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Tony Stewart plans to continue in Top Fuel next year in Elite Motorsports entry

Once funding is secured, motorsports icon Tony Stewart will take the wheel of the Elite Motorsports Top Fuel dragster for the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Six-time Pro Stock world champ Erica Enders and Aaron Stanfield will also test and license in the dragster.
18 Sep 2025
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Tony Stewart
Once funding is secured, motorsports icon Tony Stewart will take the wheel of the Elite Motorsports Top Fuel dragster for the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.Six-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders and drag racing phenom…
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Teams of Kalitta, Beckman, Anderson, and Herrera lead Crew of the Year competition

As the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship roars on, the teams of Doug Kalitta, Jack Beckman, Greg Anderson, and Gaige Herrera are the respective leaders in their classes in the NHRA Crew of the Year presented by Red Line Oil competition.
17 Sep 2025
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Crew of the Year
As the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship roars on, the teams of Doug Kalitta, Jack Beckman, Greg Anderson, and Gaige Herrera are the respective leaders in their classes in the NHRA Crew of the Year presented by…
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Crucial championship battles featured in September issue of National Dragster

The September issue of NHRA National Dragster, featuring race coverage from the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals and Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, plus other racing action coast to coast, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.
17 Sep 2025
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ND 09
READ THE ISSUEThe September issue of NHRA National Dragster, featuring race coverage from the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals and Cornwell Quality Tools…
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Joe Morrison guests on latest episode of Talkin’ Funny Cars with Buddy Hull

The award-winning Talkin’ Funny Cars with Buddy Hull television show is back on the NHRA FAST Channel, and this Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. PT, Buddy Hull sits down with Funny Car driver Joe Morrison.
17 Sep 2025
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Talkin’ Funny Cars with Buddy Hull
The award-winning Talkin’ Funny Cars with Buddy Hull television show is back, and this Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. PT, Buddy Hull sits down with Funny Car driver Joe Morrison. Fans can watch the latest episode on the NHRA…
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Promoting Brakes for Breasts, Josh Hart eager to return to Charlotte

For the fifth consecutive season, Josh Hart will be racing pink in support of the Brakes for Breasts charity campaign aligned with his primary sponsor TechNet Professional, beginning this weekend in Charlotte.
17 Sep 2025
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Josh Hart
NHRA Countdown to the Championship contender Josh Hart is looking forward to heading to zMax Dragway for the second Countdown playoff race, Sept.19-21. His racing history at the track includes winning a national event, his rookie season during the…
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Scott Farley and team win Holley Never Rest award at Reading Nationals

Top Fuel racer Scott Farley and his privateer team won the Holley Never Rest award for their perseverance at the NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish.
16 Sep 2025
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Scott Farley
Top Fuel racer Scott Farley and his privateer team won the Holley Never Rest award for their perseverance at the NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish.The team suffered a fire during Friday qualifying after a torched cylinder head, and the…
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Watch the Division 4 Tulsa Lucas Oil Series event for free on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch the Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Tulsa Raceway Park for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.
16 Sep 2025
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NHRA fans can watch the Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Tulsa Raceway Park for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.Presenting sponsor of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage from Tulsa is Rooftec.Fans are invited to create a guest…
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Lenny Lottig drives Jenkins tribute car to popular Reading FX win

15 Sep 2025
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Lenny Lottig
Lenny Lottig wheeled his Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins tribute Camaro to the Holley EFI Factory X title after opponent Jesse Alexandra was unable to appear for the final.
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Debut of four-wide racing in Countdown to the Championship set for zMAX Dragway

For the first time, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs will feature a four-wide race, when one of the most unique spectacles in motorsports comes to zMAX Dragway for the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals on Sept. 19-21.
15 Sep 2025
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Carolina Nationals
For the first time, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs will feature a four-wide race, when one of the most unique spectacles in motorsports comes to zMAX Dragway for the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals on…
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Pluchino defends NHRA Reading Nationals Mountain Motor Pro Stock title

