https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:48:07 +0000 100 https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nhra-beats-out-nascar-as-most-watched-race-of-the-week-but-/10767542/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www With 1.872 million viewers, NHRA beat out the NASCAR Cup Series race from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which attracted 1.717 million viewers on USA Network. Both events aired at largely the same time, but NHRA had ...Keep reading]]> Las Vegas Motor Speedway NASCAR Cup NHRA 10767542 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 02:12:09 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/dodge-and-ram-names-new-competition-director/10764231/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www In this role, Kidd will oversee all motorsport activities in both the NASCAR Truck Series and NHRA for the RAM and Dodge brands. Dodge competes in NHRA with Tony Stewart Racing and will field five trucks with Kaulig Racing next season.
“The ...Keep reading]]> NHRA NASCAR Truck 10764231 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:05:30 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/nascar-legend-tony-stewart-walks-away-from-scary-nhra-crash/10759507/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www On Sunday, the three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion was competing in the first round of NHRA's 'Countdown to the ...Keep reading]]> NHRA NASCAR Cup 10759507 Sun, 14 Sep 2025 19:23:30 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/drag-racing-milestone-brittany-force-tops-341mph-in-record-run/10744059/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www It was Force's own previous record – set ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 10744059 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:03:00 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/nascar-tony-stewart-nhra-drag-racing-debut-las-vegas/10389903/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Stewart took part in two multi-day sessions at Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School, as well as a handful of dragster tests over the last two years. He will make his debut behind the wheel in the Top ...Keep reading]]> NHRA NASCAR Cup 10389903 Mon, 24 Oct 2022 14:31:49 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/chasing-adrenaline-how-nhra-pro-racer-alex-laughlin-seeks-adventure-off-the-drag-strip/6886065/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www
At thirteen, Alex got into legend car racing but didn’t quite find the rush he was looking for going in a circle. It wasn’t until high school, when he was ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 6886065 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:21:21 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/toyota-nhra-funny-car-supra/6781792/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Prior to the Camry, the Toyota Celica and Toyota Solara were run. The 2021 season marked the 20th anniversary of Toyota’s official involvement in NHRA with competitors in both Top Fuel and ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 6781792 Sun, 14 Nov 2021 17:48:26 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/john-force-racing-confirms-return-2021/5413723/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www However, the Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Fla. will see 16-time champion John Force and three-time champion Robert Hight return to Funny Car action, while 2017 Top Fuel champion Brittany Force will again take on her dragster ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 5413723 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:25:36 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/john-force-pauses-racing-season/4847147/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Today, the 16-time Funny Car ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 4847147 Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:03:34 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/nhra-new-schedule-restart-july/4801090/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Keep reading]]> NHRA 4801090 Wed, 03 Jun 2020 23:43:40 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/nhra-announces-revised-tentative-schedule/4773345/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www The revised schedule will consist of 19 total events, with 17 of those events being contested when the series ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 4773345 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 20:10:31 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/nhra-thirty-day-hold-coronavirus/4758052/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Last week’s Gatornationals in Gainesville were curtailed by the declaration of a national emergency, but this latest decision means that, theoretically at least, the series only needs to postpone one further event – the ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 4758052 Mon, 16 Mar 2020 21:12:35 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/johnson-torrence-enders-win-nhra-arizona-nationals/4694546/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www “We had a good car,” said Johnson, whose previous Phoenix win came back in 2006. “The last qualifying run ...Keep reading]]> Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park NHRA 4694546 Mon, 24 Feb 2020 15:55:23 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/kalitta-beckman-win-nhra-winternationals/4682768/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Kalitta defeated Brandon Welch, Justin Ashley and former world champion Brittany Force to ...Keep reading]]> Pomona Raceway NHRA 4682768 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:33:10 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/nhra-restructures-countdown-points-eligibility/4671392/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www New for 2020, drivers in the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series who meet a minimum set of requirements will also earn their place in the playoffs. 
