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During the first round of Funny Car eliminations at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, Ron Capps suffered an explosion before the finish line. His car crossed the center line and struck the left guardwall before coming to a stop. Capps was alert and exited the car under his own power and was examined onsite by the NHRA Medical Team before being released.

Mike Stavrinos enjoyed a spectacular Saturday at a sold-out Firebird Motorsports Park, winning his first career Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series race, defeating Rickie Smith in the final round of the postponed NHRA Gatornationals and also qualifying No. 1 for this weekend’s Arizona Nationals in Phoenix.

For the third straight year, NHRA and officials at Firebird Motorsports Park announced a sellout crowd for Saturday qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.

Following a highly successful Phoenix debut last year, the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series is set for a spectacular encore in 2025, running eliminations from the opener in Gainesville during qualifying on Friday and Saturday, heading directly into eliminations for the NHRA Arizona Nationals Sunday.

Phoenix-based USD, which has been servicing customers in the southwest for more than 45 years, will be featured on the Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car at this weekend's NHRA Arizona Nationals.

FVP has been named Official Battery of NHRA as part of a multiyear partnership beginning with the 2025 season in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.

The arrival of several competitive injected nitro entries in the Top Alcohol Funny Car class has drawn much-needed attention to the class, but also presented a few challenges. Here's a look at the current state of the category.

Mountain Motor Pro Stock and new industry partners and expanded postings join forces to boost racer rewards in 2025.

Top Dragster racer Mike Knott has purchased Brandon Booher's Top Alcohol Dragster and is currently preparing to make his official NHRA debut in the class in 2026.

Tim Lewis (left), one half of the successful Foley & Lewis Top Fuel team, passed away recently, and was remembered fondly by his team.

Bernie Fedderly, whose mechanical magic propelled drivers to winner’s circles and world championships over a Hall of Fame career, passed away March 15. He was 83.

Thunder Valley Dragways, located between Marion and Parker, S.D., has joined the NHRA Member Track Network as part of the NHRA’s West Central Division (Division 5).

Phoenix native and NHRA Top Fuel driver Travis Shumake will return to the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series at his home track, Firebird Motorsports Park, for the NHRA Arizona Nationals.

NHRA officials have announced that side-mounted aerodynamic body panels in Top Fuel, commonly referred to within the class as “mud flaps,” will be optional for the next four races while NHRA evaluates their effectiveness.

The induction recognized Wally Parks' lasting impact on motorsports, celebrating his contributions before an audience of racing legends, including Roger Penske, Richard Petty, and Rick Ware.

Chase Williams,Tyler Bohannon, and Jimmy Hidalgo Jr., led the list of winners as the Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals took place at No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose, La.

Dean Carter, Kyle Ratcliff, and Ron Browning led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series South Central Division was in action at No Problem Raceway.

Albuquerque Dragway, which has enjoyed a long and extensive drag racing history dating back to 1963, is back in the NHRA Member Track Network as part of the NHRA’s Pacific Division (Division 7).

Racers and teams within the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Series, along with the NHRA, have made the decision to run eliminations from the postponed Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at the upcoming NHRA Arizona Nationals.

Planning to attend or even watch the upcoming NHRA Arizona Nationals? Check out our new event guide, which features ticket information, event schedule and news, entry lists, a facility map, the Nitro Alley schedule, driver bios, and much more.

Rock-and-roll music legend and Arizona native Alice Cooper is set to perform at the “Off the Track” concert at the Wild Horse Pass Festival Grounds on Saturday, March 22 as part of the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals weekend, March 21-23. 

Robert Hight has confirmed that he is stepping down as president of John Force Racing, confident that the company is in capable hands moving forward.

As a result of inclement weather, racing in the Lucas Oil Series sportsman classes and the FlexJet Factory Stock Showdown were not completed as scheduled during the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. The following is an overview of each category and the amended schedule.

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to its birthplace for the historic 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, March 27-30 at the famed In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip with plenty of special additions to make it a memorable weekend.

NHRA fans can watch the Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals event from No Problem Raceway for free starting Wednesday on NHRA.tv.

A fresh new season of NHRA drag racing has Comp Eliminator standout Taylor Chomiski fired up to go fast. Blind Frog Ranch has stepped up with primary support of Chomiski’s Cobalt. Longtime partner CIP1.com is returning for a sixth consecutive season, along with the continued support of Scott Seed Company.

The Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge returns to the 2025 NHRA season, and the first matchups in the Saturday specialty event are set for March 22 as part of the NHRA Arizona Nationals.

The 2025 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series kicked off with the 67th annual Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet at Famoso Dragsgtrip, where Pete Kaiser and Jon Capps led the list of winners.

No one enjoyed the rain and difficult weather conditions in Gainesville, but that doesn’t mean the season opener wasn’t a learning event. We did learn a lot at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, and here are our top five.

Top Fuel racer Tripp Tatum, the 2022 Gatornationals Top Fuel winner, took a wild ride in round one at this year’s race after smoking the tires and making contact with the guardwall.