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Rickie Smith ended up on the top of the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod sheet in both sessions at the end of Friday qualifying in St. Louis, but not without a little drama. Smith made a 5.763-second pass at 251.63-miles per hour to take provisional pole…
Robert Hight drove through a fiery explosion to capture a massive win at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in 2018. Re-live his victory, and the rest of the final rounds, from last year's race from World Wide Technology Raceway outside of St…
"It’s one thing to believe you have a shot at the championship, but it’s an entirely different thing to stand there with your team holding the trophy at the end of the day." -Jack Beckman
27 Sep 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
DON SCHUMACHER RACING
ANTRON BROWN
“Looking forward to racing at World Wide Technology Raceway. St. Louis has always been a great place for us. We won there four years in a row, and we want to get back on that trend. We fell…
Get all the information on the second race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship as professional qualifying kicks off with two sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional qualifying kicks off with a pair of sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock…
NHRA announcer Joe Castello went live from the staging lanes at WWT Raceway in St. Louis as Top Sportsman helped kick off the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
"I know we have a car capable of winning a race, I know if I drive up to my potential we have a driver capable of winning a race, and sometimes it’s just trying to find both of those on the same day." -Jack Beckman
16 Sep 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
The first race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship is in the books. Read what the teams had to say following the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Torrence Racing
Steve Torrence
“Maple…
Jason Line won his 50th career Pro Stock title in Reading, driving his Summit Racing Equipment Camaro to a win over Fernando Cuadra in the opening race of the Countdown.
15 Sep 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Jason Line’s mid-season struggles in Pro Stock appear to be a distant memory after the three-time world champ claimed a key victory in the final of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. Line, who won his first event of the…
Richie Crampton surged to fifth place with his second win of the season at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
He defeated Kalitta Motorsports teammate Doug Kalitta to move up four spots in one weekend, a phenomenal…
Jerry Savoie goes from tenth to first in the Mello Yello standings after defeating Steve Johnson in rare all-Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle final round in Reading.
15 Sep 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Had Jerry Savoie not qualified for the Countdown to the Championship playoffs, it’s entirely possible that he would have skipped the Mopar Express Lane Nationals presented by Pennzoil but after his win in Countdown clinching Indy victory, the…
Jack Beckman scored his first win of the 2019 season at the perfect time to take over the Funny Car standings. He defeated John Force in a rematch of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals to capture his first win in more than a year. …
Check out the best shots from the final day of racing from the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil as captured by NHRA National Dragster photographers Marc Gewertz and Bob Szelag.
Fernando Cuadra picks up his first three round wins of the season in Reading, including stunning upsets over Erica Enders and Jeg Coughlin Jr. in Pro Stock.
15 Sep 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Fernando Cuadra missed the Countdown to the Championship in Pro Stock by less than a round and for that, the rest of the class should be thankful since the Mexican businessman is doing some damage in the first event of the NHRA playoffs. Cuadra, who…
Jerry Savoie and Andrew Hines were in no hurry to stage their Pro Stock Motorcycles during the second round at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
The two former world champions warmed up their motorcycles for more…
Clay Millican delivered a holeshot victory to the Parts Plus Top Fuel team in the first round at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. That means there is a new leader in the Top Fuel clubhouse for the first time since the…
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship begins in earnest with race day at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional racing begins with four rounds in Top Fuel, Funny Car,…
Harley-Davidson’s Eddie Krawiec has won four Pro Stock Motorcycle championships and he knows as well as anyone that how you finish is more important than how you start.
15 Sep 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
On the starting line or anywhere else, not much rattles Eddie Krawiec, so if anyone thinks he’s ready to hit the panic button after going winless in the first 10 events of the 2019 season, they’d be sadly mistaken. First, it’s important to remember…
Teams wrapped up the first weekend of qualifying in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. Here's what they had to say ahead of race day.
John Force Racing
Brittany…
Two-time world champ Erica Enders takes the top spot in Pro Stock qualifying for the 20th time in her career at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
14 Sep 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Down by 50 points heading into the first race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs, Erica Enders chipped away at leader Bo Butner with a solid qualifying performance in Reading that included a 5.480 that was good for the top spot in…
Three-time NHRA champion Angelle Sampey rode her Harley-Davidson FXDR to the top spot in Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
14 Sep 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Returning to the site of her ground-breaking first NHRA win in 1996, two-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Angelle Sampey qualified in the top spot for the second-straight event and 51st time in her career. Sampey rode her Screamin’ Eagle…
Ron Capps captured his second No. 1 of the 2019 season on the back of a record-setting performance in his NAPA Filters Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car.
The Don Schumacher Racing team reset both ends of the track record with a 3.837-…
Brittany Force ran the quickest time in NHRA Top Fuel world history with a 3.623-second blast at 331.61-mph to secure her third-straight No. 1 qualifier at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Force…
Matt Smith begins his 2018 Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship defense with all his cards on the table. Well, as on the table as the cagey veteran ever cares for them to be. He's outspoken in a sense.
Smith didn't debut the way he wanted at…
Watch current No. 1 qualifiers Brittany Force, Ron Capps, Erica Enders and Angelle Sampey rocket to the top of the sheets during Friday qualifying at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
14 Sep 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Get all the information on the second day of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals as professional qualifying continues off with two sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional qualifying wraps up with a pair of sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock…
Angelle Sampey continued her surge aboard her Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson FXDR with a step towards pole position at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
The former world champion, now a full-time competitor…
Erica Enders made a statement run to open the NHRA Countdown to the Championship in her Melling Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro.
Enders wheeled her Camaro to a 6.480-second lap at 211.96-mph to take provisional pole position at the Mopar…
Brittany Force put on a show to open the 2019 NHRA Countdown to the Championship.
The 2017 Top Fuel world champion set the elapsed time record at Maple Grove to claim the provisional pole at 3.651-seconds and speed of 332.92-miles per hour…
Ron Capps started the 2019 NHRA Countdown to the Championship perfectly. The driver of the NAPA Filters Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat earned six bonus points and claimed the provisional Funny Car pole at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented…
Get all the information on the start of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals as professional qualifying kicks off with two sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship begins at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional qualifying kicks off with a pair of sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock…
Randal Andras defeated now two-time world champion Tii Tharpe to score his first-ever Mickey Thompson Tires NHRA Top Fuel Harley Wally. He got off the line first and pulled away to win by a tenth of a second.
Rickey House grabbed three-…
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