Pro Mod Rookie Chad Green in championship chase as tour heads to Dallas
Chad Green’s first season in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service has already surpassed expectations, but the rookie standout is hungry for more to close his 2018 season.
Chad Green’s first season in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service has already surpassed expectations, but the rookie standout is hungry for more to close his 2018 season.
The Midland, Texas native…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Sportsman Highlights
Comp ace David Rampy moved a step closer to the magic 100-win mark, and Greg Stanfield and Drew Skillman, best known for their careers in Pro Stock, earned titles in Super Stock and Stock, respectively, at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park.
Comp ace David Rampy moved a step closer to the magic 100-win mark, and Greg Stanfield and Drew Skillman, best known for their careers in Pro Stock, earned titles in Super Stock and Stock, respectively, at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals winner Stevie "Fast" Jackson
Stevie “Fast” Jackson won his second race in a row to jump back into the championship hunt with his supercharged Bahrain 1 Racing Camaro. Jackson, who also won the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, took an easy final-round win when Topeka runner…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals winner David Rampy
David Rampy, who won his first title in 1983, drove his Skillman Auto Group A/EA Bantam to the Comp title after beating Allen Wilson in the final round. Rampy drove to a (-.560) 7.240 to secure the title while Wilson, who had a quicker light, ran a…
AAA Midwest Nationals Super Comp winner Rick Hughes
The Super Comp class featured a first-time winner in Hughes, who turned on the win light in the final with an 8.921 after Don Higgins broke out at 8.884. Hughes left first against all six of his opponents in eliminations, including nearly perfect…
AAA Midwest Nationals Top Sportsman winner Glenn Butcher
Driving his six-second Camaro, Glenn Butcher defeated Bill Yates to win the title in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs. The No. 5 qualifier in the quick field, Butcher drove to a 6.534 on his 6.51 dial in the final round to hold off Yates, who…
AAA Midwest Nationals Super Gas winner Tim Nicholson
Tim Nicholson’s ’67 Camaro is a unique Super Gas car in that it features a manually shifted four-speed Lenco transmission. The car is also equipped with a “reverse throttle stop” that limits it to top speeds of around 100 mph while still running the…
AAA Midwest Nationals Factory Stock winner Leah Pritchett
After winning the last two races in the School of Automotive Machinists & Technology NHRA Factory Stock Showdown, Leah Pritchett is now in a prime position to be crowned the series champ in the special event, which features factory-built race…
AAA Midwest Nationals Stock Eliminator Drew Skillman
Drew Skillman’s runner-up finish in Pro Stock was made somewhat less disappointing after he earned his second title of the year in Stock. Wheeling his Cobra Jet Mustang, Skillman defeated Daryl Bureski in the final round to claim the 14th national…
AAA Midwest Nationals Top Dragster winner Jenifer White
Jenifer White reached the final round of Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs two years ago in Brainerd, and she was turned away by Angie Travis. White landed in another all-female final in St. Louis, and this time, she won the Wally with a win…
AAA Midwest Nationals Super Stock winner Greg Stanfield
Greg Stanfield, who last won a Pro Stock race in 2011 and has spent the last few seasons helping to launch the career of his son, Aaron, returned to his original stomping grounds in Super Stock and earned his 13th national event title. Stanfield…
Annual DRAW auction set for Saturday night of AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals
The Drag Racing Association of Women will hold its annual auction, Saturday, Oct. 6, at Texas Motorplex after the conclusion of qualifying at the AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals.
The Drag Racing Association of Women will hold its annual auction, Saturday, Oct. 6, at Texas Motorplex after the conclusion of qualifying at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. Admission is free.
The silent auction begins at 7 p.m. in the Texas…
Schumacher stays focused on racing at a high level for AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals
After 500 races, 84 wins and eight world championships, Tony Schumacher remains focused on greatness and that’s an attitude that will continue to drive him as the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship hits the halfway point at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
After 500 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series races, 84 wins and eight world championships, Tony Schumacher’s mindset has stayed the same. The longtime Top Fuel standout remains focused on greatness and that’s an attitude that will continue to drive…
Auto Club Raceway takes team title; five heading to championship
The team from Auto Club Raceway at Auto Club Dragway captured the Team Championship at the NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division Finals in Las Vegas and Bobby Dye, Sacha Hoefer, Garrett Hoefer, Rick Newport and Zach Meziere took individual titles and now advance to the NHRA Summit National Championship.
The team from Auto Club Raceway at Auto Club Dragway combined for 74 points to capture the Team Championship at the NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division Finals in Las Vegas and Bobby Dye, Sacha Hoefer, Garrett Hoefer, Rick Newport and Zach…
Hancock, Ward, Talley, Markham heading to National Championship
Jeremy Hancock, Matt Ward, Earl Talley and John Markham each raced to victory at the NHRA Southeast Division Summit Racing Series Finals and punched their ticket to the NHRA Summit National Championship in California next month.
