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.

The Sports Report: Home built hot rod

Ken Ratzloff earned the Top Sportsman title at the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals behind the wheel of his home built ’53 Studebaker
31 Jul 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
The Sports Report
ratzloff1
The Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs.com class is not for the faint of heart. Featuring a bracket racing format among the quickest 32 full-bodied cars in the field, the class has become a home for professionally-built race cars that more…
View More

CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Friday Notebook

31 Jul 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Seattle
Preview | Features | Results QUALIFYING ROUND RECAPS PRO STOCK…
View More

Hight hopes to replicate 2017 performance at CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals

In Robert Hight's run to a 2017 NHRA Mello Yello world championship, his incredible weekend at Pacific Raceways was certainly one of the biggest highlights of his season. Hight heads back to Seattle for this weekend’s CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals on a good note after winning in Sonoma last weekend.
31 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Robert Hight
In Robert Hight's run to a 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championship, his incredible weekend at Pacific Raceways was certainly one of the biggest highlights of his season. The Funny Car standout dominated on nearly every run en…
View More

NHRA Lucas Oil Series winners crowned at Atco Dragway event

Champions were crowned Sunday as Atco Dragway hosted the NHRA Lucas Oil Points Series event, one of 44 scheduled across the country where drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series earn points leading to divisional, regional and national championships.
31 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 1
Preview | Friday | Saturday In the final results from Atco Raceway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Josh Hart, Ocala, Fla., and Phil Burkart, Yorkville, N.Y.,…
View More

Palmer pleased with consistent improvements heading to CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals

After advancing to the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship for the first time in his NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career in 2017, Scott Palmer and his team haven’t stopped working.
31 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Scott Palmer
After advancing to the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship for the first time in his NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career in 2017, Scott Palmer and his team haven’t stopped working. That improvement has been evident in 2018 and the Top…
View More

Rottler Manufacturing will be spotlighted on Hartford's Pro Stocker in Seattle

Rottler Manufacturing will provide a striking new look for Matt Hartford Racing and his Total Seal Piston Rings/CIP1 Pro Stock Camaro during the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle.
31 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Matt Hartford
Rottler Manufacturing will provide a striking new look for Matt Hartford Racing and his Total Seal Piston Rings/CIP1 Pro Stock Camaro during the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle. Rottler is a name that is synonymous with leading-edge…
View More

Fast Five: Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals

NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick share their top five moments from the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals, race two of the 2018 Western Swing.
30 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Fast Five
View More

NHRA Jr. Street, a steppingstone to 'big-car' racing for teenagers

As part of a special, youth-oriented issue, NHRA National Dragster took a look at Jr. Street, a racing program for 13-16-year-olds that gives them the opportunity to race against their peers in full-body street vehicles with an adult co-driver as their teammate.
30 Jul 2018
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
From the pages of National Dragster
Jr Street
Three years ago, NHRA introduced Jr. Street, a new youth racing program for 13-16-year-olds that gives teenage boys and girls the opportunity to race against their peers in full-body street vehicles with an adult co-driver as their teammate. “…
View More

2018 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Top Sportsman winner Greg Lair

30 Jul 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Texas-based Greg Lair made the trip to Denver to pick up his third career win in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs. The final round featured a battle of the top two qualifiers in the class with second-seed Lair taking on Monte Green. Lair got…
View More

2018 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Top Dragster winner Rick Milinazzo

30 Jul 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs celebrated another first-time winner after Rick Milinazzo defeated Josh Herman in the final round. Milinazzo grabbed a .02-second lead at the start and then sealed the deal with a 7.480 on his 7.47 dial while…
View More

2018 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Super Street winner Brian Percival

30 Jul 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Four years after winning his first national event title at Bandimere Speedway, Brian Percival scored again in Super Street by taking down Michael Condon in the final round. Percival was nearly unbeatable in the final round with a .009 light and a 10…
View More

2018 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Super Gas winner Michael Miller

30 Jul 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Michael Miller has now won 10 times in his career and four of them have come in Denver. Miller earned the Super Gas title after final-round opponent Kevin Moore fouled by a thousandth of a second. Miller, in his 27-T Ford roadster, used wins against…
View More

2018 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Super Comp winner David Hutchens

30 Jul 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
David Hutchens was brilliant in his drive to the Super Comp title with a string of great reaction times. Hutchens used a .004 light in the opening round to stop Kari Larson and took out Cody Perkins in the third round with a .002. Hutchens took on…
View More

2018 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Stock winner Drew Skillman

30 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Drew Skillman wasn’t able to defend his Pro Stock title at the Dodge Mile-High Nationals, but after a lengthy wait on the starting line, he made the most of the trip with a win in Stock. Behind the wheel of his Cobra Jet Mustang, Skillman chased…
View More

2018 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Super Stock winner Chris Chaney

30 Jul 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
Chris Chaney scored his third national event win in six final rounds after topping Comp racer Shaun Vincent in the Super Stock final. Behind the wheel of his GT/KA Camaro, Chaney won the double-breakout final with a 10.971 on his 11.00 dial after…
View More

2018 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Comp winner Don Thomas

30 Jul 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Five years ago, Don Thomas won Comp in Dallas. Thomas reached the final round again in Denver, and bagged his second national event win after low qualifier David Kramer fouled. Thomas was the No. 7 qualifier in the 10-car field but worked his way to…
View More

