Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Friday preview
The legendary dragstrip in Pomona plays host this weekend to the 65th Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, race No. 3 of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series
The legendary dragstrip in Pomona plays host this weekend to the 65th Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, race No. 3 of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
Splendid weather is forecast for the weekend at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip,…
Lee scores first in Funny Car, Langdon repeats, and Anderson just gets lucky
Paul Lee collected his first career win in nitro Funny Car, Shawn Langdon defended his event title in Top Fuel, and Greg Anderson won in Pro Stock under the most unusual circumstances to highlight a wild final eliminations day at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Top Fuel’s Shawn Langdon won for a second straight year at Firebird Motorsports Park on Sunday, powering past Kalitta Motorsports teammate Doug Kalitta in the final round in front of a sellout crowd at the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Paul…
Sunday News and Notes from the NHRA Arizona Nationals
News, notes, quotes, and photos from final eliminations at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park in Chandler, Ariz.
Raceday morning musings
Before we get into final eliminations today, here’s a notebook download of facts and figures.
Three of Jack Beckman’s 35 career Funny Cars wins have come in Phoenix and he’d love to add a…
NHRA Arizona Nationals Sunday preview
Final eliminations for the NHRA Arizona Nationals kicks off Sunday at Firebird Motorsports Park to determine the second winners of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
Final eliminations for the NHRA Arizona Nationals kicks off Sunday at Firebird Motorsports Park to determine the second winners of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
Low qualifiers Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Bob Tasca III (Funny…
Friday's leaders remain on top; Mission Challenge wins to Langdon, Capps, Coughlin
Friday qualifying leaders Doug Kalitta, Bob Tasca III, and Matt Hartford remained atop their respective fields as qualifying came to a close at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, where Shawn Langdon, Ron Capps, and Jeg Coughlin Jr. won the season's first Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge titles.

Funny Car’s Ron Capps claimed the first Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge win of the year on Saturday in front of a sellout crowd at Firebird Motorsports Park, defeating Matt Hagan in the final round of the bonus race as part of the 40th annual NHRA…
Saturday News & Notes from the NHRA Arizona Nationals
News, notes, quotes, and photos from the final day of qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals in Chandler, Ariz. (Updated throughout the day)
UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Top Fuel Q3/Mission Challenge semi's
This is the first event that features the new Saturday schedule where Top Fuel and Funny Car run ahead of Pro Stock both sessions (originally scheduled for Gainesville, where…
NHRA Arizona Nationals Saturday preview
Day two of the 2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals promises to be warmer than Friday, but teams got at least one good look at the new Firebird Motorsports Park track under warm conditions that they hope they can use Saturday.
Day two of the 2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals promises to be warmer than Friday, but teams got at least one good look at the new Firebird Motorsports Park track under warm conditions that they hope they can use on Saturday.
Top Fuel low qualifier…
Kalitta, Tasca, and Hartford race to No. 1 positions on Friday in Phoenix
Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta powered to the provisional No. 1 position on Friday at Firebird Motorsports Park at the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals. Bob Tasca III (Funny Car) and Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the second race of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta powered to the provisional No. 1 position on Friday at Firebird Motorsports Park, making the only run in the 3.60s at the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Bob Tasca III (Funny Car) and Matt Hartford (Pro Stock)…
Friday News & Notes from the NHRA Arizona Nationals
News, notes, quotes, and photos from the first day of qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals in Chandler, Ariz. (Updated throughout the day)
UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Pro Stock Q1
With a strong field of 22 cars on hand, qualifying starts in earnest for the Pro Stock cars and finished the way that the last two events did, with KB Titan Racing teammates Greg Anderson…
NHRA Arizona Nationals Friday preview
Round two of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series kicks off Friday at Firebird Motorsports Park with the opening day of qualifying for the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Round two of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series kicks off Friday at Firebird Motorsports Park with the opening day of qualifying for the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, which returns to its longtime position in the schedule.
After…
Brown, Green, Glenn, and Herrera score victories at Gatornationals opener
Defending Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown kicked off the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season with a victory at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Chad Green (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock), and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the first of 20 races.
Defending Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown kicked off the 2025 NHRA season with a victory on Sunday at Gainesville Raceway, defeating defending event winner Shawn Langdon in the final round of the 56th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.…
Sunday News & Notes from the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
News, notes, quotes, and photos from final eliminations at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla.(Updated throughout the day).
TOP FUEL ROUND 1
It’s a chilly 63 degrees and just 1,018 feet of altitude as the round kicked off at 9:30 a.m. to try to beat possible weather issues later in the day, but the track temperature was just 70 degrees, so the killer…
Anderson sets national record; Brown, Beckman, Herrera also lead in Gainesville
Greg Anderson made the quickest run in the history of the Pro Stock class while Antron Brown, Jack Beckman, and Gaige Herrera also lead their respective fields at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
Reigning Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown started his 2025 with the provisional No. 1 qualifier position at Gainesville Raceway, taking the top spot on Friday at the 56th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.
Jack…
Friday News & Notes from the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
News, notes, quotes, and photos from the first day of qualifying at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. (Updated throughout the day).
Following last weekend’s “Baby Gators” Southeast Division Lucas Oil Series event and two days of professional testing, Gainesville Raceway is once again the center of the drag racing universe with the first day of the professional qualifying at the…
Brown, Anderson win championships, season finale; Beckman, Smith also score
Antron Brown in Top Fuel and Greg Anderson in Pro Stock won world championships and the season-ending In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals to finish off an amazing 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Championship runner-ups Jack Beckman (Funny Car) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the event to close their seasons.
