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To heroes lost ...

It’s been a rough couple of weeks for longtime racing fans (and especially Funny Car fans) with a number of passings of some more of our heroes: Hayden Proffitt, Judy Lilly, Gabby Bleeker, Russell Long, and Bill Schultz.
09 Sep 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Heroes
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for longtime racing fans (and especially Funny Car fans) with a number of passings of some more of our heroes: Hayden Proffitt, Judy Lilly, Gabby Bleeker, Russell Long, and Bill Schultz. Depending on your…
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Behind the Scenes at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals

Go behind the scenes at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, where first-time Indy winners, a milestone victory, and other feel-good-moments were captured at the top end Monday afternoon.
08 Sep 2022
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Weekend Rewind: Highlights from the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals

Relive some of the magical moments from the 2022 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals in this complication video. Great racing, exciting finishes, and new champions were crowned.
08 Sep 2022
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Rewind
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Greg Anderson's historic 100th win appropriately came on the sport's biggest stage

Greg Anderson became just the second NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series star to reach triple digits with his 100th win at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, a victory that also was his seventh at the sport's biggest event.
08 Sep 2022
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Greg Anderson
When Greg Anderson earned the first Pro Stock win of his career at Bristol Dragway in 2001, he didn't have an inkling of what would come over the course of the next two decades. On Monday at the 68th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals,…
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WFO Radio: Celebrating Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals winners

NHRA announcers Joe Castello and Alan Reinhart recap all the stories from the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals with on-location interviews with Lyle Barnett, Dean Antonelli, Brad Mason, Bo Butner and Randi Lyn Shipp, Austin Williams, Brett and PB Candies, David Barton, and Doug Engels. 
07 Sep 2022
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WFO Radio
  NHRA announcers Joe Castello and Alan Reinhart recap all the stories from the 68th Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals. Castello takes the audience to the winner’s circle celebration with on-location interviews with Lyle Barnett,…
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Pawuk family legacy continues as second-generation drivers ‘go to school’

Having grown up watching their father, Mark Pawuk, race in the NHRA Pro Stock ranks, siblings Kyle and Kassandra Pawuk recently attended Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School and are actively continuing their family’s drag racing legacy.
07 Sep 2022
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Pawuk family
by Ainsley Jacobs Having grown up at the racetrack watching their father, Mark “Cowboy” Pawuk, race in the NHRA Pro Stock ranks, siblings Kyle and Kassandra Pawuk recently attended Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School and are…
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Former NHRA Top Fuel driver Gwynn to enter Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

Former star NHRA Top Fuel driver Darrell Gwynn will be among the nine heroes of motorsports inducted at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America’s 2023 induction class March 6–7, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. 
07 Sep 2022
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Darrell Gwynn
Former star NHRA Top Fuel driver Darrell Gwynn will be among the nine heroes of motorsports inducted at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America’s 2023 induction class March 6–7, 2023, at the Hall's home in Daytona Beach, Fla.  In 2000, Gwynn…
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Nataas' double highlights Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Sportsman

In addition to the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series action at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, 10 Lucas Oil Series winners were also crowned in competition at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, led by Julie Nataas, who had a double-up weekend.
07 Sep 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Julie Nataas
In addition to the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series action at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, 10 Lucas Oil Series winners were also crowned in competition at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals. Julie Nataas won’t soon forget…
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Barton takes over Factory Stock Showdown points lead en route to Indy victory

07 Sep 2022
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Ray Barton
David Barton and his Saw Mill Auto Chevrolet COPO Camaro rallied to the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown victory Monday at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, the sixth stop on the schedule.…
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Antron Brown to testify in Senate hearing today

Hot off his U.S. Nationals win in Indy, Antron Brown will testify in a Senate hearing today at 10 a.m. (ET), urging it to pass the RPM Act and protect people's ability to convert street vehicles into dedicated race cars.
07 Sep 2022
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Antron Brown to testify in Senate hearing today
From the winner's circle in Indy, Antron Brown traveled to Washington D.C. to testify at the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Brown will meet with the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee as it considers passage of the Protection of…
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Five things we learned at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals

With six days of competition and nearly 950 entries, we quite obviously learned a lot at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, but here are five things from the Big Go that stand out.
06 Sep 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Five things
TEAM OWNERSHIP AGREES WITH ANTRON BROWN AND RON CAPPS Antron Brown and Ron Capps will both readily admit that they were a bit apprehensive about prospect of team ownership this season. In fact, there have been…
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Lyle Barnett captures U.S. Nationals FuelTech Pro Mod victory

Lyle Barnett pulled out the victory in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon at Lucas Oil Raceway Park, picking up the biggest win in his career as part of the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals.
05 Sep 2022
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Pro Mod
Starting eliminations from the No. 15 position, Lyle Barnett pulled out the victory in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon at Lucas Oil Raceway Park, picking up the biggest win in his career as part of the prestigious…
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Anderson gets 100th win; Brown, Capps, and Smith also grab U.S. Nationals titles

Greg Anderson scored his landmark 100th win in Pro Stock while Antron Brown, Ron Capps, and Matt Smith also claimed professional victories at the 68th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
05 Sep 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Indy winners
Greg Anderson scored his landmark 100th win in Pro Stock while Antron Brown, Ron Capps, and Matt Smith also claimed professional victories at the 68th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Anderson…
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NHRA announces full 2023 Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule

NHRA officials have announced the details of the full 2023 Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule, including a return to the fan-favorite Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill.
05 Sep 2022
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2023 Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule
NHRA has announced the details of the full 2023 Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule, which will include a pair of Pep Boys NHRA All-Star Callout races in Gainesville and Indianapolis, as well as a return to the fan-favorite Route 66 Raceway in…
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Pluchino won his second NHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock title

