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JR Todd — Team Historic Equation
For the first time in team history, Kalitta Motorsports doubled-up in the nitro categories while winning at Gainesville Raceway's Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals as teammates Shawn Langdon and J.R. Todd picked up wins in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively.
The victories kicked off the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season at the 55th edition Amalie Motor Oil NHRA ...
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Funny Car Royalty!
Matt Hagan joined drag racing royalty at the NHRA In-N-Out Burger Finals at Pomona, California, driving his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car to a fourth career NHRA Camping World Championship.
Hagan, a six-time NHRA national event winner this year, joined legends John Force, Don Prudhomme and Kenny Bernstein as the only four-time Funny Car World Champions ...
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Finals Features First!
NHRA’s season ending In-N-Out Burger produces a first career victory for a rising FC class racer.
Chad Green (Midland TX) powered to his first career NHRA Funny Car win on Sunday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, defeating Tim Wilkerson in the final round of the 58th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals to close out his 2023 season in style. Green knocked off ...
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Hight Makes it Tight!
Robert Hight pulled to within 17 points of the Funny Car points lead by finishing off a dominant weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the victory for John Force Racing at the 23rd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals.
Robert Hight scored a crucial and timely late season win at the NHRA Nevada Nationals.
Hight went 3.851-seconds at 326.79 mph ...
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“To the Top” In Texas
Team owner Tony Stewart described his NHRA Nitro team’s performance as a great “double up” as drivers Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan drove their Dodge//SRT machines to the winner’s circle in the Texas NHRA Fallnationals at the Texas Motorplex. It marked the first “double” victory for Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) since the team was established in 2022 as Pruett took top ...
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Aggressive Theory Implementation
In the race shop this week in Brownsburg, Ind., the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Nitro teams made a decision to become more aggressive in the final four races in the NHRA Camping World drag racing series. That theory proved successful this weekend at the NHRA Midwest Nationals, with Dodge//SRT racer Matt Hagan heading to an event win. After losing races by ...
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Tasca to the Task at zMax
Bob Tasca III reached new heights during the NHRA Betway Carolina Nationals -- further elevating his standing in the 2023 Countdown to the Championship.
Tasca not only scored his third victory of the season, but also rocketed to a major milestone in the process at zMax Dragway.
“It was a huge win for our team – to keep our championship ...
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Century Mark Success!
Appearing in his 100th career Funny Car final round, Robert Hight made the Pep Boys Nationals event one to remember, picking up his 64th victory thanks to an incredible pass of 3.854 at 330.39 in his Cornwell Tools/AAA Chevrolet Camaro SS to defeat Chad Green in the championship round.
Robert Hight raced in his career 100th final round in NHRA and ...
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Hot Wheels Ride to Ultimate Pride!
Fifty years after Don 'The Snake' Prudhomme won the 1973 NHRA U.S. Nationals in Funny Car, reigning event champion Ron Capps put the iconic 'Snake' Hot Wheels livery back in the winner's circle at the 69th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals on Monday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. With Prudhomme standing behind Capps' Hot Wheels/NAPA Toyota GR Supra on the starting line, ...
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Milestone Movement
3X and reigning NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps secured a milestone victory when he defeated Robert Hight in the final round of the NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway (BIR). After qualifying No. 1 for the 38th time in his career, Capps drove his NAPA Auto Parts Toyota GR Supra to his 75th NHRA national event victory. He ...