Jack Beckman closed out the 2024 season NHRA season with a thrilling Funny Car victory on Sunday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, defeating John Force Racing teammate and world champion Austin Prock in the final round to close out the 59th…
Sunday News and Notes from the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals
News, notes, quotes, and photos from final eliminations at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif. (Updated throughout the day)
UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Top Fuel round one
Heading into Championship Sunday, Justin Ashley led Shawn Langdon by 42 points and Antron Brown by 46. Doug Kalitta is 78 points back, Steve Torrence 79 behind, Clay Millican at -95, and Brittany…
In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals Saturday preview
After a weather-abbreviated opening day, the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals resumes at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip for the 20th and final stop of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
After a weather-abbreviated opening day, the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals resumes at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip for the 20th and final stop of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
TOP FUEL
Although none of them got a…
Rain washes out Finals Friday; Beckman, Reed lead nitro fields in Pomona
Racing was called on Friday during the first qualifying session due to weather at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. Jack Beckman (Funny Car) and Shawn Reed (Top Fuel) lead their fields after one session.
Racing was called on Friday during the first qualifying session due to weather at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
The opening session of Funny Car was completed and a portion of Top Fuel took place before rain…
Friday News and Notes from the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals
News, notes, quotes, and photos from the first day of Pro qualifying at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif.
FUNNY CAR Q1
By firing the car for his first qualifying attempt, Austin Prock earned 15 points and clinched the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Funny Car championship, the first of his young career in his first year in the…
Force breaks drought as she and Prock double; Stanfield, Herrera also get wins
Two-time Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force won for the first time in 39 races at the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals as she was joined in victory by Funny Car teammate Austin Prock, Aaron Stanfield, and Gaige Herrera.
Two-time Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force won for the first time in 39 races on Monday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, defeating reigning world champion Doug Kalitta in the final round of the 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA…
Monday News & Notes from the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals
News, notes, quotes, and photos from Monday final eliminations at the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
And we're back ...
Welcome to an unusual Monday completion of the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals. Action ended abruptly last night with Doug Kalitta's catastrophic rear-end failure in the left lane in the semifinals of Top Fuel. While all…
Prock sets single-season Funny Car record for No. 1s on fast day in Las Vegas
Funny Car points leader Austin Prock broke John Force’s record for most No. 1 qualifiers in a single season on Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, powering to his 14th top spot of the season at the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals. Brittany Force (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also qualified No. 1 at the 19th of 20 races.
Funny Car points leader Austin Prock broke John Force’s record for most No. 1 qualifiers in a single season on Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, powering to his 14th top spot of the 2024 season at the 24th annual Ford Performance…
Saturday News & Notes from the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals
News, notes, quotes, and photos from the second day of Pro qualifying at the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Updated throughout the day)
Pro Stock Q3
Greg Anderson continues to dominate qualifying in Pro Stock with his second-straight 6.5-second run during Saturday’s third qualifying session. Anderson blasted to a 6.596 in his HendrickCars.com Camaro to maintain his lock on…
Greg Stanfield wins inaugural Holley EFI Factory X championship
Greg Stanfield clinched his sixth world championship and his first in Holley EFI Factory X in the class’ inaugural season. He clinched the championship just by reaching the final round at the season-ending Ford Performance NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas, where he defeated Chris Holbrook.
Greg Stanfield clinched his sixth world championship and his first in Holley EFI Factory X in the class’ inaugural season. He clinched the championship just by reaching the final round at the season-ending Ford Performance NHRA Nationals in Las…
Ford Performance NHRA Nationals Saturday preview
The final day of qualifying for the penultimate race of the 2024 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will roar to life today at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as the fields are set for Sunday's final eliminations in the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals.
The final day of qualifying for the penultimate race of the 2024 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will roar to life today at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as the fields are set for Sunday's final eliminations in the Ford Performance…
Brittany Force, Austin Prock race to No. 1 spots in front of the boss in Las Vegas
With John Force returning to the track on Friday for the first time since his crash in June, team drivers Brittany Force and Austin Prock both went to the top in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively, securing the provisional No. 1 spots at the 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals.
With John Force returning to the track on Friday for the first time since his crash in June, team drivers Brittany Force and Austin Prock both went to the top in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively, securing the provisional No. 1 spots at the 24th…
Friday News & Notes from the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals
News, notes, quotes, and photos from the first day of Pro qualifying at the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Updated throughout the day)
News, notes, quotes, and photos from the first day of Pro qualifying at the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Updated throughout the day)
Long before the start of professional qualifying on Friday there…
2024 California Hot Rod Reunion recap: The championship battles at Famoso
The 2024 California Hot Rod Reunion concluded with a thrilling day of drag racing at the legendary Famoso Dragstrip in Bakersfield.
The 2024 California Hot Rod Reunion came to an exhilarating finish on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, at the renowned Famoso Dragstrip in Bakersfield. With championship hopes on the line, NHRA fans were treated to a day filled with thrilling drag…
Ashley wins, takes points lead; Hagan, Coughlin, Herrera also get Dallas wins
Justin Ashley moved into the Top Fuel points lead with his win at the Texas NHRA FallNationals. Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won at the fourth of six races in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
Justin Ashley moved into the Top Fuel points lead on Sunday at Texas Motorplex, holding off Clay Millican in the final round and winning in Dallas for the third time in four years at the 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals.
Matt Hagan (Funny Car…
Sunday News & Notes from the NHRA Texas FallNationals
News, notes, quotes, and photos from final eliminations at the NHRA Texas FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.
TOP FUEL ROUND 1
The marquee matchup of Top Fuel pitted the points leader, Antron Brown, against No 2 Justin Ashley, who was making his first run since Q1 Friday after sitting out three sessions to observe Yom…