Race day preview from the NHRA Brainerd Nationals
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Right Trailers Outlaw Street—Qualifying session 2
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Mitch Kalitta’s Top Alcohol Dragster to carry Kalitta Air Careers for Brainerd debut
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Watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Series from New England for free on NHRA.tv
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Right on the Number program rewards perfect runs by Sportsman racers
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Bogan, Picillo lead winners at NHRA Testo NHRA Chesapeake SPORTSnationals
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Nahan, Mans, Mosbek lead Race 2 winners at Division 5 Brainerd doubleheader
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Carnasciale remains red hot at Cecil County with fifth season victory
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Perfect reaction times net new members of NHRA's Trip-Zip Club
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Watch the Division 5 NHRA Lucas Oil Series from Brainerd for free on NHRA.tv
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Watch the Testo NHRA Chesapeake SPORTSnationals for free on NHRA.tv
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Completing the list of NHRA's Top 25 Top Alcohol Drivers
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Top 25 Alcohol Drivers: The recap
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Frantz, Hodge, Bureski lead Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park winners
NHRA stars set to bring nitro power to Roadkill Nights on Woodward Avenue
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Watch the Division 3 Indy Lucas Oil Series event for free on NHRA.tv
Drive into history on the 2026 NHRA Dodge Tour de Michigan
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The salute continues: NHRA's Top 25 Alcohol Drivers, Part 4
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Severance, Gasparrelli lead Race 2 winners at Woodburn doubleheader
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Watch the Division 6 Woodburn Lucas Oil Series event for free on NHRA.tv
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Five more sensational talents added to NHRA's Top 25 Alcohol Drivers list
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2026 Muckleshoot Casino Resort Northwest Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Shawn Cowie
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2026 Muckleshoot Casino Resort Northwest Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Doug Gordon
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2026 Muckleshoot Casino Resort Northwest Nationals Comp winner Ryan Warter
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2026 Muckleshoot Casino Resort Northwest Nationals Super Stock winner Ty Gaynor
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2026 Muckleshoot Casino Resort Northwest Nationals Stock winner Gary Gandee
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2026 Muckleshoot Casino Resort Northwest Nationals Super Comp winner Paul Nero
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2026 Muckleshoot Casino Resort Northwest Nationals Super Gas winner Cooper Chun
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2026 Muckleshoot Casino Resort Northwest Nationals Super Street winner Dana Glenn
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2026 Muckleshoot Casino Resort Northwest Nationals Top Sportsman winner Bryan Warr
Brainerd NHRA Nationals Sunday Photo Gallery
From quiet moments in the staging lanes to tire smoke, surprise victories, and the focused faces behind the helmets, Sunday at the NHRA Brainerd Nationals delivered a memorable day of racing.
Scott Taylor wins Right Trailers Outlaw Street Series Wally at Brainerd
Taylor’s near-perfect .004 reaction time proves decisive in a close final-round victory over Shawn Ellington.
Scott Taylor captured the Right Trailers Outlaw Street Series Wally at the NHRA Brainerd Nationals with a strong starting-line performance and a narrow victory over Shawn Ellington. Taylor was nearly perfect when the Tree flashed, leaving with a…
Sunday News and Notes from the NHRA Brainerd Nationals
The race-day battle has been unleashed at Brainerd International Raceway as contenders prepare to fight for one of the season’s most meaningful victories.
The engines are warm, the grandstands are alive and the race-day battle has been unleashed at Brainerd International Raceway.After two days of qualifying, preparation and anticipation, Sunday has arrived at the NHRA Brainerd Nationals. Now, every…
Pre-race and pit action from NHRA Brainerd Nationals
Perfect weather, packed grandstands and the unmistakable thunder of nitro, Pro Stock, and sportsman race car warm-ups have Brainerd International Raceway ready for an unforgettable day of eliminations.
Race day at Brainerd International Raceway builds toward the opening ceremonies from the very first rays of dawn.It begins when the transporters open and crews roll their race cars into the morning light. It begins with the metallic rhythm of tools…
Race day preview from the NHRA Brainerd Nationals
The weekend at Brainerd International Raceway builds toward a Sunday crescendo
The rhythm of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series has been building all summer. Now, on race day at Brainerd International Raceway, the season is accelerating toward its regular-season crescendo.Only the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S.…
Brainerd NHRA Nationals Saturday Photo Gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographers captured the people, machines and moments that defined the day. Here is Saturday at the NHRA Brainerd Nationals through their lenses.
Kalitta, Todd, G. Anderson get Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge wins at NHRA Brainerd Nationals
Doug Kalitta, J.R. Todd, and Greg Anderson scored Mission Challenge wins while Kalitta, Jordan Vandergriff, and Dallas Glenn powered to No. 1 qualifying spots at Brainerd International Raceway
It’s been a perfect weekend at Brainerd International Raceway through two days for Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta, as the reigning world champion won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge in front of a huge crowd on Saturday and also clinched the No. 1…
Brainerd becomes proving ground for a blown nitro Top Alcohol Funny Car experiment
Del Worsham and driver Jacob Slater used the NHRA Brainerd Nationals as a real-world laboratory to develop a supercharged nitro Hemi combination designed to give surplus Funny Car parts a second life — and racers a new pathway to nitro.
