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Phoenix Super Gas champ Todd Barton’s colorful ’55 Chevy is a family heirloom but don’t expect to see it in a museum anytime soon
Todd Barton’s ’55 Chevy Super Gasser attracts a lot of attention because, for one, it is one of just a handful of vintage Chevy “shoeboxes” remaining in NHRA competition. The car also features an eye-catching paint scheme which is important to…
John Force discusses NHRA Arizona Nationals crash on Facebook Live
John Force joined NHRA reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick via Skype on Facebook Live in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's to talk about his crash at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Cowie, Westerfied gets wins as Pacific Division opens at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park
Shawn Cowie and Shane Westerfield scored wins in the alcohol classes to lead the list of champions at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park's NHRA Pacific Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series opener
Preview | Sunday
In the final results from Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Pacific Division Opener, Shawn Cowie, Surry, B.C., and Shane Westerfield, Anaheim, Calif.,…
Fast Five: NHRA Arizona Nationals
NHRA on FOX reporters Lewis Bloom and Amanda Busick break down the NHRA Arizona Nationals, highlighting the race's five biggest moments.
Lamb, Lang, and Nero score in Chandler
Justin Lamb, Jody Lang, and Paul Nero marched to victory and celebrated with their teams in winner’s circle this past weekend at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Ariz.
Justin Lamb, Jody Lang, and Paul Nero marched to victory and celebrated with their teams in winner’s circle this past weekend at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Ariz.
Lamb, Henderson, Nev.,…
Tickets on sale for National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance
Tickets for the 16th annual NHRA Motorsports Museum Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance are on sale now to the general public. The event will take place June 14-16 at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky.
Tickets for the 16th annual NHRA Motorsports Museum Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance are on sale now to the general public. The event benefits the NHRA Motorsports Museum, an independent non-profit educational museum…
Courtney Force captures first win since 2016; McGaha, Torrence also earn NHRA Arizona Nationals victories
Courtney Force picked up her first Wally in nearly two years on an emotional day of eliminations, while Steve Torrence (Top Fuel) and Chris McGaha (Pro Stock) earned their first wins of the 2018 Mello Yello Drag Racing season.
Force, Lindberg involved in second-round incident at NHRA Arizona Nationals
Sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car world champ John Force and Jonnie Lindberg were involved in an incident during the second round of eliminations at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car world champ John Force and Jonnie Lindberg were involved in an incident during the second round of eliminations at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Ariz. Force’s Funny…
NHRA, Wild Horse Pass announce Sunday sellout at NHRA Arizona Nationals
NHRA and Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park officials announced a sellout crowd for Sunday eliminations at the 34th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals.
NHRA and Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park officials announced a sellout crowd for Sunday eliminations at the 34th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals. Fans from all over the southwest region packed the grandstands, pit areas and campgrounds. …
Kramer gets first No. 1 qualifier of career; C. Force, Schumacher earn Phoenix poles
Deric Kramer ended up on the top of the Pro Stock heap for the first time in his career, while Courtney Force (Funny Car) and Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel) snagged pole position at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
NHRA Arizona Nationals Sunday Notebook
Courtney Force picked up her first Wally in nearly two years on an emotional day of eliminations, while Steve Torrence (Top Fuel) and Chris McGaha (Pro Stock) earned their first wins of the 2018 Mello Yello Drag Racing season.
NHRA Arizona Nationals Saturday Notebook
Deric Kramer ended up on the top of the Pro Stock heap for the first time in his career, while Courtney Force (Funny Car) and Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel) snagged pole position at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Schumacher sets national speed record; Beckman, Laughlin grab Friday poles
Low qualifier Tony Schumacher ran the fastest speed in Top Fuel history, while Jack Beckman (Funny Car) and Alex Laughlin (Pro Stock) snagged the provisional No. 1 qualifier positions at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
NHRA Arizona Nationals Friday Notebook
Tony Schumacher reset the Top Fuel national speed record while Jack Beckman (Funny Car) and Alex Laughlin (Pro Stock) snagged the provisional poles at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Phoenix: A Top Fuel wonderland
In its more than 30 years of existence, Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park (née Firebird Int'l Raceway) has been the site of some amazing Top Fuel moments that spotlight some of the classes biggest names, including Don Garlits and Shirley Muldowney.
