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Todd has back-to-back wins at the Big Go and can become the firstFunny Car driver in NHRA history to win the prestigious race three straight years INDIANAPOLIS, IN – August 27, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – For someone who grew up watching drag racing’s biggest race, winning the prestigious Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals was […]

McMillen, Richie Crampton, Scott Palmer and Billy Torrence fighting for the final two spots in the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship heading to the Big Go INDIANAPOLIS, IN – August 26, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  A year later, the moment is surreal for Terry McMillen. The Top Fuel veteran broke through with […]

GLENDORA, CA – August 23, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – NHRA officials announced today that Racing RVs, an Ohio company that specializes in new and used Semi-style motorhomes, has extended its agreement as the presenting sponsor of the NHRA Top Dragster and Top Sportsman national championships. Drivers in the Top Sportsman and Top Dragster […]

Jackson holds a big points lead in the class heading into the final four races of 2019, looking for a second straight win at the Big Go to add to impressive season IINDIANAPOLIS, IN – August 22, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Stevie “Fast” Jackson’s win at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals a year […]

The iconic 16-time Funny Car world champion has four career victories at the Big Go INDIANAPOLIS, IN – August 20, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Coming off the latest landmark victory in his legendary NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career, John Force has a chance for another noteworthy achievement on drag racing’s grandest […]

READING, PA – August 20, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The opener for the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship will launch the most intense segment of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing competition at the 35th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil, Sept. 12-15 at Maple Grove Raceway. The top […]

BRAINERD, MN – August 19, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Minnesota native Jason Line won a race for an NHRA-record 16th straight season on Sunday, racing to the wire-to-wire victory at his home track during the 38th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. In other racing, it was a double-up victory […]

BRAINERD, MN – August 18, 2019 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Pro Stock driver and Minnesota native Jason Line secured his second No. 1 qualifier of the 2019 season and the 55th of his career at the 38th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Brittany Force (Top Fuel) and Matt Hagan (Funny […]

BRAINERD, MN – August 17, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Matt Hagan leads the pack in Funny Car at Brainerd International Raceway, powering to the top qualifying spot on Friday during the 38th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Steve Torrence (Top Fuel) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) are also provisional No. 1 qualifiers in […]

BRAINERD, MN – August 15, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Matt Hartford has made 103 starts in his Pro Stock career, but none of those have taken place at Brainerd International Raceway. That will change this weekend for Hartford, as he will make his debut in Brainerd for this weekend’s 38th annual Lucas Oil […]

BRAINERD, MN – August 15, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – There’s a certain affinity Ron Capps has with Brainerd International Raceway and its huge on-site campground known as “The Zoo.” After all, there is a part of the campground named after the Funny Car world champion, a corner aptly called “Capps Corner.” It’s an […]

EVANSVILLE, IN – August 14, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The 2nd Annual World Series of Pro Mod event at Bandimere Speedway was completed this past weekend. JB Strassweg drove his Meyer Distributing Top Dragster right up the mountain and claimed the $10,000 prize for winning the class. The cliché of no mountain for […]

BRAINERD, MN – August 13, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Austin Prock is still savoring every part of picking up his first career NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series victory in Top Fuel. But one aspect of enjoying the victory for the Top Fuel rookie is how much it has motivated him to try […]

GLENDORA, CA – August 13, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  NHRA Championship Drag Racing, the world’s fastest motorsport, announced that the 2019 NHRA Awards will once again return to Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland on Monday, Nov. 18. This invitation-only black-tie affair, where NHRA will honor its 2019 Mello Yello Drag […]