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Jeg Coughlin Jr: "It's been a product of 15 years of dedication from a lot of great teams I have worked with"

Funny Car multiple champion ended his qualifying dry spell today in Heartland Park Topeka. Adding to the family celebration is his daughter Courtney holds the second best time for the NHRA Kansas Nationals.

U.S. Army racer Tony Schumacher set the fastest time in Top Fuel qualifying at Heartland Park Topeka. Saturday will be final qualifying for the NHRA drivers to determine those who make the cut for the final eliminations.

Allen Johnson is one of many NHRA competitors aiming to add points with a win at Heartland Park Topeka

2012 Top Fuel champion Antron Brown landed the win at the weather-delayed Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

No rain in Georgia this weekend on the make-up date for the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals event. Matt Hagan was able to finally take the top qualifier position in Funny Car!

Rain caused the NHRA to postponed last weekend for the Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals on the Atlanta Dragway

Five different winners in six races - a tough balance for NHRA Funny Car category

After Saturday qualifying was rained out, the stormy weather left the Houston area, allowing the NHRA to hold eliminations to determine the four class winners.

Pro Stock Motorcycles did get one round completed before the showers arrived at the Royal Purple Raceway. Same top racers in Friday qualifying keep their No. 1 positions for Sunday eliminations: Pedregon, Kalitta, Coughlin and Arana.

The first round of qualifying for the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway will set the mark for the competitors to beat on Saturday to set the field for Sunday's final showdown outside of Houston.

Royal Purple Raceway located in Baytown will host the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals in Houston, Texas

It took the unique NHRA event at the zMAX Dragway for Funny Car driver Matt Hagen to break his 17-month winless drought. Other winners included Hector Arana Jr., Mike Edwards and Spencer Massey.

At the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals on the at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also earned No. 1 qualifying spots.

Schumacher and C. Pedregon also score wins at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was filled with action including Allen Johnson taking the K&N Horsepower Challenge win for the second time.

The action on The Strip at Las Vegas saw Antron Brown set the first round of qualifying fastest time in Top Fuel. Robert Hight took the #1 spot in Funny Car while top time in Pro Stock belonged to Mike Edwards

Jeg Coughlin Jr. loves The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the five-time NHRA champion is ready for the action as he aims for the Pro Stock victory.

2012 Top Fuel champion recovers from high-speed crash in Pomona to grab the win in Gainesville, Florida. Antron Brown handed Don Schumacher Racing its 200th team win.

Kalitta claimed his second straight top qualifying effort of the season and 33rd of his career.

The first round of qualifying at the NHRA Gatornationals has set the initial top times before the final qualifying on Saturday.

Veteran driver Grubnic ready to add to his Top Fuel win total at Gatornationals.

The NHRA ace traded her Mustang Funny Car for an F/A-18D Hornet

Courtney Force won the Funny Car opener at Pomona and Eric Enders-Stevens Pro Stock at Phoenix. This the first time that two women have opened a season with consecutive wins.

Tony Schumacher claims his first Top Fuel win of the season, as Ron Capps takes Funny Car, and Erica Enders-Stevens her 5th Pro Stock win.

Top Fuel racer Doug Kalitta gabs top qualifying spot for Sunday's elimination at Firebird International Raceway in Phoeniz, AZ. Earning the No. 1 spot in Funny Car was Johnny Gray while Mike Edwards tops Pro Stock.

Five days after a spectacular crash, Antron Brown set Top Fuel leading time at Firebird International Raceway. Johnny Gray had the best in Funny Car, and Mike Edwards in Pro Stock.

Funny Car driver Courtney Force victorious at O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals; Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel) and Vincent Nobile (Pro Stock) also winners at Mello Yellow season-opener.

Courtney Force claims her first Pomona No.1 qualifying position, while Tony Schumacher gets his 72nd career No. 1 and Mike Edwards his 42nd.

The nitro classes spitting fire as they spin their Goodyear tires is exciting to watch at an NHRA event. However the technologically advanced and diverse class is Pro Stock

Bernstein, Densham and Gaines take second fastest qualifying spots in Friday's rounds on at the NHRA Winternationals.

Brittany Force joins the family enterprise – in a Top Fuel entry, Mike Neff returns to tuning John Force's Funny Car.

Antron Brown became the first African American racer of a four-wheel vehicle to earn a major American-based championship. The 2012 NHRA Top Fuel champion was selected by our staff to hold the #6 top moment spot.

While his hometown may have snow this time of the season, Jeg Coughlin has a smile that could warm up the coldest wintry weather in Ohio.

Don Schumacher Racing Funny Car teammates gave it all they could in the season final two events, and at Pomona Jack Beckman took his victory and earned a spot in our 2012 top 20 moments.

The first of the Top 20 Moments of 2012 selected by Motorsport.com staff goes to Allen Johnson who landed his first NHRA Pro Stock championship. It was a remarkable season for the Johnson & Johnson Racing team.

Enders became the third female to win this award and joins Ashley Force Hood who received it in 2010 and 2011 recipient, Danica Patrick.