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Pritchett to race DSR dragster in Atlanta

04 May 2016
News
  Leah Pritchett will compete in the next NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event in 10 days near Atlanta as the fourth woman to drive for Don Schumacher Racing when she pilots the FireAde Top Fuel dragster. It’s been a whirlwind year…
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Heart of the NHRA: B.R.A.K.E.S.

04 May 2016
News
In 2008, after losing his sons, Jon and James, in a highway accident, former NHRA Top Fuel driver Doug Herbert created B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe), a teen driving program that he hoped would help to prevent other families…
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A win for 'Big Joe'

04 May 2016
Kevin McKenna, National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
Some stories practically write themselves, and when reigning Stock national champion Kevin Helms arrived in Houston for the NHRA SpringNationals, it was almost a given that he was going to leave Royal Purple Raceway with a Wally. Nobody wins four…
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NHRA drivers visit NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston

03 May 2016
News
Several NHRA Mello Yello drivers and NHRA’s Broadcasting Department were guests for a guided tour of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston the day before the NHRA SpringNationals kicked off at nearby Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown.…
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Wild, Wild West

03 May 2016
Brad Littlefield, National Dragster Associate Editor
Tuesday Morning Crew Chief
The 2016 NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway was a race of many small miracles. The fact that the event was completed on its scheduled date was no sure feat considering the severe weather and flooding in the Houston area one week earlier…
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Catch NHRA Four-Wide Nationals encores on regional networks

02 May 2016
News
NHRA fans can catch encore airings of the 2016 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods on their regional networks. The event, race five of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule, took place at zMAX Dragway outside of…
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Kalitta, C. Force, Anderson collect victories at NHRA SpringNationals

01 May 2016
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Best of Houston

01 May 2016
National Dragster staff
Poll Position
Coming off a typically unpredictable four-wide event in Charlotte, it might have been tempting to expect a bit of a letdown when teams headed west to the NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway, but that was hardly the case. Track records in…
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Torrence, Wilkerson, Anderson hold on to qualifying leads at NHRA SpringNationals

30 Apr 2016
News
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Torrence, Wilkerson, Anderson lead after opening day at NHRA SpringNationals

29 Apr 2016
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Enders to put spotlight on Shirley's Kids charity at Houston race

29 Apr 2016
News
Shirley's Kids, the charity headed by legendary drag racer Shirley Muldowney, will adorn Erica Enders' Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Pro Stocker at the 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals this weekend at Royal Purple Raceway. Shirley's Kids' mission…
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Force to race Advance Auto Parts/Peak Funny Car in Houston

29 Apr 2016
News
Sixteen-time NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car world champion John Force will be racing an Advance Auto Parts-branded Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car at the NHRA SpringNationals. The Funny Car will continue to fly the standout blue Peak Antifreeze branding…
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Al Segrini

29 Apr 2016
Phil Burgess, National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
By their very nature, lists are polarizing. Whether it’s the top 10, 20, 50, or 100 anything that you’re trying to establish, there are going to be hits and misses among the critics and delight and disappointment among those who made…
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Kinsley to Debut Road Rage Fuel Booster dragster

28 Apr 2016
News
The Hennen Motorsports Top Fuel Dragster team and driver Kebin Kinsley (pictured) are fired up for their 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season debut at the NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway in Houston. Adding to the excitement…
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How Force’s love of Funny Cars began

28 Apr 2016
News
John Force began his NHRA Funny Car career in 1977, and though his career got off to an inauspicious start — he failed to qualify at that first event and struggled to turn on win lights for several years to follow — his persistence and…
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Tricky Tipster's Houston picks

28 Apr 2016
News
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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Crew Chief Confidential: Aaron Brooks

28 Apr 2016
News
Aaron Brooks is one of the younger crew chiefs in the sport after quickly working up the ranks as a crewmember for NHRA legends Don "the Snake" Prudhomme and Kenny Bernstein to the assistant crew chief position under Mike Neff on the…
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Event preview: NHRA SpringNationals

28 Apr 2016
News
Less than a week after the annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will return to a much more traditional two-lane format at the NHRA SpringNationals, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the annual…
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Laughlin has growing expectations approaching NHRA SpringNationals

28 Apr 2016
News
With just seven Pro Stock races under his belt heading into the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Alex Laughlin tried to keep expectations for his first full season within reason. But with the potential that Laughlin has already seen…
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1989 Supernationals

28 Apr 2016
Alex Waldron, National Dragster Associate Editor
Throwback Thursday
This weekend, the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to Texas for the 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals in Houston to close the first back-to-back races of the season. This week, we will look through the NHRA National Dragster photo…
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Racing RVs named presenting sponsor of NHRA Top Dragster and Top Sportsman national championships

27 Apr 2016
News
Racing RVs, an Ohio company that specializes in new and used semi-style motorhomes, has signed a multiyear agreement to become the presenting sponsor of the NHRA Top Dragster and Top Sportsman national championships. Drivers in the Top Sportsman…
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Power couple: Courtney Force, Graham Rahal

27 Apr 2016
News
Graham Rahal has been a constant sight at NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events around the country, cheering on his wife, NHRA Funny Car star Courtney Force, and when she has a chance, she likes to be pitside cheering on her hubby as he wheels…
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Top Fuel standout Todd ready to take next step

27 Apr 2016
News
This weekend’s 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway marks the first back-to-back racing weekend of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. In the eyes of Top Fuel standout J.R. Todd, that is very much a good…
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Pritchett reunites with winning team for Houston

27 Apr 2016
News
Three weeks after the unexpected retirement of team owner Bob Vandergriff Jr., Leah Pritchett remains undaunted in her pursuit of an NHRA Top Fuel world championship and has been enabled to bring the Bob…
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Hagan turning the corner heading to NHRA SpringNationals

27 Apr 2016
News
Two-time Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan often compares his role as a driver to that of a quarterback, especially during the current circumstances this season. He knows it is his responsibility to…
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The perfect result

27 Apr 2016
Kevin McKenna, National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
Bryan Worner loves it when a plan comes together. With the initial field of 65 Super Stock racers whittled to just three late Sunday afternoon in Charlotte, Worner pulled into the zMAX Dragway staging lanes and was greeted by two familiar faces.…
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Enders visits children's hospital in Charlotte

26 Apr 2016
News
Two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders made a visit to the Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte on behalf of Speedway Children's Charities the Thursday before the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals…
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Houston native Buff dreaming of storybook celebration at NHRA SpringNationals

26 Apr 2016
News
Troy Buff came as close as he ever has to winning his first Top Fuel race at the most recent event in Las Vegas. Buff eventually lost in the final round to defending world champion Antron Brown, but the Houston-area native was overwhelmed by the…
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One in four

26 Apr 2016
Brad Littlefield, National Dragster Associate Editor
Tuesday Morning Crew Chief
A large crowd of racing fans packed into zMAX Dragway in order to witness the Professional classes in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series compete in the unique four-wide format at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods. Though…
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Rising Pro Stock star Butner loves his current situation

25 Apr 2016
News
Bo Butner has been fortunate enough to drive a number of different successful cars throughout his time racing in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman ranks. Now in his second season racing in Pro Stock in NHRA’s marquee Mello Yello…
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