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2017's Wildest Rides

The 2017 season was filled with unforgettable moments of glory and greatness, but not every trip down the dragstrip went as planned. Here's a look back at some of the wildest rides of the season.
03 Jan 2018
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Four-wide construction progressing at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Construction is well under way at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway just North of downtown Las Vegas, providing the opportunity for this update on the progress of the second four-lane dragstrip. 
03 Jan 2018
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Four-Wide racing is coming to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when the Denso Auto Parts NHRA Four-Wide Nationals…
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Nobile, Mountain View Pro Stock team set for Pomona return

After a premature end to their 2017 season, the Mountain View Racing Pro Stock team returns for 2018 with a new car and a new attitude.
03 Jan 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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After sitting out the final five races of the 2017 season, driver Vincent Nobile and the Mountain View Tire & Auto Center team are set to return to the Pro Stock class this season. The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., based team is expected to take…
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Irwindale Speedway and dragstrip to remain open in Southern California

Irwindale Drag Strip, an NHRA Pacific Division Member Track in Southern California, will remain open and in full operation under a new multi-year agreement.
03 Jan 2018
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Irwindale
Irwindale Drag Strip, an NHRA Pacific Division Member Track, will remain open and in full operation under a new multi-year agreement with a group of motorsports enthusiasts led by Tim Huddleston and Justice Brothers and the property owners at…
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Summit Motorsports Park will get all-concrete racing surface for 2018

Summit Motorsports Park, home of the annual NHRA Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, will undergo a $1.6-million track reconstruction project that will make it the sixth all-concrete racing surface on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule.
02 Jan 2018
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Norwalk
Summit Motorsports Park, home of the annual NHRA Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, will undergo a $1.6-million track reconstruction project that will make it the sixth all-concrete racing surface on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series…
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18 storylines to follow in the 2018 season

The staff of NHRA National Dragster looks ahead to the 2018 NHRA Drag Racing season, and there's a lot to look forward to. With that in mind, here are 18 topics to get your mind firing on eight cylinders with the season a little more than a month away.
01 Jan 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Terry Clay
Your calendar should now read "2018." As we turn the page on 2017, and all the great memories it gave us, we at NHRA National Dragster start to look forward to the 2018 NHRA Drag Racing season. There's already a lot to look forward to. With that in…
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Happy New Year from the NHRA

The staff of the NHRA joins with the stars of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series to wish a Happy New Year to the fans, sponsors, race teams, racetracks, and other supporters of the NHRA.
01 Jan 2018
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The Year in Photos: Victory Dances

A popular feature on the NHRA of FOX shows was Walk 1,000 Feet, with reporter Amanda Busick, during which she asked them questions as they walked the strip, and always ended with Busick asking the racer what their "victory dance" would be. Here's the best of the bunch to help you dance your way into the new year.
30 Dec 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Forget the Texas two-step ... Top Fuel title contender Steve Torrence had moves of his own. 11
And check out the stars in action from some early-seasons walks ...  
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Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 1980 World Finals

Throughout 2017, NHRA All Access subscribers are getting bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1980 World Finals.
29 Dec 2017
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1980
Throughout 2017, NHRA All Access subscribers are getting bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1980 World Finals. Some of the highlights of the race include a great…
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Brittany Force selected to All-America Team, wins prestigious Titus award

NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series champion Brittany Force, the first female NHRA Top Fuel world champion in 35 years, has been elected to the American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) All-America Team and earned the Jerry Titus Memorial Award.
28 Dec 2017
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Brittany Forcre
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series champion Brittany Force, the first female NHRA Top Fuel world champion in 35 years, has been elected to the American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) All-America Team and earned the…
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Crew Chief Confidential: Rob Wendland

After a breakthrough season in which Terry McMillen scored his long-overdue first career Top Fuel win, crew chief Rob Wendland talked with Indianapolis bureau chief John Kernan about what the victory meant to the Amalie team and their plans for the 2018 season.
26 Dec 2017
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The Year in Photos: Wild Rides

The tremendous photo staff of NHRA National Dragster magazine had their lens trained and their shutter fingers fast on the action throughout the 2017 season and were able to capture some of the year's wildest moments for our review.
25 Dec 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Tim Wilkerson’s Levi, Ray & Shoup Shelby Mustang took flight not just once but twice in chassis-damaging wheelstands in Denver. 16
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Merry Christmas from the NHRA

The staff of the NHRA joins with the stars of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series to wish a Merry Christmas to the fans, sponsors, race teams, racetracks, and other supporters of the NHRA.
25 Dec 2017
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Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 1988 U.S. Nationals

Throughout 2017, NHRA All Access subscribers are getting bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1988 U.S. Nationals, including Bob Glidden's ninth and final Pro Stock win there.
22 Dec 2017
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Flashback Friday
Throughout 2017, NHRA All Access subscribers are getting bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1988 U.S. Nationals. Some of the highlights of the race include Joe…
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Remembering Bob Glidden

Remembering an NHRA legend and Pro Stock icon, a racer's racer and a champion for all times.
22 Dec 2017
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Bob Glidden
Although Bob Glidden’s declining health had been known to many of us for a few months, and that he was, as his son Billy eloquently told us not long ago, “on the road” to the end, the shock, even five days later, is no less palpable or painful. I…
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The Year in Photos: We Are Family

NHRA Drag Racing is all about family. Whether's husbands and wives racing together, or multi-generational inheritance of the love of our sport, you can always find it at an NHRA dragstrip.
21 Dec 2017
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A Force family selfie: John, Courtney, Brittany. and Laurie after Brittany's Dallas Top Fuel win 19
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WFO Radio: Bob Glidden tribute

