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Megan Meyer captures Top Alcohol Dragster Wally at Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals
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E3 Spark Plugs, FireAde Join Ed Federkeil to promote Hoods for Heroes, Ronnie Thames Foundation at Indy
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Coughlin Jr., Drew emerge victorious at Division 3 Battle at the Beech
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Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Sportsman highlights
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Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Top Sportsman winner Doug Bracey
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Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Top Dragster winner Jeff Havens
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Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Street winner Matt Kielman
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Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Gas winner Michael Dalrymple
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Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Comp winner Randy Beck
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Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Stock winner Andy Morris
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Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Stock winner Kyle Rizzoli
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Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Comp winner Bryan Hyerstay
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Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Chris Marshall
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Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Shawn Cowie
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Stinnett's milestone 25th career win highlights Brainerd Sportsman action
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Zane, Comella, Doll lead winners at Division 1 event at Cecil County Dragway
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Ahten, Marshall lead winners at Pacific Raceways Division 6 Lucas Oil Series event
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Westerfield to represent Protect the Harvest at Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
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Shaun Vincent captures Comp victory at Division 5 event at Brainerd Int'l Raceway
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2019 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Stock winner Mark Kirby
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2019 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Stock winner Kyle Rizzoli
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2019 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Comp winner Justin Morgan
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2019 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Gas winner Bo Butner
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2019 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Street winner Ryan Herem
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2019 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Top Dragster winner George Prather
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2019 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Top Sportsman winner Steve Galileo
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NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sportsman highlights
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Shawn Cowie captures Top Alcohol Dragster win at Magic Dry Organic NHRA Northwest Nationals
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Meyer, Westerfield score at weather-delayed Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park event
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Aragona, Coughlin, Gill lead champions list at Atco Raceway Division 1 stop
Bo Butner ready to defend Winternationals Pro Stock title for second straight year
Former NHRA Pro Stock champion Bo Butner, winner of the last two Winternationals, is revved up and ready for a Pomona three-peat. He joined NHRA's Lewis Bloom via Skype to talk about the season ahead, which celebrates 50 years of Pro Stock.
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What Jason Line means to Pro Stock 50 wins and 17 seasons later
The Pro Stock legend means so much more to the category than his trophy case.
Jason Line chose drag racing when he joined K.B. Racing more than a decade ago. The former NASCAR champion left the engine shop of Joe Gibbs Racing to link up with Greg Anderson, forming a two-headed monster out of Charlotte that went on to dominate…
Jordan Vandergriff and team working hard for an encore to great rookie season
Jordan Vandergriff was one of the great success stories of 2019 as the rookie Top Fuel driver scored a number of round wins and a runner-up in his first season in the class. NHRA’s John Kernan takes a look at Vandergriff’s season and the road ahead.
Possibilities and probabilities: Milestones and firsts within reach in 2020
The 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season launches in just about a month at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, and there are a lot of milestones and firsts that could be reached this season. Here’s a look at some possible/probable moments to look forward to.
The 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season launches in just about a month at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, and there are a lot of milestones and firsts that could be reached this season. Here’s a look at some possible/…
Steve Torrence goes back-to-back in Top Fuel to close decade in dominant fashion
Steve Torrence enjoyed another incredible season and capped the 2010s with back-to-back Top Fuel world championships.
Steve Torrence’s 2019 Top Fuel championship season didn’t end the way he hoped it would — with the fans cheering for him as he raised the championship trophy for the second straight year; quite the opposite actually transpired — but pretty much…
Robert Hight earns third Funny Car championship to close incredible decade
Robert Hight looked unbeatable to start the 2019 season. He won two of the first three races and claimed pole at all three. The Jimmy Prock-tuned Auto Club Chevy Camaro boasted 330 of a possible 390 points and 10 of 12 possible round-wins. A first-…
Erica Enders builds on her own legacy with third world championship
Erica Enders became the 25th racer and third woman to win three Professional world championships when she defeated Chris McGaha at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona. She established her place in Pro Stock history long ago, but it always feels like…
Andrew Hines enters rare territory with sixth Pro Stock Motorcycle championship
On the surface, it looks like an open and shut case. Andrew Hines went to 10 final rounds in 2019 and won seven Pro Stock Motorcycle races. He also won 44 elimination rounds, by far the most of anyone in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class, and he went a…
WATCH: Decade in Review
The 2010s were a decade full on highlights, with historic championships, record-breaking runs, and dramatic accomplishments. Relive them all in this quick look back at the past decade.
