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South Georgia Motorsports Park, Maryland International Raceway talk thrills of NHRA national events in 2026

For the first time in a dozen years, the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series will have new destinations during its national event schedule, adding South Georgia Motorsports Park and Maryland International Raceway to the 2026 season as part of NHRA’s 75th anniversary celebration.
31 Aug 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
GMP
For the first time in a dozen years, the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series will have new destinations during its national event schedule, adding South Georgia Motorsports Park and Maryland International Raceway to the 2026 season as part of NHRA’s…
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Pro Stock Motorcycle ace Ryan Oehler looking to recapture 2020-21 magic

Ryan Oehler is a two-time national event winner in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class, and he's working hard to get back to the winner's circle with his El Bandido Yankee Tequila Buell.
31 Aug 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Ryan Oehler
The Covid-shortened 2020 season was a trying time for many NHRA racers but for Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Ran Oehler, there was at least one huge bright spot as he claimed his first NHRA win at the mid-summer E3 Spark Plugs Nationals held at Lucas Oil…
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Sunday News & Notes from the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals

News, notes, quotes, and more from the third day of Professional qualifying at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals. Updated throughout the day.
31 Aug 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Sunday notes
UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAYTop Fuel Q4Points leader Shawn Langdon, whose first three qualifying runs probably hadn't matched the team's expectations — sitting just sixth with a 3.71 best — made up…
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Enders is hungry for 50th win, happy to have her “band” back together

Six-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders comes into the final day of qualifying for the Cornwell Quality Tools U.S. Nationals with a final-round appearance in yesterday’s Mission Challenge and with a strong-running JGH/Melling/SCAG Camaro that looks to be in winning form.
31 Aug 2025
Evan J. Smith, National Dragster Contributor
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Erica Enders
Six-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders comes into the final day of qualifying for the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals with a final-round appearance in Saturday's Mission Challenge and with a strong-running JGH/Melling/SCAG…
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J.R. Todd, DHL crew have become the team that no one wants to race

After a season spent with new crew chief Dickie Venables acclimating himself and his tune-up with the DHL Toyota, J.R. Todd and the DHL "yella fellas" suddenly find themselves feared once again as the Countdown playoffs loom.
31 Aug 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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J.R. Todd
Saturday morning at the Cornwell Quality Tires NHRA U.S. Nationals, J.R. Todd was feeling a little forlorn. As the callouts began for Sunday’s PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout, no one was calling his name.“I'm like, ‘This sucks. Nobody wants to…
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Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Sunday Preview

It's Sunday at the 71st Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals with two Professional qualifying sessions remaining, along with final eliminations in the PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout. Here's all the info you need in our daily preview.
31 Aug 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
US Nationals 2025
It’s crunch time at the 71st Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals with two Professional qualifying sessions remaining, along with final eliminations in the PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout as well as the continuation of eliminations in the…
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Kalitta, Todd, Anderson, and Gadson win Mission Challenge titles at Indy

Top Fuel veteran Doug Kalitta won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge for the fifth time this season on Saturday at a packed Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis Raceway Park, defeating Clay Millican in the final round of the specialty race as part of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.
30 Aug 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Doug Kalitta
Top Fuel veteran Doug Kalitta won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge for the fifth time this season on Saturday at a packed Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis Raceway Park, defeating Clay Millican in the final round of the specialty race as part of this…
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Dystany Spurlock anxious to show NHRA fans what she’s capable of

As she makes her second start in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class, Dystany Spurlock is making steady progress, and she's excited for what the future holds.
30 Aug 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Dystany Spurlock
Earlier this season, Dystany Spurlock made her long-anticipated NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle debut in Richmond and provided a glimpse of her potential when she qualified an Arana Racing  V-twin entry with a competitive 6.896 elapsed time and then…
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Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Saturday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis Raceway Park on Saturday of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off the track.
30 Aug 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Packed house 56
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Cruz Pedregon's 700th career start puts him in some very rare company

The Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals marks Cruz Pedregon’s milestone 700th NHRA Pro-class start, making him just the second driver to reach that lofty longevity plateau.
30 Aug 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Cruz Pedregon
Somehow, it doesn’t seem all that long ago that Cruz Pedregon was the fresh-faced second-generation racer entering the nitro ranks with Larry Minor, but the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals marks Pedregon’s milestone 700th NHRA Pro-class…
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Saturday News & Notes from the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals

News, notes, quotes, and more from the second day of Professional qualifying at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals. Updated throughout the day.
30 Aug 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Saturday News & Notes
UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAYTop Fuel Q2/Mission Challenge E1Doug Kalitta, a four-time Mission Challenge winner this season, took on Jordan Vandergriff (who is replacing Brainerd semifinalist Billy…
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Chris and Mason McGaha continue to press for Pro Stock excellence

With seven races to go, Chris and Mason McGaha are determined to find horsepower, quicker elapsed times and a win from their Harlow Sammons Pro Stock Camaros.
30 Aug 2025
Evan J. Smith, National Dragster Contributor
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McGaha Pits
After skipping the recent Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd, father-and-son duo of Chris and Mason McGaha rolled into the 71st Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals with hopes of improved results from their twin Harlow Sammons Chevrolet Camaros.…
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Callouts made, drivers ready for Sunday's PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout

The matchups are set for Sunday’s PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout following a spirited round of televised callouts in the Top Eliminator Club at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
30 Aug 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
 PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout
The matchups are set for Sunday’s PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout following a spirited round of televised callouts in the Top Eliminator Club at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.Drivers have been earning points during qualifying for the last…
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Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Saturday Preview

It’ll be a busy Saturday at the 71st Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals with two more Professional qualifying sessions, the running of the final Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, and the actual callouts to set up Sunday's PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout.
30 Aug 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
US Nationals
It’ll be a busy Saturday at the 71st Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals with two more Professional qualifying sessions, the running of the final Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge – “championchips” will be won in each class after totaling…
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Force, Beckman, Anderson, and Herrera lead afer eventful opening day at Indy

Brittany Force, Jack Beckman, Greg Anderson, and Gaige Herrera shared the spotlight after the opening day of professional qualifying at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.
29 Aug 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
B Force
Two-time Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force made the fastest run in Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park history on Friday, taking the provisional No. 1 position at the prestigious Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.Jack Beckman (Funny…
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Frank Affronti scores $20,000 payday in Deecell Power Systems NHRA Comp Clash

Frank Affronti scored the biggest win of his long Competition Eliminator career, winning the Deecell Power Systems NHRA Comp Clash on Friday of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.
29 Aug 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Frank Affronti
Frank Affronti scored the biggest win of his long Competition Eliminator career, winning the Deecell Power Systems NHRA Comp Clash on Friday of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.Affronti, runner-up at the 1999 U.S. Nationals, defeated…
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South Georgia Motorsports Park, NHRA eager for return of Southern Nationals

At a press conference during the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, South Georgia Motorsports Park owner Raul Torres and NHRA President Glen Cromwell each shared their visions and expectations for success for next year's NHRA Southern Nationals at the famed Georgia facility.
29 Aug 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
South Georgia Motorsports Park
When the NHRA announced its 2026 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule for its 75th anniversary season, many Southeast fans were thrilled to see one of their favorite tracks, South Georgia Motorsports Park, on the list for a renewal of NHRA’s…
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Despite his Countdown chances, Brayden Davis eyes the long game

Rookie Brayden Davis is a star on the rise in the Pro Stock Motorcycle category, and in his mind, the best is yet to come.
29 Aug 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Brayden Davis
This much we already know; Brayden Davis has talent, and quite a bit of it. In just a handful of outings in the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series, Davis has proven that he can handle a 200-mph Pro Stock Motorcycle with the best of them. The…
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Friday News & Notes from the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals

News, notes, quotes, and more from the opening day of Professional qualifying at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Friday. Updated throughout the day.
29 Aug 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Friday notes
UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAYDrivers in the Mission Foods DragRacing Series will get their first of five shots at the famed Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park dragstrip this event, with two more sessions each of…
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Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Friday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis Raceway Park on Friday of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, capturing all of the action on and off the track.
29 Aug 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
A herd of Hemi's 52
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Five months after Gainesville wreck, Tripp Tatum returns to Top Fuel competition

