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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Super Gas winner David Morris

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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66:45
David Morris claimed his second career national event win in his 69 Camaro Super Gas entry, driving around Michael Handras’ final-round holeshot to win, 9.91 to 9.98. Morris’ previous win came in Super Comp at the 2017 Bristol event.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Super Comp winner Chris DePascale

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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73:15
Chris Depascale cut a perfect light in the Super Comp final to claim his third career win, two of which have come in Super Comp. Fellow New Jerseyan Shawn Fricke left .004-second too soon and fouled away the title to Depascale.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Stock winner Russ Linke

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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60:18
Russ “Bubba” Linke captured his third NHRA Wally following a final-round win in Stock against 107-time winner Dan Fletcher. Linke left first and won with a 10.462 on his 10.42 dial.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Super Stock winner William Kennedy

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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77:58
William Kennedy scored the win in Super Stock by knocking off two-time world champion Joe Santangelo in the final round. Kennedy used a 10.449 on his 10.41 dial to finish the job while Santangelo ran over his dial by .059-second.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Comp winner Don Eckel

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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64:10
Twenty-six years after his breakthrough first win in Englishtown in 1998, Don Eckel was back in the winner’s circle in Comp after driving his C/DA entry to a (-.52) 6.94 victory over 2010 world champion Al Ackerman’s (-.42) 7.98.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Phil Esz

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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35:17
Just shy of a year after his first career victory at last year’s fall Charlotte event and six months after a runner-up at this year’s Gatornationals, Phil Esz added a second score in Top Alcohol Funny Car when he drove his Camaro to a 5.52 blast in…
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Angelle Sampey

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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115:17
After 46 wins in a dazzling Pro Stock Motorcycle career, including a breakthrough win that came at Maple Grove Raceway in 1996, Angelle Sampey scored her first NHRA national event win on four wheels, taking the Top Alcohol Dragster crown in Reading…
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Virginia Motorsports Park Lucas Oil Series event moved to Maple Grove Raceway

The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event initially scheduled to take place Sept. 27-29 at Virginia Motorsports Park has been relocated to Maple Grove Raceway Oct. 24-27 due to unfavorable weather forecasts.
25 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Division 1
The NHRA announced today that the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, initially scheduled to take place Sept. 27-29 at Virginia Motorsports Park, has been relocated to Maple Grove Raceway due to unfavorable weather forecasts. The event will now be…
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Maynard, Bellemeur lead Sportsman winners at NHRA Carolina Nationals

In addition to the thrilling action in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Carolina Nationals, nine winners were also crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at zMAX Dragway, including Top Alcohol Car Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur, who won for the fifth time this season.
24 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Sean Bellemeur
Joe C. Maynard collected his second Top Alcohol Dragster win of the season and the second of his young career, defeating world champ Jule Nataas in the final round, Maynard, winner earlier this year in Gainesville, was in the 5.20s…
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Travis Harvey wins Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Series debut in Charlotte

 Filling in for Khalid Al Balooshi, Travis Harvey made the most of his debut in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+, winning his first career start as part of the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
22 Sep 2024
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Travis Harvey
 Filling in for Khalid Al Balooshi, Travis Harvey made the most of his debut in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+, winning his first career start after defeating Dmitry Samorukov in the final round as part of…
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Larry McBride closes out Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle season with third win

22 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
137:46
Larry “Spiderman” McBride closed out the 2024 PingelTop Fuel Motorcycle season with his third victory. McBride qualified No. 1 and set low E.T. with a 4.824 before running 4.875 in the final against Mitch Brown, whose bike would not start for the…
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Larry McBride wins inaugural Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle championship

It seems fitting that Larry McBride, the face of Top Fuel Motorcycles for 40 years, was crowned the first champion of the Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle Series, wrapping it up at the NHRA Carolina Nationals, but it took more than reputation to win the title.
22 Sep 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Larry McBride
It seems fitting that Larry McBride, the face of Top Fuel Motorcycles for 40 years, was crowned the first champion of the Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle Series, wrapping it up at the NHRA Carolina Nationals, but it took more than reputation to win the…
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Randy Meyer Racing adds INA Towing Network for 2025

NHRA world champion team owner Randy Meyer has announced the addition of a multi-faceted marketing partnership with the INA Towing Network highlighted by a “Slow Down Move Over” national awareness campaign and a branded dragster at the 2025 NHRA Gatornationals.
20 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Meyer
NHRA world champion team owner Randy Meyer has announced the addition of a multi-faceted marketing partnership with the INA Towing Network, the nation’s leading provider of emergency roadside services for truck fleets and the transportation fleet…
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Josh Hart to promote Technet, Brakes For Breasts at Carolina Nationals

For the fourth consecutive season NHRA Top Fuel championship contender Josh Hart will be racing pink in support of the Brakes for Breasts charity campaign aligned with his primary sponsor TechNet Professional. During the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
20 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Josh Hart
For the fourth consecutive season NHRA Top Fuel championship contender Josh Hart will be racing pink in support of the Brakes for Breasts charity campaign aligned with his primary sponsor TechNet Professional. During the NHRA Carolina Nationals this…
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Sill, Innes, Hastings, Drnach, and Sheppeard win Division 3 E.T. crowns

Scott Sill, Andrew Innes, Nick Hastings, Jason Drnach, and Scott Sheppeard earned berths in the National Championship event with their victories at the Division 3 Summit Series Finals.
20 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Division 3
The following are Wednesday's final results from the 2024 NHRA Summit Racing Series North Central Division Finals: SUPER PRO Scott Sill, Montville, Ohio, '07 Diamond, 4.818, 140.24  def. Adam Cline, Franklin, Ky., '78…
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Vaughn, Milton, Quinn, Fangmeyer, and Larson win Division 5 E.T. titles

