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Marion Stephenson is now a six-time NHRA national event winner after topping Tyler Wudarczyk in the Super Stock final. Stephenson cruised to the win after Wudarczyk slowed. The race was a rematch of the 2018 Topeka final, won by Wudarczyk.
The third time was the charm for Adam Hickey, a past U.S. Nationals and SPORTSnationals Comp runner-up, as he collected his first career national event win, and it will be one he won’t forget. His opponent was supposed to be Australian national…
Jimmy Lewis, the reigning world champion in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers, won his 14th national event after David Cuadra fouled in the final round. Lewis now has five wins in Dallas including back-to-back Top Sportsman titles in…
Wayne Johnson joined the list of first-time NHRA winners in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers when he beat Robert Cool in the final round. Johnson was nearly unbeatable with a .009 light and a 6.269 on his 6.29 dial.
Phil Unruh won the all-Kansas Super Gas final in his ’67 Camaro for career win No. 7, two of which have come at Texas Motorplex. Unruh nailed a clutch .006 reaction time in the final and collected the win when final-round opponent Heidi Robison took…
Two-time world champ Austin Williams collected career win No. 19 –- nine of which have come in Super Comp -– by just .002-second over Kyle Secrest, running 8.919 to beat Secrest’s holeshot-aided 8.926. Williams, who also has nine wins in Stock,…
John Brimer is now a six-time NHRA national event winner and half of them have come in Dallas after he defeated Randi Lyn Shipp in the Stock final. Brimer drove to an 8.881 on his 8.86 dial after Shipp broke out by three-hundredths.
For the third time in the last five years, Brandon Bakies visited the winner’s circle at the Texas Motorplex. Bakies, a winner in 2018-19, claimed the Super Stock title in his SAM Tech COPO Camaro by beating third-generation racer Aydan…
Adam Hickey went back-to-back in Comp, following his win the previous weekend in St. Louis with another score in Dallas, driving his B/DA to an easy final-round win after fellow Louisianan Scott Cashio fouled in his A/SMA Cobalt.
Reigning Top Alcohol Funny Car world champ Sean Bellemeur recorded his milestone 30th career win and his fourth of the season, driving the Bartone Bros./Hussey Performance Camaro to a wire-to-wire victory over Brainerd champ Kyle Smith, 5.45 to 5.49…
Jasmine Salinas, who won the Gatornationals earlier this season, won her second career title in the Pep Boys/Scrappers Racing entry, defeating third-generation alcohol racer Madison Payne in the Top Alcohol Dragster final round, 5.25 to 5.26. It was…
Las Vegas-based Nitrous Keys, which has created a revolutionary key-making system that uses cutting-edge software and hardware, will be bannered on Jim Dunn Racing at the NHRA Nevada Nationals alongside primary sponsor Kindness General Contractors.
With a company name that fits perfectly in the sport of drag racing, Nitrous Keys has become the latest addition to Jim Dunn Racing’s group of sponsors. Nitrous Keys (www.nitrouskeys.com), headquartered in Las Vegas, is focused on speed and…
NHRA legends Don Prudhomme, Richard Tharp, Lee Beard, and Frank Hawley will come together to discuss a thrilling topic: “Bent Rules, Balled Fists, and Drag Strip Battles,” as the NHRA Breakfast returns to the SEMA Show Nov. 2 at the Westgate Las Vegas Casino Paradise Events Center.
With four legends set to take the stage, as well as a must-see topic for any racing fan, the NHRA Breakfast is set to return to the SEMA Show on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the Westgate Las Vegas Casino Paradise Events Center.
The popular NHRA Breakfast…
The NHRA Fanfest, Vegas-style returns to famed Fremont Street in Las Vegas Thursday, Oct. 27, featuring a huge driver autograph session and entertainment.
The NHRA Fanfest, Vegas-style returns to famed Fremont Street in Las Vegas Thursday, Oct. 27, featuring a huge driver autograph session and entertainment.
The driver autograph session will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Among the NHRA superstars…
Ron Capps and Clay Millican join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. Both racers are in a strong position with regard to their seasons.
Ron Capps and Clay Millican join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. Both racers are in a strong position with regard to their seasons.
