NHRA Salutes Founder Wally Parks; March Meet Same Weekend as Gatornationals!
A prize named after Parks, and a March Meet celebrated the same week as the Gatornationals are two exciting elements of NHRA’s 75th annivesary.
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Rob Flynn Named Maddi Gordons Top Fuel Crew Chief
Canadian Rob Flynn, the NHRA nitro tuner who helped Mike Salinas become the first NHRA Top Fuel driver to 300mph in the eighth-mile, has a new home for the 2026 season.
Maddi Gordon Gets 2026 Carlyle backing; Rick Ware Racing Shuffles Crew Chiefs
Changes are afoot to adjust the number of dragsters competing in NHRA’s 75th anniversary season upwards next year.
Ashley, Capps, Enders Win Night Under Fire
The two-night celebration of straight-line racing, held August 1-2 and sponsored by Cornwell Tools, brought some of the NHRA’s finest and biggest stars to Ohio for the opportunity to perform without the onus of having to think about standings, points – just winning.
Torrence, Capps, Anderson, Gadson Conquer Thunder Valley
Some races are really worth the wait. This past weekend’s 24th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on the Bristol Dragway dragstrip had its share of postponements, cancellations and downtime to frustrate anyone in the pits and the stands, but in the end, history was made for four winners.
Capps Taps Maddi Gordon for 2026 Top Fuel seat
Gordon, who has been driving – and crewing on – her family’s Funny Car and is a third-generation straight-line racer, will enter NHRA’s Mission Foods competition in 2026 in a Ron Capps Motorsports Top Fuel dragster.
Reed, Capps, Troy Coughlin Jr. Bring Home the Spoils at PRO Superstar Shootout
The second Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout, held at Bradenton Motorsports Park the first full week of February was another winner.
42nd Annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals on Tap this Weekend
Brainerd is home to a whole host of contests this weekend, including the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge and Ida Zetterstrom’s official first NHRA Top Fuel appearance.
Hot Wheels Throwback Livery Honors “The Snake” in Indy
Ron Capps is switching up his style for the upcoming Indy event. His NAPA Auto Parts Toyota GR Supra will be rocking a throwback look in honor of his former team owner, Don “the Snake” Prudhomme, and the legendary Hot Wheels NHRA Funny Car.
Final Heartland NHRA Race Starts Countdown to the Countdown
Every single competitor in NHRA’s Camping World Drag Racing Series is focused on the Countdown to the Championship that begins after the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, held over the Labor Day holiday weekend.