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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 […]

GLENDORA, CA – March 16, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – At this time, we are suspending all NHRA drag racing for 30 days in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This suspension includes events at all NHRA-owned tracks and any NHRA-sanctioned events such as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and the Lucas Oil […]

GAINESVILLE, FL – March 2, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  There was technically an off-season for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series between the 2019 and 2020 seasons, but it hasn’t looked like Jeg Coughlin Jr. has skipped a beat in the new year. After ending last season on a positive note, Coughlin […]

GAINESVILLE, FL – March 11, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Gainesville Raceway was home to Brittany Force’s first great moment in her own racing career. But her memories at the iconic track stretch back much further and those moments will come flooding back as the Top Fuel star prepares for this weekend’s 51st annual […]

GAINESVILLE, FL – March 10, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  A fast start to the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season doesn’t necessarily mean late-season success and a world championship, but Jack Beckman isn’t about to turn down what his team has accomplished thus far. Now, the former Funny Car world champ […]

GLENDORA, CA – March 10, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  This season, NHRA fans will see a familiar name at all NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events. POWERADE, the official isotonic of NHRA, will be providing fans and drivers with two new product offerings to sample and enjoy – POWERADE ULTRA and POWERADE […]

GAINESVILLE, FL – March 3, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  It was important for Terry McMillen to start the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season on a good note. The Top Fuel veteran responded with his quickest career run at the most recent race, giving McMillen plenty of momentum heading into perhaps […]

GAINESVILLE, FL – February 25, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Tom Bailey and Rod Tschiggfrie, two of the best street car racers on the planet, will participate in the NHRA Street Car Showdown at the Gatornationals, a special grudge match held during the 51st annual Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals, March 12-15 in Gainesville, Fla. […]

CHANDLER, AZ – February 24, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Funny Car veteran, Tommy Johnson Jr. added a trophy to his collection at the 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in front of a sold out crowd on Sunday. Sunday’s win marks Johnson’s 18th career Funny Car win and […]

CHANDLER, AZ – February 23, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Jeg Coughlin continued his perfect season at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, taking home the No. 1 qualifying spot for the second consecutive event of the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. Brittany Force (Top Fuel) and Matt Hagan (Funny Car) also raced […]