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RS-MADISON, Ill. – RIS -Antron Brown extended his mastery of Gateway Motorsports Park by racing to his fourth consecutive Top Fuel victory at the facility Sunday during the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals.

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Del Worsham (Funny Car), Drew Skillman (Pro Stock), and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners in their respective categories at the second of six playoff races in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship event near St. Louis.

Brown defeated Dave Connolly in the final round to take his 53rd career victory and his fifth win overall at the track with a performance of 3.721 seconds at 325.92 mph in his Matco Tools dragster to Connolly’s trailing run of 3.753 at 328.94 in the C&J Energy Services dragster

MADISON, Ill. – RIS - Antron Brown already got off to a fantastic start in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship, winning the first of the six-race playoffs on Sunday in Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. –RIS- Tommy Johnson Jr., who has quietly had one of the most consistent Funny Cars of the season, raced to the qualifying lead Friday at the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway.

BROWNSBURG, Ind. – RIS - Rick Snavely raced to his first career win Monday during the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the seventh of 10 events on the Pro Mod schedule. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis was presented by JEGS.

BROWNSBURG, Ind. –RIS- Jack Beckman completed a sweep of the weekend in Funny Car with his victory on Labor Day Monday at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.

Morgan Lucas (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Jerry Savoie (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners at the world’s most prestigious drag race and the final NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event of the regular season.

BROWNSBURG, Ind. –RIS- Jack Beckman earned a $100,000 payday with his victory in the Traxxas Nitro Shootout for Funny Car Sunday at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.

Beckman, the 2012 world champ, claimed the victory with a winning performance of 4.051 seconds at 309.06 mph, defeating Robert Hight in the final of the all-star bonus event. It was Beckman’s second win in the Traxxas Nitro Shootout, making him the second Funny Car driver to win the event twice, tying John Force.

INDIANAPOLIS – RIS - Robert Hight fondly remembers the first time it hit him that he was on the verge of something special at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.

The memory is clear for the 2009 Funny Car world champion because his nerves started to race before taking part in the final round of the world’s most prestigious drag race.

BROWNSBURG, Ind. – RIS - Defending Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Top Fuel winner Richie Crampton and defending Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan made the quickest runs in their respective categories Wednesday at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis during the opening day of testing for the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals.

INDIANAPOLIS -- NHRA Funny Car racer Courtney Force will be honored by the WNBA’s Indiana Fever on Wednesday, Aug. 26 during their game with the Los Angeles Sparks at Bankers Life Fieldhouse as part of the Fever’s Inspiring Women Night. This year’s theme for the annual event is “Breaking Barriers in Sports.”

(CONCORD, NC – SEP 20, 2015 – RIS) The final round of competition started out with a bit of a bang when Dave Connoly red lit at the line and then Doug Kalitta's engine sprayed oil on the top end. In the second pair, Leah Pritchett easily beat Pat Dakin when Dakin's engine let go about the 330 foot mark for the day's second oil down in only two runs.

(CONCORD, NC – SEP 19, 2015 – RIS) Clay Millican and Tommy Johnson, Jr held onto their number one qualifying positions in Top Fuel and Funny Car after the second day of qualifying for the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. In Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, Greg Anderson held onto his No. One spot from Friday and Eddie Krawiec displaced Friday's top runner Jerry Savoie.

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 18, 2015) – Tommy Johnson Jr., who has quietly had one of the most consistent Funny Cars of the season, raced to the qualifying lead Friday at the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway.

MORRISON, Colo. – Steve Torrence raced to his first Top Fuel victory in over two years Sunday at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway.

Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Larry Morgan (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also victorious at the 14th of 24 events of the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season and first of the NHRA Western Swing.

Torrence powered his Capco Racing/Torrence Motorsports dragster to the winner’s circle with a 3.925-second performance at 319.37 mph to earn his fifth career victory, first at Denver and first since Bristol 2013. Torrence, who defeated Tony Schumacher’s 3.940 at 305.08 in his U.S. Army dragster, earned the seventh spot in the Traxxas Nitro Shootout at Indianapolis.

JOLIET, Ill. – Tony Schumacher raced to a milestone 80th career victory in Top Fuel Sunday at the Lucas Oil Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by General Tire at Route 66 Raceway.

NORWALK, Ohio – Doug Kalitta raced to his second Top Fuel victory of the season Sunday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.

Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Karen Stoffer (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also raced to victories at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event west of Cleveland.

BRISTOL, Tenn.  –RIS - Matt Hagan won at his home track in Funny Car for the first time in his career Sunday at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.

