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Crampton has work to do heading into Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
Richie Crampton is thrilled to be back in the mix of racing for a top 10 spot in Top Fuel but it also means the Australia native has work to do heading to Brainerd International Raceway.
A year after not competing in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship, Richie Crampton is thrilled to be back in the mix of racing for a top 10 spot in Top Fuel. But it also means the Australia native has work to do…
Tanner Gray on his class-high fourth Pro Stock win of the season
Pro Stock standout Tanner Gray joined NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's Pizza via Skype to discuss his win at the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle.
The Time Machine: 1982
Shirley Muldowney, Frank Hawley, and Lee Shepherd won world championships in a year packed with new rules, first-time winners, and outrageous performances. Just hop into our Wayback Machine for a trip back to 1982.
After a busy Western Swing (sorry for skipping a few columns), I’m back in the saddle for the run up to Indy and beyond, so let’s get this party started.
Folks got a big kick out of the…
DeLago discusses goals after joining Cruz Pedregon's Funny Car team
NHRA on FOX reporter John Kernan caught up with Tommy DeLago, the new crew chief on Cruz Pedregon's Snap-On Tools Funny Car, to get his thoughts on his first day on the job and what his plans and expectations are for the team going forward.
Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 1982 NorthStar Nationals
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: 1982 NorthStar Nationals from Brainerd.
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: 1982 NorthStar Nationals.
Highlights from the first NHRA national event…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Sportsman Champion Highlights
Shawn Cowie and Justin Lamb have been two of the brightest stars in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series this season, and they continued their winning ways at the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle.
Shawn Cowie and Justin Lamb have been two of the brightest stars in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series this season, and they continued their winning ways at the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle. Cowie claimed his third win of the…
Brown discusses Seattle victory and the road ahead to the Countdown
Antron Brown broke a year-long victory drought with his Top Fuel win at the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals. NHRA's Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom talked to the three-time world champion about the win and the Countdown to the Championship.
Crew Chief Confidential: CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals
NHRA's Lewis Bloom caught up with the winning crew chiefs from the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals for their impressions of their big weekends: Mark Oswald (Top Fuel), Dave Connolly (Pro Stock), and Rahn Tobler (Funny Car).
NHRA Today Roundtable: CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals recap
From the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's, NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom, NHRA on FOX broadcasters Dave Rieff and Tony Pedregon and Indy Bureau Chief John Kernan discuss the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals and the upcoming Countdown to the Championship.
WFO Radio CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Winners Edition
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Winners Edition featuring Ron Capps, Antron Brown, and Tanner Gray; first time Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Chris Marshall; and Stock Eliminator winner Ryan Warter. Plus on-location interviews with Dustin Heim,…
Fast Five: CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals
NHRA's Lewis Bloom counts down his top five moments from an action-packed event at last weekend's CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle.
Cruz Pedregon hires Tommy DeLago as crew chief; releases Aaron Brooks from Snap-On Funny Car team
Team owner and driver Cruz Pedregon announced Wednesday the hiring of noted tuner/crew chief Tommy DeLago as the crew chief for the team’s Snap-on Toyota Camry Funny Car effective immediately.