Tyler Vaughn, Jean Milton, Andrew Quinn, Gordon Fangmeyer, and Todd Larson scored wins at the Division 5 Summit Series Finals to earn their spots in the National Championship in October in Las Vegas.
20 Sep 2024
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Division 5
The following are Wednesday's final results from the 2024 NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division Finals: SUPER PRO Tyler Vaughn, Minden, Neb., '10 Dragster, 7.610, 177.30  def. Zach Halverson, Earlville, Iowa, '…
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NHRA Carolina Nationals Friday preview

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship continues at this weekend’s 16th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway for the second event of the six-race NHRA playoffs.
20 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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NHRA Carolina Nationals
As the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs continue, drivers and teams will be laser-focused on an NHRA world championship at this weekend’s 16th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals, which takes place on Sept. 20-…
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Congruity Pro Mod Series features huge field in Charlotte as title race heats up

The Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+ “Road to the Championship” continues this weekend as part of the NHRA Carolina Nationals, and with 27 cars slated to participate, the event will undoubtedly mark one of the toughest races of the season.
19 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Congruity Pro Mod Series
The Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+ “Road to the Championship” continues this weekend as part of the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway, and with 27 cars slated to participate, the event will undoubtedly mark one…
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Watch the Division 4 Lucas Oil Series event from Tulsa free on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch the Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from Tulsa Raceway Park for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.
18 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Division 4
NHRA fans can watch the Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from Tulsa Raceway Park for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv. Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage from Tulsa, Okla., are Moser, Comp…
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Johnny Pluchino wins Mountain Motor Pro Stock at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

17 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Mountain Motor Pro Stock
Johnny Pluchino will take the points lead into the final event of the season in the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Mountain Motor Pro Stock class following his narrow 6.325 to 6.236 win against John Montecalvo in the final round.
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Pruett: New policy should have 'a positive impact on women in motorsports as a whole'

17 Sep 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Leah Pruett
NHRA Top Fuel driver Leah Pruett, who with husband Tony Stewart is expecting their first child in November, played a pivotal role in pushing for an amendment to the NHRA’s Driver Replacement Policy. This new policy addresses the challenges…
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NHRA unveils new driver replacement policy amendment for female racers

For more than seven decades, the NHRA has been at the forefront of championing women in motorsports, and that mission continues with the introduction of a groundbreaking policy — the first of its kind in motor racing — designed to support female racers who are starting a family.
17 Sep 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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driver replacement amendment
For more than seven decades, the NHRA has been at the forefront of championing women in motorsports, and that mission continues with the introduction of a groundbreaking policy — the first of its kind in motor racing — designed to support female…
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Nine Lucas Oil Series racers collect victories at Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

In addition to the exciting Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, nine champions were also crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series action at Maple Grove Raceway, including Al Kenny, the winner in Right Trailers Top Dragster.
16 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Al Kenny
In addition to the exciting Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, nine champions were also crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series action at Maple Grove Raceway,  After 46 wins in a dazzling Pro Stock…
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Top Alcohol star Julie Nataas to make Top Fuel debut with Scrappers Racing

Julie Nataas, the current NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster world champion, will make her Top Fuel debut as part of the Scrappers Racing team at the upcoming NHRA Midwest Nationals.
16 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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 Julie Nataas
The Scrappers Racing team will bring out a second Top Fuel car and driver at the upcoming NHRA Midwest Nationals. Julie Nataas, the current NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster world champion, will make her Top Fuel debut as part…
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Scott Libersher captures Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown win in Reading

15 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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 Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown
The next to last Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown national event was filled with drama and incredible racing performances. For the second time in three races Scott Libersher raced to the winner’s circle, winning the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals today at…
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50-plus pages of U.S. Nationals coverage highlights new National Dragster issue

The September 2024 issue of NHRA National Dragster, saluting the 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.
13 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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National Dragster
READ THE ISSUE The September 2024 issue of NHRA National Dragster, saluting the 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S.…
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Nelson doubles, Garrett, Merrill, and Couch also claim Division 4 E.T. titles

Camron Nelson doubled in Sportsman and Electric Vehicle at the Division 4 Summit Series Finals at Ardmore Dragway and will be joined by Crue Garrett, Alvie Merrill, and Cody Couch to represent the division at the National Championship in Las Vegas.
12 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Division 4
The following are Sunday's final results from the 2024 NHRA Summit Racing Series South Central Division ET Finals: SUPER PRO Crue Garrett, 4.865, 138.89  def. Cameron Green, 5.894, 116.61. PRO Alvie…
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Ford Performance named title sponsor of fall NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas

Ford Performance has been named the title sponsor of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series fall race in Las Vegas. The Ford Performance NHRA Nationals will take place Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
12 Sep 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Ford Performance NHRA Nationals
Ford Performance has been named the title sponsor of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series fall race in Las Vegas. The 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals, which takes place Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,…
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2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Dragster winner Zach Sackman

11 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
23:39
The Right Trailers Top Dragster field was brutal with a 6.22 bump but Zach Sackman not only managed to qualify, but also won the sport’s biggest event by topping former world champ Darian Boesch in the final. Sackman won with a 6.180 against his 6.…
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2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Sportsman winner Bill Yates

11 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
101:41
Bill Yates, the first driver to win Super Comp at Indy, added a second win in Right Trailers Top Sportsman. Yates was nearly perfect in the final with a .008 light and a 6.512 on his 6.51 dial to stop Curt Fredrich.
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