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Courtney Force, Ashley Force Hood celebrate Community Read Day at elementary school

01 Mar 2017
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Forces
Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force and John Force Racing vice president Ashley Force Hood returned to their elementary school Wednesday, reading to and spending time with a group of kindergartners.  Travis Ranch Elementary School…
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WFO Radio NHRA Nitro: NHRA Arizona Nationals Winners Edition

28 Feb 2017
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Winners Edition featuring Matt Hagan, Leah Pritchett, and Greg Anderson. NHRA National Dragster’s Candida Benson plus Alan Reinhart and host Joe Castello recap the weekend at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.…
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Champions crowned at Pacific Division opener at Wild Horse Pass

Shawn Cowie in Alcohol Dragster and Shane Westerfield in Alcohol Funny Car led the list of winners at the NHRA Pacific Division opener at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, the first of seven events in the Pacific Division competition.
28 Feb 2017
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Division 7
Champions were recognized Sunday  for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division Drag Race at Wild Horse Motorsports Park. Fans in attendance were treated to Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp, Super Stock, Super Gas…
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Circle K NHRA Winternationals Alcohol Dragster winner Joey Severvance

28 Feb 2017
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Joey Severance entered the 2017 season with his sights set on a third straight Top Alcohol Dragster national championship, and he’s off to a solid start after winning his 17th national event title. Severance, the winner of the Auto Club NHRA Finals…
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Circle K NHRA Winternationals Alcohol Funny Car winner Shane Westerfield

28 Feb 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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While he prepares for his nitro Funny Car debut in Gainesville, reigning and two-time Top Alcohol Funny Car national champ Jonnie Lindberg made a guest appearance behind the wheel of Jay Payne’s Peak Camaro and nearly pulled off a victory. Lindberg…
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Circle K NHRA Winternationals Comp winner Doug Lambeck

28 Feb 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Every Sportsman champ crowned in Pomona was a past national event winner and most of them have at least 10 prior victories, including Comp winner Doug Lambeck, who has 12 national event wins, including five in Pomona. Driving his D/SMA Sunfire,…
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Circle K NHRA Winternationals Super Stock winner Justin Lamb

28 Feb 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Two-time NHRA national champion Justin Lamb added a 17th national event title to his résumé after scoring the Super Stock title over Timothy Fletcher, who was driving his father, Dan’s, Peak-backed ’69 Camaro. Lamb also saved his best run for last…
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Circle K NHRA Winternationals Top Dragster winner Mike Coughlin

28 Feb 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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The Top Dragster presented by Racing RV’s class featured a number of entries that flirted with the 6.00-second class limit, including eventual winner Mike Coughlin. The former two-time Division 3 champ decided to venture West to watch his brother,…
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Circle K NHRA Winternationals Super Comp winner Steve Williams

28 Feb 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Steve Williams extended his winning streak at the Pomona season-opener to three straight years following his victory in Super Comp. The leader of the K&N Filters team, Williams won the Super Gas title in Pomona in 2015 and returned last season…
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Circle K NHRA Winternationals Super Gas winner Ed Olpin

28 Feb 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Ed Olpin entered the Circle K NHRA Winternationals with four national event victories to his credit including back-to-back Phoenix titles in 2014-15, and now, he has six after his historic feat. Oplin got the ball rolling when he drove his Corvette…
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Circle K NHRA Winternationals Top Sportsman winner Ed Olpin

28 Feb 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Moments after winning the Super Gas crown, Ed Olpin completed his double by defeating former Comp racer Jeff Gillette in the Top Sportsman final, which was decided by just a thousandth of a second at the finish line. Olpin is now the 21st driver to…
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Circle K NHRA Winternationals Stock winner Jerry Emmons

28 Feb 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Texan Jerry Emmons earned his 15th national event title when he drove to the Stock title against Justin Jerome and his F/SA Duster. Emmons, who won his first national event in 1990, drove his Lucas Oil-backed ’69 Camaro to several key wins during…
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Vote your favorite Pro Stock driver into the K&N Horsepower Challenge

