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With a full schedule planned for 2022 season, the sky's the limit for Josh Hart
In almost any other season, Josh Hart’s two Top Fuel victories last year would have earned him the coveted mantle of NHRA Rookie of the Year, but the new team's shortened schedule cost them that title. In 2022, everyone will find out what they can do with a full schedule.
In almost any other season, Josh Hart’s two Top Fuel victories last year would have earned him the coveted mantle of NHRA Rookie of the Year. Considering that only two of the last nine RoY winners had two or more wins on their first-year scorecard,…
Canada’s Cape Breton Dragway joins NHRA member track lineup
Cape Breton Dragway, seeded in Sydney, Nova Scotia, joins NHRA’s extensive roster of member tracks. The track hosts events featuring competition in Super Pro, Street, and Jr. Dragster racing.
Cape Breton Dragway, seeded in Sydney, Nova Scotia, joins NHRA’s extensive roster of member tracks.
A group of Canadian drag racing enthusiasts formed the Cape Breton Drag Racing Association and began the search for a location to host drag…
Hard work under way as Torrence team prepares for another title defense
The first week of January marked the start of the pursuit of NHRA Top Fuel championship No. 4 for Steve Torrence’s Capco Contractors team. NHRA’s John Kernan stopped by their Brownsburg, Ind., shop to take a look at the work underway for their title defense.
NHRA Insider podcast: The Learned and the Learning
Guests Bob Tasca III and Camrie Caruso join host Brian Lohnes on this first 2022 episode of the NHRA Insider podcast.
Guests Bob Tasca III and Camrie Caruso join host Brian Lohnes on this first 2022 episode of the NHRA Insider podcast.
Tasca is coming off a career season in 2021 with multiple victories, including the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals in…
Veteran crew chief Tommy DeLago added to Davis Motorsports team
Tommy DeLago, who previously enjoyed success as a crew member and crew chief with Matt Hagan, Cruz Pedregon, Shawn Langdon, and Alexis DeJoria, has been added to the Davis Motorsports team. DeLago will be assisting crew chief Mike Green and driver Justin Ashley, the 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year.
Tommy DeLago, who previously enjoyed success as a crew member and crew chief with Matt Hagan, Cruz Pedregon, Shawn Langdon, and Alexis DeJoria, has been added to the Davis Motorsports team. DeLago will be assisting crew chief Mike Green and driver…
Tech Talk, Episode 1 with Lonnie Grim and Brian Lohnes
The first episode of NHRA Tech Talk, a new, recurring live show, featured a conversation with NHRA National Tech Director Lonnie Grim and host Brian Lohnes entered around the NHRA's exciting new Factory X category and rules changes for the 2022 season.
The first episode of NHRA Tech Talk, a new, recurring live show, featured a conversation with NHRA National Tech Director Lonnie Grim and host Brian Lohnes entered around the NHRA's exciting new Factory X category and rules changes for the 2022…
10 things to look for as NHRA heads into the 2022 season
There is a lot happening as NHRA speeds into what figures to be a very promising 2022 season, but we’ve managed to lock down 10 noteworthy storylines that every race fan should be following.
There is a lot happening as NHRA speeds into what figures to be a very promising 2022 season, but we’ve managed to lock down 10 noteworthy storylines that every race fan should be following.
AN EPIC TOP FUEL POINTS BATTLE
Steve…
Kyle Koretsky: The high expectations and pressure that come with every Pro Stock race
In his second season, Koretsky comes to the starting line with more confidence as a driver, more power under the hood, and even higher expectations for the team's success.
Bobby Bode plans on 11 Funny Car races in 2022
Bode talks about making the transition from crewmember to driver, and what we can expect from this sophomore in college as he enters his sophomore year of NHRA Camping World drag racing
More details on NHRA Factory X exhibition class presented by Holley announced at PRI Show
NHRA has announced a Factory X (FX) exhibition racing class for the 2022 season. Known as NHRA Factory X presented by Holley, the FX category will bridge the gap between Factory Stock Showdown and Pro Stock.
Nitro Time Machine: Terry McMillan's epic Epping explosion
In the latest edition of Nitro Time Machine, we're going back to the 2017 Epping event where popular pro Terry McMillen endured a violent engine explosion in his Amalie Top Fuel dragster.
Nitro Time Machine: Terry McMillen's epic Epping explosion
In the latest edition of Nitro Time Machine, we're going back to the 2017 Epping event where popular pro Terry McMillen endured a violent engine explosion in his Amalie Top Fuel dragster.
Best of Behind the Scenes
From Greg Anderson's milestone 100th Pro Stock win to dual Indy titles for Antron Brown and Ron Capps, there was a lot of celebrating going on in 2022, and NHRA's Behind The Scenes cameras captured it all.
In-N-Out Burger named title sponsor of In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip and In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals
NHRA and In-N-Out Burger have announced that In-N-Out Burger, California’s first drive-thru hamburger stand, has been named the title sponsor of both the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip and the In-N-Out NHRA Finals as part of an exciting multiyear partnership that begins during the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. season.
NHRA and In-N-Out Burger have announced that In-N-Out Burger, California’s first drive-thru hamburger stand, has been named the title sponsor of both the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip and the In-N-Out NHRA Finals as part of an exciting multiyear…
Happy New Year from the NHRA
As we all put behind us a very successful 2022, the staff of the NHRA wishes a Happy New Year to its members, fans, racers, sponsors, member track operators, and everyone else who helps make the world of NHRA Drag Racing a wondrous place.
