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Joey Gladstone, JR Gray discuss their plans ahead of 2021 season debuts

Joey Gladstone and JR Gray join Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. Both men have backgrounds in drag racing's grudge scene and have worked their way to the worlds of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle and E3 Spark Plugs Pro Modified, respectively. 
07 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider
  Joey Gladstone and JR Gray join Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. Both men have backgrounds in drag racing's grudge scene and have worked their way to the worlds of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle and E3 Spark Plugs…
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Freeman, Morehead, and Hickman top winners at Orlando Winter Warm-up

Richard Freeman, Lincoln Morehead, and Blake Hickman led the list of champions as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series kicked off its 2021 season at Orlando Speed World Dragway with the Southeast Division Winter Warm-up.
05 Feb 2021
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Division 2
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division Winter Warm-up: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Richard Freeman, Wynnewood, Okla., '20 Ford, B/AA, 7.536, 120.81  def. Taylor…
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Pro Stock racer Kyle Koretsky signs with Lucas Oil Products for 2021 season

After a successful rookie season that included a final-round appearance at the season-ending Dodge NHRA Finals in Las Vegas, Kyle Koretsky will carry the colors of Lucas Oil Products on his KB Racing Camaro.
05 Feb 2021
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koretsky
Second-generation Pro Stock driver Kyle Koretsky, who was one of several standout candidates for the 2020 NHRA rookie of the year award, will return for his sophomore season in the class with the backing of Lucas Oil Products. Koretsky’s KB Racing-…
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Watch free live coverage from Orlando Lucas Oil season opener on NHRA.tv

NHRA.tv is providing complimentary livestream coverage of the season-opening Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Orlando Speed World Dragway, Feb. 5-6, the first of many such events to be streamed this season. Racing continues Saturday at 9 a.m. Eastern.
05 Feb 2021
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Orlando Speed World
Orlando Speed World Dragway in southern Florida will host the year’s first major event, its traditional Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, Feb. 5-6, the first of 46 events in the popular series for NHRA Sportsman competitors.…
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Not every innovation works

Innovation has always been a hallmark of drag racing. New ideas – sometimes brilliant, sometimes harebrained – surfaced every weekend at tracks across the country. Some worked, some didn’t, but it even some that didn’t work still advanced the sport.
05 Feb 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Dragster Insider
Input from last week’s column about the Cars That Changed Drag Racing was, as expected, voluminous and wide-ranging. There were some really good recommendations for the list (…
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Stock champ Jody Lang recalls memorable 2020 season, readies for title defense

Newly crowned Lucas Oil Stock world champ Jody Lang joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss his memorable 2020 season, his feared Malibu wagon, and his pending title defense.
04 Feb 2021
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An inside look at the new four-valve Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle engine combination

The landscape of the Pro Stock Motorcycle class figures to change dramatically this season with the arrival of new four-valve Suzuki engine technology. NEW VIDEO ADDED!
04 Feb 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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vanceandhines
The Pro Stock Motorcycle class has long been one of NHRA’s most competitive and most diverse eliminators, and it figures to become even more competitive with the arrival of a new four-valve Suzuki engine package offered by Vance & Hines, the…
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My first race car: Bob Tasca III

Born into a family that bleeds Ford blue, it's no surprise that Bob Tasca III's first race car was a Ford Mustang.
04 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
My First Race Car
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Tickets now on sale for prestigious NHRA U.S. Nationals

NHRA’s biggest and longest drag race returns to Lucas Oil Raceway Park at Indianapolis for the 68th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals. Fans can purchase tickets now for this ever-thrilling event.
04 Feb 2021
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U.S. Nationals
The world’s biggest drag race returns to Lucas Oil Raceway Park at Indianapolis for the 68th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals. Fans can purchase tickets now for this ever-thrilling event. As is tradition at the NHRA U.S. Nationals, fans will be treated…
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Longtime KB Racing crewmember Dallas Glenn will get his shot at Pro Stock

