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Cottrell, Horan, Gates, and Halstead grab nitro wins at 2021 March Meet

The teams had to wait an extra couple of months for the running of the annual March Meet NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series event, but it turned out just as great in May as in March.
01 Jun 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
March Meet
The teams had to wait an extra couple of months for the running of the annual March Meet NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series event, but it turned out just as great in May as in March. And, with the milder evening weather, nitromethane under the…
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How Austin Williams’ love of data and racing made him a Sportsman standout

Austin Williams’ ambitious 2021 NHRA racing schedule includes trying to chase championships in three different classes, but he uses a scientific approach to data to work his magic,
31 May 2021
Josh Hachat
From the pages of National Dragster
Austin Williams
The way he figures, it’s doable to do the full complement of NHRA national event races in three classes (Super Comp, Stock, and Super Gas), followed by the six divisional races in Division 4. Williams will then do the double divisional in Topeka — a…
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Tales from the Strip: Relive Matt Hagan's 2010 Houston win

Eleven years ago, Matt Hagan and his first-generation Dodge Charger hoisted a Wally in the winner's circle at Houston.
31 May 2021
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Matt Hagan's 2010 Houston NHRA win in Funny Car
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Nitro rookie Krista Baldwin loses a rear wing during the Charlotte Four Wide event

Winning her first nitro elimination round wasn't the only thrilling thing that happened to Krista Baldwin at the recent NGK NTK Four Wide Nationals in Charlotte. She also lost a rear wing but handled it like a champ.
31 May 2021
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Krista Baldwin
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Nostalgia cars will make runs, display, and cackle at New England Nationals

The Zona Motorsports fleet of nostalgia cars — Funny Cars, dragsters, and altereds — will make runs, display, and cackle at the TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila.
31 May 2021
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New England Nationals
Zona Motorsports nostalgia cars will make runs, display, and cackle at the TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila. A trio of the nostalgia Funny Cars will make runs down the historic New England Dragway…
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Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum: History of Hot Rodding series—Part 4, Art Chrisman's 25 car

The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum's History of Hot Rodding series is a fascinating eleven-part journey that takes a look into drag racing history as can only be told by "Fast" Jack Beckman and Greg Sharp.
30 May 2021
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Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum: History of Hot Rodding series—Part 4, Art Chrisman's 25 car
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Fricke, Pomponio get alcohol-class wins at delayed Maple Grove event

Jackie Fricke and Dan Pomponio led the list of winners as the Maple Grove Raceway LODRS event, originally postponed May 30, raced to completion.
29 May 2021
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Division 1
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division event at Maple Grove Raceway: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER Jackie Fricke, Flemington, N.J., '19 , 5.239, 276.46  def. Dan…
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Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum: History of Hot Rodding series—Part 3, Albertson Olds dragster

The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum's History of Hot Rodding series is a fascinating 11-part journey that takes a look into drag racing history as can only be told by "Fast Jack" Beckman and Greg Sharp.
29 May 2021
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Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum History of Hot Rodding series:Part 3— The Albertson Olds dragster
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John Force: Funny Car king with 152 wins over five decades

Did you know John Force is the only driver in all of professional motorsports who has had wins in five decades?
28 May 2021
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John Force: Funny Car king with 152 wins over five decades
Yes, Funny Car racer Tommy Johnson Jr. can also claim wins in five decades, but his first wins came in Alcohol Funny Car. Force’s 50 years of winning were all in nitro Funny Cars.…
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Texas Motorplex launches ‘Buy A Ticket, Give A Ticket’ to benefit Chris Kyle Foundation

For the third year in a row the Texas Motorplex, home of the Texas NHRA FallNationals, held Oct. 7-10, is teaming up again with the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation to offer military and first responders free tickets to the annual NHRA national event.
28 May 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Texas Motorplex
For the third year in a row the Texas Motorplex, home of the  Texas NHRA FallNationals, held Oct. 7-10, is teaming up again with the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation to offer military and first responders free tickets to the annual NHRA national…
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Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum: History of Hot Rodding series—Part 2, The Dragmasters

The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum's History of Hot Rodding series is a fascinating eleven-part journey that takes a look into drag racing history as can only be told by "Fast" Jack Beckman and Greg Sharp.
28 May 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News, Feature
Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum History of Hot Rodding series:Part 2—Dragmasters
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How bracket racing helps Shawn Langdon become a better Top Fuel driver

When he's not driving the Kalitta Motorsports DHL Top Fuel dragster, Shawn Langdon can be found racing his own dragster at big-money bracket races across the country, and the benefits are significant.
28 May 2021
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Shawn Langdon
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Tim Wilkerson bought a Top Fuel dragster. Here's what he plans to do with it

Funny Car veteran Tim Wilkerson is always up for a challenge, and that may be the perfect way to describe his latest drag racing foray. 
28 May 2021
Josh Hachat
News
Tim Wilkerson
Tim Wilkerson is always up for a challenge, and that may be the perfect way to describe his latest drag racing foray.  The Funny Car veteran recently purchased a Top Fuel dragster with the hopes of opening up an opportunity for a driver and…
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The Professional Set: Ron Capps and Jeffrey Barker on the NHRA Insider podcast

