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A look back at the career of Doug Kalitta, and the long road that he traveled to his first NHRA Top Fuel world championship.

A lot went right for a lot of teams in the 2023 season, but there were also times when things went terribly wrong, as the collection of crashes, blowups, fires, and other misadventures can attest.

Dickie Venables and the Dodge Direct Connection team that powered Matt Hagan to his fourth NHRA Funny Car world championship are already eyeing a repeat. Venables recaps their 2023 title and talks about plans for next season.

Erica Enders clinched her sixth NHRA Pro Stock world championship in 2023 on the backbone of strong performances. Here's a look back at five defining moments from her championship-winning campaign.

Enjoy an NHRA-themed retelling of the classic Twas the Night Before Christmas ....

Designed 60 years ago, the first 426 Hemi engines destined for the strip were cast on Dec. 20, 1963.

2023 Pro Mod Champion Mike Castellana wasn't the event favorite coming into the Pro Mod series final in Las Vegas—but he was the choice of National Dragster readers for the 2023 National Dragster All-Star Team.

Justin Ashley developed a taste for winning early this season, and he became insatiable as the year progressed. With the car to beat, the winner of the regular season was in championship contention until the final race in an exemplary year.

"We are real proud of the effort that we were able to put together, and Chad [Head] was a big part of making it all happen."—Doug Kalitta on winning the NHRA National Dragster All-Star Team Pro Driver of the Year award

After a season in which they challenged for the Top Fuel championship, Mike Salinas' Scrappers Racing team is hard at work going over data and preparing for the 2024 season, as crew chiefs Rob Flynn and Aaron Cave explain.

Years from now, the 2023 season will be remembered as the year that Factory X presented by Holley went from concept to reality. 

The regular season was unfulfilling for five-time Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson, but he came alive during the Countdown to the Championship and earned the No. 2 decal for his window. A near-miss of another series title has the most winning driver in category history eager to get back to it.

For three days each December, the annual Performance Racing Industry (PRI) trade show in downtown Indianapolis becomes the hub of the auto racing world. Here’s a recap of some of the week’s biggest NHRA news.

"We won the NHRA National Dragster Best Social Media Account. Thanks to everyone who voted for this. I am so grateful to win anything that’s voted on by the fans I cannot thank you enough!!! I appreciate you folks !!!"

Day 3 of the Performance Racing Industry trade show was filled with more announcements and National Dragster All-Star revelations on the NHRA stage.

NHRA Top Fuel racer Jordan Vandergriff’s journey for love continued on Thursday night’s season finale of ABC-TV’s Bachelor in Paradise (BiP). 

Day 2 of the Performance Racing Industry trade show was filled with more major announcements and National Dragster All-Star revelations on the NHRA stage.

There are 116 days between the 2023 In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals and the 2024 NHRA Gatornationals—but there are no off days.

Catch all of the breaking news announcements and interviews from the NHRA stage at the annual PRI Show.

NHRA Top Fuel racer Jordan Vandergriff’s journey for love continued on last night’s episode of ABC-TV’s Bachelor in Paradise, and it was undoubtedly an episode to remember.

With thousands of racers and hundreds of events to choose from, it’s hard to pick just 10 favorites from the 2023 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, but once again, we’ve managed to sift through an entire year’s worth of data to pick 10 of our favorites.

NHRA Top Fuel racer Jordan Vandergriff returned to Bachelor Nation as a contestant on ABC-TV's Bachelor in Paradise Thursday night, and fans are very excited to see him on their screens again. 

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals as they celebrate their victories with their teams and one another and accept congratulations from their vanquished final-round foes.

The points-racing season might be over, but there's still racing to watch on NHRA.tv, including the South Central Division Cajun Classic from No Problem Raceway. Watch it for free starting Friday on NHRA.tv.

The In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals brought down the curtain on an exciting 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season with enough championship drama to fill two seasons. Here's a quick look back at some of the highlights.

The 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season will go into the history books as one of the most memorable in the history of the sport. NHRA National Dragster Editor Phil Burgess offers his Top 23 Moments of 2023.

Doug Kalitta, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders, and Gaige Herrera were crowned NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series world champions, Chase Van Sant was recognized as NHRA Rookie of the Year, Chevrolet was presented with the NHRA Manufacturer's Cup, and NHRA Crew of the Year titles were awarded to a team in each professional category.

Naturally, we learned a lot in Pomona because it was easily one of the most dramatic events of the season with amazing performances, fantastic side-by-side racing, and loads of championship drama. Here are five things that stood out.

After the opening day of qualifying at the In-N-Out Burgers NHRA Finals, Matt Hagan remains in the driver’s seat in the Funny Car championship battle, and that’s exactly where he wants to be, both in mind and body,