Mello Yello Series thunders into Wine Country
Even though the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals is not part of the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship – a six-race playoff that decides the champions of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series – it has major championship…
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event agreement extended with Houston’s Royal Purple Raceway
Officials from the NHRA and Royal Purple Raceway near Houston have announced that they have reached a multiyear contract extension for the NHRA SpringNationals. In the agreement, the track will continue to host NHRA national events…
Schumacher, Force end victory droughts on live national stage; A.J., Hines continue mountain dominance
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Top 20 Funny Cars: Introducing No. 11
As part of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car celebration, fans voted on a Top 20 list developed by respected drag racing historians and Funny Car experts. The results are being revealed in reverse order at NHRA national events this season…
NHRA 101: An introduction to NHRA Drag Racing
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Wilkerson withdraws from Mile-High Nationals competition
Following a crash in the fourth qualifying session of the Mopar Mile High NHRA Nationals, Tim Wilkerson announced via press release Saturday night will not be competing in eliminations on race day…
Coler named NHRA vice president of marketing and brand strategy
Kasey Coler, a sports marketing professional, has been named NHRA vice president of marketing & brand strategy, it was announced today by NHRA President Peter Clifford. …
Traxxas, Courtney Force unveil new look for national FOX audience
Courtney Force and the Traxxas Funny Car team head to Bandimere Speedway this weekend for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals. As the team gears up for the grueling Western Swing, a surprise is waiting for race fans. For those attending the race in…
Beckman, Worsham help christen new NHRA studio
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car champions Jack Beckman and Del Worsham helped celebrate the official launch of NHRA’s new in-house…
Smith aims to be at his best for key Denver race
After a season filled with hiccups, frustration, and some unlucky breaks, two-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Matt Smith is ready to put his best foot forward at this weekend’s 37th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere…
Johnson’s mile-high monopoly will be tested
If there was ever a race for former Pro Stock world champion Allen Johnson to break out during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, it would most definitely be this weekend’s…
Tricky Tipster's Denver picks
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.…
Event preview: Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
The grueling stretch of three consecutive racing weekends in conditions ranging from high elevation to coastal climates begins with racers doing battle at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Denver. The event kicks off the…
Mopar, Pennzoil announce Pritchett sponsorship
Mopar and Pennzoil will sponsor the NHRA Top Fuel dragster driven by Leah Pritchett at select events in 2016 and debut the blue Omega M on her Don Schumacher Racing entry at the 37th annual Mopar Mile-High…
Hagan focused on solving Denver for the first time
Matt Hagan isn’t the first standout driver to have his share of struggles at Bandimere Speedway, where the altitude and racing at an elevation of more than 5,800 feet can throw a monkey wrench into even the best laid plans. But with…
NHRA unveils 360-degree starting-line camera view
Ever wonder what an NHRA drag race looks like from the chief starter’s point of view? NHRA fans and race teams will begin to enjoy a new level of immersion and interaction with their favorite sport as NHRA experiments with 360-degree video.…
The Western Swing: Not your average trip
NHRA race teams from across the country are preparing for the annual Western Swing, a grueling three-week stretch that will carry them from their home base to the high-altitude climes of the Rocky Mountains, then west to California's Wine Country…
Torrence determined to display winning combination again
Steve Torrence already knows he has a winning recipe for the unique racing conditions of Bandimere Speedway. Doing it one more time at this weekend’s 37th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals on the…
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series makes historic live broadcast debut in Denver on FOX Broadcast Network
NHRA will reach a significant milestone on Sunday, July 24, when the FOX national broadcasting network televises the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series finals of the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals live from scenic Bandimere Speedway in Denver.…
Colorado natives, rising stars Kramer and Reed eager to perform on familiar stage in Denver
Deric Kramer Deric Kramer and Cory Reed both grew up in Colorado racing Jr. Dragsters at scenic Bandimere Speedway, and now both of the rising stars in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series are eager to be…
Exclusive NHRA FOX interview: Connie Kalitta
In business and in drag racing, few fly higher or have been more successful than Connie Kalitta. Inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1992 and the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 2002, Kalitta carved out a reputation as a…
Pritchett will team with DSR to compete in Denver
Top Fuel driver Leah Pritchett’s season-long bid to earn a spot in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship got another boost Thursday when it was announced that she has struck a deal to compete at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals…
NHRA drivers take part in Hot Wheels: Race to Win exhibit at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum
1 Andrew Hines, Eddie Krawiec, and Tony Pedregon explained some of the mechanics of cars to the kids. Stars of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series were featured on Wednesday at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis as part of the…
JFR wraps up successful Indy test session
John Force and Brittany Force wrapped up two days of testing Wednesday at Lucas Oil Raceway in advance of the Western Swing. John Force made numerous passes in his unpainted Peak Antifreeze & Coolant Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car each day.…
Circle K Funny Car back on track for Denver
Two months after its explosive debut in Atlanta, Jim Dunn Racing’s Circle K Funny Car will be back on the track at the upcoming Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver, July 22-24. During its debut at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA…
Palmer planning to start Western Swing on good note in Denver
Scott Palmer would have rather been racing, but there was a reason why the Top Fuel driver sat out three of the past four races leading up to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series’ famed Western…
Favorite Funny Car photos, with Steve Reyes
Steve Reyes needs little introduction to most longtime drag fans. His is probably one of the best-known names in the business, and there isn’t a single photographer past or present who doesn’t admire and respect his body of work. As…
Drag racing pioneer and icon Chrisman passes away
Art Chrisman, one of the founding fathers of NHRA Drag Racing and a member of one of the sport’s legendary families, died July 12. He was 86. Chrisman, in his famed #25 dragster, was the first drag racer to exceed 140 and 180 mph and…