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Virginia NHRA Nationals will return to Richmond in 2022

The 2021 Virginia NHRA Nationals has officially been canceled, but NHRA and Virginia Motorsports Park have teamed up to announce May 13-15 as the triumphant return of the Virginia NHRA Nationals to Richmond in 2022.
12 Jul 2021
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Virginia NHRA Nationals
NHRA and Virginia Motorsports Park have teamed up to announce May 13-15, 2022, as the triumphant return of the Virginia NHRA Nationals to Richmond. Furthermore, due to a full second-half schedule and travel logistics, the 2021 Virginia NHRA…
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Chicago firefighter Chris King will debut in Funny Car at Mile-High Nationals

Chicago firefighter Chris King will make his NHRA professional debut in Funny Car at the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver and will run Topeka and possibly Indy. 
12 Jul 2021
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Chris King
Chicago firefighter Chris King will make his professional debut July 16-18 at the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver. King, who has experience in both Top Alcohol Funny Cars and Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars, will pilot a Toyota for Mark…
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Famed Western Swing begins with traditional opener at Bandimere Speedway

The Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil on July 16-18 is the eighth event of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season and serves as the challenging and traditional starting point of the NHRA’s famed three-race Western Swing.
11 Jul 2021
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Denver
With 330-mph fire-breathing machines under the lights and the first nitro action in two years at Bandimere Speedway due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil on July 16-18 is sure to deliver a…
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Prepare for the magic of nighttime qualifying at the Winternationals

Nighttime qualifying will be among the many highlights as the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series brings winter to Pomona this summer, at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com, July 30 – Aug. 1.
09 Jul 2021
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Pomona
  The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will bring winter to Pomona this summer, and fans are invited to celebrate the summer-themed Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com as it returns to sunny Southern…
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Lane, Lang both double up at Woodburn Dragstrip Division 6 doubleheader weekend

Cody Lane in Comp and Jody Lang in Super Stock collected wins at both events of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division doubleheader event at Woodburn Dragstrip.
09 Jul 2021
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Division 6
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division event at Woodburn Dragstrip: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., 5.298, 273.05  def. Garrett Bateman…
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Ron Capps set to debut new NAPA Dodge during upcoming Western Swing

Looking for his first win of the season, Ron Capps and his NAPA team are preparing to debut a new chassis in Denver. In this video, co-crew chief Dean Antonelli explains the team's innovative approach and reasons for the change.
09 Jul 2021
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JEGS SPORTSnationals will highlight JEGS Speedweek at National Trail Raceway

NHRA returns to National Trail Raceway for JEGS Speedweek July 13-18, featuring five full days of NHRA Sportsman Drag Racing encompassing the JEGS SPORTSnationals and a Division 3 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event.
08 Jul 2021
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JEGS Speedweek
NHRA returns to National Trail Raceway for JEGS Speedweek July 13-18, featuring five full days of NHRA Sportsman Drag Racing. JEGS Speedweek hosts a doubleheader weekend with the JEGS SPORTSnationals specialty event followed by a Division 3 Lucas…
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Texas Motorplex announces Stampede of Speed during FallNationals week

The Texas Motorplex has announced a major expansion and rebranding of the NHRA Texas FallNationals. The “Stampede of Speed” will begin Saturday, Oct. 2, and will conclude with the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals, Oct. 7-10, a full week of events and activities.
08 Jul 2021
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Texas Motorplex
The Texas Motorplex has announced a major expansion and rebranding of the NHRA Texas FallNationals, one of seven NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoff races to be contested in 2021. The “Stampede of Speed” will begin with a special opening…
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Calverton Executive Airpark becomes newest Division 1 NHRA Member Track

Calverton Executive Airpark in Long Island, N.Y., becomes the newest NHRA member track, serving the vast Division 1 region. The unique location will see NHRA racing action five weeks of the year beginning in August.
08 Jul 2021
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Calverton Executive Airpark
Long Island residents have become accustomed to hearing airplanes depart and arrive at Calverton Executive Airpark, but soon the sounds of race cars will be joining the airpark as Calverton Executive Airpark becomes the newest NHRA member track.…
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Alex Laughlin set to earn Top Fuel license; plans Denver debut

