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5 Things We Learned in Reading

The first race of the Countdown featured everything one would hope for: an indisputably intense energy, points shakeups, stoked rivalries, and a bright glimmer of the future. Here are five takeaways from the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
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Three mind-blowing things that happen in under 4 seconds to a Top Fuel dragster

From leaping off the track to knocking moisture out of the air, Top Fuel dragsters push the limits of physics. See how in this NHRA On FOX slow-motion
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Top Fuel dragster make their own physics

Clay Millican on stealing the show in first-round thriller at Pep Boys Nationals

Clay Millican capitalized on Josh Hart's red-light, delivering a near-full pass and gathering crucial data for the Countdown to the Championship.
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Clay Millican Steals the Show in First-Round Thriller at Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

Top Alcohol star Julie Nataas to make Top Fuel debut with Scrappers Racing

Julie Nataas, the current NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster world champion, will make her Top Fuel debut as part of the Scrappers Racing team at the upcoming NHRA Midwest Nationals.
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Prock, Brown, Stanfield, and Arana kick off Countdown with Reading wins

In an all-John Force Racing Funny Car final, points leader Austin Prock won the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals. Antron Brown, Aaron Stanfield, and Hector Arana Jr. also scored in the first race of the Countdown to the Championship.
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Relive all the action from the 2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals!

You have plenty of chances to catch all the high-speed action again as NHRA on FOX re-airs the first race of the Countdown to the Championship!
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Relive All the Action from the 2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PEP BOYS NHRA NATIONALS

 

 

Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Sunday gallery

Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway was an extraordinary first step into the Countdown to the Championship, and our NHRA National Dragster photographers captured all of the moments.
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Top Fuel championship contenders

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Sunday News & Notes from the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the final day of the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. (Updated throughout the day)
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Scott Libersher captures Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown win in Reading

The next to last Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown national event was filled with drama and incredible racing performances. For the second time in three races Scott Libersher raced to the winner’s circle, winning the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals today at...
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Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Sunday preview

The final day of the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals is upon us, and what happens today will lay the framework for championship stories that will be told on Sunday night in Pomona. Trophies are up for grabs in all categories at Maple Grove Raceway, and the sun is just beginning to shine with promise.
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Ashley, Prock, Glenn, and Herrera claim top spots in front of sellout crowd at Maple Grove

Justin Ashley clinched his first No. 1 qualifier of the season, while points leaders Austin Prock, Dallas Glenn, and Gaige Herrera also scored the top spot in their respective classes on Saturday at the 39th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.
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It's a Maple Grove Raceway sellout on Saturday at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

For the third straight season, NHRA and officials at Maple Grove Raceway announced a sellout crowd for Saturday’s qualifying action at the 39th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.
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