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2023 Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Stock winner Anthony Bertozzi

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Two-time world champion Anthony Bertozzi won for the 31st time in his career and the fourth time in Charlotte when he drove his Pontiac past Troy Huntzberry in the Super Stock final. Bertozzi was able to cruise to the win after Huntzberry fouled out…

2023 Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals Stock winner Jeff Strickland

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Jeff Strickland followed his previous 2023 national event wins in Gainesville and Bristol with a third title in Stock in Charlotte. Strickland won the final after opponent Steve Foley slowed.

2023 Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Comp winner Junior Houston

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Junior Houston, who scored his first career national event victory in Super Comp last year in St. Louis, added a second score almost a year later, combining a near-perfect package consisting of a .008 light and an 8.904 to force former Pro Stock…

2023 Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Gas winner Dawson Pauley

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Dawson Pauley became the first driver of a Mazda to win an NHRA national event since Terry Hoard won the Fallnationals in 1980 when the homestate hero drove his Chevy-powered RX-7 to the Super Gas victory after Bob Prose, who won in Super Comp at…

2023 Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Sportsman winner David Cuadra

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

David Cuadra, who has split his time this season between Pro Stock and Right Trailers Top Sportsman, scored his long-overdue first win by stopping Tyler Caheely in the final round. Cuadra had the quickest car in Charlotte and drove to a 6.207 on his…

2023 Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Dragster winner Casey Spradlin

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Casey Spradlin, the 2009 JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals winner, picked up his second national event title in Right Trailers Top Dragster when he defeated reigning world champ Jeremy Hancock in the final round. Spradlin left first and ran a 6.365 on his…

2023 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Tony Stewart

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Tony Stewart scorched his way to the national event winner’s circle for the second time this season in Top Alcohol Dragster by reversing the final-round outcome of last year’s fall Las Vegas event and defeating recent Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S.…

2023 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

U.S. Nationals champ Sean Bellemeur, who won this event back-to-back-to-back 2017-19, returned to the Maple Grove Raceway Top Alcohol Funny Car winner’s circle after last year’s runner-up, defeating Matt Gill in the final round, 5.46 to 5.51.

2023 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Comp winner Steve Szupka

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Steve Szupka collected career win No. 4, his third in Comp, and his second at Maple Grove Raceway when he drove his C/Dragster Automatic entry to victory in an all-Keystone State final-round bash with Mark Hopkins, who fouled in his D/A Beretta.…

2023 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Super Stock winner Dan Fletcher

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

For the 107th time in his great career, Fletcher won an NHRA national event title. Fletcher’s latest win came in Super Stock after he ran a 9.732 on his 9.71 dial to stop Michael Iacono, who wasn’t far behind with a 9.823 on his 9.80 dial.

2023 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Stock winner Joe Santangelo

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Joe Santangelo parked Anthony Bertozzi’s ’69 Camaro in the winner’s circle in Stock following a victory against Ken Miele in the final. Santangelo was solid on both ends of the track with a .016 light and a10.625 on his 10.60 dial.

2023 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Super Comp winner Chase Fahnestock

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Eleven years after a runner-up at this event in his first career final-round appearance, Super Comp winner Chase Fahnestock, who lives just an hour from Maple Grove Raceway, made good the second time around, defeating first-time finalist and fellow…

2023 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Super Gas winner Keith Mayers

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Keith Mayers, a popular two-time winner in Super Street with his Porsche 944, won Super Gas for the first time in his newest unique ride, a rare Ala Romeo Spider Quadrifoglio. Mayers was .006 on the Tree and ran 9.939 to edge first-time finalist…

2023 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Sportsman winner George Forster

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

George Forster took on Michael Bastien in the final of Right Trailers Top Sportsman and emerged as a first-time winner thanks to a .005 light and a 7.487 on his 7.45 dial.

2023 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Dragster winner Vince Musolino

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

A perfect .000 light and a 6.563 on his 6.54 dial helped Vincent Musolino secure the title in Right Trailers Top Dragster over Super Comp world champ James Glenn, who was .009-second behind at the finish line.

