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ENNIS, TX – October 17, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  A solid, consistent 2019 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season has Eddie Krawiec in contention for another world championship. But the three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle world champ knows he has to be great the rest of the way for that to happen, including at […]

ENNIS, TX – October 17, 2019  – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  It’s every racer’s goal to be peaking at the right time when the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship arrives and Erica Enders has been the perfect example of that during the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. After an up-and-down regular […]

ENNIS, TX – October 16, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Even after 16 world championships and picking up his 150th (and 151st) win this season, John Force remains as motivated as ever to accomplish more in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. With another championship in sight heading to this weekend’s 34th annual […]

ENNIS, TX – October 15, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  It was a shocking start to the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship for reigning Top Fuel world champ Steve Torrence. But the talented Texan has more than made up for it at the past two races, looking back in championship form as […]

CONCORD, NC – October 14, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Steve Torrence took over the Top Fuel points lead in the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship when he defeated Doug Kalitta at the 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Robert Hight (Funny Car), Deric Kramer (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines […]

CONCORD, NC – October 13, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Current Top Fuel world champion and defending event winner Steve Torrence will start raceday from the top position for the fourth time this year after an impressive show in qualifying during the 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Jack Beckman (Funny […]

CONCORD, NC – October 12, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Jack Beckman wowed the crowd during NHRA Prime Time qualifying on Friday, powering his way to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car during the 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) […]

CONCORD, NC – October 11, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  If he wanted, Stevie “Fast” Jackson could take a minute and figure out the points scenarios necessary to win his first world title in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service as part of this weekend’s NTK […]

CONCORD, NC – October 11, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  With four races remaining in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, Matt Smith is 61 points out of first in Pro Stock Motorcycle, leaving him right in the mix of the title hunt. But the defending world champion will be racing with […]

GLENDORA, CA – October 10, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  NHRA officials released the 2020 schedule for the Mountain Motor Pro Stock category, which will compete at six of the 24 events on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. This exciting category participated in four national events during the 2019 season and […]

LAS VEGAS, NV – October 10, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Prior to hitting the showrooms of SEMA, Motor Trend’s Mike Finnegan will face the Street Outlaws duo of Farmtruck and AZN on the track at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in a one-of-a-kind grudge match during the Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented […]

CONCORD, NC – October 10, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Greg Anderson is no stranger to performing well in pressure situations. But the four-time Pro Stock world champion knows he needs something great at this weekend’s NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway to stay in contention for another NHRA Mello Yello Drag […]

CONCORD, NC – October 9, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  The way Ron Capps looks at it, the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship might as well be restarting this weekend during the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at the state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway. It’s a nod to just how competitive the Funny Car class has […]

CONCORD, NC – October 9, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  With nearly the slimmest of leads and four races remaining in the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Doug Kalitta isn’t taking his top spot for granted. The chance for the Top Fuel veteran’s first world championship is one of the top […]

ENNIS, TX – October 7, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Brittany Force knows what a win at Texas Motorplex can do for championship aspirations. The Top Fuel standout performed well in the pressure moments of the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship stop at the track two years ago, using that victory to […]

LAS VEGAS, NV – October 4, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  With championships on the line, the high-stakes action of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will reach thrilling levels at the penultimate race of the 2019 season and the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, the Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil, […]

GLENDORA, CA – October 3, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  One of the most popular and longest-running events at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the NHRA Breakfast is often referred to as a “can’t miss” event and this year will be no exception. To kick off the 50th anniversary of Pro Stock, the […]