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Kalitta Motorsports goes pink in October with DHL and CMR

Multitime world championship-winning team Kalitta Motorsports will once again join the chorus of professional organizations supporting breast cancer awareness throughout the month of October, along with primary sponsors DHL and CMR Construction and Roofing.
13 Oct 2022
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J.R. Todd
Multitime world championship-winning team Kalitta Motorsports will once again join the chorus of professional organizations supporting breast cancer awareness throughout the month of October, along with primary sponsors DHL and CMR Construction and…
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Nitro Time Machine: Robert Hight battles back from injury to win 2018 Dallas race

Just 14 days after breaking his collarbone in a final round accident in St. Louis, Robert Hight went to the final in Dallas to take on J.R. Todd.
13 Oct 2022
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Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown championship to be decided this weekend

Competition between Chevrolet COPO Camaros, Ford Cobra Jets, and Dodge Challenger Drag Paks in the Constant Aviation NHRA Factory Stock Showdown class will come to a head at this weekend’s season finale, the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. 
13 Oct 2022
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David Barton
Competition between Chevrolet COPO Camaros, Ford Cobra Jets, and Dodge Challenger Drag Paks in the Constant Aviation NHRA Factory Stock Showdown class will come to a head at this weekend’s season finale, the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas…
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Mike Salinas and the Scrappers team set to continue title pursuit in Dallas

Following a successful outing in St. Louis, Mike Salinas and his Scrappers team are very much in contention for the 2022 NHRA Camping World Top Fuel title, and crew chief Rob Flynn says they're gearing up for the final three events of the season.
13 Oct 2022
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Texas NHRA FallNationals Friday preview

The 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship begins the second half of its six-race playoffs with the annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at fabled Texas Motorplex. All four world championships are still well up for grabs.
12 Oct 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Texas NHRA FallNationals Friday preview
The 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship begins the second half of its six-race playoffs with the annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at fabled Texas Motorplex, one of just eight venues on the tour with a history that…
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Cory McClenathan withdraws from Texas FallNationals Top Fuel competition

Fan-favorite Top Fuel racer Cory McClenathan has withdrawn from competition at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, where he had planned to drive good friend Dexter Tuttle’s dragster, due to health reasons.
12 Oct 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Cory McClenathan
Fan-favorite Top Fuel racer Cory McClenathan has withdrawn from competition at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, where he had planned to drive good friend Dexter Tuttle’s dragster, due to health reasons. McClenathan had to withdraw from last weekend’…
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The 2022 Texas NHRA FallNationals Pre-Race Throwdown

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Tony Pedregon of the NHRA on FOX and National Dragster Senior Editor Kevin McKenna come on with host Brian Lohnes to talk about the Texas NHRA FallNationals. 
12 Oct 2022
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Insider podcast
  On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Tony Pedregon of the NHRA on FOX and NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor Kevin McKenna come on with host Brian Lohnes to talk about the Texas NHRA FallNationals.  This…
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Josh Hart on his Top Fuel title chances: "Time to dig deep and go for it."

With three races remaining, Josh Hart and his R+L Carriers team are just 64 points out of first place in the hotly contested Top Fuel championship battle so they very much control their own destiny.
12 Oct 2022
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Nitro Time Machine: Tony Schumacher closes in on title with first Top Fuel win

At the 1999 Dallas event, Tony Schumacher not only scored his first Top Fuel victory, but also moved a step closer to his first NHRA world championship.
12 Oct 2022
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Brittany Force looks to play catch-up in epic Top Fuel championship title fight

The first three races of the Countdown to the Championship have not gone according to plan for Brittany Force and her Monster Energy team but they are counting on a strong finish at the final three events.
12 Oct 2022
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Richard Gadson set to make Pro Stock Motorcycle debut in Texas

