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.
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Sunday preview
Get all the information on the final day of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals as professional racing commences at Maple Grove.
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship begins in earnest with race day at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional racing begins with four rounds in Top Fuel, Funny Car,…
Eddie Krawiec may be winless on the season, but he’s not the least bit concerned
Harley-Davidson’s Eddie Krawiec has won four Pro Stock Motorcycle championships and he knows as well as anyone that how you finish is more important than how you start.
On the starting line or anywhere else, not much rattles Eddie Krawiec, so if anyone thinks he’s ready to hit the panic button after going winless in the first 10 events of the 2019 season, they’d be sadly mistaken. First, it’s important to remember…
Hear what the teams said following Saturday qualifying at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals:
"This hot rod, she showed that she’s hungry and we’ve been letting her eat." -Leah Pritchett
Teams wrapped up the first weekend of qualifying in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. Here's what they had to say ahead of race day.
John Force Racing
Brittany…
Erica Enders takes Melling/Elite Camaro to top qualifying spot in Reading
Two-time world champ Erica Enders takes the top spot in Pro Stock qualifying for the 20th time in her career at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Down by 50 points heading into the first race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs, Erica Enders chipped away at leader Bo Butner with a solid qualifying performance in Reading that included a 5.480 that was good for the top spot in…
Angelle Sampey locks up her second-straight No. 1 qualifying effort for Harley-Davidson
Three-time NHRA champion Angelle Sampey rode her Harley-Davidson FXDR to the top spot in Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Returning to the site of her ground-breaking first NHRA win in 1996, two-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Angelle Sampey qualified in the top spot for the second-straight event and 51st time in her career. Sampey rode her Screamin’ Eagle…
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil Saturday gallery
Check out the best shots from the second day of racing from the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil as captured by NHRA National Dragster photographers Marc Gewertz and Bob Szelag.
Ron Capps qualifies No. 1 for the 24th time in his career at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals
Ron Capps reset both ends of the Maple Grove Raceway track record on Friday night. That turned into the No. 1 qualifier at NHRA Countdown opener.
Ron Capps captured his second No. 1 of the 2019 season on the back of a record-setting performance in his NAPA Filters Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car.
The Don Schumacher Racing team reset both ends of the track record with a 3.837-…
Brittany Force sets world record to earn pole at Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals
Brittany Force reset the national elapsed time record to earn her third-straight pole at the Mopar Express NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Brittany Force ran the quickest time in NHRA Top Fuel world history with a 3.623-second blast at 331.61-mph to secure her third-straight No. 1 qualifier at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Force…
"Race with your car, not with your mouth" - Mike Kloeber prepared for Countdown fight
Mike Kloeber and Clay Millican start the NHRA Countdown to the Championship in sixth place and he wants his Parts Plus Top Fuel dragster to do the talking.
Mike Kloeber took over tuning duties for Clay Millican ahead of the 2019 season and helped bring the Parts Plus Top Fuel team to the No. 6 seed at the start of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship. That is four spots below where the Straightline…
Bateman, Gasparrelli lead winners Division 6 Lucas Oil event at Woodburn Dragstrip
Garrett Bateman and Steve Gasparrelli led the list of winners at the Northwest Division NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Woodburn Dragstrip in Oregon.
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest
Division event at Woodburn Dragstrip:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Garrett Bateman, Albany, Ore., '16 , 5.287, 274.05 def…
Karen Stoffer: "I want to take a shot at the championship."
Thanks to her partnership with the White Alligator team, Karen Stoffer is enjoying her best season in years, and she believes she's got a legit shot at the Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle championship.
Even though Reading, Pa., is more than 2,600-miles from her home in Minden, Nev., Karen Stoffer almost considers Maple Grove Raceway to be her home track and with good reason the track has been the home of some of her most memorable moments,…
Jeg Coughlin Jr. preparing to chip away at Pro Stock points lead
With six NHRA championships to his credit, including five in Pro Stock, there isn't much that Jeg Coughlin Jr. hasn't seen or done during his long career.
Jeg Coughlin Jr. won his first Pro Stock race more than two decades ago, and his career resum is Hall of Fame worthy with six championships and 81 national event wins for starters. Given his vast experience, it’s hard to throw Coughlin a pitch that…
Matt Smith enters Countdown with nothing to hide
Matt Smith begins his 2018 Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship defense with all his cards on the table. Well, as on the table as the cagey veteran ever cares for them to be. He's outspoken in a sense.
Smith didn't debut the way he wanted at…
Hear what the teams said following Friday qualifying at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:
"It's ladies' night and I'm about to do this" -Angelle Sampey
Track records were broken after a pair of weather delays in Reading, Pennsylvania. Hear what the teams had to say about the first day of qualifying at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Don Schumacher Racing…
WATCH: Brittany Force, Ron Capps set track records during Friday qualifying in Reading
Watch current No. 1 qualifiers Brittany Force, Ron Capps, Erica Enders and Angelle Sampey rocket to the top of the sheets during Friday qualifying at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Saturday preview
Get all the information on the second day of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals as professional qualifying continues off with two sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional qualifying wraps up with a pair of sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock…
Angelle Sampey continues climb with provisional Pro Stock Motorcycle pole in Reading
Angelle Sampey continued her surge aboard her Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson FXDR with a step towards pole position at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil.
