Stakes Are High at Today’s NHRA Finals at Pomona
Stakes are high in all categories in the NHRA Mello Yello series finals at Pomona.
Funny Car
Today’s Cool Car Find is this 1972 Chevrolet Vega for $11,500
Today’s CCF Pick is this little pocket rocket Vega.
DeJoria Returns to NHRA Funny Car in 2020
One of the most engaging racers in the NHRA’s Mello Yello Drag Racing Series is returning to full-time competition in the 2020 season, starting with the season-starting Winternationals on the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona dragstrip next February.
Beckman Has Force, Hight in His Funny Car Mirrors
Jack Beckman and his Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) crew led by Dean Antonelli and John Medlen have had a bit more than a week to savor their most recent Funny Car win, which came more than a year after their previous visit to the NHRA Mello Yello Winner’s Circle.
Funny Car and Pro Stock Races Tight as NHRA heads to Brainerd
This weekend “The Zoo” will be open at Brainerd International Raceway, site of the 38th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Minnesota. This is the 17th race on the calendar and marks the penultimate competition before NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship playoffs begin at Reading, Penn. in September.
Hight Wins Night Under Fire Match Race
In between NHRA Mello Yello races, many nitro teams like to test. Some stay after an event to try out different parts while they’ve still got tents and haulers set up to accumulate data and prep cars between rounds; others go to match-race events to work on their skills in anticipation of the next NHRA event.
Hight Aiming for NHRA Funny Car Title No. 3
Robert Hight has now won 50 NHRA Funny Car races, which is about one-third of his father-in-law John Force’s tally.
Hagan Debuts Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody Graphics at Bandimere
The new 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody package is being unveiled the day before activities get underway at Bandimere Speedway.
Funny Car Wide Open in Denver’s Rare Air
Last year’s rendition of the Dodge Mile-High Nationals on the Bandimere Speedway dragstrip just west of Denver, Colorado was monumental for several reasons, particularly in the Funny Car class.
Norwalk Closes NHRA’s Four-Race Sprint this Weekend
The 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season reaches its halfway point once this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals are completed at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. Weather permitting, quick times will be set, rivalries will continue as NHRA marks the return of both Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle after a three-race hiatus.