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Erica Enders heads to Texas with work to do as she hunts for third world championship

Pro Stock star Erica Enders sits sixth in points, 104 points behind Tanner Gray, and will have to jump five other drivers over the final four races of the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.
03 Oct 2018
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Erica Enders
To win a third NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series title, Erica Enders knows she has some work to do. The Pro Stock star sits sixth in points, 104 points behind Tanner Gray, and will have to jump five other drivers over the final four races of the…
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Courtney Force ready to bounce back at AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals

Funny Car star Courtney Force is ready to get back on track after a frustrating start to the NHRA Mello Countdown to the Championship. The No. 1 seed entering the Countdown feels rejuvenated following a great test session.
02 Oct 2018
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Courtney Force
Feeling rejuvenated after a strong test session, Funny Car star Courtney Force is ready to get back on track after a frustrating start to the NHRA Mello Countdown to the Championship. The regular-season NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series points…
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Pro Mod Rookie Chad Green in championship chase as tour heads to Dallas

Chad Green’s first season in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service has already surpassed expectations, but the rookie standout is hungry for more to close his 2018 season. 
02 Oct 2018
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Chad Green
Chad Green’s first season in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service has already surpassed expectations, but the rookie standout is hungry for more to close his 2018 season.  The Midland, Texas native…
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AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Sportsman Highlights

Comp ace David Rampy moved a step closer to the magic 100-win mark, and Greg Stanfield and Drew Skillman, best known for their careers in Pro Stock, earned titles in Super Stock and Stock, respectively, at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park.
02 Oct 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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David Rampy
Comp ace David Rampy moved a step closer to the magic 100-win mark, and Greg Stanfield and Drew Skillman, best known for their careers in Pro Stock, earned titles in Super Stock and Stock, respectively, at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at…
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AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals winner Stevie "Fast" Jackson

02 Oct 2018
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Stevie “Fast” Jackson won his second race in a row to jump back into the championship hunt with his supercharged Bahrain 1 Racing Camaro. Jackson, who also won the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, took an easy final-round win when Topeka runner…
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AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals winner David Rampy

02 Oct 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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David Rampy, who won his first title in 1983, drove his Skillman Auto Group A/EA Bantam to the Comp title after beating Allen Wilson in the final round. Rampy drove to a (-.560) 7.240 to secure the title while Wilson, who had a quicker light, ran a…
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AAA Midwest Nationals Super Comp winner Rick Hughes

02 Oct 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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The Super Comp class featured a first-time winner in Hughes, who turned on the win light in the final with an 8.921 after Don Higgins broke out at 8.884. Hughes left first against all six of his opponents in eliminations, including nearly perfect…
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AAA Midwest Nationals Top Sportsman winner Glenn Butcher

02 Oct 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Driving his six-second Camaro, Glenn Butcher defeated Bill Yates to win the title in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs. The No. 5 qualifier in the quick field, Butcher drove to a 6.534 on his 6.51 dial in the final round to hold off Yates, who…
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AAA Midwest Nationals Super Gas winner Tim Nicholson

02 Oct 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Tim Nicholson’s ’67 Camaro is a unique Super Gas car in that it features a manually shifted four-speed Lenco transmission. The car is also equipped with a “reverse throttle stop” that limits it to top speeds of around 100 mph while still running the…
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AAA Midwest Nationals Factory Stock winner Leah Pritchett

02 Oct 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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After winning the last two races in the School of Automotive Machinists & Technology NHRA Factory Stock Showdown, Leah Pritchett is now in a prime position to be crowned the series champ in the special event, which features factory-built race…
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AAA Midwest Nationals Stock Eliminator Drew Skillman

02 Oct 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Drew Skillman’s runner-up finish in Pro Stock was made somewhat less disappointing after he earned his second title of the year in Stock. Wheeling his Cobra Jet Mustang, Skillman defeated Daryl Bureski in the final round to claim the 14th national…
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AAA Midwest Nationals Top Dragster winner Jenifer White

02 Oct 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Jenifer White reached the final round of Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs two years ago in Brainerd, and she was turned away by Angie Travis. White landed in another all-female final in St. Louis, and this time, she won the Wally with a win…
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AAA Midwest Nationals Super Stock winner Greg Stanfield

02 Oct 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Greg Stanfield, who last won a Pro Stock race in 2011 and has spent the last few seasons helping to launch the career of his son, Aaron, returned to his original stomping grounds in Super Stock and earned his 13th national event title. Stanfield…
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Annual DRAW auction set for Saturday night of AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals

The Drag Racing Association of Women will hold its annual auction, Saturday, Oct. 6, at Texas Motorplex after the conclusion of qualifying at the AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals.
02 Oct 2018
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DRAW
The Drag Racing Association of Women will hold its annual auction, Saturday, Oct. 6, at Texas Motorplex after the conclusion of qualifying at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. Admission is free. The silent auction begins at 7 p.m. in the Texas…
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Schumacher stays focused on racing at a high level for AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals

After 500 races, 84 wins and eight world championships, Tony Schumacher remains focused on greatness and that’s an attitude that will continue to drive him as the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship hits the halfway point at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
01 Oct 2018
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Tony Schumacher
After 500 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series races, 84 wins and eight world championships, Tony Schumacher’s mindset has stayed the same. The longtime Top Fuel standout remains focused on greatness and that’s an attitude that will continue to drive…
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Auto Club Raceway takes team title; five heading to championship

