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Elite Motorsports adds Sportsman standouts to partnership umbrella
Elite Motorsports has expanded their footprint to include Monty Bogan, former Pro Stock racer Vincent Nobile, Jackie Fricke, and sisters Taylor Nobile and Tori Iacono.
Elite Motorsports has expanded their footprint to include five Sportsman racers who will compete in the 2025 season with company branding on their rides. These representatives include Monty Bogan, former Pro Stock racer Vincent Nobile, Jackie Fricke…
All the pre-Gatornationals news you need: Breaking, results, and more
On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, host Brian Lohnes takes you through a plethora of news developments that happened over the last week.
On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, host Brian Lohnes takes you through a plethora of news developments that happened over the last week.
From results at the Division 2 and 7 season-opening…
Tony Stewart added to Right Trailers NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout field
Tony Stewart will race in the Right Trailers Top Fuel All-Star Callout for the first time in his NHRA career, as the motorsports legend and reigning NHRA Rookie of the Year is now part of the eight-car bonus race that takes place on Saturday of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
Tony Stewart will race in the Right Trailers NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout for the first time in his NHRA career, as the motorsports legend and reigning NHRA Rookie of the Year is officially part of the eight-car bonus race that takes place on…
Anthony Troyer joins McPhillips Racing for 2025 with support from Fendt
Anthony Troyer will pilot the second McPhillips Racing Top Alcohol Dragster during the 2025 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season with sponsorship from Fendt.
Anthony Troyer will pilot the second McPhillips Racing Top Alcohol Dragster during the 2025 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season. Troyer is slated to participate in seven events, with the possibility of adding more races throughout the season…
Bogan, Collins, Kastle lead Division 2 winners at Orlando Speed World Dragway
Monty Bogan, Andrew Collins, and Bruce Kastle led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division kicked off its season at Orlando Speed World Dragway.
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division event at Orlando Speed World Dragway:
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Monty Bogan, Boiling Springs, S.C., '07 G5, H/AA, 10.639,…
5 great winning streaks in the history of the Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals
Over the decades, a number of drivers have assembled impressive winning streaks at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Here's a look at five of the most impressive.
Bradford, Gordon, Mozeris top winners at Division 7 Firebird Motorsports Park
Jon Bradford, Maddi Gordon, and Joe Mozeris led the list of champs as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series kicked off with a Pacific Division doubleheader event at Firebird Motorsports Park.
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division event at Firebird Motorsports Park:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Jon Bradford, Tucson, Ariz., 5.195, 278.46 def. Casey Grisel…
John Force Racing: Next stop, 300 FC wins
When Austin Prock or Jack Beckman next reaches the winner’s circle, it will mark the 300th Funny Car win for John Force Racing, an incredible accomplishment in such a competitive class. Here's a look at the drivers and wins that have carried them to the edge of this milestone.
There have been a lot of great multicar Funny Car teams over the ages from Don Schumacher to Barry Setzer to “Jungle Jim” Liberman, but when it comes to sheer numbers of success in event wins and championships, it’s all about John Force Racing,…
Arby’s joins Rick Ware Racing as a primary partner on NASCAR and NHRA teams
Arby’s has partnered with Rick Ware Racing (RWR) and will be featured across its teams in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series and NASCAR Cup Series, including the NHRA Top Fuel dragster driven by Clay Millican.
Arby’s, the largest sandwich drive-thru restaurant brand in the world, has partnered with Rick Ware Racing (RWR) and will be featured across its teams in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series and NASCAR Cup Series.
The bulk of the…
$11 million is there for the taking for racers in NHRA's Contingency program
The 2025 NHRA Contingency program is here to connect you with companies ready to reward you for your success.
A win. It's the most valuable thing we can have in life. It's motivating and rewarding — not just to the person who holds the trophy, but to everyone who was part of the success. Achieving a win takes countless components that all add up to the…
Top 5 Moments from the 2020 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
The 2020 edition of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals will long be remembered fo being halted by the COVID-19 pandemic in March and concluding in September. Here's five other great reasons to remember that event.
Annual season preview highlights February issue of NHRA National Dragster
The February 2025 issue of NHRA National Dragster, featuring the annual season preview, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.
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The February 2025 issue of NHRA National Dragster, featuring the annual season preview…
5 Gatornationals records that could be broken at this year's event
The Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals are always quick and fast, but if we look at the robust performances at the close of 2024 and 2025's early preseason testing numbers, a number of Gatornationals records look to be in jeopardy this season.
Melvin Heath, 1930-2025; Oklahoman was NHRA's second national champion
Melvin Heath, who in 1956 became just NHRA’s second national champion, passed away Feb. 17. Heath won the 1956 NHRA Nationals in Kansas City, Mo., to claim the title.
Melvin Heath, who in 1956 became just NHRA’s second national champion, passed away Feb. 17. He was 94.
After graduating from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's degree in Animal Science, Heath embarked on a lifelong journey as a respected…
Mason McGaha hopes that new look will produce new results, and first win
When Mason McGaha rolls out for the first Pro Stock qualifying session at the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, fans will get their first look at a new paint scheme that the third-generation Texas racer hopes will look great if he can finally park it in the winner’s circle after his first career win.
When Mason McGaha rolls out for the first Pro Stock qualifying session at the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, fans will get their first look at a new paint scheme that the third-generation Texas racer hopes will look great if he…
2025 NHRA.tv LUCAS OIL SERIES LIVE STREAMING SCHEDULE
2025 NHRA.tv LUCAS OIL SERIES LIVE STREAMING SCHEDULE
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Watch the Division 7 Lucas Oil Series opener from Phoenix free on NHRA.tv
NHRA fans can watch the Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series opening doubleheader from Firebird Motorsports Park for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.
NHRA fans can watch the Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series opening doubleheader from Firebird Motorsports Park for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv.
Presenting sponsors of NHRA.tv Sportsman coverage fromPhoenix are Strange, Comp…
NHRA names Rob Park Senior Director of Field Operations
Rob Park, who has been a dedicated member of the NHRA team for nearly 30 years, has been promoted to NHRA Senior Director of Field Operations, helping strengthen NHRA’s commitment to Sportsman racers and its member tracks.
Rob Park has been promoted to Senior Director of Field Operations, helping strengthen NHRA’s commitment to Sportsman racers and its member tracks.
Park has been a dedicated member of the NHRA for nearly 30 years, bringing a wealth of knowledge…
Who’s next? Searching for NHRA’s next first-time Pro winner
Who is in line to become NHRA’s next first-time Professional winner? With the start of the 2025 season looming, we’ve broken down a list of likely candidates.
Last season, there were eight different winners in Top Fuel, seven in Funny Car, six in Pro Stock, and four in Pro Stock Motorcycle, yet the only first-winner was Chase Van Sant, who claimed the Pro Stock Motorcycle title in Seattle. That only…
John Force adds Canadian Hall of Fame induction to long career résumé
Sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car world champion John Force, whose first of record 157 NHRA event wins came in Canada in 1987, was among those inducted into the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame Feb. 15 in Toronto.
Sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car world champion John Force, whose first of record 157 NHRA event wins came in Canada in 1987, was among those inducted into the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame on Feb. 15 in ceremonies at the John Bassett Theatre at the…
Top Fuel success with Shawn Reed and inside Pro Mod with Debbie O'Rourke
On this episode of the NHRA Insider powered by Speedmaster, Debbie O'Rourke, the series manager of the NHRA Congruity Pro Mod Series, and Top Fuel team owner and driver Shawn Reed join host Brian Lohnes to explore a load of different topics.
