Matt Hartford, partners buy Total Seal, but that won't keep him out of his Pro Stocker
NHRA Pro Stock racer Matt Hartford, who for years has served as the face of Total Seal Piston Rings as its vice president and most visible employee, just completed the purchase of the 52-year-old company and assumed the titles of president and CEO -- none of which will affect his racing plans.
Matt Hartford’s plate just got a little more full.
The fulltime Pro Stock racer, who for years has served as the face of Total Seal Piston Rings as its vice president and most visible employee, just completed the purchase of the 52-year-old…
Ron Capps heads to Bristol looking to win third straight Funny Car title
A stretch of four straight race weekends during June can be a tall order for the drivers in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. For Ron Capps, though, it’s not hard for him to get excited, especially when he knows one of those dates includes a trip to Bristol Dragway.
A stretch of four straight race weekends during June can be a tall order for the drivers in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. For Ron Capps, though, it’s not hard for him to get excited, especially when he knows one of those dates includes a…
The Sports Report: Friends helping friends
After Kyle Fickler celebrated the end of a long winless drought in Topeka, he generously reached out to help an old friend.
Kyle Fickler won his first national event title in Dallas in the Fall of 2003 and when he turned on the win light in the final of the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties, he couldn’t help but take a trip down memory lane.
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Tricky Tipster: Can anyone stop Steve Torrence, Robert Hight, and Stevie Jackson?
Steve Torrence, Robert Hight, and Pro Mod’s Steve Jackson have been dominant this season which helps explain why they are Tricky Tipster’s Bristol favorites.
There is parity throughout NHRA’s pro classes, which makes it somewhat difficult to explain how Steve Torrence can win five-straight Top Fuel races, Robert Hight can win four Funny Car races, and Stevie “Fast” Jackson can score three wins in the E3…
Brittany Force has something special planned for Father’s Day Weekend in Bristol
With her legendary father, 16-time Funny Car world champ John Force, joining her in Thunder Valley, Brittany Force is planning something special for this weekend’s Father’s Day Weekend 19th annual NHRA Thunder Nationals.
It’s Father’s Day Weekend and there’s no place Brittany Force would rather be than Bristol Dragway for this weekend’s 19th annual NHRA Thunder Nationals. The former Top Fuel world champion has always held the picturesque track in high regard and…
NHRA powers back to Bristol Dragway on Father’s Day weekend for NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Nothing says Father’s Day weekend quite like 11,000-horsepower in picturesque Thunder Valley, and that’s exactly what the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will provide at the 19th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway on June 14-16.
Nothing says Father’s Day weekend quite like 11,000-horsepower in picturesque Thunder Valley, and that’s exactly what the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will provide when its 300-mph nitro-breathing machines roar back to life at the 19th annual…
Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice. partners with Clay Millican at Bristol event
The national education and advocacy campaign Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice. will be a major sponsor of the Clay Millican-driven Top Fuel dragster for the upcoming NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn., June 14–16.
The national education and advocacy campaign Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice. will be a major sponsor of the Clay Millican-driven Top Fuel dragster for the upcoming NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn., June 14–16. The campaign is a co-…
NHRA Power Rankings: Is Billy Torrence going to make the Countdown to the Championship?
Billy Torrence is making things very uncomfortable for the Top Fuel class
Billy Torrence won the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals. It was a great story. That win, his second career win and second…
Fast Five: Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals
NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick count down their top five highlights from the 2019 Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties.
E3 Spark Plugs extends multi-year sponsorship agreement with NHRA
E3 Spark Plugs recently extended its partnership with NHRA as the Official Spark Plug and Official Ignition Products of NHRA.
E3 Spark Plugs recently extended its partnership with NHRA as the Official Spark Plug and Official Ignition Products of NHRA.
E3 Spark Plugs has been involved with NHRA racing across all platforms including the sponsorship of the E3 Spark…
Steve Jackson extends points lead in E3 Pro Mod Series after Topeka victory
Incoming points leader Steve Jackson drove his Bahrain1 Camaro to a second win of the season to extend his lead in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series.
Stevie “Fast” Jackson claimed his second victory of the season at Heartland Motorsports Park in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service on Sunday, winning the 31st annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals…
Stephen Bell gets back on the winning track in SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock Showdown
Stephen Bell prevails over teammate Arthur Kohn in an COPO Camaro final round in the SAM Tech.edu NHRA Factory Stock Showdown in Topeka.
Stephen Bell picked up his first win in more than a year when he defeated Arthur Kohn in the final round of the SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock Showdown in Topeka. Bell, the winner of the 2018 season opener in Gainesville, drove to low elapsed time of…
Cowie, Bellemuer take alcohol-class wins to lead Topeka winner's list
Shawn Cowie and Sean Bellemeur scored respective wins in the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes to lead the list of Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties.
Shawn Cowie and Sean Bellemeur scored respective wins in the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes to lead the list of Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties.…
Torrence nails down fifth-straight Top Fuel win; Hight scores Funny Car win No. 49
Steve Torrence defeats his father, Billy, to earn fifth-straight Top Fuel title while Robert Hight claims career win No. 49 in Funny Car to tie Don "the Snake" Prudhomme.
When Steve Torrence won six-straight races to close out his 2018 championship season, some predicted the feat might never be duplicated. As it turns out, it might be duplicated next weekend in Bristol after the reigning Mello Yello champion won his…
Topeka Top Fuel results: Final
Steve Torrence wins fifth-straight Top Fuel title in Topeka after historic father-son final.
Racing his father, Billy, for the first time in a final round, Steve Torrence ran his win streak to five-straight races at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties. Steve gave up a hundredth of a second to his father at the start,…
Topeka Funny Car results: Final
Robert Hight wins fourth event of 2019; ties Don "the Snake" Prudhomme with 49th career victory.
