WATCH: Brittany Force, Ron Capps set track records during Friday qualifying in Reading
Watch current No. 1 qualifiers Brittany Force, Ron Capps, Erica Enders and Angelle Sampey rocket to the top of the sheets during Friday qualifying at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Saturday preview
Get all the information on the second day of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals as professional qualifying continues off with two sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional qualifying wraps up with a pair of sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock…
Angelle Sampey continues climb with provisional Pro Stock Motorcycle pole in Reading
Angelle Sampey continued her surge aboard her Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson FXDR with a step towards pole position at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
The former world champion, now a full-time competitor…
Erica Enders headlines lightning-quick Pro Stock field during Friday qualifying in Reading
Erica Enders made a statement run to open the NHRA Countdown to the Championship in her Melling Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro.
Enders wheeled her Camaro to a 6.480-second lap at 211.96-mph to take provisional pole position at the Mopar…
Brittany Force breaks track record to take Top Fuel provisional pole in Reading
Brittany Force and the Advance Auto Parts team started the NHRA Countdown to the Championship on fire in Reading.
Brittany Force put on a show to open the 2019 NHRA Countdown to the Championship.
The 2017 Top Fuel world champion set the elapsed time record at Maple Grove to claim the provisional pole at 3.651-seconds and speed of 332.92-miles per hour…
Ron Capps annihilates both ends of Maple Grove track record, takes Friday pole
Ron Capps came less than a mile-per-hour away from breaking the world speed record in his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat at Maple Grove.
Ron Capps started the 2019 NHRA Countdown to the Championship perfectly. The driver of the NAPA Filters Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat earned six bonus points and claimed the provisional Funny Car pole at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented…
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Friday preview
Get all the information on the start of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals as professional qualifying kicks off with two sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship begins at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional qualifying kicks off with a pair of sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock…
Randal Andras captures first Top Fuel Harley victory at U.S. Nationals
Randal Andras defeated now two-time world champion Tii Tharpe to score his first-ever Mickey Thompson Tires NHRA Top Fuel Harley Wally. He got off the line first and pulled away to win by a tenth of a second.
Rickey House grabbed three-…
Bill Skillman scores second SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock Showdown title
Indianapolis resident Bill Skillman wins second SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock Showdown title with thrilling final round victory over Arthur Kohn.
Winning the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in any class is tough, but to outlast a 32-car field of the sport’s toughest Factory Stock Showdown cars require a herculean effort and that describes how Bill Skillman claimed his second-career…
Jerry Savoie rides White Alligator Suzuki to second Indy Pro Stock Motorcycle title
Jerry Savoie earns his second Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals title after a final round victory after points leader Andrew Hines fouls.
Throughout his career, White Alligator Racing Suzuki rider Jerry Savoie has had a knack for stealing the spotlight on NHRA’s biggest stage. The winner of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in 2015, Savoie also mounted an impressive performance…
Perfect timing for Alex Laughlin to score first Pro Stock win of the season at Indy
Alex Laughlin drove his Havoline Chevy Camaro to upset win over teammate Erica Enders the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals to score his first Pro Stock win in two seasons.
If you’re only going to win one race in a season, it might as well be a big one, and there is no bigger one than the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Elite Performance teammates Erica Enders and Alex Laughlin met in the Indy Pro Stock final…
Finally! Doug Kalitta scores his long-overdue first Indy Top Fuel win
Write it in stone: Doug Kalitta has finally won the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. The second-generation nitro racer, who was making his 22nd start at Indy, outlasted Billy Torrence in a weird final round to finally get the Big Go monkey off of his back.
Write it in stone: Doug Kalitta has finally won the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
The second-generation nitro racer, whose famous uncle, Connie, won Indy 25 years ago, outlasted Billy Torrence in a weird final round to finally get the…
John Force breaks his 17-year Indy drought, puts Chevy back into Indy winner's circle
John Force won his record-tying fifth Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Funny car title, breaking a 17-year drought at the sport’s biggest event. It was Chevrolet's first Funny Car win at their title event since 2005.
John Force won his record-tying fifth Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Funny car title, breaking a 17-year drought at the sport’s biggest event by defeating Jack Beckman in the final round, 3.919 to 3.940, for career win No. 151.
An…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Monday Photo Gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographers Jerry Foss and Marc Gewertz had a busy day behind their lenses, capturing images from both on and off the track during the final day of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
NHRA President Glen Cromwell presented Eileen Daniels with a plaque honoring her years of dedication to NHRA Drag Racing. She was the wife of late Division 3 Director Bob Daniels, and together they later ran the Indy facility for…
Bittersweet feeling after Val Smeland bumps teammate Kenny Delco from Countdown spot
Val Smeland earns the final spot in the Countdown to the championship in Pro Stock after stunning round one upset over Matt Hartford.
Val Smeland woke up on Monday morning at Indy as the No. 12 ranked driver in the Pro Stock class, and though mathematically alive, he had little to no hope of making it into the Countdown to the Championship. In a bizarre twist of fate, Smeland will…
Jeg Coughlin Jr. mounting a challenge for fifth U.S. Nationals victory
With four prior wins at "The Big Go", Jeg Coughlin Jr. is one of the most prolific champions at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, but his last victory came in 2009.
Jeg Coughlin Jr. has won Indy four times including the Super Gas title in 1992 and three Pro Stock victories in 2000, 2002, and 2009. He also won the Dodge Hemi Challenge at Indy in 2004, so he’s very familiar with the thrill of winning “The Big…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Monday preview
After a long day of qualifying, the professional fields are set for the 2019 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, and today is the day that champions will be crowned at NHRA’s oldest and most prestigious event.
