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Nitro Time Machine: The thrilling final rounds from the 2011 Winternationals
In our latest edition of Nitro Time Machine, we got back a decade to the 2011 Winternaitonals, where Morgan Lucas, Robert Hight, and Jason Line kicked off the season with impressive victories.
Sportsman spotlight: Racing is Johnson family origin story
The Johnson racing family – parents Vicky and Steve, and their kids Bri and Blake – were featured recently on Denver-area television station KUSA while competing at the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals at their Bandimere Speedway home track.
Nightly Cacklefests will add to the excitement of Winternationals action
Nearly 20 pieces of vintage drag racing iron, including front-engined Top Fuelers and Fuel Altereds, will salute NHRA fans attending the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com with a nightly Cacklefest Friday and Saturday evenings.
Nearly 20 pieces of vintage drag racing iron, including front-engined Top Fuelers and Fuel Altereds, will salute NHRA fans attending the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com with a nightly Cacklefest Friday and Saturday…
Nitro Time Machine: A look at the history of the 1963 Winternationals car show
The Winternationals is one of NHRA's oldest and most prestigious events. This week, we take a look back at the 1963 edition of the "Big Go West" and the accompanying car show.
Nitro Time Machine: Don Garlits takes on Shirley Muldowney at 1986 Winternationals
Anytime "Big Daddy" Don Garlits raced Shirley Muldowney it was worth watching especially at the 1986 Winternationals where the two legends were paired in round one.
Pittsburgh Power backing will propel Brandon Welch in 2021 Top Fuel debut
The Brandon Welch-driven Beal Racing Top Fuel team will make its 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series debut at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com with primary sponsorship from Pittsburgh Power.
The Brandon Welch-driven Beal Racing Top Fuel team will make its 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series debut at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com with primary sponsorship from Pittsburgh Power, a national…
Karen Stoffer’s giant-slaying Suzuki wins Pro Stock Motorcycle in Sonoma
White Alligator Racing’s Crew Chief Tim Kulungian returns to his old horsepower playbook, and Stoffer reaps the rewards.
This race was a bucket list win for Karen Stoffer. She grew up racing in NHRA's Division 7 and running at Sonoma Raceway. Always a threat and a consummate Pro Stock Motorcycle racer, the crowd, and the competition were equally wowed when her second-…
Aaron Stanfield wins Pro Stock in Sonoma; collects third win in the class
Stanfield defeats Greg Anderson in the semis and Dallas Glenn in the final to win the Sonoma Nationals.
When asked to reflect on his Sonoma win, and what it was that allowed Aaron Stanfield the kind of success it takes to defeat opponents with vastly different skillsets and reaction times, Stanfield credited his team.
“You know, that's tough to say…
Robert Hight wins Funny Car in Sonoma; surpasses Joe Amato’s win record
The Auto Club Funny Car driver defeats Matt Hagan, finds the consistency his team has been chasing and heads into Pomona with a new velocity.
“I never thought I’d ever get a chance to drive one of these cars,” said Robert Hight. “John Force gave me a chance, and 26 years later I’m leaving Sonoma with a Funny Car Wally.”
Hight’s humbleness comes from acknowledging the struggle he and…
Steve Torrence locks up spot in Countdown to the Championship; wins Top Fuel in Sonoma
Team Torrence tallies so many successes at the 2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals, it’s difficult to know where to begin.
Even before the race day started Torrence had locked up his spot in the 2021 Countdown to the Championship. His win in Sonoma means his Capco Contractor’s Top Fuel dragster is two-thirds of the way to sweeping the 2021 Western Swing. Even if you…
Tim Wilkerson's Funny Car explodes in a fireball in round one—but still advances
Wilkerson's car spun the rear tires, lost cylinders, and then blew the body up with a major engine explosion. Watch the action from Sonoma right here.
Tim Wilkerson vs. Jim Campbell in round one and the cars staged and launched well. Campbell's car got in trouble early and then Wilkerson's car spun the rear tires, lost cylinders, and then blew the body up with an engine…
Sunday news and notes from the NHRA Sonoma Nationals
The 2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals begins the second race of the 2021 NHRA Western Swing, and we look forward to success coming in pairs (and then triples) for racers and fans alike.
