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Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. collected his eighth national event title and third in Super Stock when he outlasted Harvey Emmons III in the Super Stock final. Hidalgo left first and turned on the win light in a close double breakout with a 9.78 on his…
The Jim Dunn Racing/KGC Construction Funny Car entry will carry a U.S. flag on the hood during the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals to recognize 13 fallen military personnel who were killed during an August explosion near the Kabul airport in Afghanistan.
In addition to the primary colors of team sponsor KGC Construction, the red and silver Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car entry will also carry a U.S. flag on the hood during the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals to recognize 13 fallen military personnel who were…
Steve Evans got a free pass in the Super Comp final after Jeromy Hefler rolled the beams and received a red-light. Evans, a winner at the 2010 Dallas event, got to the final on the strength of consistent and quick reaction times, including…
Following a runner-up finish at the Division 5 Lucas Oil Series event in Denver, Don Thomas won his first Comp race of the season when he topped Keith Mawhee in the final. Thomas drove his C/DA dragster to a (-.526) 7.074 for the win…
Reigning world champ Doug Gordon is back on top of the standings after driving his Beta Motorcycles Camaro past Brian Hough in the Top Alcohol Funny Car final, 5.51 to 5.56. Gordon now has seven wins this season and hasn’t lost a round…
Jackie Fricke, still one of the leading contenders for the Top Alcohol Dragster championship, now has six wins in 11 finals this season following her narrow 5.20 to 5.24 win against Matt Cummings. Fricke reached the final by beating…
Jackie Fricke and Doug Gordon were among the 10 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions crowned during the Texas NHRA FallNationals in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, respectively.
27 Oct 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Jackie Fricke and Doug Gordon were among the 10 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions crowned during the Texas NHRA FallNationals Stampede of Speed at Texas Motorplex near Dallas in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, respectively…
In celebration of the NHRA’s 1,000th national event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend, NHRA is producing a limited run of 3,000 commemorative poker chips.
In celebration of the NHRA’s 1,000th national event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend, NHRA is producing a limited run of 3,000 commemorative poker chips.
The chip is emblazoned with the event logo, date, and venue on both…
Shawn Langdon will be racing a new-look CMR Construction and Roofing Top Fuel dragster at the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Shawn Langdon will be racing a new-look CMR Construction and Roofing Top Fuel dragster at the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Throughout the back half of the season, CMR Construction and Roofing has been an…
NHRA Drag Racing will reach a major milestone with the running of its 1,000th national event, Oct. 29-31 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Here’s a quick look at some 1,000th-race statistics and trivia compiled by NHRA historian Bob Frey.
NHRA Drag Racing will reach a major milestone with the running of its 1,000th national event, Oct. 29-31 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The long and proud history of major NHRA events began with the running of the first National…
Larry Demers is now a four-time NHRA national event champion after driving his ’07 Chevy Cobalt to a final-round win over Curt Fredrich in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers. In a rematch of the 2019 Brainerd final, Demers once…
Ryan Montford collected his third career win and first since taking back-to-back wins in Denver in 2015-16. Driving the Omaha Track Camaro, Montford got a free pass in the Stock final round after Wes Neely fouled. Montford earlier defeated Bill…
Three months after winning the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk and the JEGS SPORTSnationals in Columbus, Jeremy Mason put together another solid drive to win his third national event of the season and second in Super Gas. Mason…
Nick Isenhower carried the momentum of his recent win at the U.S. Nationals to St. Louis, where he extended his winning streak to an impressive 14 rounds. Isenhower capped off the weekend with a narrow 8.933 to 8.943 victory against Vernon…
Robert Cruzen found the winner’s circle at a national event for the first time since the 2017 NHRA Finals in Pomona when he defeated championship contender Ricky Decker in the Super Stock final round. Cruzen drove his GT/EA Cobalt to a 9.239 on his…
Joe Arrowsmith is now solidly in the Top 10 in Comp after winning his third race of the season. After doubling up at the Division 6 event in Acton, Mont., Arrowsmith won his first national event in St. Louis after stopping Brett Speer in the…
Joe Arrowsmith, Robert Cruzen, and Ryan Montford were among the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series winners crowned at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway.
26 Oct 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Joe Arrowsmith, Robert Cruzen, and Ryan Montford were among the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series winners crowned on Sunday at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. Arrowsmith won in Comp, Cruzen earned the Super Stock title,…
Chad Taylor, the son of four-time world champ Jeff Taylor, picked up career win No. 3 and his second at Bristol Dragway when he stopped Steve Furr in the final of Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers. Taylor got off the starting line…
Jacob Elrod, the 2015 Super Gas world champ, brought home his third national event Wally following a final-round win against Tim Powell. The early part of the run went as expected with competitive reaction times for both drivers, but near the…
Jack Sepanek left Bristol with his fourth NHRA national event Wally, all of them earned in the Super Comp category. Sepanek faced Adam Gerber in the final round, and both drivers left with matching .027 reaction times. At the finish line,…
Brett Candies, the son of Hall of Fame Funny Car racer Paul Candies, made it to his fifth career final round in Bristol and cashed in for his first victory by beating Mark Lewis in a competitive Stock final round. After an even start, Candies…
More than a quarter century after winning the last of his four world championships, Greg Stanfield appears to be well on his way to a fifth after claiming the Super Stock title at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol. Stanfield won for…
More than a quarter century after winning the last of his four world championships, Greg Stanfield appears to be well on his way to a fifth after claiming the Super Stock title at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol. Stanfield won for the…
Justin Ashley, the reigning NHRA Rookie of the Year, has enjoyed a solid 2021 season and he's still in the running for the Camping World NHRA Top Fuel title.
For Dan Horan Jr., Kin Bates, Sam Tucker, and Don Fournier, the chewing gum jingle “double your pleasure, double your fun” certainly applied to them after the conclusion of the 2021 Heritage Racing Series at Famoso Drag Strip Oct.24.
For Dan Horan Jr., Kin Bates, Sam Tucker, and Don Fournier, the chewing gum jingle “double your pleasure, double your fun” certainly applied to them after the conclusion of the 2021 Heritage Racing Series at Famoso Drag Strip Oct.24. All four of…
Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming 62nd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com on Feb. 17-20 at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, as the race returns to its traditional winter spot as the opening race of the NHRA…
The NHRA family is mourning the loss of Dylan Cromwell, a member of the Jim Head Racing team, who was fatally injured in a highway accident near Plainfield, Ind., Sunday morning.
The NHRA family is mourning the loss of Dylan Cromwell, a member of the Jim Head Racing team, who was fatally injured in a highway accident near Plainfield, Ind., Sunday morning.
According to local television station WISHTV, the accident occurred…
From jet cars to a cacklefest to the word’s first 200-mph electric dragster, there is something for everyone at this weekend’s Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
From jet cars to a cacklefest to the amazing CJ1400 electric Cobra Jet and the word’s first 200-mph electric dragster, there is something for everyone at this weekend’s Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Las Vegas is a city built on…
With two races left in the season, Brittany Force is still in the running for a second NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Top Fuel title, and her crew, led by David Grubnic, is going to do everything possible to make it happen.