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JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals moves to July at National Trail Raceway in 2020

One of the most widely known and prestigious weekends on the Sportsman racing calendar, the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals, will be back at National Trail Raceway on July 18-19, 2020.
30 Oct 2019
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Sportsnationals
One of the most widely known and prestigious weekends on the Sportsman racing calendar, the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals, will be back at National Trail Raceway on July 18-19, 2020. After a three-year hiatus from National Trail Raceway, the race…
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AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Stock winner Vic Penrod

30 Oct 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Vic Penrod had plenty to celebrate after his win in the Super Stock final against Aaron Stanfield, who fouled. A three-time national event finalist this season, Penrod is now the overall leader in Super Stock and has a shot at the national…
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Beal Racing to make Top Fuel debut in Las Vegas with Pat Dakin driving

Beal Racing, a team known for fielding alcohol and nitro Funny Cars for decades under the guidance of late founder Chuck Beal, will make its Top Fuel debut this weekend in Las Vegas with class veteran Pat Dakin handling the driving chores for the first race. Brandon Welch will license in the car Monday.
30 Oct 2019
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Brandon Welch
Beal Racing, a team known for fielding alcohol and nitro Funny Cars for decades under the guidance of late founder Chuck Beal, will make its Top Fuel debut at this weekend’s Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil in Las Vegas with class veteran…
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Steven Densham, son of Funny Car veteran Gary, will make Funny Car debut in Vegas

Steven Densham, the son of NHRA Funny Car veteran Gary Densham, will make his debut in the class at the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
29 Oct 2019
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Steven Densham
Steven Densham, the son of NHRA Funny Car veteran Gary Densham and a past NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Nostalgia Funny Car champion, will make his “big show” debut at the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor…
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Veteran tuner Mike Neff to join Tasca Racing fulltime in multi-year deal

Veteran tuner Mike Neff will join Tasca Racing fulltime immediately, beginning a multiyear deal, according to team owner Bob Tasca III, driver of the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang Funny Car.
29 Oct 2019
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Bob Tasca
Veteran tuner Mike Neff will join Tasca Racing fulltime immediately, beginning a multiyear deal, according to team owner Bob Tasca III, driver of the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang Funny Car. Neff will serve as co-crew chief with Jon Schaffer…
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NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Dragster champion Kevin Brannon

29 Oct 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Kevin Brannon won the 2015 Super Comp championship without the benefit of a national event victory, but he’s got one now after driving past Brook Warren-Foley in the final round of Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs.com. Brannon got the best of a…
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NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Gas champion John Labbous Jr.

29 Oct 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
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John Labbous Jr. has now won four times in Charlotte. The 2017 national champion, Labbous won the final in a 9.92 to 9.89 showdown against two-time national champ Sherman Adcock Jr. Labbous, who is on track for another top ten finish, downed Lauren…
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NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Comp champion Jonathan Anderson

29 Oct 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Jonathan Anderson has now earned Super Comp wins in Charlotte for three-consecutive years including back-to-back titles at the spring event in 2017-18. A former Division 2 champ in Super Street, Anderson’s latest win came following an 8.933 to 8.924…
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NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Stock champion Robbie Draughon

29 Oct 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
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A few minutes after winning in Stock, Jimmy Daniels returned for the Super Stock final but his chances for a double were dashed by Robbie Draughon, who wheeled his quick SS/AM ’66 Corvette to his first national event title. Draughon finished the job…
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NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals Stock champion Jimmy Daniels

29 Oct 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Jimmy Daniels, who has won the Dodge Hemi Challenge at Indy for four-straight years, earned his first national event title in Charlotte and nearly added a second. Daniels, driving for the Barsky & MacMath team, won the Stock Eliminator title by…
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NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals Comp champion Frank Aragona Jr.

