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Clay Millican and team continue to take the strategic approach to Top Fuel battle

After breaking the 11-year-old track record on their first run Friday, Clay Millican and the Parts Plus/Straightline Strategy Group team opted to sit out the evening session, all part of the plan that puts the emphasis on the word "strategy," even if that means passing up a "hero run."
18 May 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Clay Millican
Clay Millican and crew chief Mike Kloeber dropped a lot of jaws Friday when their Parts Plus/Straightline Strategy Group dragster raced to the No. 1 spot in the heat of the day with a 3.749 that not only broke an 11-year-old track record but that…
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Deric Kramer knows how to prepare in a hurry

Former part-time racer Deric Kramer ready to return to Pro Stock racing in Richmond
18 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Feature
Deric Kramer
Deric Kramer raced part time his entire career before racing almost full time in 2018. He planned to race a part-time schedule and wound up nearly racing full time. That makes the 2019 season his full-time debut in the NHRA Mello…
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Virginia NHRA Nationals Saturday preview

John Force, Clay Millican, Jason Line and Matt Smith lead their respective Mello Yello categories after one day of qualifying at the NHRA Virginia Nationals with two more sessions scheduled Saturday.
18 May 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Richmond
K.B. Racing highlighted the Pro Stock class' return to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series by taking the top four spots in the qualifying order; at least, for now.    Clay Millican, in his first year reunited with former tuner…
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Richmond Friday photo gallery

Photo highlights from Day 1 of the Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.
17 May 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Photo Gallery
Photo highlights from Day 1 of the Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. The Sportsman cars of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series were lined up early eager for their first trips down the Virginia Motorsports…
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John Force, Clay Millican, Jason Line, Matt Smith top Friday qualifying at NHRA Virginia Nationals

Friday qualifying is in the books and John Force (Funny Car), Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are in the lead at the Virginia NHRA Nationals.
17 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
John Force
John Force wheeled his Peak Chevrolet Funny Car to the head of the field during Friday qualifying at the Virginia NHRA Nationals. The 16-time champion, running Herculiner colors at Virginia Motorsports Park, ran a track-record 3.899-second pass at…
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Richmond Top Fuel results: Q2

No one could better Clay Millican’s opening lap of 3.749, but Mike Salinas came closest, cranking off a 3.754 in the Scrappers Racing entry for the best run of Q2.
17 May 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Mike Salinas
No one could better Clay Millican’s opening lap of 3.749, but Mike Salinas, who had to skip the most recent event, in Atlanta, to attend to business matters, showed no ill effects of the break, cranking off a 3.754 in the Scrappers Racing entry for…
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Richmond Funny Car results: Q2

John Force picked up nearly a tenth of a second over his opening lap of 3.97 and recorded Virginia Motorsports Park’s first 3.80-second Funny Car pass, a 3.899, and is now halfway to what would be his sport-leading 157th low qualifying effort
17 May 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
John Force
John Force picked up nearly a tenth of a second over his opening lap of 3.97 and recorded Virginia Motorsports Park’s first 3.80-second Funny Car pass, a 3.899, and is now halfway to what would be his sport-leading 157th low qualifying effort…
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Richmond Pro Stock results: Q2

Jason Line holds the provisional Pro Stock pole at the Virginia NHRA Nationals after two terrific passes.
17 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Jason Line
K.B Racing tightened its grip on Pro Stock during the second qualifying session. Jason Line ripped the early part of the track at Virginia Motorsports Park and continued to make great power all the way down the strip. His 6.563 earned him another…
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Richmond Pro Stock Motorcycle results: Q2

Matt Smith secured the provisional pole at the Virginia NHRA Nationals and took all six bonus points in Pro Stock Motorcycle along the way.
17 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Matt Smith
Matt Smith earned the provisional Pro Stock Motorcycle pole with a 6.844-second pass on his Denso Spark Plugs EBR. He’s .006-second quicker than Eddie Krawiec at the end of the first day of qualifying at the Virginia NHRA Nationals and scored all…
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Randy Eakins' Factory Stock Mustang hits the wall at Virginia NHRA Nationals

