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Nataas, Beverett lead winners list at Division 3 All American Showdown
Julie Nataas and Chip Beverett led the list of champs as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Division was in action at World Wide Technology Raceway.
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division All American Showdown:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Julie Nataas, Santa Barbara, Calif., 5.303, 276.35 def.…
David Thomas honors the Ramcharger legacy in powerful way
In 1959, the Ramchargers were formed when a group of engineers and auto enthusiasts from Chrysler banded together to go drag racing. Starting with a ’49 Plymouth business coupe, the Ramchargers eventually went on to dominate the NHRA Super Stock and…
Tenacious Terry Haddock keeps his two-car team going through sheer willpower
Despite long odds and a budget the fraction of the size of his well-heeled foes, Terry Haddock, nitro-racing’s unbreakable “little guy” racer, hasn't missed a race this season.
Merriam-Webster defines “tenacious” as the quality of being “persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired.”
It’s an especially apt adjective for Terry Haddock, nitro-racing’s unbreakable “little guy” racer. It’s…
Coughlin Jr., Gill score big wins at Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at VMP
Troy Coughlin Jr. and Matt Gill scored Saturday wins to lead the list of champs as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division was in action at Virginia Motorsports Park.
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division event at Virginia Motorsports Park:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Troy Coughlin Jr., Delaware, Ohio, 5.149, 283.49…
Hot Rod Drag Week stars to be featured at NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals
Some of the best street legal racers from Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week will be featured at the 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals in a special exhibition highlighting the popular Street Race Small Block Power Adder class.
Photos by the author and courtesy of Hot Rod magazine
Some of the best street-legal racers from Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week will be featured at the 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals in a special exhibition. Eight of the top performers from…
Cory Mac: He always played to win, and he did a lot of that
Earlier this week, veteran Top Fuel racer Cory McClenathan announced his pending retirement from competition. Here's a look back at his 30-year career behind the butterfly.
Earlier this week, veteran Top Fuel racer Cory McClenathan announced his pending retirement from competition. I’ve known Cory Mac for decades, since he first burst onto the NHRA scene in 1989 in Alcohol Dragster. His team was one of the five we…
Don't miss celebration of NHRA National Dragster's 60th anniversary at Auto Club NHRA Finals
NHRA’s National Dragster has been the voice of NHRA drag racing for more than 60 years. We are taking over the…
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Super Gas winner Ed Alessi
Nearly two decades after winning his first national event title at the 2001 Reading event, Ed Alessi returned to the winner’s circle in Super Gas with his unique Chevy-powered ’63 Pontiac Catalina. Alessi was nearly perfect off the starting line…
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Super Comp winner Kyle Bigley
After winning the Division 1 Super Comp championship last season, Kyle Bigley checked off another important milestone by winning his first NHRA national event title. In a rematch of the final round from Epping in June, Bigley got the best of Ken…
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Stock winner Joe Santangelo
Joe Santangelo won his second race of the season in Stock when he defeated Randi Lyn Shipp’s Firebird in a classic battle of vintage muscle cars. Santangelo left first by a hundredth of a second and sealed his 16th career title by running 10.385…
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Super Stock winner Herbie Null
Herbie Null now has six national event wins to his credit, including Indy and a pair in Reading thanks to an impressive final-round performance in Super Stock. Null was almost unstoppable in the final with a .012 light and a perfect 9.700 on his…
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Comp winner Christopher Piston
Tom Martino’s bid for a third straight Comp win in Reading remained intact until the final round, where he lost to Christopher Piston, who was appearing in his first career final round. Piston, in a four-cylinder powered F/DA, ended Martino’s…
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur
Two of the top three cars in the country met to decide the Top Alcohol Funny Car title with reigning champ and current points leader Sean Bellemeur winning for the fifth time this season in the Hussey Performance Camaro after beating Chris…
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Troy Coughlin Jr.
Troy Coughlin Jr. has now been to nine final rounds in his second year in the Top Alcohol Dragster class, and he has won four of them after driving the McPhillips Racing-injected nitro dragster to a final-round win against current championship…
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Sportsman highlights
Troy Coughlin Jr. continued his recent hot streak with his fourth win of the season in Top Alcohol Dragster, and reigning champ Sean Bellemeur took another step toward a title defense in Top Alcohol Funny Car to lead the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champs at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Troy Coughlin Jr. continued his recent hot streak with his fourth win of the season in Top Alcohol Dragster, and reigning champ Sean Bellemeur took another step toward a title defense in Top Alcohol Funny Car to lead the list of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag…
Latest issue of National Dragster includes Reading coverage, Haddock feature
NHRA National Dragster magazine's19th issue of 2019, which includes in-depth coverage of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals from Reading and the JEGS SPORTSnationals and a feature on Funny Car racer Terry Haddock, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
NHRA National Dragster magazine's 19th issue of 2019, which includes in-depth coverage of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals from Reading and the JEGS SPORTSnationals, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the…
SEMA NHRA Breakfast will salute 50 Years of Pro Stock with stars of past and present
The popular NHRA Breakfast at this year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas will bring the past and present superstars of the class together to discuss “50 Years Of Pro Stock.”