29 Oct 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Frank Aragona Jr. is now a three-time champion in Comp Eliminator thanks to his final round win against New Jersey neighbor Elio Mannino, who fouled. After qualifying No. 1, Aragona drove his J/AA Bantam to win against Terry Smith, Randy Daniels,…
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NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Sean Bellemeur

29 Oct 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
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With his sixth victory of the season, Sean Bellemeur has successfully defended his title in Top Alcohol Funny Car. Bellemeur clinched the title when he drove Tony Bartone’s Hussy Performance Camaro to a 5.40 in the final round to stop Dan Pomponio.…
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NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Megan Meyer

29 Oct 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Megan Meyer became just the fourth woman to win a Lucas Oil Series championship when she beat fellow title contender Troy Coughlin Jr. in the final round. In one of the most competitive battles in the history of the class, Meyer drove to a 5.14 to…
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NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals Sportsman highlights

There is something to be said about taking matters into one’s own hands and Megan Meyer, Sean Bellemeur, and Frank Aragona Jr. certainly took that advice to heart during the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals in Charlotte, winning the event and their season championships.
29 Oct 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Charlotte
There is something to be said about taking matters into one’s own hands and Megan Meyer, Sean Bellemeur, and Frank Aragona Jr. certainly took that advice to heart during the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals in Charlotte. Meyer won the Top Alcohol…
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Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice. returns as Millican co-primary sponsor in Las Vegas

Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice. returns as co-primary sponsor with Parts Plus on the Clay Millican-driven Straightline Strategy Group Top Fuel dragster for the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil in Las Vegas, Oct. 31–Nov. 3.
29 Oct 2019
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Clay Millican
The national consumer education and advocacy campaign Your Car. Your Data. Your Choice. returns as co-primary sponsor with Parts Plus on the Clay Millican-driven Straightline Strategy Group Top Fuel dragster for the upcoming Dodge NHRA Nationals…
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Gass-O-Ween gasser grudge match at Las Vegas event pits Finnegan against Scott

Fans attending the Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil, Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in Las Vegas, will be in for a treat when the trick street-driven rides of Mike Finnegan and Jarrad Scott square off in a one-of-a-kind Gass-O-Ween gasser grudge match race.
28 Oct 2019
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Gass-O-Ween
Fans attending the Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil, Oct. 31-Nov. 3 in Las Vegas, will be in for a treat when the trick street-driven rides of Mike Finnegan and Jarrad Scott square off in a one-of-a-kind Gass-O-Ween gasser grudge match…
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Todd and Crampton to represent DHL 50th anniversary in Las Vegas and Pomona

DHL-sponsored Kalitta Motorsports teammates J.R. Todd and Richie Crampton will each race specially designed DHL 50th anniversary race cars during the final two NHRA national events scheduled to be contested in Las Vegas and Pomona. 
25 Oct 2019
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J.R. Todd
DHL-sponsored Kalitta Motorsports teammates J.R. Todd and Richie Crampton will each race specially designed DHL 50th anniversary race cars during the final two NHRA national events scheduled to be contested in Las Vegas and Pomona.  Todd’s…
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Seven rookie candidates eligible for 2019 Auto Club Road to the Future Award

A diverse field of seven rookie drivers representing the four NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series categories were announced by NHRA officials and the Automobile Club of Southern California as the eligible candidates for the 2019 Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award.
25 Oct 2019
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Road to the Future
A diverse field of seven rookie drivers representing the four NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series categories, Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle, were announced by NHRA officials and the Automobile Club of Southern California…
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Join NHRA National Dragster for exclusive 60th anniversary autograph session at Auto Club NHRA Finals

Don Prudhomme, John Force, Antron Brown, Steve Torrence, Erica Enders and more will sign autographs before Saturday qualifying in Pomona.
24 Oct 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
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NHRA National Dragster
NHRA National Dragster will take over the Top Eliminator Club at the 2019 Auto Club NHRA…
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Norm Drazy, designed revolutionary PSI screw-type blower, passes away

Norman “Norm” Drazy, who developed the PSI screw-type supercharger that revolutionized Top Alcohol racing in the late 1980s, passed away in his hometown of Tempe Ariz., Oct. 3 after battling cancer. He was 72.
23 Oct 2019
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Norm Drazy
Norman “Norm” Drazy, who developed the PSI screw-type supercharger that revolutionized Top Alcohol racing in the late 1980s, passed away in his hometown of Tempe Ariz., Oct. 3 after battling cancer. He was 72. Drazy and his former wife Pat…
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Top Alcohol Dragster champ Megan Meyer discusses her title-winning season

