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NHRA Sonoma Nationals Friday photo gallery

23 Jul 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Division 1 schedule changes; Virginia Motorsports Park adds doubleheader

Following the recent cancellation of the Northeast Division/East Region event at Atco Dragway, NHRA has announced adjustments to its Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule.
23 Jul 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Virginia Motorsports Park
Following the recent cancellation of the Northeast Division/East Region event at Atco Dragway, NHRA has announced adjustments to its Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule.   Virginia Motorsports Park will now host a doubleheader event, Sept.…
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Watch now! Super Stock qualifying from Sonoma Nationals

Watch a field of Super Stock cars run at the 2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals
23 Jul 2021
David Kennedy
Race coverage
Watch it now! Super Stock qualifying session from 2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals
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NHRA Sonoma Nationals Friday preview

This weekend the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to Sonoma Raceway to mark the relaunch of professional drag racing in California.
23 Jul 2021
David Kennedy
News
NHRA Sonoma Nationals
This weekend the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to…
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Tricky Tipster: The grapes of wrath

It's hard to find a more perfect setting for a Camping World NHRA Series event than Sonoma Raceway and it's lush vineyards and rolling hills. That's especially true for Steve Torrence, Matt Hagan, Greg Anderson, and Matt Smith, this week's favorites.
23 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
Tricky Tipster®
Matt Hagan
Stop us if you’ve heard this before but you can’t sweep the Western Swing unless you win the first race. Yeah, we know it’s an old quote but it’s entirely true which means that heading into this weekend’s NHRA Sonoma Nationals, only Steve Torrence…
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Nitro Time Machine: Don Prudhomme wins Top Fuel at 1992 Sonoma Nationals

NHRA legend Don Prudhomme is best known for his four Funny Car championships, but he also was a great Top Fuel racer at both ends of his career, including this victory at the 1992 Sonoma Nationals.
23 Jul 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Nitro Time Machine
 
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Division 5 doubleheader completes at Heartland Motorsports Park

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series West Central Division wrapped up a doubleheader weekend at Heartland Motorsports Park by crowning nine more winners including Doug Enegsl in Comp and Billy Torrence in Super Comp.
22 Jul 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 5
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division event at Heartland Motorsports Park: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., '08 Dragster, D/DA, 7.512,…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Sportsman champion Curt Fredrich

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
A decade after winning his first national event in Columbus, Curt Fredrich struck again in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers. Driving his ’68 Camaro, Fredrich, the reigning Division 3 champion, ran right on his 6.75 dial in the…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Dragster champion Al Kenny

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Al Kenny, the father of Super Gas runner-up Jason, won for the ninth time in his career and first since 2018 in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers. Kenny prevented Bertozzi from his second double-up with an outstanding performance…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Super Gas champion Jeremy Mason

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Six of the nine NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champs crowned in Norwalk were former or current world champs, including Super Gas winner Jeremy Mason, who won his title in 2019. Mason added the Norwalk title to his résumé after defeating…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Super Comp champion John Labbous Jr.

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
John Labbous Jr. joined teammates Anthony Bertozzi and Joe Santangelo in the crowded winner’s circle when he scored the Super Comp title. Driving Bertozzi’s dragster, Labbous, who is currently ranked in the top three in Super Comp and Super Gas…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Stock champion Joe Santangelo II

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Team Bertozzi’s second win came in Stock at the hands of Jpe Santangelo II, who drove his A/SA ’69 Camaro to a win against Don Belles, who also fouled. Santangelo now has 18 national event wins to his credit, including three at Summit…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Super Stock champion Anthony Bertozzi

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Two-time NHRA world champion Anthony Bertozzi has had a lot of memorable days at the races but few, if any, can match the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, where he enjoyed an almost perfect weekend. Bertozzi won in Super Stock and was a…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Comp champion Bruno Massel Jr.

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
In addition to his two world championships, Bruno Massel Jr. is now a 14-time national event winner in Comp following his final-round win against Ronnie Bohn. Massel, in his turbocharged CC/AT Cobalt, won the final with a (-.459) 7.311 against…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion D.J. Cox

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
D.J. Cox scored for the first time since the 2016 season in Top Alcohol Funny Car after he defeated Bob McCosh in the final round. Cox got a single run in the first round but later had his work cut out for him with tough battles against Annie…
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster champion Matt Cummings

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Matt Cummings emerged from a very competitive field to claim his first Top Alcohol Dragster title behind the wheel of the McPhillips family entry. Cummings topped Will Smith, James Stevens, and current championship contender Rachel Meyer before…
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One down, two to go for Swing sweep hopefuls Torrence, Hagan, and Smith

