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Holiday special: Get 20% off tickets to select NHRA national events until Dec. 24

Now through Dec. 24, NHRA is offering a holiday special on select national event tickets: a cool 20% discount. It’s the perfect holiday gift for the racing fans in your life!
08 Dec 2021
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Tickets
Now through Dec. 24, NHRA is offering a holiday special on select national event tickets: a cool 20% discount. It’s the perfect holiday gift for the racing fans in your life! Click on the event near you to be directed to the ticket offer page…
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IRP is back: Famed Indy track rebranded as Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park

Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, home of the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals, will transition to a new name for the 2022 season and beyond: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, marking a return to the full Indianapolis Raceway Park moniker, used from 1961 to 2005.
08 Dec 2021
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IRP is back
Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, home of the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals, will transition to a new name for the 2022 season and beyond: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. The name change marks a return to the full Indianapolis Raceway Park…
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NHRA makes significant enhancements to the Street Legal program

As part of the ongoing effort to keep pace with current trends in the high-performance automotive industry, NHRA has announced several enhancements to the Street Legal program. The program will allow a broader and more diverse range of vehicles for the participants and give recognition to their on-track performance.
08 Dec 2021
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Mustang
As part of the ongoing effort to keep pace with current trends in the high-performance automotive industry, NHRA has announced several enhancements to the Street Legal program. The program will allow a broader and more diverse range of vehicles for…
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AB Motorsports, Justin Ashley Racing/Davis Motorsports form racing alliances

Antron Brown's AB Motorsports and Justin Ashley Racing/Davis Motorsports have announced that they will be forming a research and development and marketing alliance between their organizations.
07 Dec 2021
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AB Motorsports, Justin Ashley Racing
In another positive move to solidify their teams’ positions as top contenders in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, AB Motorsports, led by three-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown, and Justin Ashley Racing/Davis Motorsports, which…
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Breaking down the silliest NHRA silly season we've seen in a while

A month after the 2021 NHRA Camping World season ended in Pomona, we've already seen a wide range of team, driver, manufacturer, and sponsor announcements, making this one of the craziest "silly seasons" we've seen in a while. Here is a breakdown of what is both confirmed and rumored so far.
06 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Silly Season
  Subject Status Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan have joined the newly formed Tony Stewart Racing team. Pruett’s crew chiefs will be Neil Strasbaugh, and Hagan will continue with Dickie Venables.…
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Tickets now on sale for 2022 Menards NHRA Nationals in Topeka

Tickets are now on sale for the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor, which takes place Aug. 12-14 at Heartland Motorsports Park as part of the upcoming 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
06 Dec 2021
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Topeka
Tickets are on sale today for the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor, which takes place Aug. 12-14 at Heartland Motorsports Park as part of the upcoming 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. The race is the 14th of 22…
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Time's running out to enter NHRA 70th anniversary Sweepstakes

Time is running out for entries for the 2021 NHRA 70th Anniversary Sweepstakes. Several NHRA partners have stepped in to provide nearly $21,000 worth of prize winnings to lucky NHRA fans. The entry deadline is this Friday.
03 Dec 2021
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NHRA Sweepstakes
NHRA continues its anniversary celebration with the announcement of the 2021 NHRA 70th Anniversary Sweepstakes.   NHRA partners Camping World, Battery Tender, K&N Performance, Summit Racing Equipment, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber…
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When it came time to move, NHRA called on a high-powered friend of the sport

When NHRA moved its headquarters in late October from its longtime location in Glendora, Calif., to a new building in nearby San Dimas, it called upon Russells Moving & Storage, an associate sponsor on Cruz Pedregon’s Funny Car and of Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, to get the job done at nitro-powered speed.
02 Dec 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Saying good to Glendora 12
When NHRA moved its headquarters in late October from its longtime location in Glendora, Calif., to a new building in nearby San Dimas, it called upon regional favorite Russells Moving & Storage (…
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National Dragster Year in Review issue highlights 2021 champions, great moments

The final NHRA National Dragster of 2021, the annual Year in Review issue, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.
02 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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National Dragster
View the new issue The final NHRA National Dragster of 2021, the annual Year in Review issue, is…
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2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Top Sportsman champion Jeff Gillette

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  In Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers, Jeff Gillette drove his Pontiac GTO to a 6.957 on his 6.95 dial to stop the Mountain View Performance Camaro of Ryan Priddy, who was also sharp with a 6.617 against his 6.61 dial.…
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2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Top Dragster champion Parker Theobald

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  A year after winning the Super Comp title at the Winternaitonals, Parker Theobald returned to Auto Club Raceway at Pomona to score again in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers. In the final, Theobald posted a 7.498 on his…
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2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Stock champion Jeff Taylor

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  Super Stock winner Jimmy DeFrank was joined by his teammate, Stock winner Jeff Taylor, who is approaching a major milestone with his 49th national event victory. Taylor, a four-time world champion who claimed his first win in 1981,…
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2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Super Stock champion Jimmy DeFrank

