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Points leader Hight bounces back from collarbone surgery to compete in Dallas
Mello Yello Funny Car points leader Robert Hight was cleared for competition at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, less than two weeks after fracturing his left collarbone in a final-round crash in St. Louis. Hight had successful surgery on the break and is ready to continue his pursuit of a third championship.
Robert Hight wasn’t about to let a broken collarbone get in the way of his pursuit of a third Mello Yello Funny Car championship, at least not if he had anything say about it.
The Funny Car veteran took over the points lead two weekends ago with…
Another farewell to heroes
Drag racing lost a pair of its early heroes over the last two weeks with the passings of legendary East Coast Top Fuel and Funny Car racer Jimmy King and versatile driver “Jet Car Bob” Smith.
Drag racing lost a pair of its early heroes over the last two weeks with the passings of legendary East Coast Top Fuel and Funny Car racer Jimmy King and versatile driver “Jet Car Bob” Smith.
For more than a decade, King and partner Don…
Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 1999 Chief Auto Parts Nationals
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: the 1999 Chief Auto Parts Nationals from Texas Motorplex.
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of the new Flashback Friday feature. This week: the 1999 Chief Auto Parts Nationals from Texas Motorplex.
Tony Schumacher…
Iconic Hollywood & Highland to host 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series awards ceremonies
The 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony will once again return to Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland on Monday, Nov. 12.
NHRA Championship Drag Racing, the world’s fastest motorsport, announced that the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony will once again return to Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland on Monday, Nov. 12.…
Clay Millican in the hunt for first Top Fuel championship
Top Fuel veteran Clay Millican enters the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals in second place and hungry for his first Top Fuel title. He joined NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's Pizza via Skype with four NHRA Countdown races to go.
Tricky Tipster: Dallas favorites include Torrence, Hight, Gray, and Smith
Tricky Tipster picks Steve Torrence, Robert Hight, Tanner Gray, Matt Smith, and Mike Castellana as the pre-race favorites for the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals
Tricky Tipster arrives in Dallas brimming with confidence after correctly picking St. Louis winners Steve Torrence, Tanner Gray, and Matt Smith to win their respective divisions. Playing the hot hand, those three will also be favorites this weekend…
Erica Enders heads to Texas with work to do as she hunts for third world championship
Pro Stock star Erica Enders sits sixth in points, 104 points behind Tanner Gray, and will have to jump five other drivers over the final four races of the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.
To win a third NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series title, Erica Enders knows she has some work to do. The Pro Stock star sits sixth in points, 104 points behind Tanner Gray, and will have to jump five other drivers over the final four races of the…
NHRA Today Roundtable: 2018 AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals preview
NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick are joined in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's via Skype by John Kernan, Dave Rieff and Tony Pedregon to preview the AAA Texas FallNationals.
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Behind the Numbers: How I learned to stop worrying and love reaction times
Reaction times can be complicated. Let's make them really simple so we can go back to the way things used to be.
Before I knew the phrase “reaction time,” I knew what it meant. At least, I thought I knew what it meant. Pulling up alongside some yuppy playing his music too loudly at a red-light, making incidental eye contact and … hang on, I’m getting a note…
Co-crew chief Chris Cunningham diagnoses Robert Hight's Funny Car
NHRA reporter John Kernan caught up with the co-crew chief of Robert Hight's Funny Car, Chris Cunningham, to go over the damage done to the AAA Funny Car following a massive explosion at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Courtney Force ready to bounce back at AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals
Funny Car star Courtney Force is ready to get back on track after a frustrating start to the NHRA Mello Countdown to the Championship. The No. 1 seed entering the Countdown feels rejuvenated following a great test session.
Feeling rejuvenated after a strong test session, Funny Car star Courtney Force is ready to get back on track after a frustrating start to the NHRA Mello Countdown to the Championship. The regular-season NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series points…
Pro Mod Rookie Chad Green in championship chase as tour heads to Dallas
Chad Green’s first season in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service has already surpassed expectations, but the rookie standout is hungry for more to close his 2018 season.
Chad Green’s first season in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service has already surpassed expectations, but the rookie standout is hungry for more to close his 2018 season.
The Midland, Texas native…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Sportsman Highlights
Comp ace David Rampy moved a step closer to the magic 100-win mark, and Greg Stanfield and Drew Skillman, best known for their careers in Pro Stock, earned titles in Super Stock and Stock, respectively, at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park.
