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Union County Dragway joins NHRA Member Track Network
Union County Dragway, located minutes south of Union, S.C., has joined the NHRA Member Track Network in the Southeast Division, NHRA’s Division 2, which features tracks in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico…
One down, three to go
Antron Brown clinched his third NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel title while Don Schumacher Racing teammate Ron Capps moved a step closer to his first title after a strong semifinal finish during a thrilling NHRA …
J&A Service extend sponsorship of Pro Mod Drag Racing Series; expanded 2017 schedule announced
J&A Service, a leader in oil and gas well-servicing exploration, has signed an agreement to extend their series sponsorship of the wildly popular NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. The NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series also…
NHRA Toyota Nationals Sunday Notebook
With the conclusion of the NHRA Toyota Nationals, the 2016 season is down to just one event, the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona in two weeks, but the penultimate race of the year was packed with wild moments and points-related drama. Here are today…
Force, Torrence, Gray, Savoie hit the jackpot with big weekends in Las Vegas
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Brown clinches third Top Fuel world championship
Mello Yello's Al Rondon, left, and NHRA President Peter Clifford congratulated Antron Brown after he clinched the Top Fuel title. Antron Brown is officially a three-time NHRA Mello…
Pedregon takes a wild ride in Las Vegas
Cruz Pedregon rode out one of the wildest runs of the season – and perhaps in NHRA history – in the first round of eliminations at the NHRA Toyota Nationals when the front tires of his…
Top 20 Funny Cars: Introducing No. 3
As part of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car celebration, fans voted on a Top 20 list developed by respected drag racing historians and Funny Car experts. The results are being revealed in reverse order at NHRA national events this season…
Millican, Beckman, Anderson, Savoie lead final qualifying fields in Las Vegas
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Matco Tools, Don Schumacher Racing extend marketing partnership
Matco Tools and Don Schumacher Racing announced that their 16-year marketing partnership is being extended with a new multiyear agreement that will include Antron Brown continuing as the driver of the Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster. Matco's…
NHRA Toyota Nationals Saturday Notebook
Qualifying for the penultimate race of the 2016 season wrapped up in front of a sold-out crowd at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and the large crowd that packed the grandstands was treated to some great action across the four NHRA Mello…
Tonglet and Savoie team for two-bike effort in 2017
LE Tonglet, the 2010 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Motorcycle champion, will race as a teammate to White Alligator Racing’s Jerry Savoie as part of a two-bike effort in 2017. Tonglet’s bike will carry the familiar…
Smith clinches third Pro Mod championship
Rickie Smith, left, accepted congratulations from Jim Whiteley of series sponsor J&A Service after winning the 2016 NHRA Pro Mod championship.
NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series veteran Rickie Smith locked up his third…
NHRA, LVMS announce Saturday sellout at NHRA Toyota Nationals
NHRA and The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway officials announced a sellout for Saturday’s racing at the 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals. This is the fifth sellout of the 2016 season and marks the first time in a decade the NHRA has enjoyed…
Pritchett, Hagan, Skillman, Savoie hold hot hands after opening qualifying day in Las Vegas
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NHRA Toyota Nationals Friday Notebook
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series is back in Las Vegas for the second-to-last race of the 2016 season, and as expected, points and the championship chases in the four classes are at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Though Mother Nature…
NHRA Today: Pedregon working to turn around his season
Former NHRA Funny Car world champ Cruz Pedregon joins NHRA’s Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to talk about his frustrating season and his plans for the rest if the season and his 2017…
Savoie back in PSM championship mix
Jerry Savoie heads to this weekend’s 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in nearly an identical situation as he was in a year ago. The Pro Stock Motorcycle…
Event preview: NHRA Toyota Nationals
The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season is heading down the homestretch, and with just two events remaining on the calendar, the pressure is on for those still in contention for one of the world championships in the four Professional…
The top three: Liberman
With the big reveal coming this weekend on which of the three finalists in the Top 20 Funny Cars list will make the final pairing, it’s time to take a look at the third car on the list: “Jungle Jim” Liberman’s 1973 Vega Funny Car.
The Vega —…
NHRA Today: Corradi talks Top Fuel titles and more
From the Wally Parks NHRA Studio, NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom talks with Antron Brown’s co-crew chief, Brian Corradi, via Skype from one of his pizza restaurants in suburban Cleveland. Corradi, with…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Sportsman champion highlights
For most racers, the thrill of victory never gets old, but by the same token, a first win is almost always the most memorable. Five of the 10 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions crowned at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals got to experience…
Protect The Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals Alcohol Funny Car winner Shane Westerfield
Shane Westerfield, who ironically was runner-up last year in both Seattle and Dallas, scored career win No. 4, driving to a narrow 5.56 to 5.60 decision over Nick Januik in the rain-delayed Seattle final, which was held Saturday of the AAA Texas…
Protect The Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals Alcohol Dragster winner Joey Severance
More than two months after earning their way into the final round at Pacific Raceways in Seattle, Joey Severance and Chris Demke reconvened at Texas Motorplex during the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals to decide the event crown. Severance collected…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Dragster winner Jeff Koron
The final of Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs ended on the starting line after chassis builder Danny Nelson fouled by two-thousandths, making Jeff Koron a winner for the second time in his career. Koron used a string of 6.3-second runs to reach…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Top Sportsman winner Scooter Hampton
The field in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs included some of the best drivers in the class, including Keith Raftery, Greg Lair, Bob Gulitti, and Jimmy Lewis, yet the last man standing was first-time winner Scooter Hampton. Facing Roger…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Street winner Chase Huffman
Chase Huffman earned his first national event Wally in Super Street when he defeated Tom Phillips in the final, 10.97 to 11.05. Huffman’s most impressive performance came in round two, where he put together an almost perfect run with a .001…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Gas winner Christopher Best
Super Gas champ Christopher Best, began eliminations with a round-two win against five-time national champ Edmond Richardson and finished the job with a 9.92 to 9.93 win against Heidi Robison. Best, competing in his first NHRA national event of the…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Super Comp winner Jeremy Demers
Jeremy Demers, son of current Top Dragster points leader Larry Demers, chalked up the win in Super Comp following a great final-round performance that included a .008 light and an 8.912. Demers left virtually no room for his opponent, four-time…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Stock winner Rusty Hall
Stock winner Rusty Hall fulfilled a longtime goal by finally winning a national event in his home state of Texas. Hall, whose three previous victories include an Indy title in 2002, won a classic Ford vs. Chevy muscle car battle when he drove his…