John Force has won the 200th, 400th and most recently 900th Funny Car races in National Hot Rod Association’s (NHRA) history. The 16-time champion won’t rule out competing for the 1,000th.
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) got back on track this past weekend for the annual New Hampshire Nationals at the New England Dragway after a three-week hiatus from the rained out Houston Raceway Park on May 23.
On a sunny Sunday afternoon in Epping, New Hampshire, the National Hot Rod Association returned to the New England Dragway for the first time in two years after skipping last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following the Friday qualifying session at New England Dragway, Matt Hagan, Billy Torrence and Greg Anderson looked to continue their momentum heading into Saturday afternoon for two rounds of qualifying.
After having a couple of weeks off, the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series got their season back on-track Friday night at New England Dragway for the annual New England Nationals.
Due to ongoing and persistent rain showers around the Baytown, Texas area, NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) was left with no choice to postpone the NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park until Monday morning at 10 a.m.
After five races in the first round of Top Fuel category, Mother Nature returned to Houston Raceway Park interrupting the action and causing a delay in the action.
After securing his 161st No. 1 qualifier Saturday night at the Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals, John Force gained his first NHRA victory in over two years, his first since the 2019 US Nationals at Indianapolis.
The 2023 Cup Series champion from High Point, North Carolina, led a race-high 115 of 301 laps and fended off Bubba Wallace following a late two-tire pit strategy call to notch his 20th career victory at the Magic Mile.
Four-time Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan moved into the points lead, defeating Jordan Vandergriff in the final round in front of another huge crowd on Sunday at Brainerd International Raceway to win the 44th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals.