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Kalitta, Hagan, Anderson, Smith hold top qualifying spots after Friday

The Eastern Swing wraps up in Norwalk, Ohio with the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Doug Kalitta, Matt Hagan, Greg Anderson and Matt Smith are on top after the first day of qualifying.
23 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Doug Kalitta
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Friday Notebook

The Eastern Swing wraps up in Norwalk, Ohio with the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Doug Kalitta, Matt Hagan, Greg Anderson and Matt Smith are on top after the first day of qualifying.
23 Jun 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Norwalk
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It's Clay's day ... finally

Clay Millican's Top Fuel win in Bristol wasn't just a breakthrough moment for him, but felt like a community event for the NHRA world, and lifted us all. NHRA National Dragster Editor Phil Burgess shares his thoughts on Millican's long run to victory.
23 Jun 2017
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Clay Millican
I was one of the very few still there on a Monday in Montreal in 1987, when John Force finally broke through for his first NHRA Funny Car win after nine painful runner-ups, and I was there in Dallas in 2011 when Bob Vandergriff Jr. ended his NHRA-…
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NHRA Today roundtable: Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals preview

Indy bureau chief John Kernan joined Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John’s to talk about this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
22 Jun 2017
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NHRA Today™
Indy bureau chief John Kernan joined Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John’s to talk about this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
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Packed fields, jets, and fireworks all part of the show at Norwalk event

With the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals coming to his track this weekend, Bill Bader Jr. talks about the popular event and its many traditions.
22 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
With the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals coming to his track this weekend, Bill Bader Jr. talks about the event and its many traditions. Bader Jr. joined Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio via Skype delivered by Papa John’s to talk…
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Millican discusses breakthrough Top Fuel win, reaction from community

Clay Millican joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his first ever win racing in Top Fuel this past weekend at Bristol Dragway. 
22 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Clay Millican joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his first ever win racing in Top Fuel this past weekend at Bristol Dragway.  Millican’s win came on Father’s Day,…
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Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 58 No. 13)

NHRA National Dragster’s 13th issue of 2017, featuring Epping and Englishtown coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
22 Jun 2017
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Erica Enders on National Dragster cover
NHRA National Dragster’s 13th issue of 2017, featuring Epping and Englishtown coverage and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world. The annual Eastern Swing, NHRA’s annual four races…
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Torrence, Capps, Butner, Tonglet top Tricky Tipster's Norwalk rankings

Points leaders Steve Torrence, Ron Capps, and Bo Butner, along with two-time season winner LE Tonglet are NHRA National Dragster's Tricky Tipster's top picks for wins at this weekend's Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
22 Jun 2017
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Steve Torrence, Ron Capps, Bo Butner, LE Tonglet
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
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Savoie forced to sit out Norwalk race due to Tropical Storm Cindy

Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie has withdrawn from this week’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals due to Tropical Storm Cindy, which is hitting his homestate of Louisiana.
22 Jun 2017
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Jerry Savoie
Reigning NHRA Mello Yello series Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie is a last-minute scratch from this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Naitonals in Norwalk. On Thursday afternoon, Savoie announced that he was skipping the event due to…
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Early-season success puts Tonglet ahead of schedule heading to Norwalk

LE Tonglet knew that teaming up with reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie would pay off at some point during the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. But the 2010 world champ didn’t expect it would come quite this quick.
22 Jun 2017
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News
LE Tonglet
LE Tonglet knew that teaming up with reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Jerry Savoie would pay off at some point during the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. But the 2010 world champ didn’t expect it would come quite this quick…
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NHRA Summernationals Top Sportsman winner Jeff Brooks

22 Jun 2017
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News
Dan Northrop wasn’t the only driver to repeat last year’s Englishtown victory. Jeff Brooks also made a return appearance to the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park winner’s circle after wheeling his unique six-second ’51 Henry J to the win in Top…
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NHRA Summernationals Super Gas winner Dan Northrop

22 Jun 2017
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News
Dan Northrop headed into the Summernationals riding a 12-round unbeaten streak in Englishtown. He extended that to 17 rounds before taking on red-hot John Labbous Jr. in a rematch of last year’s Super Gas final. Labbous, the runaway points leader in…
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NHRA Summernationals Super Comp winner Kevin Robb

22 Jun 2017
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After winning the 1993 Englishtown event in Super Gas and the Comp class in Reading in 1997, Kevin Robb returned to the winner’s circle by winning Super Comp in Englishtown. Robb made it to the final round, where he squared off against Shawn Fricke…
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NHRA Summernationals Stock winner Peter Biondo

22 Jun 2017
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The incomparable Peter Biondo, who made his first trip down the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park dragstrip on a big wheel when he was a young child, picked up career win No. 52 when he drove his ’69 Camaro past fellow Englishtown regular Russ Linke…
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NHRA Summernationals Super Stock winner Timothy Fletcher

22 Jun 2017
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Second-generation racer Timothy Fletcher drove to his second national event win when he claimed the Super Stock title over Herbie Null. Fletcher was almost unstoppable in the final with a .009 light and a 10.165 on his 10.15 dial against Null’s .027…
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NHRA Summernationals Comp winner Frank Aragona Jr.

