NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor Kevin McKenna wanted a car that was capable of 10-second elapsed times on the dragstrip and would be an effective weekly bracket racer, but it also needed to be suitable for daily driving. Was that too much to ask? Apparently not.

It doesn’t matter which class you run, there’s a very strong bet that a tire-warming burnout is part of your pre-run ritual. While there’s a definite performance-related benefit to the smokey spectacular, it’s also become an integral part of the drag racing show.

It’s often said the camshaft is the brain of the engine because it dictates the opening and closing of the valves, thus controlling the flow of air/fuel mixture to the cylinders. That’s the simple explanation, but there’s more to the story.

It was all about nitro racing at the 2019 Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Presented by Pennzoil. Relive the race highlights in the video link below.

Top Fuel racer Scott Palmer joined NHRA’s Brian Lohnes via Skype to talk about what he’s been up to during the racing break and his plans to "hit the ground running" when racing resumes with projects that include involvement not just in Top Fuel but in Pro Mod and drag boats as well.

It’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it. That phrase certainly could have been coined for bottom-end specialists, known as “divers” for their propensity to dive underneath the race car, on the NHRA Mello Yello tour. on the NHRA Mello Yello tour.

Jimmy Prock, the crew chief for defending NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champ Robert Hight, talks about what the season ahead might look for and what conditions the teams will face.

Funny Car racer Matt Hagan joined NHRA’s Brian Lohnes via Skype to talk about his daily routine on his 2,700-acre cattle and farming ranch, where he tends to 1,400 head of cattle and plant crops, and his eagerness to get back to racing his Mopar Dodge Charger.

If the world hadn't all changed for us in March, we'd be in Houston this weekend for the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Presented By Pennzoil. Since it did and we're not, here's a look back at the first national event held at Houston Park, with Eddie Hill's dramatic win and a lot of other performance home runs.

The Sowing Seeds for Life of La Verne [Calif.] event held Wednesday on the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona dragstrip was a huge success as more than 2,100 cars lined up on the fabled dragstrip at the Pomona Fairplex.

Long before we’d ever heard the term COVID-19, NHRA partners were poised to fight it with tremendous engineering and manufacturing capabilities

The latest issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine, being offered in digital format only and free to the racing community during the COVID-19 pandemic, is the most interactive issue in the magazine’s 60-plus-year history.

Long before we’d ever heard the term COVID-19, NHRA partners were poised to fight it with tremendous engineering and manufacturing capabilities

With shops around the nation closed due to "stay at home" orders, NHRA crew chiefs like Donnie Bender, of Paul Lee’s Global Electronics Technology Funny Car, are working from their home shops to get ready for a return to racing. John Kernan reports.

Clay Millican, Andrew Hines, and Stevie "Fast" Jackson provided live commentary alongside NHRA's Brian Lohnes on NHRA Rewind Live from the 2019 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Click the headline above to watch.

NHRA officials have announced revised participation guidelines for Summit Racing Equipment Jr Drag Racing League competitors attending the Western Jr. Conference Finals at Tulsa Raceway Park and Eastern Jr. Conference Finals at Bristol Dragway.

Through April 19, NHRA Top Fuel star is donating 100% of the proceeds from her Cameo appearances to her local Havasu (Ariz.) Community Health Foundation Food Bank.

Thirty years ago today, the driving career of Top Fuel star Darrell Gwynn was cut short in a tragic racing accident in England that left him paralyzed. Three decades later, Gwynn shares an inspirational message accompanied by our photographic look back at his career.

After an exploding rear tire took out a huge chunk of the body of Mark Oswald's In-N-Out Burger Funny Car in a semifinal victory at the 1991 Gatornationals, it took a massive, multi-team pit thrash to get him to the final round, where he defeated John Force.

Many of you see his smiling face alongside Tony Pedregon during NHRA on FOX race broadcasts and because you're seeing him a lot here on NHRA.com during our unscheduled 2020 intermission, here's the story behind lead announcer Brian and where the heck he came from. 

NHRA on FOX lead announcer Brian Lohnes recaps the news of the last week and takes a look at the week ahead for NHRA fans.

We’re taking a deep dive into the factory muscle cars, engineered in Detroit, and campaigned by NHRA Sportsman racers in the SAMTech.edu NHRA Factory Stock Showdown

NHRA officials have announced revisions to the 2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series schedule.  The series is tentatively planned to resume at the Nite of Fire event on June 5 at Sacramento Raceway.

We’re taking a deep dive into the factory muscle cars, engineered in Detroit, and campaigned by NHRA Sportsman racers in the SAMTech.edu NHRA Factory Stock Showdown

Nitromethane by the bucketful fuels today’s 11,000-horsepower NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car engines. Here’s what it looks like.

He was known by many names, from "The Texan" to "The Thrill," but it's certainly easier to just call Eddie Hill (and his wife, Ercie) one of the most popular racers of the 1990s.

Eight steps to make AN hoses in your garage, at the track, or at the shop

JEGS Speedweek, which will take place July 15-19, adds a Division 3 race to the already scheduled JEGS SPORTSnationals, giving the country's best Sportsman racers twice as many chances to win and earn points.

Defending NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champion Robert Hight chatted via Skype with NHRA on FOX lead announcer Brian Lohnes to talk about the upcoming points race that will fire up once competition resumes in June.

Echoing character Torrence Mann’s memorable monologue from the film Field of Dreams, Top Fuel driver Clay Millican delivers an inspirational message to the drag racing community about a return to racing: "It reminds us all of what was good and will be again."