The newly formed Gadson/Brandt Pro Stock Motorcycle team will debut their Military Suicide Awareness Suzuki at the Texas NHRA FallNationals near Dallas.
12 Oct 2022
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Richard Gadson
Highly touted motorcycle drag racer Richard Gadson will make his long-awaited NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle debut during this weekend’s Texas NHRA FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex near Dallas. Gadson will be riding the new Gadson/Brandt Racing…
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Retirement rescinded, it's been a unique year for nitro veteran Rahn Tobler

Rahn Tobler was supposed to have retired, but early this year, the multi-championship-winning nitro tuner had a change of heart. It has been a unique season of learning for Tobler, just as it has been for his new charge, young John Force Racing Top Fuel driver Austin Prock. 
11 Oct 2022
Kelly Wade
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 Rahn Tobler
Rahn Tobler was supposed to have retired. With four world championships and a plethora of race wins under his belt, the well-adorned crew chief had earned his stripes and his time in the sun. Fond goodbyes were exchanged, and Tobler made his way…
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Counting up the plusses and minuses as Countdown playoffs enter second half

The NHRA Countdown to the Championship has already treated race fans to dominant performances, record-breaking runs, incredible surprises, and changes at the top of the standings – and that’s just through three playoff races.
11 Oct 2022
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Counting up the plusses and minuses
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship has already treated race fans to dominant performances, record-breaking runs, incredible surprises, and changes at the top of the standings – and that’s just through three playoff races. The second half of…
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Erica Enders on Pro Stock gamesmanship: 'I wouldn't put it past any one of them'

With a commanding lead in the Camping World NHRA Pro Stock standings, Erica Enders and the Elite team are prepared for just about anything as they head into the final three events of the 2022 season.
11 Oct 2022
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Nitro Time Machine: Thrills and spills from the 1989 Dallas race

NHRA events at the Texas Motorplex are never boring and that was certainly the case in 1989 as we take a trip back in our latest episode of Nitro Time Machine.
10 Oct 2022
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John Force
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Annual DRAW Auction set to take place at Texas NHRA FallNationals

The Drag Racing Association of Women’s single biggest fundraising activity is the annual DRAW Auction at the Texas Motorplex, held during the Texas NHRA FallNationals on Saturday, Oct. 15, in the Champion’s Club.  
10 Oct 2022
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DRAW Auction
The Drag Racing Association of Women’s single biggest fundraising activity is the annual DRAW Auction at the Texas Motorplex, held during the Texas NHRA FallNationals on Saturday, Oct. 15, in the Champion’s Club.   Everyone is invited, and…
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George, Butler, Nelson, Markham, and Traina punch tickets to Summit title bash

Brandon George, Tim Butler, John Nelson, Dalton Markham, and Jay Traina scored wins at the 2022 NHRA Summit Racing Series Southeast Division Finals to earn berths in the National Champion race in Las Vegas in late October.
10 Oct 2022
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Division 2
The following are Sunday's final results from the 2022 NHRA Summit Racing Series Southeast Division Finals: SUPER PRO Brandon George, dragster, 8.987, 34.08  def. Michael Valli, Port Saint Lucie, Fla., '06 Dragster, foul…
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Playoff stakes raised as Texas FallNationals close out Stampede of Speed

The second annual Stampede of Speed concludes at Texas Motorplex with the main event, the 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals on Oct. 13-16, promising fans an incredible weekend of thrills and action, right in the heart of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
10 Oct 2022
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Texas FallNationals
The second annual Stampede of Speed concludes at Texas Motorplex with the main event, the 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals on Oct. 13-16, promising fans an incredible weekend of thrills and action, right in the heart of the Countdown to the…
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Drive for five is still alive after Steve Torrence team wins in St. Louis

The Capco Contractors team has never been out of title contention this season, but their odds of a fifth straight Top Fuel title got a huge boost following Steve Torrence's most recent win in St. Louis.
10 Oct 2022
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Steve Torrence
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Epic group of NHRA superstars scheduled for FallNationals Fan Fest Oct. 13

