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Top Fuel points leader Force excited for challenges that await at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals

14 Apr 2016
News
It is unique, it is thrilling and it is one of the biggest spectacles in all of motorsports. Seeing four 10,000-horsepower nitro machines power down zMAX Dragway during the seventh annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods, April 22-…
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James Warren

14 Apr 2016
Alex Waldron, National Dragster Associate Editor
Throwback Thursday
In this week’s journey into the NHRA National Dragster photo archives, we look into the file of the driver for the famous Warren-Coburn-Miller Top Fuel team, also known as The Ridge Route Terrors: James Warren. Warren and his…
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Johnson talks Force, breakthroughs, and future plans

13 Apr 2016
News
Alan Johnson is the tuning consultant this season for Top Fuel racers Brittany Force and Steve Torrence. The two teams have created an informal strategic alliance with Johnson to help them increase their on-track performance and consistency.…
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One-of-a-kind NHRA Four-Wide Nationals returns to zMAX Dragway

13 Apr 2016
News
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will treat fans to four times the fun and excitement when it returns to zMAX Dragway for the seventh annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods, April 22-24, the fifth of 24 events during the…
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Remembering Ronnie Davis

13 Apr 2016
Kevin McKenna, National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
There are certain days in one’s life that aren’t easily forgotten, and for many drag racers, the day they first encountered Ronnie “the King” Davis counts as one of them. Davis, who passed away last weekend at the age of 66…
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From behind the camera to behind the wheel

12 Apr 2016
News
NHRA Multimedia Reporter Amanda Busick and NHRA Vice President, Executive Producer, and Chief Content Officer Ken Adelson got behind the wheel recently during the…
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Encore Las Vegas Sportsman shows

12 Apr 2016
News
NHRA fans can catch encore presentations of Lucas Oil Sportsman racing from the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals over the next two weeks on FS1 and FS2. Highlights of the event included a titanic final-round race in Alcohol dragster between the…
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Ivo to be feted at 80th birthday bash at NHRA Museum

12 Apr 2016
News
The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by Automobile Club of Southern California and the Television Motion Picture Car Club are presenting "TV Tommy" Ivo's 80th Birthday Bash at the museum in Pomona Saturday, April 16, from…
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Terry McMillen makes a comeback

12 Apr 2016
News
Terry McMillen and the Amalie Motor Oil team have been a staple on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour since the 2010 season. McMillen competed in the Top Alcohol Funny Car ranks before stepping up to the nitro classes, and he made his Pro…
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Top Alcohol history lesson

12 Apr 2016
Brad Littlefield, National Dragster Associate Editor
Tuesday Morning Crew Chief
The Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals was the 600th race in the history of the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car categories. Let's take a look back at how it all started. The Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes have…
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Crew Chief Confidential: Rahn Tobler

11 Apr 2016
News
A veteran crew chief, Rahn Tobler has been working full time in NHRA Drag Racing for more than 40 years, working for a variety of drivers ranging from Shirley Muldowney to current shoe Ron Capps. Tobler’s long and distinguished résum…
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NHRA racers, fans raise nearly $11,000 at charity karting event

11 Apr 2016
News
Scotty Pollacheck, Jack Beckman, and Ron Capps raced and rubbed elbows with fans at the annual charity event. Nearly 40 race fans mingled with stars from the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series April 9 and helped support a great cause…
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Bob Vandergriff announces immediate retirement from drag racing

11 Apr 2016
News
Bob Vandergriff, team owner of Bob Vandergriff Racing (BVR), which has been fielding two Top Fuel dragsters on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour, has announced his retirement from the sport following the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals…
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Del Worsham's Five Favorite Funny Cars

11 Apr 2016
News
Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champ Del Worsham has been around Funny Cars since he was a youngster, hanging out and helping his father, Chuck, on the family Funny Cars and watching the racers and racing from the sidelines …
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Top Twitter accounts

