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2021 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Dragster champion Paul Nero
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2021 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Stock champion Kyle Rizzoli
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2021 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Stock champion Jimmy DeFrank
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2021 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Comp champion Tibor Kadar
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2021 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Terry Ruckman
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Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Sportsman video highlights
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2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Top Dragster champion John Richardson
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2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Top Sportsman champion Dan Borg
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2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Gas champion Kevin Griffiths
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2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Comp champion Marko Perivolaris
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2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Stock champion Shelby Williams
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2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Stock champion Mike Loge
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2021 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Comp champion Ralph Van Paepeghem
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NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sportsman video highlights
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Massel, Santangelo, Hutar make big noise at Thunder at the Lakes
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Karen Stalba buckling in for brimming second half of exceptional season
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Racers flock to Lucas Oil Raceway for Division 3 event, U.S. Nationals testing
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Meyer, Smith, and Engels top winners list at SRCA Dragstrip Division 5 event
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Nataas, Beverett, Bailey scores wins Lucas Oil Raceway regional event
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Strickland doubles to lead winners at GALOT Motorsports Park
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Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals Sportsman video highlights
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Sportsman video highlights
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Sportsman spotlight: Racing is Johnson family origin story
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Hopkins, Huntzberry, Santangelo lead Division 1 winners at Numidia Dragway
Antron Brown explains how team ownership will redefine his success
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Division 1 schedule changes; Virginia Motorsports Park adds doubleheader
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Watch now! Super Stock qualifying from Sonoma Nationals
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Division 5 doubleheader completes at Heartland Motorsports Park
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Sportsman champion Curt Fredrich
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Dragster champion Al Kenny
Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals Friday Preview
The seventh stop on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour kicks off with a pair of qualifying sessions at Atlanta Dragway beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern.
Teams stay on the road for the second week in a row, and in the Eastern time zone, as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series descends on Atlanta Dragway for the Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals. Action begins at 4 p.m. Eastern for the first of two…
Bill Skillman powers to his first-ever NHRA Factory Stock title
The Skillman family celebrated a double win after father Bill claimed his first SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock title and Drew won in Stock Eliminator.
Separated by just a few minutes, Bill Skillman won the SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock title at the NGK Spark Plugs Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte and his son, Drew, claimed the title in Stock Eliminator. Bill, an NHRA winner for the first time, got…
Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle Sunday results: Final
Andrew Hines becomes the first Pro Stock Motorcycle rider to win 50 NHRA national event titles after beating Eddie Krawiec, Hector Arana Jr., and Ryan Oehler in the Charlotte final.
Andrew Hines becomes the first Pro Stock Motorcycle rider to win 50 NHRA national event titles after beating Eddie Krawiec, Hector Arana Jr., and Ryan Oehler in the Charlotte final. Hines, who is one of 19 drivers to win 50 races, rode his Screamin…
Charlotte Top Fuel Sunday results: Final
Reigning world champ Steve Torrence collected his first win of the 2019 season and took over the points lead, beating Clay Millican, Terry McMillen, and Leah Pritchett in the final round.
Reigning world champ Steve Torrence collected his first win of the 2019 season and took over the points lead, beating Clay Millican, Terry McMillen, and Leah Pritchett in the final round.
Torrence’s Capco Contractors entry was the only one to…
Charlotte Funny Car Sunday results: Final
Shawn Langdon, who scored his first career win in Top Fuel at zMAX Dragway in 2012, got his first Funny Car win and became the 17th driver to win in both the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes when he outlasted Robert Hight, John Force, and Matt Hagan.
Shawn Langdon, who scored his first career win in Top Fuel at zMAX Dragway in 2012, got his first Funny Car win at the same track and became the 17th driver to win in both the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes when he outlasted Robert Hight, John Force…
Firsts and 50ths highlight wild final day of racing at Four-Wide Nationals
Reigning Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence won his first of the season, Shawn Langdon his first in the Funny Car class, and Andrew Hines his 50th in Pro Stock Motorcycle to highlight a wild day of final eliminations at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
Reigning Top Fuel champ Steve Torrence won his first of the season, Shawn Langdon his first in the Funny Car class, and Andrew Hines his 50th in Pro Stock Motorcycle to highlight a wild day of final eliminations at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide…
Charlotte Funny Car Sunday results: Semifinals
It will be NHRA champions going four-wide in the Funny Car final after Robert Hight, John Force, Shawn Langdon, and Matt Hagan all advanced out of the semifinals.
Robert Hight had low e.t. of the semifinal round of Funny Car with a 3.977 to easily win his quad with Shawn Langdon driving through tire smoke to a 4.31 second-place finish ahead of Tommy Johnson Jr. and J.R. Todd.