In NHRA’s Top Fuel and Funny Car classes ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 4671392 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 19:12:59 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/hight-torrence-kalitta-beckman-pomona/4599360/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also claimed championships in their respective ...Keep reading]]> Pomona Raceway NHRA 4599360 Mon, 18 Nov 2019 06:03:11 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/bittany-force-hagan-win-vegas/4592577/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Force, who set the national speed record in the class on Friday with an impressive run of 338.17 mph, broke the track E.T. record in the final round on Sunday, going 3.652-seconds at 334.73 in her Advance Auto Parts dragster to hold off points leader Steve Torrence during an epic final round duel in the 900th Top Fuel race in NHRA history. 
Torrence went 3.719 at 330.63, but ...Keep reading]]> Las Vegas Motor Speedway NHRA 4592577 Mon, 04 Nov 2019 06:02:53 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/tanner-gray-nhra-nascar-path/4586527/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www His NASCAR path is an unusual one – it began like many other aspiring drivers competing in Late Models and midgets but then took a turn to drag racing, where he won the 2018 NHRA Pro Stock championship at 19 ...Keep reading]]> NHRA NASCAR NASCAR Truck 4586527 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 21:58:40 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/torrence-hagan-anderson-savoie-texas/4560861/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Torrence claimed his second victory in the playoffs, going 3.775-seconds at 319.67 mph in his Capco Contractors dragster to beat first-time finalist Jordan Vandergriff in the final round. Torrence, whose son Steve is the points leader and defending world champ, earned his fourth victory this season and fifth in his career, winning for the first time at his home track. He pulled to ...Keep reading]]> Texas Motorplex NHRA 4560861 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 03:44:18 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/torrence-hight-kramer-hines-concord/4558114/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Defending world champion Torrence won this event for the second year in a row with a final round pass of 3.772-seconds at 323.19 mph in his Capco Contractors dragster to beat Doug Kalitta. He also picked up wins against Lex Joon (who did not appear in the first round), Clay Millican and Justin Ashley on the way to his ninth win in 2019 and his 36th win in his Top Fuel ...Keep reading]]> Charlotte Motor Speedway NHRA 4558114 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 22:54:00 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/langdon-torrence-enders-stoffer-gateway/4550358/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Langdon, a former Top Fuel champion, set a 4.068-seconds at 310.41 mph in his Global Electronic Technology Toyota Camry to beat Todd, the defending Funny Car champ. Langdon, who also beat Tommy Johnson Jr., Jim Campbell and Bob Tasca III on Sunday, earned his second career Funny Car win and 16th overall victory.
Todd, who is now fifth in points, picked up his 33rd final-round ...Keep reading]]> Gateway Motorsports Park NHRA 4550358 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 02:04:53 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/beckman-crampton-nhra-in-reading/4542112/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Beckman won the 35th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil in his Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, defeating John Force in the final round and taking over the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series points lead. 
Beckman has been the runner-up four times in 2019 but a 3.958-second pass at 330.07mph gave him the holeshot win over Force’s ...Keep reading]]> Maple Grove Raceway NHRA 4542112 Mon, 16 Sep 2019 00:43:38 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/force-kalitta-win-US-nationals/4528717/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www On the day he signed a new deal with Chevrolet, John Force tied Ed “Ace” McCulloch for the most Funny Car wins at Indy, powering his PEAK Chevrolet Performance Accessories Chevrolet Camaro SS to a run of 3.919-seconds at 324.44 mph to beat Jack Beckman’s 3.940 at 325.92 in the final round. It is Force’s second win in 2019, 151st in his career and first at Indy since 2002. The ...Keep reading]]> Indianapolis Motor Speedway NHRA 4528717 Tue, 03 Sep 2019 02:09:36 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/pritchett-capps-line-win-brainerd/4515134/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www For Pritchett it was the picked up her first win of the season and eighth in her career thanks to a 3.732 at 321.04 in her MOPAR Dodge dragster, sending her past Mike Salinas in the final round. Pritchett, who earned her second career Brainerd win, beat Kyle Wurtzel, defending event winner Billy Torrence and Seattle winner Austin Prock to reach the final round.
