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Racers flock to Lucas Oil Raceway for Division 3 event, U.S. Nationals testing

Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis is tuning up for the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals on Labor Day weekend with this weekend's Division 3 Summer Spectacle Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event. Many teams on hand are not only racing but also testing for the Big Go.
07 Aug 2021
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Meyer, Smith, and Engels top winners list at SRCA Dragstrip Division 5 event

Rachel Meyer, Kyle Smith, and Doug Engels led the champions list as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series West Central Division event at SRCA Dragstrip.
06 Aug 2021
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SRCA Dragstrip
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division event at SRCA Dragstrip: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER Rachel Meyer, Mount Vernon, Mo., '15 , 5.244, 272.83  def. Jared…
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Nataas, Beverett, Bailey scores wins Lucas Oil Raceway regional event

Julie Nataas, Chip Beverett, and Robert Bailey topped the winner's list at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Division event at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
06 Aug 2021
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Division 3
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division event at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER Julie Nataas, Brownsburg, Ind., 5.218, 277.20  …
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Strickland doubles to lead winners at GALOT Motorsports Park

Jeff Strickland doubled in Stock and Top Dragster to top the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division was in action at GALOT Motorsports Park.
06 Aug 2021
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Southeast Division
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division event at GALOT Motorsports Park: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Craig Bourgeois, Metairie, La., '05 dragster, A/ND, 4.317, 158.…
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Watch Lucas Oil Series events, Jr. Finals for free live this weekend on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch a pair of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events and the Division 1 Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League Finals for free this weekend on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster. 
05 Aug 2021
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NHRA.tv
NHRA fans can watch a pair of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events and the Division 1 Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League Finals for free this weekend on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster. NHRA's Division 2 racers will be in…
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The Lagana Bros. back on track with their famed Nitro Ninja Top Fuel dragster

After more than a year on the sidelines, brothers Bobby and Dom Lagana will race their popular Nitro Ninja Top Fuel dragster this weekend at a match race in Michigan.
05 Aug 2021
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Duty calls for Pro Stock Motorcycle rider David Barron

David Barron was forced to miss the two most recent NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle events in Sonoma and Pomona in order to help hospitals keep up with the fight against COVID-19.
03 Aug 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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David Barron
Heading into the 2021 season, David Barron had hoped to race in a full season of Pro Stock Motorcycle races for the first time in his career. Barron prepared for his most ambitious season yet by purchasing a Buell V-Twin entry from Cory Reed’s team…
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Heritage Series Nightfire Nationals celebrates 50th year Aug. 6-8 at Firebird

One of the largest motorsports events in the Pacific Northwest, the Nightfire Nationals, part of the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary on Friday-Sunday, Aug. 6-8, at Firebird Raceway.
03 Aug 2021
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Nightfire Nationals
One of the largest motorsports events in the Pacific Northwest, the Nightfire Nationals, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary on Friday-Sunday, Aug. 6-8, at Firebird Raceway. The track’s signature Nitro event will feature an impressive field…
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2022 NHRA Winternationals returns to traditional February date as season opener

NHRA and Auto Club Raceway at Pomona have announced the dates of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season opener of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Presented By ProtectTheHarvest.com as Feb. 17-20.
30 Jul 2021
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Winternationals
NHRA and Auto Club Raceway at Pomona have announced the dates of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season opener of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Presented By ProtectTheHarvest.com as Feb. 17-20.   As is tradition at Auto…
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Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Sportsman video highlights

Joe and Kayla Mozeris made history at the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil with a rare father-daughter winner’s circle after Joe won in Comp eliminator and Kayla captured the Super Stock title.
29 Jul 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Joe and Kayla Mozeris
Joe and Kayla Mozeris made history at the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil with a rare father-daughter winner’s circle after Joe won in Comp eliminator and Kayla captured the Super Stock title. It was only the second time…
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New National Dragster issue packed with national and divisional race coverage

Just as sure as summer ratchets up the temperature, it also turns up the heat on the racing schedule, and you don’t have to look any further than the new issue of NHRA National Dragster, which is now online and in the mail for NHRA Members.
29 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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National Dragster
Read the issue Just as sure as summer ratchets up the temperature,…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Sportsman video highlights

Two-time NHRA world champion Anthony Bertozzi has had a lot of memorable days at the races but few, if any, can match the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, where he enjoyed an almost perfect weekend.
29 Jul 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Anthony Bertozzi
Two-time NHRA world champion Anthony Bertozzi has had a lot of memorable days at the races but few, if any, can match the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, where he enjoyed an almost perfect weekend. Bertozzi won in Super Stock and was a…
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Jim Dunn Racing celebrates 30 years with Mooneyes at Winternationals

The Mooneyes brand long has been associated with Jim Dunn Racing. This weekend, during the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Mooneyes will once again have its popular black and white graphics on the Dunn Funny Car.
28 Jul 2021
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Jim Dunn Racing
Since the early 1990s, the Mooneyes brand from Moon Equipment Co. has been associated with Jim Dunn Racing. This weekend, during the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com in Pomona, Mooneyes will once again have its…
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Nightly Cacklefests will add to the excitement of Winternationals action

Nearly 20 pieces of vintage drag racing iron, including front-engined Top Fuelers and Fuel Altereds, will salute NHRA fans attending the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com with a nightly Cacklefest Friday and Saturday evenings.
27 Jul 2021
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Cacklefest
Nearly 20 pieces of vintage drag racing iron, including front-engined Top Fuelers and Fuel Altereds, will salute NHRA fans attending the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com with a nightly Cacklefest Friday and Saturday…
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Pittsburgh Power backing will propel Brandon Welch in 2021 Top Fuel debut