All weekend NHRA race fans have been celebrating the return of the Camping World Drag Racing Series to its home state. As the first motorsport event Sonoma Raceway has hosted without attendance restrictions, the fans within the facility were…
Sunday pre-race interview with Top Fuel racer Brittany Force
Hear from the racer before first round of Sunday’s eliminations at the 2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals
Sunday pre-race interview with Funny Car racer Ron Capps
Hear from the racer before first round of Sunday’s eliminations at the 2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals
Sunday pre-race interview with Pro Stock racer Greg Anderson
Hear from the racer before first round of Sunday’s eliminations at the 2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals
Sunday pre-race interview with Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Angie Smith
Hear from the racer before first round of Sunday’s eliminations at the 2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals
NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sunday preview
It's race day. Great crowds, perfect weather, and the golden sunlight of the California coast will shine on drag racing—and make for a day not to be missed.
NHRA exists in every part of the country. It's across town at your local member track, it's in the race car trailer out behind the shop, and it's in every timeslip ever printed. But California is where NHRA was born, where Wally Parks crafted his…
Hopkins, Huntzberry, Santangelo lead Division 1 winners at Numidia Dragway
Mark Hopkins, Kyle Huntzberry, and Joe Santangelo led the list of winners at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division event at Numidia Dragway
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division event at Numidia Dragway:
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Mark Hopkins, Phoenixville, Pa., '92 Beretta, D/A, 7.796, 173.43 …
Steve Torrence becomes first to clinch berth in Countdown to the Championship
With a successful qualifying effort at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, three-time and reigning Top Fuel world champ Steve Torrence has become the first driver to officially clinch a berth in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship.
With a successful qualifying effort at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, three-time and reigning Top Fuel world champ Steve Torrence has become the first driver to officially clinch a berth in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the…
Brittany Force, Ron Capps, Greg Anderson, and Angie Smith are top qualifiers in Sonoma
After two ideal days in California, Angie Smith scores her first-ever number-one qualifier, while Greg Anderson, Ron Capps, and Brittany Force hold on to their positions.
Sonoma Raceway is a freak of nature that brings out the absolute best in drag cars. Located 13 feet above sea level and 13 miles from the ocean, its proximity to the Pacific gives the track the equivalent of climate control. Its surface preparation…
Antron Brown explains how team ownership will redefine his success
In 2022 Antron Brown will own his Top Fuel team, and explains how the move allows him to win by helping others succeed.
The idea of team ownership for Antron Brown isn't about who owns what. It's about how much he can expand who will succeed as part of his team’s effort.
“This is the next step in my career," said Brown. And I ask myself, 'Who will be the next one…
Matt Smith smashes Pro Stock Motorcycle top-speed record: 205.04 mph!
On Friday night at the 2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals, Matt Smith ran 203 mph and told the crowd there was a 204-mph run in the bike. He stunned fans Saturday when he blasted past 204 and went right to 205.04 mph!
Greg Anderson moves to number one in Pro Stock qualifying—watch the run and hear from the man
See the run, and watch the interview from Greg Anderson.
Scrappers Racing honors Blaine Johnson with Travers Tool Tribute Car
The Mike Salinas-led Scrappers Racing Top Fuel Dragster has donned the Travers Tool blue and gold scheme at this weekend's NHRA Sonoma Nationals as a tribute to the car that the late Blaine Johnson drove to victory in Sonoma in 1996.
Twenty-five years ago, Blaine Johnson, brother of Scrappers Racing tuning consultant Alan Johnson, won his final race in Top Fuel at Sonoma Raceway. Blaine beat Kenny Bernstein in the final round and unforgettably stopped the car on the end of the…
NHRA Sonoma Nationals Saturday preview
Fans are rolling in from all over the West Coast to Sonoma Raceway for Saturday's qualifying sessions at the 2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
It couldn't be better to be back drag racing in California. That's the buzz in the pits, grandstands, and staging lanes at the 2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals. And for good reason, today's second and third session of qualifying of Top Fuel, Funny Car,…
Brittany Force, Ron Capps, Matt Hartford, and Andrew Hines are Friday night’s top qualifiers in Sonoma
Perfect weather, record speeds, and full-capacity California crowd made the night session at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals a smash success.
Most people think Sonoma, Calif., is wine country, but motorsports fans know better—it’s horsepower country.
After last weekend’s race in Denver where the air was thin and the trap speeds were low, the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series…
