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The March issue of NHRA National Dragster, featuring coverage of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and packed with interesting feature stories, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.

Five Top Fuel teams at the NHRA Arizona Nationals chose to take advantage of the new rule that makes the side air deflectors (often referred to as "mud flaps") optional for the next four national events. Here's what's going on behind the scenes.

Top Fuel's Justin Ashley has a chance to add his name to the history books at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals if he can win the Pomona classic for the fourth straight year. Only Don Prudhomme in Funny Car has won the race four years in a row (1975-1978).

Jim Dunn Racing and Mooneyes will celebrate 75 years of success at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals this weekend at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. 

Second-generation Southern California driver Jason Rupert will kick off his five-race schedule at his home track of In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip at this weekend's Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals flying the colors of Shell Roofing Solutions Group on his Mustang Funny Car.

Ryan Horan drove the Infinity Plumbing Designs Camaro to a huge victory, beating past world champ Bobby Cottrell and the Speed Shop Camaro. 4.70 to 4.82.

In addition to the thrilling Mission Foods and Congruity Pro Mod action, six Lucas Oil Series race champions were also crowned at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, led by Jeff Taylor, who scored his 51st career win.

The NHRA Arizona Nationals, race 2 of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, raced to a wild conclusion at Firebird Motorsports Park. Enjoy our video recap of a fast Phoenix weekend.

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, David Freiburger and Kevin McKenna join host Brian Lohnes to talk about an incredible weekend in Phoenix and the looming Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. 

Planning to attend or even watch the upcoming Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals? Check out our new event guide, which features ticket information, event schedule and news, entry lists, a facility map, the Nitro Alley schedule, driver bios, and much more.

Sometimes, being patient is not easy, but it’s what’s required at the moment for J.R. Todd and his DHL GR Supra team. Todd and team are in the process of refining the new tune-up first-year crew chief Dickie Venables is implementing.

The experts at Alt Sports Data have set the opening lines for this week’s event at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip, and they have chosen Antron Brown, Austin Prock, and Dallas Glenn as the early favorites.

It's still early into the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, but we're still learning a lot from the year's first two events. Here's our five big takeaways from the NHRA Arizona Nationals.

Pro Mod driver Mike Stavrinos claimed double Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series trophies at Firebird Motorsports Park this weekend when he won the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals a day after winning the postponed Gainesville event.

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.

During the first round of Funny Car eliminations at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, Ron Capps suffered an explosion before the finish line. His car crossed the center line and struck the left guardwall before coming to a stop. Capps was alert and exited the car under his own power and was examined onsite by the NHRA Medical Team before being released.

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Firebird Motorsports Park on final eliminations day, catching all of the action on and off the track at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.

News, notes, quotes, and photos from final eliminations at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park in Chandler, Ariz.

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.

Mike Stavrinos enjoyed a spectacular Saturday at a sold-out Firebird Motorsports Park, winning his first career Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series race, defeating Rickie Smith in the final round of the postponed NHRA Gatornationals and also qualifying No. 1 for this weekend’s Arizona Nationals in Phoenix.

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.

For the third straight year, NHRA and officials at Firebird Motorsports Park announced a sellout crowd for Saturday qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Firebird Motorsports Park on the final day of qualifying, catching all of the action on and off the track at 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)

Jeff Diehl and new partner Kevin Moore have been tuning up their sponsorship game as they try to wade into the high surf of the Funny Car wars.