Crampton, Hight, Gray, and Krawiec will lead final fields into battle in St. Louis
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AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Saturday Notebook
Unseasonably warm weather hung over Gateway Motorsports Park for the second straight day while qualifying concluded for the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. Four tough rounds of qualifying have resulted in some intriguing race-day matchups that…
AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Friday Notebook
Unseasonably warm temperatures and sunny skies greeted racers and fans during day one of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, the second of six events in the Countdown to the Championship. The action-packed day featured two qualifying sessions…
Crampton, Hight, Anderson, and Ellis are opening-day qualifying leaders in St. Louis
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NHRA Today: Who has the hot hand heading to St. Louis?
From the Wally Parks NHRA Studio, Amanda Busick checks in with Indy bureau chief John Kernan, who shares his thoughts about who has the hot hand in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs heading into this weekend’s AAA Insurance NHRA…
NHRA Today: Schaffer talks hot Countdown start and more
NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom caught up with Jon Schaffer, crew chief for 16-time Funny Car world champion John Force, via Skype from the Wally Parks NHRA Studio to discuss the Force's Charlotte win, recent changes to the team, and more. Schaffer,…
Defending Pro Mod champ Coughlin eyes late run
In winning his two NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series world championships, Troy Coughlin has shown a penchant for late-season dramatics. Needing to make up a considerable gap on points leader Rickie Smith this season, Coughlin hopes to…
NHRA Today: "Jim O" talks Countdown strategy
NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom caught up with Doug Kalitta’s crew chief, Jim Oberhofer, via Skype from the Wally Parks NHRA Studio, where “Jim O” shared his approach to the Countdown to the Championship in 2016. Oberhofer, who tuned…
Event Preview: AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
There are at least a half dozen championship contenders that took mulligans last week with early losses at the NHRA Carolina Nationals in Charlotte. That group includes eight-time Top Fuel champ Tony Schumacher, three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle…
Missouri's finest fuelers
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads this weekend to Gateway Motorsports Park, almost in the shadow of the famed Gateway Arch that is the symbol of St Louis. Although the racetrack actually is in Madison, Ill., NHRA markets the event — and…
NHRA Today: Pro Stock top seed Line continues dominance
NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom caught up with NHRA Carolina Nationals Pro Stock winner from Jason Line via Skype in the Wally Parks NHRA Studio, where the Countdown’s top seed discussed his convincing…
A repeat of 2015 St. Louis event would be just fine for Arana
Hector Arana Sr. would gladly take a repeat of what happened a year ago at Gateway Motorsports Park, even if the outcome remains the same at this weekend’s 5th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest…
Tricky Tipster's St. Louis 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 Today: Brown off to quick start in Countdown
NHRA reporters Amanda Busick and Lewis Bloom caught up with Antron Brown via Skype from the Wally Parks NHRA Studio after his impressive win to start the 2016 Countdown to the Championship last weekend…
Return to St. Louis could provide boost Skillman needs
Looking to recharge his championship chances, there may be no better place for Pro Stock’s Drew Skillman to go than Gateway Motorsports Park for this weekend’s fifth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. Skillman’s first…
Antron Brown's 2012 Top Fuel championship
From the Wally Parks NHRA Studio, NHRA reporter Lewis Bloom takes a look back at current Top Fuel points leader Antron Brown’s nail-biting 2012 Top Fuel championship run and all the drama that surrounded an unforgettable moment at the…
Precision Turbo & Engine named presenting sponsor of St. Louis Pro Mods
Precision Turbo & Engine is the presenting sponsor for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at St. Louis, Sept. 23-25. The race is the ninth of 10 events for the NHRA J&A…
Hagan aims to conquer another first in St. Louis
Matt Hagan, a two-time Funny Car world champion, had never won the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals before breaking through this season. After conquering that first, Hagan hopes to repeat that trend…
Texas Motorplex welcomes back NHRA South Central Division Summit Series Finals
Texas Motorplex will host the 2016 NHRA South Central Division Summit Racing Series Finals, September 23-25. Top drivers from NHRA member tracks across the South Central division will compete in six classes for individual and team honors.…
Kalitta to run DeWalt FlexVolt colors in St. Louis, Reading
For the second consecutive season, NHRA Countdown for the Championship contender Doug Kalitta will showcase the colors of DeWalt. The black and yellow scheme will be campaigned for the next two NHRA Mello Yello events, in St. Louis and Reading, Pa…
When perfect isn't perfect
This was likely a foregone conclusion in April, but now it’s all but a certainty: Doug Doll Jr. will be the 2016 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Comp eliminator national champion after driving Charlie Greco’s dragster to a win at…
NHRA Today: Points battles rage on at Countdown opener
They didn’t reach the winner’s circle at the Countdown to the Championship opener in Charlotte, but Ron Capps, Tommy Johnson Jr., and Andrew Hines were still winners as far as the points were concerned as each improved their position…
Brown continues quest for second straight title
After winning in Charlotte to open the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship, Antron Brown’s quest for a second straight Top Fuel world championship is already starting to look similar to 2015. Considering his…
Kinsley returns to Top Fuel competition in St. Louis, Dallas
Kebin Kinsley and the Hennen Motorsports Top Fuel team will return to NHRA action at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park and at the AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals at his hometrack, Texas Motorplex. Earlier this season…
Dodge named title rights sponsor of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Maple Grove Raceway
Dodge has signed an agreement to become the title rights sponsor of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Maple Grove Raceway. The 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals will be held Sept. 29-Oct. 2 and is the third race in the six-race…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Super Comp champ Gary Stinnett
Super Comp champ Gary Stinnett, a four-time national champion, earned his second Indy win and first since 1994 when final-round opponent Greg Kamplain fouled. Kamplain was attempting to win back-to-back Indy titles after his 2015 victory in Comp.
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Alcohol Dragster champ Dan Page
Chassis builder Dan Page realized a lifelong dream when he drove Art Gallant’s entry to victory. Page left first in the final against Shawn Cowie and held on for a close 6.35 to 6.36 victory. In a remarkable showing of consistency, Page ran…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Super Gas champ Tommy Phillips
Tommy Phillips, coming off a win two weeks earlier in Brainerd, stayed hot with a Super Gas victory against Ray Miller III in the final. The win was No. 37 for Phillips and his second at Indy, following his 2012 Super Comp title.
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Stock champ Jeff Lopez
Jeff Lopez, another a second-generation racer, had previously won four national event titles, but all of them had come in heads-up classes and none at Indy. Driving his COPO Camaro, Lopez stopped the manually shifted Cobra Jet Mustang of Charley…
Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Sportsman champion highlights
More than 700 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors rolled through the gates of storied Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis for the 62nd annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, but just seven of those drivers accomplished their primary…