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NHRA and its broadcasting team was recently honored with six prestigious Telly awards for video excellence during the 2021 season and the beginning of the 2022 campaign.
NHRA and its broadcasting team was recently honored with six prestigious Telly awards for video excellence during the 2021 season and the beginning of the 2022 campaign. The team has now been recognized with 25 Telly awards over the past eight years…
Hop into the Nitro Time Machine for a look back at the final rounds at the 1993 Mile-High Nationals featuring Mike Dunn vs. Doug Herbert, Cruz Pedregon vs. Gordie Bonin, Bob Glidden vs. Warren Johnson, and Dave Schultz vs. John Myers.
Of the 38 Top Fuel track records in existence, Brittany Force owns 21 of them. Second-place track record holder Clay Millican comes in with 4—albeit those came when he had David Grubnic as his crew chief—who currently tunes for Force.
Bandimere Speedway will once again play host to the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals July 15-17 as the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series kicks off its famed three-race NHRA Western Swing.
Boasting one of the most unique challenges in motorsports, legendary Bandimere Speedway once again plays host to the upcoming 42nd annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-High Nationals as the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to Thunder…
With a mix of Frank Iaconio power and Elite Motorsports tuning, data, and setup, Pro Stock's Cuadra family has created a unique team structure with performance goals of their own.
After winning the 2018 NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Top Fuel, Blake Alexander returned to Summit Racing Motorsports Park in a Funny Car the following year. While his results weren't as successful, you will see in this Dodge Tales from the Strip they were nothing short of spectacular.
The torque and power produced by a 500-cid nitromethane-burning Top Fuel Hemi come from the massive cylinder pressures pushing down on the pistons. If not contained, that pressure will escape the combustion chambers (in this case through the head gasket) and cause devastating results.
While working to qualify his Top Fuel car in Norwalk, Mike Bucher's Hemi experienced a head gasket failure that was caught by NHRA on FOX cameras in super-slow motion.
Top Fuel’s Josh Hart will be taking part in his first Western Swing, but his veteran team, led by Ron Douglas, is getting the R+L Carriers team well-prepped in advance of the Swing-opening event in Denver.
Now in his third season back in the seat racing for Wallys after a nine-year hiatus, Doug Foley is more committed than ever to bringing the Foley Lewis Racing program to the next level.
When Doug Foley returned to NHRA Top Fuel two seasons ago, it had been nine long years since he'd been part of the nitro scene as a competitor. Now in his third season back in the seat racing for Wallys, Foley is more committed than ever to bringing…
At the request of the SEMA Action Network (SAN), the U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 690 (S. Res. 690) recognizing July 8, 2022 as Collector Car Appreciation Day.
At the request of the SEMA Action Network (SAN), the U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 690 (S. Res. 690) recognizing July 8, 2022 as Collector Car Appreciation Day (CCAD). A similar resolution was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives (…
As the calendar turns to July, we’re rapidly approaching the midway point of the 2022 season. So far, the show has been spectacular with record-setting performances, surprise winners, and dominant performances by championship favorites. To that end, we’ve polled a handful of NHRA insiders and come up with our mid-season awards.
01 Jul 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
As the calendar turns to July, we’re rapidly approaching the midway point of the 2022 season. So far, the show has been spectacular with record-setting performances, surprise winners, and dominant performances by championship favorites. To that end…
It was the summer of 1984, and the challenge was laid down: Could a wannabe-race-car-driver transform from journalist into quarter-mile hero? First of two parts.
01 Jul 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
I’ve been working at NHRA for a long time — I celebrated 40 years in May — and it’s funny that after all of the things I’ve seen and done and written about (including this column), to…
Ron Capps and opponent Dale Creasy Jr. nearly collided in round one of Funny Car at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals after Creasy lost traction and veered into Capps' lane. The reigning world champ recounts it all for NHRA.com readers.
Reigning NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps has had a lot of pulse-quickening moments in his long and distinguished career – some good, some bad – but none of them came close to the heart-stopping moment in round one of the recent Summit Racing…
In addition to the thunderous Camping World Drag Racing Series action taking place at Summit Motorsports Park, nine champions were also crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
In addition to the thunderous Camping World Drag Racing Series action taking place at Summit Motorsports Parks, nine champions were also crowned in Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
Matt…
On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Brian Lohnes is joined by Rob Flynn and Erica Enders to talk about the incredible seasons both of them are having.
On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Brian Lohnes is joined by Rob Flynn and Erica Enders to talk about the incredible seasons both of them are having.
For Flynn, tuning the dragster of Mike Salinas has been an…
The new issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine, spotlighting coverage from the NHRA New England Nationals and NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals and packed with other features on NHRA Sportsman racers, is available online and in the mail to NHRA Members around the world.
Take an unfiltered look behind the scenes as Mike Salinas, Robert Hight, Erica Enders, and Angelle Sampey celebrate their victories with crewmembers at the top end after the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
Tyler Caheely has now won three NHRA national event titles, and all three have come at Bristol Dragway. Caheely won the double-breakout Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers final against Cole Prejean by driving his Cavalier to a 6.811 on…
Chris Lewis made the long trek up from Georgia pay off with his first career national event score, driving his '68 Camaro to a near-perfect 9.902 in the Super Gas final round to defeat Tennessean Ausby Brewington, who had the holeshot lead but broke…
Shawn Langdon may be better known recently for his Top Fuel career, but the two-time Super Comp world champ showed that he still knows his way around index racing by defeating Richmond winner John Labbous Jr. for his milestone 25th career win, seven…
A month after winning his first career national event title in Charlotte, Daren Poole-Adams, struck again in Bristol with his Holley EFI FS/C Camaro. Poole-Adams won his second Stock Wally with a 9.667 on his 9.67 dial after veteran class and…
Appearing in his first national event final since the 2015 Gainesville race, Mike Crutchfield, picked up his fifth career victory after opponent Scott Libersher fouled in the Super Stock final. Crutchfield was red behind Libersher and sealed the win…
It was a case of “third time’s a charm” for “Fast Freddy” Perkins, near lane, as, after a runner-up in Epping 2016 and another at this year’s Gatornationals, Perkins went the distance in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers at New…
John Olson, whose first win came eight years earlier in Super Gas in his homestate New Jersey, added a Super Street Wally to his collection, powering his ’66 Chevelle to an easy victory after the region’s top 10.90 talent, Keith Mayers, fouled in…
NHRA four-time defending Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence has been nominated for the Best Driver Award for the 2022 ESPYS.
Torrence claimed his NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series championship in Top Fuel last year, giving the Texan his…