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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 40th NHRA Reading Nationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2025 40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
17 Sep 2025
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Crucial championship battles featured in September issue of National Dragster

The September issue of NHRA National Dragster, featuring race coverage from the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals and Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, plus other racing action coast to coast, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.
17 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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ND 09
READ THE ISSUEThe September issue of NHRA National Dragster, featuring race coverage from the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals and Cornwell Quality Tools…
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Joe Morrison guests on latest episode of Talkin’ Funny Cars with Buddy Hull

The award-winning Talkin’ Funny Cars with Buddy Hull television show is back on the NHRA FAST Channel, and this Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. PT, Buddy Hull sits down with Funny Car driver Joe Morrison.
17 Sep 2025
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Talkin’ Funny Cars with Buddy Hull
The award-winning Talkin’ Funny Cars with Buddy Hull television show is back, and this Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. PT, Buddy Hull sits down with Funny Car driver Joe Morrison. Fans can watch the latest episode on the NHRA…
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Promoting Brakes for Breasts, Josh Hart eager to return to Charlotte

For the fifth consecutive season, Josh Hart will be racing pink in support of the Brakes for Breasts charity campaign aligned with his primary sponsor TechNet Professional, beginning this weekend in Charlotte.
17 Sep 2025
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Josh Hart
NHRA Countdown to the Championship contender Josh Hart is looking forward to heading to zMax Dragway for the second Countdown playoff race, Sept.19-21. His racing history at the track includes winning a national event, his rookie season during the…
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Scott Farley and team win Holley Never Rest award at Reading Nationals

Top Fuel racer Scott Farley and his privateer team won the Holley Never Rest award for their perseverance at the NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish.
16 Sep 2025
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Scott Farley
Top Fuel racer Scott Farley and his privateer team won the Holley Never Rest award for their perseverance at the NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish.The team suffered a fire during Friday qualifying after a torched cylinder head, and the…
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Top Fuel’s Shawn Reed eager to keep comeback story going in Charlotte

Top Fuel veteran Shawn Reed won his first career NHRA Top Fuel race last weekend in Reading, Pa., completing an awe-inspiring comeback after his July crash in Seattle, and now looks to stay perfect as the Countdown to the Championship playoffs move to Charlotte.
16 Sep 2025
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One of the most unique spectacles in motorsports, this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway, will feature one of the most remarkable stories in recent NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series history as Shawn Reed looks to stay…
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Weekend Rewind: 40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish

The 40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish was a thrilling race filled with big upsets and wild ontrack action. Enjoy this video look back at the weekend.
16 Sep 2025
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Weekend Rewind: 40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish
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Watch the Division 4 Tulsa Lucas Oil Series event for free on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch the Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Tulsa Raceway Park for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.
16 Sep 2025
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NHRA fans can watch the Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Tulsa Raceway Park for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.Presenting sponsor of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage from Tulsa is Rooftec.Fans are invited to create a guest…
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Tricky Tipster, NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals

As the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs heads to zMax Dragway for this week's NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals, Justin Ashley, Austin Prock, and Gaige Herrera are the favorites in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle, while Greg Anderson and Dallas Glenn share the spotlight in Pro Stock.
16 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Tricky Tipster®
Tipster
After a wild event in Reading, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series heads south to zMax Dragway for the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals. As if the pressure of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs wasn’t enough, this week’s event will also…
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Lenny Lottig drives Jenkins tribute car to popular Reading FX win

15 Sep 2025
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Lenny Lottig
Lenny Lottig wheeled his Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins tribute Camaro to the Holley EFI Factory X title after opponent Jesse Alexandra was unable to appear for the final.
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Lucas Oil Sportsman winners race to glory at NHRA Reading Nationals

In addition to the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the NHRA Reading, eight other winners were crowned in Lucas Oil Series action at Maple Grove Raceway, including Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Brian Hough.
15 Sep 2025
Brian Hough
In addition to the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the NHRA Reading, eight other winners were crowned in Lucas Oil Series action at Maple Grove Raceway.Two weeks after just missing his first national event win with a Top Alcohol…
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Debut of four-wide racing in Countdown to the Championship set for zMAX Dragway

For the first time, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs will feature a four-wide race, when one of the most unique spectacles in motorsports comes to zMAX Dragway for the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals on Sept. 19-21.
15 Sep 2025
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Carolina Nationals
For the first time, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs will feature a four-wide race, when one of the most unique spectacles in motorsports comes to zMAX Dragway for the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals on…
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Five things we learned from the NHRA Reading Nationals

After a serene start, Maple Grove erupted into chaos, crowning new heroes and setting the tone for the NHRA Countdown to the Championship
15 Sep 2025
David Kennedy
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Five things we learned from the NHRA Reading Nationals
In the rolling hills of Pennsylvania, nestled between streams and winding roads, Maple Grove Raceway always feels like a postcard. It’s a place where the air hangs heavier after Labor Day, where the sounds of superchargers echo off farmland and…
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Pluchino defends NHRA Reading Nationals Mountain Motor Pro Stock title

Reigning world champion Johnny Pluchino and his Ross Environmental Services Ford team earned their first Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Mountain Motor Pro Stock victory of the season at the 40th annual NHRA Reading Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
15 Sep 2025
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Mountain Motor Pro Stock
Reigning world champion Johnny Pluchino and his Ross Environmental Services Ford team earned their first Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Mountain Motor Pro Stock victory of the season Sunday at the 40th annual NHRA Reading Nationals at Maple Grove…
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Taylor Dietsch makes it two in a row in Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown

For the second time in two weeks, second-generation racer Taylor Dietsch won a Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series national event, this time at the NHRA Reading Nationals
15 Sep 2025
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Taylor Dietsch
For the second time in two weeks, second-generation racer Taylor Dietsch won a Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series national event. In front of a packed house at Maple Grove Raceway Dietsch won the NHRA Reading National,s outrunning David Davies II…
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Treadwell, Hairrington lead winners at Division 2 Darlington Dragway event

Glen Treadwell and Jeff Hairrington led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division was in action with an event at Darlington Dragway.
14 Sep 2025
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Division 2
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division event at Darlington Dragway:COMPETITION ELIMINATORGlen Treadwell, Eustis, Fla., '23 23T, M/AA, 7.994, 140.19  def. Steve…
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Blatchford, Engler, Pesola, and Finder claim Division 5 Summit Series Finals wins

Tim Blatchford, Nick Engler, Grant Pesola, and Pat Finder collected wins at the Division 5 NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals at Tri-State Raceway to earn berths in the World Championship race in Las Vegas.
14 Sep 2025
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Division 5
The following are Sunday's final results from the 2025 NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division Finals:SUPER PROTim Blatchford, Onawa, Iowa, '02 Race Tech, 5.146, 132.96  def. Bo Adam Sanders, Raymond, Neb., '22 Folk RED…
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Reed, Pedregon, Glenn, and Hall win the NHRA Reading Nationals

After a chaotic weekend of collisions, shattered qualifying orders, and a string of underdog triumphs, Maple Grove Raceway delivered an unforgettable launch to the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship.
14 Sep 2025
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Reed, Pedregon, Glenn & Hall win the  NHRA Reading Nationals
Top Fuel’s Shawn Reed won for the first time in his NHRA career on Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway, capping off an emotional comeback by defeating points leader Doug Kalitta in the final round of the 40th annual NHRA Reading Nationals presented by…
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Top Sportsman winner Vince Fourcade

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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90:54
Vince Fourcade, who has had prior success in everything from bracket racing to Pro Stock, defeated George Forster in the final of Right Trailers Top Sportsman for his first NHRA national event win. Fourcade was nearly perfect off the starting line…
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Super Gas winner Michael Reynolds

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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105:27
Michael Reynolds made the drive across the border pay off as he scored his first career win in Super Gas, defeating fellow Canadian Charles Kenopic in the final round, 9.931 to 9.936.
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Super Comp winner David Long

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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138:11
Homestate hero David Long won his first NHRA national event, winning a wild double-breakout Super Comp final round over Amanda Boicesco, 8.898 to 8.892 after Boicesco crossed the finish line first.
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Stock Eliminator winner Michael Iacono

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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88:02
Past world champ Michael Iacono won his seventh national event and first since 2016 when he scored in Stock. Iacono topped Dave Casey in a double-breakout final.
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Super Stock winner Louis Gill

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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96:19
Canadian Louis Gill led a long list of first-time winners with a victory in Super Stock. Gill overcame a .007 light by opponent Anthony Bongiovanni to win with a 9.532 on his 9.52 dial.
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Competition Eliminator winner Mark Hopkins

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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119:29
Two years after a runner-up at this event in his first final-round appearance, Mark Hopkins made good this year for his first career win, driving his D/A Beretta past first-time finalist Paul Ricci for the Comp win, (-53) 7.65 to (-.33) 8.15.
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Brian Hough

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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85:34
Winternationals champ Brian Hough scored again in Top Alcohol Funny Car, collecting his 14th career victory and his first on the East Coast with a solid 5.61 final-round victory over Jim Whiteley.
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Jamie Noonan

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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60:54
Two weeks after just missing his first national event win with a Top Alcohol Dragster runner-up at the Cornwell Quality Tires NHRA U.S. Nationals, Jamie Noonan collected a long overdue victory, beating two-time season winner Anthony Troyer in the…
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40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish—Sunday photo Gallery

The moments that made Sunday at the House of Chaos
14 Sep 2025
David Kennedy
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The chaos didn’t let up on Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway—it escalated. As the sun rose over the Pennsylvania hills, the air buzzed with tension and nitro. The Countdown to the Championship charged forward with every round, and the grandstands shook…
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Doug Kalitta and Tony Stewart collide with their Top Fuel dragsters at Reading

Both Stewart and Kalitta were alert and exited their cars under their own power
14 Sep 2025
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Doug Kalitta and Tony Stewart collide with their Top Fuel dragsters at Reading
 Incident Report: NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series: During the second round of Top Fuel eliminations on Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway, Doug Kalitta’s dragster crossed the…
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Race day updates—40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish

When the gates swung open at Maple Grove Raceway, it wasn't just another eliminations day. The Reading Nationals are the starting line for the Countdown to the Championship—the moment where every round counts.
14 Sep 2025
David Kennedy
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Race day updates—40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish
 These Notes are updated throughout the day video-js.video-js.vjs-fluid:not(.vjs-audio-only-mode) { padding-top: 56.25%; }  It's Race…
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40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish — Race day preview

The 40th Reading Nationals offer more than a race. They’re the launchpad, the honeymoon after the U.S. Nationals, and maybe the turning point of the 2025 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series. Strap in—it’s going to be phenomenal.
14 Sep 2025
David Kennedy
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40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish — Race day preview
It's Race Day.When the gates swung open Sunday morning at Maple Grove Raceway, it wasn't just another eliminations day. The Reading Nationals are the starting line for the Countdown to the Championship—the moment where every round counts. If Indy is…
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