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The Hits Keep On Coming!
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Austin Prock continues a momentous NHRA season with yet another milestone…
Funny Car points leader Austin Prock won the first four-wide playoff race in NHRA history at zMAX Dragway, defeating Matt Hagan, Chad Green and Dan Wilkerson in the final round of the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals.
Prock went 3.912-seconds at 332.43 mph in his JFR/Cornwell Quality Tools Chevrolet SS in the ...
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Quarter Final Quad
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Canada's Spencer Hyde continued to strengthen his case for NHRA Rookie of the Year honors this weekend at the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway, powering the Head Inc. Ford Mustang into the second quad for a quarterfinal finish and leaving the event sitting eighth in the championship points standings.
Hyde entered eliminations in the No. 12 qualifying position, thanks ...
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Relief in Reading!
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During NHRA's 40th anniversary Reading Nationals (at Maple Grove Raceway in Pennsylvnnia, Cruz Pedregon snapped a frustration 55-race winless streak.
Pedregon had an emotional event beating Blake Alexander in the final round with a run of 3.969 at 330.63 in his Snap-On Tools Dodge Hellcat. That was Pedregon's first NHRA circuit win since 2022 and the 40th in his career.
Pedregon reached ...
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Reading Reflection (Spencer Hyde)
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The NHRA Countdown is designed to make the final six races of the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series interesting, and the first race, the 40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish at Maple Grove Raceway, did exactly just that.
Spencer Hyde, the Canadian rookie Funny Car driver for Head Racing, entered race day in the No. 1 qualifying position. ...
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Provisional Positon!
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Spencer Hyde, the Funny Car driver for Head Racing and 2025 NHRA Rookie of the Year lead contender, earned his first provisional No. 1 today at the 40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish at Maple Grove Raceway.
His 3.868 second, 330.07 mph pass shot him to the top of the competitive, 18-car field, putting him .014 seconds ahead ...
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IHRA Nitro FC Update
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The 2025 rebirth season for the IHRA included season round #3 for it's Nitro Funny Car class at the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series event hosted by Darana Raceway (Hebron OH - Sep. 5-6).
That category produced a first time winner when Dan Hix, from Indiana, emerged in an upset defeating Californian Del Worsham in the final round. Hix, who is an ...
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Picture Perfect @ “Big Go”
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John Force Racing team cars dominate Funny Car field at Indy US Nationals…
Austin Prock finished off a near flawless weekend that netted the points leader $330,000, defeating John Force Racing teammate Jack Beckman in the final round after a run of 3.903 at 332.92 in his Cornwell Quality Tools Chevrolet SS.
A day after winning the PlayNHRA All-Star Callout, Prock finished ...
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Indy Impressive!
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NHRA’s Cornwall Quality Tools US Nationals included an important exhibition component - the latest round for the 2025 Legends Nitro Funny Car tour (featuring the Nostalgia FC class).
And that scheduled 8-car field produced a major win for the legendary Hodgson Racing Team (from Edmonton) - spearheaded by Ron and Ryan Hodgson, who prevailed with the team's newest driver, Nathan Sitko.
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On to the Playoffs
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As the only full-time Canadian driver in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Spencer Hyde feels a sense of pride in getting to represent his country on drag racing's biggest stage. The rookie for Head Racing and Hyde Construction leaves the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park ninth in the Funny Car points standings, ...
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US Nationals Funny Car Callout Preview
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Since the 1960s, nitro-burning Funny Cars have had NHRA fans on the edge of their seats, watching the incredible machines power to big speeds and fast times. On Sunday at the 71st annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, the current Funny Car stars of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will put ...