The team from Auto Club Raceway at Auto Club Dragway captured the Team Championship at the NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division Finals in Las Vegas and Bobby Dye, Sacha Hoefer, Garrett Hoefer, Rick Newport and Zach Meziere took individual titles and now advance to the NHRA Summit National Championship.
01 Oct 2018
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Division 7
The team from Auto Club Raceway at Auto Club Dragway combined for 74 points to capture the Team Championship at the NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division Finals in Las Vegas and Bobby Dye, Sacha Hoefer, Garrett Hoefer, Rick Newport and Zach…
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Hancock, Ward, Talley, Markham heading to National Championship

Jeremy Hancock, Matt Ward, Earl Talley and John Markham each raced to victory at the NHRA Southeast Division Summit Racing Series Finals and punched their ticket to the NHRA Summit National Championship in California next month.
01 Oct 2018
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Division 2
Jeremy Hancock, Matt Ward, Earl Talley and John Markham each raced to victory at the NHRA Southeast Division Summit Racing Series Finals and punched their ticket to the NHRA Summit National Championship in California next month. The squad from…
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Meyer, Hool lead winners at Thunder on the Plains at SRCA Dragstrip

Megan Meyer and Kris Hool scored wins in the alcohol classes as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series West Central Division competed a double-header weekend at SRCA Dragstrip with the annual Thunder on the Plains event.
30 Sep 2018
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Division 5
Preview | Thursday | Friday | Saturday Megan Meyer and Kris Hool raced to victory in the second half of this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag…
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Bourgeois, Labbous lead winners at Silver Dollar

In the final results from Silver Dollar Raceway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, former Lucas Oil World Champion Craig Bourgeois and reigning Super Gas World Champion John Labbous led the list of winners in the winner’s circle celebration.
30 Sep 2018
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Division 2
Preview | Friday REYNOLDS, Ga. – In the final results from Silver Dollar Raceway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, former Lucas Oil World Champion Craig Bourgeois and reigning…
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 59 No. 20)

NHRA National Dragster’s 20th issue of 2018, featuring coverage of the Dodge NHRA Nationals and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
27 Sep 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
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NHRA National Dragster’s 20th issue of 2018, featuring coverage of the Dodge NHRA Nationals and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world. In addition to our coverage from the Reading…
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Matt Smith plans to race both Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle in 2019

Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader plans to compete in both Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle in 2019,
27 Sep 2018
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
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Matt Smith
Leading in one category just isn’t good enough for Pro Stock Motorcycle competitor Matt Smith. The rider of the Elite Performance / Stockseth EBR announced on The Straight Line…
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McClenathan ready to return to Mello Yello Series in Dallas with Tuttle Motorsports

Past NHRA Top Fuel championship runner-up and fan favorite Cory McClenathan will make his first appearance in nearly three years on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series when he competes in Dexter Tuttle’s ColorFast dragster at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
27 Sep 2018
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Cory McClenathan
Past NHRA Top Fuel championship runner-up and fan favorite Cory McClenathan will make his first appearance in nearly three years on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series when he competes in Dexter Tuttle’s ColorFast dragster at the AAA Texas NHRA…
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Dodge NHRA Nationals Sportsman Champion Highlights

Sean Bellemeur took a big step toward what might be his first national title in the Top Alcohol Funny Car class, and third-generation racer Troy Coughlin Jr. added another page to his family’s long history with his first victory in the Top Alcohol Dragster class at the Dodge NHRA Nationals.
27 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Troy Coughlin Jr.
Sean Bellemeur took a big step toward what might be his first national title in the Top Alcohol Funny Car class, and third-generation racer Troy Coughlin Jr. added another page to his family’s long history with his first victory in the Top Alcohol…
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Dodge NHRA Nationals Stock Eliminator winner Shane Oakes

27 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Shane Oakes battled hard to win his first national event in Stock, including a final-round win over Anthony Fetch, one of the most successful Sportsman racers in the Northeast Division. If he was nervous in his first national event final, it didn’t…
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Dodge NHRA Nationals Super Comp winner Mike Robilotto

27 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Mike Robilotto’s 2018 season was already a success thanks to a Super Comp win in Epping, but he has now bagged titles at two of the Northeast Division’s three national events thanks to a final-round win in Super Comp over Chris Garrettson in Reading…
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Dodge NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur

27 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Sean Bellemeur now has seven wins on the season, including four national event titles after driving Tony Bartone’s Camaro to a final-round win against Phil Burkart Jr., 5.48 to 5.74, in Top Alcohol Funny Car. Bellemeur, the runaway leader in…
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Dodge NHRA Nationals Super Stock winner Anthony Bertozzi

27 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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It remains to be seen whether Anthony Bertozzi can hang on to win the NHRA Super Stock world championship, but even if his bid for a second title falls short, he’s going to remember the 2018 season as one of his best. Bertozzi defeated Epping champ…
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Dodge NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Troy Coughlin Jr.

27 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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In his first season in the Top Alcohol Dragster class, Troy Coughlin Jr. has now won three of his last four races and is ranked second in the battle for the national championship. Driving for team owner and crew chief Rich McPhillips, Coughlin…
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Dodge NHRA Nationals Super Gas winner Ray Sawyer

27 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Sixteen years after winning the NHRA Super Gas national championships and Ray Sawyer is still going strong. Sawyer collected career win No. 6 after opponent Dale Koncen fouled in the Super Gas final round. Sawyer missed the Tree with a .043 light…
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Dodge NHRA Nationals Competition Eliminator winner Tom Martino

27 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Tom Martino hasn’t raced since his Comp win at the 2017 Reading event, but he showed no signs of rust when he drove Ken Voight’s H/A Cobalt to a second straight victory in Comp. Martino, who builds engines for Voight and a number of other Comp…
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