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When you drive Funny Cars for a living, as Ron Capps has for nearly 30 years, the bumps and bruises and fire and blower explosions come with the territory, but because all he's ever wanted to be is a Funny Car driver, he readily accepts it.

After earning his first career NHRA Funny Car win on Sunday in Phoenix, Funny Car driver Paul Lee heads to the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip for the third race of the 2025 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.

Pro Stock standout Aaron Stanfield had an exceptional season in 2024 and is hoping to continue his momentum this weekend at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.

Five Top Fuel teams at the NHRA Arizona Nationals chose to take advantage of the new rule that makes the side air deflectors (often referred to as "mud flaps") optional for the next four national events. Here's what's going on behind the scenes.

Top Fuel's Justin Ashley has a chance to add his name to the history books at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals if he can win the Pomona classic for the fourth straight year. Only Don Prudhomme in Funny Car has won the race four years in a row (1975-1978).

The NHRA Arizona Nationals, race 2 of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, raced to a wild conclusion at Firebird Motorsports Park. Enjoy our video recap of a fast Phoenix weekend.

Sometimes, being patient is not easy, but it’s what’s required at the moment for J.R. Todd and his DHL GR Supra team. Todd and team are in the process of refining the new tune-up first-year crew chief Dickie Venables is implementing.

It's still early into the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, but we're still learning a lot from the year's first two events. Here's our five big takeaways from the NHRA Arizona Nationals.

Jeff Diehl and new partner Kevin Moore have been tuning up their sponsorship game as they try to wade into the high surf of the Funny Car wars.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2025 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.

The 2025 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals kicked off the new season at Gainesville Raceway with an event full of upsets, wild rides, and big wins. Relive the magic now in the first Weekend Rewind video of the year.

WFO Radio TV host Joe Castello sat down with the 2025 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals champions, Chad Green (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock), and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle), who break down their winning weekends.

Kenny Delco the 1990s Gatornationals champion is still racing in Pro Stock after 40 years. He celebrates the milestone with a beautiful anniversary wrap on his Chevrolet Camaro.

Last year’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals was a whole new experience for drag racing’s power couple, Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett. Stewart was making his Top Fuel debut, and Pruett was on the sidelines — firsts for both — and both return to Gainesville Raceway now as new parents, with more new experiences.

As the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series starts its 74th season in Gainesville, reigning Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle champions Greg Anderson and Gaige Herrera will be ready to defend their world championships against a pair of highly competitive fields at this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

A dominant, record-setting season made for an incredible debut in the Funny Car ranks for Austin Prock, who rolled to his first career NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series world championship, and the team is going full speed ahead in trying to make their Cornwell Quality Tools Chevrolet Camaro SS even better.

The Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals has produced some of the greatest moments in the sport's history, and for many, it was the site of their first career wins. Here's a look back at six memorable first-time winners at the Gatornationals.

After ending his season with a fourth career world championship a year ago, Top Fuel star Antron Brown has a chance to make a resounding statement right off the bat to open the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.

Join six-time NHRA Pro Stock world champ Erica Enders as she takes our cameras on a tour of the Elite Motorsports headquarters in Wynnewood, Okla., with behind-the-scenes looks at the racecar shop. engine-assembly areas, and much more.

The 2025 NHRA Contingency program is here to connect you with companies ready to reward you for your success.

When Mason McGaha rolls out for the first Pro Stock qualifying session at the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, fans will get their first look at a new paint scheme that the third-generation Texas racer hopes will look great if he can finally park it in the winner’s circle after his first career win.

Who is in line to become NHRA’s next first-time Professional winner? With the start of the 2025 season looming, we’ve broken down a list of likely candidates.

The power of continuity and community was evident at the recent kickoff for the Pacific Division Jr. Championship Series presented by Ted Wiens at Famoso Dragstrip in Bakersfield, where a former competitor returned to tune and mentor his friends.

The GNRS delivered an unforgettable weekend of hot rod excellence — and the roots of the National Hot Rod Association were on display everywhere.

After a strong finish to the 2024 season, the first full campaign of his Top Fuel career, Shawn Reed and crew chief Rob Wendland are setting their sights on a fast start to the 2025 season.