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Pre-season testing and tweeting, Day 2

The PRO Nitro Spring Training test session continues at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix. Follow along as the NHRA and the teams chronicle their efforts on social media through videos and photos.
11 Feb 2022
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Josh Hart
  Blue skies & race cars! Day ✌️ of #NitroSpringTraining is under way 💪…
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Watch this weekend's Division 2 Lucas Oil Series event for free on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch the Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from South Georgia Motorsports Park for free this weekend on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster, the first of 30 events to be streamed this season.
11 Feb 2022
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NHRA.tv
NHRA fans can watch the Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from South Georgia Motorsports Park for free this weekend on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster. Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage from the…
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PRO Spring Training: Drivers discuss testing plans, hopes for 2022 season

NHRA’s Joe Castello visited with a number of drivers during the opening day of the PRO Spring Training pre-season test in Phoenix, chatting with John and Brittany Force, Bob Tasca III, Clay Millican, and Justin Ashley.
10 Feb 2022
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  Former Top Fuel world champ Brittany Force talks about the excitement and process of getting back behind the wheel at the start o the season and her hopes for the 2022 world championship. Bob Tasca III says he’s looking to…
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Torrence, Hight, DeJoria, Tasca star on Day 1 of PRO Nitro Spring Training

The Top Fuel and Funny Car teams of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series wrapped up the opening day of pre-season testing at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. NHRA on FOX’s Brian Lohnes recaps the day’s action.
10 Feb 2022
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Summit Racing Equipment joins Stringer Performance, Clay Millican for 2022 season

Summit Racing Equipment will join Stringer Performance as a major sponsor partner for the entire 2022 NHRA Drag Racing season. Clay Millican will again pilot his Parts Plus Top Fuel dragster.
10 Feb 2022
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Summit Racing Equipment
Summit Racing Equipment will join Stringer Performance as a major sponsor partner for the entire 2022 NHRA Drag Racing season. Clay Millican will again pilot his Parts Plus Top Fuel dragster while campaigning the Summit brand in the NHRA Camping…
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NHRA to stream 30 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisional races for free

NHRA will stream 30 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisional races on either NHRA.tv or the NHRA YouTube page for free during the 2022 racing season beginning with this weekend's Division 2 event in Valdosta, Ga.
10 Feb 2022
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NHRA tv
NHRA will stream 30 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisional races on either NHRA.tv or the NHRA YouTube page for free during the 2022 racing season. All 22 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series events this year can also be viewed on NHRA.tv and…
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Pre-season testing, Day 1: How tweet it is

The PRO Nitro Spring Training test session is underway at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix. Follow along as the NHRA and the teams chronicle their efforts on social media through videos and photos.
10 Feb 2022
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Steve Torrence
Nothing like nitro in the morning 😍 @SteveTorrence •…
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Full fields in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock promise fast start at Winternationals

The pits at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona will be packed for the 2022 season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com with full fields in the Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock classes.
10 Feb 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Winternationals
The pits at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona will be packed with NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series teams for the 2022 season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com with full fields in the Top Fuel, Funny Car, and…
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Get ready for complimentary live Sportsman streaming from NHRA.tv

The NHRA.tv Sportsman livestream service that launches Friday from the Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event in Valdosta, Ga., will be complimentary all season to NHRA fans. Here's how to register to watch.
09 Feb 2022
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NHRA.tv
The  NHRA.tv Sportsman livestream service will provide complimentary access to select NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events all season to NHRA fans, courtesy of a partnership with NHRA National Dragster magazine. If you don’t…
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New team owner Antron Brown makes final preparations for 2022 season

Heading into his first season as a driver/team owner, Antron Brown is ready to get started. Here, he joins NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss his new dual role in the sport.
09 Feb 2022
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Jim Dunn Racing welcomes new beverage, snack sponsors to start 2022 season

Jim Dunn Racing will introduce two new sponsors to the NHRA at the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals with the addition of Deville Beverages and Our Savorite Fine Foods as associate sponsors of the team.
09 Feb 2022
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Jim Dunn Racing
Jim Dunn Racing will introduce two new sponsors to the NHRA at the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com with the addition of Deville Beverages and Our Savorite Fine Foods as associate sponsors of the team…
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Nitro crew chiefs set game plans ahead of 2022 preseason testing this week