Pro Stock clutch specialist and successful NHRA Sportsman racer Dallas Glenn will fulfill a lifelong dream when he debuts in Pro Stock at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals with the help of RAD Torque Systems and Silver State Plumbing,
03 Feb 2021
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Dallas Glenn
For the past eight years, clutch specialist and successful NHRA Sportsman racer Dallas Glenn has been fully immersed in Pro Stock and with the help of RAD Torque Systems and Silver State Plumbing, a lifelong dream of driving in the factory hot rod…
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2021 NHRA Contingency Program launches in Orlando to reward racers for their success

The February 4-6 "Winter Warm-Up" kicks off the NHRA Lucas Oil Divisional Series Contingency program.
03 Feb 2021
David Kennedy
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2021 NHRA Contingency Program launches in Orlando
The NHRA Contingency program is the largest and most successful grassroots marketing partnership in motorsports. It connects racers who buy parts with manufacturers looking to sell and market performance products. It offers the advantages…
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Nitro Time Machine: Matt Hagan smashes the three-second barrier in Charlotte

In the latest edition of our Nitro Time Machine, we go back a decade to the 2011 Charlotte event, where Matt Hagan recorded the sport's first three-second Funny Car run.
03 Feb 2021
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DiPinto International Logistics to sponsor Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car in 2021

DiPinto International Logistics has become the primary sponsor of Jim Dunn Racing’s NHRA Funny Car. The team will begin its season at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals March 12-14 with returning driver Jim Campbell at the wheel.
03 Feb 2021
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Jim Dunn
DiPinto International Logistics has become the primary sponsor of Jim Dunn Racing’s NHRA Funny Car. The team, led by Hall of Fame owner Jim Dunn, will begin its season at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals March 12-14.  Based in Monroe…
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World champ Anthony Bertozzi shows its better to give than receive

Two-time world champion Anthony Bertozzi wins a lot of races, but what he enjoys most is helping his friends win.
03 Feb 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
From the pages of National Dragster
bertozzi
Last year, Anthony Bertozzi won his second NHRA world championship when he drove to the Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers title. Bertozzi appeared in four finals and won two races, including the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals for a record…
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David Barron claims new title of team owner for 2021 Pro Stock Motorcycle season

Pro Stock Motorcycle racer David Barron has become the owner of his own Pro Stock Motorcycle team in preparation for the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
03 Feb 2021
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David Barron
Pro Stock Motorcycle racer David Barron has become the owner of his own Pro Stock Motorcycle team in preparation for the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. After returning to the class in 2020 after a four-year hiatus and riding…
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Doug Kalitta celebrates extension of Mac Tools agreement; prepares for 2021 season

Top Fuel driver Doug Kalitta and Tony Merritt, VP Marketing/Sponsorship, Stanley Black and Decker Inc., join NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss the recent contract extension that will have Kalitta in a Mac Tools dragster for the 2021 season.
03 Feb 2021
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Indy champ Scotty Pollacheck to carry Denso/Strutmasters into the new season

Scotty Pollacheck got his long-overdue first Pro Stock Motorcycle victory last season and will now return for a shot at the championship with the backing of Denso and Strutmasters.com
02 Feb 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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scotty
It took a decade for Scotty Pollacheck to earn his first NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle victory, but he’s convinced that the wait for a second title won’t be nearly as long. Pollacheck, the winner of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals, has…
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My First Race Car: Blake Alexander

Funny Car pilot Blake Alexander has worked his way through the drag racing ranks to compete in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, and it all started in NHRA’s Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League program.
02 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
My First Race Car
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Get ready for complimentary live Sportsman streaming from NHRA.tv

The new NHRA.tv Sportsman livestream service that launches Friday from the Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event in Orlando, Fla., will be complimentary all season to NHRA fans. Here's how to register to watch.
02 Feb 2021
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NHRA.tv
The new NHRA.tv Sportsman livestream service will provide complimentary access to select NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events all season to NHRA fans, courtesy of a partnership with NHRA National Dragster magazine. If you don’t already…
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Nitro Time Machine: Ron Capps rides out wild boomer at 2002 Dallas event

Ron Capps rode out a harrowing, body-shredding blower explosion at Texas Motorplex in 2002 that left Capps stunned and the body of Don Prudhomme’s Skoal Camaro in tatters.
01 Feb 2021
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Nitro Time Machine
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Rachel Meyer to replace sister Megan as driver of Randy Meyer Racing dragster

