Schumacher, Capps, Connolly, Smith win in Epping
Ron Capps Ron Capps raced to his first victory of the season in Funny Car Sunday at the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals. Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Dave Connolly (Pro … Read More
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Brown, Hight, Gray, Krawiec No.1 at Epping
Antron Brown Antron Brown will lead the Top Fuel category from the No. 1 qualifying position in Sunday’s eliminations at the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals. Robert Hight (Funny Car), … Read More
Langdon, Johnson, Enders-Stevens Winners at Bristol
Tommy Johnson Jr. Tommy Johnson, Jr. scored his first NHRA victory in seven years with a win over Tim Wilkerson in the Funny Car finals in Sunday’s Thunder Valley Nationals … Read More
Force, Worsham, Gray Top Qualifiers at Bristol
Del Worsham Rhonda McCole/AR1.com Brittany Force (Top Fuel), Del Worsham (Funny Car) and Shane Gray (Pro Stock) raced to the top of the ladder in their respective divisions in Saturday’s … Read More
NHRA, IndyCar, Ford and Toyota
We already know that Ford is pulling out of NHRA after this year and Toyota doesn't want to sponsor any more funny cars. We also know that Honda wants a … Read More
Crampton becomes 100th Top Fuel winner
Richie Crampton Richie Crampton claimed his first career Top Fuel victory, becoming the 100th different winner in the category, at the Toyota NHRA Summernationals on Sunday. Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), … Read More
Kalitta, Pedregon, Johnson, Krawiec On Pole
Cruz Pedregon Doug Kalitta was quickest in Top Fuel Saturday and earned the No. 1 qualifying position at the Toyota NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Cruz Pedregon … Read More
Q and A with Courtney Force
Courtney Force (C) The following are excerpts from a teleconference featuring NHRA Funny Car racer Courtney Force who secured the 100th win by a female in NHRA history with her … Read More
Courtney Force scores historic win
A happy Courtney Force Courtney Force raced to the landmark 100th victory by a female in NHRA history Sunday at the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Spencer Massey … Read More
Force sisters on top in Topeka
John Force with his wife and daughters Brittany (L) and Courtney (R) Brittany and Courtney Force raced to No. 1 qualifying positions Saturday at the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland … Read More
Todd, Force, Nobile lead opening-day in Topeka
John Force raced to a track record performance to move into the Funny Car qualifying lead Friday in a rain-shortened day of racing at the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland … Read More
Massey, Hight, Coughlin, Krawiec get Atlanta victories
Robert Hight Robert Hight picked up his third straight Funny Car victory, while Spencer Massey (Top Fuel), Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all scored their … Read More
NHRA Southern Nationals Postponed
Officials with the NHRA have postponed the Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway until Monday due to poor track conditions brought on by persistent rains showers that have plagued the event … Read More
NHRA postpones Southern Nationals until Monday
After an eight hour rain delay the 34th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals started at Atlanta Dragway. Seventy-five minutes and five pairs of Top Fuel dragsters later NHRA … Read More
Kalitta, DeJoria, Enders-Stevens, Krawiec lead in Atlanta
Alexis DeJoria (Funny Car) and Erica Enders-Stevens (Pro Stock) again proved they are two of the strongest competitors in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, and both are ready … Read More
Video: Antron Brown’s spectacular accident
Matco Tools Top Fuel driver Antron Brown's engine explodes as he crosses the finish line in spectacular fashion. Antron was uninjured in the incident and walked away. The pass qualified … Read More
Chevy Signs On As Official Truck Of NHRA In Multiyear Deal
Chevrolet today announced that it has signed on to become the official truck of the NHRA, replacing Ford. Financial terms of the deal were not available. The multiyear agreement means … Read More
Ever wonder what goes on in wind tunnel testing? Find out from NHRA
Drag racing is more than just a situation where you put the pedal to the metal and hang on for dear life. Over the last decade-plus, technology found in other … Read More
Sunoco, NHRA Announce Partnership
Sunoco, one of America’s largest fuel companies, will have a larger presence in motorsports when the 2015 racing season begins. The company will become an official sponsor of the Nat’l … Read More
‘Big Daddy’ Don Garlits, 82, comes out of retirement
Garlits does a smoky burnout Apparently, even at age 82, "Big Daddy" Don Garlits never gets tired of breaking records. The drag racing icon added another record to a long … Read More
New crew chief for Team Tasca
Team Tasca has given Mark Denner, co-crew chief since 2009, full responsibility for the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang Funny Car, effective immediately. Chris Cunningham, the team’s other co-crew chief, … Read More
Lucas Oil Extends NHRA Partnership
Lucas Oil Products has signed a multi-year extension with the National Hot Rod Ass’n (NHRA) to remain one of the drag racing sanctioning body’s cornerstone sponsors. The all-encompassing partnership includes … Read More
Brown, Hight, Ender-Stevens Win at Houston
Erica Ender-Stevens Erica Enders-Stevens drove to victory in Pro Stock Sunday in the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals, notching her second win of the season and the 99th by a … Read More
Brown, Hight, Alund, Hines Four-Wide Winners
The winners Mike Mercurio/AR1.com Jimmy Alund scored the biggest win of his drag racing career on Sunday, as the 46-year old fill-in driver from Norrkoping, Sweden beat out three other … Read More
Langdon, Capps, McGaha, Ray Fastest at zMax
Shawn Langdon Mike Mercurio/AR1.com Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car), Chris McGaha (Pro Stock) and Michael Ray (Pro Stock Motorcycle) took the top qualifying positions in Saturday’s final … Read More