Phil Burgess

The 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals was much more than a birthday party for the famed facility, but a celebration of the intensity of the Countdown to the Championship and the spirit of determination. Here’s our five big takeaways from the event.

As the relentless heat of the championship battle intensifies alongside the weather at Texas Motorplex, Round 4 of the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs fires off today at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.

News, notes, and quotes from final eliminations day from the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. Updated throughout the day.

News, notes, and quotes from the opening day of professional qualifying from the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.

Tony Schumacher already owns multiple Top Fuel class records that will probably never be broken, but another significant milestone in his hall of fame career is in reach this weekend at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.

After a dizzying Friday night of qualifying at the Texas Motorplex where cooler temperatures and a cooling track yielded amazing performances, those numbers will almost certainly be untouched today as the weather and the track both heat up during the final day of qualifying at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.

Drag racing icon "Big Daddy" Don Garlits will be among the galaxy of NHRA legends of yesterday and today at the California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports and featuring Nitro Revival, Oct. 24-26 at Famoso Dragstrip.

When did we shorten the speed traps? When did the first scheduled qualifying sessions take place? When did we end push starts? When did the alternate process end? We’ve got the answers!

Less than a week after a top-end shunt at the NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish put his dragster on its side in the shutdown area of Maple Grove Raceway, regular-season Top Fuel champ Tony Stewart is ready to continue his pursuit of a first NHRA championship at the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals.

With the points reset and only six races left, the Countdown to the Championship is less a marathon than a sprint. In Funny Car, defending champion Austin Prock leads the charge, veteran Jack Beckman lurks just behind, and four-time world champ Matt Hagan is in striking distance.