Jeremy Hancock, Matt Ward, Earl Talley and John Markham each raced to victory at the NHRA Southeast Division Summit Racing Series Finals and punched their ticket to the NHRA Summit National Championship in California next month. The squad from…
Courtney and Brittany Force to feature pink TrueTimber camo cars during October in support of breast cancer awareness
Like many of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series drivers, the Force sisters will go pink for October in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness month. They’ll be sporting pink Advance Auto Parts hot rods at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals and the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
Like many of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series drivers, the Force sisters will go pink for October in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness month. They’ll be sporting pink Advance Auto Parts hot rods at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals and the…
Meyer, Hool lead winners at Thunder on the Plains at SRCA Dragstrip
Megan Meyer and Kris Hool scored wins in the alcohol classes as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series West Central Division competed a double-header weekend at SRCA Dragstrip with the annual Thunder on the Plains event.
Preview | Thursday | Friday | Saturday
Megan Meyer and Kris Hool raced to victory in the second half of this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag…
Bourgeois, Labbous lead winners at Silver Dollar
In the final results from Silver Dollar Raceway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, former Lucas Oil World Champion Craig Bourgeois and reigning Super Gas World Champion John Labbous led the list of winners in the winner’s circle celebration.
Preview | Friday
REYNOLDS, Ga. – In the final results from Silver Dollar Raceway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, former Lucas Oil World Champion Craig Bourgeois and reigning…
NHRA Today Roundtable: AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
NHRA on FOX broadcasters Dave Rieff and Tony Pedregon and Indy Bureau Chief John Kernan joined NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick via Skype in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's to discuss the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Vintage jet cars
Jet cars have been part of the drag racing landscape since the early 1960s, and are still featured at NHRA national events. Here's a look back at some of the earliest and wildest of the breed.
Feedback from the last couple of couple of columns focusing on jet-car legend Doug Rose and his protégé, Doug Brown, made it clear to me that there are a lot of residents of the Insider Nation who still dig the jet cars. Not surprising, I suppose,…
Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 1986 Chief Auto Parts Nationals
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: the 1986 Chief Auto Parts Nationals from Texas Motorplex.
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: the 1986 Chief Auto Parts Nationals from Texas Motorplex.
Some of the…
Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 59 No. 20)
NHRA National Dragster’s 20th issue of 2018, featuring coverage of the Dodge NHRA Nationals and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
NHRA National Dragster’s 20th issue of 2018, featuring coverage of the Dodge NHRA Nationals and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
In addition to our coverage from the Reading…
Matt Smith plans to race both Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle in 2019
Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader plans to compete in both Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle in 2019,
Leading in one category just isn’t good enough for Pro Stock Motorcycle competitor Matt Smith. The rider of the Elite Performance / Stockseth EBR announced on The Straight Line…
McClenathan ready to return to Mello Yello Series in Dallas with Tuttle Motorsports
Past NHRA Top Fuel championship runner-up and fan favorite Cory McClenathan will make his first appearance in nearly three years on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series when he competes in Dexter Tuttle’s ColorFast dragster at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
Past NHRA Top Fuel championship runner-up and fan favorite Cory McClenathan will make his first appearance in nearly three years on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series when he competes in Dexter Tuttle’s ColorFast dragster at the AAA Texas NHRA…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Sportsman Champion Highlights
Sean Bellemeur took a big step toward what might be his first national title in the Top Alcohol Funny Car class, and third-generation racer Troy Coughlin Jr. added another page to his family’s long history with his first victory in the Top Alcohol Dragster class at the Dodge NHRA Nationals.
Sean Bellemeur took a big step toward what might be his first national title in the Top Alcohol Funny Car class, and third-generation racer Troy Coughlin Jr. added another page to his family’s long history with his first victory in the Top Alcohol…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Stock Eliminator winner Shane Oakes
Shane Oakes battled hard to win his first national event in Stock, including a final-round win over Anthony Fetch, one of the most successful Sportsman racers in the Northeast Division. If he was nervous in his first national event final, it didn’t…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Super Comp winner Mike Robilotto
Mike Robilotto’s 2018 season was already a success thanks to a Super Comp win in Epping, but he has now bagged titles at two of the Northeast Division’s three national events thanks to a final-round win in Super Comp over Chris Garrettson in Reading…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur
Sean Bellemeur now has seven wins on the season, including four national event titles after driving Tony Bartone’s Camaro to a final-round win against Phil Burkart Jr., 5.48 to 5.74, in Top Alcohol Funny Car. Bellemeur, the runaway leader in…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Super Stock winner Anthony Bertozzi
It remains to be seen whether Anthony Bertozzi can hang on to win the NHRA Super Stock world championship, but even if his bid for a second title falls short, he’s going to remember the 2018 season as one of his best. Bertozzi defeated Epping champ…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Troy Coughlin Jr.
In his first season in the Top Alcohol Dragster class, Troy Coughlin Jr. has now won three of his last four races and is ranked second in the battle for the national championship. Driving for team owner and crew chief Rich McPhillips, Coughlin…