POMONA, Calif. (AP) — J.R. Todd wrapped up his first Funny Car season title Sunday during the first round of Funny Car eliminations in the Auto Club NHRA Finals and went on to win the event.

Matt Smith won his third Pro Stock Motorcycle title in the final event of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag ...

POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Tanner Gray became the youngest NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season champion Saturday by qualifying at the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals.

The 19-year-old Pro Stock driver from New Mexico has seven victories this season. In the Countdown to the ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Clay Millican took his 10th No. 1 Top Fuel qualifying position of the season Saturday at the NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Millican’s 3.699-second pass at 327.82 mph from Friday night help up for the top spot in the fifth of six playoff ...

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Tommy Johnson Jr. powered to the No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car on Saturday in the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway.

Johnson raced to his second straight No. 1 qualifier and the 17th of his career. He had a 3.873-second pass at 329.10 mph in a Dodge ...

ENNIS, Texas (AP) — Clay Millican took the No. 1 Top Fuel qualifying position Saturday in the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.

Millican topped the field with his second qualifying run Friday night, a 3.726-second pass at 328.54 mph. He’s seeking his third victory of the ...

MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Steve Torrence took the No. 1 Top Fuel qualifying spot Saturday night in the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park.

The points leader picked up his third No. 1 qualifier of the season and 19th of his career with a run of 3.675 seconds at ...

MOHNTON, Pa. (AP) — Clay Millican powered to the No. 1 Top Fuel qualifying position Saturday in the playoff-opening Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.

Millican took his eighth No. 1 qualifier of the year and 18th overall with his Friday pass of 3.723 at 330.72 mph.

“If we ...

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — Billy Torrence raced to his first career Top Fuel victory Sunday at age 60, winning the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.

Torrence, the father of Top Fuel points leader Steve Torrence, beat three-time season champion Antron Brown on a ...

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — Robert Hight raced to his second No. 1 qualifying position of the season and the 59th overall Saturday in the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.

Hight had a 3.959-second run at 324.67 mph in the third Funny Car qualifying session. The ...

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — Antron Brown led Top Fuel qualifying Friday in the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.

Coming off his first victory of the season two weeks ago outside Seattle, Brown had a 3.789-second run at 325.45 mph. He has 49th career No. 1 ...

KENT, Wash. (AP) — Matt Hagan took his fourth No. 1 qualifier of the Funny Car season Saturday in the CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways.

Hagan’s run 3.913-second run at 324.75 mph from Friday stood strong through Saturday’s two sessions. He’s trying to win for the third ...

MORRISON, Colo. (AP) — John Force raced to his first victory of the season and record-extending 149th career Funny Car win Sunday in the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals.

The 69-year-old Force ended a frustrating crash-filled drought to win for the eighth time at Bandimere Speedway, edging ...

MORRISON, Colo. (AP) — Leah Pritchett broke the Bandimere Speedway speed record Saturday to lead Top Fuel qualifying in the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals.

Pritchett had a 3.799-second run at 327.19 mph in the final session for her second straight No. 1, third of the season and 10th ...

NORWALK, Ohio (AP) — Clay Millican broke the Top Fuel track speed record Saturday in rain-shortened qualifying at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals

Millican had a 3.750-second run at 332.67 mph in the lone qualifying session of the day. He has six No. 1 qualifiers this ...

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Tony Schumacher raced to his first Top Fuel victory of the season Sunday in the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.

Schumacher had a 3.946-second run at 313.58 mph to edge Mike Salinas in the final round, the 150th final of Schumacher’s career. He has six ...

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Courtney Force topped Funny Car qualifying for the fifth time in the last six events and the seventh time this season Saturday at the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.

Force had a 3.993-second pass at 325.92 mph in a Chevy Camaro on Friday during her ...

Courtney Force has had a whirlwind few weeks, spending time in Nashville as a presenter at the CMT Music Awards, watching her husband Graham Rahal finish 10th at the Indianapolis 500 and squeezing in sponsor events in places like Chicago and Florida.

And that’s on top of putting together ...

DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — Courtney Force beat father John Force on Sunday in the Virginia NHRA Nationals for her fourth Funny Car victory of the season.

Courtney edged her 69-year-old dad with a 4.039-second pass at 321.96 mph at Virginia Motorsports Park.

“It was really exciting for us ...

DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — Courtney Force took her sixth No. 1 qualifier of the year and fourth in the past five events Saturday in the inaugural Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.

Force had a 3.983-second pass at 323.35 mph during her second qualifying run Friday in the NHRA ...

DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — Courtney Force led Funny Car qualifying Friday in the inaugural Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.

Force had a 3.983-second pass at 323.35 mph during her second qualifying run of the day in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series’ first visit to the ...

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Clay Millican beat Leah Pritchett to earn his second consecutive win in Top Fuel at the JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway on Sunday.

Millican got past Pritchett with a winning pass of 3.894 seconds at 289.32 mph in the final round. It was Millican’s ...

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Steve Torrence earned the top spot in Top Fuel after the second day of qualifying Saturday for the JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway.

Torrence set track records with a run of 3.677 seconds at 333.58 mph on Friday night, and held on to the No. 1 position ...

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Steve Torrence topped Top Fuel qualifying Friday night in the JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Ravceway.

Torrence set track records with a run of 3.677 seconds at 333.58 mph in the final run of the night. Though he has a class-leading three wins this season, the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Courtney Force won her second straight Funny Car race, capturing the rain-delayed NHRA Heartland Nationals on Monday.

Force powered her Chevrolet Camaro to a pass of 3.928 seconds at 329.83 mph to defeat defending world champion and teammate Robert Hight in the final ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Clay Millican took the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday in the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park.

Millican had a 3.739-second run at 331.12 mph during the third Top Fuel qualifying session of the weekend and first of the day. He secured ...