The unmistakable sound of a nitro-burning Hemi coming to life in the Brainerd International Raceway pits normally means one thing: Somewhere nearby, a 330-mph Funny Car or Top Fuel dragster is preparing to run. This weekend, however, one of…
Saturday qualifying action continues at NHRA Brainerd Nationals
Saturday qualifying is underway at Brainerd International Raceway, and the opportunity hanging in the cool Minnesota air is impossible to miss.
Temperatures have stayed cool, the sun is shrouded by sumptuous layers of cloud, and the racing surface is prepared to offer teams as much or more than it did during Friday’s opening sessions. Throughout the professional pits, crew chiefs are…
NHRA Brainerd Nationals Saturday preview
Favorable conditions could leave Friday’s best performances vulnerable as NHRA teams chase points, position, and momentum ahead of the Countdown to the Championship.
Things are building in Brainerd.There is a new energy at Brainerd International Raceway as teams position themselves to capture every point, every advantage, and every bit of attention available on the road to the Countdown to the Championship.After…
Kalitta, Prock and Latino lead Friday qualifying at NHRA Brainerd Nationals
Reigning world champions Doug Kalitta and Austin Prock claimed provisional No. 1 positions in Top Fuel and Funny Car, while Matt Latino delivered a potential career-first performance in Pro Stock.
Reigning Top Fuel world champion Doug Kalitta powered to the provisional No. 1 position Friday at Brainerd International Raceway, leading a strong opening night of qualifying at the NHRA Brainerd Nationals.
Kalitta covered the 1,000-foot course in…
Brainerd NHRA Nationals Friday Photo Gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographers Jerry Foss and Michael Allio capture Friday’s racing, personalities and unmistakable Brainerd atmosphere.
Right Trailers Outlaw Street—Qualifying session 2
Watch the entire second session of these monsters qualifying—right here—from the 2026 Brainerd NHRA Nationals.
Scott Taylor leads tightly packed Right Trailers Outlaw Street Q2Scott Taylor recorded the quickest pass of the second Right Trailers Outlaw Street qualifying session, powering to a 3.733-second run at 201.49 mph during an exceptionally competitive…
Friday qualifying action begins at NHRA Brainerd Nationals
The Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series summer break of early August comes to an end with two qualifying sessions at Brainerd International Raceway.
After a summer break of sorts, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series roars back to life at Brainerd International Raceway—a place where world-class competition meets the unmistakably fun spirit of summer camp.The Zoo campground is alive.…
NHRA Brainerd Nationals Friday preview
Brainerd has always been a place of power, and as the 2026 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series races towards the conclusion of the regular season, every run is a battle for the standings.
More than 150 years ago, the Northern Pacific Railroad chose this crossing on the Mississippi River, laid rails through the timber, and built the shops and offices that helped create the city of…
Ron Capps returns to Brainerd as NHRA 75th Anniversary honoree
Ron Capps is no stranger to the Brainerd International Raceway winner’s circle, and the three-time world champion will have his eye on another NHRA Brainerd Nationals win on a weekend where he will be honored for his addition to NHRA’s Top 75 Drivers list.
Ron Capps is no stranger to the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series winner’s circle — especially at Brainerd International Raceway — and the three-time world champion will have his eye on another NHRA Brainerd Nationals win this weekend.Capps is…
Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta red-hot again heading to NHRA Brainerd Nationals
For the second straight year, things are coming together at the perfect time for Top Fuel veteran Doug Kalitta heading into this weekend’s NHRA Brainerd Nationals at famed Brainerd International Raceway.
For the second straight year, things are coming together at the perfect time for Top Fuel veteran Doug Kalitta heading into this weekend’s NHRA Brainerd Nationals at famed Brainerd International Raceway (BIR).The two-time and reigning world champion…
Top 5 Moments from the 1986 Brainerd Nationals
Take a trip back in time 40 years to the 1986 NHRA Brainerd Nationals, where drag racing legends "Big Daddy" Don Garlits and Tom "the Mongoose" McEwen were the winners in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively.
Mitch Kalitta’s Top Alcohol Dragster to carry Kalitta Air Careers for Brainerd debut
Mitch Kalitta, son of NHRA Top Fuel standout Doug Kalitta, will debut his rookie Top Alcohol Dragster campaign with Randy Meyer Racing at the Brainerd Nationals. The dragster will feature prominent branding from Kalitta Air Careers.
The next chapter of the Kalitta family racing legacy is getting ready to hit the NHRA track. Mitch Kalitta, son of NHRA Top Fuel standout Doug Kalitta, will debut his rookie Top Alcohol Dragster campaign with Randy Meyer Racing at the Brainerd…
Watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Series from New England for free on NHRA.tv
NHRA fans can watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from New England Dragway for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv.