With her recent victory in Charlotte, Megan Meyer became the first female world champion in the Top Alcohol Dragster class and just the fourth in NHRA Sportsman racing history. She joined NHRA’s Joe Castello at the recent AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals to talk about her championship.
23 Oct 2019
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Megan Meyer
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Mickey Thompson Tires Top Fuel Harley rider Kevin Boyer passes away

Mickey Thompson Tires Top Fuel Harley rider Kevin Boyer passed away Oct. 18 after an illness. He was 56. Boyer reached two final rounds in NHRA Top Fuel Harley competition, winning the 2017 Northwest Nationals in Seattle and scoring a runner-up at the 2016 Winternationals.
23 Oct 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Kevin Boyer
Mickey Thompson Tires Top Fuel Harley rider Kevin Boyer passed away Oct. 18 after an illness. He was 56. Boyer, of Edmonton, Alta., had been drag racing for 40 years, most of them on two wheels, and was one of the top talents on the Nitro Harley…
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Fry and Cottrell double crowned at California Hot Rod Reunion Sunday

The 2019 California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California completed competition at Auto Club Famoso Raceway on Sunday crowning not only event winners but also champions in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series.
22 Oct 2019
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Reunion
The 2019 California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California completed competition at Auto Club Famoso Raceway on Sunday crowning not only event winners but also champions in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series.…
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Top Fuel veteran Cory McClenathan honored as first Texas Motorplex Legend

Three-time Texas Motorplex Top Fuel winner and 34-time Top Fuel NHRA national event winner Cory McClenathan was honored as the first recipient of the Texas Motorplex Legend award during the pre-race ceremony at AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
20 Oct 2019
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Cory McClenathan
Three-time Texas Motorplex Top Fuel winner and 34-time Top Fuel NHRA national event winner Cory McClenathan was honored as the first recipient of the Texas Motorplex Legend award during the pre-race ceremony at AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals …
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Kimbrough, Worner, and Doll lead winners at Division 2 Rockingham event

Jim Kimbrough, Bryan Worner, and Allison Doll led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing SeriesvSoutheast Division 2 was in action at Rockingham Dragway.
18 Oct 2019
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Division 2
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division event at Rockingham Dragway: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Jim Kimbrough, Pace, Fla., dragster, C/ED, 9.377, 86.06  def. Lee…
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Drew Skillman clinches SAMTech.edu Factory Stock championship

Drew Skillman clinched the 2019 SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown championship at the close of qualifying Saturday at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals in Dallas.
18 Oct 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Drew Skillman
Drew Skillman clinched the 2019 SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock Showdown championship at the close of qualifying Saturday at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals in Dallas. Following an impressive three-win season, Skillman built a commanding lead in…
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Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series will compete at FallNationals

The Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) will put on an exhibition race presented by Atomizer Racing Injectors at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
18 Oct 2019
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Pro Mod
The Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) will put on an exhibition race presented by Atomizer Racing Injectors at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. The Mid-West Pro Mod Series features all types of engine power boosters,…
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster, with St. Louis coverage and Enders/Stoffer feature, now online

NHRA National Dragster magazine's 20th issue of 2019, which includes in-depth coverage of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals from St. Louis and an in-depth look at the revivals of the careers of event winners Erica Enders and Karen Stoffer, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
17 Oct 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
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ND cover
NHRA National Dragster magazine's 20th issue of 2019, which includes in-depth coverage of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals from St. Louis and an in-depth look at the revivals of the careers of event winners Erica Enders and Karen Stoffer,…
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Purchase tickets now for 2020 NHRA Arizona Nationals

This event marks the second stop on the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour and the 36th running of the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
17 Oct 2019
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NHRA Arizona Nationals
Tickets are now on sale for the 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals. This event marks the second stop on the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour and is sure to showcase thrilling drag racing action. …
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WFO Radio NHRA Nitro Podcast: NHRA Carolina Winners Edition

16 Oct 2019
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WFO
WFO Radio NHRA Nitro Podcast features the NTK NHRA Carolina Winners including Steve Torrence, Robert Hight, Deric Kramer, and Andrew Hines. Plus, Alan Reinhart recaps the race with host Joe Castello, and Richie Stevens stops by to discuss his return…
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