Teams from the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series are headed to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix this week for preseason testing ahead of the year-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Here's a look at what some crew chiefs are planning.
09 Feb 2022
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Bo Butner discusses his long-awaited return to the Pro Stock class

After taking some time off, Bo Butner is energized and ready for his return full-time duty in Pro Stock. In this exclusive Skype interview with NHRA's Brian Lohnes, Butner comes clean on his plans and expectations for the 2020 season.
08 Feb 2022
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Doug Gordon will fly Beta colors for his final two years in family's Alcohol Funny Car

Beta Motorcycles has extended its sponsorship of Doug Gordon Racing through the 2022 and 2023 NHRA seasons. Gordon’s daughter Maddi is scheduled to take over the driver’s seat starting in 2024, so this new sponsorship extension will finish Doug’s days behind the wheel. 
08 Feb 2022
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Doug Gordon
Beta Motorcycles has extended its sponsorship of Doug Gordon Racing through the 2022 and 2023 NHRA seasons.  “This is great news for our Gordon family racing team,” said Doug Gordon, the 2020 NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car champion. “Beta has…
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Auto Club Raceway at Pomona shined up and ready for 2022 season launch

"A new major championship meet arrived on the scene in 1961 when the NHRA Winternationals were held in Pomona, Calif. ... the Winternationals officially opened the new competition calendar." — Wally Parks
08 Feb 2022
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Auto Club Raceway at Pomona
Pomona. It's the emotional epicenter of all drag racing. For more than 60 years, the Winternationals that runs here in February has been the launch of the drag racing season. It's where drag racing innovations debut, where nitromethane burns…
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Sampey, Krawiec will ride Vance & Hines Suzukis with Andrew Hines as crew chief

Angelle Sampey and Eddie Krawiec will ride Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycles with Vance & Hines four-valve Suzuki motors in the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with six-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Andrew Hines serving as crew chief.
08 Feb 2022
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Vance & Hines
Vance & Hines has announced details of its 2022 campaign to earn the NHRA Camping World Pro Stock Motorcycle championship, with a trio of former NHRA champions leading the charge. Andrew Hines will step up to the role of full-time crew chief for…
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Forrest Lucas inducted into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022

Forrest Lucas, founder of Lucas Oil Products Inc., and namesake of Lucas Oil Speedway and Lucas Oil Stadium, has been inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. 
08 Feb 2022
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Forrest Lucas
Forrest Lucas, founder of Lucas Oil Products Inc., the world leader and distributor of high-performance automotive additives and lubricants, and namesake of Lucas Oil Speedway and Lucas Oil Stadium, has been inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of…
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Funny Car champ Ron Capps set to begin first season as driver and team owner

Having recently added team owner to his job title, reigning Camping World NHRA Funny Car champions Ron Capps joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss his preparation for the 2022 season.
07 Feb 2022
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Summit Racing Equipment continues title sponsorship of NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League

Summit Racing Equipment has renewed its title sponsorship of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League. As part of a 30th-anniversary celebration, a series of exciting eight-car shootouts will be held at seven different NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series national events.
07 Feb 2022
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Summit Racing Equipment
Summit Racing Equipment has renewed its title sponsorship of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, a popular racing league for kids ages 5-17, as part of a multiyear extension. The NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League is set to…
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Kalitta Motorsports extends and expands DHL sponsorship in 2022 season

Kalitta Motorsports and DHL have signed a multiyear extension to the NHRA partnership of one of the longest-running and most successful motorsport marketing programs. J.R. Todd will drive the DHL Toyota Funny Car, and Shawn Langdon will be behind the wheel of the DHL Top Fuel dragster.
07 Feb 2022
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DHL
Kalitta Motorsports and DHL have signed a multiyear extension to the NHRA partnership of one of the longest-running and most successful motorsport marketing programs. The upcoming season will be the 15th year the two globally successful companies…
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Tickets on sale for Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway

NHRA and Pep Boys Auto Service & Tires have announced that Pep Boys, one of the nation’s leading automotive service networks has been named the title sponsor of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event on Sept. 15-18 at Maple Grove Raceway.
07 Feb 2022
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Pep Boys NHRA Nationals
NHRA and Pep Boys Auto Service & Tires have announced that Pep Boys, one of the nation’s leading automotive service networks has been named the title sponsor of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event on Sept. 15-18 at Maple Grove…
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Mike Salinas and the Scrappers team prepared for tough Top Fuel battle

The battle for the 2022 Camping World NHRA Top Fuel title will be intense and Mike Salinas and his Scrappers team figure to be in the thick of it as they welcome new crew chief Rob Flynn.
04 Feb 2022
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Constant Aviation to continue as title sponsor of NHRA Factory Stock Showdown

Constant Aviation, an industry leader in aircraft and engine maintenance, will continue as the title sponsor of the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown class for the 2022 season.
04 Feb 2022
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NHRA Factory Stock Showdown
Constant Aviation will continue as the title sponsor of the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown class for the 2022 season. Constant Aviation, an industry leader in aircraft and engine maintenance, became title sponsor of the Factory Stock Showdown category…
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Alan Johnson highlights crew chief additions at Kalitta Motorsports for 2022

World champion crew chiefs Alan Johnson, Brian Husen, and Jason McCulloch have all joined Kalitta Motorsports for the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, a move that should considerably improve the team’s chances for a world championship.
03 Feb 2022
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Alan Johnson
World champion crew chiefs Alan Johnson, Brian Husen, and Jason McCulloch have all joined Kalitta Motorsports for the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, a move that should considerably improve the team’s chances for a world…
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Pep Boys named Official Auto Service Partner of NHRA, sponsor of All-Star Callouts

NHRA and Pep Boys Auto Service & Tires have announced that Pep Boys has been named the Official Auto Service Partner of NHRA and the Official Sponsor of the NHRA All-Star Callout in both Top Fuel and Funny Car as part of a multiyear partnership. 
02 Feb 2022
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Pep Boys
NHRA and Pep Boys Auto Service & Tires have announced that Pep Boys, one of the nation’s leading automotive service networks, has been named the Official Auto Service Partner of NHRA and the Official Sponsor of the NHRA All-Star Callout in both…
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R+L Carriers announces continuation of partnership for Josh Hart in 2022

R+L Carriers will continue to sponsor Top Fuel dragster driver Josh Hart for 22 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series national events during the 2022 season. 
02 Feb 2022
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Josh Hart
R+L Carriers will continue to sponsor Top Fuel dragster driver Josh Hart for 22 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series national events during the 2022 season.  “I count on the R+L Carriers team to transport my dragster and equipment to each…
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Coming up; the greatest season in the history of Top Fuel

New teams, the return of old favorites, the annual crew chief shuffle, and the quest to dethrone a four-time champion figure to make the 2022 Camping World NHRA Top Fuel season one for the ages.
01 Feb 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Steve Torrence
Heading into the 2022 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing season; Steve Torrence is the undisputed king of the Top Fuel class until someone says otherwise. The Capco team is riding a wave of four straight championships and since 2018. They’ve also won 33…
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Julie Nataas to continue championship chase with Randy Meyer Racing

Second-generation racer Julie Nataas will continue her pursuit of an NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster world championship with Randy Meyer Racing this season.
31 Jan 2022
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Julie Nataas
Second-generation racer Julie Nataas will continue her pursuit of an NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster world championship with Randy Meyer Racing this season. It will be Nataas’ fourth full-time season in RMR’s Oslo Tapet &…
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Major improvements, upgrades under way at trio of NHRA national event venues

Kasey Coler, NHRA's Vice President - Track Management & Operations, discusses upgrades and improvements underway at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Gainesville Raceway, and Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park with NHRA's Brian Lohnes.
31 Jan 2022
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Kalitta Motorsports, CMR Construction & Roofing announce major program for 2022

Kalitta Motorsports is once again expanding its marketing and business-to-business relationship with CMR Construction & Roofing, including primary sponsorship on Shawn Langdon’s Top Fuel dragster at six races.
31 Jan 2022
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CMR Construction
Kalitta Motorsports is once again expanding its marketing and business-to-business (B2B) relationship with Dallas-based CMR Construction & Roofing.  Over the last seven months of 2021, the program grew from a major associate relationship…
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