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2022 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Super Stock champion Roger Reese

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Roger Reese won his first NHRA national event victory in his first final round and in order to do so, he had to take out a tough customer in former world champion Byron Worner. Reese was up to the task with a great package that included a .010 light…

2022 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Comp champion Ken Voight

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Veteran Division 1 Comp campaigner Ken Voight collected his first national event Wally on a solo pass after Jay Schonberger was unable to make the final-round call due to breakage suffered in his semifinal victory.

2022 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion D.J. Cox Jr.

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

DJ Cox, who fell just one win light short of winning Top Alcohol Funny Car at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals two weeks earlier, gained a measure of revenge on the guy who beat him at Indy and in the final in Charlotte in the spring,…

2022 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Jeff Veale

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Canadian Jeff Veale, who had raced since the Gatornationals in March and only sparsely since the pandemic hit in early 2020, made up for lost time with his first career national event win in Top Alcohol Dragster. Veale, runner-up in Norwalk in 2016…

Bowen, Krabill score nitro victories at Nitro Nationals in Tulsa

Shawn Bowen and Kris Krabill scored nitro-class wins at the Nitro Nationals NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series event at Tulsa Raceway Park.

19 Sep 2022

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Nitro Nationals in Tulsa

Final-round results from the Nitro Nationals NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series event at Tulsa Raceway Park. TOP FUEL Shawn Bowen, Goodrich, Mich., 5.936, 211.93 def. Adam Sorokin, 6.019, 193.40 FUNNY CAR Kris…

First-time winners Veale, Voight lead the charge at Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

In addition to the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series action at Maple Grove Raceway, eight Lucas Oil Series winners were also crowned in competition at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, including first-time winners Jeff Veale and Ken Voight.

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Jeff Veale

In addition to the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series action at Maple Grove Raceway, eight Lucas Oil Series winners were also crowned in competition at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals. Canadian Jeff Veale, who had raced since the Gatornationals in…

Five things we learned at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

With sellout crowds, picture-perfect weather, and an awe-inspiring setting to open the Countdown to the Championship, race fans got to witness a little bit of everything this weekend at Maple Grove Raceway.

19 Sep 2022

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Prock

With sellout crowds, picture-perfect weather, and an awe-inspiring setting to open the Countdown to the Championship, the playoffs are off and running in 2022 and race fans got to witness a little bit of everything this weekend at Maple Grove…

Younce RV partners with Brad McBride to Keep the Wally in North Carolina

At this week's Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, A/Fuel driver Brad McBride and Team LRC will have help from Younce RV of Hudson, N.C., as they work to keep the Wally in the great state of North Carolina.

19 Sep 2022

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Brad McBride

At this week's Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, A/Fuel driver Brad McBride and Team LRC will have help from Younce RV of Hudson, N.C., as they work to keep the Wally in the great state of North Carolina. After a strong outing in Norwalk,…

2022 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Dragster winner Rusty Baxter

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

The Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers class has been contested at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals just four times and Rusty Baxter has won two of them. Baxter, the 2019 Indy champ, scored again by running a 6.172 on his 6.…

2022 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Sportsman winner Vince Hoda

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Vince Hoda scored the biggest win of his career at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals when he stopped Craig Liles in the final of Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers. Hoda powered to a 6.63 against his 6.70 dial after Liles…

2022 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Super Street winner Douglas Wood

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Douglas Wood made his second NHRA national event victory a big one, winning a tight Super Street final round over Ryan Locke. Wood, the 2017 Atlanta Super Street champ, took the stripe by just .002-second over Locke as both drivers had great…

2022 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Super Gas winner Bo Butner

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Versatile Bo Butner added another trophy to his championship mantel as the former Pro Stock and Comp world champion won his first Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals title with his second career Super Gas win. Butner, who also has national event…

2022 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Super Comp winner Austin Williams

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Austin Williams bagged his second Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals crown, backing up his 2019 tock triumph with a win this time in Super Comp. The Lone Star State superstar beat five-time national event Super Gas winner Jason Kenny in the…

2022 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Stock Eliminator winner Brett Candies

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Less than a year after winning his first national event title in Bristol, Brett Candies score again at Indy following a double-breakout Stock final against Jim Marshall. Candies got to celebrate at the same track where his late father, Paul, earned…

2022 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Super Stock winner Peter D'Agnolo

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Pete D’Agnolo ran his record in NHRA national event finals to a perfect 5-0 when he won the Indy Super Stock final over James Caro. D’Agnolo, the winner in Gainesville earlier this season, drove his Camaro to a 9.639 on his 9.64 dial to win the…

