local In-N-Out Burger, but this year race fans were able to buy their burgers at In-N-Out's biggest burger stand—the In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip.

The Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Race 3 of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, was packed with wild moments and high drama. Here are five big takeaways from the event.

At the 2023 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals the Scrappers Racing team swapped its jet-black regalia for a new hot-rod red paint scheme celebrating Wally Parks’ friend Robert E. Petersen’s museum.

Despite five victories in a championship-winning season and domination of the quickest and fastest runs list, David Grubnic has gone back to the drawing board for a new tune-up for Brittany Force's dragster this season.

In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip seems to always bring out the best in Robert Hight, and the three-time Funny Car world champ heads to this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals with plenty of excitement following his win in Phoenix on Sunday.

Returning to the site where she was officially named the NHRA Rookie of the Year to close out the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, Pro Stock’s Camrie Caruso has plenty of reasons to be excited at this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the NHRA Arizona Nationals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another, and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.

Take a look back at some of the biggest and wildest moment from the 2023 NHRA Arizona Nationals, Race 2 of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series from Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix.

With an early-season win last week at the NHRA Arizona Nationals already under his belt, Justin Ashley, who won the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals to open the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Series season, is after a second straight win at storied In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip.