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Diehl, Moore are finding supercharged synergy in their new partnership

Funny Car veteran Jeff Diehl's new partnership with Kevin Moore and Speedtech Motorsports means that "the Surfer's" career may be cresting a new wave.
12 Oct 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Jeff Diehl
For racers on the road, life is about flying from city to city and picking up some anonymous rental car at the airport to serve their basic transportation needs between the hotel and racetrack each day. Then there’s Jeff Diehl, whose “rental car…
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As first full season nears end, Shawn Reed is looking forward more than back

As Top Fuel racer Shawn Reed winds down what was his first full-season campaign, the veteran nitro racer has plenty to look back on and plenty to look forward to.
11 Oct 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Shawn Reed
If you look at just the numbers from Shawn Reed’s first full season in Top Fuel, you might think that the experienced nitro dragster and drag boat racer might be frustrated with his first full campaign. He’s won just four rounds — two of them at…
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Recovered and refreshed, Camrie Caruso has a new plan of attack in Pro Stock

Camrie Caruso planned to win races and secure a spot in the top 10 in 2024. An early season crash curtailed those plans, but she’s back on track and eager to re-establish herself in the highly competitive field.
11 Oct 2024
Kelly Wade
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Camrie Caruso
Entering her third year driving a KB Titan Racing-powered Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stocker, young Camrie Caruso planned to win races and secure a spot in the top 10 in 2024. An early season crash curtailed those plans, but she’s back on track and eager…
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Ron Capps looks for some repeat success at Texas NHRA FallNationals

Three-time Funny Car champion Ron Capps, who picked up wins in Dallas in back-to-back seasons in 2021 and 2022, will be looking to make a splash this weekend as the Texas NHRA FallNationals opens the second half of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
11 Oct 2024
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Ron Capps
Three-time Funny Car champion Ron Capps is no stranger to winning NHRA Mission Food Drag Racing Series races, especially recently at the Texas Motorplex, home of the 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals, which is the main event of the 10-day…
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A lot on the line for Pro Stock's Erica Enders at Texas NHRA FallNationals

Defending world champion Erica Enders has the chance to match legendary driver Warren Johnson with a victory at this weekend’s Texas NHRA FallNationals, which would make her just the second in class history to win the event three straight years.
10 Oct 2024
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Erica Enders
Only one driver in Pro Stock history has ever won at Texas Motorplex three years in a row. Defending world champion Erica Enders has the chance to match legendary driver Warren Johnson with a victory at this weekend’s 39th annual Texas NHRA…
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Tony Schumacher hitting his stride heading to Texas NHRA FallNationals

Eight-time world champion Tony Schumacher is back in the world title hunt and heading to one of his favorite tracks on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour, a combination that could bode well for the longtime Top Fuel star.
08 Oct 2024
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Tony Schumacher
Eight-time world champion Tony Schumacher is back in the world title hunt and heading to one of his favorite tracks on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour, a combination that could bode well for the longtime Top Fuel star.   Fresh…
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Peak Did You Know? What happens when a nitro engine scuffs a piston

An inside look at the thermal damage that leads to dramatic smoke shows on the dragstrip
07 Oct 2024
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Tony Pedregon breaks down what happens when a nitro engine scuffs a piston
In a recent Peak Did You Know segment on the NHRA on FOX broadcast, Tony Pedregon explained the intense mechanics of what happens when a Top Fuel or Nitro Funny Car engine scuffs a piston. A lean fuel mixture creates excessive heat,…
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Rookie Report Card: The battle rages on for 2024 NHRA Rookie of the Year honors

With just three races to go in the 2024 season, the battle for NHRA Rookie of the Year is really heating up with a star-studded and diverse field of nine first-year racers eligible for the prize. Here's a look at their seasons to date.
03 Oct 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Rookie Scorecard
With just three races to go in the 2024 season, the battle for NHRA Rookie of the Year is really heating up with a star-studded and diverse field of nine first-year racers eligible for the prize. To be eligible for NHRA Rookie of the Year,…
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2024 NHRA Midwest Nationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the NHRA Midwest Nationals as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
02 Oct 2024
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2024 NHRA Midwest Nationals
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Weekend Rewind: 2024 NHRA Midwest Nationals

The 2024 edition of the NHRA Midwest Nationals continued the event's long history as a pivotal race in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs and an event where the unexpected can and usually does happen.
01 Oct 2024
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Weekend Rewind: 2024 NHRA Midwest Nationals
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NHRA's women of power continue to make history in milestone 2024 season

