Hart, Burkart collect wins at New England Night Of Fire
John Hart in Alcohol Dragster and Phil Burkhart in Alcohol Funny Car led the winners list as New England Dragway hosted the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Night of Fire.
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EPPING, N.H., - Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car standouts Josh Hart and Phil Burkhart celebrated in winner’…
Tobler reaches 60th win milestone with Chicago Funny Car victory
Ron Capps’ Funny Car victory at the Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals was an emotional win and a tribute to Don Schumacher Racing benefactor Terry Chandler, who passed away just before the event, but it also was a milestone triumph for crew chief Rahn Tobler, who collected his 60th victory
Ron Capps’ Funny Car victory at the Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters was an emotional win and a tribute to Don Schumacher Racing benefactor Terry Chandler, who passed away just before the event, but it also was a…
Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters Top Sportsman winner Mark McDonald
Mark McDonald completed a perfect weekend in the Top Sportsman presented by Racing RVs class when he claimed both the JEGS Allstars title on Saturday and the national event title on Sunday. McDonald won eight straight eliminations rounds, including…
Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters Top Dragster winner Zach Sackman
Zach Sackman won his first national event title in Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs when he drove past Shanna Snyder’s Vintage Trailers dragster in the final. Sackman, who shares driving duties with his brother, Matt, slowed to a 6.206 on his 6.…
Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters Super Street winner Dan Fletcher
Twenty-three years after his first win, Dan Fletcher joined John Force (148) and Frank Manzo (105) in the exclusive 100 wins club when he bagged the Super Street title in Chicago. Fletcher won the landmark event after his final-round opponent,…
Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters Super Comp and Super Gas winner Luke Bogacki
With a double in Norwalk and a victory in Saturday’s JEGS Allstars race, reigning national champion Nick Folk entered the Super Comp class as the hottest driver in the sport, but he was no match for Luke Bogacki in the final round. Bogacki picked up…
Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters Stock winner Brad Burton
Brad Burton drove father Scott’s white Pontiac to a 10.412 on his 10.39 dial for the win in Stock against Division 1 JEGS Allstars racer and reigning division champ Justin Picillo, who broke out by a hundredth of a second behind the wheel of Jeg…
Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters Super Stock winner Aaron Stanfield
Last month in Bristol, Greg Stanfield and his son, Aaron, just missed out on a memorable Father’s Day when Aaron won the title in the Top Dragster presented by Racing RVs class and Greg scored a runner-up finish in Super Stock. In Chicago, the…
Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters Comp winner David Rampy
David Rampy lost just .06-second to Competition Index Control penalties during Comp eliminations while final-round opponent Brian Hyerstay was down 11-hundredths in his G/Dragster. Rampy did his job on the starting line with a .009 light but didn’t…
Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Sean Bellemeur
Sean Bellemeur returned to the seat of Tony Bartone’s Steve Boggs-tuned Camaro and collected his third national event title when he drove past Shane Westerfield in the Top Alcohol Funny Car final, 5.528 to 6.095. Bellemeur entered eliminations as…
Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters Top Alcohol Dragster winner Megan Meyer
Megan Meyer is clearly a rising star in the Top Alcohol Dragster class, and the second-generation racer claimed her third win of the season when she stopped reigning champ Joey Severance in the final, 5.427 to a slowing 5.798. Meyer, who also…
Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters Sportsman champion highlights
The Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters had a JEGS Allstars double, a traditional double, and a rare father-son final round, but all of them took a backseat to the most newsworthy event of the weekend: Dan Fletcher’s milestone 100th NHRA national event victory.
The Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters had a JEGS Allstars double, a traditional double, and a rare father-son final round, but all of them took a backseat to the most newsworthy event of the weekend: Dan Fletcher’s…
Block Party, Hagan-Pritchett match race will highlight weekend of Mopar festivities
The Mopar Mile-High Block Party and a special match race between Mopar-teammates Matt Hagan and Leah Pritchett will highlight a weekend of celebration for the annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals.
The Mopar Mile-High Block Party and a special match race between Mopar-teammates Matt Hagan and Leah Pritchett will highlight a weekend of celebration for the annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals.
On the evening of Thursday, July 20, the…
Behind the Numbers: Can anyone catch Tanner Gray in the rookie of the year race?
Tanner Gray has a big lead in the Auto Club Road to the Future Award race. Can any of his fellow rookies catch him? Let's go through the 2017 class as the Countdown to the Championship approaches.