The Brandon Welch-driven Beal Racing Top Fuel team will make its 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series debut at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com with primary sponsorship from Pittsburgh Power.
26 Jul 2021
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Brandon Welch
The Brandon Welch-driven Beal Racing Top Fuel team will make its 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series debut at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com with primary sponsorship from Pittsburgh Power, a national…
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Hopkins, Huntzberry, Santangelo lead Division 1 winners at Numidia Dragway

Mark Hopkins, Kyle Huntzberry, and Joe Santangelo led the list of winners at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division event at Numidia Dragway
24 Jul 2021
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Northeast Division
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division event at Numidia Dragway: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Mark Hopkins, Phoenixville, Pa., '92 Beretta, D/A, 7.796, 173.43  …
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Steve Torrence becomes first to clinch berth in Countdown to the Championship

With a successful qualifying effort at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, three-time and reigning Top Fuel world champ Steve Torrence has become the first driver to officially clinch a berth in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship.
24 Jul 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Steve Torrence
With a successful qualifying effort at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, three-time and reigning Top Fuel world champ Steve Torrence has become the first driver to officially clinch a berth in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the…
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Scrappers Racing honors Blaine Johnson with Travers Tool Tribute Car

The Mike Salinas-led Scrappers Racing Top Fuel Dragster has donned the Travers Tool blue and gold scheme at this weekend's NHRA Sonoma Nationals as a tribute to the car that the late Blaine Johnson drove to victory in Sonoma in 1996.
24 Jul 2021
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Blaine Johnson
Twenty-five years ago, Blaine Johnson, brother of Scrappers Racing tuning consultant Alan Johnson, won his final race in Top Fuel at Sonoma Raceway. Blaine beat Kenny Bernstein in the final round and unforgettably stopped the car on the end of the…
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NHRA Sonoma Nationals Saturday preview

Fans are rolling in from all over the West Coast to Sonoma Raceway for Saturday's qualifying sessions at the 2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
24 Jul 2021
David Kennedy
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NHRA Sonoma Nationals Saturday preview
It couldn't be better to be back drag racing in California. That's the buzz in the pits, grandstands, and staging lanes at the 2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals. And for good reason, today's second and third session of qualifying of Top Fuel, Funny Car,…
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Division 1 schedule changes; Virginia Motorsports Park adds doubleheader

Following the recent cancellation of the Northeast Division/East Region event at Atco Dragway, NHRA has announced adjustments to its Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule.
23 Jul 2021
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Virginia Motorsports Park
Following the recent cancellation of the Northeast Division/East Region event at Atco Dragway, NHRA has announced adjustments to its Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule.   Virginia Motorsports Park will now host a doubleheader event, Sept.…
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NHRA Sonoma Nationals Friday preview

This weekend the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to Sonoma Raceway to mark the relaunch of professional drag racing in California.
23 Jul 2021
David Kennedy
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NHRA Sonoma Nationals
This weekend the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to…
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Division 5 doubleheader completes at Heartland Motorsports Park

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series West Central Division wrapped up a doubleheader weekend at Heartland Motorsports Park by crowning nine more winners including Doug Enegsl in Comp and Billy Torrence in Super Comp.
22 Jul 2021
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Division 5
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division event at Heartland Motorsports Park: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., '08 Dragster, D/DA, 7.512,…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Sportsman champion Curt Fredrich

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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A decade after winning his first national event in Columbus, Curt Fredrich struck again in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers. Driving his ’68 Camaro, Fredrich, the reigning Division 3 champion, ran right on his 6.75 dial in the…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Dragster champion Al Kenny

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Al Kenny, the father of Super Gas runner-up Jason, won for the ninth time in his career and first since 2018 in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers. Kenny prevented Bertozzi from his second double-up with an outstanding performance…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Super Gas champion Jeremy Mason

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Six of the nine NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champs crowned in Norwalk were former or current world champs, including Super Gas winner Jeremy Mason, who won his title in 2019. Mason added the Norwalk title to his résumé after defeating…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Super Comp champion John Labbous Jr.

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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John Labbous Jr. joined teammates Anthony Bertozzi and Joe Santangelo in the crowded winner’s circle when he scored the Super Comp title. Driving Bertozzi’s dragster, Labbous, who is currently ranked in the top three in Super Comp and Super Gas…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Stock champion Joe Santangelo II

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Team Bertozzi’s second win came in Stock at the hands of Jpe Santangelo II, who drove his A/SA ’69 Camaro to a win against Don Belles, who also fouled. Santangelo now has 18 national event wins to his credit, including three at Summit…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Super Stock champion Anthony Bertozzi

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Two-time NHRA world champion Anthony Bertozzi has had a lot of memorable days at the races but few, if any, can match the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, where he enjoyed an almost perfect weekend. Bertozzi won in Super Stock and was a…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Comp champion Bruno Massel Jr.

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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In addition to his two world championships, Bruno Massel Jr. is now a 14-time national event winner in Comp following his final-round win against Ronnie Bohn. Massel, in his turbocharged CC/AT Cobalt, won the final with a (-.459) 7.311 against…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion D.J. Cox

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
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D.J. Cox scored for the first time since the 2016 season in Top Alcohol Funny Car after he defeated Bob McCosh in the final round. Cox got a single run in the first round but later had his work cut out for him with tough battles against Annie…
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