The loyal fans of NHRA Pro Stock drag racing in the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will be able to vote their favorite category driver into the NHRA K&N Horsepower Challenge.
28 Feb 2017
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K&N Challenge
The loyal fans of NHRA Pro Stock drag racing in the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will be able to vote their favorite category driver into the NHRA K&N Horsepower Challenge, a special bonus event for the factory hot rod class. The K&N…
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Harley-Davidson extends agreement as Official Motorcycle of NHRA

Harley-Davidson Motor Company has extended its relationship with NHRA as the official motorcycle of the NHRA. Harley-Davidson has been the official motorcycle of NHRA since 2006.
28 Feb 2017
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Harley
Harley-Davidson Motor Company has extended its relationship with NHRA as the official motorcycle of the NHRA. Harley-Davidson, the oldest and largest U.S.-based manufacturer of motorcycles, has been the official motorcycle of NHRA since 2006. “…
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Stassi, Durie first-time winners at Arizona Nationals

George Stassi and Grant Durie both raced to their first NHRA National event win this weekend at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.
27 Feb 2017
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Phoenix
George Stassi and Grant Durie both raced to their first NHRA National event win this weekend at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. Stassi, Brea, Calif., faced off with Washington racer and NHRA Northwest division…
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NHRA, Shelby Development, LLC announce Shelby’s acquisition of National Trail Raceway

Shelby Development, LLC and its affiliated company Monopoly Acquisitions, LLC., CEO Chris Payne, and the NHRA have announced that the companies have entered an agreement for Shelby to acquire National Trail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio. 
23 Feb 2017
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National Trail
Shelby Development, LLC and its affiliated company Monopoly Acquisitions, LLC., CEO Chris Payne, and the NHRA have announced that the companies have entered an agreement for Shelby to acquire National Trail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio.   …
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Pritchett, Hagan, Line are Tricky Tipster's favorites for Phoenix

NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has made his picks for the NHRA Arizona Nationals, and the Pomona champs -- Leah Pritchett, Matt Hagan, and Jason Line -- top the lists.
23 Feb 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Leah Pritchett, Matt Hagan, and Jason Line
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 Tipster.…
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Former Pro Stock champ Johnson eager to right the ship at NHRA Arizona Nationals

After a busy and what he thought was a productive off-season, Allen Johnson didn’t come out with the bang he hoped for to start the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
23 Feb 2017
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Allen Johnson
After a busy and what he thought was a productive off-season, Allen Johnson didn’t come out with the bang he hoped for to start the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. The former Pro Stock world champion is determined to not let that…
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Hagan will run Sandvik Coromant colors in Phoenix

22 Feb 2017
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Matt Hagan
Circle K NHRA Winternationals champ and current Funny Car points leader Matt Hagan will continue his championship quest at the NHRA Arizona Nationals with a new color scheme of longtime Don Schumacher Racing partner Sandvik Coromant on board.…
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Pritchett banking on another impressive performance at NHRA Arizona Nationals

After winning the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season opener in Pomona, Calif. Leah Pritchett knows she will feel right at home at the second stop on the tour, the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
22 Feb 2017
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Leah Pritchett
After winning the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season opener in Pomona, Calif. Leah Pritchett, the rising Top Fuel star, knows she will feel right at home at the second stop on the tour, the NHRA Arizona Nationals, which takes place Feb…
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Hagan, Olpin guest on WFO Radio NHRA Nitro

21 Feb 2017
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WFO
Matt Hagan previews the NHRA Arizona Nationals on WFO Radio NHRA Nitro. Lucas Oil Series racer Ed Olpin talks about his historic double at the Circle K Winternationals. NHRA National Dragster’s Kevin McKenna discusses his latest “The Sports Report”…
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Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, like you've never experienced it before

