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426 Hemi. Three numbers and four letters that changed drag racing forever
Designed 60 years ago, the first 426 Hemi engines destined for the strip were cast on Dec. 20, 1963.
The 426 Hemi engine was born to drag race. It's a legacy that NHRA celebrates with every SS/AA 'Cuda, Dart, and nitro Hemi-powered pass down the dragstrip. In 1964, the engine was supposed to make its first debut in competition at the NHRA…
Championship crew chief Alan Johnson, a wrap on 2023, and some final rumors!
On this final 2023 episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, host Brian Lohnes talks to championship crew chief Alan Johnson and wraps up the 2023 season with some news and rumors.
On this final 2023 episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, host Brian Lohnes talks to championship crew chief Alan Johnson, who worked with a talented team to achieve a Top Fuel world championship with the Kalitta team. He talks about the…
Pro Stock Motorcycle title hopeful Angie Smith's top-end tumble in St. Louis
The 2023 NHRA season was a wild one in many ways, including several spectacular on-track incidents. Here’s a look back at 12 of the biggies. Day 8: Angie Smith comes off of her Pro Stock Motorcycle in St. Louis.
During the second round of Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway, Angie Smith was separated from the bike after crossing the finish line before coming to a rest.
In true gutsy fashion, she…
A carefully executed plan helped produce Kyle Rizzoli’s first world championship
2023 Stock world champ Kyle Rizzoli knew ahead of the 2023 season that he was going to need a plan to find a balance between being present for his family and somehow still racing for trophies and championships.
Kyle Rizzoli knew ahead of the 2023 season that he was going to need a plan. Wife Julia was pregnant with their first child, and with the due date landing mid-summer, Rizzoli had to find balance between being present for his family and somehow still…
Frank Manzo accepts Mike Castellana's National Dragster All-Star Team Pro Mod Driver of the Year
2023 Pro Mod Champion Mike Castellana wasn't the event favorite coming into the Pro Mod series final in Las Vegas—but he was the choice of National Dragster readers for the 2023 National Dragster All-Star Team.
Mike Castellana rallied after heavily damaging his AAP Camaro during a testing accident early in the season to clinch his first NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series world championship and was voted Pro Mod Driver of the Year by the fans. His crew chief,…
Tickets on sale for Virginia Nationals, return to Virginia Motorsports Park
Tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Virginia NHRA Nationals, which takes place June 21-23 at Virginia Motorsports Park and marks the NHRA’s return to the fan-favorite facility.
Tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Virginia NHRA Nationals, which takes place June 21-23 at Virginia Motorsports Park and marks the NHRA’s return to the fan-favorite facility.
The race will be the ninth of 21 races during the 2024 NHRA…
Trevor Larson made up ground quickly to secure first Super Gas championship
Trevor Larson blasted onto the scene in a friend’s new Super Gas roadster in July and made quick and impressive progress to earn his first NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Super Gas world title.
When farming has been part of your family’s livelihood for multiple generations but a passion for drag racing courses through your veins, a certain balance is generally necessary. For Super-class racer Trevor Larson, his success during the 2023…
The blown tire that may have changed Doug Kalitta's championship course
The 2023 NHRA season was a wild one in many ways, including several spectacular on-track incidents. Here’s a look back at 12 of the biggies. Day 7: Doug Kalitta's season-changing tire explosion in Reading.
When Doug Kalitta's Mac Tools Top Fueler blew a rear tire during qualifying at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, the opening event of the 2023 NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs, it looked like another hard knock for a guy still trying to win…
Kelly Clontz crashes Pro Stock Motorcycle at NHRA In-N-Out Burger Finals
The 2023 NHRA season was a wild one in many ways, including several spectacular on-track incidents. Here’s a look back at 12 of the biggies. Day 6: Kelly Clontz's Pro Stock Motorcycle crash at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.
Matt Hagan takes a trip into the catch net at the Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals
The 2023 NHRA season was a wild one in many ways, including several spectacular on-track incidents. Here’s a look back at 12 of the biggies. Day 5: Eventual world champ Matt Hagan's trip into the safety net at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte.