Rachel Meyer will replace her sister, newly retired 2020 world champ Megan, in the rebranded NTK Sensors A/Fuel Dragster tuned and owned by her father, Randy Meyer.
01 Feb 2021
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Rachel Meyer
Randy Meyer Racing didn’t have to look far to find a new primary driver when Megan Meyer announced her retirement last year, as her sister, Rachel, has been named Megan’s replacement. Rachel will drive the newly rebranded NTK Sensors A/Fuel Dragster…
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After making history in 2020, Pro Stock's Erica Enders now starts 'Drive for 5'

Erica Enders put so much effort, energy, and focus into winning a fourth world championship in Pro Stock, she didn't have time to consider what would happen next. What comes next is as natural to her as breathing: Try to win another.
01 Feb 2021
Josh Hachat
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Erica Enders
Erica Enders put so much effort, energy, and focus into winning a fourth world championship in Pro Stock, she didn't have time to consider what would happen next. Well, now Enders is there, and the way she sees it, if she's still racing she might…
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Nitro Time Machine: Tony Bartone scores first Funny Car win at 2008 Seattle race

Tony Bartone had enjoyed great success in Top Alcohol Funny Car and Dragster but was still looking for his first win in the nitro Funny Car class entering the 2008 Seattle event in Jim Dunn’s entry.
30 Jan 2021
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Nitro Time Machine
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Battery Tender named Official Battery Charger of the NHRA

NHRA and Deltran Battery Tender® have teamed up to announce their partnership, naming Battery Tender® the official battery charger of NHRA. 
29 Jan 2021
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Battery Tender
NHRA and Deltran Battery Tender have teamed up to announce their partnership, naming Battery Tender® the official battery charger of NHRA.  Battery Tender has entered into an official sponsorship agreement with NHRA to be the…
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Paul Lee tunes up for 2021 season with continued assistance from Rahn Tobler

Paul Lee and team have upgraded their parts and pieces to tackle the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series in Funny Car and will continue to benefit from the guidance of “retired” Hall of Fame crew chief Rahn Tobler to assist crew chiefs Jim Oberhofer and Donnie Bender.
29 Jan 2021
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Paul Lee
To purchase reserved seats or general admission for the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals March 11-14 in Gainesville, Fla., fans can visit …
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Cars that changed drag racing

In a sport like ours, where evolution carried us from stripped-down Model Ts to 330-mph Top Fuel dragsters, what are the most significant race cars that have marked the milestones along the way? We want to hear your thoughts!
29 Jan 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Dragster Insider
A big part of our story as human beings is carved in our past, begging the inevitable question of “How did we get here?” Whether that’s the story of human evolution, mass manufacturing and marketing, social media, or your own family tree, I think it…
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Nitro Time Machine: Jeff Arend upsets Tony Pedregon for first Funny Car win

Journeyman Funny Car racer Jeff Arend hit the big time at the 1996 Keystone Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, collecting his first career win in the Paul Smith Drag Racing School entry, defeating heavily favored Tony Pedregon for the title.
28 Jan 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
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Reigning Funny Car world champ Matt Hagan determined to show no let-up in 2021

After winning a world championship and being part of a dominant season with Don Schumacher Racing, Funny Car star Matt Hagan isn't the type to relax.
28 Jan 2021
Josh Hachat
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Matt Hagan
After winning the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Funny Car world championship and being part of a dominant season with Don Schumacher Racing, Matt Hagan isn't the type to relax. Instead, the three-time world champ is eager to try and…
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Catch up on the latest NHRA news and views on the WFO Radio Podcast

NHRA's Alan Reinhart joins Joe Castello on WFO Radio Live to discuss Rahn Tobler's retirement announcement and look ahead to the start of the season.
27 Jan 2021
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Embrace the 2021 season kickoff with first 2021 issue of National Dragster

The first 2021 issue of NHRA National Dragster, celebrating the coming NHRA racing season, is online and in the mail to NHRA fans around the world. With features on up-and-coming and established Sportsman stars, comebacking Dom Lagana, and more, it's a can't-miss issue.
27 Jan 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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National Dragster
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