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Event coverage, 2025 Influencers list highlight April NHRA National Dragster

The April issue of NHRA National Dragster, featuring coverage of the NHRA Arizona Nationals and Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and 2025's NHRA Movers, Shakers, and Deal Makers, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.
17 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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ND Issue 04
  READ THE ISSUE The April issue of NHRA National Dragster, featuring coverage of the NHRA Arizona Nationals…
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosting Division 7 doubleheader Lucas Oil event

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Pacific Division is at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for a doubleheader event. LATEST UPDATE: Wednesday qualifying
17 Apr 2025
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Division 7
The following are Wednesday's final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR 1) Ryan Priddy, Chino, Calif., '20 Camaro…
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Fletch Racing set to debut Cobra Jet Super Stock entry in Charlotte

Fletch Racing and driver Jory Elliott are set to debut their 2018 Cobra Jet Mustang at the upcoming American Rebel Light Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway.
17 Apr 2025
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Jory Elliott
Fletch Racing and driver Jory Elliott are set to debut their 2018 Cobra Jet Mustang at the upcoming American Rebel Light Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway. Nearly a year in the making, the new car will mark the beginning of an ambitious 18 race…
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Fitzgerald Motorsports Park joins NHRA Member Track Network in Division 3

Fitzgerald Motorsports Park has made the move to the NHRA Member Track Network as part of the NHRA’s North Central Division (Division 3). 
17 Apr 2025
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Fitzgerald Motorsports Park
Fitzgerald Motorsports Park has made the move to the NHRA Member Track Network as part of the NHRA’s North Central Division (Division 3).  Previously known as Crossville Dragway, the new track name came with the exciting change to the NHRA…
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2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Sportsman winner Aaron Steinkey

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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165:46
Aaron Steinkey, whose ’68 Camaro is one of the quickest cars in the Right Trailers Top Sportsman class, collected career win No. 3 by stopping Chris Newman in the final. Steinkey was nearly unstoppable in the final with a .008 light and a 6.315…
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2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Gas winner Jerron Settles

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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145:11
Talented racecar artist Jerron Settles, who won in Super Comp in Pomona at the 2022 Finals, painted a masterpiece performance in Super Gas, driving the Warr family’s entry to victory with a final-round 9.90 that forced John Parrino’s fan-favorite 66…
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2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Comp winner Bill Webber

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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109:49
Bill Webber joined sons Cody and Chad as a national event champion in Super Comp when third-generation racer Toby Payne broke out with an 8.890 against Webber’s clutch .006-launched 8.92.
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2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Stock winner Jeff Adkinson

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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95:29
Jeff Adkinson has now won three of his five national event titles in Pomona after driving to the Stock title over reigning world champ Joe Sorensen. Adkinson sealed the win with a .004 light and a 9.356 on his 9.31 dial.  
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2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Stock winner John Winslow

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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177:32
John Winslow scored a long-awaited first national event win in Super Stock after he drove his V-10 Challenger past five-time world champ and recent Phoenix winner Justin Lamb. After an even start, Winslow tripped the win light with a 9.010 on his 8.…
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2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Brian Hough

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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66:48
Brian Hough scored a dominating victory in Top Alcohol Funny Car, qualifying No. 1, setting low e.t., and winning the event on a final-round holeshot over past world champ Shane Westerfield. The win was Hough’s second straight at the Winternationals…
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2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Anthony Troyer

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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63:29
Potato farmer Anthony Troyer French-fried the field in his Top Alcohol Dragster national event debut in the McPhillips-family-tuned Fendt Tractors A/Fueler, defeating multi-time world champ Joey Severance’s supercharged J&A Service machine in…
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2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals Top Dragster winner Michael Fuqua

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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103:54
Nearly two decades after his last win, Mike Fuqua went the distance in Right Trailers Top Dragster. Fuqua drove Anthony Bertozzi’s dragster to a 7.237 on his 7.21 dial to beat Mallory Reis in the final.
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2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Gas winner Roger Kato

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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79:44
Roger Kato grabbed a lead at the start in the Super Gas final against Jerry Denton and made it hold up with a 9.932 for the win to Denton’s 9.826 breakout.
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2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Comp winner Chad Webber

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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98:56
Chad Webber, the brother of Top Dragster champ Cody Webber, scored in Super Comp when he topped Steve Williams in the final. Webber won on a holeshot, 8.944 to 8.927.
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2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Stock winner Ryan McClanahan

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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88:11
A pair of Division 7 heavyweights squared off in the Super Stock final with past world champ Ryan McClanahan getting the best of Leo Glasbrenner. McClanahan ran right on his 8.28 dial, while Glasbrenner broke out by seven-thousandths.
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2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals Comp winner Jeff Taylor

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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155:04
Jeff Taylor earned the 51st win of his long and prosperous career when he drove the J&A Service dragster past Paul Mitsos in the Comp final. Mitsos took the lead with a great .009 light but had to lift after his A/AA Camaro got out of shape.
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JEGS NHRA SPORTSNationals renewed, moves to South Georgia Motorsports Park