The official start of the Texas NHRA FallNationals at the historic Texas Motorplex will rev up with an epic lineup of NHRA drivers and riders for the Pre-Stage Fan Fest in downtown Waxahachie, Texas.
08 Oct 2022
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Fanfest
The official start of the Texas NHRA FallNationals at the historic Texas Motorplex will rev up with an epic lineup of NHRA drivers and riders for the Pre-Stage Fan Fest in downtown Waxahachie, Texas, including world champions in all four NHRA…
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Jake Opatrny's life goal realized making his Top Fuel debut at St. Louis

"I just wanted to do it my whole life. It's the only thing I've ever thought about, every waking moment of my entire life." —Jake Opatrny, on getting to drive a Top Fuel dragster at the 2022 NHRA Midwest Nationals.
07 Oct 2022
David Kennedy
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Jake Opatrny's life goal realized making his Top Fuel debut at St. Louis
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Ride along with Matt Hartford in his 500-cid, five-speed Pro Stock Camaro

For more than 50 years, Pro Stock has been the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series driver's class, and in through these on-board cameras in Matt Hartford's Camaro you can see why.
07 Oct 2022
David Kennedy
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Ride along with Matt Hartford in his 500-cid, five-speed Pro Stock Camaro
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Gordon, Smida highlight winners at Division 3 doubleheader event

Doug Gordon won in Top Alcohol Funny Car in his return to racing and Phil Smida won both events in Super Street as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Division was in action for a doubleheader event at World Wide Technology Raceway.
07 Oct 2022
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Division 3
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division event at World Wide Technology Raceway: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., 5.265, 275.22  def.…
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Remembering Jody Smart

All racers are amazing people and fierce competitors, but some stand out for not just being great racers, but great human beings, too. We recently lost one of them, former Texas Top Fuel racer Jody Smart, and with the Texas NHRA FallNationals next up on the national event schedule, it seems the perfect time to remember him.
07 Oct 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Jody Smart
In my long-term residency here, I’ve met thousands of racers. Almost all of them are amazing people and fierce competitors, but there is a smaller number of folks who stood out for not just being great racers, but great human beings, too. We…
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Still in the hunt, John Force and team are ready to resume the fight in Dallas

Currently ranked No. 4, John Force has work to do if he's going to win a 17th Funny Car championship but no one on the JFR team is prepared to throw in the towel as they head to Dallas for the NHRA Texas FallNationals.
06 Oct 2022
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John Force
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Nitro Time Machine: Wayne Bailey's Dallas fireball

At the 1990 Dallas event, independent Top Fuel racer Wayne Bailey fireballed an engine during qualifying but wasn't the least bit fazed by the whole experience.
06 Oct 2022
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Dring Air Conditioning and Heating adding $5,000 to purse at Factory Stock finale

The 2022 season finale in the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown category is set to include an increased purse, as NHRA officials announced today a $5,000 purse bonus from Dring Air Conditioning and Heating at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.
06 Oct 2022
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Dring Air Conditioning and Heating
The 2022 season finale in the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown category is set to include an increased purse, as NHRA officials announced today a $5,000 purse bonus from Dring Air Conditioning and Heating. The winner in the highly-…
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Legends Nitro Funny Cars to be showcased at NHRA Nevada Nationals

Legends Nitro Funny Cars — Funny Cars with 1979-or-older body styles, blown nitromethane-fueled engines, two-speed transmissions, and 21-gpm fuel pumps harkening back to a wildly popular era of Funny Car racing — will be part of the action at the NHRA Nevada Nationals, Oct. 27-30. 
06 Oct 2022
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Legends Nitro Funny Cars
The penultimate event of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will be enhanced with Legends Nitro Funny Cars presented by Red Line Oil being part of the action at the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Oct. 27-…
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Watch this weekend's Division 3 Lucas Oil Series doubleheader for free on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch the Division 3 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from World Wide Technology Raceway for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster.
05 Oct 2022
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Division 3
NHRA fans can watch the Division 3 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from World Wide Technology Raceway for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster. Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman…
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2022 NHRA Midwest Nationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the NHRA Midwest Nationals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another, and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.
05 Oct 2022
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Behind the Scenes
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