Randy Eakins hit the wall in his SAMTech.edu NHRA Factory Stock Showdown Mustang during qualifying at the Virginia NHRA Nationals.
17 May 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Randy Eakins
SAMTech.edu NHRA Factory Stock Showdown qualifying took a wild turn Friday at the Virginia NHRA Nationals. Randy Eakins smacked the wall in his Mustang after crossing the finish line alongside Jesse Alexandria, sending his hot rod spinning and…
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Joey Gladstone and Cory Reed's race to 60-foot perfection

Joey Gladstone and Cory Reed are ahead of the curve when it comes to the race to 60-feet in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
17 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Feature
Joey Gladstone
Joey Gladstone put a new wheelie bar on his EBR-bodied Pro Stock Motorcycle ahead of the first qualifying session at the Virginia NHRA Nationals. The early returns? Not bad. He ran 6.967-seconds to the quarter mile, .002-seconds quicker than…
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Richmond Top Fuel results: Q1

Clay Millican, still looking for his first win with new crew chief Mike Kloeber, took the No. 1 spot in Top Fuel after the opening qualifying session with a 3.749 to lead a strong opening stanza
17 May 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Clay Millican
Clay Millican, still looking for his first win with new crew chief Mike Kloeber, took the No. 1 spot in Top Fuel after the opening qualifying session with a 3.749 to lead a strong opening stanza. Leah Pritchett sits second but a half-tenth back…
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Richmond Funny Car results: Q1

Ron Capps and crew chief Rahn Tobler, hot off of their win two weeks ago in Atlanta, kept that winning NAPA Brakes livery past its one-race special-edition  expiration plan and blasted down the warm track to a 3.927 to lead the field after Q1.
17 May 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Ron Capps
Ron Capps and crew chief Rahn Tobler, hot off of their win two weeks ago in Atlanta, kept that winning NAPA Brakes livery past its one-race special-edition  expiration plan and blasted down the warm track to a 3.927 to lead the field after Q1…
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Richmond Pro Stock results: Q1

Jason Line leads the Pro Stock field at the NHRA Virginia Nationals after the first qualifying session at Virginia Motorsports Park.
17 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Jason Line
Jason Line made a great hit to the 60-foot block (.975-second) and carried that through to the quarter mile to lead the first Pro Stock qualifying session. His 6.576-second lap bested teammate Bo Butner by .004-second in a K.B. Racing-dominated top…
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Richmond Pro Stock Motorcycle results: Q1

Matt Smith made the quickest run of the first Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying session and ran top speed at Virginia Motorsports Park.
17 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Matt Smith
Matt Smith blew away the rest of the Pro Stock Motorcycle field in the first qualifying session at the Virginia NHRA Nationals. His 6.851-second hit was two-hundredths of a second quicker than the field and he also ran top speed at 197.91 mph.…
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Two-car Top Fuel outing for Paton Racing is 'a test session gone wild'

Fans may have done a double take when they saw two dragsters roll out of the Paton Racing trailer in the pits this weekend, but there’s a method behind the multi-machine madness.
17 May 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Todd Paton
Fans may have done a double take when they saw two dragsters roll out of the Paton Racing trailer in the pits this weekend, but there’s a method behind the multi-machine madness. “It’s a test session gone wild,” said a bemused Todd Paton, who…
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Mike Green happy to be back in Top Fuel, eager to help rookie Prock succeed

The Virginia NHRA Nationals marks a new chapter in crew chief Mike Green's career as he takes over the tuning duties on Austin Prock's Montana Brand/Rocky Mountain Twist dragster after trading place with Jon Shaffer, who took Green's spot on Bob Tasca III's Funny Car.
17 May 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Mike Green
Drag racing isn’t like many other professional sports, where “players” are traded like property from team to team to suit a particular need, but a lot of people drew similar comparisons after the between-races personnel swap between Bob Tasca…
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Fernando Cuadra Jr. taking first Pro Stock steps in Richmond

