NHRA
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Cars running in the 9s can now participate in NHRA's popular Street Legal program with just their factory safety features.
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The NHRA is creating an electric car class for drag racing
The National Hot Rod Association will introduce an electric car class starting in 2022.
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The NHRA is preparing for an electric drag racing future
The whine of electric cars could soon become a staple of NHRA drag racing as the presence of EVs expands.
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2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody already gets NHRA Funny Car treatment
Matt Hagan’s latest NHRA Funny Car packs over 11,000 horsepower.
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2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 revealed: long name, short quarter-mile times
By the time you've digested and decoded the mouthful that is the 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320's prolific name, rest assured the muscle car will be nearly halfway down a dragstrip. That's because the big naturally aspirated brute that debuted in Denver on Thursday is built for one-way...
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2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat spawns NHRA Funny Car
The recently updated 2019 Dodge Charger muscle sedan has just spawned a high-horsepower National Hot Rod Association Funny Car. It makes its competition debut this weekend at the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Powered by Mopar, which runs July 20-22 at Bandimere Speedway near Denver, Colorado. It...
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Someday, the drag strip will fall silent as the first set of electric dragsters lines up. The NHRA stopped short of setting a specific date, but the body will one day welcome electric racers. Glen Cromwell, current president of the NHRA, confirmed the governing body includes electric drag racing in its future marketing mix, and discussions have already begun with numerous automaker brands. Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, and Dodge have all been a part of the conversation, according to a Monday Autoweek report. "Wally Parks’ mission was to provide a place to race. If the demand from the...
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The 2018 Dodge Demon's NHRA ban is hype
Everybody, including Dodge, needs to stop saying the Demon's banned from the dragstrip by the NHRA, because it's not. It can be banned for a day because it's too damn fast. Let's back up. Dodge built the hype around the 2018 Challenger SRT Demon to a boiling point, and with good reason. The car is...
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NHRA Carolina Nationals First Step On Countdown To One
The National Hot Rod Association is entering its final countdown this weekend, with the Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals running through September 14. Being the first event in the Countdown to the Championship, the Carolina Nationals promises to pack excitement for fans and racers alike—while...
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Chevrolet Announces 2013 COPO Camaro Details
If you missed your chance to buy a drag-strip-ready COPO Camaro in 2012, here's some good news: the car will be produced for 2013, but in the same production run of just 69 units, the same as in 2012. The number is significant as it pays homage to the 1969 Camaro ZL1, of which just 69 examples were...
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'Snake And Mongoose' Revisits The Golden Age Of The NHRA: Video
If you grew up in the 1970s and had any interest in cars, you know the names Don “The Snake” Prudhomme and Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen. Rivals on track and (mostly) friends off-track, the pair created a marketing juggernaut that paved the way for modern motorsports marketing...
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NHRA Approves Cockpit Canopy For Top Fuel Dragsters
Safety is always a consideration for any form of motorsport, and sanctioning bodies are always looking at ways to make racing safer. One such effort involves enclosing open cockpits to shield drivers from debris (and, we suppose, improve aerodynamics). In NHRA competition, Top Fuel dragsters can...
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Chevy promised its 2012 COPO Camaro would slip under nine seconds for the quarter mile, and now the car has delivered.
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Chevrolet To Build 69 2012 COPO Camaro Drag Racers
The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro will get a special-edition drag racing-only COPO version limited to just 69 units.
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Chevy Performance Tests Its COPO Camaro Concept: Video
The COPO Camaro concept shown at SEMA 2011 takes to the drag strip in a new video from Chevrolet Performance.
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Chevrolet Celebrates 100 Years Of Racing Heritage: Video
Chevrolet is choosing to mark its 100th birthday by reminding customers of it's long and storied racing history.
Kurt Ernst