11 Apr 2016
Candida Benson, Jr. Dragster Contributor
Fast Five
Legend John Force joined Twitter during the Las Vegas event (@JohnForce_FC), and his account is quickly becoming a favorite among fans. Which other drivers are must follows on the social…
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An inside look at Wilkerson’s shop

08 Apr 2016
News
After a strong stint in the Sportsman ranks that included winning Top Alcohol Funny Car at the 1994 Topeka event and two Division 3 championships in that category, Tim Wilkerson joined the nitro Funny Car class in 1996, debuting in Gainesville, and…
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Top 20 list: The fans weigh in

08 Apr 2016
Phil Burgess, National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
VOTE NOW! Our Top 20 Funny Cars list was released last Thursday – a day late due to some technical glitches – but…
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Enders returns to Sportsman roots this weekend

07 Apr 2016
News
Two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders will return to her racing roots this weekend behind the wheel of the Orteq Energy Technologies Super Gas car at the NHRA Division 4 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series race at No Problem Raceway Park.  …
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Top five Funny Car moments: Las Vegas

07 Apr 2016
News
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has hosted an NHRA national event since 2000 and has supplied a number of highlights across all categories, but especially in Funny Car. As part of NHRA’s 50 Years of Funny Car celebration, NHRA’s…
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Todd, Team Kalitta welcome NASCAR stars to NHRA SealMaster Track Walk

07 Apr 2016
News
Kalitta Motorsports and J.R. Todd, driver of the SealMaster Top Fuel dragster, are pleased to welcome NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) and ThorSport Racing drivers Rico Abreu, Matt Crafton, Cameron Hayley, and Ben Rhodes to the NHRA Four-…
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Blaine Johnson

07 Apr 2016
Alex Waldron, National Dragster Associate Editor
Throwback Thursday
On this week’s journey into the NHRA National Dragster photo archives, we look into the file of one of the greatest competitors in the sport, Blaine Johnson. Ranked No. 36 on the NHRA Top 50 Drivers list in 2001, Johnson experienced…
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NHRA viewership hits 14-year high on FOX Sports 1 telecast

06 Apr 2016
News
The television viewership of last weekend’s Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway delivered 1,292,000 viewers on Sunday’s finals show alone, making it the most-watched NHRA event in 14 years. The show…
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Tucker returns to Pro Stock competition

06 Apr 2016
News
Shane Tucker will return to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series this season with his Auzmet Architectural/Rob Tucker Racing Chevrolet Camaro. The Australian racer plans to join the competition for seven races in 2016. Tucker took a year-and-a-…
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Taking the fifth

06 Apr 2016
Kevin McKenna, National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
In the February 3, 2016, edition of The Sports Report, Dan Fletcher was asked specifically about the prospect of winning a race in Super Comp, one of the few things that had eluded him during his Hall of Fame career. Fletcher was not only…
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Three of a kind

05 Apr 2016
Brad Littlefield, National Dragster Associate Editor
Tuesday Morning Crew Chief
The Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway featured some great racing. However, I would be remiss not to begin this column without mentioning the absence of late…
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Best of Las Vegas

04 Apr 2016
National Dragster staff
Poll Position
After three exciting races to open up the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, the tour headed to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Would the first of two annual trips to the Nevada desert live up to the hype of those first three events,…
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Brown, DeJoria, Line victorious in Las Vegas

03 Apr 2016
News
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Remembering Mark Lyle

03 Apr 2016
News
Final eliminations at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway are under way, and the memory of Chief Starter Mark Lyle, who passed away March 27, has been very much a part of the event. Lyle, who had held the…
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Friday leaders hold on for top spots in Las Vegas

02 Apr 2016
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Horsepower Challenge history: Anderson wins No. 5

02 Apr 2016
Candida Benson, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Anderson win
Greg Anderson drove his Summit Racing Chevy to the 2016 K&N Horsepower Challenge title, his fifth win in the bonus race. Anderson got a single in the final when teammate Jason Line was unable to make a run due to fluid leaking from his engine…
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