The Road Back: NHRA charted a successful return in 2021 after tough 2020
A sense of a new normalcy blessed the 2021 NHRA season with the community enjoying a spirited comeback from the scrappy yet shortened 2020 season so dramatically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A sense of a new normalcy blessed the 2021 NHRA season with the community enjoying a spirited comeback from the scrappy yet shortened 2020 season so dramatically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
New teams and stars emerged, the racing schedule…
Another career year brings Steve Torrence his fourth straight Top Fuel crown
Steve Torrence and “them Capco boys” won 11 of the 20 events –- including his milestone 50th in the class –- and led the points after 18 of the 20 races en route to their fourth straight Top Fuel world championship.
In 2018, Steve Torrence won his first Top Fuel championship. He repeated in 2019 and, in the process, became the first driver to win all six races in the Countdown to the Championship. He won his third straight title last year, in a pandemic-…
NHRA Division Director William Tharpe on the NHRA on FOX stage at the 2021 PRI Show
2021 NHRA divisional events saw car counts that were off the charts. NHRA Division 3 Director Tharpe explains how he went from a fan in the stands to helping run some of the largest drag racing events on earth
10 Unforgettable Moments From the 2021 NHRA Season
A a sense of normalcy returned to NHRA racing in 2021 but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty of drama, excitement, and unexpected twists and turns along the way. Here are 10 of our favorites
A a sense of normalcy returned to NHRA racing in 2021 but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty of drama, excitement, and unexpected twists and turns along the way. Here are 10 of our favorites
THE SMASHING DEBUT OF “DOUBLE-OH” DALLAS…
Richard Shute reflects on 55 year of photographing drag racing
From his first drag race at Freemont, to photographing the legends of drag racing over the last five decades, Shute's shutter has literally seen it all.
Nitro Time Machine: W.J. takes on Darrell Alderman in 1994 Pomona final
One of Pro Stock's most notable rivalries took center stage at the 1994 season-opener when Warren Johnson took on Darrell Alderman in the Pomona final.
Greg Anderson adds a fifth Pro Stock championship to his impressive résumé
Greg Anderson won his fifth NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock championship in 2021 but had to fight to the bitter end in order to make it happen.
Achieving any measure of sustained success in Pro Stock has never been easy, and it appears to only get more difficult with each passing year. No one knows that better than Greg Anderson, who won his fifth NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series…
Rachel Meyer wins family's third Top Alcohol Dragster title in dramatic fashion
Rachel Meyer deftly slipped into her sister Megan's two-time championship-winning car and rode their father Randy’s powerful tune-up to yet another world championship, the family's third straight in Top Alcohol Dragster.
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: The all-conquering Meyer Racing A/Fuel Dragster reaches the final round of the fall Las Vegas national event and stages up for a winner-take-all race with the world championship hanging in the balance.…
Sean Bellemeur, Killer Bs survive the battles to win third TAFC championship
The Killers Bs -- driver Sean Bellemeur, team owner Tony Bartone, and tuner Steve Boggs –- not only won their third NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car championship in four years but clinched it in dramatic fashion late in the season.
In every championship season, there is a defining moment, that instance in time to which a driver or a team can point as a game-changing juncture in its fate.
Sean Bellemeur has zero problems remembering his in a season that earned the Killers Bs…
Lake Speed Jr. is on a quest to help racers get the most out of their engines
Lake Speed is one of motorsports go-to lubrication experts, and Pro Stock's Matt Hartford has hired him to work at Total Seal and bring his expertise closer to the drag racing world. Hear Speed's philosophy on the "soup" of ring seal.
Jose Gonzalez overcomes adversity en route to Pro Mod world championship
After an early-season crash, Jose Gonzalez likely wouldn’t have been considered a candidate to have one of the most dominating seasons in E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service history.
After an early-season crash, Jose Gonzalez likely wouldn’t have been considered a candidate to have one of the most dominating seasons in E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service history, especially when a new car…
Nitro Time Machine: 1958 NHRA Nationals
In the latest edition of our popular Nitro Time Machine series, we go way back to 1958 to see the fourth annual NHRA Nationals in Oklahoma City, Okla.
After several near-misses, Jerry Emmons connects for Stock championship
Since the late 1990s, Jerry Emmons has practically had a reserved parking spot in the Top 10, finishing among the leaders in Super Stock and Stock nearly a dozen times, including a career-best No. 3 in 2006. In 2021, his name ended up atop the list as the Stock world champion.
Since the late 1990s, Jerry Emmons has practically had a reserved parking spot in the Top 10, finishing among the leaders in Super Stock and Stock nearly a dozen times, including a career-best No. 3 in 2006.
Moreover, the Emmons team, which also…
NHRA National Tech Director Lonnie Grim on 2022 NHRA Pro Mod rule changes
Have a Pro Mod car, or looking to build one for 2022? The NHRA has updated some of its rules to make the class more accessible and allow screw-type supercharged engines into the class.
Hot Rod Magazine's Douglas Glad on Drag Week and the Project X ’57 Chevy
As Wally Parks was the first editor of Hot Rod Magazine, the connection between NHRA and Hot Rod is eternal. We sat down with the magazine's editorial director to talk about the latest build they drag tested and displayed at the 2021 PRI Show.
