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John Force Racing and the Prock family part ways

John Force Racing and Austin and Jimmy Prock have ended the racing partnership that produced NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car championships the past two seasons for the 24-time championship organization.
24 Nov 2025
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Force
John Force Racing and Austin and Jimmy Prock have ended the racing partnership that produced NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car championships the past two seasons for the 24-time championship organization.“John Force Racing has been…
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Two million meals provided via DHL/Kalitta 'Race to End Hunger'

DHL Express and the 2025 “Race to End Hunger” partners donated two million meals to Feeding America and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank as DHL Express, Kalitta Air, and Kalitta Motorsports united their efforts in the “Race to End Hunger.”
24 Nov 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Race to End Hunger
DHL Express and the 2025 “Race to End Hunger” partners donated two million meals to Feeding America and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, bringing the program’s overall six-year total to 14 million meals. With some 47 million people in the United…
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Rain, Heartbreak, and Bad Takes: An Insider recounts the Finals

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Brian Lohnes takes you through his manic experience at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona.
21 Nov 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider
 On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Brian Lohnes takes you through his manic experience at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona.  From a breakdown of the weekend as only an Insider can to the logistics…
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Rollie Miller named general manager at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park

NHRA officials have announced that Rollie Miller has been named general manager at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
21 Nov 2025
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Rollie Miller
NHRA officials have announced that Rollie Miller has been named general manager at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.Miller, who started in the role on Nov. 17 and is based out of NHRA’s Indianapolis office, brings a wealth of experience to the…
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It was John Force's world, and we were all thrilled to be living in it

Last week, John Force announced his retirement from driving after 50 years, 16 championships, and 157 race wins. In this retrospective, NHRA National Dragster Editor Phil Burgess recounts some of the many memorable Force moments he witnessed.
21 Nov 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
John Force
Like almost everything John Force has done in his life, his announcement last Thursday of his retirement from driving was largely unexpected and unscripted. To hear those around him tell it, he made the decision just minutes before an NHRA press…
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Ray Martin wins Holley Never Rest award at In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals

Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Ray Martin, who competed at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, was named the recipient of the event's Holley Never Rest award.
20 Nov 2025
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Holley Never Rest award
Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Ray Martin, who competed at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, was named the recipient of the event's Holley Never Rest award.After facing mechanical issues with the Miner Brothers car in Las Vegas, he decided to retrieve…
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Vote now to help select the 2025 NHRA National Dragster All-Star Team

NHRA fans can vote for their favorites to earn a prestigious spot on the 2025 NHRA National Dragster All-Star Team, a program created by the staff of the official NHRA magazine.
20 Nov 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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2025 NHRA National Dragster All-Star Team
NHRA fans can vote for their favorites to earn a prestigious spot on the 2025 NHRA National Dragster All-Star Team, a program created by the staff of the official NHRA magazine. Fans can only cast a ballot once.Fans can vote on NHRA.com for…
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Behind the Scenes at the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Series awards ceremony

The 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series awards ceremony celebrated the best racers of the season in a gala affair at the Pechanga Resort Casino. Here's a look behind the scenes at the event.
19 Nov 2025
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Behind the Scenes at the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series awards ceremony
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Photo Gallery: 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series awards ceremony

The 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series awards ceremony was held at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Southern California Wine Country. Here's a selection of photos from the special evening.
19 Nov 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Rob Flynn named crew chief of Maddi Gordon’s Carlyle Tools Top Fuel dragster

NHRA team owner/driver Ron Capps has announced the addition of crew chief Rob Flynn as the lead tuner of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel dragster, driven by Maddi Gordon. In 2026, Gordon will make her professional debut and will be a leading contender for the NHRA Rookie of the Year award.
19 Nov 2025
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Rob  Flynn
NHRA team owner/driver Ron Capps has announced the addition of crew chief Rob Flynn as the lead tuner of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel dragster, driven by Maddi Gordon. In 2026, Gordon will make her professional debut and will be a leading contender…
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Teams of Kalitta, Prock, Anderson, Herrera win Crew of Year awards

The teams of Doug Kalitta, Austin Prock, Greg Anderson, and Gaige Herrera were named the winners of the NHRA Crew of the Year presented by Red Line Oil.
18 Nov 2025
Crew of the Year
The teams of Doug Kalitta, Austin Prock, Greg Anderson, and Gaige Herrera were named the winners of the NHRA Crew of the Year presented by Red Line Oil. The winners were announced as part of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony.…
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John Force and Greg Anderson welcomed into 1,000-Round Win Club

Prior to the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony, 16-time Funny Car world champion John Force and six-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson were installed as the first two members of the 1,000-Round Win Club.
18 Nov 2025
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1000 wins
Prior to the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, 16-time Funny Car world champion John Force and six-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson were installed as the first two members of…
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2025 NHRA Mission Foods Series champions honored at awards ceremony

First-time world champions Dallas Glenn and Richard Gadson were honored Monday evening, along with two-time world champs Doug Kalitta and Austin Prock during the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series awards ceremony at the Pechanga Resort Casino in scenic Southern California Wine Country.
17 Nov 2025
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awards ceremony
First-time world champions Dallas Glenn and Richard Gadson were honored Monday evening, along with two-time world champs Doug Kalitta and Austin Prock during the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series awards ceremony at the Pechanga Resort…
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Lucas Oil Series winners shined on a rainy weekend in Pomona

With Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action stopped by persistent rain, the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series produced the only winners at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, completing their action on Thursday, and led by Super Comp winner Chad Webber, whose victory earned him the world championship.
17 Nov 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Super COmp
With Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action stopped by persistent rain, the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series produced the only winners at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, completing their action on Thursday.Jason Grima, a former Australian Pro Stock…
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Funny Car’s Spencer Hyde named 2025 NHRA Rookie of the Year

After a successful debut season in the highly competitive Funny Car class, Spencer Hyde has been named the 2025 NHRA Rookie of the Year in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
17 Nov 2025
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Spencer Hyde
After a successful debut season in the highly competitive Funny Car class, Spencer Hyde has been named the 2025 NHRA Rookie of the Year in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.Hyde was awarded NHRA Rookie of the Year honors on Monday at the…
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Top 5 Finals thoughts to end the season

The 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season ended prematurely with the cancellation of the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, but we still have five Finals thoughts to wrap it up.
17 Nov 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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5 Things
WINNER-TAKE-ALL FINAL ROUNDS ROCKOn Thursday, NHRA’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman racers put on quite a show when racers in Comp, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Right Trailers Top Sportsman, and Right Trailers…
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After a dominant season, Austin Prock clinches second straight Funny Car title

With the weather-induced cancellation of the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona, Austin Prock locked up his second straight NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car world championship
16 Nov 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Austin Prock
With the weather-induced cancellation of the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona, Austin Prock locked up his second straight NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car world championship.The reigning champion likely would have won the title…
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Richard Gadson is crowned 2025 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion

After a tough back-and-forth battle with teammate Gaige Herrera, Richard Gadson emerged as the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion.
16 Nov 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Richard Gadson
After a tough back-and-forth battle with teammate Gaige Herrera, Richard Gadson emerged as the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion.After joining the Vance & Hines team at the start of 2024, Gadson enjoyed a breakthrough…
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In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals event photo gallery

A photographic look back at the race that pretty much never got up to full speed, the 2025 In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, which ended in the most unusual way.
16 Nov 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Dallas Glenn clinches first NHRA Pro Stock world championship

Dallas Glenn is one of the many sportsman racers who have dreamed getting a chance to race in the NHRA “big show” as a professional and when that opportunity arose, he took the ball and ran with it and now, Glenn is the 2024 Mission Foods NHRA Pro Stock World Champion.
16 Nov 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Dallas Glenn
Dallas Glenn is one of the many sportsman racers who have dreamed getting a chance to race in the NHRA “big show” as a professional and when that opportunity arose, he took the ball and ran with it and now, Glenn is the 2024 Mission Foods NHRA Pro…
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NHRA cancels In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals; remaining world champions Prock, Glenn, Gadson crowned on current points

NHRA officials have made the unfortunate decision on Sunday to cancel this weekend’s In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals due to persistent and adverse weather and unsafe track conditions. The rest of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series world champions have been determined by the current points standings
16 Nov 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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world champs
NHRA officials have made the unfortunate decision on Sunday to cancel this weekend’s In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip due to persistent and adverse weather and unsafe track conditions.After an exhaustive effort from…
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2025 In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals Top Dragster winner Casey Plaizier

16 Nov 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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106:06
The points lead in Right Trailers Top Dragster changed hands three times during eliminations before it finally fell with Casey Plaizier, who won the final and the championship on a single after teammate Aaron Steinkey reportedly broke. 
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2025 In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals Top Sportsman winner Bryan Warr

16 Nov 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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108:41
Appearing in his third final round of the season, Bryan Warr locked up a Top 10 finish in Right Trailers Top Sportsman when he defeated Ed Olpin in the final round. Warr didn’t make it to the finish line under power but turned on the win light after…
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2025 In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals Super Gas winner Ed DeStaute

16 Nov 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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119:54
Ed DeStaute, one of Super Gas racing’s longest-tenured racers, ended a 14-year national event win drought with his victory at the season finale, tying a brilliant .001 reaction time to a 9.934 to turn on the win light after two-time tour winner…
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2025 In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals Super Comp winner Chad Webber

16 Nov 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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148:01
In a clutch performance, Chad Webber did exactly what he needed to do in Pomona to win the Super Comp season championship, which was to win the event. After surrendering a .004 to .016 holeshot to Doug Johnson, Webber raced to an 8.911 to clinch the…
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2025 In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals Stock winner Leo Glasbrenner

16 Nov 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
97:37
Leo Glasbrenner won his 13th career event by stopping reigning Stock world champion Joe Sorensen in the Stock final. Glasbrenner used a 9.447 on his 9.34 dial to win by five-thousandths.
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2025 In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals Super Stock winner John Calvert

16 Nov 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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113:09
John Calvert has now won five NHRA national events, including four in Pomona after stopping Ryan McClanahan in the Super Stock final round. Calvert ran right on his 8.48 dial to win by .001-second.
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2025 In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals Comp winner Jason Grima

16 Nov 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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118:52
Jason Grima, a former Australian Pro Stock champion and a previous two-time runner-up in NHRA Comp action, scored his first career NHRA national event win when he defeated first-time finalist Melissa Murphy with a (-.59) 6.99 blast in the final…
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Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum welcomes race fans all weekend

With complementary admission and more than seven decades of history to discover, you owe it to yourself to visit this Southern California motorsports mecca this weekend.
15 Nov 2025
David Kennedy
The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum welcomes race fans all weekend
While the weather has pressed pause on the on-track action, the heartbeat of NHRA history is still racing just a few thousand feet away. Inside the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, the doors are open, the lights are on, and the energy is…
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Saturday qualifying canceled at In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals; Sunday eliminations set based on points standings

Racing at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals was canceled on Saturday due to weather at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. Eliminations for Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle will be set based on championship points standings coming into the event.
15 Nov 2025
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Pomona
Racing at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals was canceled on Saturday due to weather at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.Eliminations for Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle will be set based on championship points standings coming…
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