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Gray rolling to what he hopes is first win of 2016

07 Jul 2016
News
It has taken a little longer than he expected, and Shane Gray still isn’t all the way there, but the Pro Stock standout finally feels good about the direction his team is headed. After struggling out of…
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Former Funny Car driver Etchells passes

07 Jul 2016
News
Former NHRA Funny Car driver Chuck Etchells passed away yesterday. He was 61. Etchells, of Putnam, Conn., earned 13 NHRA Funny Car victories during his driving career and 15 as a team owner. He is best known for driving the Kendall Oil Dodge…
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JEGS Allstars set to battle at Route 66 Raceway

07 Jul 2016
News
Purse | 2016 rosters For 32 years, the JEGS Allstars has brought together the top racers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series to face off in a battle of the “Best of the Best.…
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2005 Chicago

07 Jul 2016
Alex Waldron, National Dragster Associate Editor
Throwback Thursday
After taking a weekend off to celebrate the Fourth of July, the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to racing action as we head to Chicago for the 19th annual K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals. For this week’s edition of…
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Event preview: K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals

06 Jul 2016
News
After a grueling stretch of four races in four weeks, NHRA teams had a week off to refresh and recharge and celebrate the Independence Day holiday. The Fourth of July has passed, but the fireworks are scheduled to continue throughout the summer,…
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Top Fuel points leader Kalitta eyes big second half

06 Jul 2016
News
Through the first half of the 2016 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Doug Kalitta has put together a performance that can lead to a world championship.   That’s a satisfying notion for the longtime Top Fuel standout, as Kalitta, who…
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Pollacheck added to Nitro Fish team

06 Jul 2016
News
Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Scotty Pollacheck will be flying the colors of the Nitro Fish apparel brand on his Buell beginning at this weekend’s K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Chicago…
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Wilkerson hopes frustrating stretch is behind him

06 Jul 2016
News
Tim Wilkerson has experienced the tremendous highs and also the lows the sport of drag racing has to offer, all in about a span of two months during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season…
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Making each and every day count

06 Jul 2016
Kevin McKenna, National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
Winning is defined in many ways, and oftentimes, the biggest winners at any given event are not necessarily the drivers who hoist the coveted Wallys at the end of the day. Officially, William Kennedy won the Super Stock title at the recent NHRA…
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Albrecht’s motorcycle shop to back Pritchett in Chicago

05 Jul 2016
News
Chicago-area resident Dave Albrecht and his Albrecht’s Fast Track motorcycle repair and service have reached a last-minute agreement with Don Schumacher Racing that will allow Leah Pritchett to compete for her second Top Fuel event title of…
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It's a Chicago homecoming for McMillen

05 Jul 2016
News
Born in Chicago, Terry McMillen made his first trip down the racetrack in the Chicago area. It is also why the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway, July 7-10, means so much for…
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Funny Car milestones

05 Jul 2016
Brad Littlefield, National Dragster Associate Editor
Tuesday Morning Crew Chief
NHRA is celebrating 50 years of Funny Car racing this season, and the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals is an appropriate event for the category’s milestone 800th race. Chicago is deeply rooted in nitro racing history. The match…
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Crew Chief Confidential: Rob Wendland

04 Jul 2016
News
Rob Wendland is the crew chief of the Amalie Motor Oil Top Fuel dragster driven by Terry McMillen. He is in his second year with the team as McMillen battles for his first top-10 position. Wendland was a renowned tuner in the Top Alcohol Dragster…
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Winningest Pro Stock Motorcycle riders

04 Jul 2016
Candida Benson, Jr. Dragster Contributor
Fast Five
Angelle Sampey’s recent win at the NHRA Summernationals in Englishtown brought the three-time world champ's tally to 42, inching her closer to leaders Dave Schultz and Andrew Hines. Who else ranks among the top five in Pro Stock Motorcycle…
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Schriefer to hit the track with West Side Tractor Funny Car

02 Jul 2016
News
Funny Car driver Justin Schriefer is ready to begin his 2016 season. The driver/owner of the Paul Smith-tuned West Side Tractor/Hogswipe Dodge Charger is geared up for a three-race campaign at the upcoming K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals,…
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Zizzo ready for season debut at home track

