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Pro Stock Motorcycle rider John Hall returns to Matt Smith Racing

John Hall, a two-time winner in the Pro Stock Motorcycle category, will rejoin Matt Smith Racing in 2021 beginning with the upcoming Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
01 Mar 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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Hall
John Hall, a two-time winner in the Pro Stock Motorcycle category, will rejoin Matt Smith Racing in 2021 beginning with the upcoming Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Hall will race a V-Twin EBR that is backed by FireCore 50 ignition wires…
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NHRA prepares for expansion of electric vehicle racing; calls for manufacturer and industry input

With an eye towards future expansion, NHRA set to host a panel discussion regarding electric vehicle racing program during the upcoming NHRA Gatornatioanls in Gainesville.
01 Mar 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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electric
Throughout its 70-year history, the National Hot Rod Association has maintained a close and productive relationship with many of the OEM automobile manufacturers, and that valued connection continues to this day. In recent years, auto manufacturers…
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John Force Racing ready for season-opening Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals

John Force Racing recently announced its return to competition in 2021 at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. NHRA’s John Kernan checked in with crew chiefs Jimmy Prock, Daniel Hood, and David Grubnic for the latest updates.
26 Feb 2021
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Division 4's Nitro on the Bayou races to conclusion at No Problem Raceway

Final champions were crowned Sunday as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series raced to completion in the South Central Division with the Nitro on the Bayou event at No Problem Raceway Park.
26 Feb 2021
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Division 4
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division Nitro on the Bayou: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER Duane Shields, Boulder City, Nev., 5.322, 275.13  def. Rachel Meyer,…
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Tickets for Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals in Houston now on sale

Tickets for the 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil, scheduled for May 21-23 in the Houston suburb of Baytown, are now available.
26 Feb 2021
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Houston
Tickets are now on sale for the 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil, scheduled for May 21-23 in the Houston suburb of Baytown.   The largest annual sporting event in Southeast Texas will feature…
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Leah Pruett ready to ride wave of enthusiasm into 2021 season opener

NHRA Top Fuel star Leah Pruett is ready for the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season to launch at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and also looking forward to pursuing her other passion, wake surfing..
26 Feb 2021
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Leah Pruett
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Fire and despair in the desert

It's one thing to lose a race car to fire on the dragstrip and another to lose it in a trailer fire on the way to the track. John Lombardo Jr. recounts the "surreal and unpleasant night" in 1984 when legendary Funny Car owner Joe Pisano's rig burned to the ground in the California desert.
26 Feb 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Dragster Insider
  It's no secret that nitro Funny Car racing can be a perilous endeavor. Mechanical failures on nitromethane-burning engines have been around since the class' inception in the mid-1960s and are a foreseeable if not predictable result of…
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GearWrench joins Don Schumacher Racing as Official Tool Supplier of NAPA Auto Parts Funny Car team

25 Feb 2021
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GearWrench
GearWrench, the manufacturer of premier mechanic hand tools, has partnered with Don Schumacher Racing to be the official tool supplier of Ron Capps and the Napa Auto Parts Funny Car team.   The multi-year agreement between GearWrench and DSR’…
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Rob Flynn and Steve Torrence: A crew chief and a champion tell all

25 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider
  Kalitta Motorsports crew chief Rob Flynn and Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence join Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast. Flynn tells his story of how he got into drag racing, how he worked his way through…
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eCarMover backing two-car Alan Prusiensky Racing Pro Stock team in 2021

eCarMover will be backing two Pro Stock entries at the NHRA season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals as Pro Stock veteran Alan Prusiensky and rookie Mike Callahan will each be backed by the Florida-based company.
24 Feb 2021
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Alan Prusiensky
When the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series gets underway March 12-13, eCarMover will be backing two Pro Stock entries at the 52nd annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Pro Stock veteran Alan Prusiensky and rookie Mike Callahan will…
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Nitro Time Machine: "Big Daddy" Don Garlits goes the distance at 1978 Gators

