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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – September 3, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  A month after picking up his 150th career NHRA win, 16-time Funny Car world champion John Force raced to his fifth career victory at Indy, winning the prestigious 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals on Monday at Lucas Oil Raceway Park at Indianapolis. Doug […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – September 2, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Angelle Sampey earned her first No. 1 qualifier since 2016 and the 50th in her career, as she raced to the top spot in Pro Stock Motorcycle on Sunday at the 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. Brittany […]

GLENDORA, CA – August 31, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  JEGS, one of the largest high-performance automotive equipment retailers in the United States, has extended its NHRA sponsorships of the JEGS Allstars program and the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals event. The multi-year extensions will keep the JEGS name on these tradition-rich programs tailored for sportsman […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – August 31, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Brittany Force powered her way to the provisional No. 1 spot in Top Fuel on Friday during the 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) […]

The two-time Pro Stock champion has one Indy win, but a recent strong performance heading to the Big Go has Enders thinking big in 2019 INDIANAPOLIS, IN – August 29, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Erica Enders’ favorite Indy memory happened in 2015 and it’s a moment she will never forget. It marked her […]

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 […]