Winless in Indy
This week, the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to the biggest race of the season, the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, and several drivers will be seeking their first win at the Big Go, including these five very accomplished racers…
Finishing touches being put on new Top Eliminator Club at Lucas Oil Raceway
The construction is coming to a close on the new Top Eliminator Club (TEC) at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis and tickets for the exclusive pavilion are selling at a record pace. Tickets can be purchased at …
Oberhofer announces The Tammy O Foundation
Jim “O” Oberhofer, vice president of Kalitta Motorsports and crew chief for Doug Kalitta’s Mac Tools Top Fuel team, has announced the establishment of The Tammy O Foundation, celebrating the life of his wife, Tammy “O…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Fan Fest Aug. 31
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Fan Fest, the traditional event kickoff for the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, will take place Wednesday, Aug. 31, in downtown Indianapolis at 11 a.m. The three-hour Fan Fest will feature the event…
My Favorite Fuelers: Ed McCulloch
Due to some unforeseen circumstances and the rapidly approaching Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the ol’ Insider is going to take a brief hiatus on original material. I don’t want to leave you high and dry, so I’m going to share here some…
NHRA Today: Indy testing recap
Indianapolis Bureau Chief John Kernan checked in with NHRA’s Lewis Bloom at the Wally Parks NHRA Studio about the final day of testing at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. Kernan went in depth with former Indy winner Richie Crampton…
Johnson Jr. quickest during Thursday testing for Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals
Tommy Johnson Jr.
Tommy Johnson Jr. posted the quickest time in Funny Car Thursday at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis during the final day of testing for the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
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Pritchett, McMillen in battle for final Countdown spot
Leah Pritchett and Terry McMillen are currently tied for 10th in points heading into the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals and battling for the final spot in the Countdown to the Championship in Top Fuel. Pritchett, pilot of the Papa John’s…
NHRA fans pick favorite tracks, classes, and drivers
NHRA fans who took part in a recent online poll on NHRA.com were asked to pick their favorites in a variety of topics, including favorite racetracks, favorite classes, and favorite drivers. Here are the top three finishers in each category, in…
The First Nationals Winners
This year’s Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals is the 62nd edition of the race that began NHRA’s national event system, and while most of those events have been held in Indianapolis, the U.S. Nationals did not start there. Indy is the…
Worsham pulling extra duty in Indy tests
Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champion Del Worsham is getting a lot of seat time at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis during pre-Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals testing, just not in his powerful DHL Toyota Funny Car. Worsham…
Crampton quickest during Wednesday testing for Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals
Richie Crampton Richie Crampton, the 2014 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals winner, posted the quickest time in Top Fuel Wednesday at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis during the opening day of testing…
Nitro cars take to Indy track for pre-event testing
The first of two days of Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals testing is under way at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. Indianapolis bureau chief John Kernan was on hand and filed this report on the day’s progress.
Big Go Block Party kicks off Indy festivities
The Big Go Block Party returned to Brownsburg, Ind., Aug. 23 as the community celebrated the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, to be held at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Aug. 31-Sept. 5. The party, hosted by the town of Brownsburg, NHRA,…
A look inside the new Wally Parks NHRA Studio
In the second of what will be a series of columns, NHRA Vice President of Public Relations & Communications Terry Blount discusses the successes of NHRA's 2016 initiatives. This week, Blount takes an inside look at the new Wally Parks NHRA…
Worsham will test Team Patrón Toyota at Indy
Del Worsham Reigning NHRA world champ Del Worsham drive the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota of teammate Alexis DeJoria during the two-day test…
Down on the (alligator) farm with Jerry Savoie
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Jerry Savoie might have one of the more unusual occupations when he’s not riding his successful White Alligator Racing Suzuki on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour. Savoie is an alligator farmer in…
Ladies day, again
Prior to the 2016 season, NHRA had just one all-female final round, the memorable 1982 Columbus Top Fuel final between Shirley Muldowney and Lucille Lee. This year, there have been three such races: the Phoenix Top Fuel final featuring Leah…
Traxxas Home Movie: Todd throws out first pitch
Sonoma winner J.R. Todd, driver of the SealMaster Toyota Top Fuel dragster, threw out the first pitch at the Cincinnati Reds Major League Baseball game Aug. 15 against the Miami Marlins at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati. …
Big Go Block Party returns to Brownsburg to celebrate NHRA
The Big Go Block Party returns to Brownsburg, Ind., Aug. 23 as the community celebrates the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the most prestigious event in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Aug. 31-…
Prestigious Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals presents added pressure before NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship
The 10,000-horsepower, jaw-dropping action of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Aug. 31-Sept. 5, for the 62nd annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals – the world’s most prestigious…
Land of 10,000 horsepower
The realities of the last two years have changed the perception of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd Int’l Raceway. Once known for a laid-back atmosphere, the raucous campground on the premises known as “the Zoo,” and its…
Nine more Countdown spots clinched in Brainerd
With the completion of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, race 17 of the 18-race NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series regular season, 29 of the 40 spots in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs have been clinched. Only the top-10 drivers…
Force, Worsham, Skillman, and Hines collect big victories at Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
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Traxxas Nitro Shootout fan vote opens
Top Fuel and Funny Car drivers will rely on fan votes and random lottery drawings to claim the final spot in the NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout in their respective categories. The final position in each…
Top 20 Funny Cars: Introducing No. 8
As part of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car celebration, fans voted on a Top 20 list developed by respected drag racing historians and Funny Car experts. The results are being revealed in reverse order at NHRA national events this season…
Best of Brainerd
The penultimate race of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series regular season before the start of the playoffs offered dramatic on-track battles and unreal performances on the Brainerd Int'l Raceway surface at the annual Lucas Oil NHRA…
Hagan's record run leads Funny Cars; Brown, Nobile, Sampey also go No. 1
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Brown, Capps win delayed Seattle finals
Don Schumacher Racing doubled up on wins Saturday during the rain-delayed final rounds of the Protect the Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at Brainerd Int’l Raceway in Brainerd.
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Schumacher, Worsham, Butner, Sampey are opening-day qualifying leaders in Brainerd
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