Top Fuel Harley Coming To NHRA National Events
NHRA officials announced Thursday that the popular Top Fuel Harley motorcycle category will compete at eight events on the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. The first race … Read More
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Motorsports Hall of Fame of America announces 2017 inductees
Scott Pruett, one of the 2017 inductees A seven-person list of luminaries representing sports cars, stock cars, land-speed records, motorcycles, open-wheel and drag racing will be showcased by the Motorsports … Read More
NHRA & FOX To Air Finals Live At 16 Events
Jason Line Officials from NHRA and FOX Sports have unveiled the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series television schedule for the season’s Sunday eliminations shows. The 2017 season is … Read More
The electric car may be Motorsports’ ‘elephant in the room’
On Saturday, officials of the company that owns the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced that it will close in May, ending a 146-year run that dates back … Read More
NHRA: New TV producer for Fox telecasts
Ron Capps Television production veteran Kymberly Booth Higgs has been named NHRA show producer for the 2017 FOX Sports television broadcasts of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, NHRA … Read More
Sonoma Raceway Tickets Now On Sale
Sonoma Race fans looking to rev up their new year are in luck, as Sonoma Raceway has opened its ticket office for the 2017 race season. Tickets for all major … Read More
7-Eleven to Sponsor Jim Dunn Racing’s NHRA Funny Car Team in 2017
Jim Dunn's 7-Eleven livery The world’s largest convenience store chain is gearing up for a high speed promotion in 2017. 7-Eleven will partner with Jim Dunn Racing and associate sponsor … Read More
Mopar Announces Initiatives to Support NHRA Racers in 2017
The Mopar brand is adding horsepower to its support of amateur, non-professional NHRA Sportsman racers with a slate of new programs and resources for the 2017 season. Initiatives include factory-backing … Read More
NHRA sees viewership rise on Fox
NHRA's new partnership with FOX Sports in 2016 resulted in a dramatic increase in viewership for Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series programs. The series, where sportsman drivers hone their skills, … Read More
Elite Motorsports returns to Chevrolet
Jeg Coughlin Jr. Erica Enders Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman has announced that multi-time world champion drag racers Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Erica Enders will fight for the 2017 … Read More
Courtney Force to be backed by Advance Auto Parts
Courtney Force and her crew with new car John Force Racing and Advance Auto Parts, a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, serving both professional installer and do-it-yourself … Read More
Force Announces Werner To leave team
John Force, CEO of John Force Racing, Inc., announced Tuesday that Elon Werner, who has managed the company’s PR effort for the past nine seasons, will scale back his day-to-day … Read More
Third-generation drag racer Troy Coughlin Jr. humbled by Top Fuel opportunity
Accomplished Sportsman star Troy Coughlin Jr. whose family owns JEGS already was incredibly excited about the 2017 NHRA season after it was announced he'd run a sixth nitro entry for … Read More
John Force and Robert Hight recap 2016 season
John Force team The chase for the 17th NHRA Funny Car championship may have come up short for John Force, but the 147-time winner won four races, made a run … Read More
Worsham leaves Kalitta Motorsports to rejoin family-owned Funny Car team
Del Worsham 2015 NHRA Funny Car champion Del Worsham will leave Kalitta Motorsports and rejoin his family-owned Funny Car team. "It was a hard decision to leave a championship-caliber team … Read More
NHRA Finale Draws Around 20,000 Fans To Auto Club Speedway
Jason Line The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series held its championships yesterday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif., in front of a … Read More
Line, Savoie Clinch Titles in NHRA Season Finale
2016 NHRA World Champions. (L-R) Antron Brown, Ron Capps, Jason Line, Jerry Savoie Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Jerry Savoie (Pro Stock Motorcycle) claimed NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series … Read More
Todd, Beckman, Line, Savoie On Pole at Pomona
Ron Capps celebrates his first NHRA title Funny Car racer Ron Capps clinched his first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championship on Saturday at the Auto Club NHRA … Read More
Brown, Beckman, Line, Savoie Lead Pomona Qualifying
Jack Beckman Ron Capps scored valuable qualifying points and Jack Beckman sprinted to the qualifying lead in Funny Car on Friday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club … Read More
DeJoria to sit out Finals; Arend named substitute driver
Veteran Jeff Arend will replace Alexis DeJoria in the cockpit of the Tequila Patron Toyota Camry Funny Car at the Auto Club NHRA Finals as the multi-time event-winning driver continues … Read More
Weekend Final TV Ratings (Update)
UPDATE NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Martinsville, the seventh of ten Chase For the Cup races, had a 1.6 final rating and 2.7 million viewers on NBCSN Sunday afternoon – … Read More
Forces, Torrence, Gray, and Savoie win big in Vegas
Antron Brown takes Top Fuel title Antron Brown secured his third NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel world championship Sunday at the NHRA Toyota Nationals. After defeating Wayne … Read More
Millican, Beckman, Anderson, and Savoie lead
Clay Millican Clay Millican piloted his dragster to the Top Fuel No. 1 qualifier on Saturday at the 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals. Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro … Read More
Matco Inks Multi-Year Extension With DSR
LAS VEGAS – Matco Tools and Don Schumacher Racing have signed a new multi-year agreement that will keep Antron Brown behind the wheel of the Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster … Read More
NHRA fights union
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has recently let go of five members of their broadcast crew in retaliation for union activities, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) … Read More