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2024 NHRA Midwest Nationals Top Dragster winner James Glenn

09 Oct 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
87:56
James Glenn, the 2022 Super Comp world champ, bagged his second national event title of the season in Right Trailers Top Dragster. After identical lights, Glenn turned on the win light after Matt Woodard broke out by .004-second.
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2024 NHRA Midwest Nationals Super Gas winner Kris Whitfield

09 Oct 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
132:24
Kris Whitfield scored his fourth career win and his first away from his Bandimere Speedway hometrack, beating past Super Gas world champ and local favorite Luke Bogacki on a 9.912 to 9.926 count after a clutch .005 reaction time. Whitfield also was…
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2024 NHRA Midwest Nationals Super Comp winner Alison Prose

09 Oct 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
129:55
Former Jr. drag racer Alison Prose joined her father, two-time tour winner Bob Prose, as a national event champion when she defeated Chris Vang in a tight Super Comp final. After a near-even launch, Prose’s 8.901 forced Vang under with an 8.892…
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2024 NHRA Midwest Nationals Stock winner Ross Ponville

09 Oct 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
91:00
Ross Ponville, a U.S. Nationals finalist in 2023, claimed his first national event title when he drove past Joe Belanger in the Stock final. Ponville finished the job with a 10.444 against his 10.44 dial.
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2024 NHRA Midwest Nationals Super Stock winner Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.

09 Oct 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
101:23
Former Stock world champ Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. put himself in a prim position for the Super Stock title following his fourth win of the season. Hidalgo topped Ryan Montford in the final round on the strength of a 9.814 against his 9.81 dial.
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2024 NHRA Midwest Nationals Comp winner Ryan Warter

09 Oct 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
36:21
Northwest Comp hitter Ryan Warter scored his first national event win east of the Mississippi when he drove the family’s Join venture Sunfire to a (-.53) 8.47 to defeat two-time U.S. Nationals champ Todd Frantz’s (.46) 8.60 effort.  
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Tricky Tipster, Texas NHRA FallNationals

With three races remaining in the Countdown to the Championship, the odds have been posted for this week's Texas NHRA FallNationals, where Antron Brown, Austin Prock, Erica Enders, and Gaige Herrera are listed as pre-race favorites by the oddsmakers at Alt Sports Data.
09 Oct 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
Tricky Tipster®
Tricky Tipster
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs enter the homestretch this weekend at the historic Texas Motorplex with the Texas NHRA FallNationals, the fourth of six events to decide the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods…
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New National Dragster issue captures championship battles headed to the wire

The October 2024 issue of NHRA National Dragster, packed with national event coverage and championship drama, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.
09 Oct 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
National Dragster
READ THE ISSUE The October 2024 issue of NHRA National Dragster, packed with national event coverage and…
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Eight NHRA Mission Foods Series drivers eligible for 2024 Rookie Of The Year

NHRA has officially announced the eight NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series competitors in contention for the 2024 NHRA Rookie of the Year award. 
09 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Rookies
NHRA has announced the eight NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series competitors in contention for the 2024 NHRA Rookie of the Year award.  The eight racers eligible for this year’s award include Top Fuel’s Jasmine Salinas, Tony Stewart, and…
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JEGS Allstars Preview: A closer look at each of the contenders in each class

Every year for the last 39 years, NHRA’s best Sportsman drivers have come together for the annual JEGS Allstars competition. They will compete for more than $125,000 in prize money at the upcoming Texas NHRA FallNationals. Here is a closer look at this year’s contestants.
09 Oct 2024
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
JEGS
Every year for the last 39 years, NHRA’s best Sportsman drivers have come together for the annual JEGS Allstars competition. They will compete for more than $125,000 in prize money at the upcoming Texas NHRA FallNationals. Here is a closer look at…
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A stampede of info and hot takes headed into a Texas weekend

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, host Brian Lohnes is joined by Christie Meyer Johnson, general manager and co-owner of the Texas Motorplex, as well as NHRA on FOX's Tony Pedregon. 
09 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider
  On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, host Brian Lohnes is joined by Christie Meyer Johnson, general manager and co-owner of the Texas Motorplex, as well as NHRA on FOX's Tony Pedregon.  The first…
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Rosters set for 40th annual JEGS Allstars competition at Texas FallNationals