Salinas got past ...Keep reading]]> Brainerd International Raceway NHRA 4515134 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 01:15:40 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/john-force-taught-by-monkey/4508934/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www That set up a meeting with Ron Capps – the driver who lies second in the all-time Funny Car win standings with 62 – who he ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 4508934 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:03:45 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/john-force-150th-NHRA-win/4508478/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Force, the 16-time Funny Car world champion and the NHRA’s winningest driver, beat Ron Capps in the final round thanks to his run of 3.971-seconds at 320.58 mph in his PEAK Chevrolet Camaro. Capps ran 4.018 at 309.91 in the final round. It marked Force’s first victory in 25 races but his ninth career win at Pacific Raceways. 
“I give credit to a lot of crew chiefs over the ...Keep reading]]> Pacific Raceways NHRA 4508478 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 01:37:08 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/hight-history-funny-car-sonoma/4503847/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Hight, the current points leader, qualified #1 in his Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS and earned his fifth win in 2019 by going 3.973-seconds at 325.45 mph in the final round against Matt Hagan’s 4.030 at 316.60. With the victory, Hight’s second straight at Sonoma, the two-time world champion became only the third driver in Funny Car history to reach 50 career wins. 
To get ...Keep reading]]> Sonoma Raceway NHRA 4503847 Sun, 28 Jul 2019 00:49:23 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/johnson-torrence-anderson-hines-bandimere/4498822/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Johnson raced to his second victory of 2019 and 19th in his career in the process, going 4.102-seconds at 308.50 mph in his Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat to beat Bob Tasca’s 4.158 at 302.14 in the final round.
Johnson reached the finals with wins against Jeff Diehl, Jack Beckman and Cruz Pedregon. Tasca, who has reached the final round at three of the past four events ...Keep reading]]> Bandimere Speedway NHRA 4498822 Mon, 22 Jul 2019 01:20:12 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/torrence--hagan-new-england-nationals/4490644/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Torrence, the points leader and defending champion, kept his dominant stretch going, rolling to his seventh win in the past eight races during the 2019 season with a run of 3.861 at 321.58 to beat Scott Palmer in the final round in his Capco Contractors dragster. Torrence, who is nominated for the Best Driver Award at Wednesday’s 2019 ESPY Awards, picked up his 34th career win by ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 4490644 Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:19:19 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/tasca-torrence-mcgaha-hines-norwalk/4481148/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Tasca, who last weekend won for the first time in nearly seven years, waited just seven days to pick up his next victory, scoring two in a row for the first time in his career. A 4.383sec pass at 245.09 mph in the final round in his Motorcraft/Tasca Parts Ford Shelby Mustang was enough to beat Beckman whose car suddenly slowed.
It is the sixth career win for Tasca, who beat Matt ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 4481148 Mon, 24 Jun 2019 01:32:17 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/tasca-first-win-seven-years/4476039/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Tasca, who last won late in the 2012 season, denied Force his 150th career win, going 4.008-seconds at 316.23 mph in his Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang to beat Force’s Chevy Camaro which ran a 4.155 at 287.05. It was Tasca’s fifth career win and first in 100 races. 
Tasca, who qualified third, beat James Campbell, Robert Hight and back-to-back Bristol winner Ron ...Keep reading]]> Bristol Motor Speedway NHRA 4476039 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 01:58:47 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/torrence-hight-win-nhra-topeka/4461391/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Defending world champion S. Torrence raced his Capco Contractors dragster to a run of 3.750-seconds at 326.16 mph to defeat his father Billy Torrence’s 3.768 at 326. S. Torrence was the No. 1 qualifier, secured his first event victory at Heartland Motorsports Park and the 32nd of his career. 
“There are no losers or winners today,” S. Torrence stated. “My dad has given me ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 4461391 Mon, 10 Jun 2019 01:48:59 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/torrence-capps-butner-hines-virginia/4398520/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Torrence walked away with his 30th Top Fuel victory in his Capco Contractors dragster with a run of 3.881-seconds at 319.82 mph to defeat Antron Brown’s 3.899 at 309.49 in the final round. It was the 10th time the pair had met in the finals, with Brown winning the first five and Torrence the last five.
