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Chad Head, General Manager, Kalitta Motorsports

17 Apr 2025
Chad Head, General Manager, Kalitta Motorsports
Chad Head’s name doesn’t always flash across the big screen. He isn’t suiting up for Q1 or standing on the starting line with the data logs. But if you spend more than five minutes around NHRA Championship Drag Racing, you’ll feel his presence.…
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Lisa Michler, Denso Marketing Communications Manager

17 Apr 2025
David Kennedy
Lisa Michler, Denso Marketing Communications Manager
In the high-speed world of drag racing, relationships matter. Sponsors may come and go, but the ones that stick — the ones racers trust — are the ones who show up. And no one makes sure a global automotive supplier like Denso shows up quite like…
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Rick Ware, NHRA and NASCAR Team Owner

17 Apr 2025
David Kennedy
Rick Ware, NHRA Team Owner
Rick Ware isn’t just bringing a new team to NHRA Drag Racing — he’s bringing a lifetime of passion, a track record in motorsports, and a belief that drag racing’s future can shine as bright as any other racing series in the world. As the…
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Bill Bader, Summit Motorsports Park owner, SEMA board member, and Energize founder

17 Apr 2025
David Kennedy
Bill Bader, Summit Motorsports Park owner,
When you call Bill Bader Jr., odds are he’ll pick up. Not because he has time. But because he makes time — especially if your call has anything to do with the sport he has been a part of since the age of 10. Bader, the owner of Summit…
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Event coverage, 2025 Influencers list highlight April NHRA National Dragster

The April issue of NHRA National Dragster, featuring coverage of the NHRA Arizona Nationals and Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and 2025's NHRA Movers, Shakers, and Deal Makers, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.
17 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
ND Issue 04
  READ THE ISSUE The April issue of NHRA National Dragster, featuring coverage of the NHRA Arizona Nationals…
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosting Division 7 doubleheader Lucas Oil event

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Pacific Division is at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for a doubleheader event. LATEST UPDATE: Wednesday qualifying
17 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Division 7
The following are Wednesday's final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR 1) Ryan Priddy, Chino, Calif., '20 Camaro…
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Fletch Racing set to debut Cobra Jet Super Stock entry in Charlotte

Fletch Racing and driver Jory Elliott are set to debut their 2018 Cobra Jet Mustang at the upcoming American Rebel Light Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway.
17 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Jory Elliott
Fletch Racing and driver Jory Elliott are set to debut their 2018 Cobra Jet Mustang at the upcoming American Rebel Light Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway. Nearly a year in the making, the new car will mark the beginning of an ambitious 18 race…
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Fitzgerald Motorsports Park joins NHRA Member Track Network in Division 3

Fitzgerald Motorsports Park has made the move to the NHRA Member Track Network as part of the NHRA’s North Central Division (Division 3). 
17 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Fitzgerald Motorsports Park
Fitzgerald Motorsports Park has made the move to the NHRA Member Track Network as part of the NHRA’s North Central Division (Division 3).  Previously known as Crossville Dragway, the new track name came with the exciting change to the NHRA…
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Jeff Stange, Businessman, manufacturer, sponsor

17 Apr 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Jeff Stange, Businessman, manufacturer, sponsor
With roots that extend back to the mid-1960s, Strange Engineering has a rich history that is nearly as old as the National Hot Rod Association. The length and long-term success of their partnership should not be surprising as NHRA and Strange…
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Travis Shumake, Top Fuel racer

17 Apr 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Movers Shakers Dealmakers
While one run does not a career make, it’s hard to overstate the importance of the career-best 3.724-second run that Travis Shumake made in his Top Fuel car last November in Las Vegas. As much as anything else, that one run convinced Shumake,…
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The motorsports world celebrates Tony Stewart’s first Top Fuel win

Tony Stewart earns his first Top Fuel Wally — and the 999th in NHRA history — in a moment that has fans and racers alike raising a toast.
16 Apr 2025
David Kennedy
Feature
The motorsports world celebrates Tony Stewart’s first Top Fuel win
Tony Stewart’s first Top Fuel win at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas didn’t just mark a personal milestone — it sent waves through the entire motorsports community. With decades of success across NASCAR, IndyCar, and USAC, Stewart’s journey…
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Behind the Scenes with the winners of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals

Go behind the scenes with the winners of the 2025 NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas as they celebrate with their teams and accept congratulations from their defeated final-round opponents.
16 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Feature
Behind the Scenes with the winners of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
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KB Titan Racing, Pro Stock powerhouse nurturing the next generation

16 Apr 2025
Kelly Wade
KB Titan Racing
The story of KB Titan Racing began more than two decades ago, when Las Vegas businessman Ken Black tapped Greg Anderson to lead a brand-new Pro Stock team. Since that time, the team has grown and shifted and merged with another powerful group to…
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Rick Hendrick, Multi-faceted motorsports legend, championship-winning NHRA partner