NHRA Sportsman racing's top drivers will compete for individual and team honors at the 40th annual JEGS Allstars during the Texas NHRA FallNationals. Here's a class-by-class look at the rosters.
08 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
JEGS Allstars
NHRA Sportsman racing's top drivers will compete for individual and team honors at the 40th annual JEGS Allstars during the Texas NHRA FallNationals. Here's a class-by-class look at the rosters. The unique event crowns individual champions in 10…
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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
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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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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Top 5 Moments from the 2008 Texas NHRA FallNationals

Tim Wilkerson. J.R. Todd. Jack Beckman. Tony Schumacher. Alan Johnson. Tony Pedregon. The names are familiar but the positions they held 16 years ago are much different than today as we take a look back at the Top 5 Moments from the 2008 Texas NHRA FallNationals.
08 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Top 5 Lists
Top 5 Moments from the 2008 Texas NHRA FallNationals
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Bristol, Charlotte Motor Speedways, NHRA, racers offer hurricane victim aid

Speedway Motorsports, the parent company of Charlotte Motor Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway, leapt into action in the wake of Hurricane Helene to assist in relief efforts, and NHRA and its race teams are also offering their help.
08 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Bristol Motor Speedway
Speedway Motorsports, the parent company of Charlotte Motor Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway, leaped into action in the wake of Hurricane Helene to assist in relief efforts, and NHRA and its race teams are also offering their help. NHRA, in…
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Kalitta, Stewart to celebrate Mobil 1's 50th anniversary at FallNationals

Both reigning world champ Doug Kalitta and red-hot class rookie Tony Stewart will be running special back and gold liveries at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, saluting Mobil 1’s 50th anniversary, a fitting tribute to a Texas-based company at an event set in the heart of the Lone Star State. 
08 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Mobil 1
In Texas, they call oil “black gold,” and the Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Fuel field will have a lot of that as both reigning world champ Doug Kalitta and red-hot class rookie Tony Stewart will be running special back and gold liveries saluting…
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Thomas, Lisa, Raikes lead winners at Division 4 Texas Motorplex event

Don Thomas, Joe Lisa, and Houston Raikes led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series South Central Division competed at Texas Motorplex for the makeup event at Pine Valley.
08 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 4
The following are Tuesday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division Stampede of Speed: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Don Thomas, Amarillo, Texas, '01 dragster, B/ED, 6.790, 194.11  …
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Rain-delayed Division 4 Tulsa event completes at Texas Motorplex

The rain-delayed completion of the Division 4 event from Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park took place at Texas Motorplex just before the Texas NHRA FallNationals.
08 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 4
The following are Monday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division event at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park (rain delayed): COMPETITION ELIMINATOR (completed Monday at Texas Motorplex…
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True Brand riding with Jim Dunn Racing and Buddy Hull at Motorplex

Season-long sponsor True Brand Products will have its first full-car wrap on the Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) will also be highlighted on the True Brand nitro Funny Car.
07 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Jim Dunn Racing
Season-long sponsor True Brand Products will have its first full-car wrap on the Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.  Throughout the season, Funny Car driver Buddy Hull has been representing True…
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Elite Motorsports crew chief Mark Ingersoll recovering from surgery

Mark Ingersoll, lead crew chief for six-time and reigning world champion Erica Enders at Elite Motorsports, is recovering from a double lung transplant but has a long road of recovery ahead of him, and the Elite Motorsports family has started a GoFundMe to help Ingersoll with ongoing medical and care expenses.
07 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Mark Ingersoll
Mark Ingersoll, lead crew chief for six-time and reigning world champion Erica Enders at Elite Motorsports, underwent a double lung transplant on Thursday, Oct. 3 in the Chicago area. Ingersoll is breathing on his own but has a long road of recovery…
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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
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
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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Countdown to the Championship kicks off second half at Texas NHRA FallNationals

