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Jason Line: Pro Stock’s Engine Man
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Josh Hart ready to realize final goal of competing in Top Fuel in 2021 season
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NHRA Shop Talk: Brian Lohnes, Alan Reinhart, and the wonders of nitrous oxide
Yuichi Oyama. Who? Japanese Top Fuel racer made waves, scored upsets in 2002
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Year in Review, 'Greek' tribute highlight final 2020 National Dragster issue
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When Chuck Yeager and Wally Parks compared speed records
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2020 Most Memorable Moments #1: Erica Enders wins her fourth championship
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Shawn Langdon reflects on 2020 Indy win, racing through 2020's challenges
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"I see something out of the corner of my eye, and it's ‘Big Daddy,' watching me"
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. vs. Jason Line: By the numbers
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Cruz Pedregon on his new crew: "They are established and they are winners"
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After first win, Justin Ashley dealing with increased expectations for 2021
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NHRA Insider podcast: Leah Pruett and A Look Back At Pro Stock Motorcycle
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NHRA Skype interview with Super Stock world champion Bryan Worner
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From the first pass of her return, Alexis DeJoria knew 'This is why I do what I do'
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NHRA Skype interview with Top Alcohol Dragster world champion Megan Meyer
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Nitro Time Machine: Underdog Bob Gilbertson goes the distance in Houston win
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NHRA Skype interview with Top Dragster world champion Anthony Bertozzi
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2020 Mickey Thompson Tires Top Fuel Harley Series champ Randal Andras
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Robert Hight wins AAA Decision 2020 Drags or Checkered Flags fan vote
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2020 SAMTech.edu Factory Stock Showdown champion Aaron Stanfield
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Terry McMillen and team continue to work towards 2021 return to Top Fuel
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Tickets on sale now for 2021 Virginia NHRA Nationals June 4-6
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J.R. Todd looks back at a challenging season and ahead to a promising 2021
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Nitro Time Machine: Al Hofmann gets the best of John Force at '95 Finals
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Nitro Time Machine: That time in Memphis where John Force saw Elvis at 1,000 feet
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JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals Stock winner Jeff Adkinson
Justin Lamb’s red-light in the Stock final was a huge relief to Jeff Adkinson, who won his third national event title behind the wheel of his A/SA ’69 Camaro. A multitime Division 2 champ, Adkinson reached the final by beating Matt Lund in a heads-…
JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals Super Street winner Val Harmon
Val Harmon, the 2012 JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals champion, earned a second national event title in Super Street after defeating Cole Cummings, who finished the event with a win and a semifinal finish. Harmon won the all-Louisiana, all-’67 Nova battle…
JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals Top Sportsman winner Don O'Neal
Crazy doesn’t begin to describe the final round of Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs after Don O’Neal won his second national event of the season, even though he fouled in the final. O’Neal left .004-second too soon which should have ended…
JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals Top Dragster winner Kyle Seipel
With a win in the final round of Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs, Seipel joined his good buddy, Lamb, in the winner’s circle. Seipel, a winner in four different NHRA classes, locked horns with young prodigy Aaron Stanfield in the final and…
JEGS Allstars Super Gas winner Ken Mostowich
Ken Mostowich, near lane, scored a win as a blocker when final-round opponent Jack Collier took too much stripe. The Pacific Division racer cut a solid light and drove .003-second over the index to take the Super Gas Wally back home to Calgary, Alta…
JEGS Allstars highlights: South Central Division rolls to seventh team title
‘The Good Guys” from the NHRA South Central Division turned in a dominating performance to win the 34th annual JEGS Allstars overall team title during the JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Chicago.
‘The Good Guys” from the NHRA South Central Division turned in a dominating performance to win the 34th annual JEGS Allstars overall team title during the JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Chicago. The Division 4 crew built a sizable lead after five…
JEGS Allstars Top Dragster winner Jeff Strickland
A heavyweight bout went the way of Division 2 racer Jeff Strickland, near lane, as he took out reigning Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs world champion Lynn Ellison in the final. Ellison broke out in pursuit of Strickland while trying to score a…
JEGS Allstars Super Street winner Philip Smida
Philip Smida II, far lane, ran a nearly perfect race to score a victory for the North Central Division. Smida bested Division 1’s Don Garbinski in a final that was decided by .021-second as Smida wheeled his ’88 Cavalier to a winning 10.909 pass.