16 Apr 2025
Kelly Wade
Rick Hendrick, Multi-faceted motorsports legend, championship-winning NHRA partner
Known to many simply as “Mr. H,” Rick Hendrick stands tall in the world of all things automotive, specifically professional auto racing. The well-known NASCAR team owner heads Hendrick Motorsports, the most winning NASCAR Cup Series team in…
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Chad Green, Nitro team owner, driver investing in the future

16 Apr 2025
Kelly Wade
Chad Green, Nitro team owner, driver investing in the future
So much about NHRA Drag Racing is focused on fierce intensity captured in a handful of seconds, and a lot of attention is placed on the past in a meaningful way that celebrates the history of the fastest sport in the world. For Chad Green,…
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Joe Castello, Podcast host and NHRA reporter/announcer

16 Apr 2025
Kelly Wade
Joe Castello, Podcast host and NHRA reporter/announcer
Initially, Joe Castello gained a reputation and following in the sport of NHRA Drag Racing as the host of a weekly podcast titled WFO Radio. Although the show covered multiple forms of motorsports, Castello had a heart for drag racing that shone…
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2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Sportsman winner Aaron Steinkey

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
165:46
Aaron Steinkey, whose ’68 Camaro is one of the quickest cars in the Right Trailers Top Sportsman class, collected career win No. 3 by stopping Chris Newman in the final. Steinkey was nearly unstoppable in the final with a .008 light and a 6.315…
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2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Gas winner Jerron Settles

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
145:11
Talented racecar artist Jerron Settles, who won in Super Comp in Pomona at the 2022 Finals, painted a masterpiece performance in Super Gas, driving the Warr family’s entry to victory with a final-round 9.90 that forced John Parrino’s fan-favorite 66…
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2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Comp winner Bill Webber

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
109:49
Bill Webber joined sons Cody and Chad as a national event champion in Super Comp when third-generation racer Toby Payne broke out with an 8.890 against Webber’s clutch .006-launched 8.92.
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2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Stock winner Jeff Adkinson

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
95:29
Jeff Adkinson has now won three of his five national event titles in Pomona after driving to the Stock title over reigning world champ Joe Sorensen. Adkinson sealed the win with a .004 light and a 9.356 on his 9.31 dial.  
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2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Super Stock winner John Winslow

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
177:32
John Winslow scored a long-awaited first national event win in Super Stock after he drove his V-10 Challenger past five-time world champ and recent Phoenix winner Justin Lamb. After an even start, Winslow tripped the win light with a 9.010 on his 8.…
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2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Brian Hough

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
66:48
Brian Hough scored a dominating victory in Top Alcohol Funny Car, qualifying No. 1, setting low e.t., and winning the event on a final-round holeshot over past world champ Shane Westerfield. The win was Hough’s second straight at the Winternationals…
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2025 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Anthony Troyer

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
63:29
Potato farmer Anthony Troyer French-fried the field in his Top Alcohol Dragster national event debut in the McPhillips-family-tuned Fendt Tractors A/Fueler, defeating multi-time world champ Joey Severance’s supercharged J&A Service machine in…
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2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals Top Dragster winner Michael Fuqua

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
103:54
Nearly two decades after his last win, Mike Fuqua went the distance in Right Trailers Top Dragster. Fuqua drove Anthony Bertozzi’s dragster to a 7.237 on his 7.21 dial to beat Mallory Reis in the final.
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2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Gas winner Roger Kato

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
79:44
Roger Kato grabbed a lead at the start in the Super Gas final against Jerry Denton and made it hold up with a 9.932 for the win to Denton’s 9.826 breakout.
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2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Comp winner Chad Webber

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
98:56
Chad Webber, the brother of Top Dragster champ Cody Webber, scored in Super Comp when he topped Steve Williams in the final. Webber won on a holeshot, 8.944 to 8.927.
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2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals Stock winner Justin Lamb

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
109:07
Justin Lamb was just about flawless in the Stock final with a .009 light and a 9.618 on his 9.61 dial against fellow world champion Jody Lang, who broke out by three-hundredths.
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2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Stock winner Ryan McClanahan

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
88:11
A pair of Division 7 heavyweights squared off in the Super Stock final with past world champ Ryan McClanahan getting the best of Leo Glasbrenner. McClanahan ran right on his 8.28 dial, while Glasbrenner broke out by seven-thousandths.
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2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals Comp winner Jeff Taylor

16 Apr 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
155:04
Jeff Taylor earned the 51st win of his long and prosperous career when he drove the J&A Service dragster past Paul Mitsos in the Comp final. Mitsos took the lead with a great .009 light but had to lift after his A/AA Camaro got out of shape.
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JEGS NHRA SPORTSNationals renewed, moves to South Georgia Motorsports Park

NHRA and JEGS have announced a multiyear extension of the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals, which will head to its new home at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, Ga., July 9-10 as part of a Lucas Oil competition doubleheader that spans four action-packed days.
16 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
JEGS NHRA SPORTSNationals
JEGS, an industry-leading DTC e-commerce retailer and distributor of high-performance and restoration automotive aftermarket parts and accessories, will have a strong presence on and off the track as it celebrates its 65th anniversary and ongoing…
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