NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

 

 

 

 

Keeping NHRA Fans Up to Date

Follow our coverage through our newly designed news and videos sections. Don't forget to follow our social media posts.

Weekend Rewind: 2023 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals

From first-round upsets to Mike Salinas' blazing 338-mph speed, the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, the penultimate event of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series regular season, had plenty of action and drama. Relive it now in our Weekend Rewind video.
22 Aug 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Weekend Rewind: 2023 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
View More

Brainerd's Best: Brian Corradi, Jason Lee, and Eric Gustafson talk victory at BIR

On this episode, Antron Brown's crew chief Brian Corradi and Pro Mod's Jason Lee and Eric Gustafson join host Brian Lohnes for a conversation about how they set about winning their respective categories at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd. 
22 Aug 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider
  On this episode, Antron Brown's crew chief Brian Corradi and Pro Mod's Jason Lee and Eric Gustafson join host Brian Lohnes for a conversation about how they set about winning their respective categories at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals…
View More

JCM Racing driver development program accepting applicants for 2024 NHRA season

As the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season approaches the final stretch, JCM Racing is opening up the driver development program to new applicants for the 2024 season, focusing on competitors in the Summit Racing NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League.
22 Aug 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
JCM Racing
Earlier this year, the JCM Racing team announced the addition of a driver development program, aimed at helping young drag racers interested in pursuing a career in NHRA’s professional ranks. The program launched with three rising NHRA upstarts on…
View More

Alloy Employer Services joins Foley Lewis Racing for U.S. Nationals

Alloy Employer Services, a leading human resources service provider, will serve as Doug Foley’s primary sponsor when the Foley Lewis Racing Top Fuel team competes at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals. It’s the company’s first involvement in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. 
22 Aug 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Doug Foley
Alloy Employer Services, a leading human resources service provider, will serve as Doug Foley’s primary sponsor when the Foley Lewis Racing Top Fuel team rolls into Indianapolis Raceway Park for the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, Sept. 1-4…
View More

Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout field set for Sunday of U.S. Nationals

The lucrative Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout is set to take place on Sunday, Sept. 3., during the prestigious 69th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals. Eight Funny Car stars will race each other in a unique specialty race where first-round pairings are decided by callouts.
21 Aug 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout
The world’s biggest drag race, the prestigious 69th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, has always been known for its special events for standouts in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, and that will continue in 2023, as the Pep…
View More

Doug Gordon's Top Alcohol Funny Car win highlights Brainerd Sportsman action

Ten event champions were crowned in NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, including Doug Gordon, who claimed the win in Top Alcohol Funny Car.
21 Aug 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Doug Gordon
Ten event champions were crowned in NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, After recovering from a nasty crash at this event last year to go on to win the Top…
View More

Five things we learned in Brainerd

By any measuring stick, the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd was an extremely competitive and highly entertaining event. Here are five things we learned from NHRA’s annual stop in Minnesota.
21 Aug 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Feature
Five things we learned in Brainerd
RON CAPPS IS THE UNDISPUTED MAYOR OF THE BRAINERD ZOO While John Force is still the all-time winnngest driver at Brainerd Int’l Raceway with an amazing 11 Funny Car titles, its actually Ron Capps that’s synonymous with the…
View More

With just the U.S. Nationals to go, Countdown playoffs spots are filling up fast

With just the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals left on the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series regular season, just 15 guaranteed spots in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs remain open among four classes.
21 Aug 2023
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
News
Countdown to the Championship
With just the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals left on the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series regular season, just 15 guaranteed spots in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs remain open among four classes. Fourteen more…
View More

Jason Lee picks up first career FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod win in Brainerd

Jason Lee earned his first career victory in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports, picking up the win and moving into the points lead at Brainerd International Raceway as part of the 41st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.
20 Aug 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Jason Lee
Jason Lee earned his first career victory in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports on Sunday, picking up the win over Jason Scruggs and moving into the points lead at Brainerd International Raceway as part of…
View More

