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
Category: Drag Racing
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
Brown Looking To Clinch Top Fuel Crown
Antron does a burnout during the New England Nationals Antron Brown was so dominant in the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship he clinched the … Read More
Final Weekend TV Ratings
Network Event Day Viewers Viewers 18-49 Rating Location NBC NASCAR Sprint Cup (L) Sun 3,445K 710 2.11 Kansas NBC NASCAR Xfinity (L) Sat 1,441K 298 0.98 Kansas FS1 NHRA (L) … Read More
Toyota’s Brown Dominates Dallas, Closes In On NHRA Top Fuel Title
Antron Brown ENNIS, Texas – Antron Brown capped a dominating weekend off by defeating Steve Torrence in the finals of the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex in … Read More
Brown, Hagan, Skillman, Krawiec Win in Texas
Antron Brown Antron Brown furthered his points lead in Top Fuel on Sunday by racing to victory at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Drew Skillman (Pro … Read More
Brown, Hight, Line, Savoie Fastest in Texas Qualifying
Antron Brown Antron Brown powered to the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel Saturday at the 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. Robert Hight (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) … Read More
Video: Epic drone footage – 300ft Mustang flight
No one WANTS to see these kinds of wrecks, but when they unfortunately do happen…getting that “one" angle makes a difference. While Stevie Fast was fortunate enough to walk away … Read More
NHRA Adjusts 2017 Schedule
The AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals and the Dodge NHRA Nationals are switching their event dates for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship. The … Read More
Brown, Johnson, Jr., Nobile, Krawiec Win at Reading
Tommy Johnson, Jr. NHRA Tommy Johnson Jr. raced to the Funny Car victory at the Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway on Sunday. Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Vincent Nobile … Read More
Pritchett, Hagan, Nobile, Hines No.1 Qualifiers
Leah Pritchett Leah Pritchett raced to her first career No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel on Saturday at the Dodge NHRA Nationals. Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Vincent Nobile (Pro Stock) … Read More
Langdon, Beckman, Laughlin, Savoie Winners at St. Louis
(L-R) Shawn Langdon, Jack Beckman, Alex Laughlin and Jerry Savoie celebrate at Gateway Shawn Langdon raced to his third victory of the year Sunday at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest … Read More
Crampton, Hight, Gray, Krawiec Top Qualifiers at St. Louis
Richie Crampton Richie Crampton powered to the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel Saturday at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park just outside of St. Louis. … Read More