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Unofficial Mission Foods points standings

Unofficial points standings following the completion of the NHRA Midwest Nationals, the 17th race of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and the third event of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
29 Sep 2024
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Points
Unofficial points standings following the completion of the NHRA Midwest Nationals, the 17th race of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and the third event of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.  Official points…
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Top Fuel field boasts four females in historic Sunday start in St. Louis

For the first time in history, NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series race day will include four female drivers in the Top Fuel ranks at the 13th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis.
29 Sep 2024
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Julie Nataas
For the first time in history, NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series race day will include four female drivers in the Top Fuel ranks at the 13th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis.   The Top Fuel field…
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Championship battle in Congruity Pro Mod series still loaded with contenders

Two races remain in the 2024 season in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+ and there’s still plenty on the line heading to St. Louis as part of this weekend’s NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway.
28 Sep 2024
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Congruity Pro Mod
Two races remain in the 2024 season in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+ and there’s still plenty on the line heading to St. Louis as part of this weekend’s NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway…
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Copertino, Northrop, Harvey, Sutliffe, and Hoff win Division 1 Summit Finals

Richard Copertino, Paul Northrop, David Harvey, Kevin Sutliffe, and Danny Hoff took home titles at the Division 1 Summit Series Finals to earn berths to the National Championship in Las Vegas. Jeff Krushinskie will join them as the Super Pro wild card.
27 Sep 2024
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Division 1
The following are Saturday's final results from the 2024 NHRA Summit Racing Series Northeast Division Finals: SUPER PRO Richard Copertino, Torrington, Conn., '04 Dragster, 4.634, 146.17  def. Kyle Kohr, Myerstown, Pa…
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Schedule change for Friday qualifying at NHRA Midwest Nationals

Due to weather, NHRA and World Wide Technology Raceway officials have announced a schedule change for Friday qualifying at the NHRA Midwest Nationals.
26 Sep 2024
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NHRA Midwest Nationals
Due to weather, NHRA and World Wide Technology Raceway officials have announced a schedule change for Friday qualifying in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. The opening round…
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Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown championship is on the line this weekend

After nine NHRA national events and nearly 100 elimination rounds of drag racing, the Flexjet NHRA Factory Stock Showdown world championship will come down to the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway, where four drivers are still in the championship hunt.
25 Sep 2024
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Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown
After nine NHRA national events and nearly 100 elimination rounds of drag racing, the Flexjet NHRA Factory Stock Showdown world championship will come down to one race: the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. Four drivers are…
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Camrie Caruso to debut Aeon Laser USA sponsorship at Midwest Nationals

Pro Stock racer Camrie Caruso, NHRA’s 2022 Rookie of the Year, will be flying the colors of new partner Aeon Laser USA at the NHRA Midwest Nationals. Aeon Laser is one of the premier suppliers of CO2 laser systems in the United States.
25 Sep 2024
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Camrie Caruso
Pro Stock racer Camrie Caruso, NHRA’s 2022 Rookie of the Year, will be flying the colors of new partner Aeon Laser USA at the NHRA Midwest Nationals. Aeon Laser is one of the premier suppliers of CO2 laser systems in the United States. Caruso,…
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Joe Maynard

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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77:28
Joe C. Maynard collected his second Top Alcohol Dragster win of the season and the second of his young career, defeating world champ Jule Nataas in the final round, Maynard, winner earlier this year in Gainesville, was in the 5.20s on three of four…
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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72:52
Top Alcohol Car Funny Car points leader Sean Bellemeur added his fifth win of the season and the 41st of his career with another powerful victory. The Killers B team of Bellemeur, tuner Steve Boggs, and team owner Tony Bartone, powered their way…
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Comp winner Larry Pritchett

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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101:49
Comp veteran Larry Pritchett, a two-time U.S. Nationals winner, scored his first national event victory in more than 20 years, taking his A/SM Sunfire to an easy final-round victory after Jared Kimbrough red-lighted in his C/ED.
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Stock winner Logan Belanger

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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83:24
Logan Belanger joined his father, Stephen as an NHRA national event winner when he drove to the Super Stock title in Charlotte. Belanger scored the win after championship contender Monty Bogan fouled.
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Stock winner Tim Barrett

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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117:25
Tim Barrett gave up a slight lead to Kenny Anderson in the heads-up, no breakout Stock final but ran him down, 10.915 to 11.054 in a battle of G/SA entries.
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Comp winner Ray Miller III

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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114:29
Homestate hero Ray Miller III reached double digits in career national event wins with a final-round victory in Super Comp over four-time tour winner and past Charlotte victor Jack Sepanek, 8.93 to 8.94. Miller also has wins in Super Gas and Top…
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NHRA Midwest Nationals will mark halfway point of the Countdown playoffs

The NHRA Midwest Nationals again comes at a critical juncture in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs, which will reach its midpoint at the event, scheduled for Sept. 27-29 at World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis.
25 Sep 2024
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NHRA Midwest Nationals
At the start of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs, drivers in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series know only 24 rounds of racing remain in the season. In that mix is the 13th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals, which again comes at a…
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Super Gas winner David Morris

