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2024 Denso ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Sonoma Nationals Stock winner Paul Calvert

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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94:06
Paul Calvert’s U/SA Mustang may have been the slowest car in Stock competition at the Denso Sonoma Nationals, but it was also one of the most consistent and Calvert did just job to outlast the field. In the final, Calvert ran right on his 13.90 dial…
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2024 Denso ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Sonoma Nationals Super Stock winner Jim Grossi

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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82:07
Jim Grossi Jr. saved his best for last with a nearly unbeatable package in the Super Stock final that included a .004 light and an 8.500 on his 8.50 dial to knock out five-time world champ Justin Lamb, who was just .014-second behind at the stripe.
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2024 Denso ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Sonoma Nationals Comp winner Josh Lee

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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118:21
Josh Lee scored his first career national event win in impressive fashion, winning wire-to-wire in Comp from the No. 1 qualifying spot with his Honda-powered H/A Bantam. Lee claimed the Wally after final-round opponent Steve Graham fouled in his Pro…
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2024 JEGS SPORTSnationals Top Sportsman winner Bill Yates

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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148:19
Bill Yates, who previously made history as the first Super Comp winner at the ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é U.S. Nationals, scored again in Right Trailers Top Sportsman after Lester Johnson was a no-show for the final. Yates was dialed with a 6.786 on his 6.76 prediction.
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2024 JEGS SPORTSnationals Top Dragster winner Anthony Bertozzi

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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73:44
Two-time world champ Anthony Bertozzi claimed the 33rd national event title of his amazing career when he topped fellow world champ Blake Peavler in the final of Right Trailers Top Dragster. Bertozzi highlighted the win with a perfect 7.150 on his 7…
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2024 JEGS SPORTSnationals Super Street winner Damien Hazelton

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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80:20
Reigning Division 3 Super Street champ Damien Hazelton, near lane, who lives just a few hours from National Trail Raceway, collected his biggest victory ever with a holeshot final-round win over two-time Columbus winner Rudy Matthews, 10.910 to…
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2024 JEGS SPORTSnationals Super Gas winner Lee Brewer

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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67:04
Lee Brewer broke through for his first career ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é national event victory, driving his ’67 Camaro to a narrow double-breakout final-round conquest of Patrick Martin, 9.881 to 9.880. The final-round appearances were a first for both racers.  
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2024 JEGS SPORTSnationals Super Comp winner Jacob Smith

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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101:32
Jake Smith led a parade of first-time winners at the event, claiming his first Wally in a thrilling double-breakout bout with former Columbus event winner Rock Haas, 8.893 to 8.880.
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2024 JEGS SPORTSnationals Stock winner Caleb McFarland

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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70:22
Caleb McFarland pulled off an impressive feat by driving his manually shifted A/S Firebird to the Stock title in Columbus. The latest in a long line of McFarland family racers, Caleb won the final with a .007 light and a 10.396 on his 10.33 dial to…
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2024 JEGS SPORTSnationals Super Stock winner Irvin Johns

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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67:00
At the age of 80, Irvin Johns reset his own record as ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é’s oldest national event champion. Johns, winner of the 2023 Chicago event, won the final with a 9.360 on his 9.22 dial after opponent Pete D’Agnolo slowed.
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2024 JEGS SPORTSnationals winner Comp winner Rodger Brogdon

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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114:43
Rodger Brogdon, previously a three-time winner in both Comp and Pro Stock, added a seventh Wally to his collection, leaving with a clutch .001 reaction time and powering his RoofTec Camaro to a (-.39) 7.36 to defeat three-time Atlanta winner Brian…
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2024 ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Northwest Nationals Top Dragster winner Ed Olpin

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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58:37
Ed Olpin is now an 11-time national event winner after Kacee Bootsma red-lighted in the final of Right Trailers Top Dragster. Olpin previously won in Top Sportsman and Super Gas.  
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2024 ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Northwest Nationals Top Sportsman winner Robert Strohm

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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67:35
Robert Strohm added a national event win to his 2021 JEGS Allstars title in Right Trailers Top Sportsman. In the final, Strohm squeezed by John Ermish in a narrow double-breakout.
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2024 ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Northwest Nationals Super Street winner Jeff Jackson

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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77:52
After winning back-to-back in Seattle in 2007 and 2008, Jeff Jackson returned to the Super Street winner’s circle in his familiar Mustang. His final-round opponent, Francesca Ward, who won the event in 2018, came without a thousandth of a second of…
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2024 ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Northwest Nationals Super Gas winner Michael Dalrymple

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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108:17
Super Gas winner Michael Dalrymple scored his third career national event win, all of which have come at Pacific Raceways, when he ran a near-perfect 9.909 in the final round to beat Josh Mellof. Dalrymple’s two previous wins came in 2009 (in Super…
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2024 ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Northwest Nationals Super Comp winner Dale Green

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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60:44
Seventeen years after a runner-up in Seattle in his first national event final-round appearance, Dale Green returned to get the job done in Super Comp. After wading through five tough rounds, the final was actually his easiest after multi-time…
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2024 ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Northwest Nationals Stock winner Chris Hall

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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70:12
Chris Hall claimed a third national event win by beating Joe Sorensen in the Stock final. Hall got the best of the double breakout final with a 10.481 against his 10.50 dial.
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2024 ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Northwest Nationals Super Stock winner Brad Burton