Second-generation racer Fernando Cuadra Jr. to take first steps of long Pro Stock journey at Virginia NHRA Nationals 
17 May 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
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Fernando Cuadra Jr.
“I’ve never driven in front of this many people before,” said Fernando Cuadra Jr. He flashes a smile, a combination of nervous energy and excitement while standing behind a Chevy Camaro formerly driven by Greg Anderson.  That’s not his…
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Virginia NHRA Nationals Friday preview

The Pro Stock class returns to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series after a three-race "spring break" to highlight NHRA's second return to Virginia Motorsports Park. Two Mello Yello qualifying sessions are scheduled for today.
17 May 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Richmond
The Pro Stock class returns to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series after a three-race "spring break" to highlight NHRA's second return to Virginia Motorsports Park. The beatiful facility south of Richmond hosted an NHRA national event last…
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Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals Top Dragster winner Clint Riley

16 May 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Kyle Riley
//hide image on specific article jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { }); There was a first-time winner in Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs.com after Clint Riley stopped veteran Steve Cohen in the final round. Once again, the…
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Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals Sportsman Highlights

16 May 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Atlanta
Four years after winning the Lucas Oil Comp national championship, Craig Bourgeois seems to be on track to win another one after taking down his fourth win of the young season. Bourgeois won the ninth national event of his career at…
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Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals Super Gas winner Jim Perry

16 May 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Jim Perry
//hide image on specific article jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { }); Jim Perry, the 2009 NHRA Super Gas national champion, earned his sixth national event title by stopping Rich Price in the final round. Perry, in his S-10…
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Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals Super Stock winner Aaron Stanfield

16 May 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Aaron Stanfield
//hide image on specific article jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { }); At this point, it seems almost a certainty that Aaron Stanfield will one day join his father, Greg, as an NHRA national champion and that day may come sooner…
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Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals Super Comp winner Trene Cressonie

16 May 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Trene Cressonie
//hide image on specific article jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { }); The town of Raceland, La., celebrated its second NHRA national event title in less than a month after Trene Cressonie won the Super Comp title in Atlanta.…
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Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals Stock winner Chip Johnson

16 May 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Chip Johnson
//hide image on specific article jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { }); Chip Johnson has been a successful sportsman racer for decades and his achievements include an IHRA series championship and he finally broke through for his…
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Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals Comp winner Craig Bourgeois

16 May 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Craig Bourgeois
//hide image on specific article jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { }); Four years after winning the Lucas Oil Comp national championship, Craig Bourgeois seems to be on track to win another one after taking down his fourth win of…
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NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Sportsman Highlights

Julie Nataas becomes 85th woman, first Norwegian winner in NHRA history. Monty Bogan and Drew Skillman come close to double in Charlotte.
16 May 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Feature
Julie Nataas
There was plenty of history made during the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series in Charlotte after Julie Nataas won the Top Alcohol Dragster title to become the first Norwegian, and 85th woman, to win an NHRA national event. Super Stock winner Monty…
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NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Super Gas winner Joe Harper

16 May 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Joe Harper
//hide image on specific article jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { }); The Super Gas title went to Joe Harper after a stunning final-round performance that included a .006 light and a 9.913 that opponent Shannon Brinkley…
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NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Top Sportsman winner Jerry Albert

16 May 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Jerry Albert
//hide image on specific article jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { }); Former Division 3 champ Jerry Albert claimed the fourth win of his career and his second in Charlotte when he drove past Chuck Harris to win in Top Sportsman…
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NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Tyler Scott

16 May 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Tyler Scott
//hide image on specific article jQuery(document).ready(function ($) { }); Tyler Scott became the latest first-time winner in Top Alcohol Funny Car when he upset Annie Whiteley in the final round. Scott, who won the North Central…
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