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NHRA Today Roundtable: AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
NHRA on FOX broadcasters Dave Rieff and Tony Pedregon and Indy Bureau Chief John Kernan joined NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick via Skype in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's to discuss the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Vintage jet cars
Jet cars have been part of the drag racing landscape since the early 1960s, and are still featured at NHRA national events. Here's a look back at some of the earliest and wildest of the breed.
Feedback from the last couple of couple of columns focusing on jet-car legend Doug Rose and his protégé, Doug Brown, made it clear to me that there are a lot of residents of the Insider Nation who still dig the jet cars. Not surprising, I suppose,…
Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 1986 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 1986 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 1986 Chief Auto Parts Nationals from Texas Motorplex.
Some of the…
Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 59 No. 20)
NHRA National Dragster’s 20th issue of 2018, featuring coverage of the Dodge NHRA Nationals and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
NHRA National Dragster’s 20th issue of 2018, featuring coverage of the Dodge NHRA Nationals and more, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
In addition to our coverage from the Reading…
Matt Smith plans to race both Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle in 2019
Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader plans to compete in both Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle in 2019,
Leading in one category just isn’t good enough for Pro Stock Motorcycle competitor Matt Smith. The rider of the Elite Performance / Stockseth EBR announced on The Straight Line…
McClenathan ready to return to Mello Yello Series in Dallas with Tuttle Motorsports
Past NHRA Top Fuel championship runner-up and fan favorite Cory McClenathan will make his first appearance in nearly three years on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series when he competes in Dexter Tuttle’s ColorFast dragster at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
Past NHRA Top Fuel championship runner-up and fan favorite Cory McClenathan will make his first appearance in nearly three years on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series when he competes in Dexter Tuttle’s ColorFast dragster at the AAA Texas NHRA…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Sportsman Champion Highlights
Sean Bellemeur took a big step toward what might be his first national title in the Top Alcohol Funny Car class, and third-generation racer Troy Coughlin Jr. added another page to his family’s long history with his first victory in the Top Alcohol Dragster class at the Dodge NHRA Nationals.
Sean Bellemeur took a big step toward what might be his first national title in the Top Alcohol Funny Car class, and third-generation racer Troy Coughlin Jr. added another page to his family’s long history with his first victory in the Top Alcohol…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Stock Eliminator winner Shane Oakes
Shane Oakes battled hard to win his first national event in Stock, including a final-round win over Anthony Fetch, one of the most successful Sportsman racers in the Northeast Division. If he was nervous in his first national event final, it didn’t…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Super Comp winner Mike Robilotto
Mike Robilotto’s 2018 season was already a success thanks to a Super Comp win in Epping, but he has now bagged titles at two of the Northeast Division’s three national events thanks to a final-round win in Super Comp over Chris Garrettson in Reading…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur
Sean Bellemeur now has seven wins on the season, including four national event titles after driving Tony Bartone’s Camaro to a final-round win against Phil Burkart Jr., 5.48 to 5.74, in Top Alcohol Funny Car. Bellemeur, the runaway leader in…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Super Stock winner Anthony Bertozzi
It remains to be seen whether Anthony Bertozzi can hang on to win the NHRA Super Stock world championship, but even if his bid for a second title falls short, he’s going to remember the 2018 season as one of his best. Bertozzi defeated Epping champ…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Troy Coughlin Jr.
In his first season in the Top Alcohol Dragster class, Troy Coughlin Jr. has now won three of his last four races and is ranked second in the battle for the national championship. Driving for team owner and crew chief Rich McPhillips, Coughlin…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Super Gas winner Ray Sawyer
Sixteen years after winning the NHRA Super Gas national championships and Ray Sawyer is still going strong. Sawyer collected career win No. 6 after opponent Dale Koncen fouled in the Super Gas final round. Sawyer missed the Tree with a .043 light…
Dodge NHRA Nationals Competition Eliminator winner Tom Martino
Tom Martino hasn’t raced since his Comp win at the 2017 Reading event, but he showed no signs of rust when he drove Ken Voight’s H/A Cobalt to a second straight victory in Comp. Martino, who builds engines for Voight and a number of other Comp…
Leah Pritchett on back-to-back Factory Stock Showdown victories
Don Schumacher Racing's Leah Pritchett joined NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's Pizza via Skype following her second-straight Factory Stock Showdown win. This one came at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park.
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Behind the Numbers: Tim Wilkerson making championship bid
The Funny Car veteran’s performance is no fluke through two Countdown to the Championship events.