2022 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Competition Eliminator winner Doug Engels

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

After breaking a 14-year victory drought earlier this season in Topeka, Doug Engels added a second U.S. Nationals Comp trophy to his shelf to sit alongside his 2008 silverware. Engels, the No. 1 qualifier, made it through five rounds losing only .03…

2022 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Reigning Top Alcohol Funny Car world champ Sean Bellemeur won the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals for the second time, racing his Steve Boggs-tuned Bartone Brothers Camaro to a 5.46 to defeat D.J. Cox Jr., as he did earlier this season in…

2022 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Julie Nataas

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Julie Nataas won’t soon forget her Indy 2022 weekend. In winning the JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster crown Saturday night, her OTG dragster shed all of its body panels in the lights. The Randy Meyer Racing team drove a new body from Kansas…

Nitro Time Machine: Josh Hart's holeshot wins 2021 Charlotte Top Fuel title

Last fall at zMAX Dragway, Josh Hart win Top Fuel on a final-round holeshot over Brittany Force. Relive that "anything's possible" moment in the latest installment of Nitro Time Machine.

19 Sep 2022

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Nitro Time Machine

Tanner Gray won in Charlotte to continue charge to 2017 Pro Stock championship

In the latest Nitro Time Machine, watch as Tanner Gray, who returned to Pro Stock competition at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, scored his fifth win of the 2017 season at zMAX Dragway en route to an eventual world championship.

19 Sep 2022

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Nitro Time Machine

2022 JEGS Allstars Top Sportsman champion Robert Fortuna

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Robert Fortuna chipped in with 300 of the Northeast Division’s total of 1,000 points after stopping Division 7 rep Paul Mitsos in the final of Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers. Mitsos was first off the starting line but broke out by…

2022 JEGS Allstars Top Dragster champion Brandon Miller

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Brandon Miller helped the Northeast Division put the wraps on their eighth overall team championship when he drove to victory in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers. Miller was nearly unstoppable in his final round race against blocker…

2022 JEGS Allstars Super Street champion John Dexter

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Division 7’s John Dexter ran a near-perfect race in the Allstars Super Street finale, following a .015 light with a dead-on 10.900 pas in his Arizona-based Camaro to shut the door on recent NHRA National Dragster feature subject Keith Mayers and his…

2022 JEGS Allstars Super Gas champion Rusty Cook

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Division 3’s Rusty Cook won back-to-back in JEGS Allstars Super Gas competition, and the defending champ did it in style with a perfect reaction time in the final and a 9.917 that left no room for his Division 3 teammate Rob Kropfeld’s otherwise…

2022 JEGS Allstars Super Comp champion Devin Isenhower

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Past U.S. Nationals champ Devin Isenhower continued his mastery of Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, wheeling his Division 3-based dragster to the Super Comp win in a doubke-0breakoutbout with Division 5’ Jeff Cheney. Isenhower’s 8.893 was just…

2022 JEGS Allstars Stock champion Larry DeForrest

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Larry DeForrest of Division 5 had to sit on the starting line for more than six seconds in his final round battle against Division 6s Darrick Ellam, but he was able to run down his opponent and win with a 9.59 on his 9.57 dial.

2022 JEGS Allstars Super Stock champion Mike Crutchfield

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Division 2 rep Mike Crutchfield cemented his reputation as one of the best racers in the history of the JEGS Allstars with his fourth win in the specialty event. Crutchfield won the Super Stock title after Division 4’s Pete Peery red-lighted.

2022 JEGS Allstars Comp champion David Eaton

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Division 2 Comp champ David Eaton brought home the hardware to Florida with his Oakley-backed A/AP Bantam roadster, taking an easy win when Division 5’s Doug Engels and defending Allstars champ and Monday’s U.S. Nationals winner, had to lift after…

2022 JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Kyle Smith

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

Kyle Smith put the Central Region into the winner’s circle with his automatic-transmission-equipped PCdisposal.com Mustang, racing to a 5.50 to 5.57 victory over East Region pilot D.J. Cox Jr., who also was runner-up in the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA…

2022 JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster champion Julie Nataas

19 Sep 2022

NHRA National Dragster staff

The North Central Region’s Julie Nataas jumped out to a big lead against tire shaking West rep Joey Severance en route to an apparent easy victory until her parachute came out at halftrack and the body panels flew off the car near the finish line,…