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Virginia NHRA Nationals tickets on sale

Tickets for the inaugural Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park in Richmond, Va., are on sale now for the national event taking place June 8-10. 
01 Mar 2018
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Virginia Motorsports Park
Tickets for the inaugural Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP) in Richmond, Va., are on sale now for the national event taking place June 8-10.  The event will feature all four categories in the NHRA Mello Yello…
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Cowie, Westerfied gets wins as Pacific Division opens at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park

Shawn Cowie and Shane Westerfield scored wins in the alcohol classes to lead the list of champions at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park's NHRA Pacific Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series opener
27 Feb 2018
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Division 7
Preview | Sunday In the final results from Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Pacific Division Opener, Shawn Cowie, Surry, B.C., and Shane Westerfield, Anaheim, Calif.,…
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Lamb, Lang, and Nero score in Chandler

Justin Lamb, Jody Lang, and Paul Nero marched to victory and celebrated with their teams in winner’s circle this past weekend at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Ariz.
26 Feb 2018
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Justin Lamb
Justin Lamb, Jody Lang, and Paul Nero marched to victory and celebrated with their teams in winner’s circle this past weekend at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Ariz.   Lamb, Henderson, Nev.,…
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Tickets on sale for National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance

Tickets for the 16th annual NHRA Motorsports Museum Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance are on sale now to the general public. The event will take place June 14-16 at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky. 
26 Feb 2018
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Reunion
Tickets for the 16th annual NHRA Motorsports Museum Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance are on sale now to the general public. The event benefits the NHRA Motorsports Museum, an independent non-profit educational museum…
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Force, Lindberg involved in second-round incident at NHRA Arizona Nationals

Sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car world champ John Force and Jonnie Lindberg were involved in an incident during the second round of eliminations at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
25 Feb 2018
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Sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car world champ John Force and Jonnie Lindberg were involved in an incident during the second round of eliminations at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Ariz.  Force’s Funny…
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NHRA, Wild Horse Pass announce Sunday sellout at NHRA Arizona Nationals

NHRA and Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park officials announced a sellout crowd for Sunday eliminations at the 34th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals.
25 Feb 2018
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Phoenix
NHRA and Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park officials announced a sellout crowd for Sunday eliminations at the 34th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals. Fans from all over the southwest region packed the grandstands, pit areas and campgrounds. …
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Ford Performance announces Bob Glidden "85/10" award

New Bob Glidden “85/10” award to be given to Ford drag racer who best epitomizes the grit and determination of hall of fame racer.
22 Feb 2018
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Bob Glidden
Legendary drag racer Bob Glidden was known for a lot of things – his 85 NHRA victories, 10 NHRA championships, 122 final round appearances and nine U.S. Nationals titles. But one of the things the Ford racing icon was best known for was his work…
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Top Fuel champ Brittany Force plans to compete at NHRA Arizona Nationals

Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force has been cleared and plans to race at this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix.
22 Feb 2018
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Brittany Force
Just 12 days after a huge crash in the opening round of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, reigning NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force has been cleared and plans to race at this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse…
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Brittany Force answers questions about Winternationals crash

Defending Top Fuel champion Brittany Force discussed her crash at the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.
21 Feb 2018
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Brittany Force
Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel champ Brittany Force was involved in an accident during the first round of eliminations at the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com. In this Q&A supplied by John…
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Tricky Tipster's NHRA Arizona Nationals picks

NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster handicaps the NHRA Arizona Nationals, race two of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Tricky Tipster
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Shane Westerfield

21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Shane Westerfield, the 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Funny Car champion, began his title defense with a final-round win over Sweden’s Ulf Leanders. Westerfield turned on the win light with a 5.425, 269.67 mph lap to Leanders’ 5.…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Comp winner Dan Fletcher

21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Dan Fletcher now has 103 national event titles after wheeling Rick Braun’s Cobalt to the Comp title. Fletcher, who now has won at least one national event for the last 25 years, worked his way to the final with wins against Scott Hedlund and Randy…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Stock winner Kyle Rizzoli

21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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With his win in Super Stock, Kyle Rizzoli has now won six NHRA national event titles, including victories in four straight seasons. The former Division 7 champ defeated a host of past national event winners, including Don Keen, Kayla Mozeris, and…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Stock winner Larry Gilley

21 Feb 2018
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Larry Gilley, the winner of the 2017 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, scored again in Pomona in Stock after a heads-up, no-breakout battle against Ryan Mangus, who was wheeling Justin Lamb’s ’70 Camaro. Both drivers made significant performance…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Comp winner Gabriel Torres

21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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The latest pair of siblings to battle in an NHRA final were Division 7 regulars Gabriel and Val Torres Jr. in Super Comp. Older brother Val was first off the starting line .024 to .035, but Gabriel drove around him to win by eight-thousandths, 8.922…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Gas winner Kevin McClelland

21 Feb 2018
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Kevin McClelland, the son of longtime NHRA announcer Dave, earned his fifth career win in Super Gas, and his first since the 2013 season. Driving his ’27-T Ford roadster, McClelland tangled with past JEGS Allstars champ Phil Unruh in the final and…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Sportsman winner Paul Mitsos

