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Eric Lane, crew chief on Cruz Pedregon’s Snap-on Tools Funny Car and a veteran mechanic of the NHRA nitro pits, was struck and killed by a car while walking back from a restaurant Oct. 19 near Mineral Wells, Texas.

Third-generation driver Krista Baldwin recently upgraded her NHRA license from Top Alcohol Dragster top Top Fuel. Now, she joins NHRA's Brian Lohnes via Skype to discuss the licensing process, her career as a Social Media manager, and her future racing plans.

Unofficial points standings following the completion of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNAtionals, race nine of the 2020 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.

Brandon Snider capped off an impressive weekend at Texas Motorplex, winning for the first time in his career in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service.

Over the course of one year, Randal Andras has gone from championship afterthought to the world champion of the NHRA Mickey Thompson Tires Top Fuel Harley Drag Racing Series, clinching his first championship at the conclusion of qualifying at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.

Angie Smith became the fifth member of the Denso 200-mph Club in the opening Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying session of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.

Father and daughter Iggie and Amanda Boicesco doubled up at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series' Southeast Division event at Rockingham Dragway in Super Gas and Super Comp, respectively.

Tommy Johnson Jr and Cameron Ferre join Brian Lohnes on the NHRA Insider podcast this week. Lohnes talks Camping World, craziness at St Louis, and then has two great conversations with a veteran Funny Car racer and a Top Fuel competitor who is working hard to climb the ranks in arguably the most competitive category in the sport. 

In our latest Skype interview, Funny Car racer Alexis DeJoria joins NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss a variety of topics including her recent explosion in St. Louis, the camaraderie that defines NHRA racers, and the progress of her RoKit/ABK Beer team this season.

Current Top Alcohol Funny Car points leader Doug Gordon joins NHRA's Brian Lohnes via Skype for an update on his 2020 season, his win at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals, and the expanding role his daughters play in the team's success.

With just a handful of events left in the 2020 season, there is still a lot of action left for NHRA pro and sportsman racers including the completion several events that were postponed due to weather-related issues. Here’s a look at what’s on the docket for the next few races.

The latest issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine is now online, still available free for all to read, and in the mail to NHRA members around the world. In aracing extravaganza, 15 different racing events are covered from coast to coast, plus all of the usual great content readers expect.

Get ready for the NHRA AAA Texas FallNationals with Alan Reinhart and Joe Castello on the WFO Radio podcast. The guys discuss a big weekend of drag racing, the passing of Eddie Van Halen, and the 2021 NHRA schedule.

Weather-related issues pushed the final rounds of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series finals to Monday, but eventual champions Clint Neff (Comp), Marion Stephenson (Super Stock), and Kyle Rizzoli (Stock) likely didn’t mind the delay.

After several seasons in the Top Alcohol Dragster class, Krista Baldwin recently obtained her NHRA Top Fuel credentials behind the wheel of the the dragster owned by her grandfather, Hall of Famer Chris "the Greek" Karamesines.

Newly licensed Pro Mod driver Luis De Leon will make his NHRA E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Modified Series debut this weekend at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, piloting the 2018 Imperial Construction Chevrolet Corvette owned by PJS Racing.

Texas Motorplex, one of the premier drag strips in the country, will play host to a wide variety of racing activities for fans to begin the 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. 

Chris McGaha and his Harlow Sammons racing team will run the Reher-Morrison wrap this weekend at the AAA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex in honor of the late four-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Lee Shepherd.  

Fresh off a win at the Mopar Expresslane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil, Tommy Johnson Jr. is ready to head to Dallas to continue his pursuit of the Camping World NHRA Funny Car title.

Sean Dodd, Jacob Pitt, and Gary Emmons, collected wins at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series South Central Division event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park in Noble, Okla.

Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle competition from the weather-hampered Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals will be completed during qualifying at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Pacific Division completed a doubleheader event Sunday at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.

Rickie Smith has raced just twice during the 2020 season and already has one win, and the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil, Oct. 23-25 at Houston Raceway Park, gives him an opportunity to continue his late-season surge.

Matt Hagan has captured two NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series world championships and now he and several others have their sights set on titles headed to a pivotal stop during the 2020 season, the upcoming Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil.