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2024 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Joey Severance

17 Nov 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Nine months after it began, the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals is finally in the books as Joey Severance defeated Ron Anderson to win the Top Alcohol Dragster final. The event was initially interrupted by rain and cold weather, and Severance was…
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Gaige Herrera locks up second straight Pro Stock Motorcycle championship

After dominating the 2023 season, Gaige Herrera did not let up in 2024, winning ten events on his RevZilla Vance & Hines Suzuki en route to his second-straight Pro Stock Motorcycle world title.
17 Nov 2024
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Gaige Herrera
Proving that last year’s 11-win championship season was anything but a fluke, Gaige Herrera clinched his second-straight Mission Foods NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle title on Sunday in Pomona. Herrera entered final eliminations at the season-ending In-N-…
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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)
17 Nov 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Sunday News and Notes from the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals
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…
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In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals Sunday preview

The In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, and the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing season, races to a conclusion today with the crowning of both pro and sportsman world champions.
17 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Pomona
TOP FUEL On Saturday, Pomona fans got to see some of the quickest runs of the season including a blistering 3.643 by low qualifier Brittany Force and her Monster Energy team. Force was one of eight drivers to venture into the 3.6s and the bump…
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Force, Prock smash records to lead Finals fields; Anderson, Smith also No. 1s

Brittany Force made the quickest Top Fuel run of the 2024 season, qualifying No. 1 for the fourth time in the past five races at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals. Austin Prock (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock), and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also qualified No. 1 at the last of 20 races during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
16 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Brittany Force
Brittany Force made the quickest Top Fuel run of the 2024 season on Saturday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, qualifying No. 1 for the fourth time in the past five races at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals. Austin Prock (Funny Car), Greg…
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Austin Prock clinches first Funny Car world championship in dominant fashion

Austin Prock completed one of the greatest first-year seasons in the history of NHRA Funny Car competition, winning the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series world championship in his debut in the class.
16 Nov 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Austin Prock
Austin Prock completed one of the greatest first-year seasons in the history of NHRA Funny Car competition, winning the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series world championship in his debut in the class. Prock secured the championship at the end of…
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Ode to my best friend

16 Nov 2024
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Van hero
I never had a biological brother, a familial sidekick to share life’s experiences, its ups and downs, its discoveries and surprises, its joys and its heartaches, another guy who was always there as your “ride or die” through thick and thin.…
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In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals Saturday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers bring you a collection of photos from a second day at the 2024 season-ending In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.
16 Nov 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Ready for battle 65
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Saturday News and Notes from the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the final day of Pro qualifying at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif. (updated throughout the day)
16 Nov 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Saturday News and Notes from the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals
Long before the first professional session of the day, there was plenty of action on In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip including the crowning of a champion in Super Stock. Folloiwing a heated back-and-forth battle over the past few weeks, Jimmy…
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U.S. Army veteran, mother receives life-changing car gift at NHRA Finals

Damielle Reynolds, a U.S. Army veteran and single mother, was presented with a vehicle Saturday at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals thanks to the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides program and partners GEICO and Gerber Collision & Glass.
16 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
National Auto Body Council
Damielle Reynolds, a U.S. Army veteran and single mother, was presented with a vehicle Saturday at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals that will allow her to get to work and care of her family, thanks to the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides…
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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.
16 Nov 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals
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…
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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.
15 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Jack Beckman
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…
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In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals Friday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers dodged raindrops to bring you a collection of photos from a truncated opening day at the 2024 season-ending In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.
15 Nov 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Nostalgic cars on display 24
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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.
15 Nov 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Friday News and Notes from the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals
  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…
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Cody Lane and Cody Webber clinch NHRA Lucas Oil Series titles in Pomona

Following the early rounds of competition at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona, Cody Lane and Cody Webber have clinched NHRA Lucas Oil Series championships in Comp and Right Trailers Top Dragster, respectively.
15 Nov 2024
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Cody Lane
Following the early rounds of competition at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona, Cody Lane and Cody Webber have clinched NHRA Lucas Oil Series championships in Comp and Right Trailers Top Dragster, respectively. Lane wrapped up his first…
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DHL, Kalitta teams join forces to provide 2 million meals in “Race To End Hunger”

At the NHRA In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, DHL Express and the 2024 “Race to End Hunger” partners donated two million meals to Feeding America and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, bringing the program’s overall five-year total to 11 million meals. 
15 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Feeding America
DHL Express and the 2024 “Race to End Hunger” partners donated two million meals to Feeding America and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, bringing the program’s overall five-year total to 11 million meals.  With some 49 million people in…
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Herrera sets sights on second straight Pro Stock Motorcycle championship

Reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Gaige Herrera is on the brink of another crowning moment, as the young rider will attempt to claim his second consecutive world championship at this weekend's In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.
15 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Gaige Herrera
As the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season comes to a close at the 59th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at legendary In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Gaige Herrera is on the brink of another…
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In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals Friday preview

The 20th and final stop of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series brings with it the drama of a late-season points chase as multiple titles remain up for grabs this weekend at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Raceway.
14 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Pomona
The 20th and final stop of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series brings with it the drama of a late-season points chase as multiple titles remain up for grabs this weekend at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Raceway. TOP FUEL There are eight…
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Zurn Elkay and Mainline Sales join Krista Baldwin for NHRA Finals