Robert Hight leads Funny Car in points, J.R. Todd won the first race in the 2018 Countdown to the Championship, but if voting happened today, there’s only one choice for MVR. Okay, so there’s no award for Most Valuable Racer in the Funny Car…
Pro Stock leader Tanner Gray talks championship chase
Tanner Gray joined NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick via Skype in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's Pizza to discuss the Mello Yello Pro Stock title chase.
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Matt Smith discusses AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals win
The Pro Stock Motorcycle leader joined Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's Pizza via Skype to talk about his recent win, taking over the lead in the two-wheel category and his success while reading his Elite Performance/Denso Spark Plugs EBR-bodied machine.
Crew Chief Confidential: 2018 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
Lewis Bloom caught up with the winning crew chiefs from the latest stop on the Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing Series tour at Gateway Motorsports Park. Hear from Bobby Lagana, Jimmy Prock, Dave Connolly and Matt Smith in the latest Crew Chief Confidential.
WFO Radio AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Winners Edition
The WFO Podcast, AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Winners Edition, features Steve Torrence, Tanner Gray, Matt Smith, and Stevie “Fast” Jackson. Torrence discusses his back to back victories and heading back to Dallas, the site of his 2017 crash…
Jianna Salinas continues road to Pro Stock Motorcycle license
Daughter of Top Fuel Dragster pilot Mike Salinas tests at Gateway Motorsports Park in progression towards license.
“I’m hard on myself, but we’re getting closer. Like you said, it’s good that I have people around me to push me in the right direction.”
Like father, like daughter. Jianna Salinas is a senior at San Jose State University, the state school in the…
Clutch performer
Tim Nicholson’s unique approach to Super Gas racing yields big results with a victory at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
For most, the recipe for success in the Super Gas class is fairly straightforward. Take a tube-chassis race car, preferably a roadster, a big block engine with enough horsepower to run over 165-mph, and add a throttle stop, trans-brake, timer, delay…
Stevie "Fast" Jackson talks about recent Pro Mod hot streak, championship battle
Stevie “Fast” Jackson joined NHRA reporters Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his recent string of race wins in the E3 Sparks Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series.
Stevie “Fast” Jackson joined NHRA reporters Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio delivered by Papa John’s to talk about his recent string of race wins in the E3 Sparks Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series.
With just…
Tanner Gray to transition to NASCAR K&N East Series
Pro Stock leader Tanner Gray will transition to new challenge following 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
Pro Stock leader Tanner Gray will compete in the NASCAR K&N East Series full time in 2019 with DGR-Crosley with an eye on a spot in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The 2017 Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award…
Lixar I.T., Inc. named Software Technology Provider of NHRA
Lixar I.T., Inc., a data-driven software company that provides technology solutions, has been named software technology provider of NHRA.
Lixar I.T., Inc., a data-driven software company that provides technology solutions, has been named software technology provider of NHRA.
The new partnership will help create a NextGen NHRA VIP credentialing system when it comes to NHRA, NHRA…
Mello Yello Countdown playoffs hit halfway point at Texas Motorplex
The NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship reaches the halfway point of the 2018 season as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series powers back to Texas for the 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, Oct. 4-7 at Texas Motorplex.
The NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship reaches the halfway point of the 2018 season as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series powers back to Texas for the 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, Oct. 4-7 at Texas Motorplex.
The…
Fast Five: AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
NHRA's Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick count down their top five highlights from the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Rampy scores No. 99 at Gateway Motorsports Park
In the final results from the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals and the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, David Rampy claimed victory and took home is his 99th NHRA national event win this weekend at Gateway Motorsports Park.
In the final results from the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals and the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, David Rampy claimed victory and took home is his 99th NHRA national event win this weekend at Gateway Motorsports Park.
Rampy,…
Stevie "Fast" Jackson captures second-straight Pro Mod win
Stevie “Fast” Jackson raced to his second consecutive win during the E3 Spark plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Stevie “Fast” Jackson raced to his second consecutive win during the E3 Spark plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service portion of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by Real…
Hight rides out fiery explosion, guardwall shunt in victorious final-round run
Funny Car racer Robert Hight was involved in an on-track incident during his winning final elimination round at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Funny Car racer Robert Hight was involved in an on-track incident during the final elimination round at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. Hight, the Mello Yello points leader, won the race against Tim Wilkerson and when the car crossed the…