The day that every drag racer dreams of has arrived as champions will be crowned today at the 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at historic Lucas Oil Raceway. The fans in Indy have already seen history with the sport's quickest fields…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Sunday Photo Gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographers Jerry Foss and Marc Gewertz had a busy day behind their lenses, capturing images from both on and off the track on Sunday at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
Rain that delayed the start oi the day's racing gave fans plenty of time to interact with the drivers and teams in NHRA's world-famous open pits.
As always, the pit area of Brittany Force was…
Angelle Sampey earns her 50th career Pro Stock Motorcycle low qualifier award at Indy
Three-time world champ Angelle Sampey rides Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson FXDR to historic 50th career-low qualifier award in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Angelle Sampey wanted to show her fans, her fellow Pro Stock Motorcycle racers and anyone else watching that she could handle riding one of the powerful Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Pro Stock Motorcycles and the three-time champ did just that…
Points leader Bo Butner drives Butner Auto Camaro to top qualifying spot at Indy
For the 11th time in his career and third time this year, Bo Butner has qualified his Butner Auto Chevy Camaro in the No. 1 spot in Pro Stock.
Incoming points leader Bo Butner is on the verge of clinching the No. 1 seed in the Pro Stock after wheeling his Butner Auto Group Chevy Camaro to the top spot in Pro Stock qualifying at the 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas…
Brittany Force makes history as first female Top Fuel low qualifier at Indy
Brittany Force locked up her sixth No. 1 qualifying effort of the season and became the first female Top Fuel driver to qualify in the top spot at the sport’s biggest event, the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. A record field has assembled to battle against her.
Brittany Force locked up her sixth No. 1 qualifying effort of the season and became the first female Top Fuel driver to qualify in the top spot at the sport’s biggest event. Force’s Dave Grubnic- and Mac Savage-tuned Advance Auto Parts fueler stood…
Jack Beckman completes wire-to-wire qualifying lead, tops record Indy field
Jack Beckman completed a dominating quintet of qualifying passes, ending up in the same spot he started as Friday’s low qualifier with his 25th career pole position and his second at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. He leads a record-quick field with a 4.005 bump spot.
Jack Beckman completed a dominating quintet of qualifying passes, ending up in the same spot he started as Friday’s low qualifier with his 25th career pole position and his second at Indy. Beckman’s Dean Antonelli- and John Medlen-tuned Infinite…
Down to the wire, Fernando Cuadra is counting points for the Countdown
A year after his return to the Pro Stock class, Fernando Cuadra Sr. is on the verge of qualifying for the Countdown to the Championship with his Corral Boots Camaro.
Fernando Cuadra Sr. entered the 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in 11th place in the Mello Yello Pro Stock standings and through the first three rounds of qualifying, he’s been able to trim the deficit between himself and tenth-…
Door slammer legend Jason Scruggs looking to make his mark in NHRA Pro Mod world
Just another Pro Mod racer? Not a chance, especially when the topic of conversation is door slammer racing legend Jason Scruggs.
Casual NHRA fans might not be familiar with Scruggs, but in the rough and tumble world of eighth mile doorslammer racing he’s nothing short of a legend. Soft-spoken and easy-going, Scruggs hails from Elvis Presley’s hometown of Tupelo, Miss., where…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Sunday preview
Today is the final day of professional qualifying for the 2019 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. NHRA Mello Yello series pros will have two more qualifying runs today at Lucas Oil Raceway to set the fields for Monday’s final eliminations.
Pro qualifying will wrap up today at the 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at historic Lucas Oil Raceway. After three qualifying sessions, Indy fans have already see history in the sport's quickest Top Fuel field and a record number…
Jack Beckman remains atop quick Funny Car field; 14 cars are qualified in the threes
Jack Beckman not only held onto the No. 1 spot he grabbed Friday night with the Infinite Hero Dodge Charger Hellcat but he improved his performance with a 3.861 to lead Funny Car qualifying at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
Jack Beckman not only held onto the No. 1 spot he grabbed Friday night with the Infinite Hero Dodge Charger Hellcat but he improved his performance with a 3.861 in the day’s first session, Beckman added a 3.878 to his ledger to go with his opening…
Angelle Sampey grabs top spot in Indy Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying
Three-time world champion Angelle Sampey is on target for her first low qualifier since the 2016 season and her first on a Harley-Davidson.
There is a Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson FXDR at the top of the qualifying chart in Pro Stock Motorcycle but it’s not Friday leader Andrew Hines nor is it his teammate, Eddie Krawiec. Instead, the quickest run of the Chevrolet Performance U.S.…
Brittany Force's track-record blast leads quickest-ever Top Fuel field
Brittany Force leads what already is the quickest field of Top Fueler ever qualified for a 16-car NHRA show, with her track-record 3.645 fronting the pack and T.J. Zizzo on the bump spot with a 3.782 with two sessions still to go Sunday.
Brittany Force leads what already is the quickest field of Top Fueler ever qualified for a 16-car NHRA show, with her track-record 3.645 fronting the pack and T.J. Zizzo on the bump spot with a 3.782 with two sessions still to go Sunday. The…
Bo Butner takes over Pro Stock qualifying lead in his Butner Auto Chevy Camaro
After the first three of five qualifying sessions at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, Bo Butner is the top qualifier in Pro Stock with his KB Racing powered Butner Auto Camaro
As many had expected, the Pro Stock field showed an across the board improvement on Saturday thanks to the cloud cover that maintained cool temperatures at Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis for most of the day. Many also expected Jason Line to hold on…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Saturday Photo Gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographers Jerry Foss and Marc Gewertz had a busy day behind their lenses, capturing images from both on and off the track on Saturday at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.
The grandstands were packed for Saturday qualifying at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. Cloud cover kept the temps cool for the fans.
A large variety of vintage iron is on display behind the main…