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Hight's AAA Chevy will banner cautions about distracted driving during Countdown

Throughout the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, past world champ Robert Hight will be campaigning a new look Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro that features an important message about distracted driving. 
13 Sep 2018
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Robert Hight
Throughout the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, past world champ Robert Hight will be campaigning a new look Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro that features an important message about distracted driving.  It…
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WFO Radio NHRA Mello Yello  Countdown preview

12 Sep 2018
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Get ready for the NHRA Mello Yello  Countdown with Matt Hagan, Antron Brown, Rick Jones, and Matt Smith, plus U.S. Nationals Pro Mod winner Stevie "Fast" Jackson. NHRA’s Alan Reinhart previews the NHRA playoffs and John DiBartolomeo from Drag…
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Magic Dry will sponsor Lagana's Top Fuel machine at Reading event

Dom Lagana will banner Magic Dry 100% Organic Multi-Purpose Absorbent on the flanks of his Top Fuel dragster at this weekend's Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
12 Sep 2018
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Dom Lagana
Dom Lagana will banner Magic Dry 100% Organic Multi-Purpose Absorbent on the flanks of his Top Fuel dragster at this weekend's Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.   Running as part of Tommy Thompson Motorsports alongside teammate…
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Defending Pro Stock world champ Butner knows he has work to do in Reading

Starting the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship in ninth place, defending Pro Stock world champ Bo Butner is well aware of the position he’s in heading into the playoff opener at this weekend’s Dodge NHRA Nationals in Reading.
12 Sep 2018
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Bo Butner
Starting the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship in ninth place, defending Pro Stock world champ Bo Butner is well aware of the position he’s in heading into the playoff opener at this weekend’s 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple…
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S. Torrence, R. Hight, Gray, Krawiec enter Dodge NHRA Nationals as Tricky Tipster favorites

NHRA National Dragster's resident odds expert, Tricky Tipster, begins the Countdown to the Championship with a fresh slate. You can too by getting sage advice on who the odds-on favorites are for the Dodge NHRA Nationals.
12 Sep 2018
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The Countdown to the Championship begins in Reading this season, meaning cool (and hopefully not stormy) weather awaits racers hoping to make a good first impression on the first playoff leg. NHRA National Dragster’s resident Tricky Tipster got 18…
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Capps ready for big moments of the Countdown to the Championship

Countdown to the Championship in a different position this year and that means a strong start is necessary at this weekend’s 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
12 Sep 2018
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Ron Capps
Countdown to the Championship in a different position this year and that means a strong start is necessary at this weekend’s 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. After leading the points heading into the NHRA’s six-race playoffs…
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SRCA takes Division 5 team title; five drivers headed to National Championships

SRCA Dragstrip racked up 55 points to capture the Team Championship and five individual winners are heading to the NHRA Summit National Championship via wins this weekend at the NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Series.
11 Sep 2018
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  SRCA drivers held off those from Brainerd International Raceway and Bandimere Speedway who finished in second and third with 50 and 41 points respectively.   Jaron Miller, Joe Marx, Brent Erickson and Beau Drexler each won their…
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Sturgill, Loynes, Hendrickson and Hicks win in Indy

Lucas Oil Raceway took the Team Championship on a tie-breaker at the NHRA Summit Racing Series North Central Division Finals. Michael Sturgill, Dustin Loynes, Brian Hendrickson and Jeremy Hicks grabbed individual wins and now advance to the NHRA Summit National Championship.
10 Sep 2018
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Lucas Oil Raceway took the Team Championship on a tie-breaker over National Trail Raceway at the NHRA Summit Racing Series North Central Division Finals. Michael Sturgill, Dustin Loynes, Brian Hendrickson and Jeremy Hicks grabbed individual wins and…
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Top Fuel points leader Torrence locked in for title chase heading to Reading

Steve Torrence’s quest for his first NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel world championship begins at Maple Grove Raceway at the Dodge NHRA Nationals, the opening event of the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
10 Sep 2018
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Steve Torrence
There has been no letdown for Steve Torrence during the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, a year after winning eight races and finishing second in points. In fact, you could make the case the Top Fuel star has been even better heading…
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Sportsman Champion Highlights

Josh Hart successfully defended his Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster title, and Sean Bellemeur won his first Indy title in Top Alcohol Funny Car to lead the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions at NHRA’s oldest and most prestigious event.
10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Josh Hart
Josh Hart successfully defended his Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster title, and Sean Bellemeur won his first Indy title in Top Alcohol Funny Car to lead the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions at NHRA’s…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Top Fuel Harley winner Tii Tharpe

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Tii Tharpe raced to a Top Fuel Harley title in a winner-take-all final by defeating Doug Vancil at the biggest race of the year. It doesn't get any better than that and it kept the Mickey Thompson Top Fuel Harley title in house at Jay Turner Racing…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Super Stock winner Dennis Steward

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Dennis Steward won his second national event after a final-round win over Dale Hulquist. Driving an FGT/L ’64 Plymouth owned by former track operator Carl Weisinger, Steward plotted his way through the huge 128-car field of Super Stock to win drag…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Super Gas winner Devin Isenhower

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Devin Isenhower’s breakthrough win at Indy was hardly a surprise. He’s a regular at Indy and has won several of the track’s biggest events. Late in Super Gas eliminations, Isenhower buckled down and produced a .005 light and a 9.921 in his…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Stock winner TC Morris

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Stock champion Morris delivered a quarterfinal win over West Coast racer Brent Calvert and also ended Joey Shipp’s chances for an Indy double with a 10.981 on his 10.97 dial. Appearing in the first national event final of his career, Morris didn’t…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Super Comp winner Joe Hessling

