Does Winternationals success equal season success?
When each season starts, drivers often talk about the importance of getting a great start to the season, but does early success, particularly at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals, lead to a successful season overall? It did for Ron Capps last season…
NHRA Today: Jim O discusses Team Kalitta's 2017 plans
There have been some major changes this off season for Connie Kalitta’s race team led by rookie Troy Coughlin Jr. making the move to fulltime Top Fuel driver and J.R. Todd going from a Top Fuel car to the DHL Funny Car and numerous changes in the…
NHRA to honor first responders in 2017
In the high-speed world of NHRA Championship Drag Racing, things can happen in the blink of an eye. Wins and losses are decided by milliseconds but when things go wrong on the track, NHRA racers know that they also can rely on the lightning-quick…
In partnership with Oberto brands, 7-Eleven to sponsor Jim Dunn Racing in 2017
7-Eleven, the world’s largest convenience store chain, is gearing up for a high-speed promotion in 2017, partnering with Jim Dunn Racing and associate sponsor Oberto Beef Jerky for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. The primary…
The Hawaiian wins the 1965 Winternationals
Don "the Snake" Prudhomme earned his first of 49 career wins with his victory in Roland Leong's Hawaiian Top Fueler at the 1965 Winternationals.
Prock rejoins JFR as team strengthens for 2017
Crew chief Jimmy Prock will return to John Force Racing as the team strengthens its racing operations in preparation for multiple championship runs for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
John Force Racing is strengthening its racing operations in preparation for multiple championship runs for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
Sixteen-time Funny Car champion John Force will reunite with crew chief…
Which champion will repeat?
Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock), and Jerry Savoie (Pro Stock Motorcycle) will be bannering the No. 1 on the side of their rides this season after finishing the 2016 season as champs, but can they keep it? All…
NHRA Today: Lindberg ready for nitro Funny Car challenge
National Dragster Senior Editor Kevin McKenna broke the news Tuesday afternoon that two-time Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Jonnie Lindberg would…
The many faces of 'Snake's Cuda
Insider readers got such a charge late last year out of James Ibusuki’s detailed recounting of the many faces of the fabled Jungle Jim” Liberman Vega that I’m revisiting the idea again, this time using Don Prudhomme’s first Hot Wheels Barracuda as…
NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League
The NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League offers kids ages 5-17 a chance to race half-scale dragsters in a controlled environment at many of NHRA's 130 member tracks throughout the United States and in Canada. The cars that Jr. Drag Racing…
2017 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule announced
For the 16th season, the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will compete at top flight NHRA Drag Racing facilities across the county for the 2017 season. The upcoming 2017 schedule will feature 45 divisional events…
Intriguing storylines to kick off the 2017 season
The 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season kicks off in just over a month with the Circle K NHRA Winternationals Feb. 9-12 at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
Every February since 1961, fans have flocked to Southern California for…
Lindberg joins Head Racing for 2017 season
Two-time and reigning NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Jonnie Lindberg will make the move to the big leagues in 2017 as the new driver of Jim Head’s Toyota nitro Funny Car. Lindberg will replace Chad Head, who elected to step out of the driver’s…
Top 5 Top Fuel Moments of 2016
From first-time winners to thrilling final rounds, the 2016 Top Fuel season of the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series had it all. Here’s a look back at five of the most memorable moments from the year.
Top 5 Funny Car Moments of 2016
Record-breaking elapsed times and speeds were a regular sight during Funny Car racing during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, a year also highlighted by John Force’s final-round victory over daughter Courtney in Denver in front…
2016: The Year in Review
The 2016 season was packed with memorable moments and amazing firsts. Here’s a look back at some of the year’s highlights and biggest stories.
TOP 5 STORIES
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Purchase NHRA All Access for 2017 season
Annual subscriptions to NHRA All Access, NHRA’s live streaming and video-on-demand product, are now available for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
Launched in 2016, NHRA All Access provides a live video stream from…
Top 5 Pro Stock Moments of 2016
From first-time winners to the domination of the KB Racing team in a new era of fuel injection, the 2016 Pro Stock season was once for the history books. Here’s a look at the top five moments in the class this season.
Twas the Friday before Christmas
Twas the Friday before Christmas, and all ‘cross the Nation
Insider fans were fretting, thinking Phil’s on vacation.
The browsers were loaded to the designated page
In hopes of a column with which to engage.
With letters all nestled correctly…
Tuning triumvirate will lead Infinite Hero Funny Car
A triumvirate of nitro tuning talent will serve as co-crew chiefs in 2017 for Terry Chandler's Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car with driver Jack Beckman at Don Schumacher Racing.
Dean Antonelli joins John Medlen and veteran U.…
Drag racing champions Jeg Coughlin Jr., Erica Enders return to Chevrolet
Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman has announced that multi-time world champion drag racers Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Erica Enders will fight for the 2017 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock crown in a pair of RJ Racecars-built Chevrolet…
Pro Mod TV ratings soared during 2016 season
The highly competitive NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series saw increased television ratings during 2016, the first year partnership with FOX Sports.
The highest rated show during the season was the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA…
Capps already reaping championship benefits
Capps (arrow) previously held a parabolic microphone for a San Francisco radio station on the sidelines during the 2013 Super Bowl.
Ron Capps has already begun reaping the benefits of being the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champion.…
Mopar announces initiatives to support NHRA racers in 2017
The Mopar brand is adding horsepower to its support of NHRA Sportsman racers with a slate of new programs and resources for the 2017 season. Initiatives include factory-backing for select Mopar and Dodge NHRA Sportsman teams, a new “Magneti…
NHRA Today: Pedregon discusses new chief, 2016 season
Funny Car driver Cruz Pedregon made news recently with his announcement on social media that Aaron Brooks will join his team as crew chef on the Snap on Tools Toyota in 2017. Pedregon joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom on Skype recently to talk…
Palmer to field CatSpot Litter dragster in 2017
Top Fuel fan favorite Scott Palmer is gearing up for a full assault on the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour. On the heels of a career-best season in which Palmer finished No. 12 in the final standings after competing at 19 of 24…
Bradenton Motorsports Park joins NHRA Member Track Network
Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Fla., has joined the NHRA Member Track Network within the Southeast Division, NHRA’s Division 2.
Bradenton Motorsports Park opened in 1974 as DeSoto Memorial Dragway and held a Lucas Oil series event…
NHRA 2019 Rulebook now in stock
The print edition of the NHRA 2019 Rulebook is now in stock in the familiar pocket-friendly size at the wallet-friendly price of $10.…
SealMaster extends sponsorship with NHRA
SealMaster, a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of pavement maintenance products and equipment, has extended its title sponsorship agreement with the NHRA.
“The NHRA is very excited to have SealMaster’s continued support of the…
Top 10 stats of the 2016 season
Drag racing is a numbers game, and few are better at numbers than NHRA’s statistics guru, Lewis Bloom, who shared his top 10 stats from what was a very memorable 2016 racing season. “Some are more stories than stats but honestly the two…