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Jasmine Salinas: The small in stature, fierce Top Fueler

In her second NHRA Top Fuel season, the Scrappers Racing driver opens up about doubt, drive, and defying the odds
31 Mar 2025
David Kennedy
Feature
Jasmine Salinas: The small in stature, fierce Top Fueler
Jasmine Salinas, now in her second season behind the wheel of a 12,000-horsepower NHRA Top Fuel dragster, has become one of the most compelling stories on the circuit. Representing Scrappers Racing, Salinas might stand just 5 feet 2 inches tall, but…
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Troyer, Winslow, Webber grab first career wins at Lucas Oil Winternationals

In addition to the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, seven drivers claimed Lucas Oil Series wins at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, including first-time winner Anthony Troyer in Top Alcohol Dragster.
31 Mar 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Anthony Troyer
In addition to the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, seven drivers claimed Lucas Oil Series wins at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. Potato farmer Anthony Troyer French fried the field in his…
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Five things we learned in Pomona

The Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals was packed with wild action and some crazy performances and near-firsts. Here’s our five big takeaways from the event.
31 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Five things we learned in Pomona
The Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals was packed with wild action and some crazy performances and near-firsts. Here’s our five big takeaways from the event. Greg vs. Dallas again These are great days for the KB Titan Racing team with Greg…
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Unofficial Mission Foods points standings

Unofficial points standings following the completion of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, the third event of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. 
30 Mar 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Points
Unofficial points standings following the completion of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, the third event of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Official points will be posted…
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Millican stops Stewart, Beckman gets JFR's 300th, and Anderson tops Glenn (again)

Clay Millican edged out Tony Stewart in an explosive Top Fuel final round, Jack Beckman scored John Force Racing's 300th Funny Car win, and Greg Anderson stopped Dallas Glenn in the Pro Stock final again to close out the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
30 Mar 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Winners
Clay Millican edged out Tony Stewart in an explosive Top Fuel final round on Sunday for Rick Ware Racing, winning for the first time at historic In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip at the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Jack Beckman (…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Sunday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip on Sunday, catching all of the action on and off the track at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
30 Mar 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Sunday News and Notes

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the final eliminations day at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif. (Updated throughout the day)
30 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Sunday News and Notes
Updated throughout the day PRE-RACE NOTES Before we get rolling with final eliminations for Race 3 of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, let’s do a massive notebook dump of facts and figures to set the stage…
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Prock goes to No. 1; Mission Challenge wins go to Langdon, Beckman, Hartford

Reigning Funny Car world champion Austin Prock powered to the top spot on Saturday at the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Brittany Force (Top Fuel) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) also qualified No. 1 while Shawn Langdon, Jack Beckman, and Matt Hartford won the Mission Challenge titles.
29 Mar 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Austin Prock
Defending world champion Austin Prock and his John Force Racing teammate Jack Beckman dominated the Funny Car ranks on Saturday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, as Prock powered to the No. 1 qualifier position at the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Saturday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip on Saturday, catching all of the action on and off the track at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
29 Mar 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Saturday News and Notes

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the final day of Pro qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif. (Updated throughout the day)
29 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Saturday News and Notes
Updated throughout the day Top Fuel Q3/Mission Challenge round one Doug Kalitta, winner of Friday’s Right Trailers All-Star Top Fuel Callout, kept alive his hopes of a rare triple-win weekend by…
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In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip to host NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event in 2026 as part of 75th anniversary celebration

In celebration of NHRA’s upcoming 75th anniversary in 2026, officials at In-N-Out Burger and NHRA announced the scheduling of a special Division 7 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event on March 12-15, 2026, at historic In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
29 Mar 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
 In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip
In celebration of NHRA’s upcoming 75th anniversary in 2026, officials at In-N-Out Burger and NHRA announced the scheduling of a special Division 7 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event on March 12-15, 2026, at historic In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Saturday preview

After a scintillating start to the event on Friday where cool temperatures and a tacky track yielded great performance across all classes, fans at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals are likely in for more of the same under similar conditions Saturday.
29 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Pomona
After a scintillating start to the event on Friday, where cool temperatures and a tacky track yielded great performances across all classes, fans at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals are likely in for more of the same under similar conditions…
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For Ron Capps, the blower explosions and the crashes come with the territory

When you drive Funny Cars for a living, as Ron Capps has for nearly 30 years, the bumps and bruises and fire and blower explosions come with the territory, but because all he's ever wanted to be is a Funny Car driver, he readily accepts it.
28 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Ron Capps
When you drive Funny Cars for a living, as Ron Capps has for nearly 30 years, the bumps and bruises and fire and blower explosions come with the territory, and after two big boomers in the last nine months that ended up with his NAPA Auto Parts…
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Kalitta wins Top Fuel Callout race; Force, Capps, Anderson grab Friday poles

Doug Kalitta claimed the victory in Friday’s Right Trailers Top Fuel All-Star Callout, beating Brittany Force in the final, though Force ended up as the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, and was joined atop the Pomona pack by Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock).
28 Mar 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Race coverage
Doug Kalitta
Doug Kalitta claimed the victory in Friday’s Right Trailers Top Fuel All-Star Callout at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, defeating Brittany Force in the final round of the bonus race as part of the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Friday photo gallery

The NHRA National Dragster photographers were all over In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip on the opening day of Pro qualifying, catching all of the action on and off the track at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.
28 Mar 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
Gallery
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The origination of the Top Fuel “mud flap”

28 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
The colloquially-named "mud flaps" on today's Top Fuelers, more correctly defined as side air deflectors, have a history dating back to 1990. The late Dana Kimmel, who was a crewmember on Don "the Snake" Prudhomme's Skoal Bandit Top Fueler in the…
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After first Funny Car win, Paul Lee looks for another at Winternationals

After earning his first career NHRA Funny Car win on Sunday in Phoenix, Funny Car driver Paul Lee heads to the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip for the third race of the 2025 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
28 Mar 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Paul Lee
After earning his first career NHRA Funny Car win on Sunday in Phoenix, Funny Car driver Paul Lee heads to the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip for the third race of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Friday News and Notes

News, notes, quotes, and photos from the first day of Pro qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif.
28 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Friday News and Notes
Pro Stock Q1 The KB Titan team’s recent dominance of Pro Stock continued as the top five qualifiers in Q1 — and the last three event winners — all come from that camp while the rival Elite Performance team works to recover the dominance it…
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NHRA names Octagon as Content Strategy and Media Rights Advisor

Octagon, an industry leader in international sports marketing and media rights consulting, will support the NHRA in the development of a long-term content, media, and overarching distribution program.
28 Mar 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Octagon
Octagon, an industry leader in international sports marketing and media rights consulting, will support the NHRA in the development of a long-term content, media, and overarching distribution program. The powerhouse partnership is set to leverage…
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Aaron Stanfield looks for first Pro Stock win of 2025 at Winternationals

Pro Stock standout Aaron Stanfield had an exceptional season in 2024 and is hoping to continue his momentum this weekend at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
28 Mar 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Aaron Stanfield
Pro Stock standout Aaron Stanfield had an exceptional season in 2024, and with the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip this weekend, the young standout is hoping to continue his momentum in Pomona during…
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Friday preview

The legendary dragstrip in Pomona plays host this weekend to the 65th Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, race No. 3 of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series
28 Mar 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Race coverage
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals
The legendary dragstrip in Pomona plays host this weekend to the 65th Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, race No. 3 of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. Splendid weather is forecast for the weekend at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip,…
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2025 Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals Stock winner Jimmy Hidalgo Jr.

27 Mar 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
89:21
After finishing last season with a championship and a second-place finish, Jimmy Hidalgo Jr. has come out swinging again in 2025 with his 15th career national event Wally. Hidalgo won the Stock final over recent Orlando, Fla., winner Bruce Kastle,…
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2025 Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals Super Stock winner Tyler Bohannon

27 Mar 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
99:36
Following a quarterfinal finish in the Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series opener on Friday, Tyler Bohannon scored his fifth national event win after Brittany Blackmon fouled by .007-second in the Super Stock final. 
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NHRA to honor L.A. County firefighters during Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals

NHRA will honor the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s heroic efforts during the recent Southern California wildfires as part of this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at historic In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
27 Mar 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
LAFD
NHRA will honor the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s heroic efforts during the recent Southern California wildfires as part of this weekend’s 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at historic In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. On Saturday…
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2025 Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals Top Sportsman winner Michael Hoda

27 Mar 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
159:10
More than a decade after his first national event win in Belle Rose, La., Vince Hoda returned to the winner’s circle at No Problem Raceway with a win in Right Trailers Top Sportsman. Hoda missed his 6.39 dial with a 6.64 but won after Chanse Bullock…
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2025 Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals Super Comp winner Christopher Dodd

27 Mar 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
124:08
Two-time Super Comp world champ Christopher Dodd showed that he still has the right stuff, winning a titanic final-round matchup with another Texas great, Austin Williams, scoring on a narrow 8.874 to 8.864 double breakout. 
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2025 Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals Comp winner Chase Williams

27 Mar 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
59:26
Chase Williams went back-to-back in Comp at the Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals, defending his 2024 crown with a final-round defeat of Casey Hall on a (-.52) 6.94 to (-.47) 8.56 decision to maintain a perfect final-round…
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2025 Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals Top Dragster winner Anthony Bertozzi

27 Mar 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
100:31
Two-time world champion Anthony Bertozzi claimed his 34th NHRA title by beating Rusty Baxter in the final of Right Trailers Top Dragster. Bertozzi was nearly unstoppable with a .010 light and a 6.156 on his 6.13 dial, although Baxter was able to…
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2025 Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals Super Gas winner Jeff Jensen

27 Mar 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
113:11
Jeff Jensen picked up his first career NHRA national event Wally, winning a close final-round battle by just .003-second against Owen Bellamy, scoring on a holeshot, 9.917 to 9.908.
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2025 Laris Motorsports Insurance NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals Super Street winner Bruce Berntsen

27 Mar 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
69:03
Bruce Berntsen picked up his first career national event win with his ’70 Mustang, defeating Brian Funderburk in a back-and-forth nail-biter that was decided by Funderburk’s 10.88 breakout against Berntsen’s 10.95.
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