NHRA fans can watch the Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from New England Dragway for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv.Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage from Epping are …
Tricky Tipster: NHRA Brainerd Nationals
At this week's NHRA Brainerd Nationals, the PlayNHRA Favorites include Shawn Langdon in Top Fuel and Ron Capps in Funny Car, while Dallas Glenn and Greg Anderson share top billing in Pro Stock, which mirrors the favorites from the most recent NHRA event in Seattle.
Following a short mid-summer break, the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series heads to rustic Brainerd Int’l Raceway this weekend for the NHRA Brainerd Nationals, the 13th of 20 events scheduled this season.This week, the PlayNHRA Favorites…
Brainerd ‘Battle for the Axe’ returns during Friday night qualifying
Friday night qualifying at the 44th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals will once again offer bonus money, bragging rights, and a distinctly Northwoods flavor with the return of the Brainerd "Battle for the Axe" presented by Visit Brainerd & Baxter.
Friday night qualifying at the 44th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals will once again offer bonus money, bragging rights, and a distinctly Northwoods flavor with the return of the Brainerd "Battle for the Axe" presented by Visit Brainerd & Baxter…
In Memoriam
Recent passings of notable figures from within the NHRA world. The NHRA extends its sincere condolences to the family and friends of those we have lost. Notices of passing can be sent to nhra@nhra.com…
Toronto Motorsports Park to host Eastern Canadian E.T. Finals
On Aug. 28-30, Eastern Canadian E.T. racers will gather at Toronto Motorsports Park to crown four class champions (Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, and Motorcycle). Winners in the Eastern Canada Division will advance to compete for a world championship in Las Vegas.
On Aug. 28-30, Eastern Canadian E.T. racers will gather at Toronto Motorsports Park (TMP) to crown four class champions (Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, and Motorcycle). Winners in the Eastern Canada Division will advance to compete for a world…
Westerfield, Hilton, Seraphine & Williamson sweep titles at 55th Nightfire Nationals
The 55th Annual Nightfire Nationals presented by Bi-Mart, lit up western Idaho, one of the crown jewel stops in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series.
The 55th Annual Nightfire Nationals presented by Bi-Mart, lit up western Idaho, one of the crown jewel stops in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series.Shane Westerfield qualified No. 1 in AA/Funny Car at 5.59, and went on to score his second Nightfire…
Aftermarket giant, racing family patriarch Bob Vandergriff Sr. passes
High-performance aftermarket giant Bob Vandergriff Sr., father of former NHRA national event winner Bob Vandergriff Jr. and grandfather of current NHRA star Jordan Vandergriff, passed away Aug. 19. He was 84.
Photo courtesy of SEMAHigh-performance aftermarket giant Bob Vandergriff Sr., father of former NHRA national event winner Bob Vandergriff Jr. and grandfather of current NHRA star Jordan Vandergriff, passed away Aug. 19. He was 84…
The Insiders talk Brainerd, points battles, and more!
On this episode of the NHRA Insider powered by Speedmaster, Tony Pedregon of NHRA on FOX and Kevin McKenna of NHRA National Dragster join the show, and the conversation is locked in on the NHRA Brainerd Nationals, the pitched points battles for lucrative in-season championships, and more.
On this episode of the NHRA Insider powered by Speedmaster, Tony Pedregon of NHRA on FOX and Kevin McKenna of NHRA National Dragster join the show, and the conversation is locked in on the NHRA Brainerd Nationals, the pitched points…
Last chance to own the handsome NHRA 75th Anniversary book
The fourth and final printing of NHRA 75: A Legacy of Speed, the handsome 206-page coffee-table-style book chronicling the history of NHRA, is now complete, and books are available immediately, but once the current stock is exhausted, they're gone. Don't miss out now as a gift to yourself or for family and friends. Christmas is coming!
To help commemorate NHRA's 75th Anniversary celebration in 2026, NHRA Publications has created two handsome books that tell the stories of NHRA's acceleration into motorsports glory and salute the heroes who helped drive the sport forward.The fourth…
Right on the Number program rewards perfect runs by Sportsman racers
Right Trailers “Right on the Number” program for NHRA Sportsman racers who run on their index or dial-in during a winning round of national event competition has been claimed 21 times already this season.
Right Trailers “Right on the Number” program for NHRA Sportsman racers awards the $1,500 cash prize to any Sportsman racer (or split between racers) who run on their index or dial-in during a winning round of competition during an NHRA national…
Campbell partners with multiple local businesses for Brainerd event
Funny Car racer Jim Campbell will charge into Brainerd International Raceway for the NHRA Brainerd Nationals and bring with him support from local businesses Track Stop Fuel and Food, Studio Wraps, and Roden Steel.
Funny Car racer Jim Campbell will charge into Brainerd International Raceway (BIR) for the NHRA Brainerd Nationals and bring with him some local support.The Jim Campbell Racing Funny Car will showcase Track Stop Fuel and Food, Studio Wraps, and…