Watch Alexis DeJoria bring the throttle whack to her ROKiT Funny Car
Alexis DeJoria returns to Funny Car racing at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com and she's doing it in style.
Alexis DeJoria does few things quietly, and that includes warming up her ROKiT Phones Toyota Camry Funny Car. She brought the boom by whacking the throttle during the pre-race warmup, delighting fans at the 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals…
After qualifying in his Funny Car debut, the sky's the limit for Alex Miladinovich
Alex Miladinovich was like a lot of fans at the drags. He sat in the grandstands watching Funny Cars and dreamed of someday being there himself and competing against John Force. The difference is that Miladinovich made it happen.
Alex Miladinovich was like a lot of fans at the drags. He sat in the grandstands and watched the awesome Funny Cars roar down the dragstrip and dreamed of someday being there himself and competing against John Force
The difference is that…
Kenny Delco begins 50th season of Pro Stock with powerful results
The New Yorker is back with a refreshed Frank Iaconio engine, qualified in the top five and is driving faster than ever.
Kenny Delco began the 2020 season with refreshed power courtesy of Frank Iaconio and Gray Motorsports with terrific results. The East Coast racer made the long trek to the 60th Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com and so…
Alexis DeJoria has wasted no time getting back to speed in Funny Car return
Don’t bother asking Alexis DeJoria if she’s already back up to speed after a two-year hiatus from Funny Car racing. She is.
Don’t bother asking Alexis DeJoria if she’s already back up to speed after a two-year hiatus from Funny Car racing. She is. The steely fan favorite has more laps under her safety belts already this season than any other driver after three test…
From Top Fuel to Funny Car and back again, it's been a whirlwind ride for Shawn Langdon
Shawn Langdon spent nine years learning how to drive a Top Fueler, two learning to drive a Funny Car, and now he's back in Top Fuel, and he's the No. 1 qualifier after Friday of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. The back-and-forth transitions have kept him on his toes.
Over nine seasons, from 2009 to 2017, Shawn Langdon spent 208 events and hundreds and hundreds of runs learning the finer points of driving a Top Fuel dragster, efforts that culminated in 14 national event victories and the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello…
Marty Robertson battling through Pro Stock learning curve
The newest member of Elite Motorsports fighting to get into first Pro Stock field of 2020
Marty Robertson is no stranger to driving race cars, but the newest member of Elite Motorsports knows the challenge facing him in Pro Stock this season. He made his professional debut in the category Friday in the Curing Kids Cancer Chevy Camaro and…
50 years later, Winternationals-winning Stocker returns to scene of its glory
Fifty years after their breakthrough victory, Richard Charbonneau and his 1970 Winternationals Stock eliminator-winning E/Stock '67 Ford Fairlane station wagon are back at the racetrack in Pomona as part of the 60th Winternationals celebration.
Fifty years after their breakthrough victory, Richard Charbonneau and his 1970 Winternationals Stock eliminator-winning E/Stock '67 Ford Fairlane station wagon are back at the racetrack in Pomona as part of the 60th Winternationals celebration.…
Brandon Welch learns lesson after first 3-second Top Fuel run at Winternationals
The first-year Top Fuel racer crossed a significant personal milestone Friday. He's hoping for a smoother Saturday.
Brandon Welch earned his Top Fuel dragster license in Las Vegas a week ago and made his professional debut in the category Friday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com. It didn't go quite as planned.…
Don Prudhomme and Tommy Ivo star in Night of Champions at Wally Parks NHRA Museum
Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tommy Ivo joined Jack Beckman on stage at a special Night of Champions at the Wally Parks NHRA Museum following a great day of qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.
The road to becoming a drag racing champion is grueling, lonely, and doesn’t come out without sacrifices.
But it does make for some unforgettable stories.
For nearly 20 years the place to hear those stories, told by the people who…
It's all about the music when nitro drivers 'tune up' for Friday Prime Time program
NHRA’s Friday night Prime Time qualifying program allows Top Fuel and Funny Car drivers to choose their introduction music and few were better at it last year than J.R. Todd. Here's a look back at last year's best music pickers and their choices.