Stevie "Fast" Jackson delivers first NHRA championship with Pro Mod title
Stevie “Fast” Jackson did not do anything surprising by winning the 2019 E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series title. That doesn’t make storming the most competitive class in drag racing with the power of a terminator and the bravado of…
Top Fuel Driver of the Decade: Antron Brown
Antron Brown led Top Fuel in championships and wins in the 2010s
Antron Brown won 42 races and three championships during the 2010s, a tremendous achievement that served as a true coming-out party for the former Pro Stock Motorcycle rider. Any doubt that Brown would struggle to adjust to Top Fuel dragster melted…
Tii Tharpe goes back-to-back for Top Fuel Harley title
Tii Tharpe helped further the Jay Turner Racing dynasty with his second-straight legacy.
Tii Tharpe established a dynasty for Jay Turner Racing by winning the Top Fuel Harley outfit’s third straight title, and his second in a row, on the final day of the season. It took less drama than his 2018 world championship, but the North…
Funny Car Driver of the Decade: Robert Hight
Robert Hight won more than anyone and brought home a pair of titles in the 2010s
Funny Car enjoyed more parity as a category during the 2010s than at any point during the modern era. That’s just a long way of saying: Hey! Someone other than John Force won some races! That’s the good news if you don’t work for John Force Racing.…
Pro Stock Driver of the Decade: Erica Enders
Erica Enders won three championships and became the defining driver of the decade
Erica Enders won her first race in 2012 and defeated the 2000s greatest driver to do it. Greg Anderson won three-straight titles from 2003-05 and won the first championship of the 2010s. K.B. Racing won four titles in the closing decade – so did…
Megan Meyer becomes first woman to win Top Alcohol Dragster championship
Megan Meyer put together an incredible season in Top Alcohol Dragster and made history as a result.
“I’ve been going to the racetrack my whole life, and I’ve always wanted to do what my dad did, to follow in his footsteps,” said Megan Meyer. “I’ve always wanted to do this, since day one.”
As the eldest daughter of past national-event-winning…
Sean Bellemeur enters rare company with back-to-back Top Alcohol Funny Car titles
Sean Bellemeur and Tony Bartone have teamed up for incredible Top Alcohol Funny Car success.
When Tony Bartone approached Sean Bellemeur in the 2017 season about taking over the wheel of his Top Alcohol Funny Car, he pitched it to him as “the perfect storm.”
Bellemeur had already won two events for Bartone as a fill-in driver in 2015 and…
Pro Stock Motorcycle Rider of the Decade: Eddie Krawiec
Pro Stock Motorcycle belonged to Eddie Krawiec in the 2010s
Eddie Krawiec won his first championship without winning a race. It’s the kind of strange fact that’s more inconvenient than interesting. Winning is the goal for every racer every time they attend a National Hot Rod Association race, but it isn’t a…
Frank Aragona Jr. goes back-to-back in Comp Eliminator for third world championship
There are few better in Comp Eliminator than Frank Aragaona Jr., something he continues to prove in one of the toughest Sportsman categories.
For Frank Aragona Jr., it always comes down to the math, and that’s especially true in Competition eliminator, or as it’s better known, “Complicated eliminator.”