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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142:57
One week after claiming victory at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals in Reading, David Morris was back in the Super Gas winner’s circle with his ‘69 Camaro, taking a nail-biting win over Tim Powell who took too much stripe and broke out by just a…
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Sportsman winner Tyler Caheely

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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147:56
Tyler Caheely defeated world champion Sandy Wilkins in the Right Trailers Top Sportsman final to claim his fourth national event title. Caheely was first off the starting line and won with a 6.955 on his 6.92 dial.  
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2024 NHRA Carolina Nationals Top Dragster winner Chad Taylor

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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125:49
Chad Taylor collected his fourth NHRA national event win and second in the Right Trailers Top Dragster class after stopping Chuck Krepela in the final. Taylor used a 7.157 on his 7.10 dial to finish the job while Krepela managed to solidify his spot…
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Dragster winner Al Kenny

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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67:32
Past world champion Al Kenny was nearly perfect in the final of Right Trailers Top Dragster with a .001 light and a 6.124 on his 6.12 prediction. Kenny left little room for runner-up Tim Gray who posted a 7.436 on his 7.41 dial.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Sportsman winner Brian Vollman

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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63:17
Brian Vollman got off the starting line first in the Right Trailers Top Sportsman final with a .004 light and used a 7.369 on his 7.35 dial to stop Michael Grafas to win his first NHRA Wally.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Super Gas winner David Morris

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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66:45
David Morris claimed his second career national event win in his 69 Camaro Super Gas entry, driving around Michael Handras’ final-round holeshot to win, 9.91 to 9.98. Morris’ previous win came in Super Comp at the 2017 Bristol event.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Super Comp winner Chris DePascale

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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73:15
Chris Depascale cut a perfect light in the Super Comp final to claim his third career win, two of which have come in Super Comp. Fellow New Jerseyan Shawn Fricke left .004-second too soon and fouled away the title to Depascale.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Stock winner Russ Linke

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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60:18
Russ “Bubba” Linke captured his third NHRA Wally following a final-round win in Stock against 107-time winner Dan Fletcher. Linke left first and won with a 10.462 on his 10.42 dial.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Super Stock winner William Kennedy

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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77:58
William Kennedy scored the win in Super Stock by knocking off two-time world champion Joe Santangelo in the final round. Kennedy used a 10.449 on his 10.41 dial to finish the job while Santangelo ran over his dial by .059-second.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Comp winner Don Eckel

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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64:10
Twenty-six years after his breakthrough first win in Englishtown in 1998, Don Eckel was back in the winner’s circle in Comp after driving his C/DA entry to a (-.52) 6.94 victory over 2010 world champion Al Ackerman’s (-.42) 7.98.
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Phil Esz

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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35:17
Just shy of a year after his first career victory at last year’s fall Charlotte event and six months after a runner-up at this year’s Gatornationals, Phil Esz added a second score in Top Alcohol Funny Car when he drove his Camaro to a 5.52 blast in…
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2024 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Angelle Sampey

25 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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115:17
After 46 wins in a dazzling Pro Stock Motorcycle career, including a breakthrough win that came at Maple Grove Raceway in 1996, Angelle Sampey scored her first NHRA national event win on four wheels, taking the Top Alcohol Dragster crown in Reading…
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Virginia Motorsports Park Lucas Oil Series event moved to Maple Grove Raceway

The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event initially scheduled to take place Sept. 27-29 at Virginia Motorsports Park has been relocated to Maple Grove Raceway Oct. 24-27 due to unfavorable weather forecasts.
25 Sep 2024
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Division 1
The NHRA announced today that the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, initially scheduled to take place Sept. 27-29 at Virginia Motorsports Park, has been relocated to Maple Grove Raceway due to unfavorable weather forecasts. The event will now be…
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Maynard, Bellemeur lead Sportsman winners at NHRA Carolina Nationals

In addition to the thrilling action in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Carolina Nationals, nine winners were also crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at zMAX Dragway, including Top Alcohol Car Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur, who won for the fifth time this season.
24 Sep 2024
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Sean Bellemeur
Joe C. Maynard collected his second Top Alcohol Dragster win of the season and the second of his young career, defeating world champ Jule Nataas in the final round, Maynard, winner earlier this year in Gainesville, was in the 5.20s…
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Travis Harvey wins Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Series debut in Charlotte

 Filling in for Khalid Al Balooshi, Travis Harvey made the most of his debut in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+, winning his first career start as part of the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
22 Sep 2024
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Travis Harvey
 Filling in for Khalid Al Balooshi, Travis Harvey made the most of his debut in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+, winning his first career start after defeating Dmitry Samorukov in the final round as part of…
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Larry McBride closes out Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle season with third win

22 Sep 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
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137:46
Larry “Spiderman” McBride closed out the 2024 PingelTop Fuel Motorcycle season with his third victory. McBride qualified No. 1 and set low E.T. with a 4.824 before running 4.875 in the final against Mitch Brown, whose bike would not start for the…
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