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Good Vibrations March Meet set to return to Famoso Dragstrip March 6-9

The Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet is set to return to the legendary Famoso Dragstrip in Bakersfield, Calif.,  March 6-9. This iconic event also kicks off the highly anticipated 2025 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series season
31 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
March Meet
The Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet is set to return to the legendary Famoso Dragstrip in Bakersfield, Calif.,  March 6-9. This iconic event also kicks off the highly anticipated 2025 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series season and promises to…
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R+L Carriers extends partnership with Top Fuel’s Josh Hart

Multitime Top Fuel national event winner and team owner Josh Hart has announced the extension of his primary sponsorship with R+L Carriers, one of the nation’s leaders in the freight-shipping industry.
31 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Josh Hart
Multitime Top Fuel national event winner and team owner Josh Hart has announced the extension of his primary sponsorship with R+L Carriers, one of the nation’s leaders in the freight-shipping industry. The partnership will focus on the dynamic…
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Wichita Raceway Park returns to NHRA member track family in Division 4

Wichita Raceway Park has returned to the NHRA Member Track Network in the NHRA’s South Central Division (Division 4), marking a new chapter for the facility and providing a premier drag racing experience for racers and fans in the region.
31 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Wichita Raceway Park
Wichita Raceway Park has returned to the NHRA Member Track Network in the NHRA’s South Central Division (Division 4), marking a new chapter for the facility and providing a premier drag racing experience for racers and fans in the region. Located…
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More Funny Cars that time forgot

In the long history of Funny Cars, there have been plenty that became world-famous and well-renowned, and then there are those that toiled sometimes outside the national limelight, but are still fondly remembered. Here's Part 2 of our collection.
31 Jan 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
More Funny Cars that time forgot
Two weeks ago, I blasted this column with a huge collection of photos from our files of Funny Cars that didn’t always make it to the national scene but were fondly remembered…
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Relive the wild action of the 2024 Congruity 91°µÍø Pro Mod Series on YouTube

NHRA is streaming a 2024 season marathon from the Congruity 91°µÍø Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+ on its YouTube page. Head over to watch the wild, 250-mph doorslammer action!
30 Jan 2025
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News
Pro Mod
  NHRA is streaming a 2024 season marathon from the Congruity 91°µÍø Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented…
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NHRA set to stream coverage of 38 events for free on NHRA.tv in 2025 season

NHRA will stream more than 30 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events on either NHRA.tv or the NHRA YouTube page for free during the 2025 campaign, including extensive action from across all seven divisions, as well as the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League and special events.
30 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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NHRA.tv
NHRA will stream more than 30 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events on either NHRA.tv or the NHRA YouTube page for free during the 2025 campaign, including extensive…
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Full slate of events set for NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League in 2025

NHRA has announced the season schedule for the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, featuring a host of special events in 2025 as Summit Racing Equipment also returns as the title sponsor of the popular racing league for youth ages 5-17.
30 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League
NHRA has announced the season schedule for the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, featuring a host of special events in 2025 as Summit Racing Equipment also returns as the title sponsor of the popular racing league for youth ages 5-17.…
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National Dragster's Women of Power issue salutes legacy of NHRA female racers

NHRA National Dragster magazine kicks off its 2025 season with a very special issue saluting the female racers of the NHRA'a past, present, and future.
30 Jan 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
National Dragster's Women of Power
LOG IN TO READ THE NEW ISSUE NHRA National Dragster magazine kicks off its 2025 season with a very special issue saluting the female racers of the…
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From crewmember to driver, Gary Pritchett masters the fine art of multitasking

Last year, Gary Pritchett made the transition from crewmember to driver by racing five different cars, and the results were nothing short of spectacular.
29 Jan 2025
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
News, Feature
Gary Pritchett
Change in life is inevitable, and last year, Gary Pritchett realized it was time for a change. For more than a decade, Pritchett was a valued crewmember on the Capco Contractors Top Fuel team, and it was quite a ride as he helped Steve Torrence…
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New regular-season championship bonus part of $25 million overall purse

NHRA officials have announced that $25 million in purse and payouts will be awarded to teams during the 20-race national event schedule, including a new bonus payout for regular-season championships ahead of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
29 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Regular season
Ahead of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, NHRA officials have announced that $25 million in purse and payouts will be awarded to teams during the 20-race national event schedule. The multi-million dollar payout includes the…
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Circle track champ Cody Coughlin set to make Pro Stock debut with KB Titan

