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AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Top Sportsman champ Tom Schmidt

07 Oct 2016
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Tom Schmidt wheeled his Pontiac GXP past JJ Heber’s Mustang in the final round of Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs and in the process earned his fifth NHRA national event victory in four different categories. Schmidt, a previous winner…
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AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Gas champ Koy Collier

07 Oct 2016
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The youngest, and perhaps most exuberant champion of the Dodge NHRA Nationals, was Super Gas winner Koy Collier, who turned 18 on Sept. 23, the day that qualifying and time trials began for the event. It was significant because had the event been…
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AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Super Comp champ Christopher Dodd

07 Oct 2016
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Super Comp winner Christopher Dodd had one prior national event final at the 2014 Dallas event, but he has now evened his record by driving his Undercover-chassis dragster to a final-round win over Robert Eaker, who fouled in his ’67 Nova…
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AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Super Stock champ Larry Cummings

07 Oct 2016
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Larry Cummings has visited the winner’s circle many times, but it’s usually to join the celebration with one of his two sons, Britt and Slate, who have combined to win 10 national events in a variety of classes. This time, it was his…
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AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Stock champ Jacob Pitt

07 Oct 2016
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After a runner-up finish earlier this season, when he fouled against Tommy Phillips in Houston, Jacob Pitt rallied to win his second national event title. Driving his ’69 Barracuda, a car built by West Coast ace Steve Wann, Pitt kicked off…
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AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Comp champ Terry Smith

07 Oct 2016
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Comp champ Terry Smith called his first victory a “dream weekend” after defeating Fred Allen in the final round. In a battle between the No. 12 and No. 19 qualifiers, Smith used a (-.543) 6.547 to beat Allen’s (-.503) 7.387. Smith…
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Texas native Torrence hopes for home win

07 Oct 2016
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It is easy for Steve Torrence to reminisce when he is in the staging lanes at the Texas Motorplex, the site of the 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, Oct. 13-16. The Top Fuel standout and Kilgore, Texas native grew up racing at the track…
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The top three

07 Oct 2016
Phil Burgess, National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Last Sunday’s reveal of Don Prudhomme’s '75 Army Monza as the No. 4 Funny Car on the Top 20 fan-vote list whittles our list down to just three entries, with the No. 3 spot scheduled to be revealed Sunday of the NHRA Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas…
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Fifty years of Funny Car to highlight NHRA Breakfast at 2016 SEMA Show

06 Oct 2016
News
The 2016 NHRA Breakfast, held annually at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, will continue the celebration of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car with some of the sport’s biggest stars. Funny Car drivers featured during the NHRA breakfast are include…
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NHRA’s best have big expectations heading to Texas

06 Oct 2016
News
The world’s best drag racers will have some Texas-sized expectations when they roll into Texas Motorplex, Oct. 13-16, for the 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. The event just south of Dallas is the 22nd race of 24 on the 2016 NHRA…
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Local gold medalist Carter will be Dallas Grand Marshal

06 Oct 2016
News
Olympic gold medalist and local hero Michelle Carter will serve as the grand marshal for the 2016 AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex, Oct. 14-16. Carter isn’t a drag racer, but if anyone knows about competitive spirits and…
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Cruz Pedregon's 1992 championship season

06 Oct 2016
NHRA.com staff
Throwback Thursday
This week, NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom looks back to the 1992 Funny Car championship season of Cruz Pedregon. After John Force had won back-to-back championships in 1990 and 1991, along came rookie Funny Car driver Pedregon in Larry Minor’s McDonalds-…
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NHRA Today: Holbrook's history-making Mustang Stocker

05 Oct 2016
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On Saturday morning of the recent Dodge NHRA Nationals, Chris Holbrook made the quickest and fastest pass in NHRA Stock eliminator history. He joined NHRA’s Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to talk about the history-making…
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NHRA Today: Angelle Sampey discusses 2017 plans

05 Oct 2016
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Prior to last weekend’s Dodge NHRA Nationals, NHRA reporters Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom checked in with Angelle Sampey from the Wally Parks NHRA Studio. A week earlier, she and Cory Reed had announced that they were leaving Star Racing at…
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The big five-oh

