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Justin Ashley swept all Top Fuel honors last weekend in Bristol Dragway, winning the delayed NHRA New England Nationals, the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, and the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Crew chief Mike Green walks us through the challenges.

Until he red-lighted in the final round of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Gaige Herrera had turned on 18 straight win lights, including four in winning two Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge events. Here's a look at some of the stats behind that fast start.

Cameron Ferre hasn't fully realized his Top Fuel dream — yet — but at the 2023 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, he teamed up with Paton Racing to move one step closer to his NHRA goals.

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

The 2023 edition of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals roared through Bristol Dragway on an historic weekend. Relive some of the wildest and interesting moments from this year's event.

Go behind the scenes at Bristol Dragway with Justin Ashley and Bob Tasca III, winners of the rain-delayed NHRA New England Nationals, as they celebrate their victories with their teams and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.

The same cylinder pressure that makes nitromethane-burning Top Fuel engines produce more than 11,000 hp can also lead to catastrophic failures!

You probably could have guessed that two race weekends in one would be off-the-charts thrilling, but acknowledging that and then actually experiencing it are two totally different things. Here's what else we learned in Bristol.

Gaige Herrera has been perfect through three races, winning all three events in Pro Stock Motorcycle, with each race marking his NHRA debut at that facility.

This weekend’s doubleheader at Bristol Dragway — completion of all four rounds of Top Fuel and Funny Car from the rained-out NHRA New England Nationals during qualifying for the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals — sparks memories of late 2014, when Tony Schumacher won two events on the same weekend in Dallas.

Bristol Dragway has been home to numerous great highlights in the last 20-plus years. Here's a look back at some incredible moments from the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.

Clay Millican remains the most recent Top Fuel winner in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, and the popular driver has a chance to continue his hot streak in a major way at Bristol Dragway, a track that means so much to him.

The NHRA New England Nationals was a testament to fortitude as Mother Nature played cruel games throughout the weekend, which ultimately ended up short of conclusion despite some dramatic racing. Let's take a look back at the event in our latest Weekend Rewind segment.

The 2023 season holds an opportunity that reigning Funny Car champion Ron Capps doesn't want to miss. After going back-to-back with series titles in 2021 and 2022, Capps can go three-in-a-row and four overall if he finishes this year as the top dog. For the veteran driver, it comes down to momentum – particularly at this, the mid-point of the regular season.

Eight championships and 86 national event wins don't fade from memory quickly, and the competition is certainly not wondering what's wrong with Tony Schumacher. Although he hasn't yet nabbed a trophy this year, Top Fuel's most winning driver is confident in his team and comfortable in the knowledge that their time will come.

The first five Funny Car events of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series belonged to Matt Hagan and Robert Hight, but Tim Wilkerson changed that in Chicago, and he’ll look to keep rolling this weekend at the 10th annual NHRA New England Nationals.

Reigning NHRA Top Fuel world champ Brittany Force will face off with Chicago winner Clay Millican in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at this weekend’s NHRA New England Nationals, with Leah Pruett taking on Josh Hart in the other matchup.

After Las Vegas, Mike Salinas and his Scrappers Racing team knew they were off pace and needed to nip it in the bud. They tested hard, and after qualifying No. 1 at Route 66 Raceway, they appear to be en route to back-on-track.

As the NHRA New England Nationals celebrates its 10th edition at New England Dragway, here’s a look back at five memorable moments from the past decade.

Shane Tucker and his UrPay Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stock team made the Pro Stock field at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance to earn a spot to race on Sunday for the first time in 2023. The triumph was particularly memorable for the team that hails from Australia, as it came in their first full go at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule.

NHRA’s Drag and Drive event at the 2023 Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals, presented by PEAK Performance saw some of the quickest streetcars on earth race in front of thousands of fans.

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak Performance as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.

With his most recent win in Chicago, second-year Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Gaige Herrera became just the 12th racer in NHRA history to begin a season with three straight victories, and he might just be getting started.

The Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals marked NHRA’s return to Route 66 Raceway for the first time since 2019, and the race was spectacular on many fronts. Here’s a video look back at the weekend.

Vance & Hines Andrew Hines explains how 8.5-pound tungsten weights are positioned on a Suzuki motorcycle for best performance and 60-foot times.

The Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals mark the return of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series to one of the most favored facilities on tour, and while each of the near-500 participants are thrilled to be back, Peggy Llewellyn is, perhaps, the most excited of all.

Defending Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders has a great fondness for Route 66 Raceway, as it is where she claimed the very first win of her professional career. The now 43-time victor will be looking for rejuvenation on familiar territory at this weekend’s Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals.

The last time Steve Torrence was at Route 66 Raceway, he was in the middle of one of the most impressive stretches in his Top Fuel career, which is saying something considering the tremendous success he’s enjoyed as a four-time Top Fuel champion.

Robert Hight owns the track record in Funny Car at Route 66 Raceway, as well as back-to-back final-round appearances at the two most recent NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series races at the Chicago track in 2018 and 2019.