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Appearing in his first national event final, custom home builder Art Hodges delivered his first win when he drove his C/Altered Camaro to a final-round win over Danny Holt’s C/EA in Comp. Down .09-second in Competition Index Control penalties,…
Anthony Bertozzi claimed the 21st national event title of his career when he beat J.B. Strassweg in the final of Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs. The low qualifier, Bertozzi won with a 6.030 on his 6.01 dial, and Strassweg was close behind with…
Sean Bellemeur clinched the championship on Saturday when he beat DJ Cox in his round-two matchup then knocked out Andy Bohl in the semifinals and Phil Burkart in the final round with a strong 5.403. Burkhart left first but lost traction while…
Just a thousandth of a second separated Joe Fisher from Phil Smida off the starting line in the hotly contested Super Gas final, and Fisher, the 2017 Atlanta Top Dragster winner, collected his second title, 9.912 to a breakout 9.885. Fisher’s best…
Megan Meyer, who qualified third, posted low e.t. and top speed of the event in round one with a 5.200, 283.01 mph to defeat Tiffany Januik in Top Alcohol Dragster. Meyer went on to race reigning and three-time champion Joey Severance in the final.…
Jeremy Ray and his popular Carolina Kingpin supercharged ’63 Corvette finally got their first career win in the E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, stopping first-time finalist Justin Bond, wheeling Shane Molinari’s Firebird, on a holeshot in…
Points leader Sean Bellemeur faced off against Doug Gordon in Top Alcohol Funny Car and posted a 5.504 in his Steve Boggs-tuned Hussey Performance Camaro. Gordon was just eight-thousandths behind with a 5.513. Bellemeur, who defeated Shane…
Joey Severance, the three-time and defending champion, was victorious in Top Alcohol Dragster with the quickest pass of the weekend, a 5.236 in his final-round victory over former champ Alan Bradshaw, who posted 5.342. Severance scored a key win…
Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Tanner Gray (Pro Stock) and Mike Janis can clinch titles at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Here's what they need to do to make their championship dreams come true.
23 Oct 2018
Jacob Sundstrom, NHRA National Dragster Associate Editor
Steve Torrence is keeping the status quo heading into the NHRA Toyota Nationals. The Top Fuel leader can lock up his first ever Mello Yello Top Fuel championship at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
On the cusp of winning his first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championship, Steve Torrence is keeping the status quo. It has worked perfectly through the first four races of the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship and the Top Fuel…
NHRA fans attending this weekend’s NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway are going to want to be on Fremont Street Thursday night. That’s where more than two dozen of the NHRA’s top stars will be attending NHRA Fanfest to sign autographs and promote the event
Fans of the NHRA attending this weekend’s NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway are going to want to be on Fremont Street Thursday night. That’s where more than two dozen of the NHRA’s top stars will be attending NHRA…
The high-stakes action of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will be apparent at the penultimate race of the 2018 season, the 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Oct. 25-28.
The high-stakes action of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will be apparent at the penultimate race of the 2018 season, the 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Oct. 25-28. Serving as the fifth of six…
The 2018 California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California completed competition at Auto Club Famoso Raceway on Sunday crowning not only event winners but also many champions in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series.
The 2018 California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California completed competition at Auto Club Famoso Raceway on Sunday crowning not only event winners but also many champions in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series.…
Jordan Vandergriff will make the jump to the professional NHRA Drag Racing ranks in 2019 as the driver of a Bob Vandergriff Racing Top Fuel dragster with primary sponsorship from D-A Lubricant Company and its PennGrade Motor Oil brand .
Jordan Vandergriff will make the jump to the professional NHRA Drag Racing ranks in 2019 as the driver of a Bob Vandergriff Racing Top Fuel dragster. Joining the 23-year-old California native in his rookie season will be D-A Lubricant Company and…
The annual NHRA Breakfast at the SEMA Show will feature drag racing legends Kenny Bernstein, Joe Amato, Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, and John Force, drivers who have been on the road to “Fifty Years of the NHRA Gatornationals.”
Referred to as the “can’t miss” event of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, this year’s NHRA Breakfast will showcase drivers who have been on the road to “Fifty Years of the NHRA Gatornationals.”
The NHRA Breakfast will feature drag racing legends…
Drag racing photographer Ron Lewis, who’s been shooting at the drags since he was a teenager in the mid-1960s and continues to be a regular presence at Mello Yello Series events, is sharing with us some of the thousands of his vintage drag racing pics. This week: the 1960s.
19 Oct 2018
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
What do you give the drag racing fan/historian/journalist who already has access to tens of thousands of historic drag racing photos? Thousands of more photos, many of them not seen in decades if ever at all!
Drag racing photographer Ron Lewis,…
Jay Livingston, who grew up in the family business of managing drag racing facilities in the northwestern U.S., is the new general manager and co-owner of National Trail Raceway, the NHRA-sanctioned quarter-mile track serving the Columbus, Ohio, market.
National Trail Raceway, the NHRA-sanctioned quarter-mile track serving the Columbus, Ohio, market, keeps adding to its talent pool. Jay Livingston grew up in the family business of managing drag racing facilities in the northwestern U.S. and has…
NAPA Auto Parts Funny Car racer Ron Capps joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's Pizza to wrap up his win at the NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by Wix Filters.
No number of clichés can steal from the inevitability of Steve Torrence’s first Top Fuel title. The Texan won his fourth straight Wally at the NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by Wix Filters, extended his lead to 161 points, and left the three…
NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom hosted NHRA on FOX broadcasters Dave Rieff and Tony Pedregon along with Indianapolis Bureau Chief John Kernan in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's Pizza via Skype to wrap up the 2018 NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by Wix Filters.
Check out the WFO Radio Podcast, NHRA Carolina Nationals Winners Edition featuring Ron Capps, Steve Torrence, Jason Line, and Matt Smith. Plus, Megan Meyer and Pro Mod winner Rick Hord. NHRA’s Alan Reinhart and host Joe Castello recap the weekend at…
Following his second win of the season, Ronnie Proctor has an excellent chance to win the national championship in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs.com.
17 Oct 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
A year ago, Ronnie Proctor was one of those guys who raced hard and hoped that his drive and determination would one-day allow him to hoist an NHRA Wally trophy. Proctor checked that item off his to-do list earlier this year with a win in…
Robin Samsel and Chris Foster scored in the alcohol classes at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Division All-American Hot Rod Showdown at Gateway Motrosports Park.
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division All-American Hot Rod Showdown:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 6.325, 257.14 def. Dean…
Jonathan Anderson qualified for the NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout in two classes and advanced to the final round in both taking the honors as both Champion and runner-up in the specialty event at this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Rockingham Dragway.
Jonathan Anderson qualified for the NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout in two classes and advanced to the final round in both taking the honors as both Champion and runner-up in the specialty event at this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at…
Mendy Fry, who recently clinched the Nostalgia Top Fuel championship in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Drag Racing Series, joined Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John’s to talk about her title and this weekend’s California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California.
Kelly Brown, the 1978 NHRA Top Fuel world champion, will be the 2018 Grand Marshal for the 27th annual California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California, leading an impressive list of names that will be honored…
The NHRA Motorsports Museum’s 27th annual California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California returns to Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. for a thrilling three-day gathering on Oct. 19-21.
The NHRA Motorsports Museum’s 27th annual California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California returns to Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. for a thrilling three-day gathering on Oct. 19-21. The annual fan-…
Van Puckett, Hillarey Sloan, and James Daniels led the list of winners as Rockingham Dragway hosted the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division.
Preview | Saturday
In the final results from Rockingham Dragway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, home track and second-generation racer Hillarey Sloan took home the win this weekend…
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