The NHRA will pay $25 million during the 2025 season through purse money and bonus programs, including a newly added regular-season championship.The payout includes the event purses for the Mission Foods and Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series drivers on the national tour. The total also includes the year-end championship purse...

The NHRA has began legal action against Coca-Cola Co. after the soft drink giant severed its title sponsorship of the sanctioning body's professional championships through its Mello Yello brand.In a letter to NHRA competitor information website nhraracer.com, NHRA President Glen Cromwell said that the partnership, which began in 2002, was...

NHRA announced a new NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event today, adding the NHRA Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park in Richmond, Va. to the championship tour on June 8-10, 2018. This event brings the number of 2018 national events back to 24. Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP) was one...

Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. has announced that it will no longer host any drag racing events at its facility, effective immediately. This includes the NHRA Summernationals, which had been scheduled to take place this June.The Napp family owned and operated business announced the move as part...

Glen Cromwell, who rose through the National Hot Rod Association's ranks from Division Director to become Senior Vice President, Media and Marketing, is promoted to President, effective January 1, 2018.Cromwell succeeds Peter Clifford as President. Clifford will assume the newly created post of Chief Executive Officer, following over 20 years...