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Steve Chrisman continues the family legacy in Las Vegas

The Chrisman name has been bannered on dragstrips since the early 1950s when Jack Chrisman began competing. More than six decades later, Chrisman’s son, Steve, will continue that legacy as he suits up to drive the Worsham family Top Fueler this weekend.
05 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Steve Chrisman
The Chrisman name has been bannered on dragstrips since the early 1950s when Jack Chrisman began competing. More than six decades later, Chrisman’s son, Steve, will continue that legacy as he suits up to drive the Worsham family Top Fueler this…
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Alex Laughlin holds great hand early in season

Alex Laughlin enters Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals second in points with an opportunity to build on hot start.
05 Apr 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Alex Laughlin
He knows it so well he attributes the quote to somebody well. Alex Laughlin feels most comfortable while uncomfortable. Pro Mod feels like home. Driving a radial car feels like home. A Pro Stock car? Not so much. Grabbing a bull by the horns and…
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Las Vegas Top Fuel Friday results: Q1

Brittany Force snagged the provisional Top Fuel pole with her Advanced Auto Parts dragster, racing to a 3.773 to edge out Mike Salinas’ 3.736 for the top spot.
05 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Brittany Force
Brittany Force snagged the provisional Top Fuel pole with her Advanced Auto Parts dragster, racing to a 3.773 to edge out Mike Salinas’ 3.736 for the top spot. Five drivers found the 3.7-second zone on their opening passes, with Leah Pritchett’s…
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Las Vegas Funny Car Friday results: Q1

Nine Funny Cars ran in the threes to kick off qualifying with reigning world champ and defending event titlist J.R. Todd and the DHL Toyota leading the way with a 3.919.
05 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
J.R. Todd
Nine Funny Cars ran in the threes to kick off qualifying with reigning world champ and defending event titlist J.R. Todd and the DHL Toyota leading the way with a 3.919. Las Vegas fans saw side-by-side-by-side three-second runs in three of the…
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Las Vegas Pro Stock Friday results: Q1

Phoenix winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. snagged three points by going low in the first Pro Stock qualifying session with a 6.665. Teammate Rodger Brogdon ran the same elapsed time, but Coughlin was faster (206.48 mph) to top the sheet. 
05 Apr 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Jeg Coughlin Jr.
Phoenix winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. snagged three points by going low in the first Pro Stock qualifying session with a 6.665. Teammate Rodger Brogdon ran the same elapsed time, but Coughlin was faster (206.48 mph) to top the sheet.  The top four…
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Las Vegas Pro Stock Motorcycle Friday results: Q1

Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith leads the two-wheel field after the first qualifying session at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
05 Apr 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Matt Smith
Matt Smith backed up his words with a 6.929-second blast, but a Suzuki followed  him by .02 second in the first round of qualifying of Pro Stock Motorcycle. A war of words broke out online following NHRA's decision to add 15 pounds to the EBR,…
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Shared histories and tragedies keep Millican and Herbert united on a mission

Clay Millican and Doug Herbert might seem to be the most unlikely of partners after sparring with one another early in their Top Fuel careers, but their shared passion for teen safe driving has brought them together and this weekend fans can see evidence of that on the side of Millican’s dragster.
05 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Clay Millican
Any time you see Clay Millican and Doug Herbert together, you have to chuckle, remembering their infamous shoving match at the 2002 Reading event, with 6-foot-4, 220-pound “Dougzilla” squaring off with 5-8, 145-pound Millican after a starting-…
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Ryan Oehler flying towards more Pro Stock Motorcycle success

The second-year rider is ready to stand on platform built at Gatornationals.
05 Apr 2019
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Race coverage
Ryan Oehler
Ryan Oehler set career bests in both speed and elapsed time to start the 2019 season, but the Illinois-based Pro Stock Motorcycle rider is already looking ahead to what his small team can do this year. He nearly broke the 200-mph barrier on his EBR-…
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Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Friday Preview

The 20th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals gets under way in Las Vegas with qualifying at The Strip. Pro Stock Motorcycle begins the proceedings at 12:30 p.m. Pacific.
05 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Las Vegas
Welcome to the first day of racing at the 20th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. The opening session is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. Pacific. NHRA Drag Racing last hit the track at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in…
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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Sportsman Highlights

Megan Meyer became the most successful woman in the Top Alcohol Dragster class and reigning Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Sean Bellemeur set the elapsed time record en route to his 12th career victory at the 50th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
04 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Megan Meyer
There were many historic moments at the 50th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, including two milestones in the Alcohol classes. With career win No. 6, Megan Meyer became the most successful woman in the Top Alcohol Dragster class, and…
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Gainesville Stock winner Randi Lyn Shipp

04 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
After driving her wheelstanding ’67 Firebird past Ed Longhany’s ’69 Camaro in the Stock final, Randi Lyn Shipp is now a six-time national event champion, but this one is easily her most memorable since it is not only the 50th Gatornationals, but she…
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Gainesville Super Stock winner Kevin Riner

04 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Kevin Riner enjoyed his Super Stock win at last year’s Gatornationals so much he decided to do it again in 2019. Riner stretched his Gainesville winning streak to 12 straight rounds by beating Mark Alvey in a double-breakout final round. Riner’s…
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Gainesville Comp winner Craig Bourgeois

04 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Craig Bourgeois wheeled his front-engine Nostalgia Dragster to his ninth career win, all of them in Comp. The 2015 national champ cut a perfect .000 light in the final against opponent Randy Daniels and needed almost all of it. Daniels drove his G/…
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Gainesville Super Street winner Doug Ramsey

04 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
En route to the Super Street title, Ramsey saved his best for last with a .005 light and an index-matching 10.905 that opponent Colby Fuller couldn’t match. Ramsey, appearing in his first national event final, was solid throughout eliminations with…
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Gainesville Super Comp winner Holden Laris

