NEWS ARCHIVE
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Richard Gadson left the Texas NHRA FallNationals with a runner-up finish and though Gadson came up short of the event victory, the weekend delivered a different kind of win through his continued partnership with Big Brothers Big Sister (BBBS).
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Firebird Raceway welcomed the Treasure Valley DUI Task Force to its annual Halloween Classic for a special community outreach effort honoring longtime track official Joel Eggers while raising awareness about the dangers of impaired driving.
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Super Street racer Lyle Owens and his team were named the recipients of the Holley Never Rest award at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.
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Historic Cordova Dragway has joined the NHRA Member Track Network as part of the West Central Division (Division 5).
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NHRA fans and racers can watch the Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Rockingham Dragway for free starting Thursday on NHRA.tv
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The Texas NHRA FallNationals wrapped up the annual Stampede of Speed with a stampede of interesting developments that kept the Texas fans on their feet. Here's our five big takeaways.
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Elite Motorsports’ Aaron Stanfield added another accomplishment to his racing résumé Monday, completing his Top Fuel licensing runs at Texas Motorplex following the Texas NHRA FallNationals.
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The NHRA Breakfast returns to the 2026 SEMA Show, with the epic 2026 Funny Car championship showdown set to highlight the event, which will take place Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Westgate Las Vegas Ballrooms A and B.
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On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Texas NHRA FallNationals winners J.R. Todd and Matt Smith join the show to talk about victory when the pressure is on, breaking back into the championship discussion in their respective categories, and their race experiences at Texas Motorplex.
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Following a captivating 75th anniversary season, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is set to cap off a milestone campaign with the NHRA Awards Ceremony, which is again set for Pechanga Resort Casino in the heart of scenic Southern California Wine Country.
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Visit NHRA in Central Hall, booth 22,331, or watch interviews from the NHRA on FOX Stage on NHRA.com and NHRA’s YouTube channel.
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Sean Bellemeur clinched his third straight and sixth overall NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car world championship and was officially crowned at the Texas NHRA FallNationals during Friday qualifying.
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The JEGS Allstars, the annual inter-division shootout of the best of NHRA’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, was a war again as part of the Texas NHRA FallNationals with Division 4 and the Central Region winning the team titles.
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Reigning two-time Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown world champion Mark Pawuk closed out the 2026 season with a victory at the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals outrunning Lee Hartman in the final round.
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The second half of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs kicks off with the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex, Race 4 of the six-race battle to crown this year's world champions.
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Back in the NHRA Funny Car championship hunt, Austin Prock’s bid for a third straight world title hits an important point at this weekend’s Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.
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The October 2026 issue of NHRA National Dragster, packed with racing action from four major NHRA series with championship implications, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.
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At this weekend’s Texas NHRA FallNationals, Terry Haddock will be campaigning a red, white, and blue Concho Supply Funny Car celebrating and honoring America’s 250th anniversary.
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Gaige Herrera enters the Texas NHRA FallNationals at the famed Texas Motorplex as the most recent Pro Stock Motorcycle winner on the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour and just 32 points out of the lead.
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On Thursday morning, NHRA and the Texas Motorplex hosted the JEGS Allstars Breakfast presented by ARP, ahead of the competition in which the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series’ Sportsman stars of the last calendar year will go head to head for individual and team honors.
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Top Fuel points leader Shawn Langdon enters the Texas NHRA FallNationals on a four-race winning streak, the longest domination of the class since Texan Steve Torrence won five straight in early 2019 after finishing the six-race 2018 Countdown to the Championship playoffs with six straight wins.
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News, notes, quotes, and photos from the opening day of qualifying at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. First up, some pre-race notes.
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When the 2027 Pro Stock rule changes were announced in April this year, Elite Motorsports owner Richard Freeman had begun taking the necessary steps to prepare his super team for the switch and fans at the Texas NHRA FallNationals got a 2027 preview.
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Top Fuel points leader Shawn Langdon made the quickest run of his career, rolling to the provisional No. 1 qualifier to win the “Battle for the Saddle” to kick off this weekend’s NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Greg Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers
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After a solid Friday night of qualifying for the nitro cars (Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle Q2 was postponed), Saturday promises an action-packed day of racing at the Texas Motorplex as the Stampede of Speed continues at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.
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Forty years ago, Texas Motorplex hosted its first NHRA national event, the 1986 Chief Auto Parts Nationals, and Jack Beckman was there as a fan. Fast forward 40 years and “Fast Jack” is atop the Funny Car field, going from the grandstands to the top of the heap.
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Joey Gladstone, a three-time national event winner, will ride a championship-worthy Matt Smith Racing (MSR) Buell for the entire 2027 schedule with primary support from RAD Torque Systems. J&A Service will also come on board as an associate sponsor.
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It’s been fourteen years since GT Tonglet’s last NHRA competition run, but the veteran Pro Stock Motorcycle competitor has picked back up right where he left off at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.
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News, notes, quotes, and photos from the final day of qualifying at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.
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Three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps' NAPA Toyota exploded the blower on a qualifying run Saturday at the Texas NHRA FallNationals that lifted his machine's rear tires off the ground for several hundred feet. He was not injured.
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Reigning world champ Dallas Glenn made the quickest run in Pro Stock history in front of a massive crowd on Saturday at Texas Motorplex, taking the No. 1 qualifying position with a world-record run at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, where Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Jack Beckman (Funny Car) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also qualified No. 1.
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Championship Sunday at the Texas Motorplex marks the close of the Stampede of Speed with the Texas NHRA FallNationals.
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News, notes, quotes, and photos from final eliminations at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.
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Four-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown picked up his second win of the season at the Texas NHRA FallNationals. J.R. Todd (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the 18th of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
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NHRA fans and racers can watch the Division 4 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Texas Motorplex for free starting Monday on NHRA.tv.
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Penwell Knights Raceway has joined the NHRA Member Track Network for the first time in the South Central Division (Division 4). Known as the Permian Basin’s premier quarter-mile drag racing facility, the newest track to join the NHRA Member Track Network is located just outside of Odessa, Texas.
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The final race of the 2026 Flexjet NHRA Factory Stock Showdown Series, the Texas NHRA FallNationals, will offer some of the most seasoned Chevrolet, Dodge, and Ford teams one final chance to win a special 75th anniversary NHRA diamond Wally.
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Alan Bradshaw and Doug Gordon collected Top Alcohol wins at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Central Region Stampede of Speed event at Texas Motorplex.
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Brad Burton doubled in Super Stock and Stock to lead the winners at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 4 event at Texas Motorplex. Eight drivers claimed the nine category titles, with Burton converting both final-round appearances into victories.
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Every year for the last 41 years, NHRA’s best Sportsman drivers have come together for the annual JEGS Allstars competition. They will compete for more than $125,000 in prize money at the upcoming Texas NHRA FallNationals. Here is a closer look at this year’s contestants.