Eventual Funny Car world champion and Tony Stewart Racing wheeled out a special Operation Healing Forces wrap for the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, but it lasted just one run as the parachutes failed to deploy at the end of his…
Vince Musolino takes advantage of hot start to claim first Top Dragster title
Typically, Vince Musolino chooses to race close to his New York home and doesn’t race in many national events. That changed dramatically this year when he woke up at midseason and suddenly realized that he was a legit contender for the world title.
Vince Musolino’s drive to the 2023 Right Trailers Top Dragster world championship is a classic story of answering the call when opportunity knocked. Typically, Musolino chooses to race close to his New York home and doesn’t race in many national…
Pro Mod driver Mason Wright goes for a wild, roof-sliding ride in Chicago
The 2023 NHRA season was a wild one in many ways, including several spectacular on-track incidents. Here’s a look back at 12 of the biggies. Day 4: Mason Wright's wild ride during qualifying in Chicago.
Mason Wright’s Pro Mod crossed the centerline and made contact with the wall during the first round of qualifying in Pro Mod at the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by Peak Performance at Route 66 Raceway. Wright exited…
Justin Ashley: "The more you win, the more you want to win"
Justin Ashley developed a taste for winning early this season, and he became insatiable as the year progressed. With the car to beat, the winner of the regular season was in championship contention until the final race in an exemplary year.
Justin Ashley developed a taste for winning early in the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, and he became insatiable as the year progressed. With the car to beat, the winner of the regular season was in championship contention until…
Holiday special: Get 20% off of tickets for select 2024 NHRA national events
Looking for that great holiday gift for friends and family? Through Dec. 24, you can get 20% off on race tickets for nine of the biggest events of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
Looking for that great holiday gift for friends and family? Through Dec. 24, you can get 20% off on race tickets for nine of the biggest events of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
Buy now and get a huge discount on tickets…
An ode to the front-engined Top Fueler, and to the family ties that bind us
The front-engined Top Fuel dragster is such an iconic piece of drag racing lore and still romanticized by those who drove them and continue to drive them, and a way to never forget our past.
The book landed on my desk with a giant thunk, the kind of thunk that nearly 700 pages of book makes. Racing Through Life, the Autobiography of Carl V. Olson.
There, grinning at me from the cover, was a young but instantly…
Doug Kalitta accepts NHRA National Dragster All-Star Team award—Pro Driver of the Year
"We are real proud of the effort that we were able to put together, and Chad [Head] was a big part of making it all happen."—Doug Kalitta on winning the NHRA National Dragster All-Star Team Pro Driver of the Year award
Doug Kalitta, who emerged victorious in a winner-take-all final against Leah Pruett at In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals to end his 26-year championship quest in dramatic fashion, was named the NHRA National Dragster All-Star Team Pro…
Top 5 moments of Gaige Herrera's 2023 championship-winning 2023 season
Gaige Herrera did it all in winning the 2023 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship. From a stunning win-loss score to national records and a Western Swing sweep, it was truly amazing. Here's a look back at the top five moments of his season.
Mike Salinas' team making their lists, checking them twice in advance of 2024
After a season in which they challenged for the Top Fuel championship, Mike Salinas' Scrappers Racing team is hard at work going over data and preparing for the 2024 season, as crew chiefs Rob Flynn and Aaron Cave explain.
Pro Mod racer Paul Daigrepont collects both guardwalls at Bristol Dragway
The 2023 NHRA season was a wild one in many ways, including several spectacular on-track incidents. Here’s a look back at 12 of the biggies. Day 3: Paul Daigrepont's encounter with both guardwalls at Bristol Dragway.
During the first round of eliminations of the NHRA New England Nationals at Bristol Dragway, Paul Daigrepont crossed the centerline and hit both guardwalls before coming to a rest. Daigrepont was alert, examined onsite by the NHRA medical team, and…
Brandon Miller claims first championship in Right Trailers Top Sportsman class
Brandon Miller admits that he tried to make his dad cry in his championship speech. He may or may not have been successful at that, but it is reasonable to expect that a few tears may have been shed as he stood on stage after securing the 2023 Right Trailers Top Sportsman world title.
