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Even the rain that forced the postponement of the final rounds couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the many racers, fans, and event workers that celebrated the return of drag racing to Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., last weekend.
10 Aug 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Even the rain that forced the postponement of the final rounds couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the many racers, fans, and event workers that celebrated the return of drag racing to Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., last weekend.
Dormant…
Dave Mohn, an NHRA fixture of the Division 1 region for more than 25 years, will retire from his position with NHRA this October to spend more time with family and the family business.
Dave Mohn, an NHRA fixture of the Division 1 region for more than 25 years, will retire from his position with NHRA this October to spend more time with family and the family business. Mohn, who has served as NHRA’s Division 1 Director since…
Doug Kalitta will campaign a KalittaAir.com/careers-themed Top Fuel dragster during this weekend’s Heartland NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor at Heartland Motorsports Park.
Doug Kalitta will campaign a KalittaAir.com/careers-themed Top Fuel dragster during this weekend’s Heartland NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor at Heartland Motorsports Park.
The design was inspired by Kalitta Motorsports’ and Kalitta Air’s…
Swanson Motorsports has announced that Fuel, a design agency from Hiawatha, Iowa, has assumed the role of primary sponsor for driver Afton Swanson and her NHRA Top Dragster race car for the remainder of the 2022 racing season.
Swanson Motorsports has announced that Fuel, a design agency from Hiawatha, Iowa, has assumed the role of primary sponsor for driver Afton Swanson and her NHRA Top Dragster race car for the remainder of the 2022 racing season.
Fuel joins longtime…
The Stampede of Speed, a 10-day festival of music, drag racing, and amazing fan experiences in advance of the NHRA Texas FallNationals, will return in 2022 to the historic Texas Motorplex.
The Stampede of Speed, a 10-day festival of music, drag racing, and amazing fan experiences in advance of the NHRA Texas FallNationals, will return in 2022. Hosted once again at the historic Texas Motorplex, the multi-use facility located just 35…
zMAX Dragway officials have announced that Betway, a global betting and gaming brand, has signed on as the entitlement sponsor for the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, Sept. 23-25.
As the NHRA’s best drivers prepare for a pivotal Countdown to the Championship showdown at zMAX Dragway Sept. 23-25, officials have announced that the event will have a new name. Betway, a global betting and gaming brand, has signed on as the…
Weld Racing will be sponsoring Top Alcohol Dragster driver Jasmine Salinas at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor at Heartland Motorsports Park this week.
Weld, the fastest wheel brand on the planet, will be sponsoring NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster driver Jasmine Salinas at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor at Heartland Motorsports Park this week. Weld Racing…
After a tough loss in Denver, four time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders rallied with a win in Sonoma and a runner-up finish in Seattle to maintain her lead in the Camping World NHRA Pro Stock standings. In our latest Skype Interview, Enders discusses her season to date and her outlook on the upcoming Countdown to the Championship.
Richard Okerman is now a four-time national event champion in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers after defeating Michael Henry in the Sonoma final. Okerman gave up a slight lead at the start, but won with a 7.24 on his 7.08 dial after…
Drag racing school instructor Thomas Bayer, already a national event winner in Top Alcohol Dragster, Super Comp, and Super Gas, added a victory in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers when he beat Melissa Murphy in the final. Bayer cut a…
Five years after scoring his first career national event win in Super Gas at Sonoma Raceway, Evan Kowalski pocketed win No. 4 with his Riverside Transmission Center Corvette, running a near-perfect 9.904 to force final-round opponent Beau…
Tanner Theobald joined younger brother Parker as an NHRA national event champion with his first career score in Super Comp. Theobald, previously the runner-up at the 2017 Auto Club NHRA Finals, powered to a clutch .017 reaction time coupled to an 8.…
Justin Jerome picked up his second NHRA national event Wally following a Stock final-round win against Bryan Phillips, who fouled by seven-thousandths of a second in the final. Jerome previously won the 2019 Four Wide event in Las Vegas behind the…
In a Super Stock battle between two of the West Coast’s most accomplished sportsman racers, Jody Lang squeezed out a narrow .001-second win over Kyle Rizzoli. Lang now has 31 national event wins to his credit including five at Sonoma Raceway.…
Comp winner Jim Cowan collected career win No. 2 and his first since the 2008 season when he drove his D/E Cobalt to a final-round conquest of Joe Mozeris’ Division 7-champion B/ED. Cowan, who won the 2008 Winternationals and also was runner-up in…
The 51st edition of the Nightfire Nationals presented by Bi-Mart attracted a record turnout for the mid-summer Idaho stop in the 2022 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage series.