His teammate, John Force,…
Charlotte Top Fuel Sunday results: Semifinals
Clay Millican has reached his third final of the season after winning his quad. He’ll be joined in the Top Fuel final by Leah Pritchett, Steve Torrence, and Terry McMillen, guaranteeing a sixth different winner in six races this season.
Clay Millican has reached his third final of the season after winning his quad with a 3.87 to edge Leah Pritchett’s 3.94. Low qualifier Mike Salinas and Doug Kalitta went up in smoke behind them. It’s the third straight four-wide final for Millican…
Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle Sunday results: Semifinals
Eddie Krawiec and Ryan Oehler advance to the final and are joined by Andrew Hines and Hector Arana Jr. following a re-run.
Controversy marked the first semifinal quad when Hector Arana Sr. appeared to get timed out and Andrew Hines received a red-light start. Further review revealed that the stage lights in Arana’s lane never came on despite his frantic attempts to roll…
Charlotte Sunday Photo Gallery
Photo highlights from the final day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
Photo highlights from the final day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
As per tradition, the SealMaster TrackWalk kicked off the day, allowing fans to traverse the actual racing surface at zMAX Dragway…
Charlotte Funny Car Sunday results: E1
John Force, gunning for career win No. 150, advanced to the semifinals with a 3.920 alongside and in front of Matt Hagan’s 3.953 to lead the eight racers headed on in Funny Car competition.
John Force, gunning for career win No. 150, advanced to the semifinals with a 3.920 alongside and in front of Matt Hagan’s 3.953 to end the days of defending event champ Cruz Pedregon and Jonnie Lindberg.
Jack Beckman, a two-time four-wide winner…
Charlotte Top Fuel Sunday results: E1
Scott Palmer and Dom Lagana, both of whom failed to make a full run in qualifying, pulled the surprise of round one as both advanced to the Top Fuel semifinals after finishing 1-2 in their quad ahead of Antron Brown and Brittany Force.
Scott Palmer and Dom Lagana, both of whom failed to make a full run in qualifying, both advanced to the Top Fuel semifinals after finishing 1-2 in their quad ahead of Antron Brown and Brittany Force.
Palmer stepped up to a 3.782 while Lagana,…
Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle Sunday results: E1
Karen Stoffer and Hector Arana Jr. tied for low E.T. of the opening round of Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminaitons.
Eddie Krawiec, a five-time runner-up at the zMax Four-Wide event, took a step towards his first win when he won his quad over Ryan Oehler, Joey Gladstone, and Steve Johnson. Oehler, looking for his first win anywhere, also advanced from the No. 13…
Ron Capps and the NAPA team make a change for the better
Down to their last qualifying run, Ron Capps and crew chief Rahn Tobler make a bold move by changing cars.
Being bashful is not a trait that’s ingrained in many NHRA crew chiefs so it shouldn’t be surprising that Rahn Tobler barely flinches when asked about his decision to change cars prior to yesterday’s fourth and final qualifying run. Tobler and…
What, me worry? Despite winless season to date, Torrence remains confident
After finishing the 2018 season with an unprecedented six-race win-streak sweep of the Countdown to the Championship, world champ Steve Torrence is winless through five Top Fuel races this season. Is he worried? Hardly.
After finishing the 2018 season with an unprecedented six-race win-streak sweep of the Countdown to the Championship, world champ Steve Torrence is winless through five Top Fuel races this season. Is he worried? Hardly.
“Honestly, you look at the…
Who's next? How about Cory Reed or Joey Gladstone?
Is the Reed Motorsports team preparing for a breakthrough first victory? Cory Reed certainly seems to think so.
Now that Mike Salinas has his first Top Fuel victory who will be NHRA’s next first-time pro winner? Some worthy candidates include nitro rookies Jordan Vandergriff and Austin Prock, or perhaps Scott Palmer, Jonnie Lindberg, Fernando Cuadra, or even…
NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Sunday preview
Welcome to raceday at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. After two days of qualifying, Sunday promises to be a real four-wide shootout.
Welcome to raceday at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. After two days of qualifying, Sunday promises to be a real four-wide shootout among the three Mello Yello classes as well as the E3 Pro Mods and Mountain Motor Pro…
Charlotte Funny Car Saturday results: Q4
Robert Hight earned his fourth No. 1 start in six events this season by stealing the pole from Friday leader Jack Beckman with a 3.883.
Robert Hight earned his fourth No. 1 start in six events this season by stealing the pole from Friday leader Jack Beckman with a 3.883.
Hight's Auto Club Chevy had the best run of a strong session in which his boss, John Force, was next quickest…
Charlotte Top Fuel Saturday results: Q3
Incoming qualifying leader Mike Salinas didn’t better his 3.68 Friday field leader, but the Scrappers Racing pilot let everyone know he was ready for Sunday eliminations with a best-of-session 3.728.
Incoming qualifying leader Mike Salinas didn’t better his 3.68 Friday field leader, but the Scrappers Racing pilot let everyone know he was ready for Sunday eliminations with a best-of-session 3.728.
The fuel dragsters seemed to finally find…
Mike Salinas, Robert Hight, Karen Stoffer claim top qualifying spots in Charlotte
Mike Salinas (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car), and Karen Stoffer (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are the top qualifiers for the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway and will lead their respective fields into eliminations Sunday.
Mike Salinas, Robert Hight, and Karen Stoffer ended Friday's qualifying as the leaders in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle respectively, and both managed to hang on to their positions following both of Saturday's qualifying rounds…
Charlotte Saturday Photo Gallery
Photo highlights from the second day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
Photo highlights from the second day of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
North Carolina race fans packed the pits at zMAX Dragway, eager to check out the stars and cars of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag…
Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying results: Q3
Karen Stoffer captured the fourth pole of her career, and her first since the 2015 season at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
Karen Stoffer captured the fourth pole of her career, and her first since the 2015 season at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Stoffer's 6.793 from Saturday's first session withstood a barrage of strong runs in Q3 but held up for the top…
Antron Brown: Looking back while still looking ahead
The day before he saddled up in the Matco Tools dragster for his first qualifying run of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals marked the 20-year anniversary of Antron Brown’s first career win. He still looks back on those formative days that made him what he is and helps him get through the rough patches.
The day before he saddled up in the Matco Tools dragster for his first qualifying run of the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals marked the 20-year anniversary of Antron Brown’s first career win.
Brown’s breakthrough win came April 25,…
Charlotte Top Fuel Saturday results: Q2
Reigning world champ Steve Torrence had the best run of the second Top Fuel session, racing his Capco Contractors dragster to a 3.756. Friday leader Mike Salinas stayed atop the pack with his 3.687.
Reigning world champ Steve Torrence had the best run of the second Top Fuel session, racing his Capco Contractors dragster to a 3.756. Doug Kalitta backed up his Friday pass of 3.733 with a solid 3.779 as did Terry McMillen, whose 3.794 was a nice…
Charlotte Funny Car qualifying results: Q3
Robert Hight, Jack Beckman, and Tommy Johnson Jr. were the quickest drivers in the third Funny Car qualifying session.
Robert Hight, Jack Beckman, and Tommy Johnson Jr. were the quickest drivers in the third Funny Car qualifying session. Hight, the current points leader and winner of three of the first five events of the season, backed up last night's 3.93-second…
Charlotte Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying results: Q2
Karen Stoffer betters Friday's run to lead Q2 while teammates Joey Gladstone and Cory Reed make big gains at zMax Dragway.
Karen Stoffer's Friday run at zMax Dragway was obviously no fluke after she rode Jerry Savoie's Suzuki to a 6.793 to lead Q2. Stoffer picked up an additional three bonus points after making the best run of her long career. She held off four-time…
Stoffer quickly adjusts to life with the WAR team
Karen Stoffer has big expectations for her first season as a member of Jerry Savoie’s White Alligator Suzuki team.
Every year since her debut in 1996, Karen Stoffer has got to the starting line with the comfort that comes with knowing her husbang, Gary, has her back. Gary Stoffer is still Karen’s biggest supporter, and she’s still and integral part of the team…
What drives Mike Salinas?
Mike Salinas didn't ponder long after his breakthrough win in Las Vegas. After a celebratory ice cream, for him it was a simple as, "OK, now that I've proven I can win, let's go win again." He makes no bones about it: He expects success. He's a goal setter and a problem solver, whether it's in his business or his racing.
Three weeks ago in Las Vegas, Mike Salinas realized a dream years in the making when he hoisted the Wally trophy after winning NHRA’s four-wide event in Las Vegas.
Of course he got congratulatory calls and texts from a lot of his racing…
Confidence and experience have Clontz optimistic about year two
Second-year Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Kelly Clontz has become a consistent qualifier on her Steamfitters Union Local 602 Suzuki.
Kelly Clontz ran all 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle events last season and she experienced a lot of memorable moments including her first professional round win in Dallas. Armed with a full-year's experience, and a new sponsor, the Steamfitters Union Local…
NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Saturday preview
The second of two four-wide races of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season continues today with two qualifying sessions at zMAX Dragway outside of Charlotte, N.C.
NHRA teams faced adversity yesterday after rain and high winds interrputed the opening day of the NGK Spark Plugs Four-Wide Nationals but Mike Salinas, Jack Beckman, and Karen Stoffer managed to adapt to the changes and head into Saturday's final…