Millican, with fresh ownership and parts, is in the fastest…
Edelbrock and Comp Cams will be the primary sponsors on the Rick Ware Racing/Parts Plus NHRA Top Fuel dragster driven by Clay Millican at the upcoming NHRA Nevada Nationals.
Edelbrock and Comp Cams will be the primary sponsors on the Rick Ware Racing/Parts Plus NHRA Top Fuel dragster driven by Clay Millican at the upcoming NHRA Nevada Nationals.
Founded in Memphis, Tenn., Comp Cams’ partnership with Millican…
Tom Hoover, whose beautiful Showtime Funny Cars were marquee performers on the NHRA Drag Racing circuit for decades, passed away Oct. 21. He was 81.
Hoover burst onto the scene in the 1960s in Top Fuel with a family-run team that included his…
With championship dreams on the line, the stars in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will look to hit it big on Oct. 27-30 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as the NHRA Nevada Nationals marks the penultimate race in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
With championship dreams on the line, the stars in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will look to hit it big on Oct. 27-30 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as the 22nd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals marks the penultimate race in the…
NASCAR Hall of Famer and NHRA nitro team owner Tony Stewart will make his drag racing debut this weekend at the NHRA Nevada Nationals at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
After two multi-day sessions at Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School and a handful of tests over the last two years in both a Top Alcohol dragster and a Top Fuel dragster, Tony Stewart is ready for the real thing.
The versatile racer who…
Kalitta Motorsports participated in two national conventions in support of Kalitta Air and longtime sponsor Revchem Composites following the Texas NHRA FallNationals. Each display featured a specially designed Toyota Funny Car that Kalitta Motorsports' in-house graphics and branding staff designed and wrapped for each show.
Kalitta Motorsports participated in two national conventions in support of Kalitta Air and longtime sponsor Revchem Composites following the Texas NHRA FallNationals. Each display featured a specially designed Toyota Funny Car that Kalitta…
Oct. 22, 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the controversial breaking (or not breaking) of one of drag racing’s great barriers. “T.V. Tommy” Ivo received a 5.97 time slip, allowing him to lay claim to the first five-second Top Fuel clocking, but the run has been shrouded in controversy ever since.
21 Oct 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Tomorrow, Oct. 22, 2022, will mark the 50th anniversary of the controversial breaking (or not breaking) of one of drag racing’s great barriers. At a match race at Keystone Raceway Park in New Alexandria, Pa., on Oct. 22, 1972, “T.V.…
She's faster than fast, quicker than quick—she is speed! With all ten of the fastest passes ever made in a Top Fuel dragster credited to her team, Brittany Force literally owns the top speed record in that category.
Razor-sharp reaction times, a fast bike, early-round wins, more win lights—and a little bit of luck—will all be needed to take down Matt Smith Racing in 2022.
The reigning Top Fuel champion's winning ways have not been the overwhelming force we've come to expect from the Capco Team, but that doesn't mean they aren't dead-set on winning again this year.
A pair of drivers in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series has been announced by NHRA officials as the eligible candidates for the 2022 NHRA Rookie of the Year award.
A pair of drivers in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series has been announced by NHRA officials as the eligible candidates for the 2022 NHRA Rookie of the Year award.
Pro Stock first-year driver Camrie Caruso and Top Fuel’s Scott Farley…
Ron Capps, Justin Ashley, and Hector Arana Jr. joined WFO Radio's Joe Castello to discuss winning the Texas NHRA FallNationals to give inside details behind winning at the event at Texas Motorplex.
The 2023 season will mark the dawn of a new era for the Top Alcohol Funny Car class with the introduction of a new rules package that is designed to not only increase participation but also promote parity and a level playing field.
The most…
In 1992 John Force met Cruz Pedregon in the final round in Dallas for a winner-take-all battle and neither driver was backing down! After hitting the wall—twice!—Force was unable to catch Pedregon who blazed the tires all the way across the finish line.
Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame member Barry Paton, who made the successful transition from driver to NHRA nitro-racing mentor, passed away Oct. 16. He was 79.
Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame member Barry Paton, who made the successful transition from driver to NHRA nitro-racing mentor, passed away Oct. 16. He was 79.
Paton began his drag racing career in 1964 in a ’58 Plymouth Fury and graduated from…
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