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Tickets are now on sale for the 66th annual U.S. Nationals, the World’s Biggest Drag Race. This event, Sept. 2-7 at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis., marks the 18th stop on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing tour.
Tickets are now on sale for the 66th annual U.S. Nationals, the World’s Biggest Drag Race. This event marks the 18th stop on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing tour.
This iconic event will take place Sept. 2-7 at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis…
Robert Hight loves driving his Auto Club Chevy Camaro Funny Car in part because of its incredible elapsed times and high speeds. The jaw-dropping numbers have been self-evident since he worked as a crew member on John Force's team many years ago;…
The NHRA Tech Dept. goes to great lengths to maintain a level playing field in the E3 Pro Mod Drag Racing series as the class is set to welcome new technology in 2020
10 Dec 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
This much is certain; there is nothing certain about an NHRA Pro Mod car. By nature, any full-bodied car capable of running over 250-mph in less than six seconds is going to be unpredictable to a large degree, and that is one of the characteristics…
After a disappointing season in which Terry McMillen failed to qualify for the Countdown to the Championship, crew chief Rob Wendland and the Amalie Motor Oil Top Fuel team are hard at work to make sure that doesn't happen again in 2020.
Don Schumacher Racing will host its annual Bowl For Riley event, Dec. 11 in Indianapolis where NHRA and IndyCar drivers will bowl and mingle with families and fans during a night of fun and fundraising for the Riley Children’s Foundation.
Don Schumacher Racing will host its annual Bowl For Riley event, Dec. 11 in Indianapolis where NHRA and IndyCar drivers will bowl and mingle with families and fans during a night of fun and fundraising for the Riley Children’s Foundation.…
With the recent hiring of crew chief Eric Lane, there's a lot of work -- and a lot of optimism -- flowing at Cruz Pedregon Racing, where the former two-time world champ is eager to get back into the thick of the championship race.
The 2019 season was full of exciting moments, but which were the most memorable? NHRA fans can vote now to help select the 19 Most Memorable Moments of the 2019 season, which will be revealed in reverse order through the end of the year beginning Dec. 13.
The 2019 season was full of exciting moments, but which were the most memorable? NHRA fans can vote now to help select the 19 Most Memorable Moments of the 2019 season, which will be revealed in reverse order through the end of the year beginning…
They call the time between the Auto Club NHRA Finals and the season-opening Winternationals the "off-season," but there's very little time being taking off at Don Schumacher Racing, where work is progressing on the team's 2020 machines.
The NHRA on FOX cameras will be rolling again next week at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show in Indianapolis with three full days of interviews from the show, available for viewing at NHRA.com beginning Thursday, Dec. 12.
The NHRA on FOX cameras will be rolling again next week at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show in Indianapolis with three full days of interviews from the show, available for…
These segments from the 2019 Mello Yello Awards Ceremony show include retrospectives on Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle, including season recap videos, introduction of the top 10 finishers, a champion highlight video, and the champion's speech.
NHRA Funny Car racer Alexis DeJoria was one of three inductees enshrined into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame recently in Rosemont, Ill.
NHRA Funny Car racer Alexis DeJoria was one of three inductees enshrined into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame recently in Rosemont, Ill.
DeJoria, a seven-time NHRA national event winner, joined an elite group of…
Racers, start your projects! The 2020 NHRA Rulebook is now online and viewable by all who wish to compete in the NHRA arena. Class-by-class regulations and requirements, racing procedures, and more are all covered in this authoritative handbook.
Racers, start your projects! The 2020 NHRA Rulebook is now online and viewable by all who wish to compete in the NHRA arena. Class-by-class regulations and requirements, racing procedures, and more are all covered in this authoritative handbook…
Eric Lane joined Cruz Pedregon Racing ahead of the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season as a co-crew chief alongside Nick Casertano. Lane and Casertano worked together on Bob Tasca III’s Ford Mustang Funny Car and will now help bring…
NHRA president Glen Cromwell opened up the NHRA Awards Banquet at the Hollywood and Highland Center to wrap up the 2019 Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing Series.