NHRA’s women of power continue to create history during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, with the latest milestone coming at the NHRA Midwest Nationals, where, for the first time in class history, four women qualified for the Top Fuel field.
01 Oct 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Women of Power
NHRA’s women of power continue to create history during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, with the latest milestone coming at last weekend’s NHRA Midwest Nationals, where, for the first time in class history, four women…
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5 Things We Learned in St. Louis

It was a chill bump-inducing weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway as a fresh note in history was written, crew chiefs proved unafraid, and veteran racers emerged victorious during a pivotal championship race. Here are five takeaways from the NHRA Midwest Nationals.
30 Sep 2024
Kelly Wade
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5 Things We Learned in St. Louis
SPEED IS TRULY FOR ALL Julie Nataas, Ida Zetterström, Jasmine Salinas, and Jianna Salinas (Top Fuel's Brittany Force not shown) Diversity within drag racing is the norm thanks to early trailblazers equipped with…
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It's a family thing for Pro Stock's Robert River

They don't run the full tour, but you can almost always count on seeing a member of the River family in Pro Stock when you come to World Wide Technology Raceway.
28 Sep 2024
Kelly Wade
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Robert River
It’s been an entire year since we’ve seen second-generation racer Robert River behind the wheel in NHRA Pro Stock, but he hasn’t been snoozing. The young driver – whose father, Dave River, brought the family operation to Pro Stock – has been racing…
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Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Matt Smith looks to continue momentum

Six-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Matt Smith is the points leader heading into this weekend’s NHRA Midwest Nationals and will look to extend that points lead in hopes of earning his seventh world title.
26 Sep 2024
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Matt Smith
For the first time in the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, the Pro Stock Motorcycle class has a new points leader. That rider is none other than six-time champion Matt Smith, and as the series heads to St. Louis for this weekend’s…
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Beckman focused on first win for Force heading to NHRA Midwest Nationals

It has been a great return to the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series for Funny Car fan-favorite Jack Beckman, who took over driving duties for legendary driver John Force in Brainerd following Force’s June crash, and a win at this weekend's NHRA Midwest Nationals would make it even better.
25 Sep 2024
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Jack Beckman
It has been a great return to the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series for Funny Car fan-favorite Jack Beckman, who took over driving duties for legendary driver John Force in Brainerd following Force’s June crash.   He’ll head to World Wide…
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the NHRA Carolina Nationals as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
25 Sep 2024
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Behind the Scenes
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Weekend Rewind

Race No. 2 of the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs raced to conclusion with the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. It was a wild weekend filled with upsets and important moments. Enjoy this video look back at the event.
24 Sep 2024
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Kevin Harvick joins NHRA on FOX Booth at the Carolina Nationals

NASCAR legend and FOX Sports broadcaster Kevin Harvick made a special appearance with his family in Tony Stewart's pit with his family, and in the broadcast booth at the 2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals, joining Brian Lohnes and Tony Pedregon.
24 Sep 2024
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Kevin Harvick Joins NHRA on FOX Booth at the Carolina Nationals
NASCAR legend and FOX Sports broadcaster Kevin Harvick made a special appearance with his family in Tony Stewart's pit with his family, and in the broadcast booth at the 2024 NHRA…
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Clay Millican looks to stay in title contention with repeat win in St. Louis

Clay Millican enters this weekend’s NHRA Midwest Nationals as the defending Top Fuel champ and is right in the thick of the championship hunt and still feeling the momentum of his massive Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals victory.
24 Sep 2024
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Clay Millican
Even before last year’s victory, Clay Millican had always enjoyed racing at World Wide Technology Raceway, the site of this weekend’s 13th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals. It’s the closest race to home for the Top Fuel veteran, which means a huge…
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Competition beware! John Force Racing has two formulas for Funny Car success

​​​​​​​Bob Tasca III and Matt Hagan face unrelenting pressure in the Funny Car points battle from two different John Force Racing Funny Cars.
23 Sep 2024
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Competition beware! John Force Racing has two formulas for Funny Car success
Chris Cunningham, crew chief for Jack Beckman’s Funny Car, has taken a unique approach by using different cylinder heads and clutch arrangements compared to Austin Prock’s car, tuned by Austin’s father and brother. Despite the variations, both cars…
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5 things we learned in Charlotte

