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2020 Comp championship runner-up Doug Engels broke a 14-year national event victory drought, scoring his first win since the 2008 U.S. Nationals by defeating the reigning world champ, Bruno Massel Jr., in the final round. Engels turned in the win…
Julie Nataas made it two straight Menards NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster wins for Randy Meyer Racing, backing up the win by her 2021 teammate and eventual world champion Rachel Meyer. Nataas powered to her third career win, defeating recent…
Shane Westerfield, who two weeks earlier had won the Top Alcohol Funny Car crown at the Central Region event at Heartland Motorsports Park, continued his mastery of the Topeka course with his 15th national event victory. Westerfield and crew who…
Shortly after winning the Stock title, Tyler Cassil returned for a shot at a double in Super Stock and pulled off the rare feat when reigning world champ Greg Stanfield red-lighted. Cassil is the 29th driver to double-up at an NHRA national event.…
Tyler Cassil enjoyed what was easily the best race of his career when he doubled-up in Stock and Super Stock in Topeka. Cassil started by winning the Stock final over Tyler Bohannon with a .025 light and a 10.08 on his 10.07 dial. Cassil’s previous…
NHRA: Speed For All, the definitive drag racing video game, will be released this Friday for PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, and designer GameMill has released a series of some of the car renders for drivers and teams included in the game.
NHRA: Speed For All, the definitive drag racing video game, will be released this Friday for PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, and designer GameMill has released a series of some of…
Four more Funny Car drivers clinched their berths in the 2022 Countdown to the Championship based on their performances at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd. Just the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals remain before the fields for the playoffs are set.
Four more Funny Car drivers clinched their berths in the 2022 Countdown to the Championship based on their performances at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd.
J.R. Todd, Alexis DeJoria, Cruz Pedregron, and Tim Wilkerson all locked in their…
Tickets are now on sale for 2023 NHRA Arizona Nationals on March 24-26, which marks the last NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.
Tickets are now on sale for 2023 NHRA Arizona Nationals on March 24-26, which marks the last NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.
The facility has enjoyed a long and storied history in the sport, and…
With excitement high for the upcoming 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, tickets are now on sale for the season-opening race, the historic 54th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on March 9-12 at Gainesville Raceway.
With excitement high for the upcoming 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, tickets are now on sale for the season-opening race, the historic 54th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on March 9-12 at Gainesville Raceway.
The…
Rickie Smith advanced to his fifth straight final round on Sunday in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon and broke through for his first victory of the 2022 season at Brainerd International Raceway as part of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.
Rickie Smith advanced to his fifth straight final round on Sunday in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon and broke through for his first victory of the 2022 season at Brainerd International Raceway as part of the Lucas…
Curt Harshfield, the defending event winner in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers, walked away unhurt from a starting line nitrous explosion and fire in round one.
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Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
After missing the Epping, Sonoma and Seattle events, Chad Green finds himself in a precarious position as he looks to make the Countdown to the Championship playoffs for the first time. Green, enjoying a successful season behind the wheel of his…
The D-Wagon NHRA Pro Mod Shootout takes place Friday and Saturday of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, with the winner taking the $10,000 prize and the chance to pick up two victories in one weekend.
It’s already been a standout season for Kris Thorne in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon. The points leader has racked up three victories in what has been a career year, and he now has the opportunity to enjoy a truly…
SweetLeaf brand Stevia Water Drops will be the official presenting sponsor for Mountain Motor Pro Stock for the remaining three NHRA events of 2022, beginning with the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd.
SweetLeaf brand Stevia Water Drops will be the official presenting sponsor for Mountain Motor Pro Stock for the remaining three NHRA events of 2022, beginning with the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd.
Fans can also catch the 820-plus-cid…
Brainerd Int'l Raceway is again set to host a key stop during the NHRA with the 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals on Aug. 18-21, the second to last event of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series regular season.
Known for its unique and memorable atmosphere, as well as plenty of thrilling racing action, Brainerd Int'l Raceway is again set to host a key stop during the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season with the 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals…
In addition to the Camping World Drag Racing Series action taking place at Heartland Motorsports Park, nine champions were also crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor, led by Tyler Cassil, who doubled up in Super Stock and Stock.
In addition to the Camping World Drag Racing Series action taking place at Heartland Motorsports Park, nine champions were also crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor, led by Tyler…
Shawn Herbst was a runner-up the last time that the Camping World NHRA Series visited Seattle in 2019 and three years later, he broke through for his first win in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers. Herbst won the final after opponent…
One week after winning in Sonoma, Thomas Bayer returned to the winner’s circle in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers and took over the lead in the world championship battle. Bayer completed the mini-sweep of the Western Swing events…
Eight years after his son, Kyle, drove the car to victory at the 2014 Northwest Nationals, Tony Hopkins parked the family ’55 Chevy in the Super Street winner’s circle again after David Wakefield fouled in the all-Washington state final round.…
Randy Sides made the two-plus-hour trek from Central Washington pay off with his first career win in Super Gas. Sides, who dedicated the win to his father, was .008 on the Tree in the final but was a winner before he ever let fly as opponent Rodney…
Dylan Hough, whose father, Brian, was runner-up in Top Alcohol Funny Car, upheld family honor with his first career national event win in Super Comp. Hough, runner-up at the SpringNationals in Houston in 2020, went the distance this time, defeating…
A week after winning the Super Stock title in Sonoma, Jody Lang scored again when he drove his venerable L/SA Malibu wagon to the Stock win at his home event in Seattle. The final was a battle of world champions, and Lang got the best of Ryan…
A quarter-century after winning the first of six Lucas Oil Series divisional events, Rod Stults broke through for his first national event win. Stults faced a tough opponent in the Super Stock final when he drew Kyle Rizzoli but managed to pull off…
Ryan Priddy scored his second win of the season in Comp, following up his spring win in Las Vegas with another score in the MountainView Performance A/AA Camaro after final-round opponent Bruce Schmiedl let fly .018-second too soon and red-light.
Longtime bracket racer Jake Guadagnolo became just the second driver of an automatic-transmission-equipped Top Alcohol Funny Car to win a national event when he took a close final-round contest from Brian Hough’s traditional planetary-equipped…
No driver traveled further to the event than Jackie Fricke, last year’s Top Alcohol Dragster world championship runner-up, who trekked from her New Jersey hometown to collect her seventh career win after low qualifier and local favorite Kim Parker…
Fifteen more drivers among the four NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series classes clinched their berths in the 2022 Countdown to the Championship based on their performances at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor.
Fifteen more drivers among the four NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series classes clinched their berths in the 2022 Countdown to the Championship based on their performances at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor.
Mike…
Justin Bond picked up his first win in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon during the 2022 season, capping off a memorable weekend as part of the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor at Heartland Motorsports Park.
Justin Bond picked up his first win in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon during the 2022 season on Sunday, capping off a memorable weekend as part of the 33rd annual Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor at…
A lengthy break in the schedule in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon might have been just what Lyle Barnett needed after back-to-back first-round losses dropped him from second to fourth in the points standings.
A lengthy break in the schedule in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon might have been just what Lyle Barnett needed. The standout driver suffered back-to-back first-round losses, dropping him from second to fourth in…
Heading into the Countdown to the Championship, Eddie Krawiec is well positioned to win his 50th event and his fifth NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series championship. Krawiec provides an update in our latest NHRA Skype interview with host Brian Lohnes.