Reigning world champion Johnny Pluchino and his Ross Environmental Services Ford team earned their first Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Mountain Motor Pro Stock victory of the season at the 40th annual NHRA Reading Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
15 Sep 2025
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Mountain Motor Pro Stock
Reigning world champion Johnny Pluchino and his Ross Environmental Services Ford team earned their first Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Mountain Motor Pro Stock victory of the season Sunday at the 40th annual NHRA Reading Nationals at Maple Grove…
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Taylor Dietsch makes it two in a row in Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown

For the second time in two weeks, second-generation racer Taylor Dietsch won a Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series national event, this time at the NHRA Reading Nationals
15 Sep 2025
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Taylor Dietsch
For the second time in two weeks, second-generation racer Taylor Dietsch won a Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series national event. In front of a packed house at Maple Grove Raceway Dietsch won the NHRA Reading National,s outrunning David Davies II…
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Treadwell, Hairrington lead winners at Division 2 Darlington Dragway event

Glen Treadwell and Jeff Hairrington led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division was in action with an event at Darlington Dragway.
14 Sep 2025
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Division 2
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division event at Darlington Dragway:COMPETITION ELIMINATORGlen Treadwell, Eustis, Fla., '23 23T, M/AA, 7.994, 140.19  def. Steve…
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Blatchford, Engler, Pesola, and Finder claim Division 5 Summit Series Finals wins

Tim Blatchford, Nick Engler, Grant Pesola, and Pat Finder collected wins at the Division 5 NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals at Tri-State Raceway to earn berths in the World Championship race in Las Vegas.
14 Sep 2025
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Division 5
The following are Sunday's final results from the 2025 NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division Finals:SUPER PROTim Blatchford, Onawa, Iowa, '02 Race Tech, 5.146, 132.96  def. Bo Adam Sanders, Raymond, Neb., '22 Folk RED…
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Top Sportsman winner Vince Fourcade

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Vince Fourcade, who has had prior success in everything from bracket racing to Pro Stock, defeated George Forster in the final of Right Trailers Top Sportsman for his first NHRA national event win. Fourcade was nearly perfect off the starting line…
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Super Gas winner Michael Reynolds

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Michael Reynolds made the drive across the border pay off as he scored his first career win in Super Gas, defeating fellow Canadian Charles Kenopic in the final round, 9.931 to 9.936.
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Super Comp winner David Long

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Homestate hero David Long won his first NHRA national event, winning a wild double-breakout Super Comp final round over Amanda Boicesco, 8.898 to 8.892 after Boicesco crossed the finish line first.
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Stock Eliminator winner Michael Iacono

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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88:02
Past world champ Michael Iacono won his seventh national event and first since 2016 when he scored in Stock. Iacono topped Dave Casey in a double-breakout final.
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Super Stock winner Louis Gill

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Canadian Louis Gill led a long list of first-time winners with a victory in Super Stock. Gill overcame a .007 light by opponent Anthony Bongiovanni to win with a 9.532 on his 9.52 dial.
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Competition Eliminator winner Mark Hopkins

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Two years after a runner-up at this event in his first final-round appearance, Mark Hopkins made good this year for his first career win, driving his D/A Beretta past first-time finalist Paul Ricci for the Comp win, (-53) 7.65 to (-.33) 8.15.
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Brian Hough

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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85:34
Winternationals champ Brian Hough scored again in Top Alcohol Funny Car, collecting his 14th career victory and his first on the East Coast with a solid 5.61 final-round victory over Jim Whiteley.
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2025 NHRA Reading Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Jamie Noonan

14 Sep 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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60:54
Two weeks after just missing his first national event win with a Top Alcohol Dragster runner-up at the Cornwell Quality Tires NHRA U.S. Nationals, Jamie Noonan collected a long overdue victory, beating two-time season winner Anthony Troyer in the…
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Doug Kalitta and Tony Stewart collide with their Top Fuel dragsters at Reading

Both Stewart and Kalitta were alert and exited their cars under their own power
14 Sep 2025
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Doug Kalitta and Tony Stewart collide with their Top Fuel dragsters at Reading
 Incident Report: NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series: During the second round of Top Fuel eliminations on Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway, Doug Kalitta’s dragster crossed the…
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Cireddu, Tewell, Wiseman, Schmalle take Division 3 Summit Racing Series Finals

