More Setzer, plus a Top 20 Funny Cars recap
“Finally, a full load of the Setzer/Foster/Buttera/Pink Vega straight into my veins!” enthused Insider reader Paul Nadeau after last week’s column in which we, the drag racing fandom, finally heard Barry Setzer share his memories of his two…
Enders hopes to turn the corner in Sonoma
Erica Enders saw the makings of a turnaround to her 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season begin to unfold last weekend in Denver. The two-time defending Pro Stock world champion knows that not building off that momentum surge would not…
Tricky Tipster's Sonoma picks
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky Tipster.…
Pedregon not backing down approaching Sonoma
Cruz Pedregon is an avid boxing fan and the two-time Funny Car world champion feels like he’s been knocked down on more than one occasion during what has been a frustrating 2016 NHRA Mello Yello…
2015 NHRA Sonoma Nationals flashback
Jack Beckman finished off a dominating weekend at the 2015 NHRA Sonoma Nationals by racing to the Funny Car victory. Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Chris McGaha (Pro Stock), and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners of the NHRA Mello…
Event preview: Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals
After an incredible weekend in Denver that will long be remembered as one of the best events of the 2016 season, the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to California for the annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals. The event is stop No. 2 on the…
1991 Sonoma Nationals
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series makes its second stop on NHRA’s Western Swing in California Wine Country for the 29th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals. In this week’s journey into the NHRA National Dragster photo…
NHRA Pro Bike Battle gives Pro Stock Motorcycle competitors added incentive
The competitors in Pro Stock Motorcycle only race the first two events during the famed Western Swing that stretches over three straight weekends. But an extra busy weekend at the 29th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway makes…
Gibbons will make 2016 Funny Car debut in Sonoma
Funny Car rookie Tim Gibbons will make his 2016 debut at the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals, the first of five races in which the Anderson, Calif.-based driver will compete this season. Gibbons will…
Crew Chief Confidential: Brian Corradi
Brian Corradi began his tenure in the sport as a crewmember on former high school classmate Dean Skuza’s Funny Car, where he learned under veteran tuner Lance Larsen. He worked his way up the ranks until he was granted the lead-tuner role…
DSR seeks sponsors, donations for charity events
Don Schumacher Racing is preparing for its two annual major fund-raising events, the DSR Open House and Bowling for Riley charity bowling night, both of which benefit the Riley Children’s Foundation and Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana…
Mile-High Moments
Queen of 'the Mountain': Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson has rightfully earned his place as the king of Denver’s Bandimere Speedway, but Super Stock racer Jackie Alley isn’t far behind. Alley, the 2011 national champion…
Night at the Museum: Stone, Woods & Cook Willys
The Stone, Woods & Cook Willys Gasser of the 1960s, one of the most popular machines in drag racing history, is the subject of this week’s Night at the NHRA Museum. The team – consisting of Fred Stone, Leonard and Tim Woods, and…
Sonoma Raceway plans special events during race weekend
Sonoma Raceway will host a series of special events in conjunction with the annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals this week at the California raceplant, including the annual Eric Medlen Nitro Night Charity Dinner and a Starting Line Party. …
Plenty still on the line for defending champ Brown
Sweeping the famed Western Swing is no longer possible for reigning Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown, but there is plenty that remains on the line for the two-time world champion at this weekend’s 29th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals…
Force visits San Francisco in advance of Sonoma event
Force joined restaurant owner Gus Geraldi behind the famous Fisherman’s Wharf crab stand to crack crab. NHRA Funny Car icon John Force took over the historic No. 9 Fishermen’s…
Mello Yello Series thunders into Wine Country
Even though the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals is not part of the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship – a six-race playoff that decides the champions of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series – it has major championship…
Sonoma always brings the best out in Capps
Off to a phenomenal start during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season and heading to one of his favorite races on the NHRA circuit means things are coming together almost perfectly for Funny Car points leader…
Prime-time players
Four former NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series champions shined bright under the spotlight of live FOX national network coverage at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Denver. John Force and Tony Schumacher, the winningest…
The Calm After (and before) the Swings
Howdy! My last blog left off talking about Englishtown, so let’s pick up with Bristol. Thunder Valley is one of my favorite tracks on the circuit because it’s one of the most scenic. I mean, the track is literally carved into a valley…
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event agreement extended with Houston’s Royal Purple Raceway
Officials from the NHRA and Royal Purple Raceway near Houston have announced that they have reached a multiyear contract extension for the NHRA SpringNationals. In the agreement, the track will continue to host NHRA national events…
Schumacher, Force end victory droughts on live national stage; A.J., Hines continue mountain dominance
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Top 20 Funny Cars: Introducing No. 11
As part of NHRA’s 50 years of Funny Car celebration, fans voted on a Top 20 list developed by respected drag racing historians and Funny Car experts. The results are being revealed in reverse order at NHRA national events this season…
NHRA 101: An introduction to NHRA Drag Racing
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Wilkerson withdraws from Mile-High Nationals competition
Following a crash in the fourth qualifying session of the Mopar Mile High NHRA Nationals, Tim Wilkerson announced via press release Saturday night will not be competing in eliminations on race day…
Best of Denver
With a global audience watching the final rounds live on FOX television and a packed house at scenic Bandimere Speedway for three days, the annual NHRA Western Swing kicked off with what could easily be described as the best event of the season so…
Coler named NHRA vice president of marketing and brand strategy
Kasey Coler, a sports marketing professional, has been named NHRA vice president of marketing & brand strategy, it was announced today by NHRA President Peter Clifford. …
Traxxas, Courtney Force unveil new look for national FOX audience
Courtney Force and the Traxxas Funny Car team head to Bandimere Speedway this weekend for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals. As the team gears up for the grueling Western Swing, a surprise is waiting for race fans. For those attending the race in…