20 Dec 2017
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WFO Radio pays tribute to life of Bob Glidden. The show features interviews with Larry Morgan, Erica Enders, Jason Line, NHRA National Dragster’s Phil Burgess, Scott Palmer, Randi Lyn Shipp, Bobby Bennett from Competition Plus, NHRA’s Lewis Bloom,…
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W.J. reflects on Glidden's career

Warren Johnson, the winningest driver in Pro Stock history, joined Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John's to talk about his long rivalry, friendship, and admiration for 10-time Pro Stock champion Bob Glidden, who passed away earlier this week.
20 Dec 2017
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Heartland Motorsports Park gears up for super 2018 season

Jake Schmidtlein joined NHRA’s Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about the upcoming season at Heartland Motorsports Park. 
19 Dec 2017
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NHRA Today™
Jake Schmidtlein joined NHRA’s Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about the upcoming season at Heartland Motorsports Park.  Schmidtlein is the general manager of the historic Kansas facility, which…
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Greg Anderson reflects on passing of Bob Glidden

Iconic NHRA Pro Stock drag racer Bob Glidden passed away on Dec. 17. The 85-time national event winner and 10-time series champion was 73.
19 Dec 2017
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Greg Anderson
Iconic NHRA Pro Stock drag racer Bob Glidden passed away on Dec. 17. The 85-time national event winner and 10-time series champion was 73.   Over the course of a career that spanned 25+ years, Glidden and KB Racing's Greg Anderson crossed…
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Bob Glidden, 1944-2017

This past weekend, the NHRA family lost one of its most fierce competitors with the passing of Pro Stock icon Bob Glidden. The 10-time season champion and 85-time event winner will long be remembered.
19 Dec 2017
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A Life in Photos: A tribute to Bob Glidden

The photo staff of NHRA National Dragster went back through the photo archive to find these pictures taken of drag racing legend Bob Glidden.
19 Dec 2017
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Bob Glidden started out as a Super Stock racer, and was immediately successful, winning class at the 1969 Springnationals. 17
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NHRA Drag Racing community remembers Bob Glidden

The NHRA Drag Racing community turned out in full force to remember legendary racer Bob Glidden, who passed away Sunday evening.
18 Dec 2017
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Clay Millican
The NHRA Drag Racing community turned out in full force to remember legendary racer Bob Glidden, who passed away Sunday evening. Below are memories posted to social media from racers across the drag racing landscape who wished to share their…
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Salemi gears up for 2018 NHRA Pro Mod Series attack

Melanie Salemi joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about racing in the 2018 NHRA E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod series. 
18 Dec 2017
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NHRA Today™
Melanie Salemi joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about racing in the 2018 NHRA E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod series.  Salemi made her NHRA Pro Mod debut last season in her…
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PRI Show Roundtable

Indianapolis bureau chief John Kernan and Fox Sports analyst Tony Pedregon joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about the recent Performance Race Industry trade show in Indianapolis.
18 Dec 2017
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Hall of Fame NHRA Pro Stock driver Bob Glidden passes away

Pro Stock icon Bob Glidden, one of the most dominant forces in the history of NHRA Drag Racing, died Dec. 17. He was 73. In a star-studded career that spanned more than 25 years in the class, Glidden won 85 events and 10 season championships.
17 Dec 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Bob Glidden
Pro Stock icon Bob Glidden, one of the most dominant forces in the history of NHRA Drag Racing, died Dec. 17. He was 73. In a star-studded career that spanned more than 25 years in the class, Glidden won 85 events and 10 season championships and was…
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A bayou bash at Southland Dragway reunion

An all-star cast that included Antron Brown, Angelle Sampey, Mark Oswald, Leonard Hughes, and more turned out in Houma, La., to celebrate Southland Dragways, at a reunion event to remember one of Louisiana's great dragstrips of the 1970s.
15 Dec 2017
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Reunion
The holidays are all about family and gathering everyone together to enjoy one another’s company, to share great memories, and laugh a lot, and that was spirit of the celebration that took place down in Louisiana Dec. 1-2 at the Southland Dragway…
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Tickets on sale now for sixth annual NHRA New England Nationals

Tickets for the sixth annual NHRA New England Nationals are on sale now to the general public for the event taking place July 6-8 at New England Dragway in Epping N.H.
14 Dec 2017
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Epping
Tickets for the sixth annual NHRA New England Nationals are on sale now to the general public for the event taking place July 6-8 at New England Dragway in Epping N.H. The action packed event moves to July for the 2018 season and allows for NHRA…
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NHRA Youth and Education program will celebrate 30th season in 2018

The NHRA Youth and Education Services (YES) Program, presented by the U.S. Army, will feature a stronger focus on S.T.E.M education in 2018 as it enters into its 30th season.
14 Dec 2017
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YES
The NHRA Youth and Education Services (YES) Program, presented by the U.S. Army, will feature a stronger focus on S.T.E.M education in 2018 as it enters into its 30th season. Next year will also see an expansion in the YES Program schedule with a…
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WFO Radio NHRA Nitro welcomes Megan Meyer

13 Dec 2017
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WFO
Megan Meyer headlines this edition of the WFO Radio NHRA Nitro podcast. Meyer discusses her NGK sponsorship for the 2018 season and her plans to run for the Top Alcohol Dragster world championship. NHRA Division 1 Hall of Fame, John DiBartolomeo…
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