22 Jun 2017
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News
Last winter, former Comp champ Frank Aragona Jr. made a deal with team owner Charlie Greco and bought the E/DA dragster with which Doug Doll Jr. drove to the 2016 Comp championship. The purchase immediately paid dividends for Aragona, who won his…
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Massive turnaround has Molinari excited about chances

Shane Molinari did not have the success he had hoped for during the 2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season, only qualifying for two events. It led Molinari to an ultimatum: either get better or be done racing in the loaded NHRA Pro Mod class.
22 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Shane Molinari
Shane Molinari did not have the success he had hoped for during the 2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season, only qualifying for two events. It led Molinari to an ultimatum: either get better or be done racing in the loaded NHRA…
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NHRA Summernationals Sportsman champion highlights

Dan Northrop accomplished a feat even more rare than a national event double when he won his third straight NHRA Summernationals Super Gas Wally. Northrop, the 2000 national champion, wasn’t the only former champ to score in Englishtown. Frank Aragona Jr. won in Comp, and seven-time champ Peter Biondo scored in Stock.
22 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Dan Northrop
Dan Northrop accomplished a feat even more rare than a national event double when he won his third straight NHRA Summernationals Super Gas Wally. Northrop, the 2000 national champion, wasn’t the only former champ to score an NHRA Lucas Oil Drag…
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New car for Capps at Bristol turned out to be the right choice

Ron Capps' Bristol victory came only after crew chief Rahn Tobler changed cars prior to Saturday qualifying. Indy bureau chief John Kernan talked to Tobler about the decision to bring out a new car in the middle of a race weekend.
22 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Today™
Ron Capps has had perhaps the most reliable car this season.  Prior to Bristol his NAPA Funny Car had raced to four wins on the season, but Friday at Thunder Valley the car appeared to be on its last legs.  t looked tired, so crew chief…
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NHRA New England Nationals Top Sportsman winner John Benoit

22 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
On Saturday, John Benoit was honored when his Corvette was chosen as the winner of the Mothers Best Appearing Car award in Epping. A day later, he collected another significant honor by winning the Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs title. Benoit…
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NHRA New England Nationals Top Dragster winner Deborah DiGenova

22 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
The Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs class produced NHRA’s latest female winner when Deborah DiGenova turned on the win light in the final against low qualifier Scott Hall. DiGenova put together a three-hundredths package in the final round with…
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NHRA New England Nationals Super Street winner Brian Sawyer

22 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
After watching his father, Ray, and brother, Mike, win multiple times in Super Gas, Brian Sawyer joined the crowd with his first national event title in the Super Street class. Sawyer’s sister-in-law, Kari, is also a former national event champion…
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NHRA New England Nationals Super Gas winner John Labbous Jr.

22 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
John Labbous Jr., who entered the Epping event leading the points standings in both Super Comp and Super Gas, made the long trip from Tennessee to New England at the request of car owner Anthony Bertozzi, who doubled up at the inaugural NHRA New…
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NHRA New England Nationals Super Comp winner Rich Dorr

22 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Rich Dorr joined the list of first-time winners when he drove his Undercover dragster to the Super Comp title over Ray Fredricks in the final round. Dorr, a regular at New England Dragway, got the best of Fredricks in a double-breakout battle, 8.892…
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NHRA New England Nationals Stock winner David Ficacci

22 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Stock winner David Ficacci earned his third national event title and first since the 2010 JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals in Columbus when he defeated Thomas Auger in a final round that featured two vintage muscle cars. Ficacci coasted to the win in his ’…
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NHRA New England Nationals Super Stock winner Byron Worner

22 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
For the second time, twin brothers Byron and Bryan Worner raced in a Super Stock final, and for the second time, Byron emerged as the winner. Byron, the 2013 NHRA Super Stock champion, repeated his performance from last year’s Reading race when he…
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NHRA New England Nationals Sportsman champion highlights

John Labbous Jr. continued his hot start to the 2017 season with his seventh victory of the year, and twin brothers Byron and Bryan Worner raced in a national event final for the second time in less than a season at the 5th annual NHRA New England Nationals at historic New England Dragway.
22 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
John Labbous Jr.
John Labbous Jr. continued his hot start to the 2017 season with his seventh victory of the year, and twin brothers Byron and Bryan Worner raced in a national event final for the second time in less than a season at the 5th annual NHRA New England…
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Racing at sponsor’s event brings out the best in Line

Racing at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park during the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, it would be almost impossible for Pro Stock standout Jason Line to miss his sponsor’s presence at this weekend’s race.
21 Jun 2017
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Jason Line
Racing at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park during the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, it would be almost impossible for Pro Stock standout Jason Line to miss his sponsor’s presence at this weekend’s race. While it puts extra…
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Real Pro Mod Association named presenting sponsor of Norwalk Pro Mod racing

The NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series returns to action at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals and the Real Pro Mod Association (RPM) has been named the presenting sponsor for the Pro Mod portion of the event. T
21 Jun 2017
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
RPM
The NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series returns to action at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals and the Real Pro Mod Association (RPM) has been named the presenting sponsor for the Pro Mod portion of the event. The event is the…
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Mid-season slump

21 Jun 2017
Amanda Matusek
On the Run: Aeromotive Racing
Steve Matusek
The Danny Rowe Racing (DRR) team, consisting of Danny Rowe, Steve Matusek, and Jimmy Rector as crew chief, are in a mid-season slump.  We started the season with a lot of momentum and optimism, but challenging tracks and atmospheric…
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