Erica Enders leads Pro Stock field at Dodge NHRA Nationals
Erica Enders continued her surge for a third world championship by claiming the provisional pole at the Dodge NHRA Nationals. Enders
Enders entered the weekend with a 28-point lead over Matt Hartford and tacked on 3 points by going low in…
Matt Smith takes big swing to lead Pro Stock Motorcycle field
Matt Smith took the first step towards his sixth pole of 2019 behind a crushing blow in the first qualifying session. Smith ran a 6.842-second lap at 198.64-mph to lead the Pro Stock Motorcycle field at the Dodge NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas.
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What the teams said ahead of the Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil
"The desired results will take care of themselves so long as we chase the Wally." --Leah Pritchett
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“With the momentum that our team has gained, we’re really optimistic heading into Vegas, and feel like we’re getting our race car back underneath us. I see the confidence in my guys, and I’m…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Friday preview
Get all the information on the start of the penultimate race of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, the Dodge NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas.
The penultimate race of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Series Countdown to the Championship begins at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the Dodge NHRA Nationals. Just this race and the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona remain for racers to earn…
Deric Kramer enjoying career season heading to Dodge NHRA Nationals
Deric Kramer is racing in the playoffs for the second season and has a legitimate shot at winning his first Pro Stock world title.
This year marks the second straight season Deric Kramer has advanced to the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. It doesn’t take much more than a cursory glance at the numbers to know this year has been far more productive for the Pro…
Billy Torrence firmly in championship conversation entering Las Vegas
Billy Torrence can take another step towards his first Top Fuel world championship in Las Vegas.
There is a Torrence who has the most wins thus far in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, but it’s not the same Torrence as the one who clinched the Top Fuel world title a year ago in Las Vegas. It’s the elder Torrence, Billy, who…
Billy Torrence grabs second Top Fuel Countdown win, moves to fourth in points
It took a little bit of final-round luck but Billy Torrence won for the second time in the Countdown, defeating tire-smoking rookie Jordan Vandergriff for the Top Fuel crown.
Billy Torrence tried to give away the final, but it wouldn’t take. After a late reaction time of .319, he watched Jordan Vandergriff streak into the distance then smoke the tires. Torrence stayed on the gas and passed the rookie to collect his…
Steady 3.90 barrage carries Matt Hagan's Dodge Charger to third win of season
Matt Hagan and crew chief Dickie Venables put together a string of four 3.90-second runs separated by just nine-thousandths of a second to win their third race of the season and boost their bid for a late-season championship run.
Matt Hagan and crew chief Dickie Venables put together a string of four 3.90-second runs separated by just nine-thousandths of a second to win their third race of the season and boost their bid for a late-season championship run. At the wheel of the…
Greg Anderson wheels Summit Camaro to career win No. 94 in Pro Stock
Greg Anderson entered this weekend in eighth place and knew he needed a good weekend at the AAA Texas FallNationals to remain part of the Pro Stock championship battle, and his determination showed with a sterling effort behind the wheel en route to career win No. 94.
Greg Anderson entered this weekend in eighth place and knew he needed a good weekend at the AAA Texas FallNationals to remain part of the Pro Stock championship battle, and his determination showed. Using his right foot to extreme advantage,…
Jerry Savoie's White Alligator Suzuki takes a bite out of points deficit with win
Jerry Savoie continued his push for a second Pro Stock Motorcycle championship by taking out points leader Andrew Hines in the semifinals and Eddie Krawiec in the final round to become the first racer in the 2019 Countdown to win more than one event,
Jerry Savoie continued his push for a second Pro Stock Motorcycle championship by taking out points leader Andrew Hines in the semifinals and Eddie Krawiec in the final round to become the first racer in the 2019 Countdown to win more than one event…
Chris Holbrook closes out SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock season with convincing win
Chris Holbrook collected his first win of the season in the SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock Showdown following a final round win over reigning series champion Leah Pritchett at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals in Dallas.
Chris Holbrook collected his first win of the season in the SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock Showdown following a final round win over reigning series champion Leah Pritchett at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals in Dallas. Holbrook, in his Varsity Ford…
Pre-race interviews: Erica Enders, Steve Johnson, Shawn Reed, and Paul Lee
Erica Enders, Steve Johnson, Shawn Reed, and Paul Lee all took to the Texas Motorplex stage during pre-race activities at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals to discuss their careers and their race weekends with host Alan Reinhart.
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Two years later, Richie Stevens Jr. is back home again in Pro Stock
Richie Stevens didn’t expect to get a call from Alan Prusiensky this week asking him to drive his Pro Stock car at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, but it didn’t take him long to say yes.
Richie Stevens didn’t expect to get a call from Alan Prusiensky this week asking him to drive his Pro Stock car at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, but it didn’t take him long to say yes.
Prusiensky, who suffered a broken back in a high-speed…
For Brittany Force, communication with crew has been a key to their success
It didn’t take long for the chemistry to heat up between Brittany Force and her new crew, led by David Grubnic and Mac Savage, and good communications has been the key to their success their season.
It didn’t take long for the chemistry to heat up between Brittany Force and her new crew, led by David Grubnic and Mac Savage, who were hired in the 2018-19 offseason to try to get Force and her Advance Auto Parts Top Fueler back to the…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Sunday preview
Welcome to Raceday for the 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. After two days of exciting qualifying at Texas Motorplex, the racers are playing for keeps and big points today in the fourth of six events in the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
Welcome to Raceday for the 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. After two days of exciting qualifying at Texas Motorplex, the racers are playing for keeps and big points today in the fourth of six events in the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing…
John Force makes it a family sweep of nitro qualifying poles with BlueDef Camaro
John Force reached another milestone in his amazing career, locking down his 160th career No. 1 qualifying effort thanks to his Friday run of 3.834 and joined daughter Brittany as a low qualifier at the event.
John Force reached another milestone in his amazing career, locking down his 160th career No. 1 qualifying effort thanks to his Friday run of 3.834. Force and his BlueDef Camaro had a mixed Saturday, with a tire-smoker in Q3 and a 3.937 in Q4 that…
Brittany Force scores eighth No. 1 of the season with strong performances
Although Brittany Force and crew chief David Grubnic are known for their nighttime qualifying heroics, they showed in the heat of the day Saturday that they’re tough under fire, too, recording the best run of the day, 3.691, and held the No. 1 spot with their Friday 3.651 blast.
Although Brittany Force and crew chief David Grubnic are known for their nighttime qualifying heroics, they showed in the heat of the day Saturday that they’re tough under fire, too, recording the best run of the day, 3.691 to back up their Friday…
Matt Smith stays atop bike field, but Jerry Savoie emerges as a threat in the heat
Matt Smith stayed atop the Pro Stock Motorcycle field after his dazzling 6.776, 200.22-mph Friday night blast, but a so-so Saturday in the heat put him behind the performance curve of Jerry Savoie, who ruled the day.
Matt Smith stayed atop the Pro Stock Motorcycle field after his dazzling 6.776, 200.22-mph Friday night blast, but a so-so Saturday in the heat put him behind the performance curve of Jerry Savoie, who ruled the day.
Savoie had the best e.t. of…
Jeg Coughlin Jr. keeps his Camaro atop the Pro Stock pack on a hot Saturday
Everyone knew that Saturday’s hot and humid weather would slow the Pro Stock cars, which it did by an average of about a half-tenth from Friday’s nighttime session, but Jeg Coughlin Jr. showed that his JEGS.com team has a mastery of both.
Everyone knew that Saturday’s hot and humid weather would slow the Pro Stock cars, which it did by an average of about a half-tenth from Friday’s nighttime session, but Jeg Coughlin Jr. showed that his JEGS.com team has a mastery of both by making…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Saturday photo gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographers Jerry Foss and Randy Anderson were all over Texas Motorplex on the second day of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, providing a gallery's worth of photos from on and off the track.
Reading Top Fuel winner Richie Crampton and the DHL crew warmed their mount before the opening qualifying pass Saturday.
After a tire-smoking first run Friday, Tommy Johnson Jr. and the Make-A-Wish…
Alex Laughlin vs. Mother Nature vs. grasshoppers vs. the field
Alex Laughlin’s plan for the weekend was complicated, but manageable. Then Mother Nature got involved. Twice.