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  Jimmy DeFrank now has 21 national event wins to go with his five world championships, and 11 of those victories have come in Pomona. DeFrank, the No. 3 finisher in the Super Stock standings, won his latest title with a slowing 9.179…
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2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Super Comp champion Cody Perkins

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  A decade after winning the Top Alcohol Dragster title in Topeka, Cody Perkins returned to the winner’s circle in Super Comp when he scored a narrow 8.904 to 8.908 win against Ken Mostowich in the final. The highlight of Perkins’ day…
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2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Super Gas champion Steve Williams

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  Two weeks after winning the Super Comp title in Las Vegas, former world champion Steve Williams scored again, this time in Super Gas. Williams wheeled his Corvette to a 9.877 for the win after opponent Roger Kato fouled. Williams…
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2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Comp champion Ryan Warter

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  Ryan Warter left Pomona with his second national event Wally following his final-round win over Scott McClay in Comp. Warter, who previously won the Stock title at the 2018 Seattle race, overcame McClay’s .006 reaction time to win…
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2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Sean Bellemeur

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  Sean Bellemeur closed out his third championship season with a win in Tony Bartone’s Hussey Performance Camaro when he defeated reigning champion Doug Gordon in the Top Alcohol Funny Car final round, 5.465 to 5.483. Bellemeur was…
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Auto Club NHRA Finals Sportsman video highlights

Rich McPhillips Jr. and newly crowned three-time world champion Sean Bellemeur were among the winners crowned during the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona.
01 Dec 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Auto Club NHRA Finals Sportsman video highlights
Rich McPhillips Jr. and newly crowned three-time world champion Sean Bellemeur were among the winners crowned during the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona. McPhillips won his third national event of the season in Top Alcohol Dragster,…
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2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Stock champion Justin Lamb

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  Justin Lamb quickly shook off his loss in the Super Stock final to reach the final in Stock, where he defeated championship contender Todd Hoven to win his 28th career national…
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2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Super Stock champion Chris Hall

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  Appearing in his second career final, Chris Hall won for the first time when he wheeled his COPO Camaro past Larry Zavala in the Super Stock final. Hall, who also beat Pete Peery, Justin Lamb, and Terry Emmons on his way to the final…
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2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Super Street champion Nick Alejandre

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  The Super Street final between Nick Alejandre and Kenny Snow was a great race with both drivers recording identical 11.029 elapsed times against the 10.05 index. It was Alejandre who turned on the win light for his first NHRA…
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2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Super Gas champion Evan Kowalski

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  Evan Kowalski lit the win light in the final of Super Gas to claim his third career national event title. In the money round, Kowalski got the best of former world champ Mike Ferderer in another double breakout, 10.038 to 10.034…
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2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Super Comp champion Steve Williams

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  After watching his daughter, Shelby, win her first national event title in Stock earlier this season, Steve Williams took his turn in the winner’s circle after beating Cody Webber in the Super Comp final. Williams ran a 9.052 on the…
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2021 Auto Club NHRA Finals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Rich McPhillips Jr.

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Rich McPhillips Jr. won his third national event of the season and his latest victory was easily his most impressive because it included a personal best 5.101 in the quarterfinals that ranks among the best runs in the history of the Top Alcohol…
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2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Comp champion Bruno Massel Jr.

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  Bruno Massel Jr. needed only to stage his turbocharged Cobalt for his semifinal bye run to clinch the Comp title, and there were a few anxious moments when the car wouldn’t start, but they were addressed quickly, and he went on to…
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2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Sean Bellemeur

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  Sean Bellemeur secured his third world championship in the last four years after wheeling Tony Bartone’s Hussey Performance Camaro to a Las Vegas victory in Top Alcohol Funny Car. Bellemeur locked up the title early in eliminations…
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2021 Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Rachel Meyer

01 Dec 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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  Rachel Meyer’s victory clinched her first world championship after a winner-take-all Top Alcohol Dragster final round against Jackie Fricke. Both drivers were solidly in the 5.2s as they worked their way through eliminations. Meyer’s…
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Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Sportsman video highlights

Rachel Meyer, Sean Bellemeur, and Bruno Massel Jr. had a lot to celebrate during the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals with event victories that also helped secure world titles.
01 Dec 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals Sportsman video highlights
Rachel Meyer, Sean Bellemeur, and Bruno Massel Jr. had a lot to celebrate during the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals with event victories that also helped secure world titles. Meyer won her first title in Top Alcohol Dragster, and Bellemeur and Massel are…
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Tickets now on sale for 2022 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals

Tickets are now on sale for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, which will take place June 23-26 at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park as part of the upcoming 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
01 Dec 2021
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Norwalk
Tickets are now on sale for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, which will take place June 23-26 at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park as part of the upcoming 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. The race serves as the…
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Tickets now on sale for 2022 Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals

Tickets are on sale today for the 42nd Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil, which takes place July 15-17 at Bandimere Speedway as part of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
30 Nov 2021
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Denver
Tickets are on sale today for the 42nd Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil, which takes place July 15-17 at Bandimere Speedway as part of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. The race is the 11th of 22…
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