Beckman, Worsham help christen new NHRA studio
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car champions Jack Beckman and Del Worsham helped celebrate the official launch of NHRA’s new in-house…
Smith aims to be at his best for key Denver race
After a season filled with hiccups, frustration, and some unlucky breaks, two-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Matt Smith is ready to put his best foot forward at this weekend’s 37th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere…
Johnson’s mile-high monopoly will be tested
If there was ever a race for former Pro Stock world champion Allen Johnson to break out during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, it would most definitely be this weekend’s…
Event preview: Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
The grueling stretch of three consecutive racing weekends in conditions ranging from high elevation to coastal climates begins with racers doing battle at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Denver. The event kicks off the…
Tricky Tipster's Denver picks
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
Mopar, Pennzoil announce Pritchett sponsorship
Mopar and Pennzoil will sponsor the NHRA Top Fuel dragster driven by Leah Pritchett at select events in 2016 and debut the blue Omega M on her Don Schumacher Racing entry at the 37th annual Mopar Mile-High…
Hagan focused on solving Denver for the first time
Matt Hagan isn’t the first standout driver to have his share of struggles at Bandimere Speedway, where the altitude and racing at an elevation of more than 5,800 feet can throw a monkey wrench into even the best laid plans. But with…
NHRA unveils 360-degree starting-line camera view
Ever wonder what an NHRA drag race looks like from the chief starter’s point of view? NHRA fans and race teams will begin to enjoy a new level of immersion and interaction with their favorite sport as NHRA experiments with 360-degree video.…
The Western Swing: Not your average trip
NHRA race teams from across the country are preparing for the annual Western Swing, a grueling three-week stretch that will carry them from their home base to the high-altitude climes of the Rocky Mountains, then west to California's Wine Country…
Torrence determined to display winning combination again
Steve Torrence already knows he has a winning recipe for the unique racing conditions of Bandimere Speedway. Doing it one more time at this weekend’s 37th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals on the…
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series makes historic live broadcast debut in Denver on FOX Broadcast Network
NHRA will reach a significant milestone on Sunday, July 24, when the FOX national broadcasting network televises the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series finals of the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals live from scenic Bandimere Speedway in Denver.…
Colorado natives, rising stars Kramer and Reed eager to perform on familiar stage in Denver
Deric Kramer Deric Kramer and Cory Reed both grew up in Colorado racing Jr. Dragsters at scenic Bandimere Speedway, and now both of the rising stars in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series are eager to be…
Exclusive NHRA FOX interview: Connie Kalitta
In business and in drag racing, few fly higher or have been more successful than Connie Kalitta. Inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1992 and the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 2002, Kalitta carved out a reputation as a…
Pritchett will team with DSR to compete in Denver
Top Fuel driver Leah Pritchett’s season-long bid to earn a spot in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship got another boost Thursday when it was announced that she has struck a deal to compete at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals…
NHRA drivers take part in Hot Wheels: Race to Win exhibit at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum
1 Andrew Hines, Eddie Krawiec, and Tony Pedregon explained some of the mechanics of cars to the kids. Stars of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series were featured on Wednesday at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis as part of the…
JFR wraps up successful Indy test session
John Force and Brittany Force wrapped up two days of testing Wednesday at Lucas Oil Raceway in advance of the Western Swing. John Force made numerous passes in his unpainted Peak Antifreeze & Coolant Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car each day.…
Circle K Funny Car back on track for Denver
Two months after its explosive debut in Atlanta, Jim Dunn Racing’s Circle K Funny Car will be back on the track at the upcoming Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver, July 22-24. During its debut at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA…
Palmer planning to start Western Swing on good note in Denver
Scott Palmer would have rather been racing, but there was a reason why the Top Fuel driver sat out three of the past four races leading up to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series’ famed Western…
Favorite Funny Car photos, with Steve Reyes
Steve Reyes needs little introduction to most longtime drag fans. His is probably one of the best-known names in the business, and there isn’t a single photographer past or present who doesn’t admire and respect his body of work. As…
Drag racing pioneer and icon Chrisman passes away
Art Chrisman, one of the founding fathers of NHRA Drag Racing and a member of one of the sport’s legendary families, died July 12. He was 86. Chrisman, in his famed #25 dragster, was the first drag racer to exceed 140 and 180 mph and…
Western Swing opens in Denver with first live broadcast on national network TV in NHRA history
Fans in the Mile-High City of Denver will get to see drag racing’s finest July 22-24 as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series begins the famed Western Swing with the 37th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at scenic Bandimere Speedway.…
Brown, Beckman, Anderson, Hines get their kicks on Route 66 with big victories
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Top 20 Funny Cars: Introducing No. 12
As part of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car celebration, fans voted on a Top 20 list developed by respected drag racing historians and Funny Car experts. The results are being revealed in reverse order at NHRA national events this season and…
Force, Hagan, Gray, Smith final qualifying leaders in Chicago
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Division 5 claims JEGS Allstars team title
It took three decades for the team from the NHRA West Central Division (Division 5) to earn their first overall team title in the JEGS Allstars competition but only two years for them to win their second. Following their breakthrough win in 2014,…
K&N named Official Filter and Air Intake of NHRA
K&N Engineering, a worldwide leader in the manufacture of washable filters and air intake systems, has signed an agreement with NHRA to become the Official Filter and Air Intake of NHRA. “K&N has been a terrific partner of NHRA…
Force, Capps, Gray, Smith lead opening day of qualifying on Route 66
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Enders partners with Melling Performance for remainder of 2016
Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders will partner with Melling Performance for the 12 remaining races on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule as a major associate sponsor. Enders will drive the Elite Motorsports/Melling Dodge…
Past Chicago success could provide jump-start Arana needs
Hector Arana Jr. was likely as happy as anyone to be heading to Route 66 Raceway for this weekend’s K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals. The Pro Stock Motorcycle standout has won the last two…
Harley-Davidson Museum drag racing exhibit
The year of racing at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee continues to burn rubber this summer with “Drag Racing: America’s Fast Time,” which goes under the hood with the mad scientists of speed to see just how much blood,…