2023 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Madison Payne

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Madison Payne became a third-generation U.S. Nationals champion with her second career victory in Top Alcohol Dragster, besting defending Indy champ Julie Nataas, who red-lighted in the final. Payne’s grandfather, Brad Anderson, and father, Jay…

2023 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Past world champ Sean Bellemeur also won the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car title for the second straight and third time overall with a crucial final-round victory over points leader Doug Gordon. Bellemeur wheeled Tony…

2023 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Comp winner Chase Williams

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Chase Williams won the U.S. Nationals Comp crown for the first time, wheeling his B/Econo Dragster past Troy Galbraith for the win, (-.50) 6.92 to (-.43) 6.78. Galbraith had used up .11-second in Competition Index Control to make the final while…

2023 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Super Stock winner Wyatt Wagner

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Coming off a third-place finish in last year’s championship battle, Wyatt Wagner score the biggest win of his career by taking the Indy Super Stock title over Frankie Morris in a battle of first-generation Camaros. Wagner earned the win after Morris…

2023 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Stock winner Donnie Beeler

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Donnie Beeler, a runner-up at Indy in Super Stock in 1985, got his long-awaited U.S. Nationals victory by beating Ross Ponville in the Stock final. Beeler, in his four-speed Camaro, won with a 10.89 against his 10.81 dial.

2023 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Super Comp winner Devin Isenhower

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

2018 Super Gas world champ Devin Isenhower is equally adept on the 8.90 index and he scored his second win of the season in Super Comp when he defeated five-time Super Gas winner Jason Kenny in a double-breakout final, 8.897 to Kenny’s further-under…

2023 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Super Gas winner Bo Butner

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Versatile superstar Bo Butner became the first driver to win the Super Gas title at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals in back-to-back years when he defeated George Meyer in the final round. Butner, who also has wins in Pro Stock, Comp,…

2023 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Sportsman winner Chris Osborn

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

After winning the 2019 Norwalk event, Chris Osborn score again in Indy when he topped Steve Jager in the final of Right Trailers Top Sportsman. Osborn was first off the starting line and ran 6.722 on his 6.70 dial.

2023 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Dragster winner Jeff Strickland

04 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Two-time world champ Jeff Strickland checked perhaps the last important thing on his to-do list by winning in the Right Trailers Top Dragster class. Strickland made his way through the fast field to beat Holden Laris in the final using a 6.29…

Allen Johnson becomes first member of Jesel 200-mph Club in NHRA Factory X

Former Pro Stock world champion Allen Johnson became the first member of the “Jesel 200 MPH Club” with an incredible run of 202.55 mph in the Blackbird X Dodge Challenger owned by Geoff Turk on Saturday at World Wide Technology in St. Louis.

04 Oct 2023

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Allen Johnson

In just the third official race in the NHRA Factory X presented by Holley category, former Pro Stock world champion Allen Johnson became the first member of the “Jesel 200 MPH Club” with an incredible run of 202.55 mph in the Blackbird X Dodge…

Watch this weekend's Division 3 Lucas Oil Series doubleheader for free on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch the Division 3 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from World Wide Technology Raceway for free starting Wednesday on NHRA.tv.

04 Oct 2023

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NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch the Division 3 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from World Wide Technology Raceway for free starting Wednesday on NHRA.tv. Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage from St/ Louis are Moser, JEGS,…

Allen Johnson and Blackbird fly to 200-mph, Madison Factory X win

03 Oct 2023

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Former Pro Stock world champion Allen Johnson drove Geoff Turk’s Blackbird X Challenger to a 7.10 to beat Chris Holbrook’s Ford in the final of Factory X presented by Holley. Earlier in the weekend, Johnson set low E.T. of the event with a 7.046 and…

First-time winners highlight Sportsman action at NHRA Midwest Nationals

Six Sportsman drivers claimed huge victories in NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series action at the NHRA Midwest Nationals, led by Ronnie Bohn, a first-time winner in Comp.

02 Oct 2023

NHRA National Dragster staff

Ronnie Bohn

Six Sportsman drivers claimed huge victories in NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series action at the NHRA Midwest Nationals, led by Ronnie Bohn, a first-time winner in Comp. A first-time Comp winner was crowned for the second…

Jordan Lazic wins in debut at FuelTech Pro Mod race in St. Louis

In his first career race in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Jordan Lazic earned the victory on Sunday, making a spectacular debut this weekend as part of the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway.

01 Oct 2023

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NHRA Midwest nationals

In his first career race in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Jordan Lazic earned the victory on Sunday, making a spectacular debut this weekend as part of the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. The event,…

Mark Pawuk collects his first Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown victory

Coming into eliminations as the No. 1 qualifier, Mark Pawk and his Empaco Equipment Dodge Drag Pak team picked up their first Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown victory of his career Sunday at the NHRA Midwest Nationals.

01 Oct 2023

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Coming into eliminations as the No. 1 qualifier, Mark Pawk and his Empaco Equipment Dodge Drag Pak team picked up their first Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown victory of his career Sunday at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway…