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Horsepower History: A look back at Las Vegas and four-wide racing origins

In the second installment of this new feature, NHRA on FOX's Brian Lohnes and David Freiburger and NHRA National Dragster Editor Phil Burgess got together in Las Vegas for a roundtable discussion to talk about Las Vegas and four-wide racing history.
21 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Horsepower History
Horsepower History
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Odds updated for Mission Foods NHRA professional championships

With four events in the books during the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, reigning champs Antron Brown, Austin Prock, Greg Anderson, and Gaige Herrera are favored to repeat their respective championships.
21 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Odds updated for Mission Foods NHRA professional championships
With four events in the books during the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, reigning champs Antron Brown, Austin Prock, Greg Anderson, and Gaige Herrera are favored to win their respective categories. With four events in the books…
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Delightful dozen: NHRA Member Track Network enjoys strong recent growth

A busy offseason and start to the 2025 campaign has led to tremendous recent success for NHRA and its NHRA Member Track Network, with now 12 tracks having joined the primary sanctioning body for drag racing in a matter of months.
21 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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NHRA Member Track
A busy offseason and start to the 2025 campaign has led to tremendous recent success for NHRA and its NHRA Member Track Network, with now 12 tracks having joined the primary sanctioning body for drag racing in a matter of months. The impressive…
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April 21, 1961: Mickey Thompson launched a Stock Eliminator Pontiac that reshaped drag racing

In the early 1960s, Detroit was in a horsepower war. With nearly a dozen car brands offered by the Big Three automakers, the competition for sales was brutal—even between divisions.
21 Apr 2025
David Kennedy
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So how did Chevrolet, Ford, Plymouth, and Pontiac make their cars stand out and sell in such a competitive marketplace? Simple, they won races. One of Detroit’s masters of selling performance was an auto executive named Semon “Bunkie”…
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HendrickCars.com adds Brittany Force and Jack Beckman for Charlotte race

HendrickCars.com will be the primary sponsor of the John Force Racing Top Fueler and Funny Car of respective world champions Brittany Force and Jack Beckman at the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
18 Apr 2025
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Brittany Force
HendrickCars.com will be the primary sponsor of the John Force Racing Top Fueler and Funny Car of respective world champions Brittany Force and Jack Beckman at the American Rebel Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, the result of a further…
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Driven: Bobby Bode III

Second-generation Funny Car racer Bobby Bode is the star of the latest episode of NHRA's short-feature "Driven" anthology, which follows him and his Del Worsham-led team at the recent NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas.
18 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Driven
Driven: Bobby Bode III
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FES Lighting renews with Kalitta team as primary and associate partner

Future Energy Solutions (FES) Lighting has extended its Kalitta Motorsports agreement as a primary partner on Shawn Langdon’s Top Fuel dragster. The 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series resumes April 25-27 at the American Rebel Light 91 Four-Wide Nationals near Charlotte.  
18 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Shawn Langdon
Future Energy Solutions (FES) Lighting, a national “Lighting-As-A-Service” provider, extended its Kalitta Motorsports agreement as a primary partner on Shawn Langdon’s Top Fuel dragster. The 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series resumes April…
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Something for your Easter basket: Get 15% off of select events this weekend!

NHRA fans can get tickets to select NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series events this weekend for 15% off. The events included in the sale are Chicago, Epping, Richmond, and Seattle. The special sale runs through 11:59 p.m. Pacific on Sunday.
18 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Easter sale
NHRA fans can get tickets to select NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series events this weekend for 15% off. The events included in the sale are Chicago, Epping, Richmond, and Seattle. The special sale runs through 11:59 p.m. Pacific on Sunday…
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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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Carter, Lamb, and Hutto win Race 2 at Las Vegas Division 7 doubleheader event

Kevin Carter, Justin Lamb, and Justin Hutto led the list of Race 2 winners as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Pacific Division wrapped up a doubleheader weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
17 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Division 7
The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Kevin Carter, Surprise, Ariz., '10 dragster, A/ED,…
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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
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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
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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
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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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Martin One Source partners with Oehler as Official Communications Partner

16 Apr 2025
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Ryan Oehler
Martin One Source (MOS) will partner with 91 Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Ryan “Flyin’ Ryan” Oehler and his El Bandido Yankee Tequila Racing team as their official communications partner for the 2025 season.  This collaboration strengthens…
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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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