04 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Second-generation racer Holden Laris now has three national event wins, each one in a different class. After previous wins in Super Gas and Top Dragster, Laris scored in Super Comp with a final-round win over Nicole Stephenson. Laris left first and…
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Gainesville Top Dragster winner Anthony Bertozzi

04 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
For the 22nd time in his career, Bertozzi picked up an NHRA national event victory. The 2002 Super Stock champ Bertozzi coasted to the Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs title after final-round opponent Steve Furr fouled by five-thousandths.…
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Gainesville Super Gas winner Ed Richardson

04 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Ed Richardson, the 1997 and 2000 Super Comp national champ, claimed his first national event title since the 2013 season after defeating Carl Watts in the Super Gas final. Richardson, who is also a past winner of the Mickey Thompson Million Dollar…
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Gainesville Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur

04 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Sean Bellemeur caught a break in round one when he was able to outpedal Ryan Stack, but from that point forward, his Steve Boggs-tuned Hussey Performance Camaro was the class of the quick Top Alcohol Funny Car field. He finished the job with three…
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Gainesville Top Sportsman winner Sandy Wilkins

04 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Reigning Division 2 Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs champ Sandy Wilkins opened 2019 by winning the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event in Orlando and now has his third national event title. Wilkins won the final after opponent Bruce Thrift…
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Gainesville Top Alcohol Dragster winner Megan Meyer

04 Apr 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Megan Meyer was the quickest and fastest driver in Top Alcohol Dragster with bests of 5.177 and 285.35 mph, which is the second fastest speed in class history. She also got the job done in eliminations with wins against Ken Perry, teammate Julie…
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 60 No. 6)

NHRA National Dragster magazine's sixth issue of 2019, featuring  coverage of the 50th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and a look at the 2019 season to date of Robert Hight and Jimmy Prock, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
04 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
ND cover
NHRA National Dragster magazine's sixth issue of 2019, featuring  coverage of the 50th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world. In addition to complete coverage of…
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Greg Anderson knows importance of performing well at Four-Wide Nationals

When Ken Black first formed KB Racing in 2001, one of the things he stressed to Greg Anderson was the importance of performing well at his home track, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
04 Apr 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Greg Anderson
When Ken Black first formed KB Racing in 2001, one of the things he stressed to Greg Anderson was the importance of performing well at his home track, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The four-time world champion has responded in impressive…
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Influx of new and returning nitro teams ready to hit the track this season

More than a dozen new and returning nitro teams will make their season debuts in 2019, bringing a crop off fresh faces and potential new fan favorites to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.
03 Apr 2019
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
New cars
Spurred by NHRA incentives for cost-cutting and sustainability and the prospect of fulfilling lifelong dreams, more than a dozen new and returning nitro teams will make their season debuts in 2019, bringing a crop off fresh faces and potential new…
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FVP announced as the Preferred Battery of NHRA

NHRA has announced a multi-year partnership with Factory Motor Parts, naming its FVP battery line the “Preferred Battery of NHRA.” 
03 Apr 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
FVP
NHRA has announced a multi-year partnership with Factory Motor Parts, naming its FVP battery line the “Preferred Battery of NHRA.”  As part of the sponsorship, an oversized, functional FVP Platinum battery will be prominently featured at the…
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Tricky Tipster: How the west will be won at Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals

Tricky Tipster’s top picks for the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals include Steve Torrence, Robert Hight, Bo Butner, and Matt Smith.
03 Apr 2019
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Tipster
Four-Wide racing has been called many things, but boring is not one of them. There is also an unpredictability about side-by-side-by-side-by-side racing that makes Tricky Tipster earn his pay. After careful consideration, Tipster has elected to…
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Robert Hight going for third win in four races at Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals

Two-time NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champion Robert Hight is enjoying one of the hottest starts of his career after winning two of the first three races of the Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing Series season.
02 Apr 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Robert Hight
Robert Hight has enjoyed a number of hot streaks throughout his impressive NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career en route to 47 career Funny Car wins and a pair of world titles. But the incredible stretch he is on to open 2019 certainly ranks…
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Richie Crampton chasing back-to-back wins in Las Vegas

Australian Top Fuel racer Richie Crampton hopes for his second win of the season at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
02 Apr 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Richie Crampton
The high moment for Richie Crampton a year ago was winning the early-season NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event in Gainesville. The Australian Top Fuel standout won there for a second straight year last month, but now Crampton hopes it simply…
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Summit Racing Equipment extends title sponsorship of Norwalk event

Summit Racing Equipment has renewed its agreement with NHRA to be a title sponsor for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national event at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
02 Apr 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Norwalk
Summit Racing Equipment has renewed its agreement with NHRA to be a title sponsor for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national event at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. Always a fan favorite, the 13th annual Summit…
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Torrence, LVMS crew revved up as four-wide racing returns to Las Vegas this weekend

Defending Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence and Jeff Motley from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway join Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to talk about this weekend’s upcoming event in Las Vegas.
01 Apr 2019
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Las Vegas
To purchase general-admission or reserved seats, call (800) 644-4444 or visit www.LVMS.com. Kids 12 and under are free in general admission areas with a paid adult. To honor the Salute to First Responders,…
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A beginner's guide to the NHRA Summit Jr. Drag Racing League

How to get your kid started in the sport that launched the careers of J.R. Todd, Erica Enders, and more.
01 Apr 2019
Candida Benson, Jr. Dragster Contributor
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Jr. Dragster
Your child wants to race a Jr. Dragster — now what? Starting out in the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League can seem daunting at first, but with careful planning and some help, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. While your first inclination…
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