21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Paul Mitsos, the son of Mountain View Racing Pro Stock team owners Nick and Irene Mitsos, racked up his first career win in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs. Mitsos was phenomenal on the starting line all weekend and finished the job with a…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Shawn Cowie

21 Feb 2018
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Shawn Cowie took out three-time and reigning Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Dragster champion Joey Severance and former champion Chris Demke in the first two rounds, then faced off with Garrett Bateman in the final. Bateman had the early lead but smoked the…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Sportsman champion highlights

Shane Westerfield, the 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Funny Car champion, began his title defense with a victory in Pomona, and he was joined in the winner’s circle by Shawn Cowie (Top Alcohol Dragster), Dan Fletcher (Comp), Kyle Rizzoli (Super Stock), Larry Gilley (Stock), Gabriel Torres (Super Comp), Kevin McClelland (Super Gas), Steve Will (Top Dragster) and Paul Mitsos (Top Sportsman). 
21 Feb 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Pomona
Shane Westerfield, the 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Funny Car champion, began his title defense with a victory in Pomona, and he was joined in the winner’s circle by Shawn Cowie, who earned the Top Alcohol Dragster title. Cowie…
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WFO Radio NHRA Arizona Nationals preview

21 Feb 2018
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WFO
Get ready for the NHRA Arizona Nationals with WFO Radio NHRA Nitro. Ron Capps discusses changes at his NAPA team, the switch to the 6-disc clutch, and his emotions coming into the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Series season. Blake Alexander talks about…
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Gray ready to raise the bar in sophomore Pro Stock season

A tremendous rookie season has only pushed Pro Stock driver Tanner Gray to raise the bar even higher for the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
21 Feb 2018
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Tanner Gray
A tremendous rookie season has only pushed Pro Stock driver Tanner Gray to raise the bar even higher for the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, which is why a strong start to the year is important for the rising star. It didn’t…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Dragster winner Steve Will

21 Feb 2018
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Steve Will, the father of former Top Fuel racer Hillary Will, has a national event Wally of his own after a masterful performance in Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs. Driving a supercharged dragster, Will qualified No. 1 with a 6.035, and he…
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Antron Brown to drive official pace car at NASCAR Pennzoil 400

Three-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown will serve as the honorary pace car driver at the inaugural Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, March 4.
21 Feb 2018
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Antron Brown
Three-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown will serve as the honorary pace car driver at the inaugural Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, March 4. Brown will pilot a 2018 Toyota Camry Pace Car to…
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Langdon prepared to tackle challenges in new class at NHRA Arizona Nationals

Shawn Langdon has never been one to back down from a challenge and the former Top Fuel world champion remains thrilled at trying to tackle perhaps the biggest one in his racing career early in the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
20 Feb 2018
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Shawn Langdon
Shawn Langdon has never been one to back down from a challenge and the former Top Fuel world champion remains thrilled at trying to tackle perhaps the biggest one in his racing career early in the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.…
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Pritchett hopes for third-straight victory at NHRA Arizona Nationals

Leah Pritchett has taken home the last two NHRA Arizona Nationals Top Fuel Wallys, and is looking to make it three in a row.
20 Feb 2018
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Leah Pritchett
The past two seasons at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park have brought out the best in Leah Pritchett and the Top Fuel standout already appears on course to make it a third approaching the upcoming 34th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, which take place…
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Carolina Dragway, Piedmont Dragway join Division 2 as NHRA member tracks

The NHRA Southeast Division grew by two tracks thanks to the addition of the Aiken, S.C. and the Julian, N.C. tracks.
19 Feb 2018
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Member Track
Carolina Dragway, located in Aiken, S. C. and Piedmont Dragway in Julian, N.C. have joined Division 2, the NHRA Southeast Division as NHRA member tracks.  Carolina Dragway roared to life in 1957 and like so many other tracks during that era…
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Rampy, Bertozzi, Wallace score at Orlando RPM Winter Warm-Up

David Rampy, Anthony Bertozzi, and Jerry Wallace led the list of winners at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division event at Orlando Speed World Dragway.
19 Feb 2018
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Division 2
Saturday | Friday | Preview Eight racers took home wins and the NHRA Wally trophy this weekend at the NHRA Southeast Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season…
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NHRA Drag Racing returns to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park for NHRA Arizona Nationals

Matt Hagan looks to sweep first two races for second year in a row, and third time in four years, as the NHRA Drag Racing tour moves back to Phoenix.
19 Feb 2018
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Phoenix
The adrenaline-filled excitement of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park for the 34th annual…
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Dodge fuels Mile-High NHRA Nationals as new title sponsor

Dodge has signed on as title sponsor of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national event at Bandimere Speedway in Denver.
19 Feb 2018
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Denver
Dodge has signed on as title sponsor of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national event at Bandimere Speedway in Denver. The 2018 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Powered by Mopar marks the 30th year that FCA US LLC brands are race sponsors…
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 59 No. 4)

NHRA National Dragster’s fourth issue of 2018, featuring NHRA Nitro Spring Training coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
15 Feb 2018
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ND cover
NHRA National Dragster’s fourth issue of 2018, featuring NHRA Nitro Spring Training coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world. In advance of last week’s Lucas Oil NHRA…
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