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Alex Laughlin earns first Pro Stock pole of 2019 season at NHRA Sonoma Nationals
Havoline Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stock racer Alex Laughlin takes pole in Sonoma
Alex Laughlin has put Denver in the rearview mirror. The driver of the Havoline Chevy Camaro captured the Pro Stock pole at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals with a pass of 6.520-seconds at 210.8-mph. That washed away a poor performance to start the Western…
Favorites move on in first round of Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle
Matt Smith, Eddie Krawiec, Andrew Hines, Angie Smith advance to second round
The pairings were handled at random in the first round of the Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle, but that didn’t stop the top performers from advancing. Defending Pro Bike Battle winner Matt Smith defeated upstart racer Ryan Oehler by .002-second to…
Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle pairings set
The pairings of the Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle will be unveiled live at 1:15 p.m.
The field is set for the annual Mickey Thompson Tires Pro Bike Battle featuring the very best in the Pro Stock Motorcycle category. This race-within-a-race pits the top eight riders in the class against each other as they compete for a $25,000 prize…
Blake Alexander returns as a defending champion but with plenty of changes
A lot has changed for native Californian Blake Alexander since he won in Sonoma in 2018
A lot has changed in the 12 months since Alexander took home the Wally from Sonoma Raceway. His move from Top Fuel to Funny Car is well-documented. The growing pains of starting a Funny Car team have been covered on NHRA.tv, FS1 and on this website…
Meyer, Hool lead Sunday winners at Division 5 doubleheader at Heartland Motorsports Park
Megan Meyer and Kris Hool led the list of Sunday winners as Heartland Motorsports Park played host to a doubleheader of Division 5 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series action.
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division event at Heartland Park Topeka:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Megan Meyer, Spring Hill, Kan., 5.391, 272.39 def.…
Greg Anderson continues to pursue perfection in NHRA Pro Stock
Greg Anderson's singular commitment to dominance makes him one-of-a-kind in NHRA Drag Racing.
Duluth, Minn., is not famous for drag racing. It is famous for hockey, football, and cold weather. That never entered the equation for Greg Anderson, the fastest man to claim the Twin Ports as his hometown. His father raced, sold cars, and…
NHRA Sonoma Nationals Saturday preview
The NHRA Sonoma Nationals continue at Sonoma Raceway with a pair of qualifying sessions in Pro Stock Motorcycle, Pro Stock, Funny Car and Top Fuel. The Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle also kicks off at 1:15 p.m. Pacific.
The annual NHRA Western Swing moves to its second stop in Sonoma, continuing with a pair of qualifying sessions in all four professional categories and the Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle. Saturday features a full day of qualifying beginning…
Clay Millican secures provisional Top Fuel pole at NHRA Sonoma Nationals
Clay Millican made his best-ever run with Mike Kloeber to go to the top of the qualifying sheet in Top Fuel at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals
Clay Millican made the quickest run since Mike Kloeber took over tuning duties on the Parts-Plus / Laris Motorsports Insurance Top Fuel Dragster, showing yet another sign of improvement for the small team. Millican ran a 3.698-second pass at 330.96-…
Robert Hight rockets to the top of the NHRA Sonoma Nationals Funny Car sheet in Auto Club Chevy Camaro
Robert Hight wrote a new chapter in his book of domination at Sonoma Raceway with a 3.858-second at 334.65-mph to capture the provisional pole in his Auto Club Chevy Camaro Funny Car.
Robert Hight wrote a new chapter in his book of domination at Sonoma Raceway. He went 3.858-second at 334.65-mph to capture the provisional pole in his Auto Club Chevy Camaro Funny Car to lead the way alongside crew chief Jimmy Prock at the second…
Alex Laughlin bounces back to take provisional Pro Stock pole in Havoline Chevy Camaro
Alex Laughlin snatched the provisional Pro Stock pole at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals in his Havoline Chevy Camaro.
Alex Laughlin snatched the provisional Pro Stock pole at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals following a disastrous start to the Western Swing. The driver of the Havoline Chevy Camaro earned six bonus points on a fabulous Friday for the Texas-based racer, who…
Matt Smith sets Pro Stock Motorcycle track record to take provisional pole at NHRA Sonoma Nationals
Matt Smith is chasing his third Pro Stock Motorcycle pole of the season after setting the Sonoma Raceway speed record on Friday.
Angie Smith came 0.78-mph away from become the fourth rider to join the Denso Spark Plugs 200-mph club on Saturday at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals. Her husband, Matt Smith, made the only run in the double-century mark, helping him towards the…
NHRA Sonoma Nationals Friday gallery
NHRA National Dragster photographers Bob Johnson and Richard Wong captured the first day of the NHRA Sonoma Nationals with their cameras for your viewing pleasure.
NHRA National Dragster photographers Bob Johnson and Richard Wong captured the first day of the NHRA Sonoma Nationals with their cameras for your viewing pleasure. Check out some of the best photos from Sonoma Raceway, featuring everything from…
Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Ryan Oehler and crew chief Alex Tutt part ways
Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Ryan Oehler enjoying breakout season
Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Ryan Oehler and crew chief Alex Tutt parted ways at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals. The two have been together since Oehler began racing full-time, as he chased the Auto Club Road to the Future Award in the 2018 season. Oehler…
Eddie Krawiec isn't letting criticism of Harley-Davidson FXDR get in his way
2018 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Matt Smith isn't happy about the new Harley-Davidson FXDR Pro Stock Motorcycles. Eddie Krawiec isn't going to let that affect his hunt for the 2019 world championship.
Matt Smith expressed his displeasure with the new Harley-Davidson FXDR bodywork multiple times in…
Our dream matchups for the Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle
If we got to pick the matchups for the Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle, which kicks off during qualifying on Saturday, they would look a whole lot like this.
The Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle features a new format for 2019, adding a dramatic flair to one of the best competitions of the…
NHRA Sonoma Nationals Friday preview
The annual NHRA Western Swing moves to its second stop in Sonoma, beginning with a pair of qualifying sessions in all four professional categories.
The annual NHRA Western Swing moves to its second stop in Sonoma, beginning with a pair of qualifying sessions in all four professional categories. Friday features a full day of qualifying beginning with Sportsman racing at 9:30 a.m.…
Saluting U.S. Nationals history: "Ohio George" Montgomery dominates early Nationals
Between 1955 and 1963, only one driver, George Montgomery, had won NHRA's Nationals more than once, and, incredibly, he had won it three times before anyone had even won it twice.
The 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals is coming up, and promises to be a celebration…
Northern California-based Lescure to sponsor Jim Dunn Racing in Sonoma
Keeping a relationship of team involvement alive and well for more than a decade, the Lescure Company of Concord, Calif., will sponsor Jim Dunn Racing at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
Keeping a relationship of team involvement alive and well for more than a decade, the Lescure Company of Concord, Calif., will sponsor Jim Dunn Racing at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
Coming off of a busy weekend in the first segment of NHRA’s…
Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online; Matt Hartford feature, Epping coverage
NHRA National Dragster magazine's 14th issue of 2019, which includes a feature on versatile cover subject Matt Hartford plus coverage of the NHRA New England Nationals, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
NHRA National Dragster magazine's 14th issue of 2019, which includes a feature on versatile cover subject Pro Stock driver Matt Hartford plus coverage of the NHRA New England Nationals, is online for NHRA members and in the mail to homes and shops…
2019 NHRA New England Nationals Sportsman Highlights
Ken Moses doubled in Super Comp and Top Dragster at the NHRA New England Nationals to lead a list of champions at the 13th event on the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule.
More than three decades after winning his first national event title in Atlanta, Ken Moses turned in what was easily the best performance of his long career when he won the Super Comp and Top Dragster titles at the NHRA New England Nationals. Moses…
Things coming together at right time for Jeg Coughlin Jr. heading to Sonoma
It wasn’t the perfect start to the NHRA Western Swing for Jeg Coughlin Jr. But the five-time world champion in Pro Stock likes how his season is coming together at an ideal time heading into this weekend’s NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway.
It wasn’t the perfect start to the NHRA Western Swing for Jeg Coughlin Jr. But the five-time world champion in Pro Stock likes how his season is coming together at an ideal time heading into this weekend’s NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway…
Tricky Tipster: Steve Torrence, Bob Tasca III, Bo Butner, Andrew Hines seek Sonoma greatness
Tricky Tipster handicaps the Sonoma Nationals, where Denver winners Steve Torrence and Andrew Hines are easy favorites along with Bob Tasca III and Bo Butner.
Ever wonder why the Sonoma Valley is home to many of the world’s finest wines? It could be the sun, the soil, or the climate, but Tricky Tipster likes to think it’s the nitromethane fumes that emanate from Sonoma Raceway during the annual NHRA…
WFO Radio Mile-High Nationals Winners Circle Edition
Dodge Mile-High Nationals Winners Circle Edition of WFO Radio NHRA Nitro featuring Steve Torrence, Bobby Lagana, Richard Hogan, Tommy Johnson Jr., Greg Anderson, and Andrew Hines. Feel the genuine emotion of victory on Thunder Mountain with host Joe…
NHRA Power Rankings: What the last six races can tell us about Greg Anderson, Tommy Johnson Jr. and the Countdown to the Championship
Greg Anderson and Tommy Johnson Jr. earned long-awaited Wallys at Bandimere Speedway. Can they chase down titles in 2019?
Tommy Johnson Jr. and Greg Anderson will argue over who left Bandimere Speedway happiest until Friday afternoon when they get back into their cars and strap their helmets on. Johnson, who already won earlier this season, is now the proud owner of a…
Top Fuel’s Richie Crampton hopes team’s positive direction leads to Sonoma win
Richie Crampton isn’t all the way there yet, but he feels like his Kalitta Motorsports team is on the right track heading into this weekend’s NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
Richie Crampton isn’t all the way there yet, but he feels like his Kalitta Motorsports team is on the right track heading into this weekend’s NHRA Sonoma Nationals at scenic Sonoma Raceway. With the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship quickly…
Western Swing reaches midway point with NHRA Sonoma Nationals
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series powers back to Sonoma Raceway, the scenic facility in the heart of Northern California’s wine country for the second of three races in the famed Western Swing.
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series powers back to Sonoma Raceway for the 32nd annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals, July 26-28. The scenic facility in the heart of Northern California’s wine country provides a breathtaking backdrop for the second of…
K&N Filters extends multi-year partnership as Official Filter and Air Intake of NHRA
NHRA has announced the extension of its partnership with K&N Filters, a leader in filtration technology, as the Official Filter and Air Intake of NHRA.
NHRA has announced the extension of its partnership with K&N Filters, a leader in filtration technology, as the Official Filter and Air Intake of NHRA.
“K&N has been a wonderful partner of NHRA Championship Drag Racing for decades…
Field set, new pairing procedure developed for Mickey Thompson Pro Bike Battle
The field is set for the annual Mickey Thompson Tires Pro Bike Battle to be held July 27 during the NHRA Sonoma Nationals. First-round pairings for this year's $25,000-to-win shootout will be determined by a pre-race drawing.
The field is set for the annual Mickey Thompson Tires Pro Bike Battle featuring the very best in the Pro Stock Motorcycle category. This race-within-a-race pits the top eight riders in the class against each other as they compete for a $25,000 prize…
Jenkins, Riley lead winner's list at Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil
Justin Jenkins in Super Stock and Gary Riley in Stock led the list of Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event champs crowned at the 40th annual Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Bandimere Speedway.
Sunday's final results from the 40th annual Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Bandimere Speedway.
SUPER STOCK
Justin Jenkins, Chevy Cobalt, 10.369, 117.87 def. Brenda Grubbs, Chevy Camaro,…
Fast Five: Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil
NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Brian Lohnes count down their top five highlights from the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil.
