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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – August 6, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – By advancing to the final round of the first race of the 2020 season in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service, Jason Scruggs and Chad Green put themselves in position to win their first career race […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – August 5, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – As NHRA continues its return to racing, the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing series teams are gearing up for their third race at Lucas Oil Raceway for the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by Pennzoil, Aug. 6-9. In the Top Fuel division, veteran driver […]

GLENDORA, CA – July 29, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – NHRA announced today that the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at Heartland Motorsports Park, scheduled for Aug. 21-23 in Topeka, Kan., has been postponed until the fall with an exact date to be determined, for pandemic-related reasons. NHRA and Heartland Motorsports Park […]

GLENDORA, CA – July 22, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – NHRA announced today that Dodge will be the title rights sponsor of the Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals presented by Pennzoil, Aug. 6-9 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. The Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals will be the fifth race of the 2020 season and the […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – July 20, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The final rounds of the Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals at Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Raceway have been delayed due to inclement weather. After a lengthy rain delay before the finals in Top Fuel and Funny Car, NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series officials announced […]

GLENDORA, CA – July 20, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – NHRA announced today that the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil at Bandimere Speedway in Denver, Colo. (Aug. 7-9) and the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minn. (Aug. 14-16) have been postponed until further notice, for pandemic-related reasons. […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – July 13, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Billy Torrence powered his way to the Top Fuel win on Sunday as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series raced for the first time since February at the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. Matt Hagan (Funny Car), […]

GLENDORA, CA – June 30, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  With 2020 racing action on the horizon, NHRA has announced Lucas Oil as the title rights sponsor of the July 18-19 event at the famed Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. The Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals at Indianapolis will be the second of back-to-back events […]

GLENDORA, CA – June 25, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  The Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals, originally scheduled for July 31–Aug. 2 outside of Seattle, has been canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions in Washington state and King County that would not allow fans to attend the event. NHRA made this difficult decision after exhaustive deliberation […]

GLENDORA, CA – June 25, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Tickets are now on sale for the 40th annual Southern Nationals, Aug. 28-30 at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Ga. The event, previously canceled earlier this year, was returned to the 2020 schedule earlier this month. The prestigious event, an NHRA mainstay since 1981, promises […]

GLENDORA, CCa – June 25, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, closed since March 1 due to COVID-19, will be reopening to the public on Wednesday July 1. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. The Museum will be following all of the Los Angeles County […]

GLENDORA, CA – June 17, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will roar back into action at famed Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, July 11-12, with Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle competition in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series plus two special […]

GLENDORA, CA – June 8, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  The JEGS Allstars competition, one of the most intense NHRA Sportsman competitions of the year, will take place this year at the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. The special event, originally scheduled to take place at its traditional site at the […]

GLENDORA, CA – June 5, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  After announcing a revised Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national event schedule yesterday, NHRA officials announced today the schedules for the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series presented by J&A Service, the Mickey Thompson Tires NHRA Top Fuel Harley Series, the SAMTech.edu NHRA […]

NHRA will relaunch its premier series with back-to-back events at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis to kick off 17-event season completion GLENDORA, CA – June 3, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  NHRA Drag Racing will return to the world stage in a major way in mid-July, relaunching its Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and […]

GLENDORA, CA – may 4, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  NHRA officials announced today that they are working with state and local officials as well as host tracks and teams on a revised Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule, which will be announced soon. The season is expected to resume, with fans in attendance, […]

GLENDORA, CA – April 2, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, where the future stars of the sport earn their racing stripes, returns to action after a hiatus stemming from the COVID-19 global pandemic. Drivers are eager to return to competition at premier racing facilities across the country. […]

GLENDORA, CA – March 31, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – After announcing a revised national event schedule last week, NHRA officials announced today the schedules for the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series presented by J&A Service, the Mickey Thompson Tires NHRA Top Fuel Harley Series, the SAMTech.edu NHRA Factory Stock Showdown Series […]

GLENDORA, CA – March 27, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – NHRA, like much of the world, is currently on hold due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, but NHRA is delivering its fans some racing action thanks to live social media platforms. On Friday, March 27 from 6-9 p.m. EDT NHRA will launch its first […]

GLENDORA, CA – March 25, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – In consideration of the COVID-19 global pandemic, NHRA officials announced today revisions to the 2020 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. The series is tentatively planned to resume June 5-7 with the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. The season will conclude […]