Before the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour fully puts Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in the rearview mirror, here's a chance to experience the fabled facility in a way you've never seen it before.
21 Feb 2017
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Pomona Gigipan
Before the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour fully puts Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in the rearview mirror, here's a chance to experience the fabled facility in a way you've never seen it before. Using the controls on the images below, you…
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Defending event champ Wilkerson focused on season-long consistency

Last season, Tim Wilkerson raced to early success and even a share of the points lead, but the rest of the season wasn’t as smooth. The Funny Car veteran is determined to extend last year’s hot start into a full season in 2017.
21 Feb 2017
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Tim Wilkerson
Tim Wilkerson believed his team showed its true potential early last year, racing to wins in Phoenix and Charlotte, and even grabbing a share of the Funny Car points lead at the quarter-mark of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.…
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Treadwell, Caheely, and Nagel lead winners list at Orlando Speed World Dragway

Jenny Treadwell, Tyler Caheely, and Terry Nagel led the list of winners at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division event at Orlando Speed World Dragway.
21 Feb 2017
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LODRS
The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series kicked off its first divisional event of season in the southeast division, hitting Orlando Speed World Dragway this past weekend. Drivers from all over the southeast visited the strip to battle head-to-head in…
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Billy Glidden involved in testing accident

NHRA national-event winner Pro Mod racer Billy Glidden crashed during a test session at the Orlando Speed World Dragway Feb. 21.
21 Feb 2017
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Billy Glidden
NHRA national-event winner Pro Mod racer Billy Glidden suffered five broken ribs and a bruised lung in crash during a test session at the Orlando Speed World Dragway Tuesday. Glidden, the son of former NHRA Pro Stock champion Bob Glidden, was…
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Racing Electronics extends agreement as Official Radio Communications of NHRA

Racing Electronics has extended its official sponsorship with the NHRA, signing a multi-year agreement as the official radio communications of the NHRA. 
21 Feb 2017
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Racing Electronics
Racing Electronics, the worldwide leader in two-way communications products for the motorsports industry, has extended its official sponsorship with the NHRA, signing a multi-year agreement as the official radio communications of the NHRA.…
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Top Fuel standout Torrence knows importance of strong start at NHRA Arizona Nationals

Pomona didn’t go his way to open the 2017 campaign, which means doing well and grabbing early-season momentum will be critical for Steve Torrence at this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.
20 Feb 2017
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Steve Torrence
Steve Torrence saw the benefit of a quick start a year ago when a season-opening victory in Pomona catapulted the Top Fuel driver to the best season in his NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career.  Pomona didn’t go his way to open the…
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Ardmore Dragway joins NHRA Member Track Network

Ardmore Dragway, located in Ardmore, Oklahoma, has joined Division 4, the NHRA South Central Division as a NHRA member track. 
20 Feb 2017
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Member Track
Ardmore Dragway, located in Ardmore, Oklahoma, has joined Division 4, the NHRA South Central Division as a NHRA member track.  Ardmore Dragway was originally built as the Ardmore Municipal Airport. After the Ardmore Municipal Airport moved…
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NHRA tour heads west to Phoenix for NHRA Arizona Nationals

With a valuable championship points on the line in this young season, the stakes will be high for NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing series competitors at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, Feb. 24-26 at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, outside of Phoenix.
18 Feb 2017
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Phoenix
With a valuable championship points on the line in this young season, the stakes will be high for NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing series competitors at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, which takes place Feb. 24-26 at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, a 450-…
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 58 No. 4)

NHRA National Dragster’s fourth issue of 2017, featuring testing coverage, an interview with Clay Millican, and more is online now for NHRA members and in the mail.
17 Feb 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
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National Dragster cover
NHRA National Dragster’s fourth issue of 2017, featuring testing coverage and photos, an interview with Clay Millican, and more is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world. Quick runs and new…
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