Robert Hight continued to assert his dominance over the Funny Car field by winning his fourth race of the year at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties. Hight drove his Auto Club Camaro to a 3.895 at 330.88 to beat Jack Beckman,…
Topeka Funny Car results: Semifinals
It will be JFR vs. DSR in the Funny Car final when points leader Robert Hight takes on Jack Beckman in the Topeka Funny Car final.
It will be JFR vs. DSR in the Funny Car final when points leader Robert Hight takes on Jack Beckman in the Topeka Funny Car final. Hight, who already has three wins in five finals this year, drove his Auto Club Camaro to a dominant 3.900, 330.63…
Topeka Top Fuel results: Semifinals
The Topeka Top Fuel final will feature a pair of Capco Contractors dragsters as Billy Torrence is set to face his son, Steve.
The Topeka Top Fuel final will feature a pair of Capco Contractors dragsters as Billy Torrence is set to face his son, Steve. Billy, who already has a win this year in Phoenix, drove to a 3.796 to beat rookie Austin Prock, who smoked the tires.…
Topeka Sunday Photo Gallery
Photo highlights from the final day of the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties
Sunday's pre-race festivities included a lively discussion between Antron Brown and Scott Palmer, whose round one meeting was deemed the Marquee Matchup in Top Fuel.
The popular track walk was led by Top Fuel racer…
Topeka Funny Car results: E2
Wide open battle in Funny Car after four winners in the second round of eliminations in Topeka each ran between 3.92 and 3.95-seconds.
The parity that currently exists in the Funny Car class was on display in the second round in Topeka where each of the four winners ran within three-hundredth of one another. Robert Hight was quickest with a 3.921 in his win over reigning Mello…
Topeka Top Fuel results: E2
Steve Torrence runs his win streak to 17 rounds; Austin Prock heads to semifinals for the first time.
With a bye run in round two of the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals, all Steve Torrence had to do was stage his Capco dragster in order to run his unbeaten streak to 17-straight rounds. For good measure, Torrence made the quickest pass of the…
WATCH: Pro Mod drivers walk away from round one incidents in Topeka
Pro Mod racers Jeremy Ray, Steven Whiteley, and Todd Tutterow were involved in on-track incidents during the first round of the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties.
Pro Mod racer Jeremy Ray of Lugoff, S.C. was involved in an on-track incident during the first round of eliminations at the Menard’s NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties. Ray’s ’63 Corvette skidded and rolled into the guard wall. Ray exited…
Topeka Funny Car results: E1
Low E.T. of the race changed hands four times during an action packed first round of Funny Car eliminations.
Low E.T. of the race changed hands four times during an action packed first round of Funny Car eliminations. Low qualifier J.R. Todd opened with a 3.906 on his bye run and was quickly bettered by John Force with a 3.904 in his win over Dale…
Topeka Top Fuel results: E1
Brittany Force throws down a 3.690 to set low E.T. of the event and Doug Kalitta goes 3.737 as Top Fuel class shows huge performance improvement in round one.
As predicted, elapsed times in Top Fuel plummeted after cool weather moved into Heartland Motorsports Park overnight. Brittany Force picked up nearly two tenths from her qualifying best with a 3.690 in her win against Clay Millican, who was well…
Who’s next? Jack Beckman figures it might as well be him
There have been six different Funny Car winners in the first nine races of the season and Jack Beckman wants to be seventh.
The first nine races of the 2019 season have produced six different Funny Car winners including Schumacher Racing drivers Ron Capps, Matt Hagan, and most recently, Tommy Johnson Jr. Nothing is a given in drag racing, particularly in nitro racing,…
Cruz Pedregon has made up ground in 2019
Yes, things are moving in the right direction for Cruz Pedregon
Cruz Pedregon fired Aaron Brooks. He brought on Tommy DeLago shortly thereafter in 2018 but did not bring the veteran tuner back on board for the 2019 season. That decision, mostly through back channels and mealy-mouthed criticism, has been…
Scott Palmer happy to represent Evel Knievel, but he's no daredevil
Scott Palmer and his Magic Dry Top Fuel team have been the talk of the pits in Topeka with their special edition paint scheme honoring the local Evel Knievel Museum.
Like most kids growing up in the 1970s, Scott Palmer grew up idolizing motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel so when he had a chance to visit the Evel Knievel Museum in last year’s Heartland Nationals, it se the stage for the one-race sponsorship…
Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals Sunday Preview
The tenth event of 24 on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour concludes with the race day at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties in Topeka.
The Menards NHRA Hartland Nationals wrap up with race day in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Mod and Top Fuel Harley beginning at 11 a.m. Central Time. Qualifying leaders include reigning world champions Steve Torrence in Top Fuel and J.R. Todd in Funny…
Ippolito, Antonette, and Doll lead Northeast Division winners at Numidia Dragway
Chip Ippolito, James Antonette, and Allison Doll led the list of champs as Numidia Dragway played host to the second event of Division 1's 2019 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule.
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division event at Numidia Dragway:
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Chip Ippolito, Laconia, N.H., '01 S-10, PSTA, 7.640, 177.…
Friday leaders Steve Torrence and J.R. Todd hold on to top spots in Topeka
Reigning world champs Steve Torrence and J.R. Todd finished qualifying in Topeka as the No. 1 seeds in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively.
World champs Steve Torrence and J.R. Todd finished qualifying in Topeka as the No. 1 seeds in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively. Torrence, winner of the last four NHRA events, and the runaway points leader in Top Fuel, ran a 3.760 on Friday night…