Coca-Cola senior sports marketing manager Al Rondon took to the stage at the NHRA Awards Banquet to welcome racers and their families as the Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing Series celebrated the closing of another incredible season.
Austin Coil accepted the NHRA Lifetime Achievement Award at the NHRA Awards Banquet at the Hollywood and Highland Center following the 2019 Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing Series season. Watch his full speech here:
Champions were crowned and the season saluted at the Mello Yello awards ceremony at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. Watch the entire awards ceremony from start to finish.
Doug Foley and his Foley Lewis Racing Top Fuel team will compete at eight races of the 2020 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, beginning with the NHRA Arizona Nationals near Phoenix in February.
Doug Foley and his Foley Lewis Racing Top Fuel team will compete at eight races of the 2020 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, beginning with the NHRA Arizona Nationals near Phoenix in February.
Foley will make licensing during preseason testing at…
Given the sheer number of quality cars in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, it’s unusual that any racer would have more than one opportunity to be a part of NHRA National Dragster’s popular Featured Flyer section, but then again, not many cars…
Tickets to NHRA Mello Yello national events are the ultimate stocking stuffer for the NHRA fan in your life and our annual Black Friday and Cyber Monday ticket offers massive savings on participating 2020 events.
Tickets to NHRA Mello Yello national events are the ultimate stocking stuffer for the NHRA fan in your life and our annual Black Friday and Cyber Monday ticket offers massive savings on participating 2020 events.
A number of participating host…
Erica Enders talked to NHRA on FOX broadcaster Brian Lohnes about her championship, her extension with Elite and Melling Performance, and what comes next for the newly crowned champ.
Erica Enders wrapped up her third Pro Stock world championship and barely took a moment to catch her breath before traveling with a handful of NHRA racers and Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the Global…
NHRA National Dragster magazine's 23rd issue of 2019, which includes in-depth coverage of the Auto Club NHRA Finals and the awards ceremonies, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
NHRA National Dragster magazine's 23rd issue of 2019, which includes in-depth coverage of the Auto Club NHRA Finals is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
The issue also includes coverage from both…
Shawn Cowie, Shane Westerfield, and Doug Lambeck led the list of Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series winners at the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona.
27 Nov 2019
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
All but one NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman world title was decided ahead of the final day of the Auto Club NHRA Finals, but that doesn’t mean the traditional NHRA season closer lacked for drama. Vic Penrod claimed the championship in…
Super Stock world championship contender Kyle Rizzoli also made the final round of Stock, where he red-lighted to Jeff Taylor, who won his 48th career national event title by driving Jim DeFrank’s COPO Camaro to a 9.216 on his 9.19 dial. Taylor, who…
The battle for the Super Stock world title ended in the semifinals when contender Kyle Rizzoli lost a tough battle to 104-time national event winner Dan Fletcher, who in turn lost the final to Jeff Dona. Fletcher was nearly perfect off the starting…
Steve Williams, the 2018 Super Comp world champ, grabbed the title in Super Gas after a 9.870 to 9.852 double-breakout final against Steve Parsons. Williams, who now has 13 national event wins since 2003, reached the final by stopping past Pomona…
After eight national event wins in Stock and Super Stock, Ryan McClanahan picked up his first victory in the Super Comp category by driving his dragster to a win over Allison McKoane in the final. After an even start, McClanahan won with an 8.933…
Following his victory in Comp, Doug Lambeck now has 15 national event titles to his credit, and six of them have come in Pomona. Lambeck drove his D/SMA Pontiac to a (-.606) 8.324 in the final to stop 100-time national event winner David Rampy, who…
Shane Westerfield, the winner in Pomona a year ago, successfully defended his title with a 5.493 to 5.627 win against Mike Doushgounian in the Top Alcohol Funny Car final round. Westerfield, also a winner in Chicago and Brainerd this season, came…
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