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Strickland, Folk double; Fricke, Bohl take wins Top Alcohol wins in Norwalk

Jeff Strickland and Nick Folk both doubled up, winning in two different classes, and Jackie Fricke and Andy Bohl won in Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car respectively at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park.
26 Jun 2017
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Sportsman
Jeff Strickland and Nick Folk both doubled up, winning in two different classes, and Jackie Fricke and Andy Bohl won in Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car respectively at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in…
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Force to throw out first pitch at Chicago Cubs game July 5

A pair of world champions come together when 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a World Series champion Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field on July 5.
26 Jun 2017
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John Force
A pair of world champions come together when 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a World Series champion Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field on July 5.   John Force Racing President Robert…
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Norwalk Factory Stock title goes to Watson

Chuck Watson turns in a dominant performance to win the latest round of the School of Automotive Machinists and Technology Factory Stock Showdown
25 Jun 2017
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Chuck Watson
Chuck Watson became the latest winner of the School of Automotive Machinists and Technology Factory Stock Showdown when he defeated Kevin Skinner in an all-Cobra Jet final round. Watson’s company, Watson Racing, specializes in aftermarket parts for…
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Summit Series National Championship Drawing held in Norwalk

In a special drawing for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship, four NHRA Divisions were selected to send an extra racer to compete for the national championship at the season-ending Automobile Club NHRA Finals.
25 Jun 2017
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In a special drawing for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship, four NHRA Divisions were selected to send an extra racer to compete for the national championship at the season-ending Automobile Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at…
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NHRA Funny Car world champion Capps nominated for 2017 ESPY Best Driver award

NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps has been nominated for 2017 ESPY Best Driver award.
25 Jun 2017
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Ron Capps
Ron Capps’ 2016 Funny Car world championship season and hot start to the 2017 season has earned him a nomination for an ESPY award in the Best Driver category. This is the first time he has been nominated for the prestigious honor in his 23-year…
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Mickey Thompson Tires to sponsor Pro Bike Battle all-star event

Mickey Thompson Tires has been named the official sponsor of the Pro Bike Battle event held at Sonoma Raceway.
24 Jun 2017
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Bike Battle
Mickey Thompson Tires has been named the official sponsor of the Pro Bike Battle event held at Sonoma Raceway. The multi-year agreement will feature the top motorcycle competitors in the country battling for a lucrative purse.  The Mickey…
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 58 No. 13)

NHRA National Dragster’s 13th issue of 2017, featuring Epping and Englishtown coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
22 Jun 2017
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Erica Enders on National Dragster cover
NHRA National Dragster’s 13th issue of 2017, featuring Epping and Englishtown coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world. The annual Eastern Swing, NHRA’s annual four races…
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Torrence, Capps, Butner, Tonglet top Tricky Tipster's Norwalk rankings

Points leaders Steve Torrence, Ron Capps, and Bo Butner, along with two-time season winner LE Tonglet are NHRA National Dragster's Tricky Tipster's top picks for wins at this weekend's Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
22 Jun 2017
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Steve Torrence, Ron Capps, Bo Butner, LE Tonglet
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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Savoie forced to sit out Norwalk race due to Tropical Storm Cindy

Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie has withdrawn from this week’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals due to Tropical Storm Cindy, which is hitting his homestate of Louisiana.
22 Jun 2017
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Jerry Savoie
Reigning NHRA Mello Yello series Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie is a last-minute scratch from this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Naitonals in Norwalk. On Thursday afternoon, Savoie announced that he was skipping the event due to…
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Early-season success puts Tonglet ahead of schedule heading to Norwalk

LE Tonglet knew that teaming up with reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie would pay off at some point during the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. But the 2010 world champ didn’t expect it would come quite this quick.
22 Jun 2017
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LE Tonglet
LE Tonglet knew that teaming up with reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie would pay off at some point during the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. But the 2010 world champ didn’t expect it would come quite this quick…
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NHRA Summernationals Top Sportsman winner Jeff Brooks

22 Jun 2017
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Dan Northrop wasn’t the only driver to repeat last year’s Englishtown victory. Jeff Brooks also made a return appearance to the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park winner’s circle after wheeling his unique six-second ’51 Henry J to the win in Top…
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NHRA Summernationals Super Gas winner Dan Northrop

22 Jun 2017
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Dan Northrop headed into the Summernationals riding a 12-round unbeaten streak in Englishtown. He extended that to 17 rounds before taking on red-hot John Labbous Jr. in a rematch of last year’s Super Gas final. Labbous, the runaway points leader in…
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NHRA Summernationals Super Comp winner Kevin Robb

22 Jun 2017
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After winning the 1993 Englishtown event in Super Gas and the Comp class in Reading in 1997, Kevin Robb returned to the winner’s circle by winning Super Comp in Englishtown. Robb made it to the final round, where he squared off against Shawn Fricke…
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NHRA Summernationals Stock winner Peter Biondo

22 Jun 2017
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The incomparable Peter Biondo, who made his first trip down the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park dragstrip on a big wheel when he was a young child, picked up career win No. 52 when he drove his ’69 Camaro past fellow Englishtown regular Russ Linke…
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NHRA Summernationals Super Stock winner Timothy Fletcher

22 Jun 2017
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Second-generation racer Timothy Fletcher drove to his second national event win when he claimed the Super Stock title over Herbie Null. Fletcher was almost unstoppable in the final with a .009 light and a 10.165 on his 10.15 dial against Null’s .027…
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NHRA Summernationals Comp winner Frank Aragona Jr.

