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News, notes, quotes, photos, and video from the opening day of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Updated throughout the day.

Sox & Martin and the McCandless Collection will be the sponsors of the 2024 Challenge as part of the 70th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

60 years ago, Chrysler combined the deep-skirt V-8 block of the 426-cid Max Wedge with the hemispherical combustion chambers of the 392-cid Hemi — and the 426 Hemi was born. Today, this engine architecture powers every nitro Funny Car and Top Fuel dragster down the NHRA dragstrip.

After a six-week hiatus from the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule, the competitive Pro Stock Motorcycle class returns to action at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, and atop the list of riders ready to hit the track is six-time champion Matt Smith.

Bob Tasca III knows all about how difficult it is to win a four-wide drag race, doing so two weeks ago in Las Vegas under the rarest of circumstances in 91���� Funny Car history: a triple holeshot.

Stock Eliminator racer Randi Lyn "RL" Butner is adding another category to her 2024 race schedule. This coming weekend, she will make her debut in the NHRA Johnson's Horsepowered Garage Mountain Motor Pro Stock class, and she plans to run for the championship alongside her husband, 2017 Pro Stock world champ Bo Butner, in the monstrous 800-plus-cubic-inch series.

Top Fuelers have been going four-wide in Charlotte since the 2009 exhibition at zMAX Dragway and since 2010 in points-earning competition, and they've delivered some amazing moments since then. Here's a look back at five great Top Fuel finals.

The event at zMAX Dragway kicks off a four-race partnership with John Force Racing and HendrickCars.com, which serves as the primary sponsor for Top Fuel's Brittany Force in Charlotte and an associate sponsor for Funny Car's John Force and Austin Prock.

The Pro Stock standings have an unexpected name smack-dab in the middle of the top 10 heading into this weekend's NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. NHRA Rookie of the Year contender Brandon Foster is brand new to the class, but he's quickly building steam even as he's settling in.

The 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series heads back to the East Coast for the second of back-to-back four-wide events at luxurious zMax Dragway in Charlotte.

The Total Seal team will be going after a double victory at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, as John DeFlorian Racing's Mountain Motor Pro Stock Camaro will sport the Total Seal logo for the rest of the NHRA season. 

NHRA officials have announced that AMKUS Rescue Systems, which has been an industry leader in motorsports for more than 40 years, will continue as the Official Rescue Tools of NHRA as part of a multiyear agreement.

Firebird Raceway, a standout, long-time NHRA Member Track in Division 6, was featured recently on its local news channel, Idaho 6 News, sharing information about the track's Midnight Grudge Drags to combat illegal street activities in the area.

On this high-octane episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, host Brian Lohnes is joined by National Dragster's Phil Burgess and Tony Pedregon to talk about the electric running of the Las Vegas 4-Wide Nationals as well as the upcoming 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte this week. 

Four-wide Pro Stock finals invariably end up doorhandle to doorhandle to doorhandle to doorhandle, allowing for some major upsets or surprise finishes. Here's a look back at five memorable four-wide Pro Stock finals from zMAX Dragway.

So far this season, Jonnie Lindberg has shone brightly in his new role as the crew chief for Paul Lee's McLeod/FTI Dodge nitro Funny Car, and he believes the best is yet to come.

Summit Racing Equipment will again be the title sponsor of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, a popular racing league for kids ages 5-17, which features a host of special events during the 2024 season.

After his win at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas, reigning Top Fuel world champ Doug Kalitta has a chance to sweep the pair of unique races for the first time in his stellar career at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte.

The NHRA U.S. Nationals was recently named by USA Today as one of the world’s best motorsports and is now part of a poll to vote for it against other big events. NHRA fans are encouraged to add their votes for the world's biggest drag race.

In Las Vegas, Tony Stewart gave NHRA on FOX's Amanda Busick his insight on this type of racing, saying it "kinda has that short-track, Saturday night dirt-track feel."

Funny Car's brutally competitive environment is tough to break into, but Chad Green rode right into the thick of things in 2023. Despite a significant changing of the guard, the amiable Texan hasn't veered off the championship trail.

Jonathan Johnson has been named the division director of the South Central Division (Division 4), where he will oversee NHRA member tracks in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi.

Monty Bogan, Jimmy Hidalgo Jr., and Michael Brand led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division was in action at Silver Dollar Motorsports Park

Jeff Taylor, Craig Gualtiere, and Will Emmons led the list of winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series South Central Division was in action at Thunder Valley Raceway Park.

European FIA Top Fuel champion Ida Zetterström took part in a Monday test session in Las Vegas and was rewarded with a personal best elapsed time and speed.

Tony Schumacher, the winningest Top Fuel driver in NHRA history, will be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America’s class of 2025.

Mike DePalma, Tony Hewes, and Don Little led the list of second-race winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Pacific Division was in action at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

From Southern California street-racing legend to early-dragster hero to Winternationals-winning Top Fuel driver, Larry Dixon Sr. led a charmed life surrounded by fast cars. This is his story.

Funny Car points leader Austin Prock joined All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on Wednesday in Indianapolis for their live “Dynamite” broadcast on TBS as a special guest at the show, getting a behind-the-scenes tour and talking with wrestlers.

Tim Erdmann has been named NHRA Vice President of Finance, overseeing the payroll, accounting, and finance departments for the NHRA.