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Co-crew chief Dean Antonelli recounts the crushing experience of dropping a cylinder in the round-one loss against Matt Hagan.

Ron Capps clinched his second NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series championship at the Auto Club NHRA Finals and shares the memories of that moment with NHRA's Brian Lohnes in this exclusive Skype interview.

The car made iconic by its 2JZ engine now comes in a 330-mph version.  

Pro Stock Motorcycle has offered some of the most surprising race days of the Auto Club Finals—but none more so than the day Jianna Salinas outdid all of the heavy hitters to take home the 2019 Wally

After this round Capps said he, "Wasn't going to be watching his fate unfold, he was going to be watching his family." Clearly, the Capps family, which had gathered in the Pomona grandstands to view his 2021 Funny Car Championship never would have wished this moment for him.

You'll notice the engine is covered up, and that Stoffer gives all the credit to team owner Jerry Savoie and Crew Chief Tim Kulungian — but you're also getting a glimpse of how 2022 may be the year of Suzuki.

A ground-swell of fans funded Top Fuel rookie Alex Laughlin to come to Pomona. Hear how he mounted this social media campaign, and how you might apply it to your race effort.

We celebrate the most viewed and liked photos of the 2021 Camping World Drag Racing Series as seen in the pages of NHRA National Dragster.

At the 2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals, David Grubic explained how the competition often gives him the information he needs to put the most power to the track—and there's nothing they can do to stop him

The 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series came to a dramatic conclusion with the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona and sent us all into the offseason with thrills, chills, and a few more lessons learned. Here’s Five Things We Learned …

In this NHRA on Fox FS1 show open, Brian Lohnes summed up a season of hopes, dreams, and endurance that culminated at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, the longest continually used drag strip in America.

As a Pro Stock racer competing in the final event of the season, it’s impossible for Kyle Koretsky not to notice the drama, the gamesmanship, and the shenanigans that currently surround the battle for the Camping World championship.

Unlike pretty much any other year, Robert Hight pulled into Auto Club Raceway at Pomona without a chance to win the Camping World Drag Racing Series Funny Car championship, but he's determined to end his star-crossed season with a victory at the event and the track sponsored by his longtime backer.

A first-ever win at the Auto Club NHRA Finals would ensure Ron Capps would walk away with his second career Funny Car world championship in the loaded Funny Car class.

Is this heaven? Not quite, but Pomona and NHRA drag racing are pretty close. Herb McCandless blurs those lines every time he speaks with Brian Lohnes on an NHRA mic...and we all get to enjoy it.

Steve Johnson's renaissance has been a simple masterpiece, built a run at a time. His Monster-cylinder-head-equipped Sukuki has given him the power to return to the top of the pack. "We're doing a good job at making sure there are no leaks in our boat."—Steve Johnson

Going into the Auto Club Finals, Matt Smith enters the racetrack equivalent of his comfort zone. His cool, calm, collected self was on full display at NHRA's 2021 SEMA stage in his sitdown with Brian Lohnes.

Motorsport artist, and hot rodding icon, Kenny Youngblood has captured and shared some of the most memorable images in drag racing. Hear about his unique perspective on the sport we all love.

Karen Stoffer's narrative has changed in her last two Countdown to the Championship appearances, and the Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran has a chance for another big finish heading to this weekend’s Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.

Barring a miracle, either Greg Anderson or Erica Enders will with a fifth NHRA Camping World Pro Stock world title this year. Here's a look at the scenarios for how each can win the title.

The Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil was the second to last race of the season, and even though it’s the 19th of 20 events and the 1,000th in NHRA history, we’re still learning things — or being reminded of things — after a great weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Here are five things we observed.

NHRA's status as an International Motorsport grows as five-time Russian Drag Racing champion Dmitry Samorukov makes his debut in the E3 Pro Mod Series.

The Elite Pro Stock team employs a qualifying strategy that looks to put the brakes on championship points leader Greg Anderson.

Funny Car rookie Tony Jurado brought a new sponsor -- PureCrop 1 -- to Las Vegas and immediately impressed his new backer with a three-second pass. It's a clear sign that the first-year team's vision is growing.

It’s been a tremendous rookie season for Dallas Glenn, but the rising star has the chance to make it an even bigger finish heading to Las Vegas for this weekend’s Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Defending Funny Car champ Matt Hagan is hoping to finish strong and possibly become the first back-to-back world champion in Funny Car since John Force in 2002.

Ron Capps and Justin Ashley get ready for the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals on WFO Radio. They discuss winning the Texas NHRA FallNationals and the battle for the Camping World championship with just two races remaining. Las Vegas is a hot topic, and Capps teases an "exciting announcement at PRI.”

This weekend, NHRA will celebrate its 1,000th national event with the running of the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil in Las Vegas. In 1955, the NHRA staged its first national event, the 1955 National Championship Drags in Great Bend, Kan.

Local hero Justin Lamb is poised to defend the Stock eliminator title he earned at last year's Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas and repeat his triumph in Super Stock at the division race held there three weeks ago.

"The goal is to go faster than any man has ever gone in an electric Mustang."—Bob Tasca III