Five months after crashing his car in round one of the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals, Tripp Tatum is back in the Top Fuel wars, making a dramatic comeback at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.
29 Aug 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Tripp Tatum
It has been nearly six months since Tripp Tatum last put his throttle foot down on his Top Fuel dragster at the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals, but the second-generation racer will finally be back on the track at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA…
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Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Friday Preview

The regular season for the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series concludes this weekend with the running of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, the sport’s biggest and most prestigious drag race.
29 Aug 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Indy
The regular season for the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series concludes this weekend with the running of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, the sport’s biggest and most prestigious  drag race.The event is No. 14 of 20 races this…
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Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Series opens Road to the Championship in Indy

The Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series returns in a major way at the world’s biggest drag race, kicking off its four-race “Road to the Championship” playoffs as part of this weekend’s 71st annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.
29 Aug 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Rickie Smith
Back in action for the first time in two months, the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series returns in a major way at the world’s biggest drag race, kicking off its four-race “Road to the Championship” playoffs as part of this weekend’s 71st…
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Thursday news and notes from the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the second day of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at historic Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
28 Aug 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Notes
After a strong start on Wednesday with time trials and qualifying in Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, and the Sox & Martin Hemi Challenge, racing continued at Indy on Thursday beginning with class eliminations and moving on to the…
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Beckman to bring Brute Force to Cornwell Quality Tools U.S. Nationals

Two-time Indy winner Jack Beckman’s PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Funny Car to carry iconic John Force paint scheme for The Big Go.
28 Aug 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Beckman
The iconic blue Brute Force paint scheme that announced to the world in the mid-1970s that John Force had arrived on the NHRA drag racing scene will adorn the PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevy Funny Car of Jack Beckman during this week’s Cornwell…
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Legends Nitro Series brings nostalgic Funny Car racing to U.S. Nationals

For the first time, the popular Legends Nitro Series presented by Extreme Steel Inc. and Modern Warriors will showcase 1970s-style Funny Car racing at the world’s premier drag racing event, the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.
28 Aug 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Legends Nitro Series
For the first time, the popular Legends Nitro Series presented by Extreme Steel Inc. and Modern Warriors will showcase 1970s-style Funny Car racing at the world’s premier drag racing event, the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil…
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NHRA announces historic 2026 schedule for 75th Anniversary season

With the addition of two new tracks to the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule for its 75th anniversary celebration, NHRA has announced its 2026 schedule for the highly anticipated milestone season.
28 Aug 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Schedule
 With the addition of two new tracks to the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule for its 75th anniversary celebration, NHRA has announced its 2026 schedule for the highly anticipated milestone season.Set to celebrate 75 years of…
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Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown championship chase could swing in Indy

Heading into the biggest race of the Flexjet NHRA Factory Stock Showdown, Mark Pawuk is carrying a two-race winning streak, but the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals has a way of derailing momentum.
27 Aug 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Mark Pawuk
Heading into the biggest race of the Flexjet NHRA Factory Stock Showdown, Mark Pawuk and the Empaco Dodge Challenger are carrying a two-race winning streak. The Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals has a way of derailing momentum. Pawuk has…
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Austin Prock looking for four big scores at Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals

Reigning Funny Car world champ Austin Prock could walk away a four-time winner at this weekend’s Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, locking up the regular-season championship, wins in both the PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout and Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, and a second straight Indy win.
27 Aug 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Austin Prock
After an impressive first 13 races of the year, Austin Prock has the chance to put an incredible bow on a dominant regular season at this weekend’s Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.The defending world…
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Legendary KB Racing Pro Stock team owner Ken Black passes away

Ken Black, the Las Vegas-area businessman whose support helped launch the Pro Stock career of six-time world champion Greg Anderson and the Pro Stock powerhouse KB Racing engine-building business, passed away Aug. 26.
27 Aug 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Ken Black
Ken Black, the Las Vegas-area businessman whose support helped launch the Pro Stock career of six-time world champion Greg Anderson, passed away Aug. 26. He was 79.With Black’s backing, KB Racing became a dominant force in NHRA Pro Stock competition…
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