22 Jun 2017
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Last winter, former Comp champ Frank Aragona Jr. made a deal with team owner Charlie Greco and bought the E/DA dragster with which Doug Doll Jr. drove to the 2016 Comp championship. The purchase immediately paid dividends for Aragona, who won his…
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Massive turnaround has Molinari excited about chances

Shane Molinari did not have the success he had hoped for during the 2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season, only qualifying for two events. It led Molinari to an ultimatum: either get better or be done racing in the loaded NHRA Pro Mod class.
22 Jun 2017
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Shane Molinari
Shane Molinari did not have the success he had hoped for during the 2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season, only qualifying for two events. It led Molinari to an ultimatum: either get better or be done racing in the loaded NHRA…
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NHRA Summernationals Sportsman champion highlights

Dan Northrop accomplished a feat even more rare than a national event double when he won his third straight NHRA Summernationals Super Gas Wally. Northrop, the 2000 national champion, wasn’t the only former champ to score in Englishtown. Frank Aragona Jr. won in Comp, and seven-time champ Peter Biondo scored in Stock.
22 Jun 2017
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Dan Northrop
Dan Northrop accomplished a feat even more rare than a national event double when he won his third straight NHRA Summernationals Super Gas Wally. Northrop, the 2000 national champion, wasn’t the only former champ to score an NHRA Lucas Oil Drag…
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NHRA New England Nationals Sportsman champion highlights

John Labbous Jr. continued his hot start to the 2017 season with his seventh victory of the year, and twin brothers Byron and Bryan Worner raced in a national event final for the second time in less than a season at the 5th annual NHRA New England Nationals at historic New England Dragway.
22 Jun 2017
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John Labbous Jr.
John Labbous Jr. continued his hot start to the 2017 season with his seventh victory of the year, and twin brothers Byron and Bryan Worner raced in a national event final for the second time in less than a season at the 5th annual NHRA New England…
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Racing at sponsor’s event brings out the best in Line

Racing at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park during the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, it would be almost impossible for Pro Stock standout Jason Line to miss his sponsor’s presence at this weekend’s race.
21 Jun 2017
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Jason Line
Racing at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park during the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, it would be almost impossible for Pro Stock standout Jason Line to miss his sponsor’s presence at this weekend’s race. While it puts extra…
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Real Pro Mod Association named presenting sponsor of Norwalk Pro Mod racing

The NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series returns to action at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals and the Real Pro Mod Association (RPM) has been named the presenting sponsor for the Pro Mod portion of the event. T
21 Jun 2017
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RPM
The NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series returns to action at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals and the Real Pro Mod Association (RPM) has been named the presenting sponsor for the Pro Mod portion of the event. The event is the…
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Arana Sr. undergoes surgery, will be sidelined three months

Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Hector Arana Sr. of the  Lucas Oil race team underwent major shoulder surgery Tuesday and will miss at least three months of competition.
21 Jun 2017
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Hector Arana
Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Hector Arana Sr. of the  Lucas Oil race team underwent major shoulder surgery Tuesday and will miss at least three months of competition.   Traveling from the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series race in…
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Summit Series National Championship drawing to be held in Norwalk

A special drawing for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship will be held at the upcoming Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park.
21 Jun 2017
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Summit drawing
A special drawing for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship will be held at the upcoming Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park. The drawing will determine which NHRA division will send the eighth man in each…
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Pedregon joins the war against veteran suicide with Mission 22

Cruz Pedregon and his Funny Car team are joining the war against veteran suicide at the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals with the help of Mission 22. 
21 Jun 2017
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Cruz Pedregon
Cruz Pedregon and his Funny Car team are joining the war against veteran suicide at the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals with the help of Mission 22.  Mission 22 was founded by Special Forces operators Magnus Johnson and Mike Kissel and…
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NHRA Member Track results available online

Results submitted by NHRA Member Track across the country now appear immediately on NHRA.com. The results are sortable by year and month and division.
20 Jun 2017
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BRNA
Results submitted by NHRA Member Track across the country now appear immediately on NHRA.com. A complete archive of all results submitted by NHRA Member Tracks from 2015-2021 can be found here. The…
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Lane, Lang score at Pacific Raceways NHRA Lucas Oil Series

Jeff Lane and Jody Lang led the list of champions at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisional event presented by Les Schwab Tires at Pacific Raceways.
20 Jun 2017
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Division 6
Preview | Friday | Saturday Jeff Lane and Jody Lang led the list of winners that added wins to their career totals at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event…
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Stevens, Lombardo lead winners list in Tulsa

James Stevens and John Lombardo Jr. led the list of winners at the Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park NHRA South Central Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event,
20 Jun 2017
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Division 4
Preview | Friday | Saturday James Stevens and John Lombardo Jr. took home wins from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park alongside…
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Millican heads to Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals riding wave of momentum

No matter what happened on Sunday in his ninth career Top Fuel final round, Clay Millican would have gone to Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, the site of this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, with a smile on his face.
20 Jun 2017
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Clay Millican
No matter what happened on Sunday in his ninth career Top Fuel final round, Clay Millican would have gone to Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, the site of this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, with a smile on his face.…
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NHRA pioneer "Akron Arlen" Vanke dies

20 Jun 2017
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Arlen Vanke
NHRA racing pioneer “Akron Arlen” Vanke, who was instrumental in the foundations of drag racing in Ohio, died June 15. Vanke, along with brothers Walt and Art Arfons and Otis “Otie” Smith, began racing at the Akron Municipal Airport in the 1950s…
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Courtney Force hopes wait for first win of 2017 ends in Norwalk

Advancing to the final round the past two seasons at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Courtney Force feels like she’s closing in on her first Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals victory this weekend. 
20 Jun 2017
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Courtney Force
Advancing to the final round the past two seasons at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Courtney Force feels like she’s closing in on her first Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals victory this weekend.  Success and a first victory…
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