Weekend warrior: Pritchett moonlights at Indy bracket opener
As far as Top Fuel driver Leah Pritchett is concerned, any day at the races is a good day, so while some NHRA Pros prefer to spend their rare off weekends at the beach or the golf course, Pritchett is perfectly content to spend a day…
Pritchett to compete at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
Leah Pritchett will continue to compete in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, driving the Nitro Ninja Top Fuel dragster owned by the Lagana family at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes…
The other Anderson
It’s only April and four of NHRA’s six divisions have yet to host their first NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event of the season, but in Division 2, Jonathan Anderson is already well on his way to a probable division championship.…
Four-Wide Nationals Funny Car highlights
Although it’s a young race on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour, the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals has been packed with action, drama, and history since its 2010 debut. As part of NHRA’s celebration of 50 years of Funny Car, here…
Lindberg aims to keep strong start to rookie season going at NHRA SpringNationals
Jonnie Lindberg had big expectations when he joined Head Racing to drive a 10,000-horsepower Funny Car for the first time, but even the Swede couldn't have imagined his rookie season would start this well.
After winning the last two NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car national championships in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Jonnie Lindberg had big expectations when he joined Head Racing to drive a 10,000-horsepower Funny Car for the first time. But…
Father-son Wilkersons to compete at Four-Wide Nationals
Daniel Wilkerson will make his first Funny Car start since 2013 at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods. Funny Car veteran Tim Wilkerson and the Levi, Ray & Shoup Ford Shelby Mustang will be joined in…
Brown lives for the challenges of Four-Wide Nationals
Antron Brown lives for challenges, and the bigger they are the more excited the Top Fuel standout gets. The defending Top Fuel world champion has a major one this weekend at the one-of-a-kind seventh annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by…
A grand spectacle
The NHRA Four-Wide Nationals is an event unlike any other on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour. Envisioned by Bruton and Marcus Smith when they constructed four lanes on zMAX Dragway’s all-concrete surface, watching four 10,000-…
From the Sunshine State to Sin City
Hello, hello! I thought I had a lot to catch you all up on with my last blog about Phoenix test, Pomona, and Phoenix. This time I really have a lot to say! Hold on to you your hats, because we’re about to start a whirlwind recap of…
Fans invited to NHRA/Shell/DSR celebration in downtown Houston
Drag racing fans are invited to join the NHRA, Shell Oil Co., and Don Schumacher Racing on Thursday, April 28, at a special event in downtown Houston. NHRA, Shell, and DSR will be in Hermann Square Park at City Hall at 900 Smith Street at 11 a.m. (…
NHRA to be presented with Lucas Oil Global Achievement Award
The NHRA will be honored at the British Drag Racing Hall of Fame Gala in November as the recipient of the Global Achievement Award sponsored by Lucas Oil. The Lucas Oil Global Achievement Award was inaugurated in 2014 in memory of Pat Garlits, the…
Defending Funny Car world champ Worsham aims for big moment at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
Del Worsham is used to making the most of big moments throughout his standout NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career. He grabbed the spotlight last year during the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, winning four races and claiming his…
Winningest Top Fuel drivers
Don Garlits earned the first Top Fuel Wally at the 1963 Winternationals, and 809 more have been awarded to date. Who has the most? This week, we look at the five drivers at the top of the Top Fuel wins list. No. 1: Tony Schumacher…
NHRA National Dragster wallpaper images (Issue 07, 2020)
Each interactive issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine includes downloadable images for NHRA fans to use as wallpaper for their computers and cellphones.
Click on the links below to get the images. Instructions on how to add them as …
Getting to know Andrew Hines
With a father that is in the American Motorcyclist Association Hall of Fame and an older brother that is a three-time NHRA champion, Andrew Hines had some big shoes to fill when he joined the Pro Stock Motorcycle class for his first full season in…
NHRA job opportunity: Director of Accounting
The NHRA has a job opportunity for Director of Accounting. The Director of Accounting, under the direction of the Controller, is responsible for the supervision and control of the general accounting functions and for financial statement and report…
Vintage Funny Car videos
I’ve spent so much time already this year writing about cool old Funny Cars and sharing cool old photos of same, so maybe it’s time for a little video to give new fans a better taste of what we’re being all nitro-teared nostalgic…
Top Fuel points leader Force excited for challenges that await at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
It is unique, it is thrilling and it is one of the biggest spectacles in all of motorsports. Seeing four 10,000-horsepower nitro machines power down zMAX Dragway during the seventh annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods, April 22-…
James Warren
In this week’s journey into the NHRA National Dragster photo archives, we look into the file of the driver for the famous Warren-Coburn-Miller Top Fuel team, also known as The Ridge Route Terrors: James Warren. Warren and his…
Johnson talks Force, breakthroughs, and future plans
Alan Johnson is the tuning consultant this season for Top Fuel racers Brittany Force and Steve Torrence. The two teams have created an informal strategic alliance with Johnson to help them increase their on-track performance and consistency.…
One-of-a-kind NHRA Four-Wide Nationals returns to zMAX Dragway
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will treat fans to four times the fun and excitement when it returns to zMAX Dragway for the seventh annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods, April 22-24, the fifth of 24 events during the…
Remembering Ronnie Davis
There are certain days in one’s life that aren’t easily forgotten, and for many drag racers, the day they first encountered Ronnie “the King” Davis counts as one of them. Davis, who passed away last weekend at the age of 66…
From behind the camera to behind the wheel
NHRA Multimedia Reporter Amanda Busick and NHRA Vice President, Executive Producer, and Chief Content Officer Ken Adelson got behind the wheel recently during the…
Encore Las Vegas Sportsman shows
NHRA fans can catch encore presentations of Lucas Oil Sportsman racing from the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals over the next two weeks on FS1 and FS2. Highlights of the event included a titanic final-round race in Alcohol dragster between the…
Ivo to be feted at 80th birthday bash at NHRA Museum
The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by Automobile Club of Southern California and the Television Motion Picture Car Club are presenting "TV Tommy" Ivo's 80th Birthday Bash at the museum in Pomona Saturday, April 16, from…
Terry McMillen makes a comeback
Terry McMillen and the Amalie Motor Oil team have been a staple on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour since the 2010 season. McMillen competed in the Top Alcohol Funny Car ranks before stepping up to the nitro classes, and he made his Pro…
Top Alcohol history lesson
The Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals was the 600th race in the history of the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car categories. Let's take a look back at how it all started. The Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes have…
Crew Chief Confidential: Rahn Tobler
A veteran crew chief, Rahn Tobler has been working full time in NHRA Drag Racing for more than 40 years, working for a variety of drivers ranging from Shirley Muldowney to current shoe Ron Capps. Tobler’s long and distinguished résum…
NHRA racers, fans raise nearly $11,000 at charity karting event
Scotty Pollacheck, Jack Beckman, and Ron Capps raced and rubbed elbows with fans at the annual charity event. Nearly 40 race fans mingled with stars from the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series April 9 and helped support a great cause…
Bob Vandergriff announces immediate retirement from drag racing
Bob Vandergriff, team owner of Bob Vandergriff Racing (BVR), which has been fielding two Top Fuel dragsters on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour, has announced his retirement from the sport following the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals…