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AAA Texas FallNationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur
Points leader Sean Bellemeur faced off against Doug Gordon in Top Alcohol Funny Car and posted a 5.504 in his Steve Boggs-tuned Hussey Performance Camaro. Gordon was just eight-thousandths behind with a 5.513. Bellemeur, who defeated Shane…
AAA Texas FallNationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Joey Severance
Joey Severance, the three-time and defending champion, was victorious in Top Alcohol Dragster with the quickest pass of the weekend, a 5.236 in his final-round victory over former champ Alan Bradshaw, who posted 5.342. Severance scored a key win…
Behind the Numbers: Championship scenarios entering the NHRA Toyota Nationals
Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Tanner Gray (Pro Stock) and Mike Janis can clinch titles at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Here's what they need to do to make their championship dreams come true.
I looked at championship odds a week ago, so this time around I’ll break down what three leaders must do to lock up a championship at the NHRA Toyota…
Torrence focused on task at hand with first Top Fuel title nearly in his grasp
Steve Torrence is keeping the status quo heading into the NHRA Toyota Nationals. The Top Fuel leader can lock up his first ever Mello Yello Top Fuel championship at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
On the cusp of winning his first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championship, Steve Torrence is keeping the status quo. It has worked perfectly through the first four races of the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship and the Top Fuel…
NHRA stars to participate in Las Vegas Fanfest Thursday night on Fremont Street
NHRA fans attending this weekend’s NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway are going to want to be on Fremont Street Thursday night. That’s where more than two dozen of the NHRA’s top stars will be attending NHRA Fanfest to sign autographs and promote the event
Fans of the NHRA attending this weekend’s NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway are going to want to be on Fremont Street Thursday night. That’s where more than two dozen of the NHRA’s top stars will be attending NHRA…
High drama certain at penultimate Mello Yello Countdown event in Las Vegas
The high-stakes action of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will be apparent at the penultimate race of the 2018 season, the 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Oct. 25-28.
The high-stakes action of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will be apparent at the penultimate race of the 2018 season, the 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Oct. 25-28. Serving as the fifth of six…
Fry and Rupert victorious at California Hot Rod Reunion
The 2018 California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California completed competition at Auto Club Famoso Raceway on Sunday crowning not only event winners but also many champions in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series.
The 2018 California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California completed competition at Auto Club Famoso Raceway on Sunday crowning not only event winners but also many champions in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series.…
Jordan Vandergriff moving to Top Fuel ranks in 2019 with D-A Lubricant sponsorship
Jordan Vandergriff will make the jump to the professional NHRA Drag Racing ranks in 2019 as the driver of a Bob Vandergriff Racing Top Fuel dragster with primary sponsorship from D-A Lubricant Company and its PennGrade Motor Oil brand .
Jordan Vandergriff will make the jump to the professional NHRA Drag Racing ranks in 2019 as the driver of a Bob Vandergriff Racing Top Fuel dragster. Joining the 23-year-old California native in his rookie season will be D-A Lubricant Company and…
NHRA Breakfast at SEMA Show will salute legends, 50th Gatornationals
The annual NHRA Breakfast at the SEMA Show will feature drag racing legends Kenny Bernstein, Joe Amato, Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, and John Force, drivers who have been on the road to “Fifty Years of the NHRA Gatornationals.”
Referred to as the “can’t miss” event of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, this year’s NHRA Breakfast will showcase drivers who have been on the road to “Fifty Years of the NHRA Gatornationals.”
The NHRA Breakfast will feature drag racing legends…
Top Fuelers and Funny Cars of the 1960s
Drag racing photographer Ron Lewis, who’s been shooting at the drags since he was a teenager in the mid-1960s and continues to be a regular presence at Mello Yello Series events, is sharing with us some of the thousands of his vintage drag racing pics. This week: the 1960s.
What do you give the drag racing fan/historian/journalist who already has access to tens of thousands of historic drag racing photos? Thousands of more photos, many of them not seen in decades if ever at all!
Drag racing photographer Ron Lewis,…
National Trail Raceway adds to its management and ownership group
Jay Livingston, who grew up in the family business of managing drag racing facilities in the northwestern U.S., is the new general manager and co-owner of National Trail Raceway, the NHRA-sanctioned quarter-mile track serving the Columbus, Ohio, market.
National Trail Raceway, the NHRA-sanctioned quarter-mile track serving the Columbus, Ohio, market, keeps adding to its talent pool. Jay Livingston grew up in the family business of managing drag racing facilities in the northwestern U.S. and has…
Ron Capps chases second Mello Yello Funny Car title after Charlotte win
NAPA Auto Parts Funny Car racer Ron Capps joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's Pizza to wrap up his win at the NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by Wix Filters.
Behind the Numbers: Championship odds for the leaders in the clubhouse(s)
You know who leads the points. What are the odds the four leaders stay there at the end of the season?
