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Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence, who been nominated for an ESPY award, talks about what winning would mean not just to him but to NHRA in this interview from the latest issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine.
Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence has been nominated for an ESPY award after a dominating 2018 campaign in which he not only won the championship, but completed an unprecedented six-race sweep of the…
The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series for the Northeast Division was at Lebanon Valley Dragway this weekend. Alcohol Dragster (Jackie Fricke). Alcohol Funny Car (Matt Gill), and Comp (Frank Aragona Jr.) were completed; other classes will finishes at later dates
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division event at Lebanon Valley Dragway:
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Frank Aragona Freehold, N.J., '19 Altered, J/AA, 8.016,…
The rescheduled Sportsman racing portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals that was postponed due to high water levels in the area will take place Sept. 5-6, 2019 at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park.
NHRA officials announced details for the rescheduled portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals that were postponed due to high water levels in the area. The remaining part of the event will take place Sept. 5-6, 2019 at Summit Racing…
Troy Coughlin Jr. collected his second Wally in Top Alcohol Dragster, wheeling Rich McPhillips’ JEGS-backed dragster past Will Smith in the Smith/Hirata entry tuned by 2013 event winner Dave Hirata. Coughlin led wire to wire to win convincingly…
World champion Sean Bellemeur and the seemingly unstoppable Bartone Bros./Hussey Performance Camaro won their second straight event and third overall this season, stopping defending event champ Ray Drew from a double in the final round,5.47 to 5…
Aeromotive Pro Mod racer Steve Matusek will make his NHRA Pro Stock debut in an Elite Motorsports powered Ford Mustang at the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
28 Jun 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Steve Matusek will drive a different sort of door car at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. The Aeromotive Pro Mod racer will make his Pro Stock debut in an Elite Motorsports-powered Ford Mustang in Denver and race the entire…
NHRA National Dragster magazine's 12th issue of 2019, which includes a feature on Ford Funny Car racer Bob Tasca III and coverage of the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties and the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
NHRA National Dragster magazine's 12th issue of 2019, which includes a feature on Ford Funny Car racer Bob Tasca III's recent success and coverage of the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties and the NHRA Thunder Valley…
Tickets for the 2020 season-opening 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona are on sale now for the national event taking place Feb 6-9, 2020.
Tickets for the 2020 season-opening 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona are on sale now for the national event taking place Feb 6-9, 2020.
Fans won’t want to miss the…
Following recent wins in Charlotte and Richmond, class racers Joe Santangelo and Monty Bogan struck gold for the second time this season with victories at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. Santangelo earned the Super Stock crown…
Joe Santangelo won the Richmond event at the end of May, and ironically, he was in the Super Stock final against Bogan in Charlotte. In the Bristol final, where he faced off against Division 3 racer and former world champ Ricky Decker, Santangelo…
Following a near-double at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, where he posted a win in Super Stock and a runner-up finish in Stock, Monty Bogan returned to the winner’s circle in Bristol, where he claimed the Stock title in his D/SA ’67…
Todd Ewing collected his eighth national event Wally and first since 2017 after he beat Ray Miller Jr. in the Super Comp final. Ewing, who has wins in Super Comp, Super Stock, and Top Dragster, got a free pass in the final after Miller broke an…
Ray Sawyer, the 2005 NHRA Super Gas champ, celebrated Father’s Day with a present to himself after winning his seventh national event title. Wheeling his ’02 Camaro, Sawyer grabbed a two-hundredths lead against Michelle Furr in the Super Gas final…
Johnny Brooks’ classic ’67 Chevy II attracted a lot of attention from the Bristol fans thanks to its clean lines and show-quality paint, and it also proved to be an effective race car by winning in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs. Brooks got a…
Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Winners Edition featuring On Location Winnerviews with Steve Torrence, Bob Tasca, Chris McGaha, Andrew Hines, and an assortment of crew chiefs and crew members. Jason Logan checks in from Studio 302. NHRA’s…
Angie Smith was able to move by idle riders Jerry Savoie and Steve Johnson into the eighth and final spot in the Mickey Thompson Tires Pro Bike Battle field and will look to defend that position at Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil, the final points-earning race for the special event.
Just one race -- the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil in Denver, July 19-21 -- remains for Pro Stock Motorcycle riders to lock in their positions for the Mickey Thompson Tires Pro Bike Battle, July 27 at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals…
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series celebrates Fourth of July weekend with nitro flames and fire-breathing 11,000-horsepower machines at the seventh annual NHRA New England Nationals, July 5-7 at New England Dragway.
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series celebrates Fourth of July weekend with nitro flames and fire-breathing 11,000-horsepower machines at the seventh annual NHRA New England Nationals, July 5-7 at New England Dragway.
It is the 13th of 24…
The Topeka field was stacked with talent, but Shawn Cowie managed to successfully defend his 2017 and 2018 titles. After qualifying No. 3, he powered to the final where his 5.213, 279.15 was more than enough to defeat Troy Coughlin Jr., but also…
Sean Bellemeur now has 13 wins after wheeling the Hussey Performance Camaro to a win over veteran Jay Payne in the final. Bellemeur was solidly in the 5.4s on race day in his wins against Scott McVey, Lance Van Hauen, and Nick Januik…
Two-time national champ Bruno Massel Jr. has 13 national event wins after driving his turbocharged Blackfire I/Dragster to the Comp title. Massel qualified No. 5 and avoided a significant index hit on his way to the final. The indexes became…
Gene Mosbek celebrated his 65th birthday in style with his sixth-career national event win and second in Topeka. Driving his rare ’64 Plymouth, Mosbek saved his best performance for last with a .001 light and a 10.234 on his 10.22 dial to cool…
Reigning Division 5 champ Chris Chaney won the Stock final with a 10.215 on his 10.21 dial but avoided having to make a decision at the finish line after opponent Scott Libersher fouled by two-thousandths. Chaney had a bye in the semifinals but…
Kyle Fickler, a member of the SEMA Board of Directors, created another lasting memory when he drove his dragster to a close final round win over Vernon Rowland to win for the first time since 2003. Rowland was four-thousandths of a second quicker at…
Super Gas winner Shawn Carter broke a lengthy winless drought in Topeka when he defeated Collin Becker in the final round. Carter’s last national event win came at the 2007 Dallas race. Driving his ’05 Cavalier, Carter was wheel to wheel with…
After six wins in Super Comp and Super Gas, Trevor Larson claimed his first win in Super Street after fellow Minnesota resident Mike Campbell fouled by a thousandth of a second in the final. Larson, coming off a very competitive run in his…
Shawn Cowie won Top Alcohol Dragster for the third straight year and Sean Bellemeur continued unchecked this season in Top Alcohol Funny Car to the lead the list of champions at the NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties.
25 Jun 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
For the last three years Shawn Cowie won the Top Alcohol Dragster title in Topeka and this time, he was joined in victory by seven other Lucas Oil Series sportsman standouts, all of whom are previous national event champions. Like Cowie, Top Alcohol…
Rachel Meyer defeated her sister, Megan, in the Alcohol Dragster final while Annie Whiteley raced to victory in Top Alcohol Funny car at the Division 4 event at No Problem Raceway Park.
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division event at No Problem Raceway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Rachel Meyer, Spring Hill, Kan., 5.381, 270.35 def…
Former world champion Khalid alBalooshi raced to his first victory of the 2019 season during E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service action on Sunday at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park.
Former world champion Khalid alBalooshi raced to his first victory of the 2019 season during E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service action on Sunday at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. The series was…
In a special drawing for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship, four NHRA divisions were selected to send an extra racer to compete for the national championship at the season ending Auto Club NHRA Finals.
In a special drawing for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship, four NHRA divisions were selected to send an extra racer to compete for the national championship at the season ending Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona…
Mission Raceway wrapped up its Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event with Shawn Cowie and Biran Hough leading the list of winners at the Division 6 event.
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division event at Mission Raceway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Shawn Cowie, Surrey, B.C., 5.215, 277.60 def. Casey Grisel,…