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After a brilliant rookie season, Justin Ashley has barely taken a minute to bask in his success. It's been full speed ahead for the promising Top Fuel driver, pushing forward both in business and in his burgeoning racing career.

Preseason testing ahead of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals begins this weekend in Palm Beach, Fla. NHRA's John Kernan checked in with crew chiefs from John Force Racing, Don Schumacher Racing, and Kalitta Motorsports on their squad goals.

Antron Brown and his Matco Tools team, led by crew chief Brian Corradi, finally found their footing late in 2020, giving them a huge springboard of confidence heading into the 2021 season.

John Force Racing recently announced its return to competition in 2021 at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. NHRA’s John Kernan checked in with crew chiefs Jimmy Prock, Daniel Hood, and David Grubnic for the latest updates.

NHRA Top Fuel star Leah Pruett is ready for the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season to launch at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and also looking forward to pursuing her other passion, wake surfing..

The Kalitta Motorsports facility in Ypsilanti, Mich. is a busy place as Hall of Fame team owner Connie Kalitta, drivers Doug Kalitta, J.R. Todd, and Shawn Langdon and their crews prepare for the start of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.

In this episode of Shop Talk, NHRA's Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart were joined by MSD's Joe Pando to talk drag racing ignition systems from Sportsman racing all the way up to nitro-powered machines. 

The race car component so good, it rewrote brand loyalty in the Sportsman racing world

Three-time NHRA Top Fuel world champ Antron Brown not only has skills inside the cockpit, but he’s pretty impressive in the kitchen, too, as he demonstrates with this Mardi Gras-special tutorial on how to bake a King Cake.

Leah Pruett, Top Fuel driver for DSR and Mopar, gives the details from her offseason, her St. Louis crash, her relationship with Tony Stewart, the latest on the 2021 Dodge Drag Pak, and her plans to “stay in her own lane.”

Jet dragster driver Ray Kelley, a regular sight on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series tour is entering his fifth year living his dream, and the 49-year-old self-described thrill seeker will do it in an even bigger way in 2021.

Christopher Dodd, the 2020 NHRA Lucas Oil Series Super Comp champion, joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss the effort that went into winning his first title, and how he plans to defend it this season.

In the latest installment of NHRA Shop Talk, hosts Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart sparked a discussion with Rob Fisher of E3 Spark Plugs to talk about spark plugs.

Newly crowned Lucas Oil Stock world champ Jody Lang joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss his memorable 2020 season, his feared Malibu wagon, and his pending title defense.

Erica Enders put so much effort, energy, and focus into winning a fourth world championship in Pro Stock, she didn't have time to consider what would happen next. What comes next is as natural to her as breathing: Try to win another.

Paul Lee and team have upgraded their parts and pieces to tackle the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series in Funny Car and will continue to benefit from the guidance of “retired” Hall of Fame crew chief Rahn Tobler to assist crew chiefs Jim Oberhofer and Donnie Bender.

After winning a world championship and being part of a dominant season with Don Schumacher Racing, Funny Car star Matt Hagan isn't the type to relax.

NHRA's Alan Reinhart joins Joe Castello on WFO Radio Live to discuss Rahn Tobler's retirement announcement and look ahead to the start of the season.

A combination of early-season business commitments and the pandemic sidelined Mike Salinas and the fast-rising Scrappers Racing operation for all of 2020. The team found ways to stay busy, but now they’re back in the shop full time preparing for the mid-March season opener in Gainesville.

Bob Tasca III is expecting big things out of his Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford team this year, and the crew has been hard at work in the shop preparing new chassis for the upcoming season.

Lex and Gerda Joon, who emigrated from the Netherlands eight years ago to follow their “American Dream” of competing in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, have been hard at work on their Top Fueler in the offseason.

The later mid-March start to the 2020 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season has been a bit of a blessing to Cruz Pedregon Racing as they continue to receive and mount new Dodge Hellcat bodies, according to assistant crew chief Rip Reynolds.

Anthony Bertozzi won his first NHRA championship in Super Stock in 2002, and it took him nearly two decades to win another one. If he has his way, a third title won't take nearly as long.

Burndowns have been a part of the Pro Stock class since its debut in 1970 and through the years there have been some memorable ones. Current Pro Stock stars Erica Enders and Matt Hartford joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss some of NHRA's most notable staging duels.

Renown artist and metal sculptor Tom Patsis of Cold Hard Art was tasked with creating a special trophy for the Camping World NHRA Drag Racing series professional champions and he delivered a timeless masterpiece.

Championship-winning Top Fuel crew chief Mike Green is ready to help reigning rookie of the year Justin Ashley and the Strutmasters.com team in their pursuit of a world championship.

In the latest edition of NHRA Shop Talk, hosts Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart were joined by Mike Janis Jr., of Mike Janis Superchargers, to talk about Roots Superchargers.

This week on NHRA Shop Talk, Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart were joined by Lance Keck of Vortech Superchargers to talk about centrifugal superchargers.

Newly crowned NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Super Gas champion Brian Preszler joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes via Skype discuss his show-quality Corvette roadster and the keys to his successful 2020 season.

After suffering life-threatening injuries in a highway accident, Dom Lagana is on the road to recovery and returning to the sport he loves so much.