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Legendary NHRA Driver Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen Passes Away

Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen, one of the NHRA’s all-time greatest drivers and most colorful personalities, passed away on June 10. He was 81. McEwen began racing in 1953 and eventually rose through the ranks to pilot gas and fuel dragsters in the early 1960s. In September 1964, McEwen became “the Mongoose” after he defeated Don

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NHRA Wrap-Up: C. Force, C. Millican & Kramer Win Rain-Delayed Topeka Race

Courtney Force captured her first career back-to-back Funny Car victories Monday afternoon at the rain-delayed 30th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals in Topeka, KS. Clay Millican won Top Fuel and Deric Kramer earned his first-career Mello Yello Drag Racing Series NHRA Wally by winning in Pro Stock. The race at Heartland Motorsports Park was the

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Sportsman Racing Recap: NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Charlotte

The sixth race of 24 in NHRA’s 2018 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series took place at zMAX Dragway near the motorsports hotbed of Charlotte, NC. Smack-dab in the middle of three in a row, the action was hot. Catch up on the results in the professional classes here. The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman

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NHRA Wrap-Up: Torrence, Pedregon, Enders & Savoie Win Four-Wide Nats

Steve Torrence raced to the Top Fuel victory Sunday at the ninth annual NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Cruz Pedregon in Funny Car, Erica Enders in Pro Stock, and Jerry Savoie in Pro Stock Motorcycle were also winners in their respective categories at the sixth event on the 2018 NHRA Mello

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