The second half of the six-race NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs begins this weekend with the main event of Texas Motorplex’s Stampede of Speed, the Texas NHRA FallNationals, starting an epic three-race finish.
07 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Countdown to the Championship
Through the first three races in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs, fans have already witnessed electric moments, huge surprises, and major shifts in the points standings as drivers in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series put…
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Terry Haddock goes back-to-back at Texas Invitational

For the second year in a row, veteran Funny Car driver Terry Haddock took the win light at the Stampede of Speed's signature exhibition event, the Texas Invitational.
07 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Terry Haddock
For the second year in a row, veteran Funny Car driver Terry Haddock took the win light at the Stampede of Speed's signature exhibition event, the Texas Invitational. During two days of elimination rounds, Haddock took on Kebin Kinsley and his War…
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Talking Funny Cars with Buddy Hull marathon on NHRA FAST channel

Tune in to the NHRA FAST Channel Saturday for a five-episode Talkin’ Funny Cars with Buddy Hull marathon that will feature Buddy Hull talking with fellow Funny Car standouts Ron Capps, Cruz Pedregon, Daniel Wilkerson, Paul Lee, and Austin Prock.
04 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Talking Funny Cars with Buddy Hull
NHRA Funny Car driver Buddy Hull talks with Funny Car drivers about what they love about Funny Cars, their careers, the excitement of the class as well as favorite memories, highlights, and behind-the-scenes stories. Hull and his guests also touch…
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Mason McGaha will do double duty in Comp, Pro Stock at Texas FallNationals

Second-generation Pro Stock driver Mason McGah will drive his father’s ex-Pro Stock Camaro in Comp during the upcoming Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event and race both that car and his traditional blue and yellow Camaro in Pro Stock at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.
04 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Mason McGaha
When drag racing is in your blood, you try and take every opportunity to get on the track. For second-generation Pro Stock driver Mason McGaha, the chance to race for seven straight days was a chance of a lifetime. McGaha will be racing Monday and…
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PlayNHRA driver odds updated for Countdown to the Championship

As part of the PlayNHRA initiative, the oddsmakers at Alt Sports Data have released updated championship odds for Professional racers in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
04 Oct 2024
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
PlayNHRA driver odds
Following the completion of last week’s NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis, the NHRA Countdown to the Championship has reached the midway point. With three races remaining in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing…
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Johnson's Top Dragster/Sportsman wins highlight Famoso Raceway doubleheader

Bradley Johnson scored wins in both Top Dragster and Top Sportsman on separate days as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Pacific Division completed a doubleheader event at Famoso Raceway.
04 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 7
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division event at Famoso Raceway: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Brandon Huhtala, Lake Tapos, Wash., '10 GXP, C/A, 7.795, 134.85  def.…
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NHRA and Firebird Motorsports Park announce multiyear extension for NHRA Arizona Nationals

Officials with NHRA, Firebird Motorsports Park, and the Gila River Indian Community have announced a multiyear extension for the annual NHRA Arizona Nationals.
04 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Phoenix
Officials with NHRA, Firebird Motorsports Park, and the Gila River Indian Community have announced a multiyear extension for the annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at the popular track, showcasing the incredible support and commitment for NHRA Drag…
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Who’s on Top Fuel’s Mount Rushmore?

In recent years, we’ve seen a flood of articles across different sports all asking the same question: Who's on your [fill in the blank] Mount Rushmore? We got to wondering: Who would be on Top Fuel's Mount Rushmore? Garlits? Muldowney? Schumacher? Brown? Dixon? Kalitta? Torrence?
04 Oct 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Mount Rushmore
In recent years, I’ve seen a flood of articles across different sports all asking the same question: Who's on your [fill in the sport or team] Mount Rushmore? The reference, of course, is to the famous national monument where the faces of four U.…
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JEGS Allstars returns to Texas Motorplex, celebrating 40 years of competition

After a highly successful first year at the Texas Motorplex, the popular JEGS Allstars competition returns to the famed facility as part of the track’s Stampede of Speed and Texas NHRA FallNationals on Oct. 9-13.
03 Oct 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
JEGS Allstars
After a highly successful first year at the Texas Motorplex, the popular JEGS Allstars competition returns to the famed facility as part of the track’s Stampede of Speed and Texas NHRA FallNationals on Oct. 9-13. The historic specialty race…
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