The NHRA Carolina Nationals, the second of six Countdown to the Championship playoff races, had quite a few eye-opening moments. Here's a look at our five big takeaways from the event.
23 Sep 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Five Things We Learned in Charlotte
ANTRON BROWN: ALWAYS THERE The most shocking stats to come out of this event concern your Top Fuel winner, Antron Brown. The always affable AB scored his second straight win of the Countdown to the Championship, following his victory the…
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Austin Prock closing on two of John Force's single-season Funny Car records

There may only be one John Force, but his young protégé, Austin Prock, is closing in on some of the GOAT’s single-season Funny Car class records.
21 Sep 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Austin Prock
There may only be one John Force, but his young protégé, Austin Prock, is closing in on some of the GOAT’s Funny Car class records. It may be his first season in Funny Car, but Prock is already on the verge of breaking two of Force’s 30-year-old…
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Will this be the weekend that Erica Enders finally gets her 50th career win?

When Erica Enders rolled to her 49th career win to start the season in Gainesville, few doubted that her milestone 50th win was right around the corner. Fourteen races and three runner-ups later, she’s still looking for the big 5-0.
21 Sep 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Erica Enders
When Erica Enders rolled to her 49th career win to start the season in Gainesville, few doubted that her milestone 50th win was right around the corner. Fourteen races and three runner-ups later, she’s still looking for the big 5-0, and…
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Matt Hagan knows more Charlotte success bodes well for title chances

Reigning Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan enjoyed a memorable weekend at zMAX Dragway earlier this year, picking up his 50th career Funny Car victory during the four-wide race in April, and knows he'll need more of the same in pursuit of a fifth world championship.
20 Sep 2024
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Matt Hagan
Reigning Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan enjoyed a memorable weekend at zMAX Dragway earlier this year, picking up his 50th career Funny Car victory during the four-wide race in April.   Heading back to Charlotte for this weekend’s 16th…
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Pro Stock standout Aaron Stanfield looks to continue Countdown momentum

Following the first race of the 2024 NHRA Countdown to the Championship, Pro Stock has a new points leader in Aaron Stanfield, who will look to increase his lead in Charlotte as he continues to enjoy a career-best season.
19 Sep 2024
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Aaron Stanfield
Following the first race of the 2024 NHRA Countdown to the Championship, the Pro Stock division has a new points leader in Aaron Stanfield. As teams head south to zMAX Dragway for this weekend’s 16th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals, Stanfield will…
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Mitch Brown fighting for Top Fuel Motorcycle championship at season finale

In the comic books, Spiderman’s nemeses include Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus, but for Larry “Spiderman” McBride, it’s Mitch Brown who has his attention as the inaugural four-race Pingel NHRA Top Fuel Motorcycle Series rides to its conclusion this weekend at the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
18 Sep 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Mitch Brown
In the comic books, Spiderman’s nemeses include Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus, but for Larry “Spiderman” McBride, the face of the Top Fuel Motorcycle class for four decades, it’s Mitch Brown who has his attention as the inaugural four-race Pingel…
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
18 Sep 2024
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals
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NHRA vs. the World! The unmatched thrill of acceleration in drag racing

Force = mass x acceleration: The science of acceleration drives the heart-pounding thrills of NHRA Drag Racing — see just how much more intense this sport is — even compared to a rocket launch!
17 Sep 2024
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NHRA vs. the World! The unmatched thrill of acceleration in drag racing
  Acceleration is the heartbeat of NHRA Drag Racing – it's what forms the emotional bond between the race and its fans. The raw power that pins you to your seat, the earth-shaking launch off the starting line, and the adrenaline that…
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Top Fuel points leader Justin Ashley looks for first NHRA Carolina Nationals win

Justin Ashley is the Top Fuel points leader heading into this weekend’s NHRA Carolina Nationals, but it’s hardly a huge advantage, as Ashley leads by just a single point over Reading winner Antron Brown and has never won this event.
17 Sep 2024
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Justin Ashley
This season marks the fourth year in the Countdown to the Championship for 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year Justin Ashley and the third time he’s led at some point during the playoffs in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.   He’s the…
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Weekend Rewind: 2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

The Pep Boys NHRA Nationals kicked off the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Countdown to the Championship at Maple Grove Raceway with a wild weekend of racing. Enjoy this video look back at the event.
17 Sep 2024
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Weekend Rewind
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