Bob Cireddu, Austin Tewell, Luke Wiseman, and Michael Schmalle won Division 3 championships at NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals at Summit Motorsports Park.
13 Sep 2025
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Division 3
The following are Saturday's final results from the 2025 NHRA Summit Racing Series North Central Division Finals:SUPER PROBob Cireddu, Chardon, Ohio, '07 B17, 4.948, no speed  def. Travis East, Marshall, Ill., '88 Mustang, 7.…
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Fourth straight Saturday sellout crowd for NHRA Reading Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway

For the fourth straight year, NHRA and Maple Grove Raceway officials announced a sellout crowd for Saturday’s qualifying action at the 40th annual NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish.
13 Sep 2025
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Fourth straight Saturday sellout crowd for NHRA Reading Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway
Celebrating four decades of incredible racing this weekend, fans continued to pack the historic facility for two rounds of qualifying on Saturday as the event opens the six-race NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs. The Koretsky family…
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Millican, Hyde, Glenn, and Herrera top Friday qualifying in Reading

Under cool Pennsylvania skies, the first race of the Countdown roared to life at Maple Grove as Clay Millican, Spencer Hyde, Dallas Glenn, and Gaige Herrera fired the first shots of the playoffs.
12 Sep 2025
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 Millican, Hyde, Glenn, and Herrera, top Friday qualifying in Reading
Top Fuel veteran Clay Millican powered to the top to open the NHRA playoffs on Friday at Maple Grove Raceway, taking the provisional No. 1 position at the 40th annual NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish.Spencer Hyde (Funny Car), Dallas…
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Brittany Force to step away from full-time competition at end of 2025 season

Two-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Brittany Force, the quickest and fastest driver in NHRA history, will step away from full-time competition at the conclusion of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series to focus on starting a family.
12 Sep 2025
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Brittany Force
Two-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Brittany Force, the quickest and fastest driver in NHRA history, will step away from full-time competition at the conclusion of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series to focus on starting a family. According…
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Tony Stewart Racing and Elite Motorsports form alliance in NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series

Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) and Elite Motorsports have announced that they are forming a sales, marketing, and hospitality alliance in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
11 Sep 2025
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Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) and Elite Motorsports have announced that they are forming a sales, marketing, and hospitality alliance in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. The partnership will allow both teams to combine assets, offering…
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Peterson, McGinnis, Froud, and Cumpton claims Division 6 Summit wins

Toby Peterson, Brian McGinnis, Devin Froud, and Cody Cumpton scored victories in the 2025 NHRA Summit Racing Series Northwest Division Race of Champions events to earn the right to represent the division at the Dummit Series World Championships in Las Vegas.
10 Sep 2025
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Division 6
The following are Sunday's final results from the 2025 NHRA Summit Racing Series Northwest Division Race of Champions:SUPER PROToby Peterson, Kent, Wash., '78 Malibu, 5.481, 122.62  def. David Pracht, , , dragster, 5.476, 127.…
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Elite Motorsports prepares to step into nitro ranks with purchase of Top Fuel team

Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman has signed an agreement to acquire Josh Hart’s Top Fuel operation at the end of the 2025 season, marking a major step for Elite Motorsports to expand into the nitro categories.
10 Sep 2025
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Richard Freeman
Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman has signed an agreement to acquire Josh Hart’s Top Fuel operation at the end of the 2025 season, marking a major step for Elite Motorsports to expand into the nitro categories.“We’ve talked about this for…
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2nd annual Rosalee Noble Memorial Charity Auction at Texas Motorplex

The Drag Racing Association of Women will hold its annual charity auction at the Texas Motorplex on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 5 p.m., where some priceless pieces of drag racing history will be auctioned off to benefit injured racers and their families.
10 Sep 2025
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2nd annual Rosalee Noble Memorial Charity Auction
The Drag Racing Association of Women (DRAW) will hold its annual charity auction at the Texas Motorplex on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 5 p.m.DRAW has held its live auction in Dallas since the late 1990s, honoring for the second year long-time DRAW Trustee…
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