NHRA and JEGS have announced a multiyear extension of the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals, which will head to its new home at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, Ga., July 9-10 as part of a Lucas Oil competition doubleheader that spans four action-packed days.
16 Apr 2025
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JEGS NHRA SPORTSNationals
JEGS, an industry-leading DTC e-commerce retailer and distributor of high-performance and restoration automotive aftermarket parts and accessories, will have a strong presence on and off the track as it celebrates its 65th anniversary and ongoing…
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NHRA North Central Division tracks continue recovery after historic flooding

The floods that recently hit parts of the midwestern U.S. had a dramatic impact on several NHRA member tracks, including Ohio Valley Dragway, Beech Bend Raceway Park, and Edgewater Sports Park.
16 Apr 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Edgewater
The floods that recently hit parts of the midwestern U.S. had a dramatic impact on several NHRA member tracks, including Ohio Valley Dragway, Beech Bend Raceway Park, and Edgewater Sports Park. All three tracks received substantial water damage,…
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Tony Schumacher inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

Six-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher was one of seven racing legends inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America last month in Daytona Beach, Fla.
15 Apr 2025
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Tony Schumacher
Six-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher was one of seven racing legends inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America March 11 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Schumacher, NHRA’s all-time winningest Top Fuel driver, was inducted…
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Cowie, Gordon lead Lucas Oil Series winners at NHRA 4-Wide Nationals

In addition to the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, 10 drivers claimed Lucas Oil Series wins at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, including defending Top Alcohol Dragster world champ Shawn Cowie.
15 Apr 2025
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Shawn Cowie
In addition to the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, 10 drivers claimed Lucas Oil Series wins at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Reigning world champion Shawn Cowie ran the table in Las Vegas when he…
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Watch the Division 7 Lucas Oil Series event from Las Vegas free on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch the Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for free starting Wednesday on NHRA.tv.
15 Apr 2025
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Division 7 Lucas Oil Series event
NHRA fans can watch the Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for free starting Wednesday on NHRA.tv. Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage from Las Vegas are…
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In Memoriam

15 Apr 2025
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In Memoriam
Recent passings of notable figures from within the NHRA world. The NHRA extends its sincere condolences to the family and friends of those we have lost. Notices of passing can be sent to nhra@nhra.com.…
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Top Fuel turns 1,000 as zMAX Dragway again hosts NHRA 4-Wide Nationals

Four-wide racing became reality in 2010, and 15 years later, zMAX Dragway will play host to another significant moment when the 1,000th Top Fuel race in NHRA history takes place at the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals on April 25-27.
15 Apr 2025
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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
As the originator of four-wide drag racing, zMAX Dragway has been synonymous with historical moments in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, dating back to the first race at "the Bellagio of dragstrips" in 2008. Four-wide racing became…
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Scag Racing venturing into Pro Mod with MMA fighter Randy Couture

Scag Racing has announced an expansion of their involvement in the National Hot Rod Association with the addition of a Pro Mod program that will be driven by former MMA fighter Randy Couture.
15 Apr 2025
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Randy Couture
Scag Racing has announced an expansion of their involvement in the National Hot Rod Association with the addition of a Pro Mod program that will be driven by former MMA fighter Randy Couture. Couture, a six-time UFC champion, commentator,…
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Vote now! Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals up for USA Today honor

The Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals was again named by USA Today as one of the world’s best motorsports races and one of the 20 top contenders for “favorite motorsports race.” Vote now to support NHRA and the event!
15 Apr 2025
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US Nationals
The Big Go is up for another big award, and we want all NHRA fans to get involved.   The Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, the world’s biggest and most prestigious drag race, was again named by USA Today as one of the world…
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American Rebel Beer named entitlement sponsor for NHRA 4-Wide Nationals

American Rebel Beer has partnered with zMAX Dragway as the entitlement sponsor for the April 25-27 American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. 
14 Apr 2025
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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
American Rebel Beer has partnered with zMAX Dragway as the entitlement sponsor for the April 25-27 American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.  This year’s American Rebel Light 4-Wide Nationals will showcase the fastest accelerating machines…
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Unofficial Mission Foods points standings

Unofficial points standings following the completion of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, the fourth event of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. 
13 Apr 2025
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Points
Unofficial points standings following the completion of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, the fourth event of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Official points will be posted…
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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Saturday News and Notes

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the second day of Pro qualifying at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Updated throughout the day.
12 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Funny Cars ready at the 4-Wide Nationals
Updated throughout the day As we kick off Mission Foods-class action at noon Saturday, it's a moderate change from Friday's sweatbox thanks to some cloud cover. Instead of mid-90s, we're looking at mid-80s at least through the…
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Capps to expand operation with addition of Maddi Gordon in second RCM car

Three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps plans to expand his team in 2026, adding a Top Fuel dragster and driver Maddi Gordon to his Ron Capps Motorsports operation in 2026.
10 Apr 2025
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Ron Capps
Three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps plans to expand his team in 2026, adding a second car and driver to his Ron Capps Motorsports (RCM) operation.  As Capps has hinted at for months, he confirmed that rising star Maddi Gordon…
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Talkin’ Funny Cars with Buddy Hull shortlisted for People’s Telly Award

The first season of Talkin’ Funny Cars with Buddy Hull has been shortlisted for the People’s Telly Award. The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens.
08 Apr 2025
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Talkin’ Funny Cars
The first season of Talkin’ Funny Cars with Buddy Hull has been shortlisted for the People’s Telly Award. The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens. Public voting for the People’s Telly Award is open…
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