No number of clichés can steal from the inevitability of Steve Torrence’s first Top Fuel title. The Texan won his fourth straight Wally at the NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by Wix Filters, extended his lead to 161 points, and left the three…
NHRA Today Roundtable: 2018 NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by Wix Filters
NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom hosted NHRA on FOX broadcasters Dave Rieff and Tony Pedregon along with Indianapolis Bureau Chief John Kernan in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's Pizza via Skype to wrap up the 2018 NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by Wix Filters.
WFO Radio Podcast: NHRA Carolina Nationals Winners Edition
Check out the WFO Radio Podcast, NHRA Carolina Nationals Winners Edition featuring Ron Capps, Steve Torrence, Jason Line, and Matt Smith. Plus, Megan Meyer and Pro Mod winner Rick Hord. NHRA’s Alan Reinhart and host Joe Castello recap the weekend at…
The Sports Report: A bet on Proctor is no gamble
Following his second win of the season, Ronnie Proctor has an excellent chance to win the national championship in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs.com.
A year ago, Ronnie Proctor was one of those guys who raced hard and hoped that his drive and determination would one-day allow him to hoist an NHRA Wally trophy. Proctor checked that item off his to-do list earlier this year with a win in…
Division 3 season concludes at Gateway Motorsports Park
Robin Samsel and Chris Foster scored in the alcohol classes at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Division All-American Hot Rod Showdown at Gateway Motrosports Park.
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division All-American Hot Rod Showdown:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 6.325, 257.14 def. Dean…
Anderson dominates NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout
Jonathan Anderson qualified for the NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout in two classes and advanced to the final round in both taking the honors as both Champion and runner-up in the specialty event at this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Rockingham Dragway.
Jonathan Anderson qualified for the NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout in two classes and advanced to the final round in both taking the honors as both Champion and runner-up in the specialty event at this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at…
Nostalgia Top Fuel champ Fry talks title, California Hot Rod Reunion
Mendy Fry, who recently clinched the Nostalgia Top Fuel championship in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Drag Racing Series, joined Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John’s to talk about her title and this weekend’s California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California.
Grand marshal Kelly Brown leads list of 2018 CHRR honorees
Kelly Brown, the 1978 NHRA Top Fuel world champion, will be the 2018 Grand Marshal for the 27th annual California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California, leading an impressive list of names that will be honored…
California Hot Rod Reunion ready to rev up again in Bakersfield
The NHRA Motorsports Museum’s 27th annual California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California returns to Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. for a thrilling three-day gathering on Oct. 19-21.
The NHRA Motorsports Museum’s 27th annual California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California returns to Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. for a thrilling three-day gathering on Oct. 19-21. The annual fan-…
Puckett, Sloan, Daniels lead winners at Rockingham Dragway
Van Puckett, Hillarey Sloan, and James Daniels led the list of winners as Rockingham Dragway hosted the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division.
Preview | Saturday
In the final results from Rockingham Dragway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, home track and second-generation racer Hillarey Sloan took home the win this weekend…
Fast Five: NHRA Carolina Nationals
NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick count down their top five moments from this past weekend's NHRA Carolina Nationals.
Bellemeur, Meyer shine at Carolina Nationals
Sean Bellemeur raced to the NHRA Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Funny Car World Championship then capped it off with the event win at the NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filers at zMAX Dragway. Megan Meyer took the honors in Top Alcohol Dragster as did three first-time winners at the national event level.
Sean Bellemeur raced to the NHRA Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Funny Car World Championship then capped it off with the event win at the NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filers at zMAX Dragway. Megan Meyer took the honors in Top Alcohol Dragster as…
Hord grabs first career win at NHRA Carolina Nationals
No. 1 qualifier Rick Hord powered to his first career victory on Sunday during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters.
No. 1 qualifier Rick Hord powered to his first career victory on Sunday during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters at zMAX Dragway. The race…
Torrence remains Countdown-perfect; Smith, Capps, and Line also score at zMAX
Steve Torrence and Matt Smith continued their Countdown domination with wins at the NHRA Carolina National spresneted by WIX Filters and were joined in victory by; Ron Capps and Jason Line at zMax Dragway.
Bellemeur clinches Top Alcohol Funny Car Lucas Oil Series world championship
With his quarterfinal win over D.J. Cox in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters, Sean Bellemeur became the first driver to officially clinch a 2018 NHRA Lucas Oil Series national championship.
With his quarterfinal win over D.J. Cox in Top Alcohol Funny Car at the Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters, Sean Bellemeur became the first driver to officially clinch a 2018 NHRA Lucas Oil Series national championship.
Bellemeur…
Hord secures No. 1 qualifying position in Charlotte
Rick Hord raced to the No. 1 qualifying position on Saturday at the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters.
Rick Hord raced to the No. 1 qualifying position on Saturday at the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters. This weekend’s Pro Mod event, presented…
Brittany Force, Johnson, Skillman, and Krawiec top Charlotte qualifying fields
After two action-packed days of qualifying, Brittany Force, Tommy Johnson Jr. Drew Skillman, and Eddie Krawiec lead the pro fields at the NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters in Charlotte.