JEGS Allstars Super Comp winner Mike Robilotto
Northeast Division rep Mike Robilotto ran a dominating race to defeat South Central Division competitor and reigning Super Comp world champion Austin Williams in the final. Robilotto cut a .009 light and ran .001-second over the index, leaving…
JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster winner Joey Severance
Defending world and JEGS Allstars champ Joey Severance, near lane, returned to the winner’s circle after winning the special event for the third time in his career to help lead the West Region to the team title. Severance’s final-round 5.24 sealed…
JEGS Allstars Comp winner Frank Aragona
Frank Aragona Jr., near lane, put up three wins for Division 1, sealing his second career Allstars title by beating Division 4’s Craig Bourgeois in a titanic matchup of former world champs. Aragona, whose other Allstars crown was won in 2011,…
JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Shane Westerfield
Shane Westerfield’s championship-defense season just keeps getting better as the reigning class king, near lane, won the JEGS Allstars for the second time in three years, then followed with a Sunday win. Westerfield defeated fellow West Region racer…
JEGS Allstars Stock winner Ryan Mangus
Division 7 Stock representative Ryan Mangus was congratulated by Jeg Coughlin Jr. after driving Coughlin’s Drag Pak Challenger to a win in the JEGS Allstars. Mangus won the final round over Division 6 rep Joe Sorensen, who fouled by seven-…
JEGS Allstars Top Sportsman winner Lester Johnson
Division 3 racer Lester Johnson, near lane, drove his amazing ’55 Chevy to a win in the Top Sportsman class when he topped Division 4 racer Bob Gulitti in the final round. Gulitti cut a .001 light but broke out by a hundredth while Johnson rolled to…
JEGS Allstars Super Stock winner Aaron Stanfield
A year after defeating his father, Greg, in the Chicago Super Stock final, Aaron Stanfield, near lane, returned to Route 66 Raceway to help the Division 4 team earn the overall points title in the JEGS Allstars event. In the final, Stanfield…
Tharpe collects third season win with victory in Bristol
Tii Tharpe won for the third time this season when Doug Vancil turned on the red light and went up in smoke at the hit in the final round of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. The win put Tharpe just 15 points behind Vancil in the…
alBalooshi scores Pro Mod win at Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
AlBalooshi powers into the winner's circle for the first time this year at the E3 Sparks Plugs Pro Mod Series presented by J&A Services portion of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Khalid AlBalooshi drove to his first victory of the season and fourth of his career Sunday during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by presented by J&A Service portion of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley…
Welch scores first SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown victory in Bristol
Joe Welch takes Drag Pak Challenger to first win in School of Automotive Machinists and Technology NHRA Factory Stock Showdown.
While opponent Arthur Kohn was sitting under the tower, strapped into his COPO Camaro, Joe Welch and his crew were in the back of the Bristol Dragway staging lanes, hastily preparing his Drag Pak Challenger for the final round. Welch answered the…
Green flips car during Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Pro Mod action
The parachutes on Chad Green's Chevy Camaro did not deploy, resulting in the car flipping and skidding into the sand trap during E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod eliminations. The racer exited the car under his own power.
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Steven Whiteley secures first Pro Mod No. 1 of the season at Fitzgerald USA NHRA Nationals
Steven Whiteley held on to the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
Steven Whiteley held on to the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. This weekend’s…
Gas Monkey adds Jeff Diehl Racing Funny Car as NHRA partner
The Gas Monkey Garage is taking its involvement in NHRA racing to the next level by partnering up with Jeff Diehl Racing and its nitro Funny Car.
The Gas Monkey Garage is taking its involvement in NHRA racing to the next level by partnering up with Jeff Diehl Racing and its nitro Funny Car. Diehl serves as both owner and driver of his Toyota Solara dragster.
No strangers to the dragstrip,…
Mark Oswald named 2018 Legend of Thunder Valley
Mark Oswald, currently a crew chief for three-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown but formerly an event-winning Top Fuel and Funny Car driver, will be inducted as the newest Legend of Thunder Valley during pre-race ceremonies of the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Mark Oswald, who lives in Bristol lore as a Funny Car legend of the 1980s, joins an esteemed group as the newest Legend of Thunder Valley.
Oswald, currently a crew chief for three-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown, will be inducted as the…
Severance, Whiteley thunder on the mountain at Bandimere Speedway
Joey Severance and Annie Whiteley scored wins in the alcohol classes as Bandimere Speedway hosted the NHRA West Central Division Thunder on the Mountain presented by CARSTAR.
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In the final results from Bandimere Speedway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., and Annie Whiteley, Grand Junction,…
Schonberger, Preiser, and Gray collect victories at Numidia Dragway
Jay Schonberger, Richard Preiser, and John Gray led the list of champs as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Northeast division arrived at Numidia Dragway.
Richard Preiser and Kyle Bigley scored big wins this weekend at Numidia Dragway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.
Preiser recorded a perfect .000 second reaction time in his ’67 Mustang against Marty Rinehart in the Super Stock…
Lucas Oil Northwest Division double header completes at Mission Raceway
The Northwest division LORDCO Auto Parts B.C. Nationals Double-Header came to a conclusion Sunday evening at Mission Raceway. Racers cheered with their teams in the winner circle after completing an eventful race weekend.
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The Northwest division LORDCO Auto Parts B.C. Nationals Double-Header came to a conclusion Sunday…
After first win since 2015, Janis looks to keep momentum going in Bristol
After scoring at the Virginia NHRA Nationals, Mike Janis is ready to continue that momentum as the 2018 season hits the halfway point at this weekend’s Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
Mike Janis didn't realize he had not won an E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service race since his impressive 2015 season. But the veteran was more than ready to end that streak, and now he is ready to continue…
Champions crowned during last day of Holley National Hot Rod Reunion
The Holley National Hot Rod Reunion® presented by AAA Insurance came to a stunning conclusion as the racing champions were crowned as well winning cars that took part in the Axalta Show N’ Shine during the weekend.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The Holley National Hot Rod Reunion® presented by AAA Insurance came to a stunning conclusion as the racing champions were…
Alex Laughlin hopes to recreate Bristol magic at this year’s event
A frustrating 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season has a chance to get a whole lot better on Father’s Day weekend for Alex Laughlin at this weekend’s 18th annual Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
A frustrating 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season has a chance to get a whole lot better on Father’s Day weekend for Alex Laughlin at this weekend’s 18th annual Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
Laughlin…
Tricky Tipster: Torrence, Force, Anderson, and Smith are popular Bristol picks
Tricky Tipster labels Steve Torrence, Courtney Force, Greg Anderson, and Rickie Smith as the pre-race favorites for this weekend's Fitzgerald USA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol.
After an embarrassing 0-5 performance in Richmond, Tricky Tipster, National Dragster's resident odds-maker, has gone back to the drawing board for this weekend’s Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol and come up with the following…