First-time champions crowned at Sonoma Raceway

John Richardson and Ken Ratzloff celebrated with their teams in the winner’s circle after scoring their first national event win during the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
30 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
John Richardson
John Richardson and Ken Ratzloff celebrated with their teams in the winner’s circle after scoring their first national event win during the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals. Richardson, Santa Clarita, Calif., worked his way through the field in Top…
View More

Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship playoff berths filling up

As the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series regular season nears its completion, berths in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs are beginning to fill up. With the conclusion of the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals, 15 of the 40 spots have been clinched with just three races to go.
30 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Countdown
As the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series regular season nears its completion, berths in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs are beginning to fill up. With the conclusion of the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals, 15 of the 40 spots have been…
View More

Blake Alexander scores Sonoma Wally; Hight, Coughlin, Tonglet earn wins

Blake Alexander secured his second Top Fuel win of the season while Robert Hight (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) and LE Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all secured Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Wallys.
29 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
The Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals celebrate in Sunoco Victory Lane 5
Results| Notebook |…
View More

NHRA and Sonoma Raceway announces Sunday sellout of Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals

NHRA and Sonoma Raceway officials announced a sellout of Sunday action of the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals. It is the eighth sellout of the season.
29 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Sonoma
NHRA and Sonoma Raceway officials announced a sellout for Sunday of the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals in Sonoma, Calif. Fans from all over the west coast region sold out the Sonoma Raceway grandstands and campgrounds Sunday for the 31st annual Toyota…
View More

Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sunday Notebook

Blake Alexander secured his second Top Fuel win of the season while Robert Hight (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) and LE Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all secured Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Wallys.
29 Jul 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Sonoma
Brackets | Features | Photos | Results ELIMINATION ROUND RECAPS TOP FUEL ROUND 1 (11:26 a.…
View More

Clay Millican secures pole at Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals; C. Force, Anderson, Krawiec go to top

Clay Millican earned his seventh pole of the season, Courtney Force (Funny Car) took home her 10th, Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) locked in his 10th, Eddie Krawiec notched another No. 1 and Matt Smith won the Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle for the first time in his career.
28 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Clay Millican
Results| Notebook |…
View More

Matt Smith earns first Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle crown

Matt Smith uses a starting line holeshot to stop Eddie Krawiec in the final round of the Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle on Saturday at the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals
28 Jul 2018
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News
Matt Smith
Two-time Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Matt Smith added another title to his impressive resumé after he claimed the $25,000 top prize in the prestigious Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle at Sonoma Raceway. Smith, aboard his Victory…
View More

Coverage of Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals broadcast on FS1 and FOX this weekend

Tune to FS1 on Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern and FOX at 4 p.m. Sunday. for thrilling coverage of the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
28 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
J.R. Todd
Tune to FS1 on Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern and FOX at 4 p.m. Sunday. for thrilling coverage of the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals. Check your local listings to find your local FS1 and FOX stations.  You can also follow coverage online in our…
View More

Craftsman to sponsor Crampton's Top Fuel dragster beginning at U.S. Nationals

Craftsman will be the primary sponsor on Richie Crampton's Kalitta Motorsports Top Fuel Dragster beginning with the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. 
28 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Richie Crampton
Craftsman will be the primary sponsor on Richie Crampton's Kalitta Motorsports Top Fuel Dragster beginning with the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.  “I am very excited to represent an iconic brand like Craftsman as we…
View More

Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Saturday Notebook

Clay Millican earned his seventh Top Fuel No. 1 qualifier of the season, while Courtney Force (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) snagged the top seeds at the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
28 Jul 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Sonoma
Preview | Features | Photos | Results QUALIFYING ROUND RECAPS MICKEY…
View More

Courtney Force takes Friday pole at Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals; Millican, Anderson, Krawiec motor to top

Courtney Force snagged the provisional pole in Funny Car, while Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) took the Friday poles at the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
27 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Courtney Force
The dominant campaign of Courtney Force continued Friday night in Sonoma, California as the current Funny Car points leader took the preliminary No. 1 qualifier at the 31st annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Clay Millican (Top…
View More

Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Friday Notebook

27 Jul 2018
NHRA National Dragster staff
Race coverage
Sonoma
Preview | Features | Photos | Results QUALIFYING ROUND RECAPS PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE Q1 (…
View More

Fans remember 'the Mongoose'

Over the past month, you’ve heard from Tom McEwen’s closest friends about what the fabled “Mongoose” meant to them. This week, we share some thoughts and memories from his fans, who were touched by him in myriad ways.
27 Jul 2018
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Tom McEwen
Over the past month, you’ve heard so much from me and from Tom McEwen’s closest friends about what the fabled “Mongoose” meant to us, but, as you can imagine, my Inbox was overflowing with thoughts and memories from his fans, so I thought I’d share…
View More

Heartland Motorsports Park wraps up NHRA Double-Header Weekend

Rachel Meyer and John Lombardo Jr. were Sunday's winners in thealcohol classes as the NHRA West Central division’s Double-Header Weekend concluded at Heartland Motorsports Park.
27 Jul 2018
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 5
Preview | Thursday | Friday Champions celebrated with their teams in winner circle as the NHRA West Central division concluded it's Double-Header Weekend at…
View More