NHRA Top Fuel racer Krista Baldwin heads into the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals with new partners in Zurn Elkay and Mainline Sales Inc. 
14 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Krista Baldwin
NHRA Top Fuel racer Krista Baldwin heads into the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals with new partners in Zurn Elkay and Mainline Sales Inc.  Zurn Elkay provides drinking water solutions with bottle-filling stations and is represented by…
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Stanfield, Glenn, and Anderson to battle for Pro Stock championship in Pomona

The Pro Stock world championship will be decided this weekend at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, where Aaron Stanfield leads Dallas Glenn by 32 points as both aim for first world titles, with veteran Greg Anderson lurking 56 points back.
14 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Stanfield, Glenn, and Anderson
There’s a possibility the final run of the 2024 Pro Stock season could determine the world championship at this weekend’s 59th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at legendary In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.   If that’s the case and it’s…
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Top 5 exciting moments from the 1989 NHRA Word Finals

The 1989 NHRA World Finals was filled with drama in Top Fuel, where Gary Ormsby dueled with Joe Amato for the championship and Bob Glidden tangled with Warren Johnson in Pro Stock. Here's a look back at five great moments from that race.
14 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Top 5 Lists
1989 NHRA Word Finals
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Shell Roofing Solutions Group covers Funny Car driver Jason Rupert in Pomona

Southern California Funny Car driver Jason Rupert will close the season at his home track of In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip flying the colors of Shell Roofing Solutions Group on his Ford Mustang at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona.
14 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Jason Rupert
Fresh off an outing at the Ford Performance NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas, where part-time NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car competitor Jason Rupert drew attention by lowering his career-best elapsed time twice in an effort that…
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Paul Lee enters NHRA Finals with a new look from Mainline Sales Inc.

NHRA Funny Car racer Paul Lee returns to the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals with a new look, courtesy of Southern California-based Mainline Sales Inc.
14 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Paul Lee
NHRA Funny Car racer Paul Lee returns to the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals with a new look, courtesy of Mainline Sales Inc., a full-service, manufacturer’s representative serving the plumbing, mechanical, fire protection, industrial, irrigation, and…
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NHRA to honor veterans during weekend-long celebration in Pomona

NHRA officials have announced a special Veteran’s Day celebration that will take place throughout the event at this weekend’s 59th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at legendary In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
13 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Veterans
NHRA officials have announced a special Veteran’s Day celebration that will take place throughout the event at this weekend’s 59th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at legendary In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. As part of the weekend-long…
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Championship coronation on tap for Funny Car’s Austin Prock in Pomona

Austin Prock will be named the 2024 NHRA Funny Car world champion following qualifying Saturday at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals but remains laser-focused on trying to end the year in impressive fashion. A ninth win — and a first world championship for the young standout — would certainly do it.
13 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Austin Prock
At the beginning of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, Austin Prock wasn’t sure if he’d be a driver or a spectator. But when a Funny Car seat became available within his John Force Racing team, he was more than happy to take on…
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Bid to win a behind-the-scenes experience with In-N-Out's Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson

As the NHRA season winds down this weekend with the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip comes a chance for a behind-the-scenes experience: sitting down for lunch with In-N-Out Burger President Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson, courtesy of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
13 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson
The latest online charity fundraiser for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) is live now and open for bidding on BringATrailer.com. This truly priceless charity auction offers its winner and one guest a unique behind-the-scenes…
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Tricky Tipster, In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals

The experts at Alt Sports Data have set the opening lines for this week’s event at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, and they have chosen Antron Brown, Austin Prock, Dallas Glenn, and Gaige Herrera as the pre-race favorites.
13 Nov 2024
NHRA National Dragster staff
Tricky Tipster®
Tricky Tipster
At the end of a long and grueling 20-race season, NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Professional world champions will be crowned this weekend at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona. It all comes down to this. No matter what, four NHRA…
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Hull to finish rookie Funny Car season in iconic Mooneyes/Jim Dunn Racing entry

Funny Car rookie Buddy Hull will finish out his first season in the class behind the wheel of the iconic Mooneyes-branded Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals.
12 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Jim Dunn Racing
Funny Car rookie Buddy Hull will finish out his first season in the class behind the wheel of the iconic Mooneyes-branded Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals. “One of my favorite memories as a kid was watching ‘Big Jim’…
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Factory Stock ace Stephen Bell to make NHRA Pro Stock debut in 2025

Stephen Bell, a seven-time winner in NHRA’s Factory Stock Showdown, will break into the Professional NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series ranks at the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals. Bell will compete at a minimum of 10 races under the Elite Motorsports banner in 2025.
12 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Stephen Bell
Stephen Bell, a seven-time winner in NHRA’s Factory Stock Showdown, will break into the Professional NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series ranks at the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, March 7-9. Bell will compete at a minimum of…
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Top Fuel set for epic finish at In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona

A thrilling finish is all but guaranteed in Top Fuel heading into this weekend’s In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at legendary In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip with Justin Ashley, Antron Brown, and Shawn Langdon dueling for the world championship.
12 Nov 2024
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Top Fuel
With a thrilling finish all but guaranteed in Top Fuel heading into this weekend’s 59th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at legendary In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, it’s Justin Ashley who takes the points lead into the final race of the 2024…
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