Winning his fifth consecutive Firebird major event title, Bobby Cottrell…
Heartland Motorsports Park is again set to host the exciting, must-see action of 11,000-horsepower, 330-mph racing from the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor on Aug. 12-14.
Known as the House of Speed, Heartland Motorsports Park is again set to host the exciting, must-see action of 11,000-horsepower, 330-mph racing from the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor on Aug…
Tom Fox Jr., Matt Gill, and Frank Aragona Jr., led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Northeast Division was in action at Atco Raceway.
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division event at Atco Raceway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Tom Fox Jr., Shamong, N.J., 6.713, 263.51 def. Dan Dietrich, Glen Arm,…
For the first time since 2019 there will be drag racing at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series returns to the track for this weekend’s Division 3 race.
For the first time since 2019 there will be drag racing at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series returns to the track for this weekend’s Division 3 race.
It marks the first racing action at the popular…
NHRA fans can watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Atco Raceway for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster.
NHRA fans can watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Atco Raceway for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster.
Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage are Competition Products,…
Sonoma winner Thomas Bayer struck for the second straight weekend in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers to lead the list of champions at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals
In addition to the Camping World Drag Racing Series action taking place at Pacific Raceways, 10 champions were also crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals.
No driver traveled further to the…
Along with the thrilling racing action NHRA fans expect from the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, racegoers will also be treated to a star-studded concert as country superstar Colt Ford will headline at this year's NHRA Concert Series Presented by 8-Track Entertainment.
Along with the thrilling racing action NHRA fans expect from the prestigious Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, racegoers will also be treated to a star-studded concert as country superstar Colt Ford will headline at this year's NHRA Concert…
RAD Torque Systems will extend its support of 2021 NHRA Rookie of the Year Dallas Glenn through 2024. The surprise announcement was made before the first qualifying session on Saturday of the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals.
RAD Torque Systems will extend its support of 2021 NHRA Rookie of the Year Dallas Glenn through 2024.
The surprise announcement was made by RAD Torque’s Dan Provost before the first qualifying session on Saturday of the Flav-R-Pac NHRA…
Brittany Force, Matt Hagan, Ron Capps, and Aaron Stanfield have locked up their spots in the Countdown to the Champonship playoffs following the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle last weekend.
02 Aug 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Brittany Force, Matt Hagan, Ron Capps, and Aaron Stanfield have locked up their spots in the Countdown to the Champonship playoffs following the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle last weekend.
They join Funny Car’s Robert Hight and…
With just two races remaining to qualify, the field for the Pep Boys All-Star NHRA Funny Car Callout is almost set for the special event that will take place at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals. Currently, only Robert Hight and Ron Capps are locked into the Callout field
With just two races remaining to qualify, the field for the Pep Boys All-Star NHRA Funny Car Callout is almost set. Eliminations for the special event will take place Sunday at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals.
Currently, only Robert…
NHRA fans can watch the Division 5 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from Heartland Motorsports Park for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster.
NHRA fans can watch the Division 5 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from Heartland Motorsports Park for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster.
Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman…
Steve Huff had his eyes on breaking his own electric vehicle speed record on Friday during a Pep Boys Electric Vehicle Service exhibition pass at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals, but fell just shy of his 202.82-mph goal, rocketing to a speed of 202.24 mph. He’ll get more chances throughout the weekend.
Jon Dunn already wears a lot of hats on the nitro Funny Car team founded by his famous father, “Big Jim" Dunn, decades ago, but he’ll add another this weekend as crew chief as his father remained at home to be with his wife and Jon’s mother, Diane, who has contracted COVID-19.
Jon Dunn already wears a lot of hats on the nitro Funny Car team founded by his famous father, “Big Jim” Dunn, decades ago, but he’ll add another this weekend as crew chief as his father remained at their Southern California base to be with his wife…
Reigning Super Gas world champ Luke Bogacki swept both races as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series West Central Division was in action with a doubleheader event at Heartland Motorsports Park.
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division event at Heartland Motorsports Park:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Aaron Cooper, Wichita, Kan., 5.450, 272.01 def. Fiona…
The new issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine, with coverage from the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series events in Norwalk and Denver as well as the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals and packed with features on NHRA Sportsman racers, is available online and in the mail to NHRA Members around the world.