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.
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.
Pato O'Ward passed then race leader Josef Newgarden going into Turn 3 for his first career NTT IndyCar Series victory and held off Newgarden by 1.2443 seconds.
Scott Dixon held off Scott McLaughlin for the victory at Texas in the remaining few laps Saturday night. Dixon dominated by leading all but six laps for his first checkered flag of the year.
Colton Herta dominated a majority of the race, as he cruised on to take his first win of the season at St. Petersburg. It is Herta's fourth win in the Indycar Series, his first at St. Petersburg.
Colton Herta qualified the No. 26 Andretti w/ Curb-Agajanian on the pole Saturday afternoon with a time of 1.00.3210 and 107.425 mph over another Andretti affiliate driver Jack Harvey.
In his first drive with Chip Ganassi Racing, Spaniard Alex Palou was able to fend off a hard-charging Will Power to win his first-ever IndyCar victory at Barber Motorsports Park Sunday afternoon.
Shane van Gisbergen started on the pole, led the most laps and captured the checkered flag in today’s Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Sonoma Raceway.
The three-time Supercars champion from Auckland, New Zealand, led a race-high 66 of 79 laps and had enough fuel to notch his second O'Reilly Auto Parts Series victory at Sonoma in three years.