Capps claims win No. 75; Brown and Glenn also score crucial Brainerd victories

Ron Capps joined an exclusive fraternity with his 75th NHRA national event title while Antron Brown and Dallas Glenn also collected pro titles at the Luas Oil NHRA Nationals.
20 Aug 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Ron Capps
Ron Capps joined an exclusive fraternity with his 75th NHRA national event title while Antron Brown and Dallas Glenn also collected pro titles at the Luas Oil NHRA Nationals. Capps has had a long love affair with Brainerd Int’l Raceway and it’s…
View More

Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Sunday photo gallery

The final day of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals was every bit as dramatic as the first two and our National Dragster photographers continued to chronicle every bit of the action in our Sunday gallery from Brainerd Int'l Raceway.
20 Aug 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Mike Lewis 53
View More

Sunday News and Notes from the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the final day of eliminations at the :Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd Int'l Raceway in Brainerd, Minn.
20 Aug 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Antron Brown
It took just one pair for the difference in air and track conditions between qualifying and eliminations to become apparent as Mike Salinas made what was then the quickest run of the weekend with a 3.726 at 335.32 mph in his win…
View More

Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Sunday Preview

After two fascinating days of professional qualifying, the fields are set for today’s final eliminations at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd Int’l Raceway.
20 Aug 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Brainerd
The final day of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals promises to be quite different from the first three as Satuday’s warm summer-like temperatures have been replaced by cool Fall air at Brainerd Int’l Raceway. The change in temperature, more than 20-…
View More

Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge titles go to first-time winners Brown, Hight, and Enders

The latest round of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge took place on Saturday in Brainerd where Antron Brown, Robert Hight, and Erica Enders became first-time winners.
19 Aug 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News, Race coverage
Antron Brown
This season, a victory in the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge has become a source of pride for NHRA drivers and in Brainerd, Antron Brown, Robert Hight and Erica Enders got a chance to join the growing roster of champions with wins in Top Fuel…
View More

Low qualifiers Ashley, Capps, and Anderson withstand the heat in Brainerd

Justin Ashley, Ron Capps, and Greg Anderson, finished qualifying as the leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock, at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.
19 Aug 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Greg Anderson
The second day of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals presented a unique challenge for NHRA pro teams as the 70-degree temperatures from Friday were replaced by highs in the low 90s. To further complicate matters, the forecast for Sunday’s…
View More

Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Saturday photo gallery

Another epic day of qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals deserves another round of epic photos from National Dragster's talented photo staff and we've got the goods right here in our Saturday gallery.
19 Aug 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Nothing like nostalgia nitro 48
View More

As the Countdown to the Championship looms, so does Tim Wilkerson

with the field for the Countdown to the Championship taking shape, the 2023 Camping World NHRA Funny Car title is very much up for grabs, and Tim Wilkerson has every reason to think he’s one of the favorites.
19 Aug 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Feature
Tim Wilkerson
Take a quick look at the history of Tim Wilkerson in the Funny Car class, including 15-straight years of Top 10 finishes and a best of No. 2 in 2004 and suddenly, the notion of him winning the Camping World NHRA Funny Car final isn’t so far-fetched…
View More

Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Saturday Preview

19 Aug 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Brainerd
The 14th of 21 events in the 2023 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series is on deck as the tour moves to rustic Brainerd Int’l Raceway for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, an event jam packed with action including Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Mod…
View More

Kalitta, Capps, and Anderson grab early qualifying leads in Brainerd

Professional qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals kicked off on Friday where Doug Kalitta, Ron Capps and Greg Anderson emerged as the provisional leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock.
18 Aug 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Race coverage
Ron Capps
Professional qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals kicked off on Friday where Doug Kalitta, Ron Capps and Greg Anderson emerged as the provisional leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock. Cool fall-like temperatures greeted the NHRA…
View More

Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Friday photo gallery

The National Dragster photographers were busy on Friday covering the mass expanse of Brainerd Int'l Raceway to capture all the action of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.
18 Aug 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
Almost go time 43
View More

Jerry Tucker doesn’t feel like a rookie, but Rookie of the Year voters might see things differently.

