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Troy Coughlin Jr. and the JEGS.com McPhillips Racing team are roaring into the 64th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals on a two-race winning streak that certainly makes them a "Big Go" favorite.
One day after clinching the North Central Regional Top Alcohol Dragster championship, Troy Coughlin Jr. and the JEGS.com McPhillips Racing team are roaring into the 64th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals on a two-race winning streak that…
Portland International Raceway captured the NHRA Summit Racing Series Northwest Division Final Team Championship along with four racers that punched their tickets to the Summit National Championship in winning Saturday’s Race of Champions.
BOISE, Idaho – Portland International Raceway captured the NHRA Summit Racing Series Northwest Division Final Team Championship along with four racers that punched their tickets to the Summit National Championship in winning Saturday’s Race of…
In a surprising move, Joey Gladstone leaves the Underdahl/Stoffer team and will join Team Liberty Racing. Former rookie of the year Cory Reed will sit out the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
28 Aug 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
After a frustrating start to the 2018 season, Joey Gladstone has announced that he has joined Team Liberty Racing for the remainder of the 2018 season. Gladstone will be riding team owner Cory Reed’s Buell V-twin while Reed waits for his new bike to…
Popular Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chip Ellis will make his 2018 season debut at Indy aboard a Vance & Hines factory Harley-Davidson; Nitro Harley rider Doug Vancil will serve as crew chief.
28 Aug 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Vance & Hines factory Harley-Davidson team will expand to three riders at the upcoming Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals with the addition of seven-time NHRA national event winner, Chip Ellis, who will join current championship contenders…
Just nine points separate Scott Palmer, Mike Salinas and RIchie Crampton as the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals begin at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. Those points could prove the difference between making the Countdown to the Championship and not, making the final race of the regular season all the more enticing.
Just nine points separate Scott Palmer, Mike Salinas and Richie Crampton, three standout Top Fuel drivers competing for what could possibly be the final two spots in the upcoming NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. With the final regular…
Two-time Top Fuel Dragster winner Blake Alexander to pilot the LoCo Cookers Top Fuel Dragsters for Bob Vandergriff Racing at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.
27 Aug 2018
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Blake Alexander will don the LoCo Cookers colors at his seventh event of the season when he pilots the Bob Vandergriff Racing Top Fuel Dragster at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. The two-time winner boasts four final-round…
For the first time, Mountain Motor Pro Stock cars will be making an appearance at an NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event as part of the 64th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
For the first time, Mountain Motor Pro Stock cars will be making an appearance at an NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event as part of the 64th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Mountain motor drivers from around the country will…
Justin Ashley Racing will hit the track for its first official race at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, and will be introducing its new primary sponsor, 1800CASHOUT, Inc.
Justin Ashley Racing, which recently announced it had acquired a complete A/Fuel Dragster operation to compete in the NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster class, will hit the track for its first official race at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.…
Allegiant has signed a multi-year agreement to become the official airline of NHRA. The new partnership with Allegiant, is effective immediately for the remainder of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season and will continue for upcoming seasons.
Allegiant has signed a multi-year agreement to become the official airline of NHRA. The new partnership with Allegiant, which offers industry-low fares on an all-jet fleet, is effective immediately for the remainder of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag…
In the final round of the NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout at Beech Bend Raceway Park and the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series it was Ed Dudley hoisting the trophy with a final-round win over Chris Stephenson.
In the final round of the NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout at Beech Bend Raceway Park and the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series it was Ed Dudley hoisting the trophy with a final-round win over Chris Stephenson.
Dudley, Plainfield, Ind.,…
Defending Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force powered atop the Top Fuel competitors on the second of two days of the Indianapolis test session at Lucas Oil Raceway ahead of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
The defending Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force powered atop the Top Fuel competitors on day two of the Indianapolis test session. The 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series continues with the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Aug. 29…
Gary Pritchettwill pull double-duty at Indy as the clutch specialist on Steve Torrence’s Top Fuel car and driver of Jonnie Lindberg’s Landmeco Top Alcohol Funny Car .
23 Aug 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
It wasn’t hard to find the happiest guy at Lucas Oil Raceway during Wednesday’s first day of the annual pre-U.S. Nationals test. That honor went to Gary Pritchett, who had the time of his life preparing for his NHRA diving debut behind the wheel…
NHRA's Mello Yello Pro hit the track at Lucas Oil Raceway for the second of two days of testing ahead of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Follow along with our live coverage.
