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How the NHRA Countdown to the Championship Works Points system designed to keep fans, media interested the points championship longer. By Susan Wade RON LEWIS The NHRA established the Countdown to the Championship in 2007 in an effort to increase fan and media interest, although it has offered no data to prove that was the result. The NHRA wanted to avoid was a scenario in which championships in each class were decided before the final race of the season. Officials, and likely TV execu...

Not every aspiring nitro racer has the deep pockets or deep connections that can pave their way to a full-time ride in a top-tier car. For those without that built-in launch pad, the course of success takes equal parts ingenuity, determination, and the willingness to build from scratch. Just ask Joe Morrison, who has worked his way through the nostalgia ranks and Top Alcohol Dragster to a seat in the Leverich Racing Top Fuel dragster. Morrison made his Pro debut at last year’s Lucas Oil NHRA...

It didn’t take long to establish an early favorite for the Funny Car race of the year after Bob Tasca III defeated reigning Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan in round one. Hagan, the No. 8 qualifier, left first by .002-second but Tasca was .002-second quicker down track and turned on the win light with a 3.920 to 3.922. The final margin of victory at the finish line was just .0001-second, or about one inch. Hagan had previously been 18-11 against Tasca in 29 head-to-head meetings. A round ...

The 2020 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals was held just months ago due to the pandemic, but we’re back at Gainesville Raceway for the traditional March date of the East Coast season opener, which now marks the kickoff of the new season. For all the things that have changed in the last year, there are a few that have not, including the performance of NHRA’s reigning Professional world champions. Last season, Steve Torrence, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders, and Matt Smith captured titles in th...

8 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Milestones Worth Rooting for in 2021 NHRA turns 70 years young, but thats just the beginning of what should be a historic season. By Susan Wade Icon SportswireGetty Images Racers in all classes of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series have chances to reach milestones this season, starting with the season-opening Gatornationals at Gainesville, Florida, March 12-14. Heres some of the things worth keeping an eye on: Advertisement - Continue Reading B...

It’s time for the 52nd annual National Hot Rod Association Gatornationals. Last year’s version of the event was postponed until September because of the coronavirus pandemic. Fewer than six months have passed since the NHRA last came to Gainesville Raceway. Gatornationals began on Thursday with qualifying sessions and the event runs through Sunday. There is one major difference between this year’s competition and those of the past. NHRA kicks off season at Gatornationals for first time ev...

Nutsons Auto News Digest - Top Auto News Week Of February 14-20, 2021 AUTO CENTRAL CHICAGO February 21, 2021 Every Sunday Larry Nutson, The Chicago Car Guy and Executive Producer, with able assistance from senior editor Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, compile The Auto Channels "take" on this past weeks automotive news, condensed into easy to digest news Nuggets. LEARN MORE: Links to full versions of todays news nuggets along with a million pages of the past 25 years automo...

NHRA Legend John Force ‘Embarrassed’ over Extended Absence from Series Slimmed-down version of John Force Racing (and John Force) ready to run full NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Season By Susan Wade RON LEWIS John Force brings back two cars besides his own but parks Austin Prock’s Top Fuel dragster for 2021. Funny Car icon and 16-time champion says he’ll race full time for at least two more years. JFR’s extended absence was a financial decision, but all o...

Ron Capps Hopes to Continue NHRA Funny Car Success With Dean Antonelli, John Medlen Veteran tuners picked to replace retired Rahn Tobler on Don Schumacher Racing entry. Bob Johnson Don Schumacher Racing is going with a tag-team of sorts to replace recently retired crew chief Rahn Tobler on the NAPA Dodge SRT Hellcat in 2021. DSR announced late Thursday that veteran tuners John Medlen and Dean "Guido" Antonelli will team to call the shots for Ron Capps Funny Car in the NHRA Camping World Drag R...

NHRA Top Fuel Star Austin Prock Knocking Off the Rust from COVID-19 Layoff at Chili Bowl The 2019 NHRA Rookie of the Year is carrying the flag for his racing series this week in Tulsa, Oklahoma. By Susan Wade Icon SportswireGetty Images This is Prock’s third appearance at Tulsa, Okla.’s River Spirit Expo Center. He’s driving the No. 19P Hayward Motorsports Spike-Stanton entry. Prock has not sat in any race car since a first-round exit last Feb. 23 at the NHRA’s Arizona Nationals...