On this episode of the NHRA Insider powered by Speedmaster, Debbie O'Rourke, the series manager of the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, and Top Fuel team owner and driver Shawn Reed join host Brian Lohnes to explore a load of…
Good Vibrations March Meet to celebrate 'Red, White, Blue and You'
The Good Vibrations March Meet will take place March 6-9 at Famoso Dragstrip, and Saturday, March 8, will be all about celebrating the Red, White, Blue, and You at an unforgettable celebration of the greatest American motorsport.
The Good Vibrations March Meet will take place March 6-9 at Famoso Dragstrip, and Saturday, March 8, will be all about celebrating the Red, White, Blue, and You!
Racers and fans can rev up your engines and wave their flags high for an…
Josh Hart adds Factory Stock Showdown entry for 2025 with DHDR
Top Fuel team owner and driver Josh Hart will campaign a Burnyzz Speed Shop-branded Dodge Challenger DragPak for the entire eight-race 2025 Flexjet NHRA Factory Stock Showdown series.
Always looking for more opportunities to promote Burnyzz Speed Shop and feed his competitive nature, Top Fuel team owner and driver Josh Hart will campaign a Burnyzz Speed Shop-branded Dodge Challenger DragPak for the entire eight-race 2025 Flexjet…
NHRA vs. NASCAR at Daytona Beach
In 1957, NHRA founder Wally Parks used hot rodding ingenuity to steal Daytona’s thunder by setting a NASCAR speed record
This article, written by Wally Parks, originally appeared in the March 16, 2007 issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine.It was a fun time 50 years ago when Ray Brock and I covered the 1957 NASCAR Speedweek action in Daytona, Fla., for …
Remembering Al Hanna
It’s one thing to make an impression in one form of drag racing and quite another to make it in two distinctly different areas, as was the case with Al Hanna of Eastern Raider nitro and jet Funny Car fame, who passed away Feb. 8 at age 82.
It’s one thing to make an impression in one form of drag racing and quite another to make it in two distinctly different areas, as was the case with Al Hanna, who passed away Feb. 8 at age 82.
The Connecticut-based racer was an early adopter…
5 things we'd like to see in 2025
The 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is packed with promise and high expectations, but it's never too early also to have a wish list. NHRA on FOX announcer Brian Lohnes weighs in with five things he'd like to see happen this season.
Maddi Gordon unveils bold new livery for 2025 TAFC campaign
After an impressive debut season, Maddi Gordon’s Beta Motorcycles Camaro Top Alcohol Funny Car will sport a colorful new look this season.
As Maddi Gordon prepares for her second season in NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car competition, she’s making a statement both on and off the track. Gordon’s Beta Motorcycles/Morro Bay Cabinets Camaro will sport a brand-new red, white, and blue livery, a…
NHRA announcing team to showcase current and past stars, new faces and talented veterans on NHRA.tv in 2025
With several talented names, new faces, and the addition of current and former stars, the NHRA is pleased to release its in-venue and NHRA.tv announce team for the 2025 season in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
With several talented names, new faces, and the addition of current and former stars, the NHRA is pleased to release its in-venue and NHRA.tv announce team for the 2025 season in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
Along with veteran NHRA…
Right Trailers named title sponsor of NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout
Right Trailers has been named the title sponsor of the upcoming big-money NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout, which will take place on Saturday, March 8 as part of the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
The NHRA announced today that Right Trailers has been named the title sponsor of the upcoming big-money NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout.
The Right Trailers NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout will take place on Saturday, March 8 as part of the season-…
2025 NHRA Summit Racing Series will lead to world championships in Las Vegas
The standout competitors in the NHRA Summit Racing Series, the world’s largest motorsports program when it comes to racer participation, will now have the opportunity to race for a world championship in Las Vegas.
The standout competitors in the NHRA Summit Racing Series, the world’s largest motorsports program when it comes to racer participation, will now have the opportunity to race for a world championship in Las Vegas, as the 2025 NHRA Summit Racing E.T…