Brandon Miller admits that he tried to make his dad cry in his championship speech. The Northeast Division standout may or may not have been successful at that, but it is reasonable to expect that a few tears may have been shed by Dave and Becki…
Factory X presented by Holley class drew rave reviews in 2023 debut
Years from now, the 2023 season will be remembered as the year that Factory X presented by Holley went from concept to reality.
Years from now, the 2023 season will be remembered as the year that Factory X presented by Holley went from concept to reality.
Designed to bridge the gap between Factory Stock Showdown and Pro Stock, Factory X features the popular…
Funny Car’s Chris King solidifies 2024 plans with successful PRI Show
Funny Car team owner and driver Chris King made the most of his time at the 2023 PRI Show in Indianapolis renewing several sponsorships as well as landing new partnerships.
Funny Car team owner and driver Chris King made the most of his time at the 2023 PRI Show in Indianapolis renewing several sponsorships as well as landing new partnerships with Fire Department Coffee, NGK Spark Plugs, and Goodson Tools &…
Time is running out for you to enter the NHRA Sweepstakes and win big prizes
Time is running out for fans to submit entries for the 2023 NHRA Sweepstakes, which ends this Friday, Dec. 15, at 11:59 p.m. ET. More than $22,000 worth of prize winnings are available to lucky NHRA fans.
Time is running out for fans to submit entries for the 2023 NHRA Sweepstakes, which ends this Friday, Dec. 15, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
NHRA partners Camping World, K&N Performance, A-iPower, Summit Racing Equipment, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber…
Top Alcohol Funny Car racer John Headley noses into Gainesville guardwall
The 2023 NHRA season was a wild one in many ways, including several spectacular on-track incidents. Here’s a look back at 12 of the biggies. Day 2: John Headley's Top Alcohol Funny Car wreck at the NHRA Gatornationals.
Top Alcohol Funny Car racer John Headley won his opening-round race against Bob McCosh Jr., but things went wrong at the finish line when his car crossed the centerline and made contact with the retaining wall. Headley walked away from the incident…
An NHRA PRI news avalanche and new Funny Car driver Buddy Hull
On this episode of the NHRA Insider, host Brian Lohnes takes you through the torrent of news that came from the 2023 PRI Show and is joined by a guy who helped to make some headlines in the form of Buddy Hull, who is moving into the Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car for the 2024 season.
On this episode of the NHRA Insider host, Brian Lohnes takes you through the absolutely astonishing torrent of news that came from the 2023 PRI Show in Indianapolis and is later joined by a guy who helped to make some headlines in the…
Greg Anderson's late season push is keeping the veteran racer's drive alive
The regular season was unfulfilling for five-time Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson, but he came alive during the Countdown to the Championship and earned the No. 2 decal for his window. A near-miss of another series title has the most winning driver in category history eager to get back to it.
The regular season in 2023 was somewhat unfulfilling for five-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson, but he came alive during the Countdown to the Championship playoffs. In the end, Anderson earned the No. 2 decal for his window for the second…
Things we learned at the PRI Show
For three days each December, the annual Performance Racing Industry (PRI) trade show in downtown Indianapolis becomes the hub of the auto racing world. Here’s a recap of some of the week’s biggest NHRA news.
For three days each December, the annual Performance Racing Industry (PRI) trade show in downtown Indianapolis becomes the hub of the auto racing world. This year, the NHRA display in the main hall was ground zero for drag racing news, hosting a…
Winternationals wowzer: John Force and J.R. Todd tangle in Pomona qualifying
The 2023 NHRA season was a wild one in many ways, including several spectacular on-track incidents. Here’s a look back at 12 of the biggies, starting with the two-car tangle between John Force and J.R. Todd at the NHRA Winternationals.
Sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force and fellow former world champion J.R. Todd were involved in a two-car accident in the shutdown area in the second qualifying session at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
Force’s Peak Chevy got…
Top 5 Upsets of 2023
There's no sure thing when it comes to anything in the world, but that's never more true than it is in drag racing, as the results showed event after event, and as our Top 5 Upsets of the Year bear out.
John Labbous posts four wins in five finals to claim second NHRA title
Most racers don’t go into a season planning to win a championship, but John Labbous Jr. isn’t like most racers. Labbous is a hired gun who races for a living, so when it comes to championships, he almost feels obligated to win, if not for himself,…