Alex Laughlin’s plan was complicated but manageable. Compete in his supercharged Speed Society Corvette at the No Mercy event at South Georgia Motorsports Park, put down some qualifying runs Thursday, fly to Texas for Friday’s first two qualifying…
Three days that may have saved Matt Smith's season and his bid for a repeat title
Matt Smith made Texas Motorplex history Friday night when he powered his Denso EBR to the track’s first 200-mph Pro Stock Motorcycle pass but it was the result of a lot of behind-the-scenes work in the three days between events.
Matt Smith knew something was wrong, he just didn’t know what. His normally potent Denso EBR struggled in qualifying at the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals, ranking just 13th, followed by a first-round exit.
He had already watched his name plummet…
Kebin Kinsley is back, and the Texas team is 'going for the jugular' for their fans
Kebin Kinsley returned to action Friday for his first runs in the Roger Hennen Motorsports Top Fueler since the Houston SpringNationals in April, but, as Kinsley says, "When Roger goes, he goes for the jugular.” They enter Saturday in the No. 15 spot looking to improve on their Friday 3.81 pass.
Kebin Kinsley returned to action Friday for his first runs in the Roger Hennen Motorsports Top Fueler since the Houston SpringNationals in April.
The team had planned to run more events this season but wounded some cylinder heads in Houston which…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Saturday preview
Welcome to Day 2 of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals and the final two rounds of qualifying to set the fields for Sunday’s final eliminations. Warmer temperatures are forecast so teams will spend a lot of effort working on their Sunday tune-ups.
Welcome to Day 2 of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals and the final two rounds of qualifying to set the fields for Sunday’s final eliminations. After a track-record-setting day Friday, today’s forecast calls for warmer temperatures, which means that…
Brittany Force's track-record pass carries her to No. 1 spot in Dallas Top Fuel field
Put Brittany Force, crew chief Dave Grubnic, and the rocket-red Advance Auto Parts dragster on the starting line with cool conditions and a good track and great things will happen as they did Friday night at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals where she set the track record with a blast of 3.651.
Put Brittany Force, crew chief Dave Grubnic, and the rocket-red Advance Auto Parts dragster on the starting line with cool conditions and a good track and great things will happen as they did Friday night at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals where…
John Force rides BlueDef Camaro to No. 1 spot with career-best 337-mph speed
John Force finished qualifying Friday night where he started, in the No. 1 spot for what, with warming temperatures expected Saturday, will be the fifth of the season and the 160th of his career after a sizzling 3.834 at 337.33 mph in his Peak…
Elite Camaros of Jeg Coughlin Jr., Erica Enders lock down first two Pro Stock spots
The double-barreled Elite Performance threat of Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Erica Enders ended up 1-2 after a dazzling side-by-side final dash of Pro Stock qualifying with Coughlin’s pink JEGS.com Camaro grabbing the No. 1 spot with a 6.509, a thousandth…
Matt Smith's 200-mph blast carries his Denso EBR to No. 1 in Pro Stock Motorcycle
Reigning world champ Matt Smith flexed the muscles of his Denso-backed EBR, cracking off the first 200-mph Pro Stock Motorcycle pass at Texas Motorplex en route to grabbing the No. 1 qualifying spot.
Reigning world champ Matt Smith flexed the muscles of his Denso-backed EBR, cracking off the first 200-mph Pro Stock Motorcycle pass at Texas Motorplex en route to grabbing the No. 1 qualifying spot. Smith improved by a tenth on his opening pass of…
AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Friday photo gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographers Jerry Foss and Randy Anderson were all over Texas Motorplex on the opening day of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, providing a gallery's worth of photos from on and off the track.
Texas Motorplex hosted the Pre-Stage FanFest in Ennis on Thursday, allowing fans to interact with the stars of the NHRA before the start of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
Pro Stock heroes Greg Anderson, Jason Line, and Bo…
WATCH: Kebin Kinsley fireballs the engine in the first qualifying session in Dallas
Texas-based Top Fuel racer Kebin Kinsley rode out a big fireball in the Hennen Motorsports dragster in the first qualifying session of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