EPPING, N.H.  – John Force picked up his second Funny Car win of the season Sunday at the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. – Antron Brown raced to his third victory of the season and earned his first ever Top Fuel win at his home track, Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Sunday at the Toyota NHRA Summernationals.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. — Richie Crampton has enjoyed a tremendous start to his NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel career, which includes winning the prestigious Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals and the Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future award as the NHRA’s top rookie in 2014.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J.- RIS -  Antron Brown is approaching a massive milestone in his highly successful NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career.

COMMERCE, Ga. – Mike Janis claimed the No. 1 qualifying position and a first round victory Saturday at Atlanta Dragway during the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, co-presented by Pro Line Racing and the Real Pro Mod Association, is the third of 10 events in the season.

Tasca Wins the Battle of the Cobra Jets, but Hill Salvages a New Record
For Immediate Release - ROCKINGHAM, NC – After losing the first two races Sunday in a special Spring Civil Wars showdown with Yankee invader Carl Tasca, Carolina's Roy Hill earned a measure of revenge in the finale when he pushed his Cobra Jet Mustang to the quickest quarter mile in the history of the high-performance Ford breed.

McIntire Wins IHRA Nitro Jam Southern Nationals Presented By Crower,

GLENDORA, Calif. -RIS - (April 17, 2015) – Erica Enders-Stevens, who made history as the first female world champion in the Pro Stock category of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series in 2014, was recently recognized in the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile’s Auto + Women in Motor Sport, a prestigious world racing newsletter identifying major achievements in racing by women.

LAS VEGAS – John Force, the winningest driver in NHRA history, raced to the Funny Car victory Sunday in his Peak Antifreeze Chevy Camaro at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — One of the reasons Doug Kalitta always enjoys racing at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville is that it serves as the home track for NHRA Top Fuel legend “Big Daddy” Don Garlits.

RACER MAGAZINE NAMES ENDERS-STEVENS RACER OF THE YEAR AND DRAG RACER OF THE YEAR ON STRENGTH OF 2014 SUCCESS

Top Fuel driver Richie Crampton named Rookie of the Year

GLENDORA, Calif. (March 4, 2015) – The accolades continue to pour in for Erica Enders-Stevens, 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock world champion, as she has been named RACER of the Year and Drag Racer of the Year by the readers of renowned RACER magazine. This is the first time that either award has been presented to a female racer.

March 4, 2015 (Norwalk, OH) -- IRG Sports + Entertainment™ and the International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) are proud to announce Wilkesboro Dragway has signed a multi-year sanctioning agreement to join the IHRA as a member track.

CONCORD, N.C. (March 28, 2015) – Courtney Force powered to the No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car on her final attempt Saturday at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.

NHRA Friday Falls to Mother Nature
(CONCORD, NC – MARCH 27, 2015 – RIS) Rain showers lasting through most of the day resulted in NHRA cancelling Friday's qualifying round and only two rounds slated for Saturday's on-track action. Even nine jet-engined driers couldn't get the track readied for competition in the face of persistent rain and mist conditions. Weather forecasts for the remainder of the weekend promise sunny skies with high temperatures in the mid-50s both days, so speeds and times on the brand-new pavement may be record-breaking.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Entering her third season in Top Fuel on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series circuit, Brittany Force is still aiming to track down her first career victory.

Mardi Gras Nationals is biggest drag racing event in Louisiana

February 20, 2015 (Norwalk, OH) -- IRG Sports + Entertainment™ and the International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) are proud to announce The New Onandaga Dragstrip, located in Onandaga, Michigan, has signed a multi-year sanctioning agreement to join the IHRA as a member track.

February 18, 2015 (Norwalk, OH) -- IRG Sports + Entertainment™ and the International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) are proud to announce South Georgia Motorsports Park has signed a multi-year sanctioning agreement to join the IHRA as a member track.

CHANDLER, Ariz. – Matt Hagan raced to his second consecutive Funny Car victory of the season and extended his early season points lead Sunday at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.

CHANDLER, Ariz. – Reigning NHRA world champ Tony Schumacher raced to a Top Fuel record 77th No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park near Phoenix.

CHANDLER, Ariz. – Courtney Force raced to the qualifying lead in Funny Car during Friday qualifying at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals near Phoenix.

CHANDLER Ariz. — Funny Car standout Alexis DeJoria experienced a breakout 2014 season in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and it all started at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.

CHANDLER Ariz. — The site of his first career NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel win as well as his most recent, Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park has always held a special place in the heart of three-time NHRA world champion Larry Dixon.

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