CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Shawn Cowie
In a battle between the top-two points earners in the class, Shawn Cowie gained the upper hand against three-time and reigning champ Joey Severance with a 5.23 to 5.27 victory in Top Alcohol Dragster. Neither Cowie nor Severance was the quickest…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Street winner Francesca Giroux
Francesca Giroux became the 84th different woman to win an NHRA national event title after claiming the Super Street title in her ’84 Camaro. Giroux won the final against Steve Beggerly’s ’68 Firebird in a 10.891 to 10.870 double breakout. Giroux…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Gas winner Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly got the best of Sonoma champ Robert Naber in a great side-by-side Super Gas final. Kelly was first off the starting line, .011 to .019, and held on for the win by a narrow margin, 9.909 to a quicker 9.905. For Kelly, the victory was…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Top Dragster winner Steve Casner
Steve Casner has now won six national event titles, including the last two in Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs following his final-round win over Andy Spiegel. Casner ran right on his 6.69 dial in the final to hold off Spiegel’s 6.723 on…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Stock Eliminator winner Ryan Warter
After four straight runner-up finishes at his home event, the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals, Ryan Warter finally cashed in with a Stock victory. Warter won the all-Pontiac final round over recent Epping winner Randi Lyn Shipp by a narrow margin,…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Comp winner Greg Krause
Greg Krause, the winner of the 1994 Topeka event, picked up win No. 2 via a holeshot in Super Comp when his 8.937 held off Steve Williams’ 8.918 to win by eight-thousandths. Krause had a difficult road to the final with wins over John Dalrymple,…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Super Stock winner Justin Lamb
Justin Lamb added to an amazing résumé that now includes 24 national event wins in 34 final rounds when he overcame Kory Alby’s perfect reaction time in the Super Stock final with an 8.519 on his 8.50 dial. Lamb also stopped Alan Falcone, Vince…
Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sportsman Champion Highlights
Former world champion Don Keen and Leo Glasbrenner were two of the six NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions crowned during the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals.
Former world champion Don Keen and Leo Glasbrenner were two of the six NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champions crowned during the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals. They were joined in the winner’s circle by Robert Naber (Super Comp), Matt Blodgett (…
Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Comp winner Robert Naber
Super Comp champ Robert Naber has five wins, and three of them have come at Sonoma Raceway. Naber, a former professional motocross rider, picked up his latest Wally after a narrow 8.911 to 8.920 victory against Matt Woodard. Naber began eliminations…
Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Stock Eliminator winner Leo Glasbrenner
Leo Glasbrenner is now a seven-time national event champion after wheeling his D/SA Firebird to a dramatic final-round win over Jody Lang in Stock. Glasbrenner actually trailed by .03-second off the starting line but made up for it with a 10.…
Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Gas Winner Matt Blodgett
Matt Blodgett became the third member of the Blodgett family to score a win in Sonoma when he drove his family’s ’72 Vega to a final-round victory in Super Gas against Ron MacKenzie, who fouled by .12-thousandths. Blodgett, whose only other…
Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Top Dragster winner John Richardson
John Richardson admittedly had some luck en route to his first win in the Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs class. Richardson was set to race Andy Spiegel in the final round, but his dragster didn’t leave the starting line due to an air…
Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Super Stock winner Don Keen
Don Keen won the Stock world championship in 1990, and 28 years later, he’s still going strong. Keen has also been racing the same ’65 Mustang for decades, and in Sonoma, he claimed his first national event win since the 2014 Winternationals…
Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Top Sportsman winner Ken Ratzloff
Ken Ratzloff wasn’t kidding when he noted that his driving has been sharp, particularly in the late rounds. After a .040 reaction time in his quarterfinal win over Keith White, Ratzloff got serious with a .014 light in the semifinals against No…
Brainerd International Raceway rumbles with the Thunder at the Lakes
Doug Engels and Chris Chaney captured wins at Thunder at the Lakes at Brainerd International Raceway.
