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After an action-packed day on Friday, the NHRA Nevada Nationals resumes on Saturday with two more rounds of pro qualifying plus elimination in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series as well as the popular jet dragster exhibition.
After an action-packed day on Friday, the NHRA Nevada Nationals resumes on Saturday with two more rounds of pro qualifying plus elimination in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series as well as the popular jet dragster exhibition. Brittany Force, Robert…
In his driving debut, NASCAR Hall of Famer and nitro team owner Tony Stewart is solidly qualified in the Top Alcohol Dragster class at the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
28 Oct 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
When it comes to adapting to new surroundings, few racers have ever done it better than Tony Stewart so it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the NASCAR, IndyCar, USAC, IROC, and SRX champ made a strong first impression during his NHRA driving…
After two rounds of professional qualifying at the NHRA Nevada Nationals, Brittany Force, Robert Hight, Aaron Stanfield, and Matt Smith are the provisional low qualifiers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
There was plenty of action at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as qualifying got underway for the NHRA Nevada Nationals on Friday. After two of four runs, John Force Racing teammates Brittany Force and Robert Hight, Aaron Stanfield, and Matt…
The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday of the NHRA Nevada Nationals to capture all of the action on and off the racetrack.
A dominant, magical season has the chance to become a championship year for Erica Enders at this weekend’s NHRA Nevada Nationals, which shows just how incredible the Pro Stock star has been during the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
A dominant, magical season has the chance to become a championship year for Erica Enders at this weekend’s 22nd NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which also shows just how incredible the Pro Stock star has been during…
Motorsports superstar Tony Stewart made his official NHRA competition debut Friday at the NHRA Nevada Nationals, storming to a 5.219 qualifying pass at 276.52 in the Rich McPhillips-tuned Mobil 1 dragster at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Matt Hagan remains right in the thick of the championship hunt, but the standout driver for Tony Stewart Racing knows he may need to be even better at the final two races of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season if a fourth world title is in his future.
After a runner-up finish at the most recent race in Dallas, three-time NHRA Funny Car world champ Matt Hagan remained right in the thick of the championship hunt. But the standout driver for Tony Stewart Racing knows he may need to be even better at…
The Schaeffler Group, a global automotive and industrial supplier, has signed on as the title sponsor for NHRA Funny Car driver Blake Alexander and the Head Racing team at the NHRA Nevada Nationals.
The Schaeffler Group, a global automotive and industrial supplier, has signed on as the title sponsor for NHRA Funny Car driver Blake Alexander and the Head Racing team at the NHRA Nevada Nationals, Oct. 27-30 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor…
Division 1 Pro E.T. representative Dan Caissie will return to the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championships this weekend to defend his 2021 national title and will be joined by two other returning divisional winners at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
It’s a huge weekend for the NHRA Summit Racing Series, the world’s largest motorsports program when it comes to racer participation, as 40 standout competitors will race for a national championship as part of the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip…
On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, National Dragster's Kevin McKenna and the NHRA on FOX's Tony Pedregon join host Brian Lohnes to preview the coming action at the second to last race of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series 2022 tour in Las Vegas.
On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, NHRA National Dragster's Kevin McKenna and the NHRA on FOX's Tony Pedregon join host Brian Lohnes to preview the coming action at the second to last race of the NHRA Camping World…
The new issue of NHRA National Dragster, packed with coverage of championship-crucial national events in Charlotte, St. Louis, and Dallas, is available online and is in the mail to NHRA Members around the world.
Has there ever been a Sportsman racer who has won the same national event in five different classes? NHRA historian and statistician Bob Frey cannot be stumped!
Another good question … and another one that could be considered a “trick” question (as a lot of them seem to be!).
Yes, Dan Fletcher has won in four different classes in Las Vegas, but he has done so at two different events. Fletcher won…
Erica Enders wins almost everywhere but no place has she had more success than The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Here's a look back at the Elite team's incredible record in Sin City.
Following a semifinal loss at the season’s penultimate race in Las Vegas, Matt Smith was prepared to concede the 2007 Pro Stock Motorcycle title to Andrew Hines, then a funny thing happened, and before he knew it, Smith was in a winner-take-all final-round battle with Chip Ellis for the title.
Following a semifinal loss at the season’s penultimate race in Las Vegas, Matt Smith was prepared to concede the 2007 Pro Stock Motorcycle title to Andrew Hines, who entered the final event in Pomona with a 39-point cushion in the standings.…
Charitable causes near and dear to the hearts of NHRA team owners Joe and Cathi Maynard will be prominently on display as the Maynard Family Racing team closes out the year by campaigning “giving cars” at the final two races of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
Charitable causes near and dear to the hearts of NHRA team owners Joe and Cathi Maynard will be prominently on display as the Maynard Family Racing team closes out the year by campaigning “giving cars” at the final two races of the 2022 NHRA Camping…
NHRA Top Fuel veteran and fan-favorite Cory McClenathan will be back on the track at the NHRA Nevada Nationals, but this time in a Funny Car as he takes part in the Red Line Oil-sponsored Legends Nitro Funny Car exhibition at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Fourteen years ago, Cory McClenathan stood in the winner’s circle at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after winning the Top Fuel title at the 2008 SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals, and the veteran Southern California competitor hopes to be back…
NHRA's new Street Legal EV class will make its championship debut at the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championships at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The entry list includes eight drivers in Street Legal EV across each of the seven NHRA divisions, marking a highly successful first year for the new class.
NHRA's new Street Legal EV class will make its championship debut at the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championships at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The entry list includes eight drivers in the Street Legal EV across each of the seven…
Deric Kramer has enjoyed a great career in Pro Stock, but the 2014 Las Vegas event is one that he'd like to forget. In this episode of Nitro Time Machine, Kramer takes a wild ride in his American Ethanol Dodge.
As the penultimate round of the 2022 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series, there is a good chance that at least one professional champion will be crowned as the series heads to Las Vegas for the NHRA Nevada Nationals.
As the penultimate round of the 2022 Camping World NHRA Drag Racing Series, there is a good chance that at least one professional champion will be crowned as the series heads to Las Vegas for the NHRA Nevada Nationals.
Erica Enders has a…
It’s almost time to crown some champions and what better place to do so than Las Vegas. So far, nothing has been settled but in a couple of cases, the handwriting is clearly on the wall. This week, we've got Brittany Force, Ron Capps, Erica Enders, and Matt Smith as our pre-race favorites.
It’s almost time to crown some champions and what better place to do so than Las Vegas. So far, nothing has been settled but in a couple of cases, the handwriting is clearly on the wall.
Barring something miraculous, Erica Enders will win her…
Austin Prock has made big moves during the Countdown the the Championship with a win and a runner-up in Top Fuel but is it enough to keep him in contention for the Camping World NHRA title?
Tyler Hilton, Kin Bates, Dustin Lee, Mike Mossi, and Lee Roberts not only won their class at this year’s California Hot Rod Reunion but secured the 2022 series championship as well.
When Julius Caesar said, “They came, they saw, they conquered,” he could have been talking about Tyler Hilton, Kin Bates, Dustin Lee, Mike Mossi, and Lee Roberts. These five NHRA Heritage Racing Series competitors not only won their class…
Global Electronic Technology, Inc. will sponsor recent Texas NHRA FallNationals champ Hector Arana Jr. and the Arana Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle team for the final two events of the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
Coming off a Pro Stock Motorcycle win at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, Arana Racing has high hopes for the remainder of the season as Global Electronic Technology, Inc., the fastest name in credit card processing, returns to the world’s fastest…
Bo Butner came into the 2017 season without a win but exited the year as the world champion after his fourth and final win of the year — over future champ Tanner Gray in a weird final round — allowed him to eke past teammate Greg Anderson for the championship. Second in a series
Coming into the 2017 season, Bo Butner had won exactly zero Pro Stock races, but after a strong regular season that featured wins in Houston, Atlanta, and Norwalk, he entered the Countdown to the Championship as the No. 1 seed with KB Racing…
The 2022 Camping World NHRA Top Fuel title might be out of reach, but Shawn Langdon sees no reason why he can't be a factor at the final two events of the season.
Red Line Synthetic Oil has partnered with Legends Nitro Funny Cars as the Official Title Sponsor to present the 12-car invitational event to be held during the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 27-30.
Red Line Synthetic Oil has partnered with Legends Nitro Funny Cars as the Official Title Sponsor to present the 12-car invitational event to be held during the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 27-30.
Bringing…
Former Top Sportsman world champ Darian Boesch bagged his latest win in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers when he topped Ed Dudley in the final. After an even start, Boesch won with a 6.234 on his 6.18 dial.
Rob Kropfeld was a brilliant .005 on the Tree in the Super Gas final with his ’67 Camaro, forcing opponent Patrick Debottis into a 9.892 breakout. The victory was Kropfeld’s third but his first in more than five years and boosted his final-round…
Junior Houston, the Top Dragster runner-up three years ago at the Virginia national event, went the distance on his second try, defeating former Super Gas world champ and last year’s Super Gas winner, Jeremy Mason, by .008-second in the Super Comp…
Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. won his ninth national event and sixth in Stock after Chris Knudsen red-lighted by .001-seocnd in the final round. Hidalgo has now moved to No. 3 in the battle for the Stock national championship.
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