WATCH: Scott Palmer's Top Fuel dragster blows up during burnout in St. Louis
Scott Palmer didn't get a chance to take a shot at his good friend and defending world champion Steve Torrence in the first round of Top Fuel.
His Magic Dry Top Fuel dragster blew up while performing the burnout at the AAA Insurance NHRA…
WATCH: Highlights from Saturday qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
Watch John Force, Mike Salinas, Erica Enders and Matt Smith take pole in their respective categories and Tim Wilkerson drive through a body-destroying explosion during the final day of qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Sunday preview
Get all the information on the second race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship as race day begins at World Wide Technology in St. Louis
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional race day begins with Top Fuel and continues with Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock…
John Force continues chase for 17th championship with St. Louis pole
John Force captured his first pole since the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in June as he marched towards his unprecedented 17th championship. He made a 3.842-second pass at 334.4-mph in the final qualifying session to take his fourth pole of the…
WATCH: Tim Wilkerson's Ford Mustang Funny Car body explodes during final qualifying session
Tim Wilkerson experienced an explosive run during the fourth and final Funny Car qualifying session at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis. He exited his car unharmed at his home track but the body of his Ford Mustang Funny Car was…
Mike Salinas takes pole position in St. Louis
Mike Salinas sent a message in the final qualifying session at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. The Scrappers Racing Top Fuel team will still play a role in the championship fight.
Salinas ran a 3.687-second pass at a staggering 330.55-…
Matt Smith claims fourth pole of 2019 in St. Louis
Defending world champion Matt Smith took a step towards defending his title by earning pole position for the fourth time in 2019 at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Smith went to the top for the first time in three races on the…
Erica Enders snags second-straight Pro Stock pole in Chevrolet Camaro
Erica Enders will start from the top of the Pro Stock field for the second race in a row. The two-time world champion secured pole position with a 6.552-second pass from the third qualifying session.
Enders also made the quickest pass of the…
WATCH: Rick Hord takes hard hit into wall during Pro Mod qualifying in St. Louis
Rick Hord was chasing one of the final spots in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod field in St. Louis when he made contact with the wall in St. Louis.
Rick Hord was chasing one of the final spots in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod field in St. Louis when he made contact with the wall in St. Louis. The racer exited the car under his own power and was assisted by the AAA Safety Safari, who also had…
Drew Skillman to battle Bill Skillman in first round of Factory Stock; ladders set
Drew Skillman grabbed pole position in the SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals to take another step closer to securing the world championship.
Skillman finished four-hundredths of a second ahead of…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Saturday preview
Get all the information on the second race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship as professional qualifying continues with two sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional qualifying continues with a pair of sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock…
WATCH: Highlights from Friday qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
Watch Robert Hight, Billy Torrence, Erica Enders and Steve Johnson take pole in their respective categories and Luigi Novelli drive through a big explosion during the first day of qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals…
Billy Torrence leads Capco Contractors barrage in St. Louis
Billy Torrence and Steve Torrence highlighted a Capco Contractors one-two punch in Top Fuel qualifying at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis.
Billy Torrence took the top spot with a 3.699-second lap at 321.88-mph. His son…
Robert Hight tops Funny Car field in Chevy Camaro Funny Car
Robert Hight made a statement run at the first of three races sponsored by the company that sponsors his Chevy Camaro Funny Car.
The 2017 world champion ran a 3.877-second pass at 334.9-mph to go to the top of the Funny Car field, beating…
Erica Enders leaps to top of Pro Stock field in Chevy Camaro
Erica Enders started at the top of the Pro Stock field in Reading but did not have the race day she wanted. She started her bounce back weekend in fine fashion in St. Louis.