Torrence secured round wins against Todd Paton, Scott Palmer, and his father ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 4398520 Sun, 19 May 2019 20:31:01 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/nhra-reveals-calendar-for-2020/4389171/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www The 20th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, TN., is set for June 19-21 and the 20th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals will run on October 29-November 1 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 
Several ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 4389171 Wed, 15 May 2019 18:11:10 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/torrence-capps-hines-win-atlanta/4382745/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Capps secured his first win of 2019 in his NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, running a 4.068 at 315.34 to win on a holeshot against Tim Wilkerson’s 4.052 at 310.05 in the final round.
It was Capps’ 62nd career victory, continuing his impressive string of 11 straight seasons with at least one win, and his route to the final saw him defeat Shawn Langdon, John Force and ...Keep reading]]> Atlanta Dragway NHRA 4382745 Mon, 06 May 2019 17:38:12 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/langdon-hines-torrence-charlotte-zmax/4378127/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Langdon clinched his first Funny Car victory when he powered his Global Electronics Technology Toyota Camry to a run of 4.125sec at 305.08mph, beating Robert Hight, John Force and Matt Hagan. Hight finished as the runner up in the category.
“There’s so many things that I’ve gone through to get to this point,” said Langdon. “The reason I’m here is because of the people ...Keep reading]]> Charlotte Motor Speedway NHRA 4378127 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 05:46:33 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/john-force-racing-dominates-houston/4371094/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Brittany Force entered race day qualified No. 1 with hopes to repeat her win at Houston from a year ago. On her way to victory, she beat Cameron Ferre, Doug Kalitta, Clay Millican and three-time world champion Antron Brown in the final with a 3.749sec/302.14mph run in her Advance Auto Parts dragster. 
“All of John Force Racing was on a mission this morning,” said Force. “My ...Keep reading]]> Royal Purple Raceway NHRA 4371094 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 00:31:32 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/salinas-todd-butner-four-wide/4366475/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Salinas started the race day from the No. 1 qualifier position and powered his Scrappers Racing dragster to a victorious 3.801-second, 330.39 mph pass when he outran Brittany Force, Clay Millican and Doug Kalitta. Force finished as the Top Fuel runner-up.
“It means a lot,” Salinas said. “I have this program that I put in my head and I believed it would work. Alan Johnson ...Keep reading]]> Las Vegas Motor Speedway NHRA 4366475 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 03:52:10 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/hight-crampton-butner-hines-gainesville/4354984/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Hight claimed his second Funny Car triumph of the season with a run of 3.867 at 331.61 in his Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS to defeat Tim Wilkerson. After earning his third No. 1 qualifier of the season on Saturday, Hight secured his second Wally of the season and 47th of his career. 
“Qualifying No. 1 at the first three races is really impressive,” ...Keep reading]]> Gainesville Raceway NHRA 4354984 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 03:22:14 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/torrence-hagan-coughlin-arizona-nationals/4343403/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www  

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At the 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Torrence emerged victorious with a run of 3.965-seconds at 326.40 mph in his Capco Contractors/Torrence Racing dragster. After earning the No. 1 qualifier on Saturday, that was enough to take down Leah Pritchett in the final round, B. Torrence secured his second ...Keep reading]]> Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park NHRA 4343403 Mon, 25 Feb 2019 05:57:56 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/kalitta-hight-butner-win-pomona/4336015/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Kalitta took home the Top Fuel victory with a 4.014-second pass at 269.29 mph in his Mac Tools dragster to defeat defending champion Steve Torrence in the final round. Kalitta thus defends his Winternationals crown and brings his career win total to 45. 
“This place has always been very special for me,” Kalitta stated. “To have success here is more than you could imagine for ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 4336015 Tue, 12 Feb 2019 00:17:23 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/courtney-force-john-drag-funny-car/4328228/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www While her driving duties will be coming to an end, Force says looks forward to continuing to stay involved within the NHRA by ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 4328228 Thu, 24 Jan 2019 14:28:08 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/todd-captures-funny-car-title-takes-pomona-win/3212499/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www J.R. Todd clinched his first career NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car championship during the first round of eliminations Sunday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.  
