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Anderson gets 1,000th round win at Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals

The Pro Stock icon becomes just the second NHRA driver in history to hit the milestone
08 Jun 2025
David Kennedy
Race coverage
Greg Anderson Reaches 1,000th round win at Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Greg Anderson has long been a dominant force in Pro Stock, but with his milestone 1,000th round win, he’s officially entered legendary territory. With his victory in the semifinals at the…
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Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Sunday News and Notes

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the final day of the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. Updated throughout the day.
08 Jun 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Sunday News and Notes
News, notes, quotes, and photos from the final day of the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. Updated throughout the day. TOP FUEL ROUND ONE The air and track temperatures are higher than they’ve been all weekend…
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Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Friday News and Notes

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the opening day of Pro qualifying at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. Updated throughout the day.
06 Jun 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Bristol
Historic Bristol Dragway first opened in 1965 and hosted the Spring Nationals from 1965-1967. The track returned to the NHRA tour in 1999 with the Winston No Bull Showdown, a unique event that pitted Top Fuel dragster and Funny Car against each…
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Force, Todd, and Anderson claw their way to wins at NHRA New England Nationals

Brittany Force takes down Tony Stewart in Top Fuel triumph - J.R. Todd gets first Funny Car victory since ’24 opener, and Greg Anderson sets Pro Stock track record in win at Epping, N.H.
01 Jun 2025
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Force, Todd & Anderson claw their way to wins at NHRA New England Nationals
Top Fuel’s Brittany Force picked up her first victory of the season, making a pair of 340-mph runs on Sunday at New England Dragway and defeating points leader Tony Stewart in the final round of the 12th annual NHRA New England Nationals. J.R.…
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Sunday photo gallery from the NHRA New England Nationals

National Dragster photographers capture the speed, emotion, and drama in Epping, N.H.
01 Jun 2025
David Kennedy
Race coverage
Brittany Force and her husband Bobby Lyons 32
The 2025 NHRA New England Nationals delivered on every level—speed, drama, comebacks, and championship-caliber performances—and National Dragster’s wickedly talented photographers were there to…
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News & Notes: Sunday Race Day at NHRA New England Nationals

It’s Race Day at New England Dragway: Cool temps, high speeds, and a Fox primetime broadcast
01 Jun 2025
David Kennedy
Race coverage
News & Notes: Sunday Race Day at NHRA New England Nationals
It’s race day, and fans are already streaming through the gates at New England Dragway for the final eliminations of the 2025 NHRA New England Nationals. From the sound of Top Fuel and Funny Car warm-ups echoing through the pits to the sharp focus…
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Kalitta, Beckman, and Hartford win Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge at NHRA New England Nationals

Kalitta continues to roll in qualifying; Prock and Cody Coughlin also take No. 1 spots at New England Dragway
31 May 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Kalitta, Beckman & Hartford win Mission #2Fast2Tasty
Top Fuel veteran Doug Kalitta continued an incredible qualifying run on Saturday at New England Dragway, keeping Kalitta Motorsports undefeated in Top Fuel in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge with a victory over Tony Stewart, setting the track…
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News & Notes: Saturday qualifying from NHRA New England Nationals

The sound of nitro thundered back into New England Dragway Saturday as the skies cleared in New England Nationals
31 May 2025
David Kennedy
Race coverage
News & Notes: Saturday qualifying from NHRA New England Nationals
  Saturday’s third Top Fuel qualifying session at New England Dragway brought fireworks, frustration, and a new track speed record. As the racing surface came around following morning rain,…
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Prock, Kalitta, and Cody Coughlin haul in Friday’s No. 1 “Clawifier” award at NHRA New England Nationals

Reigning Funny Car world champion Austin Prock, Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), and Cody Coughlin (Pro Stock) led the way on Friday at New England Dragway, taking the provisional No. 1 spots at the 12th annual NHRA New England Nationals.
30 May 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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 Prock, Kalitta, and Cody Coughlin haul in Friday’s No. 1 “Clawifier” award at NHRA New England Nationals
Reigning Funny Car world champion Austin Prock led the way on Friday at New England Dragway, taking the provisional No. 1 spot for John Force Racing at the 12th annual NHRA New England Nationals. Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel) and Cody Coughlin (Pro…
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News & Notes: Friday qualifying heats up at NHRA New England Nationals

The sound of nitro thundered back into New England Dragway Friday afternoon as the 2025 NHRA New England Nationals roared to life.
30 May 2025
David Kennedy
Race coverage
Troy Coughlin Jr
Fans from across the Northeast filled the grandstands as qualifying opened under dramatic skies and classic Epping conditions—low elevation and high humidity. The early Top Fuel and Funny Car pairings wasted no time testing the limits of the surface…
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Watch now! Second qualifying session of the 2025 New England Nationals

Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock kick off the 2025 New England Nationals, and you can watch each pass of Q2 right here.
30 May 2025
David Kennedy
Race coverage
Watch now! Second qualifying session of the 2025 New England Nationals
Set against a backdrop of grandstands full of fans from across the Northeast, the professional drivers of the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series will look to get aggressive on the historic New Hampshire strip. 2024 EVENT WINNERS…
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Tony Stewart, Jack Beckman, and Gaige Herrera collect wins at Route 66 Raceway

Tony Stewart, Jack Beckman, and Gaige Herrera grabbed professional victories at the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway.
18 May 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News, Race coverage
winners
Racing legend Tony Stewart moved into the NHRA Top Fuel points lead for the first time with his second win in three races on Sunday at Route 66 Raceway, defeating Justin Ashley in the final round of the 25th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route…
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Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals Friday News and Notes

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the opening day of Pro qualifying at the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway. Updated throughout the day.
16 May 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Tony Stewart
This weekend mark’s NHRA’s 25th visit to historic Route 66 Raceway located South of Chicago in Joliet, Ill. The track, and the Chicago area in general have a rich drag racing history including the home base of Hall of Famers such as Chris “the Greek…
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Langdon wins 1,000th Top Fuel race; Prock, Glenn, Smith also victorious in Charlotte

Shawn Langdon won the 1,000th Top Fuel race in NHRA history at the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Austin Prock (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock), and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won at the fifth race of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
27 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Shawn Langdon
Shawn Langdon won the 1,000th Top Fuel race in NHRA history on Sunday at zMAX Dragway, defeating Tony Stewart, Justin Ashley and reigning world champion Antron Brown in the final quad at the 15th annual American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals…
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American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Sunday News & Notes

The latest news, notes, quotes, and photos from the final day of the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Updated throughout the day.
27 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Sunday News & Notes
Updated throughout the day Top Fuel round 1 Hometown hero Doug Foley won his first-round quad with a strong 3.77 but did it in a hail of fire and parts that inadvertently trigger the win light in Clay Millican’s lane for…
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Kalitta, Prock, Hartford, Gadson take Mission wins; Kalitta also grabs No. 1 spot

Top Fuel low qualifier Doug Kalitta, Austin Prock, Matt Hartford, and Richard Gadson won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge titles at the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. Paul Lee, Dallas Glenn, and Gaige Herrera also were low qualifiers.
26 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Doug Kalitta
Doug Kalitta helped ensure Kalitta Motorsports stayed perfect in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge in the Top Fuel ranks, winning the bonus race on Saturday at zMAX Dragway and also securing the No. 1 qualifier spot at the 15th annual American…
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Force blasts to 341 mph; Kalitta, Lee, Glenn, and Herrera take No. 1 spots

Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta set the track E.T. record at zMAX Dragway on Friday, taking the provisional No. 1 qualifier, while Brittany Force made the fastest run in Top Fuel history at the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.
26 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Brittany Force
Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta set the track E.T. record at zMAX Dragway on Friday, taking the provisional No. 1 qualifier, while Brittany Force made the fastest run in Top Fuel history at the 15th annual American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. Paul…
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American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Saturday preview

Following a memorable event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series moves eastward to zMax Dragway for the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, the second of three four-wide events this season.
26 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Zmax
Following a memorable event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series moves eastward to zMax Dragway for the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, the second of three four-wide events this season.…
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American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Saturday News & Notes

The latest news, notes, quotes, and photos from the final day of qualifying at the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
26 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Saturday News & Notes
  Top Fuel Q3/Mission Challenge Round 1 Antron Brown and Josh Hart advanced to the final of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, finishing ahead of Shawn Reed and Clay Millican while Doug Kalitta and Steve…
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Stewart scores first Top Fuel win; Prock, Glenn also hit the jackpot in Las Vegas

Racing legend Tony Stewart picked up his first career NHRA Top Fuel win on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Austin Prock (Funny Car) and Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) also won the fourth of 20 races during the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
13 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Tony Stewart
Racing legend Tony Stewart picked up his first career NHRA Top Fuel win on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, defeating a quad that included reigning world champion Antron Brown, Jasmine Salinas, and Justin Ashley at the 25th annual…
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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Sunday Preview

It’s the final day of the 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas and racers are ready to roll the dice and chase a win at the fourth race of the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series.
13 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Las Vegas
It’s the final day of the 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas and racers are ready to roll the dice and chase a win at the fourth race of the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series. Qualifying was intense with teams navigating the hot conditions,…
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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Sunday News and Notes

News, notes, quotes, and photos from final eliminations day at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
13 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Sunday News and Notes
  Pre-race Notes Before we dive into final eliminations for the first four-wide race of the season, let’s take a little time for a download of notes that we’ve been collecting throughout the weekend. Top Fuel’s Steve…
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Kalitta runs the table in Top Fuel in Las Vegas; Anderson, Lee also get No. 1s; Hyde, Glenn also score Mission Challenge wins

Top Fuel's Doug Kalitta rolled to the No. 1 qualifier spot on Saturday at NHRA 4-Wide Nationals on a winning run in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge. Paul Lee and Spencer Hyde in Funny Car and Greg Anderson and Dallas Glenn in Pro Stock were the respective No. 1 qualifiers and Mission Challenge winners.
12 Apr 2025
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Doug Kalitta
The final pass of Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway proved to be a great one for Doug Kalitta, as the former Top Fuel world champion picked up the win in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge and rolled to the No. 1 position in one…
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Torrence, Lee, and Anderson roll to top qualifying spots on Friday in Las Vegas

Four-time Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence powered to the provisional No. 1 qualifier on Friday at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas. Paul Lee (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the event.
11 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Steve Torrence
Four-time Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence powered to the provisional No. 1 qualifier on Friday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as he looks for his first top position of the year at the 25th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. Paul Lee…
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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Friday News and Notes

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the first day of Pro qualifying at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
11 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Friday News and Notes
Pro Stock Q1 Rolling into Las Vegas the Pro Stock cars fired off in Q1 and the KB Titan Racing team impressed, grabbing the top seven positions. It wasn’t a surprise to see Greg Anderson claim the top spot, delivering a 6.…
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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Friday preview

After three traditional races to kick off the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, we’re into the first of three four-wide events this season with this weekend’s kickoff at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
11 Apr 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
After three traditional races to kick off the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, we’re into the first of three four-wide events this season with this weekend’s kickoff at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This will be the…
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Millican stops Stewart, Beckman gets JFR's 300th, and Anderson tops Glenn (again)

Clay Millican edged out Tony Stewart in an explosive Top Fuel final round, Jack Beckman scored John Force Racing's 300th Funny Car win, and Greg Anderson stopped Dallas Glenn in the Pro Stock final again to close out the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
30 Mar 2025
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Winners
Clay Millican edged out Tony Stewart in an explosive Top Fuel final round on Sunday for Rick Ware Racing, winning for the first time at historic In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip at the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Jack Beckman (…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Sunday News and Notes

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the final eliminations day at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif. (Updated throughout the day)
30 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Sunday News and Notes
Updated throughout the day PRE-RACE NOTES Before we get rolling with final eliminations for Race 3 of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, let’s do a massive notebook dump of facts and figures to set the stage…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Sunday preview

If you listen to the people who know — that being the racers who were the quickest on Saturday — Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals could be a record-shattering day of racing.
30 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals
If you listen to the people who know — that being the racers who were the quickest on Saturday — Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals could be a record-shattering day of racing. “These conditions are A++,” said Mission Challenge winner…
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Prock goes to No. 1; Mission Challenge wins go to Langdon, Beckman, Hartford

Reigning Funny Car world champion Austin Prock powered to the top spot on Saturday at the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Brittany Force (Top Fuel) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) also qualified No. 1 while Shawn Langdon, Jack Beckman, and Matt Hartford won the Mission Challenge titles.
29 Mar 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Austin Prock
Defending world champion Austin Prock and his John Force Racing teammate Jack Beckman dominated the Funny Car ranks on Saturday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, as Prock powered to the No. 1 qualifier position at the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA…
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