The top three: Liberman
With the big reveal coming this weekend on which of the three finalists in the Top 20 Funny Cars list will make the final pairing, it’s time to take a look at the third car on the list: “Jungle Jim” Liberman’s 1973 Vega Funny Car.
The Vega —…
NHRA Today: Corradi talks Top Fuel titles and more
From the Wally Parks NHRA Studio, NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom talks with Antron Brown’s co-crew chief, Brian Corradi, via Skype from one of his pizza restaurants in suburban Cleveland. Corradi, with…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Sportsman champion highlights
For most racers, the thrill of victory never gets old, but by the same token, a first win is almost always the most memorable. Five of the 10 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions crowned at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals got to experience…
Protect The Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals Alcohol Funny Car winner Shane Westerfield
Shane Westerfield, who ironically was runner-up last year in both Seattle and Dallas, scored career win No. 4, driving to a narrow 5.56 to 5.60 decision over Nick Januik in the rain-delayed Seattle final, which was held Saturday of the AAA Texas…
Protect The Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals Alcohol Dragster winner Joey Severance
More than two months after earning their way into the final round at Pacific Raceways in Seattle, Joey Severance and Chris Demke reconvened at Texas Motorplex during the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals to decide the event crown. Severance collected…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Dragster winner Jeff Koron
The final of Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs ended on the starting line after chassis builder Danny Nelson fouled by two-thousandths, making Jeff Koron a winner for the second time in his career. Koron used a string of 6.3-second runs to reach…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Sportsman winner Scooter Hampton
The field in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs included some of the best drivers in the class, including Keith Raftery, Greg Lair, Bob Gulitti, and Jimmy Lewis, yet the last man standing was first-time winner Scooter Hampton. Facing Roger…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Street winner Chase Huffman
Chase Huffman earned his first national event Wally in Super Street when he defeated Tom Phillips in the final, 10.97 to 11.05. Huffman’s most impressive performance came in round two, where he put together an almost perfect run with a .001…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Gas winner Christopher Best
Super Gas champ Christopher Best, began eliminations with a round-two win against five-time national champ Edmond Richardson and finished the job with a 9.92 to 9.93 win against Heidi Robison. Best, competing in his first NHRA national event of the…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Comp winner Jeremy Demers
Jeremy Demers, son of current Top Dragster points leader Larry Demers, chalked up the win in Super Comp following a great final-round performance that included a .008 light and an 8.912. Demers left virtually no room for his opponent, four-time…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Stock winner Rusty Hall
Stock winner Rusty Hall fulfilled a longtime goal by finally winning a national event in his home state of Texas. Hall, whose three previous victories include an Indy title in 2002, won a classic Ford vs. Chevy muscle car battle when he drove his…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Stock winner James Caro
Thirty-four years after his first national event win at the 1982 Baton Rouge, La., race, James Caro returned to win his fourth title when he drove his Drag Pak Challenger to the Super Stock title over Norvell Bowers. Caro left first by .014-second…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Comp winner Keith Hall
Comp winner Keith Hall has been racing for nearly a half-century, and his patience and perseverance were finally rewarded with a victory. Hall, in his D/SM Cobalt, reached the final of the 2014 Dallas event but was turned back by Clark Smiley…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur
Sean Bellemeur successfully defended his 2015 Dallas win in Top Alcohol Funny Car when he drove Tony Bartone’s Steve Boggs-tuned entry to a 5.527 in the final to beat John Lombardo Jr., who shook the tires and shut off. Bellemeur opened…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Alcohol Dragster winner Bradley Thompson
Leading the pack of new winners at at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals was Top Alcohol Dragster champ Bradley Thompson, who drove Tom Conway’s injected nitro dragster to a final-round win over Shawn Cowie, who fouled. Thirty Top Alcohol…
NHRA Today: Sportsman racing ace Mia Tedesco
NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom welcomes NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series racer Mia Tedesco to the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype. Tedesco, who will be racing in the Lucas Oil Series event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway following the NHRA…
Gray racing with a sense of immediacy
With only two races remaining in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season there is a sense of urgency for drivers, especially for those seeking their first win of 2016; and a win is at the top of the list for Pro Stock’s Shane Gray.…
Shirley Muldowney, three-time NHRA Top Fuel champ
NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom takes a look back at the first driver to claim three Top Fuel championships -- Shirley Muldowney, who won Championships first in 1977, 1980, and 1982.
This weekend IN Las Vegas, Antron Brown is on the cusp of his…
Tricky Tipster's Las Vegas picks
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
NHRA Today: Brown on verge of clinching third Top Fuel championship
Reigning NHRA Mello Top Fuel champion Antron Brown is so close in his bid to repeat as Top Fuel champion he can smell it. The driver of the Matco Tools dragster enters the NHRA Toyota Nationals with a 150-point lead over second-place Doug Kalitta…
Worsham still eyes big finish to season
Del Worsham’s chances for a second straight Funny Car world title took a hit with a pair of close losses at St. Louis and Maple Grove Raceway during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series…
Aeromotive named presenting sponsor of Las Vegas Pro Mods
Aeromotive Inc. will be the presenting sponsor for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Toyota Nationals at Las Vegas, Oct. 27-Oct. 30. The race is the tenth and final event for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod…
NHRA Today: Las Vegas Pro Mod preview
The NHRA Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas is the season finale for the J&A Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom welcomed Brian Lohnes into the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype to discuss what may happen at the final event. The…
In the Nick of time
When he rolled through the gates of Silver Dollar Raceway for the recent Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, Nick Folk had already done the math and quickly concluded that the odds were not in his favor, or so he thought. Racing at…
Six rookie candidates eligible for 2016 Auto Club Road to the Future award
Six rookie drivers representing the four NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series categories, Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, were announced by officials from NHRA and Automobile Club of Southern California as the eligible…
JEGS signs multi-year extension for Allstars
JEGS Automotive, Inc., has extended its agreement with the NHRA as title sponsor of the JEGS Allstars event. The extension will keep the JEGS name on the race-within-a-race bonus program for the best of the best NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing…
Driver input still a vital piece of tuning puzzle
Even with comprehensive data loggers recording every beat of the engine's heart, the driver still offers vital feedback, as Lucas Oil Top Fuel crew chief Aaron Brooks explains to NHRA on FOX reporter Bruno Massel.
Brown hopes to finish the job in Las Vegas
Antron Brown was so dominant in the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship he clinched the Top Fuel world championship at the penultimate event of the year in Las Vegas. Now the two-time world champion is trying to…
Rookie report card
The ballot for this year’s Auto Club Road to the Future Award has gone out to members of the media, and it features six drivers representing all four NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series classes. Voters consider a number of factors, including on-…
NHRA stars to participate in Las Vegas Fanfest
Fans of the NHRA are going to want to be on Fremont Street Thursday night. That’s where 30 of the NHRA’s top stars will be attending NHRA Fanfest on Thursday to sign autographs and promote the 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals, which…