"Big Daddy" Don Garlits won a lot of races in his career, but his Gainesville wins are among his most treasured. In our latest Nitro Time Machine, Garlits crushes the field at the 1978 Gatornationals.
24 Feb 2021
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Robert Hight is back and has his sights set on a fourth Funny Car world championship

Three-time Funny Car champion Robert Hight joins NHRA's Brian Lohnes via Skype to discuss John Force Racing's long-awaited return to the sport, how he spent the downtime during the 2020 season, and his penchant for winning titles in odd-numbered years.
24 Feb 2021
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Hight
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My first race car: Austin Williams

In the latest episode of our My First Race Car series, Stock and Super Comp world champion Austin Williams joined NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss his rise from the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League to his first runs in his mother's '69 Camaro, and his plans for the upcoming season.
24 Feb 2021
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Checking in with Kalitta Motorsports on the eve of preseason testing

The Kalitta Motorsports facility in Ypsilanti, Mich. is a busy place as Hall of Fame team owner Connie Kalitta, drivers Doug Kalitta, J.R. Todd, and Shawn Langdon and their crews prepare for the start of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
24 Feb 2021
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Motorplex distributes bottled water following devastating Texas winter storm

Despite being battered by the winter storm that blasted the Lone Star State and their historic track, the staff at Texas Motorplex showed their resiliency and #TexasStrong giving spirit by handing out 500 cases of bottled water.
23 Feb 2021
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Texas Motorplex
Last week, Texas Motorplex, like much of the state of Texas, suffered massive property damage, including severe water damage to the three-story suite tower complex, concession warehouse, and a number of buildings in the Food Court after a winter…
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Aggretek Construction and Mining will sponsor Miladinovich at Las Vegas race

Nevada-based Aggretek Construction and Mining Equipment will sponsor fast-rising NHRA Funny Car racer Alex Miladinovich and the M12 Racing team at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals April 16-18 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
23 Feb 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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Alex Miladinovich
Nevada-based Aggretek Construction and Mining Equipment will sponsor fast-rising NHRA Funny Car racer Alex Miladinovich and the M12 Racing team at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals April 16-18 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway…
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Alexis DeJoria ready for 2021 with backing of ROKiT, Bandero Premium Tequila

NHRA Funny Car driver Alexis DeJoria is ready to begin her quest for her first NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series world championship behind the wheel of her new-look black and white Toyota Camry Funny Car with familiar sponsor ROKiT as well as a new sponsor Bandero Premium Tequila.
23 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Alexis DeJoria
NHRA Funny Car driver Alexis DeJoria is ready to begin her quest for her first NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series world championship as the season gets underway in less than a month. The accomplished driver will be behind the wheel of her new-…
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Preseason testing will rev up prior to Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

The Top Fuel and Funny Car stars of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series are headed to south Florida the first week of March to begin testing prior to the NHRA season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals March 11-14 at Gainesville Raceway.
22 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Steve Torrence
The Top Fuel and Funny Car stars of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series are headed to south Florida the first week of March to begin testing prior to the NHRA season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals March 11-14 at Gainesville…
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Atco Dragway Lucas Oil Series, National Open events postponed

NHRA and Atco Dragway have announced a new date for the track's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event. The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event will be moved to Aug. 6-8. NHRA is currently discussing options regarding the track’s PCRichard.com National Open Series event.
22 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Division 1
NHRA and Atco Dragway have announced a new date for the track's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event. The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event will be moved to Aug. 6-8. NHRA is currently discussing options regarding the track’s PCRichard.com…
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NHRA Shop Talk: Ignition Systems

In this episode of Shop Talk, NHRA's Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart were joined by MSD's Joe Pando to talk drag racing ignition systems from Sportsman racing all the way up to nitro-powered machines. 
22 Feb 2021
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Shop Talk
  In this episode of Shop Talk, NHRA's Brian Lohnes and Alan Reinhart were joined by MSD's Joe Pando to talk drag racing ignition systems from Sportsman racing all the way up to nitro-powered machines. Pando is an expert that has been…
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Download your complete 2021 NHRA all-series season schedule planner