And, after claiming a second straight and third overall championship in 2019, the…
Vic Penrod turns career year into first Super Stock world championship
Vic Penrod captured his first Super Stock world championship on the final day of the 2019 season.
Talk about a leap of faith. Vic Penrod entered the final week of 2019 as the leader in Super Stock, but before it became official, there was one significant hurdle to clear. Heading into the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, only Kyle Rizzoli could…
Auto Club Funny Car team gearing up for another title run in 2020 season
Even after capturing their third Funny Car championship, there's no letup at John Force Racing for Robert Hight's Auto Club Chevy Camaro team. After unpacking the trailer, work quickly began on projects and plans to defend their crown in 2020.
Allison Doll smashes records to take Stock championship
Allison Doll became the first woman to win the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Stock championship.
So, where was Allison Doll when she found out she’d officially locked up the 2019 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Stock world championship?
“I was out in the yard, raking leaves,” Doll said, laughing.
Doll and her husband, Doug, the…
Old car does new tricks for Super Gas world champion Jeremy Mason
Jeremy Mason chased down his first Super Gas world championship in his father's 1966 Chevy II.
Jeremy Mason owned just one national event win before hoisting the 2019 Super Gas world championship trophy in November. Now he owns two: A win at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals propelled him to the top of one of the toughest categories…
Ray Miller III brings home Super Comp title for his family
Ray Miller III, of the ubiquitous Miller Race Cars, owns his first world championships.
The story of Ray Miller III must begin with his father, Ray Miller Jr. The racer-turned car builder who began the family business, ubiquitous to those who pay the faintest bit of attention to the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, won just a single…
Danny Nelson uses 43-day run to take Top Dragster title
An incredible 43-day run during the middle of the season paced Danny Nelson towards his first Top Dragster world championship.
Forty-three days. That’s all it took for Danny Nelson to score enough points to win the world championship in the Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs class.
While Nelson raced his low six-second dragster from April to October, it was a…
Sandy Wilkins breaks through for 2019 Top Sportsman championship
Sandy Wilkins earned his first Top Sportsman world championship after several near misses.
Following a string of solid performances that included three top-10 finishes in the Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs class, Sandy Wilkins finally broke through for his first world title thanks to a season that began and ended with a pair of…
From the fab shop to the race teams, John Force Racing has a busy off-season
From the fab shop turning out short blocks, cylinder heads, superchargers, bodies, and chassis to the race shops, where 2020's combinations are being brewed, there's a lot going on at John Force Racing in the off-season.
What's next for Jonnie Lindberg?
Two-time world champion Jonnie Lindberg is building race cars and planning his return to Top Alcohol Funny Car class after three-year run with Jim Head Racing in the Mello Yello series.
Top Alcohol Funny Car racers who thought they’d seen the last of Jonnie Lindberg might be in for a surprise as the two-time world champion appears headed back to his old stomping grounds. While Lindberg admits that his 2020 plans are still somewhat…
'Them Capco boys" hard at work gunning for third straight Top Fuel title in 2020
The holidays may be upon us shortly, but there's no holiday at Torrence Racing where the two-time Top Fuel champs are hard at work preparing for the 2020 season an a chance to join an elite group of teams who have won three straight titles.
Robert Hight: "Who would have thought you'd ever see Funny Cars separated by inches at the finish line"
Funny Car world champion Robert Hight feels the nitro categories have caught up to Pro Stock in terms of tight finishes at the stripe.
Robert Hight loves driving his Auto Club Chevy Camaro Funny Car in part because of its incredible elapsed times and high speeds. The jaw-dropping numbers have been self-evident since he worked as a crew member on John Force's team many years ago;…
Terry McMillen Top Fuel team burning the midnight Amalie to assure a better 2020
After a disappointing season in which Terry McMillen failed to qualify for the Countdown to the Championship, crew chief Rob Wendland and the Amalie Motor Oil Top Fuel team are hard at work to make sure that doesn't happen again in 2020.