The former world champion, now a full-time competitor…
Erica Enders headlines lightning-quick Pro Stock field during Friday qualifying in Reading
Erica Enders made a statement run to open the NHRA Countdown to the Championship in her Melling Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro.
Enders wheeled her Camaro to a 6.480-second lap at 211.96-mph to take provisional pole position at the Mopar…
Brittany Force breaks track record to take Top Fuel provisional pole in Reading
Brittany Force and the Advance Auto Parts team started the NHRA Countdown to the Championship on fire in Reading.
Brittany Force put on a show to open the 2019 NHRA Countdown to the Championship.
The 2017 Top Fuel world champion set the elapsed time record at Maple Grove to claim the provisional pole at 3.651-seconds and speed of 332.92-miles per hour…
Ron Capps annihilates both ends of Maple Grove track record, takes Friday pole
Ron Capps came less than a mile-per-hour away from breaking the world speed record in his Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat at Maple Grove.
Ron Capps started the 2019 NHRA Countdown to the Championship perfectly. The driver of the NAPA Filters Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat earned six bonus points and claimed the provisional Funny Car pole at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented…
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil Friday gallery
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship blasted off in Reading and NHRA National Dragster photographers Marc Gewertz and Bob Szelag captured the action.
Ron Capps draws first blood in NHRA Countdown to the Championship
Ron Capps earned the first three bonus points of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. Naturally, crew chief Rahn Tobler chalked it up to luck.
"You know, I'd say that that was probably about half luck," said Tobler…
'I was gonna light him up' - Antron Brown just as hungry entering Countdown
Antron Brown enters the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil in third place, just 30 points behind Steve Torrence as he chases his fourth Top Fuel world championship. The New Jersey native knows how difficult earning that trophy will be, but that doesn't make the ever-optimistic Brown any less confident.
Antron Brown enters the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil in third place, just 30 points behind Steve Torrence as he chases his fourth Top Fuel world championship. The New Jersey native knows how difficult earning that trophy…
What the teams said ahead of the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:
“I think there’s a lot going on mentally for a driver going into the Countdown. There’s really no easy way to go about it, but I do know that being in that number one spot, it’s yours to lose. That’s a tough spot to be in." --Shawn Langdon
John Force Racing
John Force Racing doubled-up for the first time in its history in 2017 as Brittany Force and Robert Hight both won championships. 2018 was not so kind to JFR as Hight stumbled at the season-ending Auto Club Finals and Force was…
WATCH: Re-live the 2018 Dodge NHRA Nationals
Watch the start of Steve Torrence's historic NHRA Countdown to the Championship sweep in highlights from the 2018 Dodge NHRA Nationals.
Watch the start of Steve Torrence's historic NHRA Countdown to the Championship sweep in highlights from the 2018 Dodge NHRA Nationals. Courtney Force and Clay Millican began on pole in Reading at the Countdown opener while Tanner Gray and Matt…
Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals Friday preview
Get all the information on the start of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals as professional qualifying kicks off with two sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
The NHRA Countdown to the Championship begins at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil with 40 racers in the hunt for a championship. Professional qualifying kicks off with a pair of sessions in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock…
A farewell to Tom Jobe: The last of the Surfers
Bob Skinner, Mike Sorokin, and Tom Jobe, known collectively to Top Fuel fans of the mid-1960s as The Surfers, rode a wave of success and popularity for three years. With the Sept. 7 passing of Jobe, the last surviving Surfer, we look back at their magical time.
There’s never going to be another Top Fuel team like the Surfers, the trio of West Coast pals whose approach to nitro racing in the mid-1960s was unknown and befuddling to their peers. Pictured from left, Bob Skinner, Mike Sorokin, and…
Points leaders Andrew Hines and Bo Butner will try to keep pushing the pace
Andrew Hines and Bo Butner are in similar situations heading into the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, as both have been the points leader in their respective classes for the entire season. Now they just have to keep the mojo going for the next six events.
Andrew Hines and Bo Butner are in similar situations heading into the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, as both have been the points leader in their respective classes for the entire NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series regular season. With…
Tricky Tipster: 2019 Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil
With six races to decide a champion, there is no room for error, and with that in mind, Tricky Tipster, NHRA’s legendary in-house wizard of odds, has labeled Steve Torrence, John Force, Erica Enders, and Andrew Hines as the favorites for the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals in Reading. Where did your favorite rank?
Enough of the small talk. The next time the NHRA Mello Yello series pros take to the track at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals in Reading, the playoffs will be in full swing which means the importance of each and every round cannot be…
What’s ahead for Tommy Johnson Jr. as he heads into the Countdown battle?
After arguably the most consistent regular season in his Funny Car career, Tommy Johnson Jr. hopes it translates into more clutch performances in the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship and possibly his first career world championship.
Tommy Johnson Jr. has had no trouble finishing his NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season on a high note. After arguably the most consistent regular season in his Funny Car career, the veteran standout hopes it translates into more clutch…