NHRA National Dragster has compiled a calendar with all NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series and Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events, plus the JEGS SPORTSnationals, Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series events, NHRA Summit Jr. Drag Racing League Conference Finals, and more.
22 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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2021 schedule
  NHRA National Dragster has compiled a calendar with all NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series and Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events, plus the JEGS SPORTSnationals, Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series events, NHRA Summit Jr. Drag…
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Nitro Time Machine: Melanie Troxel's historic Bristol Funny Car victory

Melanie Troxel joined the short list of winners in both Top Fuel and Funny Car following her dramatic late-night final round win over Mike Neff at the 2008 Bristol event.
20 Feb 2021
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Nitro Time Machine: Greg Anderson's first Pro Stock victory in Bristol

Greg Anderson is on the verge of becoming the sport's all-time leader in Pro Stock victories. In the latest edition of Nitro Time Machine, we travel back to the 2001 Bristol race to see where it all started.
19 Feb 2021
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Moving On Up: NHRA National Dragster highlights emerging sportsman stars

Get to know these names, especially if you happen to be a fan of NHRA Sportsman racing, because many of the drivers featured here are going to carry the sport well into the future.
19 Feb 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
From the pages of National Dragster
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Get to know these names, especially if you happen to be a fan of NHRA Sportsman racing, because many of the drivers featured here are going to carry the sport well into the future. The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is loaded with talented racers…
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My first race car: Brad Plourd

Brad Plourd has raced everything from a Jr. Dragster to a 230-mph supercharged Comp altered, and he's won in just about all of them, but his favorite remains his trusty '66 Chevy II.
19 Feb 2021
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The life and times of Denny Savage, a Funny Car driver's Funny Car driver

Denny Savage was an old-school Funny Car driver, born in the class' earliest years in the mid-1960s, and enjoyed a career that lasted well into the 1980s while driving famed cars such as the Hawaiian, the Chi-Town Hustler, and more than a dozen others. This is his story.
19 Feb 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Denny Savage
The name Dennis Walter Petersavage may not roll off the lips of drag race fans and historians, but for the better part of two decades, he made his presence known in the Funny Car ranks as Denny Savage, a guy who could and would drive any Funny…
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Relive the 1992 Gatornationals with J.R. Todd, Ron Capps, and Brian Lohnes

Join J.R. Todd, Ron Capps, and Brian Lohnes for NHRA Nitro Time Machine LIVE! as they relive and comment on the historic 1992 Gatornationals.
18 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Nitro Time Machine
  Join J.R. Todd, Ron Capps, and Brian Lohnes for NHRA Nitro Time Machine LIVE! as they relive and comment on the historic 1992 Gatornationals. From the 300-mph barrier being broken to Kim LaHaie successfully kicking some butt in…
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Western Technical College named presenting sponsor of NHRA YES program

Western Technical College will be the presenting sponsor of the NHRA Youth and Education Services (YES) Program, signing in a three-year agreement to back the popular education-based program.
18 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Western Technical College
Western Technical College will be the presenting sponsor of the NHRA Youth and Education Services (YES) Program, signing in a three-year agreement to back the popular education-based program. Western Tech, based in El Paso, Texas, has a long…
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Pro Mod's Mike Janis, National Dragster's Kevin McKenna join NHRA Insider

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Pro Mod veteran Mike Janis and NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor Kevin McKenna join Brian Lohnes. 
17 Feb 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider
  On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Pro Mod veteran Mike Janis and NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor Kevin McKenna join Brian Lohnes.  Janis was recently told by doctors that his Hall of Fame Pro …
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After quiet 2020 season, Scott Palmer set to resume making noise for NHRA fans

Fan-favorite Scott Palmer sat out most of the 2020 season, but he's eager to return this season with new partners, a new car, and a renewed attitude focused on becoming NHRA's next first-time Pro winner. One thing that won't change is his popular pit area throttle whacks.
17 Feb 2021
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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palmer
Compared to many other sports, NHRA fans got to see a lot of action during the COVID-19 pandemic-interrupted 2020 season, but there were also some obvious and glaring omissions, not the least of which was the absence of popular Top Fuel Pro…
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