23 Aug 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
For the most part, the NHRA pros that took part in Wednesday’s test session at Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis were able to gain valuable data and refine their tune-ups with a little more than a week before the sport’s marquee event, the Chevrolet…
Driving his C/SA ’69 Mustang, Ben Line ran his Brainerd win streak to 14 consecutive rounds and capped off the win with a win over Randi Lyn Shipp in a heads-up, no-breakout battle between C/SA entries in Stock. Line got the best of Shipp’s ’67…
Glenn Hall rounded out the winner’s circle, taking the holeshot win against Matt Ernst in Pro Stock Snowmobile. Hall went 8.273, 155.79 to Ernst’s 8.242, 155.19.
Jackie Fricke and Annie Whiteley led the list of winners at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals with victories in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, respectively.
22 Aug 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Jackie Fricke and Annie Whiteley led the list of winners at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals with victories in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, respectively.
Fricke won her third national event title after a…
The Super Gas class produced another first-time winner in Jeff Crooks, who picked up the victory after final-round opponent Tom Carlson fouled by five-thousandths. The Manitoba-based Crooks, in his ’67 Firebird, made his way through eliminations…
Jackie Fricke won her third national event title after a final-round win against Dean Dubbin. Dubbin was out first with a .009-second reaction time, but Fricke rallied to win, 5.302 to 5.443. Earlier, Fricke topped former world champ Alan…
J.R. Lobner took a big step toward a potential world championship in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs when he claimed his third win of the season. After a pair of divisional victories in Denver and Topeka, Lobner won the third national…
Annie Whiteley qualified No. 1 and faced off with Jay Payne in the final. Payne left first but couldn’t make a full run, allowing Whiteley to win with a 5.564, 267.37 mph. The win was her second national event title of the season and sixth of…
Brainerd regular Brian Johnson is a versatile racer who has achieved success in everything from motorcycles to dragsters. Johnson grabbed his first national event Wally in the Super Stock class when he drove his SS/KA Duster to a final-round win…
Three months ago, in Topeka, Don Nichols reached the final round of Super Comp before he was turned away by first-time winner Danielle Jaramillo-Miller. Nichols quickly made amends for that loss when he earned his first national event title in…
Todd Fleck won the Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs title on a single run after Ross Laris broke. Fleck capped off the win with a competitive .007 reaction time. Fleck also scored wins against Joseph Hessling, Scott Murray, and Matthew…
NHRA's Mello Yello Pro hit the track at Lucas Oil Raceway for two days of testing ahead of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Follow along with our live coverage.
22 Aug 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
In what has become an annual tradition, a number of NHRA pros descended on Lucas Oil Raceway for two-days of testing ahead of the upcoming Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Rain on Tuesday gave way to cooler and drier conditions with…
The Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the final race before the six-race Countdown to the Championship, features an increased amount of points that will push the drama and excitement of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season to a thrilling level.
The drama and excitement of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season will reach a thrilling level during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship, the NHRA’s six-race playoff that follows the 18-race regular…
NHRA officials announced the 16-race 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule for the Pro Stock Motorcycle class, which will once again feature exhilarating drag racing at a variety of scenic tracks across the country.
NHRA officials announced the 16-race 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule for the Pro Stock Motorcycle class, which will once again feature exhilarating drag racing at a variety of scenic tracks across the country. The intense racing…
The NHRA North Central Division Moser Sportsman Shootout is set to take place on Saturday, August 25, in conjunction with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, Ky.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The NHRA North Central Division Moser Sportsman Shootout is set to take place on Saturday, August 25, in conjunction with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, Ky.
Jacob…
With just one race remaining in the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series regular season, berths in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs are still not even three-fourths filled. With the conclusion of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, just 27 of the 40 spots have been clinched with just the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, to go.
With just one race remaining in the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series regular season, berths in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs are still not even three-fourths filled. With the conclusion of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, just…
Preview | Friday | Saturday
In the final results from Beech Bend Raceway Park and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Troy Coughlin Jr., Delaware, Ohio, and Ray…
Larry Mota doubled up at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Double Header at Rocky Mountain Raceways, winning both events in Sportsman Motorcycle and Clint Neff advanced to the final round in both events scoring the win in Sunday’s Comp Eliminator final.
Preview | Friday | Saturday
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – Larry Mota, Orem, Utah, doubled up this weekend at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Double Header at Rocky…