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CHANDLER, AZ – February 17, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Last season wasn’t up to the usual impressive standards from Antron Brown, but you won’t find an ounce of discouragement from the three-time NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world champ. Coming off his first winless season of his career in the Top Fuel […]

POMONA, CA – February 10, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  For the third straight time, Doug Kalitta took home a national event win at the 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com. Sunday’s win marks Kalitta’s 48th career win, placing him fifth in wins on the all-time Top Fuel list. Jack Beckman […]

GLENDORA, CA – February 10, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – NHRA announced today that Vortech Superchargers, which specializes in superchargers systems geared toward performance enthusiasts, will sponsor the Top Dragster and Top Sportsman classes through 2022. The Top Dragster and Top Sportsman categories are for racers with a quick elapsed time. The qualified field […]

POMONA, CA – February 9, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin had a monumental day at the 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com. Coughlin kicked off the day by announcing that the 2020 season will be his last season as a professional Pro Stock driver. […]

POMONA, CA – February 8, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Shawn Langdon kicked off the 2020 season opener in style, grabbing the Top Fuel provisional No. 1 qualifier spot on Friday at the 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com after making the switch from Funny Car back to Top Fuel dragster. […]

POMONA, CA – February 7, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Coming off her third NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world title, Erica Enders considers it a great honor to have the No. 1 on her car as the reigning champion heading into a special 50th anniversary season for Pro Stock. That celebratory year […]

CHANDLER, AZ – February 7, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – It might be a new NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, but Matt Hagan still feels the momentum of last year’s hot finish. The two-time Funny Car world champion won two races late in the year to jump into the title conversation and […]

POMONA, CA – February 5, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  After putting together the most consistent and impressive season of his standout NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career in 2019, Robert Hight knows just how he can top his championship season in 2020. It’s been nearly 20 years since someone has won back-to-back […]

POMONA, CA – February 4, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  If there’s been a constant in recent NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series history, it’s veteran Doug Kalitta performing well at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona to open the year. The longtime Top Fuel standout has advanced to four straight finals at the NHRA […]

Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron to Drive Sea Glass No. 24 Chevy at Daytona PHILADELPHIA, PA – January 30, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Axalta (NYSE: AXTA), a leader in liquid and powder coatings, announced today that the iconic No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, driven by William Byron, will showcase the company’s 2020 Global […]

POMONA, CA – January 27, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  With 28 wins the last three seasons and back-to-back NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championships, Top Fuel star Steve Torrence has put together one of the most impressive stretches in recent memory. Torrence has no plans of slowing down, but even he […]

CHANDLER, AZ – January 23, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series is ready for a duel in the desert, bringing plenty of adrenaline-filled action to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park for the 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals on Feb. 21-23. It is the second of 24 races during […]

Tulsa Raceway Park, Bristol Dragway will again host year’s biggest Jr. events GLENDORA, CA – January 23, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The two premier events for the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, the wildly popular series for young NHRA racers, will return to familiar surroundings for the 2020 season. The Western […]

POMONA, CA – January 22, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship will see some new elements this year. Competitors in the premier series may earn their way into the Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s version of the playoffs, by one of two ways. As […]

LOS ANGELES, CA –  January 21, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Iconic National Hot Rod Association Drag Racer (NHRA), Alexis DeJoria announced today a multi-year sponsorship deal with two high profile sponsors: ROKiT Phones and ABK Beer. ROKiT Phones – creators of glasses-free 3D smartphones – and the award-winning, 700-Year-Old Bavarian beer brand, ABK […]

POMONA, CA – January 9, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series starts its 2020 season in memorable fashion, as the annual iconic opener, the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com, will celebrate its 60th rendition Feb. 6-9 at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. The tradition-rich event is […]

Live Coverage of ‘Western Swing’ Highlights Four Consecutive Races on FOX U.S. Nationals Coverage Includes Five Hours Live on Labor Day CHARLOTTE, NC – December 20, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – FOX Sports and NHRA today announce the release of the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series television schedule, highlighted by live FOX […]

GLENDORA, CA – December 18, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – NHRA has announced the schedule for the 2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing series, featuring the NHRA Motorsports Museum’s Hot Rod Reunions. The series will feature thrilling racing action, highlighted by the crowd-pleasing, nitro burning Nostalgia Top Fuel dragsters and Nostalgia Funny Cars. The […]