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Rickey House got his first victory of the season by taking down defending Mickey Thompson Tire Top Fuel Harley champion Jay Turner. House runnered up at the season opening event in Pomona but used a 6.324-second pass to topple Turner by nearly…
After opening the season with a second-round loss in Pomona, Sean Bellemeur, driving for car owner Tony Bartone and crew chief Steve Boggs, was unbeaten in the next three starts, including back-to-back wins at the Gainesville regional and national…
Nearly two decades after making his debut in the Comp class, Joe Mozeris finally claimed his first national event victory. Mozeris drove to a final-round win over Scott McClay in an all-dragster final round. McClay had a quicker light, but Mozeris…
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Less than a year after winning the Super Gas title at his home event in Denver, Bradley Johnson scored again when he earned the Las Vegas win in Super Comp. Johnson was solid with a .021 light and a 9.067 on the 9.05 altitude-adjusted index to stop…
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Michael Miller is now a nine-time national event champion after driving his 23-T roadster to a victory in Super Gas. Miller, who won the Spring Las Vegas event in 2009 and 2015 and the fall event in 2016, earned his fourth title at The Strip at Las…
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Retired four-time NHRA Funny Car champion and drag racing legend Don “the Snake” Prudhomme will make his first competitive driving appearance since 1994 when he retired from the NHRA when he competes in the 2018 Mexican 1000 off-road competition starting next Friday.
Retired four-time NHRA Funny Car champion and drag racing legend Don “the Snake” Prudhomme will compete in the 2018 Mexican 1000 off-road competition in a 2018 Polaris RZR 1000.
The event will be “the Snake’s” first competitive driving appearance…
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers again will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1977 Springnationals at National Trail Raceway outside of Columbus, Ohio.
Throughout 2018, NHRA All Access subscribers again will get bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1977 Springnationals at National Trail Raceway outside of Columbus…
Some light reading for a non-racing weekend about how modern technology led the Guinness Book of World Records to remove a legendary, 35-year-old record for performance in a 1980s drag racing video game. And what could we learn from this?
13 Apr 2018
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
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NHRA National Dragster’s eighth issue of 2018, featuring spectacular coverage of the women who make NHRA Drag Racing what it is today, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
NHRA National Dragster’s eighth issue of 2018, featuring spectacular coverage of the women who make NHRA Drag Racing what it is today, is online now for NHRA members, and it’s in the mail to homes and shops around the world.
The women of NHRA…
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John Kernan and Tony Pedregon joined Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John’s to discuss last weekend’s Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
Austin Prock took his first step towards becoming a licensed Nitro Funny Car driver by making a lap in Courtney Force's Advance Auto Parts Funny Car at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway following the Denso Spark Plugs Four-Wide NHRA Nationals.
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Tickets for the 64th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the World’s Biggest Drag Race, are on sale now to the public. This iconic event returns to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis on Aug. 29-Sept. 3.
Tickets for the 64th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the World’s Biggest Drag Race, are on sale now to the public. This iconic event returns to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis on Aug. 29-Sept. 3.
The Chevrolet Performance U.S…
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The NHRA South Central Division Moser Sportsman Shootout is set to take place on Saturday, April 14 with a stacked field. The specialty event is contested in conjunction with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader weekend at Texas…
David Rampy continued to add to him impressive career total and Michelle Furr and Jeff Strickland remained hot in 2018 taking wins at this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at GALOT Motorsports Park.
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NHRA’s Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom pick their top five moments from the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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Joey Severance and Justin Lamb visited the winner’s circle this past weekend in the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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NHRA has reached an agreement in principle with Sony to partner on new workflows designed to distribute and preserve the organization’s 50-year library of historical assets.
NHRA has reached an agreement in principle with Sony to partner on new workflows designed to distribute and preserve the organization’s 50-year library of historical assets. NHRA’s use of Sony’s Ci Media Cloud, Memnon Digitization and Ven.ue…
NHRA and The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway officials announced for the second day in a row a sellout crowd for Sunday eliminations at the 19th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
NHRA and The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway officials announced for the second day in a row a sellout crowd for Sunday eliminations at the 19th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
Fans from all over the western…
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