2015 NHRA Sonoma Nationals flashback
Jack Beckman finished off a dominating weekend at the 2015 NHRA Sonoma Nationals by racing to the Funny Car victory. Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Chris McGaha (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners of the NHRA Mello…
1991 Sonoma Nationals
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series makes its second stop on NHRA’s Western Swing in California Wine Country for the 29th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals. In this week’s journey into the NHRA National Dragster photo…
NHRA Pro Bike Battle gives Pro Stock Motorcycle competitors added incentive
The competitors in Pro Stock Motorcycle only race the first two events during the famed Western Swing that stretches over three straight weekends. But an extra busy weekend at the 29th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway makes…
Gibbons will make 2016 Funny Car debut in Sonoma
Funny Car rookie Tim Gibbons will make his 2016 debut at the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals, the first of five races in which the Anderson, Calif.-based driver will compete this season. Gibbons will…
DSR seeks sponsors, donations for charity events
Don Schumacher Racing is preparing for its two annual major fund-raising events, the DSR Open House and Bowling for Riley charity bowling night, both of which benefit the Riley Children’s Foundation and Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana…
Crew Chief Confidential: Brian Corradi
Brian Corradi began his tenure in the sport as a crewmember on former high school classmate Dean Skuza’s Funny Car, where he learned under veteran tuner Lance Larsen. He worked his way up the ranks until he was granted the lead-tuner role…
Mile-High Moments
Queen of 'the Mountain': Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson has rightfully earned his place as the king of Denver’s Bandimere Speedway, but Super Stock racer Jackie Alley isn’t far behind. Alley, the 2011 national champion…
Night at the Museum: Stone, Woods & Cook Willys
The Stone, Woods & Cook Willys Gasser of the 1960s, one of the most popular machines in drag racing history, is the subject of this week’s Night at the NHRA Museum. The team – consisting of Fred Stone, Leonard and Tim Woods, and…
Sonoma Raceway plans special events during race weekend
Sonoma Raceway will host a series of special events in conjunction with the annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals this week at the California raceplant, including the annual Eric Medlen Nitro Night Charity Dinner and a Starting Line Party. …
Plenty still on the line for defending champ Brown
Sweeping the famed Western Swing is no longer possible for reigning Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown, but there is plenty that remains on the line for the two-time world champion at this weekend’s 29th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals…
Force visits San Francisco in advance of Sonoma event
Force joined restaurant owner Gus Geraldi behind the famous Fisherman’s Wharf crab stand to crack crab. NHRA Funny Car icon John Force took over the historic No. 9 Fishermen’s…
Sonoma always brings the best out in Capps
Off to a phenomenal start during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season and heading to one of his favorite races on the NHRA circuit means things are coming together almost perfectly for Funny Car points leader…
Mello Yello Series thunders into Wine Country
Even though the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals is not part of the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship – a six-race playoff that decides the champions of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series – it has major championship…
Prime-time players
Four former NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series champions shined bright under the spotlight of live FOX national network coverage at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Denver. John Force and Tony Schumacher, the winningest…
The Calm After (and before) the Swings
Howdy! My last blog left off talking about Englishtown, so let’s pick up with Bristol. Thunder Valley is one of my favorite tracks on the circuit because it’s one of the most scenic. I mean, the track is literally carved into a valley…
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event agreement extended with Houston’s Royal Purple Raceway
Officials from the NHRA and Royal Purple Raceway near Houston have announced that they have reached a multiyear contract extension for the NHRA SpringNationals. In the agreement, the track will continue to host NHRA national events…
Schumacher, Force end victory droughts on live national stage; A.J., Hines continue mountain dominance
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Top 20 Funny Cars: Introducing No. 11
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…
NHRA 101: An introduction to NHRA Drag Racing
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Wilkerson withdraws from Mile-High Nationals competition
Following a crash in the fourth qualifying session of the Mopar Mile High NHRA Nationals, Tim Wilkerson announced via press release Saturday night will not be competing in eliminations on race day…
Best of Denver
With a global audience watching the final rounds live on FOX television and a packed house at scenic Bandimere Speedway for three days, the annual NHRA Western Swing kicked off with what could easily be described as the best event of the season so…
Coler named NHRA vice president of marketing and brand strategy
Kasey Coler, a sports marketing professional, has been named NHRA vice president of marketing & brand strategy, it was announced today by NHRA President Peter Clifford. …
Traxxas, Courtney Force unveil new look for national FOX audience
Courtney Force and the Traxxas Funny Car team head to Bandimere Speedway this weekend for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals. As the team gears up for the grueling Western Swing, a surprise is waiting for race fans. For those attending the race in…
Beckman, Worsham help christen new NHRA studio
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car champions Jack Beckman and Del Worsham helped celebrate the official launch of NHRA’s new in-house…
Smith aims to be at his best for key Denver race
After a season filled with hiccups, frustration, and some unlucky breaks, two-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Matt Smith is ready to put his best foot forward at this weekend’s 37th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere…
Barry Setzer, Pat Foster, and their amazing Vega
The Top 20 Funny Cars list rolls on, headed soon for the top 10, and although there were no assurances of anyone’s position -- due in no small part to the strength of “the field,” each having earned a berth based on the sheer weight of evidence…
Event preview: Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
The grueling stretch of three consecutive racing weekends in conditions ranging from high elevation to coastal climates begins with racers doing battle at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Denver. The event kicks off the…
Johnson’s mile-high monopoly will be tested
If there was ever a race for former Pro Stock world champion Allen Johnson to break out during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, it would most definitely be this weekend’s…