Enders ended Friday qualifying at the top of the Pro Stock sheet…
Steve Johnson eyes first pole in six years after strong Friday
Steve Johnson is determined to prove his final-round appearance in Reading was not a fluke. The Suzuki rider took provisional pole position at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals with a 6.838-second pass and stunning the St. Louis crowd.…
Rickie Smith starts weekend strong with Friday pole
Rickie Smith ended up on the top of the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod sheet in both sessions at the end of Friday qualifying in St. Louis, but not without a little drama. Smith made a 5.763-second pass at 251.63-miles per hour to take provisional pole…
WATCH: Re-live all the action from the 2018 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
Robert Hight drove through a fiery explosion to capture a massive win at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in 2018. Re-live his victory, and the rest of the final rounds, from last year's race from World Wide Technology Raceway outside of St…
What the teams said entering the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:
"It’s one thing to believe you have a shot at the championship, but it’s an entirely different thing to stand there with your team holding the trophy at the end of the day." -Jack Beckman
DON SCHUMACHER RACING
ANTRON BROWN
“Looking forward to racing at World Wide Technology Raceway. St. Louis has always been a great place for us. We won there four years in a row, and we want to get back on that trend. We fell…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Friday preview
Get all the information on the second race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship as professional qualifying kicks off with two sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional qualifying kicks off with a pair of sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock…
WATCH: Top Sportsman helps kick off racing in St. Louis
NHRA announcer Joe Castello went live from the staging lanes at WWT Raceway in St. Louis as Top Sportsman helped kick off the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
What the teams said following the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals:
"I know we have a car capable of winning a race, I know if I drive up to my potential we have a driver capable of winning a race, and sometimes it’s just trying to find both of those on the same day." -Jack Beckman
The first race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship is in the books. Read what the teams had to say following the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Torrence Racing
Steve Torrence
“Maple…
Jason Line opens Countdown with 50th career Pro Stock victory
Jason Line won his 50th career Pro Stock title in Reading, driving his Summit Racing Equipment Camaro to a win over Fernando Cuadra in the opening race of the Countdown.
The Jason Line’s mid-season struggles in Pro Stock appear to be a distant memory after the three-time world champ claimed a key victory in the final of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. Line, who won his first event of the…
Richie Crampton makes big move up Top Fuel standings with second win of 2019
Richie Crampton surged to fifth place with his second win of the season at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
He defeated Kalitta Motorsports teammate Doug Kalitta to move up four spots in one weekend, a phenomenal…
Jerry Savoie keys Suzuki revival with second-straight Pro Stock Motorcycle victory
Jerry Savoie goes from tenth to first in the Mello Yello standings after defeating Steve Johnson in rare all-Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle final round in Reading.
Had Jerry Savoie not qualified for the Countdown to the Championship playoffs, it’s entirely possible that he would have skipped the Mopar Express Lane Nationals presented by Pennzoil but after his win in Countdown clinching Indy victory, the…
Jack Beckman drives Dodge Charger to first win of 2019 in Reading
Jack Beckman scored his first win of the 2019 season at the perfect time to take over the Funny Car standings. He defeated John Force in a rematch of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals to capture his first win in more than a year. …
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil Sunday gallery
Check out the best shots from the final day of racing from the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil as captured by NHRA National Dragster photographers Marc Gewertz and Bob Szelag.
Fernando Cuadra embraces the role of Pro Stock Countdown spoiler
Fernando Cuadra picks up his first three round wins of the season in Reading, including stunning upsets over Erica Enders and Jeg Coughlin Jr. in Pro Stock.
Fernando Cuadra missed the Countdown to the Championship in Pro Stock by less than a round and for that, the rest of the class should be thankful since the Mexican businessman is doing some damage in the first event of the NHRA playoffs. Cuadra, who…
WATCH: Jerry Savoie defeats Andrew Hines after epic staging battle
Jerry Savoie and Andrew Hines were in no hurry to stage their Pro Stock Motorcycles during the second round at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
The two former world champions warmed up their motorcycles for more…
Clay Millican knocks out Steve Torrence in thrilling first round
There is a new leader in Top Fuel for the first time since April after Clay Millican scored an upset victory in the first round.
Clay Millican delivered a holeshot victory to the Parts Plus Top Fuel team in the first round at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. That means there is a new leader in the Top Fuel clubhouse for the first time since the…