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John Kernan joins Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John's to recap last weekend's NHRA Summernationals and to take a look ahead at this weekend's NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn.

John Kernan joined Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s for a preview of this weekend’s NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J.

March Meet winner Mendy Fry joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to preview the Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance, NHRA Motorsports Museum.

Brittany Force joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about her NHRA New England Nationals win, her sister Courtney’s crazy weekend, and more.

The Harley-Davidson Street Rod will hit the drag strip this weekend when the Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines team debuts all-new Street Rod-inspired bodywork at the NHRA Summernationals. 

Former NHRA race-team publicist Bob Wilber joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his new book, Bats, Balls and Burnouts, chronicling his career in sports, marketing, and drag racing.

When Courtney Force’s Funny Car exploded during qualifying at Epping, it left her short a chassis for the remainder of the eastern swing, but, her fans need not worry. As Indy Bureau Chief John Kernan discovered, the JFR fabrication shop already had already started building her a new chassis weeks ago.

How much trailer "luggage" will teams need for four races in a row? Haulers are packed to the brim as John Kernan joins Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom on NHRA Today's Roundtable from the Wally Park NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John's. 

Even though John Force ran well at times during the last race in Topeka, that first-round loss to Bob Tasca III told the 16-time Funny Car champ that his car wasn’t exactly like he wanted it. So, the team spent a day testing at Lucas Oil Raceway, and Indy Bureau Chief John Kernan says Force left Indy with a lot of confidence.

NHRA's John Kernan, Amanda Busick, and Lewis Bloom preview the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at Heartland Park Topeka, race No. 8 of the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.

Pete Gasko Jr., winner of the SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown in Charlotte, joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his recent victory. 

Stevie “Fast” Jackson joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about the start of his NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod career. 

With his confidence at an all-time high, Steve Torrence heads to Topeka looking for three straight wins after back-to-back wins in Charlotte and Atlanta. He joins Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his hot streak.

After struggles at recent races, Brittany Force's Top Fuel team tested at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. Indy Bureau Chief John Kernan reports from the track.

Special guest Tony Pedregon joins John Kernan, Lewis Bloom, and Amanda Busick in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to preview the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties.

Indianapolis Bureau Chief John Kernan joined Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to recap last weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals and look ahead to this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

A day after a disappointing first-round loss at the Four-Wide Nationals John Force Racing’s fab shop was hard at work replacing the front half of Brittany Force’s Top Fuel dragster in anticipation of this weekend's Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta.

Top Fuel racer Dom Lagana joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his first race in 2017, the upcoming NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

From the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s, NHRA’s Lewis Bloom and John Kernan preview this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.

John Kernan joins Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick for in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John's to discuss the upcoming NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway, talking about Brittany Force, Funny Car drivers currently outside of the top 10, and even Deric Kramer's love of fencing (yes, fencing!). 

Two-time NHRA Pro Stock champ Erica Enders joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to discuss the upcoming NHRA SpringNationals outside of Houston, where she grew up.

Brian Lohnes joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John’s to preview the second race of the season for fan-favorite J&A Service NHRA Pro Mod Series at this weekend’s NHRA SpringNationals.

Jim Oberhofer, Kalitta Motorsports Vice President of Operations, joined NHRA’s Amanda Buisck via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John’s to talk about the team’s addition of a third Top Fuel dragster, driven by Shawn Langdon, and Kalitta Motorsport’s history of success in Houston, site of this weekend’s NHRA SpringNationals.

Leah Pritchett joined NHRA reporters Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s via Skype to talk about her very busy schedule, encompassing everything from new-car premieres to street-car madness and racing her Papa John’s-sponsored Top Fueler.

With two weekends off before the 30th annual NHRA SpringNationals in Houston, teams are back in their shops working on improvements ahead of the fifth race of the 2017 NHRA season. Indianapolis correspondent John Kernan joins Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick on NHRA Today delivered by Papa John’s with details.

Antron Brown joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s via Skype to talk about his recent win at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas, his newest day job as a co-presenter on BBC America’s Top Gear America, and Jr. Dragster racing with his family.

A year after Bob Vandergriff Racing placed its operation in mothballs, the team is ready to race again at the upcoming race in Houston. BVR spent time over the weekend at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis preparing for its return.

Rookie Tanner Gray joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his recent Pro Stock win at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals. 

Kalitta Motorsports released news today that Shawn Langdon would join as the third Top Fuel driver on their team. The former DSR driver joined Amanda Busick on NHRA Today delivered by Papa John’s to discuss his surprising move to Kalitta Motorsports.

There were two new winners for the season and one first-time winner at the fourth race of the 2017 NHRA season, so what did we learn from the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals? John Kernan joins Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick for Thursday’s Roundtable from the Wally Parks NHRA Studios delivered by Papa John’s.