01 Jul 2016
Brad Littlefield, National DRAGSTER Associate Editor
News
A long but busy offseason for TJ Zizzo has the driver of the Rust-Oleum Top Fuel dragster ready to make his 2016 debut at the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Chicago.…
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Pro Stock veteran Gaines announces retirement

01 Jul 2016
News
Pro Stock veteran V. Gaines has announced his retirement, effective immediately, from NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series competition.   Gaines, 69, of Lakewood, Colo., said in a statement released Thursday that he was grateful for his time in…
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Tasca partners with AutoAlert for Chicago event

01 Jul 2016
News
Bob Tasca III, right, with Steve Young Bob Tasca III and his AutoAlert Ford Shelby Mustang will be representing Tasca Racing at the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals.   AutoAlert is the…
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Fan Fotos: The Nielsen Files

01 Jul 2016
Phil Burgess, National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
 If you’ve been around this column for any length of time, you know there’s no measuring the depth of love and respect I have for followers of this weekly cornucopia of drag racing stream of consciousness. And you probably also know…
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Crew Chief Confidential: Matt Hines

30 Jun 2016
News
While he’s still best known for winning three world championships and 30 races aboard the Vance & Hines Eagle One Suzuki, Matt Hines has blossomed into one of NHRA’s most successful crew chiefs. Much like his mentor and team co-…
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'Voice of the NHRA' Dave McClelland inducted into Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

30 Jun 2016
News
  Dave McClelland, widely known as “The Voice of the NHRA” and one of the most legendary motorsports announcers to ever hold a microphone, is one of seven icons from the world of motorsports to be inducted into the Motorsports…
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Art Chrisman

30 Jun 2016
Alex Waldron, National Dragster Associate Editor
Throwback Thursday
In this week’s journey into the NHRA National Dragster photo archives, we look into the file of one of the legendary hot rod builders and drag racers of the 1950s and 1960s, Art Chrisman. Ranked No. 29 on the NHRA Top 50 Drivers list…
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NHRA on the scene: Indy test session

29 Jun 2016
News
Don Schumacher Racing’s Infinite Hero Funny Car team and Morgan Lucas Racing’s Lucas Oil Top Fuel team spent Wednesday at a test session at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, working to refine their cars as we race into summer and the…
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Shifting Gears into a New Era

29 Jun 2016
News
In the first of what will be a series of columns, NHRA Vice President of Public Relations & Communications Terry Blount discusses the successes of NHRA's 2016 initiatives, including television, diversity, and competition NHRA started…
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K&N Filters to sponsor Route 66 NHRA Nationals

29 Jun 2016
News
K&N Engineering, a worldwide leader in the manufacture of washable performance air filters and air intake systems, has signed an agreement with NHRA to become the title sponsor of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Route 66…
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Mopar Hemi Challenge celebrates Sweet 16 at Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals

29 Jun 2016
News
Hemi Challenge
The Mopar HEMI Challenge is set to return for its 16th consecutive season at the prestigious Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Brownsburg, Ind., Sept. 1-2. Mopar-powered Super Stock/Automatic-HEMI (SS/AH) Sportsman class competitors will go…
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Not your average Joe

29 Jun 2016
Kevin McKenna, National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
As recently as two weeks ago, Joe Santangelo’s frustration level had reached the point where he was seriously considering taking an extended break from drag racing. Santangelo won the Super Stock title at his home event in Epping for the…
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Tickets on sale for Indy Top Eliminator Club

28 Jun 2016
News
Tickets are on sale for the Top Eliminator Club at this year’s Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis   A 16,000-square-foot new Top Eliminator Club building is under construction that  will feature…
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NHRA returns to Windy City for Route 66 Nationals

28 Jun 2016
News
The intoxicating nitromethane-infused aroma of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will gust through the air of the Windy City as the world’s fastest motorsport returns to Route 66 Raceway for the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA…
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Crew Chief Confidential: Mike Green

28 Jun 2016
News
Mike Green is the crew chief of the U.S. Army dragster driven by Tony Schumacher. The veteran Top Fuel tuner has been in that role since the 2009 season. He guided Schumacher to his seventh and eighth Mello Yello titles in 2009 and 2014. Green…
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