One of the most popular and longest-running events at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the NHRA Breakfast is often referred to as a “can’t miss” event and this year will be no exception. To kick off the 50th anniversary of Pro Stock, the 2019 NHRA…
The Sports Report: Old, new, borrowed and blue
In just her fourth race with a new 50th anniversary COPO Camaro, Brina Frank earned her fifth national event victory at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis
“Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.”
Almost everyone has heard of this old English rhyme that is supposed to bring good fortune and prosperity to newlyweds and for St. Louis Stock champ Brina Frank, it certainly…
WFO Radio NHRA Nitro AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals Winners Edition
This week, WFO Radio NHRA Nitro features interviews with Mello Yello Series winners of the AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals including Billy Torrence, Shawn Langdon, Erica Enders, and Karen Stoffer. NHRA's Alan Reinhart and host, Joe Castello recap…
After a rough start to the Countdown, Team Capco bounced back in St. Louis
The 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the championship didn't start out well for Steve and Billy Torrence and the Capco Top Fuel team, but they bounced back at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, where Bily beat Steve in the final round.
Dallas Gardner retires as NHRA chairman, passing torch to current CEO Peter Clifford
After 46 years of dedicated service to NHRA and the sport of drag racing, Dallas Gardner, NHRA’s board chairman, recently announced his retirement and will hand over the reins to current NHRA chief executive officer Peter Clifford effective immediately.
After 46 years of dedicated service to NHRA and the sport of drag racing, Dallas Gardner, NHRA’s board chairman, recently announced his retirement and will hand over the reins to current NHRA chief executive officer Peter Clifford effective…
NHRA Power Rankings: It pays to have great drivers
Diminish greatness behind the wheel [or handlebars] in Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing at your own peril
Enzo Ferrari once said racing is 50 percent car and 50 percent driver. He built cars for famously long races, so the ratio may be adjusted for Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing – right until horsepower isn’t enough to win the drag race. Suddenly, it’s…
Walk 1,000 Feet returns with Alex Laughlin and Amanda Busick in St. Louis
Havoline driver Alex Laughlin helped NHRA on FOX reporter Amanda Busick bring back Walk 1,000 Feet at World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis as the two walked the drag strip, raced their way through a Missouri favorite and the Chevy Camaro…
Doug Foley to renew Top Fuel license; Todd Paton to compete in Charlotte
Doug Foley will renew his Top Fuel license eight years after last competing in Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing competition. His and partner Tim Lewis' dragster car will be driven at the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals by another veteran drag racer, Todd Paton.
Doug Foley will renew his Top Fuel license eight years after last competing in Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing competition.
The veteran racer returned to Lucas Oil Sportsman competition in 2018 as a Top Alcohol driver and partnered with Tim Lewis to…
Annual DRAW Auction set for Saturday of AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals
The Drag Racing Association of Women will hold its annual auction at Texas Motorplex Saturday night of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
The Drag Racing Association of Women will hold its annual auction at Texas Motorplex Saturday night of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
The DRAW Auction will be held Oct.19 in the Champion Club. Everyone is invited, and admission is free…
Champions crowned in Las Vegas at Pacific Division Summit Series Finals
NHRA’s top drag racers from tracks across the Pacific Division competed at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway at the NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division Finals, Oct. 4-6.
The following are Sunday's final results from the 2019 NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division Summit Showdown:
SUPER PRO
Dave Meziere, Escondido, Calif., '05 Cavalier, 9.685, 168.79 def. Chuck Hawk Jr., Tucson…
Top Fuel veteran Cory McClenathan will run final three 2019 events, then retire
Two-time U.S. Nationals champion Cory McClenathan, whose 34 career Top Fuel victories still rank him among the top 10 winners in the class’ 54-year history, will run the final three events of the 2019 season, then hang up his driving gloves.
Two-time U.S. Nationals champion Cory McClenathan, whose 34 career Top Fuel victories still rank him among the top 10 winners in the class’ 54-year history, will hang up his driving gloves at the end of the 2019 season.
McClenathan, who finished…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographer Jerry Foss captured the highlights from the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals and we've got them for you here.
Fast Five: AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick count down their top five highlights from this weekend's AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Billingsley's Comp win leads Lucas Oil Series highlights from Midwest Nationals
David Billingsley scored the win in Comp to lead the Lucas Oil Series winners at the eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Sunday's final results from the eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. The race is the 20th of 24 in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series:
COMP
David v, Chevy Camaro, 8.123…