When 2018 Mello Yello Funny Car world champ J.R. Todd rolls into Friday night qualifying at this year’s Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, the driver of the DHL Toyota won’t be defending his Mello Yello title, but he still has a crown to defend: the…
Behind the scenes at NHRA's annual Media Day: Photoshoots and fun for all
Prior to the start of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals each season, NHRA drivers take part in Media Day, posing for photos and video footage to be used throughout the season. Here’s a look at some fun moments from the photoshoots.
Prior to the start of the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals each season, NHRA drivers take part in Media Day, posing for photos and video footage to be used throughout the season.
NHRA on FOX, NHRA National Dragster magazine, NHRA social media, and…
Pre-season trailer fire has Ron Capps and the NAPA team starting from behind
Every team wants to start the season on fire, but for Ron Capps and the NAPA Auto Parts Funny Car team, a trailer fire prior to pre-season testing has them starting from behind in Pomona.
Ron Capps and the Rahn Tobler-led Don Schumacher Racing/NAPA Auto Parts Funny Car will start the 2020 season at a bit of a disadvantage after they were forced to skip pre-season testing after a trailer fire heavily damaged their equipment.…
Blast from the past: 30 years after last run, Mark Maxwell's Camaro is back on track
More than 30 years after it last went down the Pomona track at the 1989 World Finals, Mark Maxwell is finally back behind the wheel of his Camaro Stocker, which had been environmentally bagged for three decades.
The last time that Mark Maxwell drove his ’67 Camaro Stocker down the quarter-mile in Pomona, way back at the 1989 World Finals, he was a 19-year-old with a mouthful of braces.
More than 30 years later, the La Grange, Calif., racer, who…
Don Prudhomme relives his breakthrough win at the 1965 Winternationals
Fifty-five years ago, at the 1965 Winternationals, NHRA legend Don Prudhomme scored his first of 49 career victories. "The Snake" relives that magic moment with NHRA's Lewis Bloom.
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Don “the Snake” Prudhomme collected his first NHRA event win and his first of five at the Winternationals, driving Roland Leong’s Hawaiian Top Fueler to victory.…
Lex Joon geared up for 2020 NHRA Top Fuel season after major upgrades
Former European Top Fuel champ Lex Joon won't be at the season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, but after a number of major improvements to his team, he's more than ready for the year ahead.
To purchase general-admission or reserved seats for the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, call 800-884-NHRA(6472). Tickets also are available online at www.NHRA.com/tickets. Kids 12 and…
60th Winternationals flashback: Beadle, Bernstein raise the roof for '81 FC final
One of the craziest moments in Winternationals history came at the 1981 event with a massive pre-final-round pit thrash in the pits of Funny Car star Raymond Beadle, where the roof of Kenny Bernstein's car was transplanted onto Beadle's wounded car.
It was one of the craziest moments in Winternationals history when at the 1981 event the roof of Raymond Beadle’s famed Blue Max Funny Car blew off at the finish line on a winning semifinal run.
In a miraculous thrash known as "the Texas…
50 Years of Pro Stock salute: A look back at the 1970 NHRA Pro Stock rules
Pro Stock cars have come a long way since their debut at the 1970 Winternationals. Here's a look at the very first Pro Stock rules, as printed in the 1970 NHRA Rulebook.
The history of the Pro Stock class is being celebrated by NHRA in 2020 with a 50 Years of Pro Stock salute. The cars have come a long way since their debut at the 1970 Winternationals. Here's a look at the very first Pro Stock rules, as printed in…
60th Winternationals flashback: Jack Chrisman wins first Top Eliminator title
Jack Chrisman drove the Howard Cams’ twin Chevy-powered “Twin Bears” AA/Dragster to the Top Eliminator win at the first Winternationals, held in 1961 in Pomona.
Jack Chrisman drove the Howard Cams’ twin Chevy-powered “Twin Bears” AA/Dragster to the first Top Eliminator win at the Winternationals. With a makeshift plywood airfoil on the front of the car, Chrisman defeated Tom McEwen for top honors.…
California high schoolers will battle in Super Street Camaro at Winternationals
Among the competitors at the 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com is a unique Super Street team with a crew consisting entirely of Central California high school students.
Among the competitors at the 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com is a unique Super Street team with a crew consisting entirely of Central California high school students.
Based out of the Santa Maria High…
60th Winternationals flashback: Muldowney beats Kalitta for 1980 Top Fuel win
Forty years ago at the Winternationals, the Top Fuel final pitted Shirley Muldowney against Connie Kalitta in one of the event's most intriguing matchups. Relive it now in this historic video.
