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New NAPA crew chiefs Dean Antonelli and John Medlen prepare to pursue the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Funny Car title with Ron Capps.

Due to pending weather, this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at South Georgia Motorsports Park has been postponed. The event has been rescheduled to April 23–25. 

Leah Pruett, Top Fuel driver for DSR and Mopar, gives the details from her offseason, her St. Louis crash, her relationship with Tony Stewart, the latest on the 2021 Dodge Drag Pak, and her plans to “stay in her own lane.”

Among the list of inspiring life rules inscribed onto the side of Dom Lagana’s Nitro Ninja Top Fuel dragster are these three: Life is built on second chances. Treasure your family and friends. Think positive, not negative. They became a roadmap to recovery for him after his devastating accident last year.

Fusion Sign & Design has become the official signage partner of the NHRA. The Fusion Sign & Design team will work closely with NHRA to design and produce banners and signs to be displayed at NHRA events across the country. 

As NHRA Sportsman drag racers head to the lanes, the all-new big-block version of NHRA National Dragster heads to mailboxes around the globe with more season previews and in-depth feature stories about the stars of our sport.

NHRA and Atlanta Dragway have teamed up to announce the new dates for the 40th annual NHRA Southern Nationals. The fan-favorite event will be moved to April 30-May 2. 

The Southeast Nostalgia Pro Stock Association will be featured at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals with a special exhibition and pit area display featuring iconic factory hot rods of the past.

Tom Bailey and Rod Tschiggfrie, two of the best street car racers on the planet, will participate in the NHRA Street Car Showdown at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, a special grudge match held during the 52nd annual Gatornationals.

Don Schumacher Racing has announced that its longstanding partnership with NAPA Auto Parts will extend into the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season on a car driven by Ron Capps and tuned by co-crew chiefs and longtime DSR team members Dean "Guido" Antonelli and John Medlen.

DRAW’s annual Tracy Winters Memorial Golf Tournament will take place this year on Wednesday, March 10, prior to the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville.

NHRA and Right Trailers, Inc. have teamed up to announce the “Right on the Number” program, a three-year agreement beginning this season.

Jet dragster driver Ray Kelley, a regular sight on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series tour is entering his fifth year living his dream, and the 49-year-old self-described thrill seeker will do it in an even bigger way in 2021.

Angelle Sampey and Bruno Massel Jr. join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. Sampey discusses her new sponsor and bike, and Massel talks running Pro Stock, Comp, and his work on the NHRA on FOX TV shows.

The 1983 Springnationals Top Fuel final featured an epic battle between longtime rivals Shirley Muldowney and Richard Tharp and as expected, there were fireworks.

NHRA, Brainerd International Raceway, and Lucas Oil Products teamed up to announce the renewal of Lucas Oil as the title sponsor of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, held Aug. 18-22.

Longtime nitro Funny Car driver and crew member Jack Wyatt shares the interesting story of his first race car, a Chevy-powered 1949 Anglia that he debuted at age 14.

Christopher Dodd, the 2020 NHRA Lucas Oil Series Super Comp champion, joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss the effort that went into winning his first title, and how he plans to defend it this season.

In the latest installment of NHRA Shop Talk, hosts Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart sparked a discussion with Rob Fisher of E3 Spark Plugs to talk about spark plugs.

Kalitta Motorsports has extended its marketing partnership with SealMaster. SealMaster has been a major player in the NHRA at a variety of levels, and Kalitta Motorsports has enjoyed a direct, longstanding partnership with the company since 2014. 

No matter your class of racing, winning comes from hard work, a little “racer luck,” and meticulous preparation. This story is about preparing to win.

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Tony Pedregon and Josh Hart join host Brian Lohnes for two entertaining chats. 

After winning the 2020 Camping World NHRA Funny Car title, Matt Hagan and his crew chief Dickie Venables don't expect to make major changes as they prepare for their title defense.

If resiliency alone won world championships, Shawn Cowie probably would have run out of fingers for championship rings by now. The Top Alcohol Dragster racer finished in second place for the fourth straight time last season, but 2021 might be his year. 

Three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Angelle Sampey will return to her Suzuki roots in 2021 with a new Vance & Hines four-valve entry backed by Mission Foods.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.