Hagan, Kalitta, Anderson and Smith hang onto No. 1 qualifying spots
Matt Hagan held onto his track record, and No. 1 qualifying spot, as did Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) at the Summit Racing NHRA Nationals.
Mickey Thompson Tires to sponsor Pro Bike Battle all-star event
Mickey Thompson Tires has been named the official sponsor of the Pro Bike Battle event held at Sonoma Raceway.
Mickey Thompson Tires has been named the official sponsor of the Pro Bike Battle event held at Sonoma Raceway. The multi-year agreement will feature the top motorcycle competitors in the country battling for a lucrative purse.
The Mickey…
Smith leads qualifying at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park
Rickie Smith continues his successful return to the cockpit by racing to the provisional No. 1 qualifier at the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park.
Rickie Smith continues his successful return to the cockpit by racing to the provisional No. 1 qualifier at the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment…
Kalitta, Hagan, Anderson, Smith hold top qualifying spots after Friday
The Eastern Swing wraps up in Norwalk, Ohio with the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Doug Kalitta, Matt Hagan, Greg Anderson and Matt Smith are on top after the first day of qualifying.
Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Friday Notebook
The Eastern Swing wraps up in Norwalk, Ohio with the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Doug Kalitta, Matt Hagan, Greg Anderson and Matt Smith are on top after the first day of qualifying.
It's Clay's day ... finally
Clay Millican's Top Fuel win in Bristol wasn't just a breakthrough moment for him, but felt like a community event for the NHRA world, and lifted us all. NHRA National Dragster Editor Phil Burgess shares his thoughts on Millican's long run to victory.
I was one of the very few still there on a Monday in Montreal in 1987, when John Force finally broke through for his first NHRA Funny Car win after nine painful runner-ups, and I was there in Dallas in 2011 when Bob Vandergriff Jr. ended his NHRA-…
NHRA Today roundtable: Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals preview
Indy bureau chief John Kernan joined Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John’s to talk about this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
Indy bureau chief John Kernan joined Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John’s to talk about this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
Packed fields, jets, and fireworks all part of the show at Norwalk event
With the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals coming to his track this weekend, Bill Bader Jr. talks about the popular event and its many traditions.
With the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals coming to his track this weekend, Bill Bader Jr. talks about the event and its many traditions.
Bader Jr. joined Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John’s to talk…
Millican discusses breakthrough Top Fuel win, reaction from community
Clay Millican joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his first ever win racing in Top Fuel this past weekend at Bristol Dragway.
Clay Millican joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his first ever win racing in Top Fuel this past weekend at Bristol Dragway.
Millican’s win came on Father’s Day,…
Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 58 No. 13)
NHRA National Dragster’s 13th issue of 2017, featuring Epping and Englishtown coverage 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 13th issue of 2017, featuring Epping and Englishtown coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
The annual Eastern Swing, NHRA’s annual four races…
Torrence, Capps, Butner, Tonglet top Tricky Tipster's Norwalk rankings
Points leaders Steve Torrence, Ron Capps, and Bo Butner, along with two-time season winner LE Tonglet are NHRA National Dragster's Tricky Tipster's top picks for wins at this weekend's Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
Savoie forced to sit out Norwalk race due to Tropical Storm Cindy
Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie has withdrawn from this week’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals due to Tropical Storm Cindy, which is hitting his homestate of Louisiana.
Reigning NHRA Mello Yello series Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie is a last-minute scratch from this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Naitonals in Norwalk. On Thursday afternoon, Savoie announced that he was skipping the event due to…
Early-season success puts Tonglet ahead of schedule heading to Norwalk
LE Tonglet knew that teaming up with reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie would pay off at some point during the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. But the 2010 world champ didn’t expect it would come quite this quick.
