Top Fuel star Brittany Force eager to pick up where she left off in Las Vegas
Heading back into the seat of her 11,000-hp Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac dragster after more than a year away, Brittany Force's joy was evident in Gainesville and it will be apparent at this weekend’s Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
Heading back into the seat of her 11,000-hp Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac dragster after more than a year away, Brittany Force experienced all the expected nerves one might expect.
But as the dragster fired up and Force made those first runs, it…
Funny Car school continues as Bobby Bode readies for first four-wide outing
Funny Car rookie Bobby Bode has made hundreds of passes in a long and successful NHRA Jr. Dragster career and even has 25 laps under his safety belts in three events in his newest ride, dad’s Funny Car, but he'll be looking at a four-wide Christmas Tree for the first time this weekend.
Bobby Bode has made hundreds of passes in a long and successful NHRA Jr. Dragster career, has licensed in Super Comp, wheeled an Alcohol Funny Car at the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School, and even has 25 laps under his safety belts in three events in…
A second straight Vegas win would be extra meaningful for Angie Smith
Angie Smith has a new bike, but she’s hoping for the same result from her last appearance at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, this time at her sponsor’s race, the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
Angie Smith has a new bike, but she’s hoping for the same result from her last appearance at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Smith closed out her 2020 Pro Stock Motorcycle with a victory in Vegas last fall and she’s back this weekend…
Ron Capps talks Don Prudhomme, Jay Leno, Vegas four-wide, and more on WFO Radio
Ron Capps, one of NHRA Drag Racing’s winningest drivers, joined Joe Castello of WFO Radio for a deep dive into the 2021 NHRA season.
Ron Capps, one of NHRA Drag Racing’s winningest drivers, joined Joe Castello of WFO Radio for a deep dive into the 2021 NHRA season. Capps discusses the many changes on his team at Don Schumacher Racing, Don Prudhomme's recent 80th birthday…
Second-ranked Troy Coughlin Jr. interested in more firsts in Las Vegas
Twelve years after winning his first event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, second-ranked Pro Stock driver Troy Coughlin Jr. returns for this weekend's Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals looking for some firsts.
After a runner-up finish at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals one month ago in Florida, second-ranked Pro Stock driver Troy Coughlin Jr. arrives at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for this weekend's Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide…
Julie Nataas shows she’s willing to go the distance to pursue a full-time drag racing career
From Norway to California to Indiana, Julie Nataas has taken the long road to pursue her dreams of winning a Top Alcohol Dragster title and ultimately racing as an NHRA pro. So far, she's right on schedule.
How far are you willing to go to pursue your dreams?
For Julie Nataas, there's almost no sacrifice too great when it comes to achieving her goals, which in the short term includes a Top Alcohol Dragster championship, followed by what she hopes is…
Steven Densham will run Vegas four-wides; father Gary closes on 500 career events
Funny Car veteran Gary Densham is just two races away from reaching 500 career Funny Car starts, but he'll have to wait until later this year to reach the milestone as son Steven saddles up, beginning next week in Las Vegas.
Funny Car’s longest-tenured driver still has one more major milestone to reach in his terrific career, and Gary Densham has his hopes set on it happening in 2021.
With five decades of racing under his belt, Densham is just two races away from…
Richard Hartman talks about his history-making four-second Fuel Altered run
In our latest NHRA.com Skype interview, Brian Lohnes talks with nitro crew chief and driver Richard Hartman to discuss his history-making Fuel Altered run at the recent Funny Car Chaos event in Texas.
Joe Morrison, Leverichs working hard behind the scenes to establish themselves
Not every aspiring nitro racer has the deep pockets or deep connections that can pave their way to a full-time ride in a top-tier car. For those without, the course of success takes equal parts ingenuity, determination, and the willingness to build from scratch.Just ask Joe Morrison
Not every aspiring nitro racer has the deep pockets or deep connections that can pave their way to a full-time ride in a top-tier car. For those without that built-in launch pad, the course of success takes equal parts ingenuity, determination, and…
Snap-on Tools Funny Car team ready to take on all challengers in Las Vegas
Hot off of a semifinal finish at the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Cruz Pedregon’s Snap-on Tools Funny Car team is ready for the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas, according to crew chief John Collins.
Firsts and milestones to watch for in 2021 NHRA Camping World Series season
Every season starts with some great expectations and all eyes on potential firsts and milestones. We didn’t have to wait long to get the sport’s newest first-time Pro winner after Josh Hart won Top Fuel in his debut in Gainesville, but there's still plenty of other big moments looming on history's horizon.
Every season starts with some great expectations and all eyes on potential firsts and milestones. We didn’t have to wait long to get the sport’s newest first-time Pro winner after Josh Hart won Top Fuel in his debut at the season-opening Amalie…
New car shows plenty of potential for Pro Stock veteran Kenny Delco
Armed with a brand-new Chevrolet Camaro, Kenny Delco showed impressive signs at the 2021 NHRA opener in Gainesville, but the Pro Stock veteran hopes it’s just the beginning of what’s to come this season.
Armed with a brand-new Chevrolet Camaro, Kenny Delco showed impressive signs at the 2021 NHRA opener in Gainesville, but the Pro Stock veteran hopes it’s just the beginning of what’s to come this season.
He qualified sixth with a run of 6.543…
Pro Mod's Lyle Barnett on his NHRA debut: "You've got to be great, not good."
Drag Radial racer Lyle Barnett made his NHRA Pro Mod debut at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and made an immediate impact with his Elite Motorsports/Modern Racing Camaro. More recently, he joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss his memorable debut.
After plenty of four-wide success, a win is the only thing missing for Clay Millican
Clay Millican loves four-wide drag racing in part because it takes him back to his bracket racing days. The veteran fan-favorite also loves it because he’s pretty darn good at it. The only thing he hasn’t done at one of the most unique events in motorsports is win a four-wide event.
Clay Millican loves four-wide drag racing in part because it takes him back to his bracket racing days. The veteran fan-favorite also loves it because he’s pretty darn good at it.
Millican has advanced to the final quad on five different…
Greg Anderson and Matt Smith talk Gatornationals wins on WFO Radio Live
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals winners Greg Anderson and Matt Smith recently went WFO with Joe Castello.
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals winners Greg Anderson and Matt Smith recently went WFO with Joe Castello.
Anderson and Smith discussed the kickoff to the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. Anderson gives the details…
April Fools in NHRA.com history
In case you forgot, today is April 1, or April Fools' Day. In 1998, NHRA.com published its first April Fools piece, which featured some radical (but not-so-real) rides. Here's a look back at that and other memorable NHRA.com April Fools stories.
In case you forgot, today is April 1, or April Fools' Day, which around these parts used to be a pretty big deal. From the late 1990s through the mid-2000s, NHRA.com annually presented a special April Fools section with funny (yet often…
Tony Stewart has gained a deeper appreciation and understanding of drag racing
NASCAR star Tony Stewart hasn’t committed to competing in the NHRA, but the circle-track hall of famer and fiancé of NHRA Top Fuel star Leah Pruett went to drag racing school anyway just to understand more about her world.
Dodge debuted Leah Pruett's 2021 Mopar Drag Pak Challenger at the Gatornationals
Dodge's all-new Drag Pak car features a brand-new race Hemi with a 3.0-liter Whipple supercharger. To Leah Pruett, the car is known as "The Phantom."
As soon as Leah Pruett hops out from behind the wheel of her Top Fuel car, she'll be making her way back to the Factory Stock pits because this new baby is waiting for her. It is the…
In clutch moments, J.R. Todd willing to take things into his own hands
J.R. Todd's DHL Funny Car is one of the steadiest out there, but when things go wrong and Todd has to manhandle the car to the finish line, he's found a knack for pulling off dramatic wins, like his recent final-round victory at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
J.R. Todd would rather have a car that dominates and turns in one stellar pass after another.
That’s often happened throughout his impressive Funny Car career with Kalitta Motorsports, but on those rare occasions when he’s had to take matters…
Best of NHRA on FOX slow-motion footage from the 2021 Gatornationals
Watch the driving prowess and nitromethane chaos caught in exquisite frame-by-frame detail by the NHRA on FOX cameras at the 2021 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
Check out the Goodyear super slow-mo with Leah Pruett's engine expiring and her tires quite literally going up in smoke— you can see the flame escaping.