The richly competitive Pro Stock category will be enhanced this season as NHRA Rookie of the Year candidate Cody Coughlin makes his debut in a Chevrolet Camaro powered by KB Titan Racing and alongside multitime world champ Greg Anderson and the other KB Titan teams.
29 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Cody Coughlin
  The richly competitive Pro Stock category will be enhanced this season as NHRA Rookie of the Year candidate Cody Coughlin makes his debut in a Chevrolet Camaro powered by KB Titan Racing. Coughlin brings a plethora of motorsports…
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Interesting rumors, crew chief Brian Husen talks 2024 and 2025, and more

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, host Brian Lohnes is joined by Top Fuel crew chief Brian Husen, and they chat about the 2024 season that was, lessons learned, things accomplished, and what's coming in 2025. Lohnes has some semi-spicy rumors to share.
28 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider
  On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, host Brian Lohnes is joined by Top Fuel crew chief Brian Husen. The Brians chat about the 2024 season that was, lessons learned, things accomplished, and how it sets…
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HendrickCars.com renews with Brittany Force, JFR for 2025 NHRA season

HendrickCars.com has announced an extension of its drag racing partnership with John Force Racing and its three world championship-winning drivers: Brittany Force, Austin Prock, and Jack Beckman.
28 Jan 2025
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News
Brittany Force
HendrickCars.com, the online home of Charlotte-based Hendrick Automotive Group, the country’s largest privately held auto retail organization, has announced an extension of its drag racing partnership with John Force Racing and its three world…
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Brainerd International Raceway to host Hockey Day Minnesota in 2027

Brainerd International Raceway, home of the annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, will host Hockey Day Minnesota 2027, presented by UnitedHealthcare in conjunction with the Minnesota Wild, FanDuel Sports Network North, and Minnesota Hockey.
27 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Brainerd International Raceway
Brainerd International Raceway, home of the annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, will host Hockey Day Minnesota 2027, presented by UnitedHealthcare in conjunction with the Minnesota Wild, FanDuel Sports Network North, and Minnesota Hockey. The…
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Cornwell Tools team prepping for defense of 2024 Funny Car championship

It has been a little more than two months since Austin Prock raised the Funny Car championship trophy in Pomona, but as he gets ready to defend his title, the Cornwell Tools team is hard at work refining its combination for a title defense.
27 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Austin Prock
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Five great moments in the tuning career of crew chief extraordinaire Jimmy Prock

With numerous world championships and record-breaking passes under his belts, crew chief extraordinaire Jimmy Prock has had a highlight-filled tuning career. Here’s a look at five of his greatest moments.
24 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Top 5 Lists
Jimmy Prock
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Amalie Motor Oil returns as title sponsor of NHRA Gatornationals to open 2025 season

Amalie Motor Oil will continue as the title sponsor of the 56th annual NHRA Gatornationals at legendary Gainesville Raceway on March 6-9.
23 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Gatornationals
Amalie Motor Oil will continue as the title sponsor of the 56th annual NHRA Gatornationals at legendary Gainesville Raceway on March 6-9. The historic Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals will open the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season…
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Big NHRA announcements from the 2024-25 offseason

23 Jan 2025
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
91°µÍø Peach State Showcase of Speed event set for South Georgia Motorsports Park NHRA announced a special two-day…
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2024 Mission Food Series event marathon begins on NHRA YouTube channel

NHRA Drag Racing fans can get a complete catchup on the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season on NHRA’s YouTube channel, which is showing race-day eliminations from all 20 of last season’s events.
23 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
YouTube
  NHRA Drag Racing fans can get a complete catchup on the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season on NHRA’s YouTube channel, which is showing race-day eliminations from all 20 of last season’s events.…
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Four-time champion tuner Dickie Venables named DHL Funny Car crew chief

Longtime 91°µÍø Funny Car crew chief Dickie Venables is the new crew chief for the J.R. Todd-driven Kalitta Motorsports DHL Funny Car.
23 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Dickie Venables
Longtime 91°µÍø Funny Car crew chief Dickie Venables is the new crew chief for J.R. Todd’s DHL Funny Car. Venables, 60, is a four-time 91°µÍø Funny Car championship crew chief, having won the title in 2007 with then-driver Tony Pedregon at Tony Pedregon…
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Top seven offseason moves

Now that 2025 is here and the work is going full bore in race shops across the country, we thought it was a good idea to take a quick peek at seven of the biggest team personnel moves in the offseason leading into Gainesville to kick off the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
23 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Top 5 Lists
Top seven offseason moves
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NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout brings added excitement to open 2025 season