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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98:22
Brad Burton greatly improved his odds of winning the Super Stock world title following a win at his home track, Pacific Raceways. Burton defeated fellow world champ Jody Lang in the final with a 8.385 on his 9.36 dial.
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2024 ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Northwest Nationals Comp winner Ryan Warter

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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84:30
Second-generation Northwest Comp racer Ryan Warter collected his third national event win and his second at his home track when he defeated Dustin Lee in the final round. Warter, whose first career win also came in Seattle, in Stock, ran (-.45) 8.54…
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2024 ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Northwest Nationals Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Maddi Gordon

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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37:40
Maddi Gordon made ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é history as the 100th different woman to win an ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é national event. The rookie driver, daughter of three-time Top Alcohol Funny Car world champ Doug Gordon, defeated Brian Hough for the momentous victory.
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2024 ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Northwest Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Casey Grisel

07 Aug 2024
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster staff
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52:09
Casey Grisel scored his long-awaited first national event win in Top Alcohol Dragster in the car tuned by legendary A/Fuel guru Jerry Darien. Grisel defeated two-time defending event champ Jackie Fricke in the final, beating her on a holeshot, 5.25…
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Indy in the 1990s: Career-defining victories and the emergence of new stars

The Toyota ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é U.S. Nationals is filled with history, and there’s no denying the 1990s were loaded with an incredible number of legacy-making events for drivers like Warren Johnson, John Force, and Cruz Pedregon.
07 Aug 2024
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70 Years of U.S. Nationals magic
Warren Johnson
The Toyota ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é U.S. Nationals is filled with history, and there’s no denying the 1990s were loaded with an incredible number of legacy-making events. From first-time wins to final Indy wins, to a run of dominance to incredibly heart-warming stories…
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Watch the Division 6 Lucas Oil Series event from Seattle free on ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é.tv

²ÞËùÇ¿¼é fans can watch the Division 6 ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from Pacific Raceways for free starting Thursday on ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é.tv.
07 Aug 2024
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Division 6
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é fans can watch the Division 6 ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event from Pacific Raceways for free starting Thursday on ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é.tv. Presenting sponsors of ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é.tv Sportsman coverage from Seattle are Moser, Total Seal, Strange,…
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Ida Zetterström makes final tune-up before Brainerd Top Fuel debut

European Top Fuel champion Ida Zetterstrom participated in a final test session at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park before her upcoming debut in Brainerd.
06 Aug 2024
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Ida Zetterstrom
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Antron talks Sonoma success, Capps talks Top Fuel in 2026, and more!

On this revealing episode of the ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Insider podcast, host Brian Lohnes is joined by Antron Brown and Ron Capps, who both share some interesting news about their futures.
06 Aug 2024
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  On this revealing episode of the ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Insider podcast, host Brian Lohnes is joined by Antron Brown and Ron Capps.  Brown, a Top Fuel winner three times already this season, talks about his success in Sonoma, their building of a…
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Westerfield, Hilton, Lee, Kouerinis victorious at 53rd Nightfire Nationals

Firebird Raceway played host to the 53rd edition of the Nightfire Nationals presented by Bi-Mart, a key stop in the ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Hot Rod Heritage Series where nitro victories went to Shane Westerfield and Tyler Hilton.
06 Aug 2024
Phil Burgess, ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é National Dragster Editor
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Nightfire Nationals
Firebird Raceway played host to the 53rd edition of the Nightfire Nationals presented by Bi-Mart, a key stop in the ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Hot Rod Heritage Series.   Winning an unprecedented fifth consecutive Nightfire title for Austin & O’Brien, Shane…
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John Hall: In the thick of the Pro Stock Motorcycle fight once again

Leaving the Denso ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Sonoma Nationals, John Hall had plenty to smile about. He reached the fourth final round of his career and second of the season on a quick and fast Denso-backed Matt Smith Racing Buell, and he was No. 3 in the Pro Stock Motorcycle standings with just one race remaining before the Countdown to the Championship.
05 Aug 2024
Kelly Wade
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John Hall
Leaving the Denso ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Sonoma Nationals, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider John Hall had plenty to smile about. The Hamden, Conn., racer reached the fourth final round of his career and second of the season on a quick and fast Denso-backed Matt Smith…
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Toyota named title sponsor of 70th annual ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é U.S. Nationals

²ÞËùÇ¿¼é and Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) officials announced that Toyota has been named the title sponsor of the world’s biggest drag race, the 70th annual Toyota ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
05 Aug 2024
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²ÞËùÇ¿¼é U.S. Nationals
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é and Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) officials announced that Toyota has been named the title sponsor of the world’s biggest drag race, the 70th annual Toyota ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. The 70th anniversary…
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Force team shines at Norwalk’s annual Night Under Fire event

Brittany Force and Dale Creasy score Night Under Fire wins while Jack Beckman makes an impressive debut in John Force’s PEAK Camaro Funny Car.
04 Aug 2024
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Brittany Force
A capacity crowd packed Summit Motorsports Park for the 47th Annual Cornwell Tools Night Under Fire where Brittany Force and Dale Creasy were crowned champions in Top Fuel and Funny Car respectively. The event also highlighted the debut of 2012 ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é…
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Coan, Frantz, and Raikes lead winners at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park

Jason Coan, Todd Frantz, and Houston Raikes led the list of winners as the ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Division was in action at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
02 Aug 2024
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Division 3
The following are Saturday's final results from the ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division event at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park: COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Jason Coan, Kokomo, Ind., '32 Bantam, G/EA, 8.…
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