FOX Sports and NHRA have announced the release of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule, which includes fives live event on the FOX broadcast network and the addition of Brian Lohnes as lead announcer for all 24 NHRA events.

From 1966, the first year of the class, through 1979, there were more than 500 licensed Funny Car drivers competing at NHRA events. Here's a look back at some memorable Funny Car images from the 1970s, as seen through the lens of longtime lensman Ron Lewis.

At the recent NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series award ceremony, NHRA presented a special Lifetime Achievement Award to legendary driver “Big Daddy” Don Garlits, a pioneer in the sport of drag racing.

Fabled Auto Club Raceway at Pomona will play host this weekend as In-N-Out Burger and Hot Rod Magazine celebrate 70 years of burgers and burnouts.

David Rampy became just the fourth driver to win 100 NHRA national events when he drove to the Comp title in Pomon

NHRA's Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom count down their top five moments from the Auto Club NHRA Finals.

Steve Torrence, J.R. Todd, Tanner Gray and Matt Smith were celebrated as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series champions on Monday during the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series awards ceremony at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. 

With heavy hearts, NHRA extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Jed Copham, owner of Brainerd International Raceway, who passed away Nov. 11 after a boating accident in Florida.

Steve Williams locked up the 2018 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Super Comp World Championship Sunday and David Rampy won his 100th NHRA national event this weekend at Auto Club Raceway and the Auto Club NHRA Finals.

For the first time in NHRA history, all four Mello Yello world champions also won the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals. Steve Torrence completed a perfect Countdown playoff in Top Fuel and was joined in victory by J.R. Todd (Funny Car), Tanner Gray (Pro Stock), and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

Matt Smith defeated Eddie Krawiec in the final round of the Auto Club NHRA Finals to become the 2018 Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion.

With his victory in Comp eliminator at the Auto Club NHRA Finals, David Rampy became just the fourth driver in NHRA history to score 100 national event victories.

Pat Osmundson, Nelson Belot Jr., Brian Hendrickson, and John Markham claimed NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championships at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona.

J.R. Todd brought home the fourth title for Kalitta Motorsports and the second Funny Car title for the storied organization. He did so in just his second year behind the wheel of the flopper.

Qualifying wrapped up in thrilling fashion at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona as Don Schumacher Racing teammates Leah Pritchett and Ron Capps swept the Nitro poles. Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Matt Smith also took the Pro Stock poles.

Tanner Gray qualified in the top half of the field to claim his first Pro Stock championship and become the youngest NHRA Drag Racing champion in history.

Leah Pritchett broke the event track record with a sizzling 3.649 to lead Top Fuel qualifying Friday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals. Tommy Johnson Jr. (Funny Car)< Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock), and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also lead their respective fields at the season finale.

NHRA has announced that in 2019, the Pro Stock category will compete in 18 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

NHRA National Dragster's long-running Photo Editor Teresa Long retired last week after more than 30 years shooting photos for the NHRA and its award-winning publication. ND Editor Phil Burgess takes a fond look back at the career of one of the sport's beloved and appreciated friends.

Leah Pritchett broke the event track record with a sizzling 3.649 to lead Top Fuel qualifying Friday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals. Tommy Johnson Jr. (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock), and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also lead their respective fields at the season finale.

A wild championship race in Pro Stock Motorcycle during the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship comes down to this weekend’s 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.

NHRA National Dragster’s 23rd issue of 2018, featuring coverage of the NHRA Toyota Nationals, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.

Joey Severance was crowned the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster champion for the fourth straight season, and Sean Bellemeur capped off his recent championship in Top Alcohol Funny Car by completing a rare perfect 10-win season at the NHRA Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas. 

J.R. Todd has a 74-point lead over defending Funny Car world champion Robert Hight heading into the final race of the season, the Auto Club NHRA Finals, and the two rivals are set for decisive title battle in Pomona.

When qualifying rounds end this Friday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals, fans can head over to the NHRA Motorsports Museum for a very special Night of Champions with John Force, Robert Hight, and host Jack Beckman.

Greg Anderson still has plenty to race for at final race of 2018 Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing Series finale despite not chasing another Pro Stock championship.

NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom is joined in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's Pizza via Skype by John Kernan, Dave Rieff and Tony Pedregon to preview the final race of the season: the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona.

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, where the future stars of the sport earn their racing stripes, returns to action for an 18th year during the 2019 race season to compete at premier racing facilities across the country.