By the time that most of you read this, I’ll be sitting trackside in Phoenix, at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park for the start of the NHRA Arizona Nationals. It’s always fun heading to this track because a) it’s just an hour’s plane flight from my…
Behind the Numbers: Just how important is a great start?
Winning the first race of the year is important, but is it more important than winning any other regular-season race?
Matt Hagan kicked off the 2018 season with four win lights. That should sound familiar. Hagan won four times on Sunday…
Ford Performance announces Bob Glidden "85/10" award
New Bob Glidden “85/10” award to be given to Ford drag racer who best epitomizes the grit and determination of hall of fame racer.
Legendary drag racer Bob Glidden was known for a lot of things – his 85 NHRA victories, 10 NHRA championships, 122 final round appearances and nine U.S. Nationals titles.
But one of the things the Ford racing icon was best known for was his work…
NHRA Arizona Nationals Roundtable
Dave Rieff and John Kernan joined Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio presented by Papa John’s to talk about this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Top Fuel champ Brittany Force plans to compete at NHRA Arizona Nationals
Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force has been cleared and plans to race at this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix.
Just 12 days after a huge crash in the opening round of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, reigning NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force has been cleared and plans to race at this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse…
Brittany Force answers questions about Winternationals crash
Defending Top Fuel champion Brittany Force discussed her crash at the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.
Reigning NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel champ Brittany Force was involved in an accident during the first round of eliminations at the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com. In this Q&A supplied by John…
Tricky Tipster's NHRA Arizona Nationals picks
NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster handicaps the NHRA Arizona Nationals, race two of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
For more than five decades, NHRA National Dragster's famed Tricky Tipster has tested his prognosticating skills prior to each national event, putting odds on the top eight racers he thinks have the best shot at victory in Tricky…
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Shane Westerfield
Shane Westerfield, the 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Funny Car champion, began his title defense with a final-round win over Sweden’s Ulf Leanders. Westerfield turned on the win light with a 5.425, 269.67 mph lap to Leanders’ 5.…
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Comp winner Dan Fletcher
Dan Fletcher now has 103 national event titles after wheeling Rick Braun’s Cobalt to the Comp title. Fletcher, who now has won at least one national event for the last 25 years, worked his way to the final with wins against Scott Hedlund and Randy…
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Stock winner Kyle Rizzoli
With his win in Super Stock, Kyle Rizzoli has now won six NHRA national event titles, including victories in four straight seasons. The former Division 7 champ defeated a host of past national event winners, including Don Keen, Kayla Mozeris, and…
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Stock winner Larry Gilley
Larry Gilley, the winner of the 2017 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, scored again in Pomona in Stock after a heads-up, no-breakout battle against Ryan Mangus, who was wheeling Justin Lamb’s ’70 Camaro. Both drivers made significant performance…
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Comp winner Gabriel Torres
The latest pair of siblings to battle in an NHRA final were Division 7 regulars Gabriel and Val Torres Jr. in Super Comp. Older brother Val was first off the starting line .024 to .035, but Gabriel drove around him to win by eight-thousandths, 8.922…
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Gas winner Kevin McClelland
Kevin McClelland, the son of longtime NHRA announcer Dave, earned his fifth career win in Super Gas, and his first since the 2013 season. Driving his ’27-T Ford roadster, McClelland tangled with past JEGS Allstars champ Phil Unruh in the final and…
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Sportsman winner Paul Mitsos
Paul Mitsos, the son of Mountain View Racing Pro Stock team owners Nick and Irene Mitsos, racked up his first career win in Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs. Mitsos was phenomenal on the starting line all weekend and finished the job with a…
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Shawn Cowie
Shawn Cowie took out three-time and reigning Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Dragster champion Joey Severance and former champion Chris Demke in the first two rounds, then faced off with Garrett Bateman in the final. Bateman had the early lead but smoked the…
Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Sportsman champion highlights
Shane Westerfield, the 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Funny Car champion, began his title defense with a victory in Pomona, and he was joined in the winner’s circle by Shawn Cowie (Top Alcohol Dragster), Dan Fletcher (Comp), Kyle Rizzoli (Super Stock), Larry Gilley (Stock), Gabriel Torres (Super Comp), Kevin McClelland (Super Gas), Steve Will (Top Dragster) and Paul Mitsos (Top Sportsman).
Shane Westerfield, the 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Funny Car champion, began his title defense with a victory in Pomona, and he was joined in the winner’s circle by Shawn Cowie, who earned the Top Alcohol Dragster title. Cowie…