The 1980 Winternationals Top Fuel final pitted Shirley Muldowney against Connie Kalitta in one of the event's most intriguing matchups. Together in 1977, with Mulowney driving and Kalitta tuning, they won the Top Fuel world championship. They…
50 Years of Pro Stock salute: It all started at the 1970 Winternationals
Pro Stock was officially introduced as an NHRA national event eliminator at 1970 Winternationals as the ultimate manufacturer vs. manufacturer battleground, and the first race did not disappoint.
Pro Stock was officially introduced as an NHRA national event eliminator at 1970 Winternationals as the ultimate manufacturer vs. manufacturer battleground, and the first race did not disappoint. Chevrolet, Plymouth, Dodge, and Ford were all…
Five things to watch for at the 2020 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona
The 2020 season begins in Pomona with the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and we've got debuts, returns and reunions to get excited about.Â
The Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals kicks off the 2020 Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing season in Pomona at Auto Club Raceway.…
John Force Racing's third-generation enjoying thrill of Jr. Drag Racing competition
Jacob and Noah Hood, sons of JFR crew chief Danny Hood and former NHRA Funny Car star Ashley Force Hood, along with Autumn Hight, daughter of three-time NHRA Funny Car champ Robert Hight, are regulars in the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League competition at Southern California’s Irwindale Raceway.
The next generation of John Force Racing is already making its presence known in the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League.
Jacob and Noah Hood, sons of JFR crew chief Danny Hood and former NHRA Funny Car star Ashley Force Hood…
Brandon Welch putting pieces together ahead of Top Fuel debut
Brandon Welch didn't anticipate pedaling his Top Fuel dragster during NHRA testing. But the racer needed to punch through the lights quicker than 4.50-seconds to get a step closer to cross-grade his Funny Car license to Top Fuel.
He got the…
Antron Brown's fourth title is closer than ever with Brian Corradi back on board
Antron Brown got the band back together at NHRA preseason testing at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. His next win, and championship chase, is on the horizon.
Antron Brown last won in 2018, a lifetime ago for a three-time world champion and a driver that ranks amongst the greatest of all time.
That figures to change in 2020. Brown teamed back up with Brian Corradi during the offseason and formed…
See Clay Millican's new Top Fuel dragster at NHRA Testing in Las Vegas
Clay Millican is testing clutch discs and new Goodyear tires at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Clay Millican enjoyed a busy but pleasant offseason before beginning preseason testing at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Parts Plus Top Fuel team spent its offseason rewiring the entire dragster and reorganizing its trailer, a pair of…
2020 Pro Stock Preview: Why Pro Stock's best days are ahead of it
Fresh faces and unparalleled parity fueled renewed interest in Pro Stock in 2019. That continued as a new decade begins in one of the tightest classes in drag racing.
How about if we start with a bit of Pro Stock trivia? Did you know that during the entire decade of the 1980s, just four drivers/teams — Bob Glidden, Frank Iaconio, Warren Johnson, and Reher-Morrison (with Lee Shepherd and later Bruce Allen) — won…
2020 Funny Car Preview: Surprises await in unpredictable, competitive season
Robert Hight returns as Funny Car champion, but he faces stiff competition in one of the most competitive categories in Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing.
Funny Car delivers unpredictability in the predictable way the United States Postal Service shows up with bills and jury summons. Don Prudhomme and John Force ensured it, even when they clobbered opponents when the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds…
2020 Top Fuel Preview: Is this the best field of all time?
The Top Fuel Class of 2020 excels in every area, making it the best to hit the drag strip in years.
Things will only get tougher for Steve Torrence in 2020. The Texan won his second championship in 2019, narrowly keeping Doug Kalitta from lifting the Top Fuel trophy at the Auto Club NHRA Finals, culminating a three-year stretch of unprecedented…
How fast can Ryan Oehler get to the top of Pro Stock Motorcycle?
Oehler will arrive in Gainesville aiming for his first win, a 200-mph run and his first championship.
Ryan Oehler never stops moving, the tiger shark of both Pro Stock Motorcycle racing and suburban Illinois heating and cooling. He can’t afford to; such is the competitive nature of the two industries that make him a (relatively) known quantity in…