With their wins at the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil in Denver, Steve Torrence, Matt Hagan, and Matt Smith are each one-third of the way to a Western Swing sweep. Here's what they'll need to do to complete it.
22 Jul 2021
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Western Swing
What’s the hardest part of sweeping the Western Swing? Is it trying to win in Denver, where the high-altitude climate messes with everyone’s combination? Or is it Sonoma, where everyone is already a bit ground down and the parts beat up after a hot…
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Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Top Sportsman champion Jimmy Lewis

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Jimmy Lewis, the winner in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers was by far the most experienced winner in Denver with 10 wins to go along with the 1998 Super Gas world title. Now in Top Sportsman, Lewis drove his Pontiac GXP to the…
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Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Top Dragster champion Kari Stark

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
There were 10 women entered in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers, and the final featured two of them, with Kari Stark taking on Betsy Peek. Driving one of the quickest cars in the class, Peek left .003-second too soon and drew a…
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Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Super Street champion Tim Schell

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Tim Schell was a runner-up in Super Gas in Denver in 2001 and got his first win two decades later when he drove his ’75 Duster to the Super Street title. The Arvada, Colo., resident cruised to the win after Arizona’s Dave Thompson red-lighted in…
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Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Super Gas champion Darin Dolezal

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
The Super Gas final was settled on the starting line after Jeremy Siffring fouled, sending Darin Dolezal to victory in his second career final round. The runner-up at the infamous ’92 Phoenix race, Dolezal recorded a 10.495 on the 10.50 index…
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Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Super Comp champion Shannon Nicoletti

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Shannon Nicoletti, of nearby Lakewood, Colo., joined the list of first-time national event winners in Super Comp thanks to a strong final-round performance against Mitch Mustard. Nicoletti grabbed a slight lead at the start and drove to a 9.557…
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Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Stock champion Dwayne Scheitlin

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Dwayne Scheitlin went to the Stock final at the 2017 Sonoma race but finished as a runner-up to world champion Brian McClanahan. He finally got his long-awaited first win in Denver by besting Craig Maddox in Stock in a matchup of old vs. new…
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Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Super Stock champion Kayla Mozeris

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Kayla Mozeris joined her father, Comp winner Joe, as a Denver winner with win her second national event title and first in Super Stock. Kayla defeated Ed Niquette, Elisha Boyd, and Jim Thune to reach the final and then finished the job by…
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Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Comp champion Joe Mozeris

22 Jul 2021
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Joe and Kayla Mozeris made history at the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil with a rare father-daughter winner’s circle after Joe won in Comp eliminator and Kayla captured the Super Stock title.  Joe Mozeris has…
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Watch the Division 5 Lucas Oil Series event from Topeka for free live on NHRA.tv

NHRA fans can watch this weekend’s Division 5 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from Heartland Motorsports Park for free on NHRA.tv powered by National Dragster. Coverage begins Thursday morning.
22 Jul 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Topeka
NHRA fans can watch this weekend’s Division 5 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from Heartland Motorsports Park for free on NHRA.tv powered by…
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Independently Stealthy: Joey Haas and Alex Miladinovich on the NHRA Insider podcast:

Joey Haas and Alex Miladinovich join host Brian Lohnes for this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. The two independent racers are competing with more guts than wallet and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of both scenarios. 
22 Jul 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider podcast
  Joey Haas and Alex Miladinovich join host Brian Lohnes for this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. The two independent racers are competing with more guts than wallet, and they talk about the advantages and disadvantages of both…
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New NHRA-branded Mattel Hot Wheels collectibles available nationwide

NHRA and Hot Wheels have been making history together since the 1970s when toymaker Mattel began sponsoring the race cars of NHRA legends Don "the Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen, and now NHRA fans have some new collectible diecasts to enjoy.
22 Jul 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Hot Wheels
NHRA and Hot Wheels have been making history together since the 1970s when toymaker Mattel began sponsoring the race cars of NHRA legends Don "the Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen, and now NHRA fans have some new collectible diecasts…
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NHRA nitro stars eager to return to Sonoma Raceway after two-year absence

The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series returns to Sonoma Raceway for this weekend’s NHRA Sonoma Nationals, and Top Fuel's Clay Millican hopes to make up for a near-miss the last time he and his fellow competitors raced there in 2019.
22 Jul 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Clay Millican
Two years ago, Clay Millican was less than three feet away from picking up his first victory at scenic Sonoma Raceway. The popular Top Fuel driver lost in the final round in agonizing fashion in 2019, and two years later, Millican will…
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Troy Coughlin Jr. dedicates NHRA Sonoma Nationals to late friend Kyle Seipel

Pro Stock driver Troy Coughlin, pilot of the JEGS.com Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro, is dedicating his efforts at this weekend's NHRA Sonoma Nationals in memory of friend and former Sonoma Raceway track manager Kyle Seipel, who passed away last month.
21 Jul 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Troy Coughlin
For most drag racers, arriving at Sonoma Raceway for this year's 33rd annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals will immediately conjure up warm memories of former track manager Kyle "Big Nasty" Seipel, who passed away last month at the age of 50 after a long…
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