Nobile embracing early-season challenges
Vincent Nobile is always up for a challenge, and early in the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season the Pro Stock standout is facing a pair of them. Along with the rest of the Pro Stock class, the standout driver is adjusting to the sleek…
The Hawaiian, 1969-71
National Dragster's Lane Evans captured this unforgettable image of the flying Hawaiian. There are no subsequent shots from him because it was the last exposure on his roll of film (but we have more angles below).
Last week’s…
DeJoria looking to add another victory in Phoenix
The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season opener in Pomona marked the 100th Funny Car race for Alexis DeJoria, and as she heads into her fifth full season, the three-time winner feels more comfortable than ever behind the wheel of her 10,…
Tricky Tipster picks Phoenix favorites
For more than five decades, National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his (or is it her?) prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he (or she?) thinks have the best shot at victory…
1985 Fallnationals
The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to the desert this weekend for the 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals in Phoenix. This week, we will take a look through the NHRA National Dragster photo files from the…
New driver for Follow A Dream team
Jay Blake's Permatex/Follow A Dream Top Alcohol Funny Car team has a new driver for the 2016 season: Phil Burkart. "Our whole team is excited to have Phil driving as another era begins here at Follow A Dream. We've had some changes in the…
A tale of two tracks
According to NHRA Division 2 Director Rich Schaefer, Earl Wells is the type of individual who always goes for the wow factor. Wells, whose business interests include a three-car Pro Mod team, has gone above and beyond for his latest venture, GALOT…
Honda Powersports division named Official ATV, Side-By-Side and Scooter of NHRA
NHRA has named Honda’s Powersports Division as the Official ATV, Side-by-Side, and Scooter. In the multiyear agreement, these vehicles will be used at 24 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national events and also at the five…
Pritchett plans to maximize new opportunity heading to Phoenix
Leah Pritchett is in uncharted territory in her young NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career, but this is the moment she has always wanted, and the Top Fuel driver plans to take advantage. Pritchett earned a full-time driving position behind…
A teacher's lesson in resiliency
It took a disastrous event for Gary Densham to say the unthinkable. With his Lawson Rock & Oil Dodge Charger Funny Car bended and twisted in the safety net in the sand trap at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona weeks ago after a parachute failure…
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology named sponsor of NHRA Factory Stock Showdown
Bo Butner, near lane, defeated Kevin Skinner in the final round of the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown at the 2015 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. The School of Automotive Machinists & Technology has signed a multiyear agreement…
Five best new paint schemes
A new season means new looks for teams, and plenty of new, cool paint schemes were on display last weekend at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Trying to pick the best of the bunch was a challenge, but we have…
GALOT Motorsports Park joins NHRA Member Track Network
GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, N.C., has joined the NHRA Member Track Network as part of Division 2, the Southeast Division. “North Carolina is home to some of the most iconic tracks in NHRA Drag Racing,” said Division 2 Director…
'Jungle Clare' Sanders
Clare Sanders, then and now
By 1969, the Funny Car class was in full bloom and contested at three NHRA national events. After its debut at the 1966 World Finals, the…
Hagan remains driven headed to Phoenix
Matt Hagan already has two world championships and 18 wins in what has been a standout Funny Car career in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. But those accomplishments, coupled with the ultra-competitive and record-breaking state of the Funny…
Gas Ronda
NHRA kicked off its 50th anniversary Funny Car celebration at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals in Pomona last weekend. Many classic nostalgia Funny Cars were on display in the Hot Rod Junction, and some historic Funny Car drivers made special…
The trouble with doubles
Winning one national event is a major achievement for just about any NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman driver and winning two in the same weekend remains a goal that is achieved by only a select few. That point was reaffirmed during the…
Enders motivated to defend crown heading to Phoenix
Erica Enders’ two-year run in Pro Stock has been one of the most impressive stretches in the illustrious history of the class. She capped it off in Pomona last year with a second straight world championship, but Enders isn’t ready for…
Drag racing legends unite to make wishes come true
Jeb Allen, center, and Terry Chandler, right, announced the program in Pomona. Top Fuel drag racing legend Jeb Allen, Funny Car pioneer Don Schumacher, and Terry Chandler have announced a unique program to…
A new era
The historic Circle K NHRA Winternationals kicked off the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and ushered the sport into a new era with the FOX Sports television package and the Pro Stock category now required to run fuel injection. Focus was…
Best of Pomona
The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series kicked off at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, and there were story lines aplenty in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock. From the debut of the new EFI Pro Stockers to a pair of incredibly close nitro finals,…
Torrence, Beckman, Anderson lead final Circle K NHRA Winternationals fields
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Densham OK after incident in the shutdown area
In a pair that was exciting for all the wrong reasons, Jim Campbell's Funny Car blew up at 300 feet in the right lane, but then all eyes were on the opposite lane. Gary Densham went 4.050, 307.70 in the left lane, but his parachutes failed to…
Langdon seeks more Pomona success
Drivers tend to have tracks where they can seem to do no wrong and others where they can do no right for reasons that they can’t explain. Shawn Langdon’s history and success at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona gives him confidence while…
Schumacher, Hight, Butner lead on opening day of Circle K NHRA Winternationals
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Campbell shares views from a Funny Car rookie
Jim Campbell is about to realize a childhood dream by making his first pass down Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in a Funny Car. Campbell, a retired first responder who operates California Safety & Fire Specialists, will be making his Professional…