Alex Laughlin's drag racing résumé already includes stints in Top Dragster, Top Alcohol Dragster, Pro Mod, and Pro Stock, and now the versatile Texan is planning the most ambitious move of his career as he prepares to earn his NHRA competition license in Top Fuel.
07 Jul 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Alex Laughlin
Alex Laughlin's drag racing résumé already includes stints in Top Dragster, Top Alcohol Dragster, Pro Mod, and Pro Stock, and now the versatile Texan is planning the most ambitious move of his career as he prepares to earn his NHRA competition…
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Funny Car championship leader Bob Tasca III prepares for crucial Western Swing

Bob Tasca III is riding high after driving his Motorcraft Quicklane Ford to wins in two of the season's first seven races. Now, he's preparing a new car for the grueling three-race Western Swing in Denver, Sonoma, and Pomona.
07 Jul 2021
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New PRI program seeks to unite racing industry

Performance Racing Industry (PRI), producer of world-class trade events and media, is launching the racing industry's first-of-its-kind membership program on July 13, 2021, making it possible for racers and enthusiasts to join racing businesses in a groundbreaking movement to protect and grow the industry.
07 Jul 2021
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PRI
Performance Racing Industry (PRI), producer of world-class trade events and media, is launching the racing industry's first-of-its-kind membership program on July 13, 2021. This will make it possible for racers and enthusiasts to join racing…
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Autumn Hight following in famous father's footsteps with Super Comp license

Autumn Hight, daughter of three-time NHRA Funny Car world champ Robert Hight, is ready to make the transition from Jr. Dragsters to Super Comp after graduating from the Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School.
06 Jul 2021
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Autumn Hight f
by Ainsley Jacobs Three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Robert Hight has enjoyed tremendous success throughout his drag racing career. When his daughter, Autumn, decided to push her own driving skills to the next level, he…
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Erica Enders reflects on Norwalk win; looks ahead to Western Swing

Fresh off her second Pro Stock win of the season at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Erica Enders joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss the victory and look ahead to the remainder of the 2021 season.
06 Jul 2021
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Confident wins are coming, Ron Capps gearing up for night runs, big crowds during Western Swing

Ron Capps has witnessed something special building up to start the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, as fans have returned to the track en masse.
06 Jul 2021
Josh Hachat
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Ron Capps
Ron Capps has witnessed something special building up to start the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, as fans have returned to the track en masse. The former Funny Car world champion could also only smile when he thought about what’s in…
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Funny Car's Alex Miladinovich will be back in action in Sonoma and Pomona

Popular NHRA nitro Funny Car racer Alex Miladinovich and his M2/Hot For Teacher Racing team will be back in action at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals and the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.
05 Jul 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Alex Miladinovich
Popular NHRA nitro Funny Car racer Alex Miladinovich and his M2/Hot For Teacher Racing team will be back in action at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals and the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com, the final two legs of the…
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Jet dragsters to light up the night sky on Friday and Saturday in Denver

The upcoming Dodge SRT Mile High Nationals presented by Pennzoil will feature a special appearance by the Earthflight jet dragster driven by Mark Stevens and the Volcano driven by Chuck Haynes.
05 Jul 2021
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jet dragster
The upcoming Dodge SRT Mile High Nationals presented by Pennzoil will feature a special appearance by the Earthflight jet dragster driven by Mark Stevens and the Volcano driven by Chuck Haynes. The jets will make side-by-side exhibition runs to…
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Watch the Division 3 Lucas Oil Series event from Norwalk for free live on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch this weekend’s Division 3 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Summit Motorsports Park for free on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster. Coverage begins Friday morning.
03 Jul 2021
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Norwalk
NHRA fans can watch this weekend’s Division 3 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Summit Motorsports Park for free on NHRA.tv powered by …
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Nataas, Cox, Bogacki headline Cavalcade of Stars Division 3 winners list