Robert Hight, his closest rival and defending category champion, smoked the tires against Bob Tasca III during the opening round of eliminations which guaranteed the title crown ...Keep reading]]> Pomona Raceway NHRA 3212499 Mon, 12 Nov 2018 00:36:28 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/torrence-clinches-nhra-top-fuel-title-with-fifth-straight-win/3204973/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Torrence’s fifth straight victory, with a 3.751sec run at 326.32mph in his Capco Contractors dragster to beat Leah Pritchett, means he is yet to lose a race since the six-round playoff Countdown to the Championship began, and he clinches the title one race early.
“This is a lifelong goal right here,” said Torrence who earned the title with a semi-final victory over Richie ...Keep reading]]> Las Vegas Motor Speedway NHRA 3204973 Mon, 29 Oct 2018 02:00:13 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/capps-scores-third-victory-of-the-nhra-season-/3195214/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Ron Capps earned the 61st win of his career after going 3.890 at 331.20 in the final round in his NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T to defeat J.R. Todd, who slowed to a 4.311 at 214.96 in his DHL Toyota Camry. Capps, the 2016 champion, earned his third career victory at zMAX Dragway and advanced to the final round with victories over Dale Creasy Jr., defending champion Robert Hight ...Keep reading]]> Charlotte Motor Speedway NHRA 3195214 Sun, 14 Oct 2018 18:36:20 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/hight-torrence-gray-tonglet-prevail-in-texas/3191508/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Defending event and champion Robert Hight, powered his Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS to his second consecutive win with his pass of 3.955 at 325.69 to defeat J.R. Todd’s 3.984 at 319.52 in his DHL Toyota Camry.
His fourth career victory at Texas Motorplex, and 45th overall leaves Hight with a 50-point lead over Todd and came just 10 days after he underwent ...Keep reading]]> NHRA 3191508 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 00:23:37 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/torrence-stretches-top-fuel-lead-with-victory/3182463/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Coming off his victory to kick-off the Countdown to the Championship, Torrence remained hot and went 3.770-seconds at 323.66 mph in his Capco Contractors/Torrence Racing dragster to defeat Clay Millican’s 3.798 at 320.28 in the final round, earning his seventh victory of the season and 23rd of his career. With the win, Torrence now has a 70-point lead over Millican. 
“This is ...Keep reading]]> Gateway Motorsports Park NHRA 3182463 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 00:07:44 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/todd-torrence-nobile-and-arana-jr-win-opening-countdown-round/3179076/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Coming off his second consecutive Indy win, Todd stayed hot and went 3.972-seconds at 319.90 mph in his DHL Toyota Camry to defeat Tim Wilkerson’s 4.196 at 249.95 in the final round, earning his fourth win of the season and 12th in his career. It also marked the 100th career win for Kalitta Motorsports and team owner Connie Kalitta. With the win, Todd now has a 23-point lead on ...Keep reading]]> Maple Grove Raceway NHRA 3179076 Sun, 16 Sep 2018 23:56:35 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/todd-mcmillen-t-gray-tonglet-win-at-us-nationals/3170834/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www J.R. Todd, an Indianapolis native, powered his DHL Toyota Camry to a 4.062-second pass at 311.70 mph to defeat Matt Hagan’s pass of 4.141 at 300.60 in his Mopar Express Lane Dodge Hellcat SRT in the final round. This was Todd’s second consecutive victory at the prestigious Indianapolis race. He is the first Funny Car driver to win back-to-back U.S. Nationals titles since Mike Neff ...Keep reading]]> Lucas Oil Raceway NHRA 3170834 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 01:42:54 +0000 https://www.motorsport.com/nhra/news/beckman-b-torrence-kramer-krawiec-win-at-brainerd/3161218/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-NHRA&utm_term=News&utm_content=www Jack Beckman secured his second victory of the season and 28th of his career in his Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge Charger R/T with a run of 3.961 at 325.69 against Don Schumacher Racing teammate Tommy Johnson Jr. in the final round. Beckman defeated Matt Hagan, Shawn Langdon and points leader Courtney Force on his way to the Final.
“We have struggled, it’s no secret we ...Keep reading]]> Brainerd International Raceway NHRA 3161218 Sun, 19 Aug 2018 19:57:08 +0000 Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss