Top 5 Funny Car Moments of 2016
Record-breaking elapsed times and speeds were a regular sight during Funny Car racing during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, a year also highlighted by John Force’s final-round victory over daughter Courtney in Denver in front…
2016: The Year in Review
The 2016 season was packed with memorable moments and amazing firsts. Here’s a look back at some of the year’s highlights and biggest stories.
TOP 5 STORIES
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Purchase NHRA All Access for 2017 season
Annual subscriptions to NHRA All Access, NHRA’s live streaming and video-on-demand product, are now available for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
Launched in 2016, NHRA All Access provides a live video stream from…
Top 5 Pro Stock Moments of 2016
From first-time winners to the domination of the KB Racing team in a new era of fuel injection, the 2016 Pro Stock season was once for the history books. Here’s a look at the top five moments in the class this season.
Twas the Friday before Christmas
Twas the Friday before Christmas, and all ‘cross the Nation
Insider fans were fretting, thinking Phil’s on vacation.
The browsers were loaded to the designated page
In hopes of a column with which to engage.
With letters all nestled correctly…
Tuning triumvirate will lead Infinite Hero Funny Car
A triumvirate of nitro tuning talent will serve as co-crew chiefs in 2017 for Terry Chandler's Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car with driver Jack Beckman at Don Schumacher Racing.
Dean Antonelli joins John Medlen and veteran U.…
Drag racing champions Jeg Coughlin Jr., Erica Enders return to Chevrolet
Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman has announced that multi-time world champion drag racers Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Erica Enders will fight for the 2017 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock crown in a pair of RJ Racecars-built Chevrolet…
Pro Mod TV ratings soared during 2016 season
The highly competitive NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series saw increased television ratings during 2016, the first year partnership with FOX Sports.
The highest rated show during the season was the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA…
Capps already reaping championship benefits
Capps (arrow) previously held a parabolic microphone for a San Francisco radio station on the sidelines during the 2013 Super Bowl.
Ron Capps has already begun reaping the benefits of being the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champion.…
Mopar announces initiatives to support NHRA racers in 2017
The Mopar brand is adding horsepower to its support of NHRA Sportsman racers with a slate of new programs and resources for the 2017 season. Initiatives include factory-backing for select Mopar and Dodge NHRA Sportsman teams, a new “Magneti…
NHRA Today: Pedregon discusses new chief, 2016 season
Funny Car driver Cruz Pedregon made news recently with his announcement on social media that Aaron Brooks will join his team as crew chef on the Snap on Tools Toyota in 2017. Pedregon joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom on Skype recently to talk…
Palmer to field CatSpot Litter dragster in 2017
Top Fuel fan favorite Scott Palmer is gearing up for a full assault on the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour. On the heels of a career-best season in which Palmer finished No. 12 in the final standings after competing at 19 of 24…
Bradenton Motorsports Park joins NHRA Member Track Network
Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Fla., has joined the NHRA Member Track Network within the Southeast Division, NHRA’s Division 2.
Bradenton Motorsports Park opened in 1974 as DeSoto Memorial Dragway and held a Lucas Oil series event…
NHRA 2019 Rulebook now in stock
The print edition of the NHRA 2019 Rulebook is now in stock in the familiar pocket-friendly size at the wallet-friendly price of $10.…
SealMaster extends sponsorship with NHRA
SealMaster, a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of pavement maintenance products and equipment, has extended its title sponsorship agreement with the NHRA.
“The NHRA is very excited to have SealMaster’s continued support of the…
Top 10 stats of the 2016 season
Drag racing is a numbers game, and few are better at numbers than NHRA’s statistics guru, Lewis Bloom, who shared his top 10 stats from what was a very memorable 2016 racing season. “Some are more stories than stats but honestly the two…
NHRA Today: KB Racing crew chief Rob Downing talks shop
NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom caught up with via Skype with Ken Black Racing crew chief Rob Downing, who discussed the success of the team, which includes Greg Anderson, Jason Line, and Bo Butner, in 2016.
The results speak for themselves: The…
Lucas Oil shows see dramatic uptick in viewership
NHRA’s new partnership with FOX Sports in 2016 resulted in a dramatic increase in viewership for Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series programs. The series, where sportsman drivers hone their skills, was showcased 16 times during the season with one-hour…
Pedregon highlights the best of 2016 PRI Show
At the 2016 PRI Show more than 1,200 exhibitors filled the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis to display racing products, tools, CNC-machinery, race car trailers, and hundreds of race vehicles. Show attendees got in for free,…
2016 Mello Yello Pro Stock champion Jason Line
Jason Line, driver of the Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro, clinched his third NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock world championship after he raced to victory in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy…
NHRA Today: Double champ Strickland recounts monster season
This season, Jeff Strickland became only the second driver in NHRA history to win multiple championships in a single season, capturing the titles in Stock and Top Dragster. The only driver prior to win multiple championships was Scotty…
NHRA Today: Coughlin can’t wait to start Top Fuel career
The original plan was for nitro rookie Troy Coughlin Jr. to compete in only six to eight Top Fuel races next year, but those plans have changed. With Del Worsham leaving the Kalitta team to return to his family operation a game of musical chairs…
'Jungle's' Vega: Who knows which nose?
Many longtime NHRA fans may remember artist James Ibusuki, who burst onto the scene in the 1990s with a series of stunningly accurate, photo-realistic lithographs depicting great scenes from drag racing history.
Although his business was a…
NHRA Today: DSR bowlers set record for Riley Children’s Hospital
For the last seven years, Don Schumacher Racing has held a charity bowling event in Indianapolis benefitting the Riley Hospital for Children.
DSR drivers Antron Brown, Tommy Johnson Jr. Shawn Langdon, and Leah Pritchett were among those…
Menards named title rights sponsor of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series race at Heartland Park Topeka
Menards, a leading chain of home improvement centers, has signed an agreement to become the title rights sponsor of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Heartland Park Topeka. The 29th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented…
Force takes the wheel of 2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1 in Pomona
At the end of what has already been an eventful off-season for Courtney Force, the Advance Auto Parts Chevy Funny Car driver got to get behind the wheel of a brand-new 650-horsepower 2017 Chevrolet…
2016 Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie
Jerry Savoie, rider of the White Alligator Racing Suzuki, clinched his first career NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship at the Auto Club NHRA Finals after he advanced to the semifinals while his nearest contenders, Eddie Krawiec and…
2016 Mello Yello Funny Car champion Ron Capps
Ron Capps, driver of the NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car, claimed his first Funny Car world championship in dramatic fashion on Saturday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona by securing a 92-point lead over his…
2016 Champions By the Numbers
Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock), and Jerry Savoie (Pro Stock Motorcycle) earned the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championships, but how did they get there? Round-wins, big head-to-head…
Phoenix, Epping tickets now on sale
Tickets are now on sale for the 2017 NHRA Arizona Nationals, Feb. 24-27, in Phoenix, and the NHRA New England Nationals, June 2-4 in Epping, N.H. The NHRA Arizona Nationals, race two of the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, is held annually…