Farrrrrr out ... it's 'Jungle Jim's' Vega
As “Jungle Jim” Liberman probably would have exclaimed, having the No. 1 Funny Car of all time on the fan-voted top-20 list is pretty “farrrrrr out.”
Yes, race fans, when the final votes were tabulated, Liberman’s vaunted ’73 Vega emerged atop…
It's Drags over Checkered Flags as Hight beats Logano
Auto Club of Southern California NHRA Funny Car racer Robert Hight claimed victory over his Auto Club-backed NASCAR teammate Joey Logano in the Drags or Checkered Flags fan vote. Over the course of…
NHRA ends successful season on FOX
Sports Video Group, a knowledge resource for sports content in the growing community of sports video professionals, published an article recently on its website about NHRA’s incredible first season with FOX. The article is reprinted here…
Elite Motorsports and Mopar to part ways in 2017
Elite Motorsports and Mopar have announced that they will end their partnership at the end of the 2016 racing season. Elite Motorsports drivers and multi-time world champions Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Erica Enders both competed with Mopar-backed Pro…
The rarest double of them all
Other than the final round of the Auto Club NHRA Finals, where he lost to Bob Gullett’s nearly perfect run, there likely isn’t much that Jeff Strickland would have changed about the 2016 season. Strickland opened the year with a…
Reed named Auto Club Road to the Future Award winner
Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Cory Reed was named the winner of the 2016 Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future award, presented annually to the season’s top rookie competitor in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Reed…
Kalitta honored with first NHRA Lifetime Achievement Award
Kalitta Motorsports founder and owner Connie Kalitta was honored last night at the season-ending Mello Yello Awards Ceremony with NHRA's Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the first time in NHRA history that this award has been given.
Kalitta's…
Saving the best for last
Antron Brown locked up the 2016 NHRA Mello Top Fuel championship in Las Vegas, and Ron Capps didn’t need to do much more than qualify to finally seal the deal on his long-awaited first Funny Car title, but that did little to reduce the…
Brown, Capps, Line and Savoie honored as 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world champions in Hollywood
Antron Brown, Ron Capps, Jason Line and Jerry Savoie were the…
2016 NHRA Mello Yello champs
Four new NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series champs have been crowned, each with his own unique story, but which one was the most special or most deserving? While it’s easy to say that the sentimental favorite is Ron Capps, who finally scored…
Summit Series national champs crowned
Jeff Hefler won his third Summit Racing Series national championship and was joined in victory by Timothy Smith, Chad Isley, and Curtis Spracklin as the yearlong competition raced to a conclusion at the Auto Club NHRA Finals.
The quartet of…
Auto Club NHRA Finals Sunday Notebook
The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season came to a dramatic conclusion Sunday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, with both world and event champs being crowned on a hot day at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
Jason Line in Pro Stock…
Seconds take first at Finals as Kalitta, Johnson, Anderson collect wins at season finale
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Line dominates for third Pro Stock crown
Mello Yello's Al Rondon, left, and NHRA President Peter Clifford congratulated Jason Line after he clinched his third Pro Stock world championship. Jason Line capped a dominant season by…
Savoie claims dramatic Pro Stock Motorcycle title
Likable Louisiana alligator farmer Jerry Savoie completed one of the most improbable championship runs in history on Sunday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona when he clinched the NHRA Mello…
Liberman Vega voted top Funny Car of all time
"Jungle Jim" Liberman's 1973 Chevrolet Vega was named as the winner of the Top 20 Funny Cars fan vote, marking the conclusion NHRA’s seasonlong 50 Years of Funny Car celebration. John Force's 1996 Castrol GTX …
Todd, Beckman, Line, and Savoie will lead fields into Sunday battle at Auto Club NHRA Finals
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Capps clinches first Funny Car championship
Mello Yello's Al Rondon, left, and NHRA President Peter Clifford, right, congratulated Ron Capps on his first Mello Yello Funny Car championship. Ron Capps is an NHRA Funny Car world…
Auto Club NHRA Finals Saturday Notebook
With the close of qualifying under the lights Saturday evening at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, the final NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series fields of the 2016 are set, and racers will do battle Sunday for not only the Auto Club NHRA Finals…
Strickland clinches second national championship of season
Jeff Strickland became just the second driver in NHRA history to win two national championships in the same season, locking up the Stock eliminator title Saturday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals, adding it to the Top Dragster presented by Racing…
Line, Savoie boost title bids; Brown, Beckman lead nitro fields in Pomona
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Auto Club NHRA Finals Friday Notebook
Three NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championships are still on the line at the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, with championship battles raging in Funny Car between Ron Capps and Matt Hagan, in Pro Stock between Jason Line…
Event Preview: Auto Club NHRA Finals
When the Countdown to the Championship format was introduced in 2007, this is pretty much what its creators envisioned: a season final packed with drama and tight points battles. The 2016 Auto Club NHRA Finals includes three undecided championship…
The final showdown: 'Jungle' vs. Force
“Jungle Jim” or “Brute Force”? Nostalgic hero or modern-day legend? Vega or Firebird? Those are the questions that will be answered this weekend in Pomona when NHRA unveils the car atop the list of its yearlong fan vote among the top 20 Funny Cars of all time.
“Jungle Jim” or “Brute Force”? Nostalgic hero or modern-day legend? Vega or Firebird? Those are the questions that will be answered this weekend in Pomona when NHRA unveils the car atop the list of its yearlong fan vote…
Tricky Tipster's Pomona picks
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 Tipster.…
NHRA Toyota Nationals Super Gas winner Tommy Phillips
Tommy Phillips continued his strong season with his fourth overall national event victory and third in Super Gas. Driving his CBS ArcSafe Corvette, Phillips downed Kevin Moore in the final round, 10.057 to a breakout 10.043 on the 10.05 altitude-…
NHRA Toyota Nationals Super Comp winner Michael Miller
Michael Miller claimed the eighth national event title of his career when he defeated Mike Hiatt in the Super Comp final. Miller wheeled his dragster to a 9.069 on the 9.05 altitude-adjusted index to stop Hiatt, who broke out with a 9.046.…
NHRA Toyota Nationals Stock winner Darrel Goheen
Stock winner Darrel Goheen took delivery of his new (to him) C/SA ’94 Camaro during the Las Vegas event, and three days later, he parked the car in the winner’s circle. Goheen has made a total of 11 runs in his new ride, including the final round,…
NHRA Toyota Nationals Super Stock winner Kyle Rizzoli
Kyle Rizzoli won his fourth national event title in his third different class when he stopped former national champion Ryan McClanahan in the Super Stock final. Already a winner in Super Comp and Stock, Rizzoli wheeled his SS/CA ’69 Camaro to…
NHRA Toyota Nationals Comp winner David Rampy
David Rampy, a four-time national champion, drove his Ray Skillman-backed Econo Altered to a final-round victory in Comp against Division 6 ace Jeff Lane. Rampy overcame Lane’s nearly perfect .004 reaction time to win with a (-.532) 7.368 to…