Ron Capps and Jeffrey Barker joined host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast to discuss their 2021 seasons, their take on driving, rules, and how the rest of the Camping World and E3 Spark Plugs seasons will shake out. 
28 May 2021
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NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider podcast
Ron Capps and Jeffrey Barker joined host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast to discuss their 2021 seasons, their take on driving, rules, and how the rest of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series and E3 Spark…
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Watch the Division 1 Lucas Oil Series event from Maple Grove live on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch this weekend’s Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Maple Grove Raceway free on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster.
28 May 2021
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NHRA.tv
NHRA fans can watch this weekend’s Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Maple Grove Raceway free on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster…
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Winter is coming ... and so is another epic chapter of racing in Pomona

Winter is coming. That’s the watchword for Southern California fans as the fabled Winternationals is officially back on the schedule for the last weekend of July. Take a walk back through some other hot Pomona times from the past 60 years.
28 May 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Winter is coming
Winter is coming. That’s the watchword for Southern California fans as the fabled Winternationals is officially back on the schedule for the last weekend of July. I know … the Winternationals in the middle of summer? Weird, right? Then again,…
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Stump Bob: Has a Dodge Aspen ever won an NHRA national event eliminator?

The Dodge Aspen owned and driven by NHRA historian and statistician Bob Frey became a long-running joke over the years he served as NHRA's chief announcer, so maybe it's not surprising that fans want to know if Aspens have any on-track success, too.
27 May 2021
Bob Frey
Stump Bob
Stump Bob
OK, so this one strikes home. Apparently, my Dodge Aspen (which had 380,000 miles on it and was, it seems, spoken about way too much at the races) is the basis for this question. So… When you think of race cars, an Aspen probably isn’t the…
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Matt Hartford's focus in the driver seat apparent with the return of his crew chief

With his team back at full-strength, Hartford's success at the 2021 Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Presented By Pennzoil earned him this call-out moment on the NHRA on FOX broadcast.
27 May 2021
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Matt Hartford 2021 Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals Presented By Pennzoil Pro Stock
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Event coverage, next-gen racer features and more in new issue of National Dragster

The new issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine is online and in the mail for NHRA Members. With complete coverage of the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals and NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals and features galore, you won't want to miss it.
27 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
ND cover
Read the new issue The new issue of NHRA National Dragster…
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Houston Pro Stock winner Matt Hartford guests on WFO Radio podcast

Matt Hartford wins Pro Stock in Texas, again! Hartford joined Joe Castello to tell the story of his victory at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil. 
27 May 2021
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Matt Hartford
  Matt Hartford wins Pro Stock in Texas, again! Hartford joined Joe Castello to tell the story of his victory at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil.  Hartford also answers questions from WFO…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Rachel Meyer

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Rachel Meyer, who kicked off the season with a win at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, mastered the four-wide format with a final-round win against Karen Stalba, Matt Cummings, and her own teammate, Julie Nataas. The final round was one…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Sean Bellemeur

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  Sean Bellemeur had to defeat three very competitive drivers in Top Alcohol Funny Car to win his third event of the season. A 5.446 was enough to get the job done behind the wheel of Tony Bartone’s Hussey Performance Camaro, and world…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Competition Eliminator champion David Barton

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  David Barton entered his COPO Camaro in the Comp class in Charlotte mainly to test ahead of next weekend’s Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown event in Houston. The test went even better than Barton could have imagined as he left…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Super Stock champion Peter D'Agnolo

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  Six years after winning his first NHRA national event title in Charlotte, Peter D’Agnolo returned for an encore in Super Stock. D’Agnolo was able to ease to a 9.90 in the final after opponent Steve Comella red-lighted in his Hemi-…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Stock Eliminator champion Marion Stephenson

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  The Stock title went to Marion Stephenson, who won for the fifth time in his career. Stephenson, who also won last year’s St. Louis event, used a 10.30 on his 10.27 dial in his B/SA Camaro to stop Morgan Wilson, who was appearing in…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Super Comp champion Billy Upton

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  A red-light decided the Super Comp final after Lauren Freer left .002-second too soon, but that may not have mattered because Billy Upton put together one of the best packages of the event with a .012 light and an 8.906 for his fourth…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Super Gas champion James Perry

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  In addition to his NHRA world championship and Division 2 E.T. title, James Perry is now a seven-time national event winner following his final-round win against Jeff Jensen in Super Gas. Perry gained a slight lead at the start, .017…
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2021 NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Sportsman champion Ronnie Proctor

26 May 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
  Ronnie Proctor is a past world champion who continues to find his way to the winner’s circle. After qualifying in the No. 6 spot with a 6.618, Proctor made his way to the Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers final round,…
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The Sports Report: David Barton scores two Wallys in eight days

In a span of two weeks, David Barton went from winning his first event in Comp eliminator to breaking a nearly four-year victory drought in the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown class.
26 May 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
Barton
To suggest that the last two weeks have been good to David Barton would be an understatement. Following the NHRA tour to stops in Charlotte and Houston, Barton picked up a pair of Wallys, but did so in a most unusual way. He cashed in Charlotte in…
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NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide NHRA Nationals Sportsman highlights

Rachel Meyer collected her second Top Alcohol Dragster title of the season, and Sean Bellemeur scored for the third time in Top Alcohol Funny Car to lead the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series winners at the NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide NHRA Nationals in Charlotte.
26 May 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Rachel Meyer
Rachel Meyer collected her second Top Alcohol Dragster title of the season, and Sean Bellemeur scored for the third time in Top Alcohol Funny Car to lead the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series winners at the NGK NTK Four-Wide NHRA Nationals…
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