NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Reaction times are critical, even in a modern Funny Car. Tim Fabrisi, Co-Crew-Chief for John Force, explains how the team has tuned Force's Funny Car seat for maximum benefit.

Top Fuel pilot Jordan Vandergriff might not be driving this weekend at the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals, but he's still deep into the Indy mystique as he asked a number of drivers what Indy means to them.

For one of the few times in either of their careers, Vance & Hines teammates Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec are faced with the possibility of missing the Countdown to the Championship playoffs in Pro Stock Motorcycle.

Tripp Tatum has had his name on the side of a racecar before, but usually just by the cockpit of a rented car. The body panels on the brand-new car that he rolled out of the trailer in Indy are emblazoned with Tripp Tatum Racing, signifying his graduation from driver to driver/owner.

Tommy Johnson Jr. is used to pressure, but he felt a whole different kind of pressure Friday at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis when he was called in at the last minute to replace Don Schumacher Racing teammate Matt Hagan.

Alex Laughlin is a past U.S. Nationals Pro Stockchamp trying to qualify for the first time in Top Fuel while Bobby Bode is just hoping to make his first Indy field in Funny Car. Here's a look back at their memorable Fridays.

Josh Hart might be a Top Fuel rookie, but he knows how to run an NHRA race team — and who to partner with to do his best in the big show at the Big Go.

J.R. Todd has been going to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis since he was 10, knowing what performing well at the U.S. Nationals can do for a racer’s legacy.

Shawn Langdon knows has picked up two wins at the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals, annually the biggest race of the NHRA season, and will try to make it two in a row as the world’s biggest drag race takes place this weekend in Indianapolis.

After a pair of recent mishaps threw his racing season for a loop, Tim Wilkerson figured he had two choices: throw up his arms or dig in. It doesn't take much of an expert to know which option the Funny Car veteran would select.

Thanks to a recent resurgence, Clay Millican isn’t sweating the rigors of the Countdown to the Championship or the increased intensity that usually comes along when the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals arrive over Labor Day weekend.

Matt Hagan and the Mopar Funny Car team picked up their second win of the season last week in Brainerd. Now, they're focused on winning the sport's premiere event, the Dodge//SRT U.S. Nationals.

The Rust-Oleum Top Fuel team was built by combining members whose love of the sport is unsurpassed, and that commitment is part of what makes them so competitive with people who race for a living.

At the 2021 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Brittany Force became the first Top Fuel driver to qualify number one in five consecutive races since the Al-Anabi Top Fueler.

Compression ratio, ignition timing, fuel curve, and supercharger drive speed all factor into making horsepower with a nitro-burning Hemi. NHRA on FOX's Bruno Massel asks Prock to share his philosophy on making power.

In the last three races, Blake Alexander has qualified No. 6, No. 3, and No. 5 in the Funny Car class and last week in Topeka, he was rewarded with his first semifinal finish of the season. That represents true progress for one of the sport’s best independent Funny Car teams, and for Alexander and owner/crew chief Jim Head it’s easy for them to pinpoint the turning point of their season.

The E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service will head to Brainerd International Raceway for the first time in class history and that makes for a special weekend for veteran Doug Winters.

Steve Torrence has done a lot of amazing things in his career, including winning four world championships and 50 national events, but the one thing that the reigning Top Fuel champ has never done is win the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd.

Riding high after her Top Fuel victory in Topeka, Brittany Force is confident this is just the start as her Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac team seeks to contend for a second Camping World Top Fuel championship.

TJ Zizzo, driver of the Rust-Oleum Rocket Top Fuel dragster, will make his 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series debut at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd Int’l Raceway.

A fruitful first half of the 2021 season of NHRA's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is in the books for the Stalba Motorsports team, and the multi-car family operation has a jam-packed calendar in the weeks ahead. 

With his victory last weekend in Topeka, John Force is in the Funny Car points lead for the first time since 2014, and he's hoping to carry that momentum into this weekend's Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, a race he’s won an incredible 11 times.

NHRA Starter Brad Hardy spoke with Brian Lohnes to discuss the Bruno Massel-Mason McGaha Pro Stock starting-line burndown at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor to talk about what went into his decision to end the stalemate and disqualify both drivers.

After getting tangled up in a top-end collision with Tim Wilkerson, Cruz Pedregon's crew headed back to their Indianapolis-area shop to repair the chassis in advance of this weekend's Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd.

The NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs are nearly upon us, and you could tell as the intensity was at a high level this past weekend at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka.

Brown is laying the groundwork for what he hopes will be a memorable finish to 2021, starting this weekend in Topeka at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by PetArmor.

Kenny Delco is hopeful this weekend in Topeka for the Menards NHRA Heartland Nations is when everything starts to come together for the Pro Stock veteran.

Coming off his emotional victory in Norwalk, the Western Swing wasn’t quite the three-race trek that Cruz Pedregon envisioned. But the Funny Car veteran insists everything is still going according to plan with his new team.

Billy Torrence has already enjoyed success at Heartland Motorsports Park this year, winning in Super Comp at the Lucas Oil Series divisional race in Topeka three weeks ago, and will try to replicate that in Top Fuel this weekend.

Returning to the site of his first career Pro Stock win, Deric Kramer hopes it’s precisely the spark he’s been looking for to get his 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season back on track.