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Sonoma Raceway plans special events during race weekend

26 Jul 2016
News
Sonoma Raceway will host a series of special events in conjunction with the annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals this week at the California raceplant, including the annual Eric Medlen Nitro Night Charity Dinner and a Starting Line Party.  …
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Plenty still on the line for defending champ Brown

26 Jul 2016
News
Sweeping the famed Western Swing is no longer possible for reigning Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown, but there is plenty that remains on the line for the two-time world champion at this weekend’s 29th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals…
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Sonoma always brings the best out in Capps

26 Jul 2016
News
Off to a phenomenal start during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season and heading to one of his favorite races on the NHRA circuit means things are coming together almost perfectly for Funny Car points leader…
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Mello Yello Series thunders into Wine Country

26 Jul 2016
News
Even though the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals is not part of the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship – a six-race playoff that decides the champions of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series – it has major championship…
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Force visits San Francisco in advance of Sonoma event

26 Jul 2016
News
Force joined restaurant owner Gus Geraldi behind the famous Fisherman’s Wharf crab stand to crack crab. NHRA Funny Car icon John Force took over the historic No. 9 Fishermen’s…
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Prime-time players

26 Jul 2016
Brad Littlefield, National Dragster Associate Editor
Tuesday Morning Crew Chief
Four former NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series champions shined bright under the spotlight of live FOX national network coverage at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Denver. John Force and Tony Schumacher, the winningest…
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The Calm After (and before) the Swings

26 Jul 2016
Ashley Oberhofer
On the Run: Kalitta Motorsports
Howdy! My last blog left off talking about Englishtown, so let’s pick up with Bristol. Thunder Valley is one of my favorite tracks on the circuit because it’s one of the most scenic. I mean, the track is literally carved into a valley…
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NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event agreement extended with Houston’s Royal Purple Raceway

25 Jul 2016
News
  Officials from the NHRA and Royal Purple Raceway near Houston have announced that they have reached a multiyear contract extension for the NHRA SpringNationals.   In the agreement, the track will continue to host NHRA national events…
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Schumacher, Force end victory droughts on live national stage; A.J., Hines continue mountain dominance

24 Jul 2016
News
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Top 20 Funny Cars: Introducing No. 11

24 Jul 2016
News
As part of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car celebration, fans voted on a Top 20 list developed by respected drag racing historians and Funny Car experts.   The results are being revealed in reverse order at NHRA national events this season…
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NHRA 101: An introduction to NHRA Drag Racing

24 Jul 2016
News
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Wilkerson withdraws from Mile-High Nationals competition

24 Jul 2016
News
Following a crash in the fourth qualifying session of the Mopar Mile High NHRA Nationals, Tim Wilkerson announced via press release Saturday night will not be competing in eliminations on race day…
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Best of Denver

24 Jul 2016
National Dragster staff
Poll Position
With a global audience watching the final rounds live on FOX television and a packed house at scenic Bandimere Speedway for three days, the annual NHRA Western Swing kicked off with what could easily be described as the best event of the season so…
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Torrence, Force, Laughlin, Hines qualify No. 1 in Denver

23 Jul 2016
News
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Coler named NHRA vice president of marketing and brand strategy

23 Jul 2016
News
Kasey Coler, a sports marketing professional, has been named NHRA vice president of marketing & brand strategy, it was announced today by NHRA President Peter Clifford.             …
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Torrence, Force, Enders, Hines lead Friday qualifying

22 Jul 2016
News
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Traxxas, Courtney Force unveil new look for national FOX audience

22 Jul 2016
News
Courtney Force and the Traxxas Funny Car team head to Bandimere Speedway this weekend for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals. As the team gears up for the grueling Western Swing, a surprise is waiting for race fans. For those attending the race in…
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Beckman, Worsham help christen new NHRA studio

22 Jul 2016
News
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car champions Jack Beckman and Del Worsham helped celebrate the official launch of NHRA’s new in-house…
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Smith aims to be at his best for key Denver race

22 Jul 2016
News
After a season filled with hiccups, frustration, and some unlucky breaks, two-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Matt Smith is ready to put his best foot forward at this weekend’s 37th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere…
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Barry Setzer, Pat Foster, and their amazing Vega

22 Jul 2016
Phil Burgess, National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
The Top 20 Funny Cars list rolls on, headed soon for the top 10, and although there were no assurances of anyone’s position -- due in no small part to the strength of “the field,” each having earned a berth based on the sheer weight of evidence…
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Johnson’s mile-high monopoly will be tested

21 Jul 2016
News
If there was ever a race for former Pro Stock world champion Allen Johnson to break out during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, it would most definitely be this weekend’s…
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Tricky Tipster's Denver picks

21 Jul 2016
News
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
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Event preview: Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals

21 Jul 2016
News
The grueling stretch of three consecutive racing weekends in conditions ranging from high elevation to coastal climates begins with racers doing battle at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Denver. The event kicks off the…
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Mopar, Pennzoil announce Pritchett sponsorship

21 Jul 2016
News
Mopar and Pennzoil will sponsor the NHRA Top Fuel dragster driven by Leah Pritchett at select events in 2016 and debut the blue Omega M on her Don Schumacher Racing entry at the 37th annual Mopar Mile-High…
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Hagan focused on solving Denver for the first time

21 Jul 2016
News
Matt Hagan isn’t the first standout driver to have his share of struggles at Bandimere Speedway, where the altitude and racing at an elevation of more than 5,800 feet can throw a monkey wrench into even the best laid plans.   But with…
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1986 Mile-High Nationals

21 Jul 2016
Alex Waldron, National Dragster Associate Editor
Throwback Thursday
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series has shifted to the West as we kick off the first of three races in the Western Swing at the 37th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver. In this week’s journey into the NHRA National…
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NHRA unveils 360-degree starting-line camera view

20 Jul 2016
News
Ever wonder what an NHRA drag race looks like from the chief starter’s point of view? NHRA fans and race teams will begin to enjoy a new level of immersion and interaction with their favorite sport as NHRA experiments with 360-degree video.…
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The Western Swing: Not your average trip

20 Jul 2016
News
NHRA race teams from across the country are preparing for the annual Western Swing, a grueling three-week stretch that will carry them from their home base to the high-altitude climes of the Rocky Mountains, then west to California's Wine Country…
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Torrence determined to display winning combination again

20 Jul 2016
News
Steve Torrence already knows he has a winning recipe for the unique racing conditions of Bandimere Speedway. Doing it one more time at this weekend’s 37th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals on the…
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Behind the numbers

20 Jul 2016
Kevin McKenna, National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
Sometime soon, quite possibly before the end of the Western Swing, Dan Fletcher is going to get his 100th NHRA national event win. He’s sitting on 98 wins, and he’s headed for Denver this weekend for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals…
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