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NHRA Mello Yello Series hits halfway point at Summit Racing Equipment Nationals

The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series powers back to one of the preeminent facilities in the country for the 11th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, June 22-25.
20 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Norwalk
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series powers back to one of the preeminent facilities in the country for the 11th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, June 22-25. Fans will once again be able…
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Rookie Report Card after Bristol

A look at the season stats for the 2017 rookie class through the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, race 11 of 24 on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule.
20 Jun 2017
Candida Benson, NHRA.com Managing Editor
News
Bristol Rookie Report Card
Three of the five candidates for this year's Auto Club Road to the Future Award that recognizes NHRA's top rookie in the Pro ranks were in competition at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Top Fuel racer Troy Coughlin Jr., Funny Car's Jonnie…
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Fast Five: NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals

From an emotional first win to a perfect light in a final, the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals was filled with memorable moments. Here's a look at five of the biggest moments from the 11th of 24 events on the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule.
19 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Fast Five
From an emotional first win to a perfect light in a final, the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals was filled with memorable moments. Here's a look at five of the biggest moments from the 11th of 24 events on the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series…
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Hidalgo, Furr lead winner’s circle in Bristol

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series was in town for the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway in Bristol. Jimmy Hidalgo Jr., Donaldsonville, La., and Steve Furr, Harrisburg, N.C., led the list of winners celebrating with their teams.
19 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.
The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series was in town for the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway in Bristol. Jimmy Hidalgo Jr., Donaldsonville, La., and Steve Furr, Harrisburg, N.C., led the list of winners celebrating with…
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Coughlin takes home 10th career win in second-straight final round appearance

Troy Coughlin powered to the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series victory Sunday at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
18 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Troy Coughlin
Troy Coughlin powered to the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series victory Sunday at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by the Real Pro Mod Association, was the seventh of 12…
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Millican finally gets his first NHRA victory; Capps, Laughlin also score in Bristol

Clay Millican got his long-awaited first win in Top Fuel, and was joined in victory at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals by Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Alex Laughlin (Pro Stock).
18 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Event champions Clay Millican, Ron Capps, and Alex Laughlin 4
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NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Sunday Notebook

18 Jun 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Bristol
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No. 1 qualifier Molinari picks up first round win on Saturday

17 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Pro Mod
Shane Molinari secured the No. 1 qualifier Saturday at the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. This weekend’s Pro Mod Racing, presented by Real Pro Mod Association, is the…
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Torrrence, Wilkerson, Coughlin earn top qualifying spots at Thunder Valley

Steve Torrence, Tim Wilkerson, and Jeg Coughlin Jr. claimed the No. 1 spots at the conclusion of qualifying Saturday at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn.
17 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Top Fuel low qualifier Steve Torrence 4
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NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Saturday Notebook

17 Jun 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Bristol
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Kalitta, Wilkerson, and Jeg Coughlin Jr. top qualifying after first day of qualifying

Doug Kalitta, Tim Wilkerson, and Jeg Coughlin Jr. sit atop the leaderboard after the first day of qualifying at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn.
16 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Doug Kalitta
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Coughlin leads Pro Mod qualifying Friday at Bristol

Troy Coughlin is the provisional No. 1 qualifier at the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
16 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Pro Mod
Troy Coughlin is the provisional No. 1 qualifier at the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by Real Pro Mod Association, is the…
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NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Friday Notebook

16 Jun 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
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Murphy wins Nostalgia Top Fuel title at Holley National Hot Rod Reunion

Racing took center stage during the final day of the 2017 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA at Beech Bend Raceway Park as eliminations took place in each of the categories. 
16 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Reunion
Racing took center stage during the final day of the 2017 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA at Beech Bend Raceway Park as eliminations took place in each of the categories.  Jim Murphy took the win in Nostalgia Top Fuel…
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Champions crowned at Jr. Western Conference Finals

Nolan Baker, Gage Wilson, Jonathan McClain, Graeme Rufenacht, Hayley Cline, Caylyn Cunningham, Monica Roberts, Colin Broermann, and Osage Tulsa Raceway Park were the big winners at the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals presented by Huddleston Performance.
16 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Jr. Western Conference Finals champions
Nolan Baker (age 6-9), Gage Wilson (10), Jonathan McClain (11), Graeme Rufenacht (12), Hayley Cline (13), Caylyn Cunningham (14), Monica Roberts (15), Colin Broermann (16-17), and Osage Tulsa Raceway Park (team) were the big winners at the NHRA Jr.…
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Reigning champ Rickie Smith loves racing at Bristol Dragway

The back surgery that caused reigning world champion Rickie Smith to miss four consecutive races might have knocked him out of the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series championship race in 2017. But as he showed last weekend in Englishtown, the longtime Pro Mod standout is still a force to be reckoned with. 
15 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Rickie Smith
The back surgery that caused reigning world champion Rickie Smith to miss four consecutive races might have knocked him out of the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series championship race in 2017. But as he showed last weekend in…
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Torrence, Capps, Anderson are Tricky Tipster's top picks for Bristol

Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car), and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) top NHRA National Dragster's Tricky Tipster's rankings for this weekend's NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
15 Jun 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Steve Torrence, Ron Capps, and Greg Anderson
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
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Recent wins provide major boost for Enders at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals

After a frustrating 2016 season that didn’t produce a victory, Erica Enders started to show the form earlier this year that helped lead to back-to-back Pro Stock world championships. But it wasn’t until two weekends ago in Epping that Enders finally broke through, ending a winless spell that dated back to 2015.
15 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Erica Enders
After a frustrating 2016 season that didn’t produce a victory, Erica Enders started to show the form earlier this year that helped lead to back-to-back Pro Stock world championships. But it wasn’t until two weekends ago in Epping that Enders finally…
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NHRA Today Roundtable: NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals preview

John Kernan joins Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John's to recap last weekend's NHRA Summernationals and to take a look ahead at this weekend's NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn.
14 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
John Kernan joins Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John's to recap last weekend's NHRA Summernationals and to take a look ahead at this weekend's NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn.
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Nostalgia Top Fuel standout Fry excited for Holley National Hot Rod Reunion

14 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Reunion
Returning to the team that gave her the first opportunity in the Nostalgia Top Fuel ranks, Mendy Fry figured there would be some sort of transition period early in the 2017 season. But the return to driving for Tom Shelar and his High Speed…
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NHRA Summernationals eliminations show the most watched broadcast in NHRA history

Television ratings for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series continue to reach historic heights as Sunday’s eliminations show from the NHRA Summernationals in Englishtown, N.J., on Fox Sports 1 (FS1), became the most watched show in NHRA history.
14 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Summernationals
Television ratings for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series continue to reach historic heights as Sunday’s eliminations show from the NHRA Summernationals in Englishtown, N.J., on Fox Sports 1 (FS1), became the most watched show in NHRA history.…
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K&N, Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation named title rights sponsors of Chicago event

K&N Engineering has signed an agreement to become the title rights sponsor of the upcoming NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Route 66 Raceway.
14 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Chicago
K&N Engineering has signed an agreement to become the title rights sponsor of the upcoming NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Route 66 Raceway. As part of the agreement, K&N has teamed up with its charity partner, The Children of…
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Severance, Lombardo win on the mountain

Joey Severance and John Lombardo Jr. took home wins from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Thunder on the Mountain presented by CARSTAR at Bandimere Speedway alongside Tim Nicholson, who powered his 4-speed ’67 Camaro to the winner’s circle in Super Gas.
14 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 5
Preview | Friday | Saturday MORRISON, Colo. – Joey Severance and John Lombardo Jr. took home wins from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Thunder on the…
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WFO Radio NHRA Summernationals Winners Edition

14 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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WFO
Check out the WFO Radio NHRA Summernationals Winners Edition featuring on-location interviews with Steve Torrence, Bobby Lagana, “Mama Kay” Torrence, Jack Beckman, Neal Strausbaugh, Greg Anderson, Jerry Savoie, Rickie Smith, Frank Aragona, and Dan…
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Real Pro Mod Association named presenting sponsor of Bristol Pro Mod racing

14 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
RPM
Real Pro Mod Association (RPM) has been named the presenting sponsor for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the upcoming NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway on June 16-18. The event marks the seventh of 12…
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Three years running

Dan Northrop accomplished a feat even more rare than a national event double when he won his third-straight Englishtown title
14 Jun 2017
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
northrop
A year ago, I used this space to write about how Dan Northrop went to Englishtown and successfully defended his 2015 Super Gas title. Northrop hadn’t raced with a throttle stop in a year but that didn’t stop him from defeating John Labbous Jr. in…
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Englishtown: The start of our three-race Swing

13 Jun 2017
Amanda Matusek
On the Run: Aeromotive Racing
Pro Mod
Englishtown is the first of a three-race swing for Pro Mod, so June is a busy month for the Agave Underground/Aeromotive team. The Thursday night of race weekend was a team dinner and we went to Outback Steakhouse. One tradition this year, apart…
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Crew Chief Confidential: NHRA Summernationals

NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom caught up with the four winning NHRA Summernationals crew chiefs after a very hot weekend of racing in Englishtown.
13 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Crew Chief Confidential
NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom caught up with the four winning NHRA Summernationals crew chiefs after a very hot weekend of racing in Englishtown. Pro Stock Motorcycle tuner Tim Klungian has had the hot hand so far in 2017 with three combined wins by…
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NHRA Mello Yello Series powers into Bristol Dragway for Father’s Day weekend

The ground-shaking sounds of 10,000-horsepower machines will again take over Father’s Day Weekend at picturesque Bristol Dragway as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns for the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, June 16-18.
13 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Bristol
The ground-shaking sounds of 10,000-horsepower machines will again take over Father’s Day Weekend at picturesque Bristol Dragway as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns for the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, June 16-18. It…
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Rookie Report Card after Englishtown

A look at the season stats for the 2017 rookie class through the NHRA Summernationals, race 10 of 24 on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule.
13 Jun 2017
Candida Benson, NHRA.com Managing Editor
News
NHRA Summernationals Rookie Report Card
Four of the five competitors in contention for this year's Auto Club Road to the Future Award that recognizes NHRA's top rookie in the Pro classes took part on the NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, but none made any big moves…
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