05 Oct 2016
Kevin McKenna, National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
  There shouldn’t be a whole lot of debate about this, so I’ll just come right out and say it: Peter Biondo is the greatest Sportsman racer in the 60-plus-year history of the National Hot Rod Association. OK, I’m sure some…
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NHRA Today: JFR Funny Cars put Reading in the rearview mirror

04 Oct 2016
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The third time did not turn out to be the charm for John Force Racing’s Funny Car triumvirate last weekend at Maple Grove Raceway as John and Courtney Force and teammate Robert Hight all lost in the opening round. There was a bright spot for…
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Night at the Museum: Joe Amato's final championship dragster

04 Oct 2016
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This week’s Night at the Museum from the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California features the 1992 Top Fuel championship car of Pennsylvania’s favorite son, Joe Amato. Amato won five…
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National Dragster's Top 10 St. Louis photos

04 Oct 2016
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NHRA National Dragster photographer Jerry Foss stopped by the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to share with NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom the staff’s favorite images from the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
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NHRA Today: Ferré’s impressive Top Fuel debut

04 Oct 2016
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In his NHRA Professional debut at the NHRA Carolina Nationals, Top Fuel rookie Cameron Ferre qualified for Sunday eliminations and brought home his first round-win against the winningest Top Fuel driver of all time, Tony Schumacher. The Huntington…
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Traxxas Home Movies: Antron Brown visits Philadelphia

04 Oct 2016
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Before he won Top Fuel at the Dodge NHRA Nationals, Antron Brown took fans for a little trip through Philadelphia, showing some of his favorite spots and foods, in this week’s Traxxas Home Movies…
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‘Free Mammograms for the Fans’ program returns at Dallas, Las Vegas events

04 Oct 2016
News
During the month of October, Alexis DeJoria’s fight for the NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car Championship will be outshined by an even greater battle, the fight against breast cancer. Alexis DeJoria Racing will once again partner with Baylor Health…
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Top 20 Funny Cars: Introducing No. 4

04 Oct 2016
News
As part of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car celebration, fans voted on a Top 20 list developed by respected drag racing historians and Funny Car experts.   The results are being revealed in reverse order at NHRA national events this season…
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Annual DRAW auction set for Oct. 15 in Dallas

04 Oct 2016
News
The Drag Racing Association of Women will hold its annual live auction Saturday, Oct. 15, during the upcoming AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. Auctioneer Bob Frey and Alan Reinhart will oversee the bidding on items to benefit the…
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Survival of the fastest

04 Oct 2016
National Dragster staff
Tuesday Morning Crew Chief
Any race that marks the midway point in the Countdown to the Championship figures to be stressful for the drivers competing for NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world titles, but the rainy weather that plagued the Dodge NHRA Nationals in…
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Dodge NHRA Nationals Sunday Notebook

02 Oct 2016
News
The 2016 Countdown to the Championship reached the halfway point at the Dodge NHRA Nationals in Maple Grove Raceway, and though the race was slowed a bit by weather again today, all four NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series classes completed…
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Brown, Johnson, Nobile, Krawiec collect wins at Dodge NHRA Nationals

02 Oct 2016
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Pritchett, Hagan lead Dodge to nitro pole positions; Nobile, Hines hold Pro Stock leads

01 Oct 2016
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Dodge NHRA Nationals Saturday Notebook

01 Oct 2016
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After sitting around Friday while Mother Nature caused troubles and prevented anybody from getting on the track, the weather cooperated a little more today at Maple Grove Raceway, allowing for some limited on-track activities, including one full…
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Mother Nature wins Friday battle at Maple Grove

30 Sep 2016
News
NHRA officials cancelled the first two rounds of qualifying on Friday at the 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading after rain and persistent mist. The Dodge NHRA Nationals is the third race of the NHRA Mello Yello…
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Ellis enjoying being a championship contender

30 Sep 2016
News
Chip Ellis has found a championship-caliber motorcycle at the perfect time and the end result has been one of the most enjoyable times he’s ever had racing in Pro Stock Motorcycle. It also means Ellis has a bike capable of winning his first…
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