POMONA, Calif. – Shawn Langdon raced to the quickest Top Fuel time in NHRA history to take the top qualifying position in a rain-shortened day of racing Saturday at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals. The final round of qualifying was cancelled due to rain.
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55th Anniversary 2015 Circle K Winternationals Qualifying Overview...
1240pm and 96F deg track temperature.
TF Qualifing Session #3
Shawn Langdon – runs 3.700 sec
Pomona - NHRA’s Pro Drivers and their team’s update from off-season. Part 3 55th NHRA Circle K Winternationals
Pomona - 55th NHRA Circle K Winternationals.
POMONA, Calif. — Jason Line was one final round victory away from winning his third NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock championship in 2014. Returning to historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona for this weekend’s Circle K NHRA Winternationals might serve as an easy reminder as to how close Line was before falling to Erica Enders-Stevens in the last round of the Auto Club NHRA Finals at the same track.
POMONA, Calif. – Doug Kalitta raced to the qualifying lead in Top Fuel during Friday qualifying at the 55th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals.
POMONA, Calif. – Reigning Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan opened the 2015 NHRA season by racing to victory Sunday at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
Pomona, CA -RIS- February 7, 2015
Here is a little insight as to what took place with some of the top drivers of NHRA & Mello Yello drag racing series regarding their cars, their personal being and family life during the off-season as they start off at the 2015 Circle K Winternantionals.
GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2015) — The NHRA competition committee today announced a points increase for NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series competitors at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the world’s most prestigious drag race.
CENTURY CITY, Calif. (Nov. 17, 2014) – A trio of multi-time world-championship winners, Tony Schumacher, Matt Hagan and Andrew Hines, were joined by first-time champ Erica Enders-Stevens as the headliners who were crowned Monday evening during the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series awards ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in West Los Angeles.
SCHUMACHER RACES TO EIGHTH NHRA MELLO YELLO SERIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN TOP FUEL
Crampton, DeJoria, Line and Arana Jr. are No. 1 qualifiers at Auto Club NHRA Finals
GLENDORA, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2014) – The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series returns for a 14th season with premier events taking place across the country in all seven NHRA divisions it was announced today by NHRA officials. The 2015 schedule will feature 45 divisional events with a minimum of six in each of the seven divisions. There will also be 25 regional events featuring the 260-mph Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes.
POMONA, Calif. – Doug Kalitta raced to the qualifying lead in Top Fuel Friday at the 50th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
POMONA, Calif. — The door is still slightly open for a miraculous comeback for five Top Fuel standouts in the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.
GLENDORA, Calif. – The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum will add two new iconic hot rods to its extensive collection through a generous donation from a distinguished collector, museum officials announced today. A 1949 Ford Custom Shop Truck and a 1927 Ford Modified Roadster, which were both featured in a recent article in Rodder’s Journal, were donated by Richard Munz of Madison, Wisconsin.
GLENDORA, Calif. – The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California will dedicate the Chrisman, Brinker Gallery of Speed, Nov. 15 during an historical evening at the museum which is located on the edge of the Los Angeles County Fairplex.
Legendary NHRA crew chief and mechanical wizard Dale Armstrong died Nov. 28 from complications of sarcoidosis at his home in Temecula, Calif. He was 73.
Matt Hagan and Andrew Hines also earn world championship titles; Hagan, Lucas and Arana Jr. score Auto Club NHRA Finals victories
POMONA, CA (November 15, 2014) ---- John Force Racing today announced a multi-year sponsorship with Lucas Oil Products. The announcement makes Lucas Oil the “Official Oil of John Force Racing” and the Corona, California based company will have signage on all the John Force Racing Funny Cars and the Top Fuel dragster as well as driver uniforms and race transporters beginning in 2015.
POMONA, Calif. — With recent history in mind, it is not surprising the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car world championship is coming down to another thrilling battle between Matt Hagan and reigning world champ John Force.
