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The championship in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports is on the line this weekend in Las Vegas and it is headed toward an epic finish at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as part of the NHRA Nevada Nationals.

Even though the top three drivers in the Top Fuel championship hunt — Leah Pruett, Doug Kalitta, and Steve Torrence — are all within 13 points entering the last two races of the season, no one — especially the man himself — is discounting the guy in fourth place, regular-season champ Justin Ashley.

John Force will be racing in a specialty gold and black scheme on the Peak Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet at the NHRA Nevada Nationals to celebrate Old World Industries' 50th anniversary.

With two Countdown playoff races left in the 2023 season Drag Race Bracket Bonanza, fans can be part of the excitement by entering their raceday picks for all four Camping World Drag Racing Series classes on the Drag Race Bracket Bonanza website.

The NHRA Nevada Nationals, the penultimate event of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series and the Countdown to the Championship, comes to life today with the first two of four professional qualifying sessions.

It’s a huge weekend for the NHRA Summit Racing Series as 40 of the nation’s top drivers will compete for an NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship as part of this weekend’s NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

As we head to Nevada for the penultimate race of the season, and the ancestral home to Tricky Tipster, NHRA’s resident odds-guru, favorites have emerged, and they include Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Erica Enders (Pro Stock), and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

After a dominant season in the Pro Stock Motorcycle ranks, NHRA rider Gaige Herrera could wrap up the world championship at this weekend’s 23rd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals, while reigning Pro Stock world champ Erica Enders looks to win for the tenth time at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

After a first-time double-up for the Tony Stewart Racing nitro teams of Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan, the duo heads into Las Vegas in a unique and exciting position: leading the points in both Top Fuel and Funny Car with two races remaining.

The NHRA and Mission Foods have announced that Mission Foods has been named the title sponsor of the NHRA’s premier professional series, which will be known as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series beginning with the 2024 season.

NHRA and Camping World, the World’s Largest Recreational Vehicle Dealer, have announced a multiyear extension of their partnership, with Camping World becoming a premier partner for the 2024 race season. 

Modern Warriors will present the final round of captivating, nitromethane-powered Legends Nitro Funny Cars action at the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 26-29. 

As part of a weekend-long celebration of veterans, the NHRA announced a number of special Veteran’s Day promotions that will take place during the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals on Nov. 9-12 at legendary In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.

Santo Volpe, Jimmy Hidalgo Jr., and Michael Brand II led the list of champions as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division was in action at Rockingham Dragway.

The Southern California section of SAE brought together hundreds of engineering students, in a shrine built to hot rodding and racing.

Anson Brown, son of three-time Top Fuel champ Antron, recently moved from Jr. Dragsters to Super Comp and has already enjoyed success, and he's already looking forward to the future.

The NHRA Fanfest, Vegas-style returns to famed Fremont Street in Las Vegas Thursday, Oct. 26, featuring a huge driver autograph session and entertainment.

As the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series winds down, teams gear up for the penultimate race of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the NHRA Nevada Nationals on Oct. 26-29.

If the volume of email is any indicator, fire burnouts, which were made illegal decades ago, are still very much a hot topic among race fans of yore who witnessed the planned pyrotechnics on dragstrips across the nation. 

Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chase Van Sant, a top contender for the annual NHRA Rookie of the Year award, underwent skin-graft surgery Oct. 19 on an injured knee and will miss the final two events of the season.

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2023 JEGS Allstars at Texas Motorplex as the Sportsman racing heroes of the year celebrate their victories.

Future Energy Solutions will make its NHRA debut as a primary sponsor on the Top Fuel dragster driven by 2013 NHRA Top Fuel champion Shawn Langdon when the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series resumes at the NHRA Nevada Nationals.

For the first time, In-N-Out Burger will be part of the final event of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule, with the historic In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals set to take place Nov. 9-12 at legendary In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the Texas NHRA FallNationals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.

Pro Stock star Jeg Coughlin Jr. will return to quarter-mile for the last two races of the 2023 season in a new RJ Race Cars Pro Stock Camaro thanks to the support of Scag Power Equipment. 

Relive a wild weekend of racing at Texas Motorplex as the NHRA Countdown to the Championship reached race No. 4 at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.

After waiting nearly 18 months to make his NHRA debut in a Top Fuel dragster, Kelly Harper will finally get his chance at the upcoming NHRA Nevada Nationals.

The Texas NHRA FallNationals was a stampede of speed and excitement, and that extended to the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series classes, where several standout performances wowed the crowd, not the least of which was Julie Nataas’ double up in the JEGS Allstars event and the FallNationals,

NHRA has released the official schedule for the end-of-year divisional banquets, where the top competitors in all series are feted in a wonderful year-end get-together.

On this crew chief edition of the NHRA Insider Podcast, host Brian Lohnes is joined by Dallas-winning Top Fuel crew chief Neal Strausbaugh and Dallas Pro Stock-winning crew chief Mark Ingersoll for two revealing discussions.