With 11 races to go in the 2017 season (seriously? Where has the time gone?), now seems like as good a time as any to take a look at this year's rookie class. Let’s start with the obvious: It’s going to be very, very difficult for anyone to…
JEGS Allstars Top Sportsman champion Mark McDonald
Mark McDonald got his weekend off to an excellent start at a track that he calls one of his favorites. The North Central Division racer advanced to his first Top Sportsman final at Route 66 Raceway in 2016 and made good on that appearance a year…
JEGS Allstars Top Dragster champion Steven Furr
After a runner-up finish in 2016, Division 2 ace Steven Furr was able to return to the JEGS Allstars and finish the job with a win over Division 5’s Phil Unruh in the final. Furr cruised to the win after Unruh fouled by three-thousandths of a second…
JEGS Allstars Super Street champion Josh Dalrymple
A great reaction time for Josh Dalrymple got him the Super Street victory against Southeast Division driver Jonathan Anderson in a double-breakout final. Both drivers posted identical 10.886 elapsed times, but Dalrymple’s .002 light scored him, and…
JEGS Allstars Super Gas champion Ken Mostowich
A slim advantage off the starting line only grew for Pacific Division representative Ken Mostowich, who defeated Northwest Division driver Dave Kelly to win the JEGS Allstars Super Gas trophy. Mostowich also has four national event Wallys (three in…
JEGS Allstars Super Comp champion Nick Folk
Fresh off his double-up performance in Norwalk, Nick Folk took home the JEGS Allstars Super Comp title with a killer .013-second package against fellow West Central Division competitor and class blocker Trevor Larson in the final. Larson’s .015-…
JEGS Allstars Stock champion Andrew Hill
Andrew Hill provided a valuable contribution to the Division 3 championship effort when he drove to the Stock title over Division 7 racer Tibor Kadar. Hill was first off the line with a .008 light in his ’70 Camaro and held on for the double-…
JEGS Allstars Super Stock champion James Antonette Jr.
James Antonette Jr. and his family celebrated their win in the prestigious JEGS Allstars race. Antonette scored the lone win for the Northeast Division team when he drove to the Super Stock title over Division 3’s Jeff Dona. Antonette was flawless…
JEGS Allstars Comp champion Brian Browell
Brian Browell’s victory put an emphatic stamp on the team victory for the Division 3 squad as his blistering (-.70) 7.13 in his D/Dragster stopped the (-.50) 8.86 from Division 6’s Brian Hyerstay and his VW-powered G/Dragster.
JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Funny Car champion Andy Bohl
Andy Bohl, representing the North Central Region, scored his first JEGS Allstars win by escaping with a thrilling final-round victory against the West Region’s Chris Marshall, whose parachutes deployed prematurely as he was pulling away from Bohl,…
JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster champion Joey Severance
West Region representative Joey Severance won his second JEGS Allstars Top Alcohol Dragster title as the reigning and two-time champ defeated reigning Super Gas champ Mia Tedesco, representing the North Central Region, in the final round, 5.25 to 5.…
JEGS Allstars champions highlights
In a thrilling, down-to-the-wire battle, the host team from the NHRA North Central Division claimed the overall team title during the JEGS Allstars competition at Route 66 Raceway on Saturday of the Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N Filters.
In a thrilling, down-to-the-wire battle, the host team from the NHRA North Central Division claimed the overall team title during the JEGS Allstars competition at Route 66 Raceway on Saturday of the Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented…
Johnson looks to add to unprecedented success at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
Allen Johnson's victory in Denver tied him with Bob Glidden and John Force for the most wins at the scenic venue, meaning Johnson has big goals, including an 11th straight final round, at this year’s 38th annual Mopar Mile-High Nationals, which takes place July 21-23 at Bandimere Speedway.
After his annual test session at Bandimere Speedway before the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals a year ago failed to yield the results he wanted, Pro Stock veteran Allen Johnson wasn’t sure if the Denver dominance he has enjoyed the past decade would…
Former national-event-winning Funny Car racer John Collins dies
Funny Car veteran John Collins, who competed throughout the 1970s and ‘80s in the class and won the 1985 Fallnationals in Phoenix, died July 14 after a short battle with cancer.
Funny Car veteran John Collins, who competed throughout the 1970s and ‘80s in the class and won the 1985 Fallnationals in Phoenix, died July 14 after a short battle with cancer.
Collins also was instrumental in getting NHRA to allow foreign…
Veteran racer, car owner Chuck Beal passes away
Veteran NHRA racer Chuck Beal, a NHRA national event winner in Top Alcohol Funny Car and, more recently, a car owner and mentor to grandson Brandon Welch in nitro Funny Car, died July 13 of complications from a heart procedure.
Veteran NHRA racer Chuck Beal, a NHRA national event winner in Top Alcohol Funny Car and, more recently, a car owner and mentor to grandson Brandon Welch in nitro Funny Car, died July 13 of complications from a heart procedure. He was 74.
Beal…
Behind the Numbers: Rahn Tobler and Ron Capps are doing something amazing
Beyond just winning a whole lot, Capps and Tobler go about their business a little bit different than everybody else. We take a look at how the NAPA team has picked up where it left off after winning the 2016 Funny Car title.
Funny Car driver Ron Capps, crew chief Rahn Tobler and the rest of the NAPA car team are enjoying an unprecedented season. That’s saying something: the crew is coming off Capps’ first championship in 2016; how do you top an inaugural title? By doing…
South Central Division 4 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series venue change
The Division 4 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event previously scheduled to take place at Thunder Road Raceway in Gilliam, La., on Sept. 15-17, 2017 has been relocated to the Texas Motorplex.
NHRA officials have announced that the fifth of six events scheduled for the 2017 South Central Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will be changing venues. The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event previously scheduled to take place at Thunder Road…