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Joe Hessling, the Top Dragster winner of the 2015 JEGS NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals, made it to the Super Comp final, where he faced one of the toughest opponents imaginable, four-time world champion Gary Stinnett. Hessling left first and then…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Sean Bellemeur tested a new car for team owner Tony Bartone during the Indy test session, and that experience proved to be valuable when he returned a week later and claimed the biggest win of his career. The No. 2 qualifier, Bellemeur drove his…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Competition Eliminator winner David Rampy

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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The tally is now 98 and counting for Sportsman icon David Rampy, who won Indy for the fifth time in his career. Using his usual conservative approach, Rampy managed to get to the final round of the 54-car field of Comp having lost just .02-second…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Factory Stock winner Leah Pritchett

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Leah Pritchett took down teammate Mark "Cowboy" Pawuk in an all-Don Schumacher Racing final round for her first Factory Stock victory. The racer pulled double-duty by wheeling her Top Fuel Dragster, but did her best work behind the wheel of her Drag…
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Chevrolet U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Josh Hart

10 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Not surprising, the Top Alcohol Dragster class featured one of the biggest and most competitive fields of the year, and Josh Hart was in the thick of it with a solid No. 2 qualifying effort. In eliminations, Hart wheeled his Advance Auto Parts…
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NHRA All Access Countdown Special

Catch all of the excitement and drama of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship with a special All Access package. Championships will be won and lost in the final six races of the season, and you can have a front-row seat from the comfort of your home or shop for just $54.99.
10 Sep 2018
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For more information or to sign up, visit NHRAAllAccess.com
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WFO Radio NHRA Nitro: Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Winners Edition

07 Sep 2018
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Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Winners Edition featuring J.R. Todd, Terry McMillen, Tanner Gray, L.E. Tonglet, and Tii Tharpe plus on-location interviews with Kalitta crewman Michael James, Terry McMillen’s crew chief Rob Wendland, and Jim…
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Mopar Mega Block Party returns for third year at Dodge NHRA Nationals

The Mopar Mega Block Party will rev up Dodge NHRA Nationals race weekend for the third consecutive year. The free-admission fan event is set to roll into FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading from 4 -10 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 13.
06 Sep 2018
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The Mopar Mega Block Party will rev up Dodge NHRA Nationals race weekend for the third consecutive year. The free-admission fan event, set to roll into FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading from 4 -10 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 13, will offer a jam-packed…
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Pritchett’s dragster to carry Mopar Dodge 1320 Graphics again in Reading

Leah Pritchett’s Top Fueler will once again feature special Angry Bee graphics, a callout to the new Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320, at the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Sept. 13-16 
06 Sep 2018
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Leah Pritchett
Leah Pritchett’s Top Fueler will once again feature special Angry Bee graphics, a callout to the new Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320, at her sponsor’s title event, the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, Sept. 13-16 …
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New England Dragway wraps up NHRA Northeast Division Lucas event

Chip Ippolito, Timothy Stickles, and Shane Oakes led Sunday's winners as New England Dragway hosted the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.
05 Sep 2018
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Division 1
Preview | Friday | Saturday Duane Shields and Matt Gill raced to victory at this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at New England Dragway and the final stop in…
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Puckett, Longhany, and Hidalgo lead South Georgia Motorsports Park winners

Van Puckett, Jeff Longhany, and Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division arrived at South Georgia Motorsports Park for the make-up of the rained-out event from May.
05 Sep 2018
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Division 2
Preview | Friday | Saturday Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. raced his way into the final round in not one by two classes this weekend for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at South Georgia Motorsports…
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Tri-State Raceway Lucas Oil Series event rescheduled for Great Bend, Sept. 27-28

The NHRA West Central Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Event, previously scheduled for Tri-State Raceway Sept. 5-7, has been postponed. The event will be moved to SRCA Dragstrip, Great Bend, Kan., Sept. 27-28
04 Sep 2018
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Division 5
The NHRA West Central Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Event, previously scheduled for Tri-State Raceway Sept. 5-7, has been postponed. Track officials have deemed the majority of the facility unusable for parking with more heavy rain predicted.…
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Countdown to the Championship playoffs begin with Dodge NHRA Nationals

The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series powers back to Maple Grove Raceway for the 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals, Sept. 13-16, and the race also serves as the opener to the six-race NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
04 Sep 2018
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The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series powers back to Maple Grove Raceway for the 34th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals, Sept. 13-16, and the race also serves as the opener to the six-race NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the…
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Rampy, Hart, Bellemeur score Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Sportsman titles

Comp champ David Rampy scored his 98th career win and Josh Hart and Sean Bellemeur scored wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
03 Sep 2018
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David Rampy
Comp champ David Rampy scored his 98th career win and Josh Hart and Sean Bellemeur scored wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, while Leah Pritchett,…
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Stevie "Fast" Jackson captures U.S. Nationals Pro Mod win

Stevie "Fast" Jackson captured his third NHRA E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Wally by winning the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals for the first time in his career.
03 Sep 2018
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Stevie Fast Jackson
Stevie ‘Fast’’ Jackson raced to his first career Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals victory during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on Monday. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing,…
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Pritchett goes wire-to-wire at Indy for first SAM Tech NHRA Factory Stock title

Top Fuel star Leah Pritchett drives to first victory in School of Automotive Machinists and Technology NHRA Factory Stock Showdown; defeats teammate Mark Pawuk in all-Dodge final round.
03 Sep 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Leah Pritchett
Already a winner in Nostalgia Funny Car, Pro Mod, and Top Fuel, Leah Pritchett added a new chapter to her diversified resumé when she drove her DSR Dodge Challenger Drag Pak to a win in the School of Automotive Machinists and Technology NHRA Factory…
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