NHRA to salute Top 50 Sportsman Racers from NHRA’s first 75 years
As part of NHRA’s 75th Anniversary celebration, an elite panel of Sportsman racing legends has collaborated to select the Top 50 Sportsman Racers from NHRA’s first 75 years. The “Great Eight” Sportsman titans — Dan Fletcher, David Rampy, Peter Biondo, Luke Bogacki, Justin Lamb, Gary Stinnett, Jeff Taylor, and Austin Williams — who made the […]
Second wave of NHRA 75th Anniversary commemorative tickets include more legends
After a successful debut of NHRA’s commemorative tickets for the first five races of the spectacular 75th anniversary season, NHRA officials are thrilled to announce the next wave of special tickets for five upcoming races. The unique commemorative tickets will continue to honor NHRA legends past and present at the sixth through 10th race of […]
Signature Filippo Loreti timepieces celebrate NHRA 75th Anniversary
In celebration of a defining milestone in American motorsports, NHRA has partnered with contemporary watch brand Filippo Loreti to unveil a collection commemorating NHRA’s 75th Anniversary. This NHRA watch collaboration introduces two exclusive models, each available on a stainless-steel bracelet or performance rubber strap, designed to celebrate seven-plus decades of speed, engineering excellence, and championship […]
Happy 75th birthday, NHRA
Seventy-five years ago today, March 13, 1951, the National Hot Rod Association was formally incorporated in a signing ceremony at the Tam O’Shanter Inn in Glendale, Calif. It all started with a letter in the March 1951 issue of Hot Rod magazine that began, “Isn’t it about time that the thousands of hot rod devotees […]
NHRA legends helped kick off 75th Anniversary season in Gainesville
NHRA’s 75th Anniversary season kicked off in fine style at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, celebrating the history of the sport with a collection of NHRA legends on hand. Don Garlits, Don Prudhomme, Shirley Muldowney, Kenny Bernstein, Joe Amato, Warren Johnson, Bruce Larson, and hall of fame announcer Bob Frey were the featured legends […]
NHRA’s Top 75 Moments, No. 1: Kenny Bernstein breaks 300-mph barrier
Kenny Bernstein’s shattering of the 300-mph barrier at the 1992 NHRA Gatornationals was voted by fans as the No. 1 highlight of NHRA’s Top 75 Moments, and it stands as a monument not only to Bernstein’s incredible successes but to the mechanical genius that is part of the DNA of all NHRA drag racers. While […]
NHRA announces first wave of 75th anniversary commemorative event tickets
As part of NHRA’s 75th Anniversary during the 2026 season, a special commemorative ticket will be available for fans to purchase online, highlighting some of the biggest moments and legends in NHRA history. NHRA has announced the commemorative tickets for the first five races have been released, honoring legends Kenny Bernstein (Gainesville and Pomona), Don […]
Goodyear to celebrate NHRA’s 75th Anniversary at Gatornationals
As the NHRA celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2026, Goodyear will mark the occasion with specially branded tires in this weekend’s season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. The partnership between Goodyear and NHRA goes back to the early days of the drag racing organization. Today, Goodyear is the exclusive tire supplier to NHRA’s top three […]
NHRA’s Top 75 Moments: No. 2, Shirley Muldowney first female NHRA world champion
After becoming NHRA’s first female Professional class national event winner with her breakthrough triumph in Top Fuel in 1976, Shirley Muldowney wasted no time claiming the next accomplishment the following year: Top Fuel world champion. Muldowney won the 1977 Top Fuel crown in a runaway after three straight summertime wins in Columbus, Englishtown, and Montreal. […]
NHRA’s Top 75 Moments, No. 3: Don Garlits scores first rear-engine Top Fuel win
For more than 50 years, the only design in Top Fuel has the driver sitting in front of the engine, but it wasn’t always that way until Don Garlits proved the design not only safer but faster in 1971. After a 1970 transmission explosion in his front-engine Swamp Rat 13 severed half of his right […]