05 Sep 2022
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77:28
Johnny Pluchino won his second NHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock event when he topped Tony Gillig in the U.S. Nationals final. Pluchino, who previously won the Dodge Indy Nationals during the 2020 season, left first and won by a narrow 6.341 to 6.349…
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Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Monday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on the final day of the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals to capture all of the action on and off the racetrack.
05 Sep 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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High drama as Tony Schumacher makes the sport's quickest Top Fuel field

Eight-time Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher and his Maynard family team were not qualified for the Dodge Power Brokers U.S. Nationals heading into Sunday's final qualifying session but he wasn't the least bit worried.
05 Sep 2022
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Tony Schumacher
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Monday news and notes from the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals

News and notes from final eliminations at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Updated throughout the day.
05 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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news and notes
  UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY Josh Hart, a two-time Indy winner in Top Alcohol Dragster, continued to be impressive in his Ron Douglas-tuned Brakes For Breasts/TechNet dragster, following qualifying runs of 3.726, 3.…
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Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Monday preview

It’s final eliminations day at The World’s Biggest Drag Race, the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, where the most prestigious victories of the season will be won or lost at the climax of the six-day event.
05 Sep 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals
It’s final eliminations day at The World’s Biggest Drag Race, the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, where the most prestigious victories of the season will be won or lost at the climax of the six-day event. There are a ton of incredible…
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Ron Capps collects $80,000 payday with Pep Boys Funny Car Allstar Callout win

Ron Capps rocketed off the starting line to defeat Matt Hagan on a 3.93 to 3.90 holeshot to win the $80,000 top prize in the Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car Allstar Callout at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals.
04 Sep 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Ron Capps
Ron Capps rocketed off the starting line to defeat Matt Hagan on a 3.93 to 3.90 holeshot to win the $80,000 top prize in the Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car Allstar Callout at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals. Capps, a three-time winner in…
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Force, Capps, Anderson, and Sampey lock down top spots at Dodge Power Brokers U.S. Nationals

Brittany Force, Ron Capps, Greg Anderson, and Angelle Sampey share the spotlight as the top professional qualifiers at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
04 Sep 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Brittany Force
Brittany Force, Ron Capps, Greg Anderson, and Angelle Sampey share the spotlight as the top professional qualifiers at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Force will lead the fastest Top Fuel field…
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Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Sunday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Sunday of the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals to capture all of the action on and off the racetrack.
04 Sep 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Justin Schriefer wants to be part of first all-three-second Funny Car field at Indy

The Funny Car field at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals is closing on on the first all-three-second field, and Justin Schriefer wants desperately to be part of it.
04 Sep 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Justin Schriefer
Justin Schriefer holds an interesting spot in Funny Car history, as the guy who sat in the 16th and final spot of the quickest field in history, which was set at the 2019 U.S. Nationals. Schriefer’s run of 4.005 was the only four-second elapsed…
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New car blues? Not for Bo Butner as he pursues an elusive Indy double

Bo Butner has a new Pro Stock car at the Dodge Power Brokers U.S. Nationals and he's also winning rounds in the Super Gas class, raising the prospect of an Indy double.
04 Sep 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Bo Butner
It’s no secret that Bo Butner has struggled this year in his return to Pro Stock with his Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage team but recently the tide has begun to turn and from Buter’s perspective, the timing couldn’t be better since the remaining…
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It's been an eventful weekend already for Funny Car world champ Ron Capps

Defending NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Funny Car champ Ron Capps has had an eventful weekend so far at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals as he continues to seek his first Indy win.
04 Sep 2022
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Ron Capps
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Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Sunday preview

Four days down and two to go at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, the largest and most prestigious drag race in the world. After three rounds of qualifying for Camping World NHRA series pro racers, the fields in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle are beginning to take shape and they are already extremely competitive.
04 Sep 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
U.S. Nationals
Four days down and two to go at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, the largest and most prestigious drag race in the world. After three rounds of qualifying for Camping World NHRA series pro racers, the fields in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro…
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Northeast Division team scores record-tying eighth JEGS Allstars team title

The team from the Northeast Division put two of their racers in the winner’s circle to claim their eighth overall team title in the prestigious JEGS Allstars event, held on Saturday during the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Indy.
03 Sep 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
JEGS Allstars
The team from the Northeast Division put two of their racers in the winner’s circle to claim their eighth overall team title in the prestigious JEGS Allstars event, held on Saturday during the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Indy. Brandon…
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With three runs in the books, Ashley, Hight, Anderson, and Sampey lead at Indy

Saturday's action at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals was intense with two more rounds of Camping World series professional qualifying with Justin Ashley, Robert Hight, Greg Anderson, and Angelle Sampey as the provisional leaders.
03 Sep 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Robert Hight
Saturday's action at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals was intense with two more rounds of Camping World series professional qualifying with Justin Ashley, Robert Hight, Greg Anderson, and Angelle Sampey as the provisional leaders.…
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Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Saturday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Saturday of the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals to capture all of the action on and off the racetrack.
03 Sep 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Mike Salinas 74
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Steve Torrence continues Indy magic with Pep Boys Top Fuel Callout victory

Steve Torrence continued his Indy magic, defeating Brittany Force in a rematch of last year’s Dodge power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Fuel final to win the inaugural Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel Allstar Callout and the $80,000 payout.
03 Sep 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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 Pep Boys Top Fuel Callout victory
Steve Torrence continued his Indy magic, defeating Brittany Force in a rematch of last year’s U.S. Nationals Top Fuel final to win the inaugural Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel Allstar Callout and the $80,000 payout. Torrence’s Capco Contractors dragster…
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