Julie Nataas and DJ Cox scored alcohol-class wins and Luke Bogacki added another score in Super Gas as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Division was in action at the Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser at Summit Motorsports Park.
02 Jul 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 Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER Julie Nataas, Brownsburg, Ind., 5.323, 273.27  …
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NHRA Pro Stock champ Erica Enders nominated for ESPYS Best Driver award

02 Jul 2021
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Erica Enders
NHRA’s four-time and reigning Pro Stock champion, Erica Enders, has been nominated for the 2020 ESPYS Best Driver Award.  Enders claimed the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series championship last season to deem her the winningest NHRA…
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NHRA fans can win big prizes in NHRA 70th anniversary Sweepstakes

NHRA continues its anniversary celebration with the announcement of 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.    
01 Jul 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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For Norwalk Funny Car champ Cruz Pedregon, the work never stops

Cruz Pedregon drove his Snap-on Tools Dodge to the Funny Car win in Norwalk, and then quickly front-halved his chassis prior to the Norwalk Night of Fire and the upcoming NHRA Western Swing.
01 Jul 2021
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Celebrate the return of NHRA Drag Racing in SoCal in a Pomona Party Suite!

NHRA fans attending the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com will have the opportunity to enjoy the storied event from the comfort of a Quarter-Mile Club party suite in the main tower at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
30 Jun 2021
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Pomona
NHRA fans attending the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com will have the opportunity to enjoy the storied event from the comfort of a Quarter-Mile Club party suite in the main tower at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.…
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Watson II secures bittersweet Factory Stock Showdown win in Norwalk

Chuck Watson II raced to his first Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown final at the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals and won his first race less than three months after his father passed away.
27 Jun 2021
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Factory Stock Showdown
Four years ago Chuck Watson’s father won the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals and today the driver from Grosse Ile, Mich., raced to his first Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown final and won his first race less than three months…
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Gonzalez picks up second E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod win of season

After qualifying in the top spot to start the day at the 14th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series driver Jose Gonzalez took home the win at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park.
27 Jun 2021
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Jose Gonzalez
After qualifying in the top spot to start the day at the 14th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series driver Jose Gonzalez took home the win at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park.…
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Electric Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 makes record run of 8.12, 171 mph in Norwalk

Bob Tasca III set a new electric-vehicle drag racing record, piloting the Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 to a run of 8.26, 167 mph during an exhibition pass at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals then came back and ran a stunning 8.12 at 171.97 mph. See both runs!
26 Jun 2021
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Austin Prock to sub in for Clay Millican for remainder of weekend in Norwalk

2019 NHRA Rookie of the Year is set to fill in for Millican, who is suffering from a mild inner ear infection, for the rest of this weekend's Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
26 Jun 2021
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Millican
Stringer Performance driver and Top Fuel standout Clay Millican will not be driving the Parts Plus dragster for the remainder of this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk. Millican has been suffering from a mild…
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Champions crowned at JDRL Western Conference Finals in Tulsa

Eight first-time individual champions and host track Osage Tulsa Raceway Park claimed top honors during final eliminations at the 2021 NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals, one of two national events in the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League.
25 Jun 2021
Candida Benson, Jr. Dragster Contributor
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Camden Teel Jr. Dragster
Camden Teel (age 6-9), Emma Elliott (10), Tyler Wied (11), Kayden Salter (12), Cole Foster (13), Jada Sexton (14), William Craft (15), and Braiden Chesleigh (16-17) outlasted the field in their respective age groups to claim top honors at the NHRA…
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Final Friday qualifying results from the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals

Final qualifying results from Friday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals for Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
25 Jun 2021
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Aaron Stanfeild
Final qualifying results from Friday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. TOP FUEL 1 Steve Torrence 3.705 324.83 2 Brittany Force 3.722 323.74 3 Billy Torrence 3.724…
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Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Kelly Clontz walks away from Norwalk top-end tumble

During the first round of Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, rider Kelly Clontz fell off her motorcycle. She stood up under her own power and was seen by the on-site medical team.
25 Jun 2021
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