Preview | Saturday
The NHRA West Central division's Lucas Oil Drag Series event, Thunder at the Lakes in Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minn., concluded Sunday evening. Minnesota racers Chris…
Denso extends multi-year title sponsorship for NHRA Las Vegas four-wide event
Denso Products and Services Americas, Inc., will continue to serve as the title sponsor of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, one of the premier events on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series circuit.
Denso Products and Services Americas, Inc., an affiliate of leading Denso automotive supplier Denso Corp., has announced that it will continue to serve as the title sponsor of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, one of the premier events…
Cowie, Marshall earn Sportsman wins at CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals
Champions celebrated with their teams in winner circle as the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals concluded Sunday evening at Pacific Raceways
Champions celebrated with their teams in winner circle as the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals concluded Sunday evening at Pacific Raceways
Northwest Top Alcohol Dragster rivals Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., and Shawn Cowie, Surrey, B.C.,…
MY Journey: Cruz Pedregon
Cruz Pedregon's journey from young challenger to championship Funny Car racer is the subject of this week's MY Journey powered by Mello Yello. Follow his path from second-generation racer to world champion.
Brown breaks victory drought in Seattle; Capps, Gray add to season win totals
Antron Brown returned to the winner's circle for the first time in a year by capturing the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Wally. He was joined in victory by Ron Capps and Tanner Gray in Seattle.
Four more Pro Stock racers clinch Countdown berths in Seattle
Pro Stock racers Tanner Gray, Erica Enders, Vincent Nobile, and Jeg Coughlin Jr. all locked up their berths in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs with their performances at the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals.
As the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series regular season nears its completion, berths in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs are beginning to fill up. With the conclusion of the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals, 19 of the 40 spots have…
CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Sunday Notebook
Antron Brown returned to the winner's circle for the first time in a year by capturing the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals Wally. He was joined in victory by Ron Capps and Tanner Gray in Seattle.
Friday leaders Hagan, Torrence, Coughlin hold on to Seattle qualifying leads
Matt Hagan earned his fourth pole of the season, while Steve Torrence (Top Fuel) and Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) also went No. 1 at the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals.
Torrence, Hagan, and Coughlin grab top spots on opening day in Seattle
Steve Torrence snatched the provisional Top Fuel No. 1 qualifier position at the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals, while Matt Hagan (Funny Car) and Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) also earned Friday poles.
Ron Douglas reflects on success of Bob Vandergriff/Blake Alexander team
Veteran crew chief Ron Douglas discusses the successes and team effort that have carried Blake Alexander to two Top Fuel wins this season. Indianapolis bureau chief John Kernan reports.
Latest issue of NHRA National Dragster now online (Vol. 59 No. 16)
NHRA National Dragster’s 16th issue of 2018, featuring coverage of the Dodge Mile-High 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 16th issue of 2018, featuring coverage of the Dodge Mile-High 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…
NHRA Today Roundtable: CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals preview
NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom, NHRA on FOX broadcasters Dave Rieff and Tony Pedregon and Indy Bureau Chief John Kernan discuss the tail end of the Western Swing and the upcoming Countdown to the Championship in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's Pizza via Skype.
Blake Alexander discusses Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals victory
Second-year Top Fuel racer Blake Alexander joined NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom in the Wally Parks Studio delivered by Papa John's Pizza via Skype to discuss his second win of the season.
Tricky Tipster: Schumacher, Hight, and Anderson favored in Seattle
Tricky Tipster, NHRA National Dragster's own wizard of odds, has labeled Tony Schumacher, Robert Hight, and Greg Anderson as the pre-race favorites at the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals.
This much we know for sure; there will be no Western Swing sweeps this year but there are still titles to be won in Seattle and Tricky Tipster, NHRA National Dragster's own wizard of odds, has labeled Tony Schumacher, Robert Hight, and Greg Anderson…
Enders not content heading to CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals
Six final rounds in 15 races isn't enough for two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders. The racer wants more wins as the Western Swing concludes at the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals.
It has been a banner 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season for Erica Enders, who has recorded six final round appearances over the last 11 races. But with only one of those finals showings resulting in a win, the two-time Pro Stock world…