Cruz Pedregon announced the hiring of Tommy DeLago as the crew chief of his Snap-On Tools Funny Car. In conjunction, Pedregon released Aaron Brooks from the position of crew chief. Brooks joined the Snap-On team prior to the 2017 season. …
The Sports Report: Fifth time is a charm
After four-straight runner-up finishes at his home event, the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals, Ryan Warter finally cashed in with his first national event victory
It took a little longer than he had hoped, but Ryan Warter finally joined the ranks of NHRA event champions when he defeated Randi Lyn Shipp in the final round of the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle. Warter won the all-Pontiac final…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Chris Marshall
With a string of runs that included three 5.45s and a 5.47, Chris Marshall claimed his first Top Alcohol Funny Car victory. In the final round, Marshall topped reigning world champ Shane Westerfield, 5.455 to 5.510. Marshall also scored wins against…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Competition Eliminator winner Brian Hyerstay
Brian Hyerstay successfully defended his 2017 Comp title after he downed Ralph Van Paepeghem in the Comp final round. After identical lights, Hyerstay, in his Volkswagen-powered G/Dragster, opened up the lead and held on to win with a (-.555) 8…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Top Sportsman winner Bryan LaFlam
Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs champ Bryan LaFlam had one of the quickest cars in Seattle with a string of low 6.3-second runs. In the final against James Rutherford, LaFlam got off to a near-perfect start with a .002 light and drove to a 6.…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Shawn Cowie
In a battle between the top-two points earners in the class, Shawn Cowie gained the upper hand against three-time and reigning champ Joey Severance with a 5.23 to 5.27 victory in Top Alcohol Dragster. Neither Cowie nor Severance was the quickest…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Street winner Francesca Giroux
Francesca Giroux became the 84th different woman to win an NHRA national event title after claiming the Super Street title in her ’84 Camaro. Giroux won the final against Steve Beggerly’s ’68 Firebird in a 10.891 to 10.870 double breakout. Giroux…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Gas winner Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly got the best of Sonoma champ Robert Naber in a great side-by-side Super Gas final. Kelly was first off the starting line, .011 to .019, and held on for the win by a narrow margin, 9.909 to a quicker 9.905. For Kelly, the victory was…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Top Dragster winner Steve Casner
Steve Casner has now won six national event titles, including the last two in Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs following his final-round win over Andy Spiegel. Casner ran right on his 6.69 dial in the final to hold off Spiegel’s 6.723 on…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Stock Eliminator winner Ryan Warter
After four straight runner-up finishes at his home event, the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals, Ryan Warter finally cashed in with a Stock victory. Warter won the all-Pontiac final round over recent Epping winner Randi Lyn Shipp by a narrow margin,…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Comp winner Greg Krause
Greg Krause, the winner of the 1994 Topeka event, picked up win No. 2 via a holeshot in Super Comp when his 8.937 held off Steve Williams’ 8.918 to win by eight-thousandths. Krause had a difficult road to the final with wins over John Dalrymple,…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Stock winner Justin Lamb
Justin Lamb added to an amazing résumé that now includes 24 national event wins in 34 final rounds when he overcame Kory Alby’s perfect reaction time in the Super Stock final with an 8.519 on his 8.50 dial. Lamb also stopped Alan Falcone, Vince…
Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sportsman Champion Highlights
Former world champion Don Keen and Leo Glasbrenner were two of the six NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions crowned during the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
Former world champion Don Keen and Leo Glasbrenner were two of the six NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions crowned during the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals. They were joined in the winner’s circle by Robert Naber (Super Comp), Matt Blodgett (…
Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Comp winner Robert Naber
Super Comp champ Robert Naber has five wins, and three of them have come at Sonoma Raceway. Naber, a former professional motocross rider, picked up his latest Wally after a narrow 8.911 to 8.920 victory against Matt Woodard. Naber began eliminations…
Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Stock Eliminator winner Leo Glasbrenner
Leo Glasbrenner is now a seven-time national event champion after wheeling his D/SA Firebird to a dramatic final-round win over Jody Lang in Stock. Glasbrenner actually trailed by .03-second off the starting line but made up for it with a 10.…
Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Gas Winner Matt Blodgett
Matt Blodgett became the third member of the Blodgett family to score a win in Sonoma when he drove his family’s ’72 Vega to a final-round victory in Super Gas against Ron MacKenzie, who fouled by .12-thousandths. Blodgett, whose only other…
Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Top Dragster winner John Richardson
John Richardson admittedly had some luck en route to his first win in the Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs class. Richardson was set to race Andy Spiegel in the final round, but his dragster didn’t leave the starting line due to an air…
Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Stock winner Don Keen
Don Keen won the Stock world championship in 1990, and 28 years later, he’s still going strong. Keen has also been racing the same ’65 Mustang for decades, and in Sonoma, he claimed his first national event win since the 2014 Winternationals…
Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Top Sportsman winner Ken Ratzloff
Ken Ratzloff wasn’t kidding when he noted that his driving has been sharp, particularly in the late rounds. After a .040 reaction time in his quarterfinal win over Keith White, Ratzloff got serious with a .014 light in the semifinals against No…