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World champion driver/tuner/car owner Del Worsham has a new driver this year in second-generation racer Bobby Bode, and the two have big plans for however long they stay together.

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.

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.

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over Firebird Motorsports Park on the opening 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 first day of qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals in Chandler, Ariz. (Updated throughout the day)

After picking up his second career Funny Car win, Chad Green is anxious to return to the track as soon as possible. He’ll get his chance at the second event of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season at this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park.

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.

Following a highly successful Phoenix debut last year, the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series is set for a spectacular encore in 2025, running eliminations from the opener in Gainesville during qualifying on Friday and Saturday, heading directly into eliminations for the NHRA Arizona Nationals Sunday.

Phoenix-based USD, which has been servicing customers in the southwest for more than 45 years, will be featured on the Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car at this weekend's NHRA Arizona Nationals.

Wherever he went and for whomever he tuned, the world was a better place with Bernie Fedderly in it. The multi-world championship-winning crew chief passed away March 15 and is remembered by his friends and family.

FVP has been named Official Battery of NHRA as part of a multiyear partnership beginning with the 2025 season in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.

The arrival of several competitive injected nitro entries in the Top Alcohol Funny Car class has drawn much-needed attention to the class, but also presented a few challenges. Here's a look at the current state of the category.

The 2009 NHRA Arizona Nationals was stacked with memorable moments and some familiar faces still racing today. Here's a look back at five great moments from that event.

The experts at Alt Sports Data have set the opening lines for this week’s NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park, and they have chosen Gainesville winners Antron Brown and Dallas Glenn, along with Funny Car champion Austin Prock, as the pre-race favorites.

Mountain Motor Pro Stock and new industry partners and expanded postings join forces to boost racer rewards in 2025.

Doug Kalitta has some good memories from racing in Phoenix — two years ago, he was the No. 1 qualifier at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, and he won the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge — with the same SealMaster livery that will be on his car this weekend.

Top Dragster racer Mike Knott has purchased Brandon Booher's Top Alcohol Dragster and is currently preparing to make his official NHRA debut in the class in 2026.

Fresh off another great start to open the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, Shawn Langdon is going to a track that has served him well in recent years.

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Tony Pedregon and Kevin McKenna join host Brian Lohnes for a rip-roaring conversation that covers a lot of ground in the world of NHRA Drag Racing. 

Tim Lewis (left), one half of the successful Foley & Lewis Top Fuel team, passed away recently, and was remembered fondly by his team.

Bernie Fedderly, whose mechanical magic propelled drivers to winner’s circles and world championships over a Hall of Fame career, passed away March 15. He was 83.

Thunder Valley Dragways, located between Marion and Parker, S.D., has joined the NHRA Member Track Network as part of the NHRA’s West Central Division (Division 5).

Phoenix native and NHRA Top Fuel driver Travis Shumake will return to the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series at his home track, Firebird Motorsports Park, for the NHRA Arizona Nationals.

NHRA officials have announced that side-mounted aerodynamic body panels in Top Fuel, commonly referred to within the class as “mud flaps,” will be optional for the next four races while NHRA evaluates their effectiveness.

The induction recognized Wally Parks' lasting impact on motorsports, celebrating his contributions before an audience of racing legends, including Roger Penske, Richard Petty, and Rick Ware.

Chase Williams,Tyler Bohannon, and Jimmy Hidalgo Jr., led the list of winners as the Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals took place at No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose, La.

Dean Carter, Kyle Ratcliff, and Ron Browning led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series South Central Division was in action at No Problem Raceway.

Albuquerque Dragway, which has enjoyed a long and extensive drag racing history dating back to 1963, is back in the NHRA Member Track Network as part of the NHRA’s Pacific Division (Division 7).

NHRA National Dragster Editor Phil Burgess was among 10 people recently inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, an honor he never expected would come his way. Enjoy his descent into madness ...