Here's John Force going up in smoke, dirt tracking his…
Mason McGaha is off to fast start in his sophomore Pro Stock season
Second-year Pro Stock talent Mason McGaha showed off his potential with a semifinal finish in Gainesville and is eager for his first four-wide experience next month in Las Vegas.
Mason McGaha wasn’t able to test this offseason, but you wouldn’t have known it from how the second-year Pro Stock driver started his 2021.
The young 19-year-old rising star advanced to the semifinals at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals…
More than 2 million NHRA on FOX viewers watched the 2021 Gatornationals
Some wondered how successful launching the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series at the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals would be. Now there's no question in anyone's mind.
Through March 14th, the Gainesville broadcasts on FOX and FS1 collected 1.756M+ viewers with re-airs still to air. NHRA projects total viewership, with re-airs, to reach 2.3M—2.4M for the 2021 Gainesville broadcasts, in fact, the…
Street Car Showdown at the Gators: 5-second e.t.s, license plates, and trailer hitches!
Tom Bailey and Rod Tschiggfrie brought their street-registered tube-chassis cars to the 2021 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals for a match race that ended in flames.
We're going to tell you about the two machines you see here. Sick Seconds, 2.0 on the right owned by Tom Bailey and the Sorceress on the left owned by Rod Tschiggfrie out of Dubuque, Iowa.
These are 4,000-horsepower street-legal cars,…
Milestone: Toyota Racing Development (TRD) celebrates two decades in nitro drag racing
"Toyota's story in NHRA is really a microcosm of our story in motorsports, not as a sponsor, not as a check writer, but as a participant." — Dave Wilson, president of TRD
Brian Lohnes, NHRA on Fox announcer: For drag racing fans. It was a validation of some sort, like when Toyota decides to come into the sport in the early 2000s, whoa.
Dave Wilson, president of TRD: Toyota's…
Robert Hight's Auto Club team doesn't miss a beat in long-awaited NHRA return
After a year on the sidelines, Robert Hight returned in Gainesville with a runner-up finish. In our latest Skype interview, Hight joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss his comeback.
The Architecture of a Title
The key to winning an NHRA Lucas Oil world championship is about much more than turning on enough win lights. Beyond logistical considerations, every racer also has some level of strategy behind the architecture of a title season.
As we embark on another year of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition, racers from across the continent undoubtedly have their calendars open and have begun penciling in potential race dates and planning the upcoming season.
While the…
Despite qualifying troubles, Krista Baldwin can't wait for next Top Fuel race
Krista Baldwin's long-awaited Top Fuel debut did not go exactly as planned as she missed the field in her Gainesville debut, but that has done little to dampen her enthusiasm.
National Women's History Month: NHRA records and milestones by women
NHRA Drag Racing is one of the most gender-inclusive sports in the world, as male and female competitors go head to head without handicaps. As the world salutes National Women's History Month in March, here's a look back at some major accomplishments by females in NHRA Drag Racing history.
NHRA Drag Racing is one of the most gender-inclusive sports in the world, as male and female competitors go head to head without handicaps. As the world salutes National Women's History Month in March, here's a look back at some major…
Josh Hart feeling the love after memorable win in Top Fuel debut at Gatornationals
The messages started almost immediately after Josh Hart crossed the finish line first in Gainesville, the last moments of his dream weekend in his Top Fuel debut at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. They also haven’t let up, and it may be weeks before Hart can respond to them all.
The messages started almost immediately after Josh Hart crossed the finish line first in Gainesville, the last moments of his dream weekend in his Top Fuel debut at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
They also haven’t let up, and it may be…
When your only enemy is time—you fight it with team intensity
Cruz Pedregon has campaigned an NHRA Funny Car for the last eight years using whatever means (and whatever teams) necessary. For 2021 he's brought in a turn-key team of pros to wrench on the car, and get him to the finals.
For the last eight years, it's been a revolving door of crew members here at Cruz PetroPedregon racing, but Cruz took stock of himself, and he said, "that'll work for a team that has time. I don't have that kind of time anymore."
So coming…