LE Tonglet knew that teaming up with reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie would pay off at some point during the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. But the 2010 world champ didn’t expect it would come quite this quick…
NHRA Summernationals Top Sportsman winner Jeff Brooks
Dan Northrop wasn’t the only driver to repeat last year’s Englishtown victory. Jeff Brooks also made a return appearance to the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park winner’s circle after wheeling his unique six-second ’51 Henry J to the win in Top…
NHRA Summernationals Super Gas winner Dan Northrop
Dan Northrop headed into the Summernationals riding a 12-round unbeaten streak in Englishtown. He extended that to 17 rounds before taking on red-hot John Labbous Jr. in a rematch of last year’s Super Gas final. Labbous, the runaway points leader in…
NHRA Summernationals Super Comp winner Kevin Robb
After winning the 1993 Englishtown event in Super Gas and the Comp class in Reading in 1997, Kevin Robb returned to the winner’s circle by winning Super Comp in Englishtown. Robb made it to the final round, where he squared off against Shawn Fricke…
NHRA Summernationals Stock winner Peter Biondo
The incomparable Peter Biondo, who made his first trip down the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park dragstrip on a big wheel when he was a young child, picked up career win No. 52 when he drove his ’69 Camaro past fellow Englishtown regular Russ Linke…
NHRA Summernationals Super Stock winner Timothy Fletcher
Second-generation racer Timothy Fletcher drove to his second national event win when he claimed the Super Stock title over Herbie Null. Fletcher was almost unstoppable in the final with a .009 light and a 10.165 on his 10.15 dial against Null’s .027…
NHRA Summernationals Comp winner Frank Aragona Jr.
Last winter, former Comp champ Frank Aragona Jr. made a deal with team owner Charlie Greco and bought the E/DA dragster with which Doug Doll Jr. drove to the 2016 Comp championship. The purchase immediately paid dividends for Aragona, who won his…
Massive turnaround has Molinari excited about chances
Shane Molinari did not have the success he had hoped for during the 2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season, only qualifying for two events. It led Molinari to an ultimatum: either get better or be done racing in the loaded NHRA Pro Mod class.
Shane Molinari did not have the success he had hoped for during the 2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season, only qualifying for two events. It led Molinari to an ultimatum: either get better or be done racing in the loaded NHRA…
NHRA Summernationals Sportsman champion highlights
Dan Northrop accomplished a feat even more rare than a national event double when he won his third straight NHRA Summernationals Super Gas Wally. Northrop, the 2000 national champion, wasn’t the only former champ to score in Englishtown. Frank Aragona Jr. won in Comp, and seven-time champ Peter Biondo scored in Stock.
Dan Northrop accomplished a feat even more rare than a national event double when he won his third straight NHRA Summernationals Super Gas Wally. Northrop, the 2000 national champion, wasn’t the only former champ to score an NHRA Lucas Oil Drag…
New car for Capps at Bristol turned out to be the right choice
Ron Capps' Bristol victory came only after crew chief Rahn Tobler changed cars prior to Saturday qualifying. Indy bureau chief John Kernan talked to Tobler about the decision to bring out a new car in the middle of a race weekend.
Ron Capps has had perhaps the most reliable car this season. Prior to Bristol his NAPA Funny Car had raced to four wins on the season, but Friday at Thunder Valley the car appeared to be on its last legs.
t looked tired, so crew chief…
NHRA New England Nationals Top Sportsman winner John Benoit
On Saturday, John Benoit was honored when his Corvette was chosen as the winner of the Mothers Best Appearing Car award in Epping. A day later, he collected another significant honor by winning the Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs title. Benoit…
NHRA New England Nationals Top Dragster winner Deborah DiGenova
The Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs class produced NHRA’s latest female winner when Deborah DiGenova turned on the win light in the final against low qualifier Scott Hall. DiGenova put together a three-hundredths package in the final round with…
NHRA New England Nationals Super Street winner Brian Sawyer
After watching his father, Ray, and brother, Mike, win multiple times in Super Gas, Brian Sawyer joined the crowd with his first national event title in the Super Street class. Sawyer’s sister-in-law, Kari, is also a former national event champion…
NHRA New England Nationals Super Gas winner John Labbous Jr.
John Labbous Jr., who entered the Epping event leading the points standings in both Super Comp and Super Gas, made the long trip from Tennessee to New England at the request of car owner Anthony Bertozzi, who doubled up at the inaugural NHRA New…
NHRA New England Nationals Super Comp winner Rich Dorr
Rich Dorr joined the list of first-time winners when he drove his Undercover dragster to the Super Comp title over Ray Fredricks in the final round. Dorr, a regular at New England Dragway, got the best of Fredricks in a double-breakout battle, 8.892…
NHRA New England Nationals Stock winner David Ficacci
Stock winner David Ficacci earned his third national event title and first since the 2010 JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals in Columbus when he defeated Thomas Auger in a final round that featured two vintage muscle cars. Ficacci coasted to the win in his ’…
NHRA New England Nationals Super Stock winner Byron Worner
For the second time, twin brothers Byron and Bryan Worner raced in a Super Stock final, and for the second time, Byron emerged as the winner. Byron, the 2013 NHRA Super Stock champion, repeated his performance from last year’s Reading race when he…