Spencer Massey (Top Fuel), Del Worsham (Funny Car) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners at the penultimate playoff event in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship.
MOHNTON, Pa. – Matt Hagan took over the Funny Car points lead by racing to victory Sunday at the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Rodger Brogdon (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners at the fourth of six playoff events during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship.
MOHNTON, Pa. – Top Fuel points leader Tony Schumacher claimed the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
BROWNSBURG, Ind. – Alexis DeJoria raced past 16-time Funny Car world champ John Force Monday to win the 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the world’s most prestigious drag race.
BROWNSBURG, Ind. – Tony Schumacher raced to the $100,000 payday in the Traxxas Nitro Shootout on Saturday , closing out an action packed day of racing at the 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the world’s most prestigious drag race.
GLENDORA, Calif. (Aug. 18, 2014) – It was announced today that the NHRA has named JEGS, one of the largest mail order automotive performance equipment companies in the United States, as presenting sponsor for the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series event at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, Aug. 27- Sept. 1 at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. It is the seventh of 10 races in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
BRAINERD, Minn. – Top Fuel driver Antron Brown raced to his third No. 1 qualifying position of the season Saturday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.
alBalooshi, Line and Krawiec also victorious at Sonoma Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. – Courtney Force beat father John Force in the final to become the winningest female in Funny Car history at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals on Sunday.
Khalid alBalooshi (Top Fuel), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners at the NHRA Mello Yellow at Sonoma.
SONOMA, Calif. – Andrew Hines drove to victory in the inaugural MiraMonte Records Pro Bike Battle, closing out an action packed Saturday at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway.
EPPING, N.H. – Ron Capps raced to his first victory of the season in Funny Car Sunday at the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals.
BAYTOWN, Texas– Erica Enders-Stevens drove to victory in Pro Stock Sunday in the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals, notching her second win of the season and the 99th by a woman in the history of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.
(CONCORD, NC – APRIL 13, 2014 – RIS) A gorgeous warm Spring day for the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals saw a big crowd of fans treated to four lanes of Pro classes. When all the smoke and fumes cleared, Antron Brown, Robert Hight, Jimmy Alund and Andrew Hines carried home the Wallies - NHRA's coveted trophies for winners.
CONCORD, N.C. – For the second season in a row Shawn Langdon will enter eliminations at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals as the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel. (Series release)
(CONCORD, NC – APRIL 11, 2014 – RIS) Langdon, Capps, McGaha and Hall topped the first day's qualifying at zMAX Dragway. Langdon's better Top Fuel time of the day was a 3.753/321.81 pass. Capps clocked a pass at 4.059/314.24 in the NAPA Dodge Funny Car, while Chris McGaha pedaled his Pro Stock Camaro to a 6.523/212.73 pass. Pro Stock Motorcycle top qualifier after two rounds was John Hall, besting class champion Matt Smith with a time of 6.846/196.07 astride his Buell.
ENDERS-STEVENS DEFEATS CONNOLLY TO WIN K&N HORSEPOWER CHALLENGE AT THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY; BROWN, C. FORCE AND COUGHLIN EARN NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITIONS
In other racing on Saturday, Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Courtney Force (Funny Car) and Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) earned No. 1 qualifying positions and will lead their categories into Sunday’s 11 a.m. eliminations at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series’ fourth stop of the year.
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The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series continues Feb. 21-23 with the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park near Phoenix.
POMONA, Calif. – John Force opened his pursuit of a 17th Funny Car world championship title in record-setting fashion when he raced to victory Sunday at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals.
Top Fuel's Doug Kalitta muscled his Mac Tools TF dragster to a track record 3.713 seconds at 327.98 mph to earn his 37th No. 1 of his career and fourth at this event, the 54th Cirlce K Winternationals.
POMONA, Calif. – John Force raced to a national record time of 3.966 seconds at 324.12 mph in his Castrol GTX Ford Mustang to lead Funny Car qualifying at the season-opening Circle K NHRA Winternationals Friday at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.