Comp ace David Rampy moved a step closer to the magic 100-win mark, and Greg Stanfield and Drew Skillman, best known for their careers in Pro Stock, earned titles in Super Stock and Stock, respectively, at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals winner Stevie "Fast" Jackson
Stevie “Fast” Jackson won his second race in a row to jump back into the championship hunt with his supercharged Bahrain 1 Racing Camaro. Jackson, who also won the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, took an easy final-round win when Topeka runner…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals winner David Rampy
David Rampy, who won his first title in 1983, drove his Skillman Auto Group A/EA Bantam to the Comp title after beating Allen Wilson in the final round. Rampy drove to a (-.560) 7.240 to secure the title while Wilson, who had a quicker light, ran a…
AAA Midwest Nationals Super Comp winner Rick Hughes
The Super Comp class featured a first-time winner in Hughes, who turned on the win light in the final with an 8.921 after Don Higgins broke out at 8.884. Hughes left first against all six of his opponents in eliminations, including nearly perfect…
AAA Midwest Nationals Top Sportsman winner Glenn Butcher
Driving his six-second Camaro, Glenn Butcher defeated Bill Yates to win the title in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs. The No. 5 qualifier in the quick field, Butcher drove to a 6.534 on his 6.51 dial in the final round to hold off Yates, who…
AAA Midwest Nationals Super Gas winner Tim Nicholson
Tim Nicholson’s ’67 Camaro is a unique Super Gas car in that it features a manually shifted four-speed Lenco transmission. The car is also equipped with a “reverse throttle stop” that limits it to top speeds of around 100 mph while still running the…
AAA Midwest Nationals Factory Stock winner Leah Pritchett
After winning the last two races in the School of Automotive Machinists & Technology NHRA Factory Stock Showdown, Leah Pritchett is now in a prime position to be crowned the series champ in the special event, which features factory-built race…
AAA Midwest Nationals Stock Eliminator Drew Skillman
Drew Skillman’s runner-up finish in Pro Stock was made somewhat less disappointing after he earned his second title of the year in Stock. Wheeling his Cobra Jet Mustang, Skillman defeated Daryl Bureski in the final round to claim the 14th national…
AAA Midwest Nationals Top Dragster winner Jenifer White
Jenifer White reached the final round of Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs two years ago in Brainerd, and she was turned away by Angie Travis. White landed in another all-female final in St. Louis, and this time, she won the Wally with a win…
AAA Midwest Nationals Super Stock winner Greg Stanfield
Greg Stanfield, who last won a Pro Stock race in 2011 and has spent the last few seasons helping to launch the career of his son, Aaron, returned to his original stomping grounds in Super Stock and earned his 13th national event title. Stanfield…
Annual DRAW auction set for Saturday night of AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals
The Drag Racing Association of Women will hold its annual auction, Saturday, Oct. 6, at Texas Motorplex after the conclusion of qualifying at the AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals.
The Drag Racing Association of Women will hold its annual auction, Saturday, Oct. 6, at Texas Motorplex after the conclusion of qualifying at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. Admission is free.
The silent auction begins at 7 p.m. in the Texas…
Schumacher stays focused on racing at a high level for AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals
After 500 races, 84 wins and eight world championships, Tony Schumacher remains focused on greatness and that’s an attitude that will continue to drive him as the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship hits the halfway point at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
After 500 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series races, 84 wins and eight world championships, Tony Schumacher’s mindset has stayed the same. The longtime Top Fuel standout remains focused on greatness and that’s an attitude that will continue to drive…
Auto Club Raceway takes team title; five heading to championship
The team from Auto Club Raceway at Auto Club Dragway captured the Team Championship at the NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division Finals in Las Vegas and Bobby Dye, Sacha Hoefer, Garrett Hoefer, Rick Newport and Zach Meziere took individual titles and now advance to the NHRA Summit National Championship.
The team from Auto Club Raceway at Auto Club Dragway combined for 74 points to capture the Team Championship at the NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division Finals in Las Vegas and Bobby Dye, Sacha Hoefer, Garrett Hoefer, Rick Newport and Zach…
Hancock, Ward, Talley, Markham heading to National Championship
Jeremy Hancock, Matt Ward, Earl Talley and John Markham each raced to victory at the NHRA Southeast Division Summit Racing Series Finals and punched their ticket to the NHRA Summit National Championship in California next month.
Jeremy Hancock, Matt Ward, Earl Talley and John Markham each raced to victory at the NHRA Southeast Division Summit Racing Series Finals and punched their ticket to the NHRA Summit National Championship in California next month. The squad from…
Courtney and Brittany Force to feature pink TrueTimber camo cars during October in support of breast cancer awareness
Like many of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series drivers, the Force sisters will go pink for October in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness month. They’ll be sporting pink Advance Auto Parts hot rods at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals and the NHRA Carolina Nationals.
Like many of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series drivers, the Force sisters will go pink for October in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness month. They’ll be sporting pink Advance Auto Parts hot rods at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals and the…
Meyer, Hool lead winners at Thunder on the Plains at SRCA Dragstrip
Megan Meyer and Kris Hool scored wins in the alcohol classes as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series West Central Division competed a double-header weekend at SRCA Dragstrip with the annual Thunder on the Plains event.
Preview | Thursday | Friday | Saturday
Megan Meyer and Kris Hool raced to victory in the second half of this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag…
Bourgeois, Labbous lead winners at Silver Dollar
In the final results from Silver Dollar Raceway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, former Lucas Oil World Champion Craig Bourgeois and reigning Super Gas World Champion John Labbous led the list of winners in the winner’s circle celebration.
Preview | Friday
REYNOLDS, Ga. – In the final results from Silver Dollar Raceway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, former Lucas Oil World Champion Craig Bourgeois and reigning…