Team Elite Pro Stock driver Jerry Tucker scoffs at the notion of becoming NHRA’s next Rookie of the Year award recipient, but the sone cold reality is that he’s the current frontrunner for the prestigious award.
18 Aug 2023
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Feature
Jerry Tucker
Team Elite Pro Stock driver Jerry Tucker scoffs at the notion of becoming NHRA’s next Rookie of the Year award recipient, but the sone cold reality is that he’s the current frontrunner for the prestigious award. “I’m 48 years old. That’s too old…
View More

NHRA Insider live podcast from Brainerd featured Justin Ashley and Erica Enders

Justin Ashley and Erica Enders were the guests on a live NHRA Insider podcast from Brainerd International Raceway with hosts Brian Lohnes andTony Pedregon to discuss their hopes for the race, their seasons to date, and some breaking news in Pro Stock.
18 Aug 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
Live podcast
   
View More

Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Friday Preview

The 14th of 21 events in the 2023 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series is on deck as the tour moves to rustic Brainerd Int’l Raceway for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, an event jam packed with action including Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Mod, and a full roster of Lucas Oil Series sportsman racing. The event will also feature the latest round of the Mission 2Fast2Tasty Challenge.
18 Aug 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Brainerd
The 14th of 21 events in the 2023 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series is on deck as the tour moves to rustic Brainerd Int’l Raceway for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, an event jam packed with action including Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Mod…
View More

Bob Tasca III hitting stride at ideal time approaching Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals

A week after getting a back-to-back win at a track, Funny Car standout Bob Tasca III will try to accomplish that again at this weekend’s 41st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.
17 Aug 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Bob Tasca III
A week after getting a back-to-back win at a track, Funny Car standout Bob Tasca III will try to accomplish that again at this weekend’s 41st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.   Tasca accomplished the feat…
View More

Five memorable moments from the history of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals

The Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals has been a mainstay of the NHRA tour since 1982 and has provided fans with scores of thrills, chills, and spills in the decades since. Here's a look at five of the most memorable moments at Brainerd International Raceway.
17 Aug 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Five memorable moments from the history of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
View More

Return to roots has Greg Anderson excited about Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals

For the first time since 2019, five-time Pro Stock world champ Greg Anderson will compete at Brainerd International Raceway, the track where he grew up racing, for this weekend's Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.
17 Aug 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Greg Anderson
After four years away, Pro Stock is back at Brainerd International Raceway for this weekend’s 41st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, which means it’s the first time since 2019 that five-time world champ Greg Anderson will compete at the track where…
View More

Tricky Tipster: Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals

There will be thunder among the pine trees as the Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series rolls into Brainerd Int'l Raceway fot the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals where Tricky Tipster has installed Justin Ashley, Bob Tasca III, and Erica Enders as the favorites.
17 Aug 2023
NHRA National Dragster staff
Tricky Tipster®
Tricky Tipster
Tipster had a pretty good run last weekend in Topeka with favorite Justin Ashley cashing in Top Fuel while second-ranked Bob Tasca III earned the Funny Car title and third-ranked Erica Enders went the distance for her second win of the season in Pro…
View More

Purse boosted for Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at U.S. Nationals

The exciting and lucrative Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge will get a whole lot more of both at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, where the payouts will be increased by 50% for the final Challenge of the season. 
16 Aug 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge
The exciting and lucrative Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge will get a whole lot more of both at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, where the payouts will be increased by 50% for the final Challenge of the season.  The Mission #…
View More

Pro Stock returns to Brainerd as part of huge Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals weekend

The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series is set for its annual stop at Brainerd International Raceway for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, bringing its 11,000-horsepower, 330-mph excitement — as well as the first Pro Stock appearance since 2019 — to the fan-favorite facility.
16 Aug 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series is set for its annual stop at Brainerd International Raceway for the 41st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals on Aug. 17-20, bringing its 11,000-horsepower, 330-mph excitement — as well as the first Pro Stock…
View More

Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2023 Menards NHRA Nationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another.
16 Aug 2023
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Behind the Scenes
View More