The chance to start the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Series with a strong statement is there for eight Top Fuel standouts who will compete in the Top Fuel All-Star Callout bonus race on Saturday, March 8 as part of the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
23 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout
The chance to start the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series with a strong statement is there for eight Top Fuel standouts who will compete in the NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout bonus race on Saturday, March 8 as part of the season-opening…
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Crunching 2024's final Pro Stock Motorcycle stats

Although Gaige Herrera ran away to his second straight 91°µÍø Pro Stock Motorcycle championship, there were several other riders who shined in different statistical categories beyond the points standings. Here's a look at some of those stats.
21 Jan 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Crunching 2024's final Pro Stock Motorcycle stats
Compared to stick and ball sports, motorsports stats have traditionally been very limited due to the nature of competition. For years, drag racing statskeepers would track wins and losses and average time, elapsed time, and speed averages, but…
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Crunching 2024's final Pro Stock stats

Pro Stock in 2024 was a wide-open battle that came down to the last day of the season because none of the top teams dominated all of the performance stats that were spread widely among the top runners. Here's a look back at the final Pro Stock stats from last season.
21 Jan 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
Feature
Crunching 2024's final Pro Stock stats
Compared to stick and ball sports, motorsports stats have traditionally been very limited due to the nature of competition. For years, drag racing statskeepers would track wins and losses and average time, elapsed time, and speed averages, but…
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Hot rods of the sky: Kalitta’s connection to the firefighting DC-10s above Los Angeles

Kalitta Air’s expertise helped build and service the mighty 10 Tanker DC-10s that have dropped fire retardant above Southern California.
20 Jan 2025
David Kennedy
News
10 Tanker DC-10 at Kalitta Air
Los Angeles residents have been looking skyward these last weeks, witnessing the awe-inspiring sight of massive Douglas Aircraft-built DC-10 airplanes dropping bright red fire retardant over wildfires threatening homes and neighborhoods. These…
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Constructing the perfect Funny Car weapon to stop Austin Prock in 2025

No one driver and their skills were able to stop Austin Pock from winning the 2024 91°µÍø Funny Car championship, but what if you blended the best attributes of his competitors into one Super Racer? Would that stop Prock's rampage in 2025?
20 Jan 2025
Brian Lohnes, NHRA on FOX announcer
Feature
Austin Prock
Let’s get a few things straight right off the bat. We’re not here to root against anyone, pick a side, endorse one competitor over the other, or anything like that. We’re fans of competition. Raw, nasty, sometimes contentious, emotionally draining,…
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Beckman’s Benchmarks: Career and performance plateaus in reach in 2025

Knowing that Jack Beckman will be making the full pull in 2025, we decided to look at his career statistics to see where he stands and where he could stand in the event that he, his car, and his team perform to the exceptionally high level they were performing at in 2024.
17 Jan 2025
Brian Lohnes, NHRA on FOX announcer
Feature
Jack Beckman
With the official announcement at the Performance Racing Industry show in Indianapolis back in December that Jack Beckman is to inhabit the seat of the Peak Performance Chevrolet Camaro out of John Force Racing for the entire 2025 season and…
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Tickets are now on sale for popular 12th annual NHRA New England Nationals

Tickets are on sale for one of the most exciting races of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, as the NHRA New England Nationals heads back to traditional New England Dragway for another thrilling year of action May 30-June 1.
17 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
New England Nationals
Tickets are on sale for one of the most exciting races of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, as the 12th annual NHRA New England Nationals heads back to traditional New England Dragway for another thrilling year of action on May…
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Funny Cars that time forgot (but not us)

In the sport’s earlier years, Funny Cars were everywhere, and some of them were seldom seen outside of their region. Here’s a look back at a collection of Funny Cars from our archives that you might only have seen at your local track.
17 Jan 2025
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Funny Cars
Today’s Funny Car fans root for maybe three-dozen nitro burners across the country, but back in the sport’s earlier years, Funny Cars were everywhere, and some of them were seldom seen outside of their region. Here’s a look back at a collection…
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5 oddball Pro Stock bodystyles that actually won an NHRA national event

Today's Pro Stock ranks are largely dominated by Chevy Camaros, but over the 54-year history of the class, there have been a lot of models to reach the winner's circle, including the rarities included in this video.
16 Jan 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Top 5 Lists
Pro Stock
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